At the end of the day's training, Forest head coach Tony Toni Bush finished a day of training. Donn was surrounded by reporters on the edge of the training ground. He told these people that the day after tomorrow is the team's regular press conference, and if there are any questions, he will ask them later.

But the reporters weren't going to let him go, they were shouting, "Did you hear that, Coach Donn?" Real Madrid are interested in ...... Ribery'

"I haven't heard of it, I haven't heard of anything...... Donn raised his hands as if in surrender to these annoying flies.

"What do you think of this rumor, if it has anything to do with Real Madrid, it's basically true, right?"

"I don't know, I don't know anything...... Don't ask me, I don't have an idea, I don't have an idea at all. ”

Don was squeezing out.

"The day after tomorrow is a routine press conference, and besides, I don't know anything now, I haven't even talked to Ribery about it, you can't ask anything from me." Tang En was anxious to get out of his current situation, and he shouted, "You have to let me know what happened and what happened, so that I can get back to your questions and satisfy your group of curious babies...... All right! Now let me get out of here! Damn it! ”

With a single force, he pushed away the two reporters in front of him and broke through the encirclement.

"The next shift is like a war...... Damn it! Donne, who ran out, muttered.

It's true that he hasn't talked to Ribery yet, but that doesn't mean he really doesn't know anything. As a manager, he will definitely have his own channels for information.

After learning about this rumor from the media, his first thought was not to scold Real Madrid Club for digging into the wall, but to verify the authenticity of this news.

Because the timing of this rumor is so unfortunate - just before the Forest team and Real Madrid met, the media broke out that Real Madrid vs. Forest team's Frank . Ribery is intentional.

From the point of view of the "conspiracy theorist" Donn, how could he not make other parties think?

Is this news deliberately fake news created by Real Madrid to divide the hearts of Nottingham Forest? This kind of thing is not unused, and in professional football, similar little tricks are commonplace.

As long as it is for the sake of victory, other means can not be used except for killing people and setting fires...... There is even such a thing as drinking medicinal water for the opponent, what else is so strange?

So Don decided to check the truth of the matter first.

He approached Mendes, the agent of European football, hoping to get some news from him about the matter.

Mendez is a big name in the brokerage world, well-informed, whether it is true news or false rumors, he knows very well. From him, Don got what he wanted.

But now he didn't want to tell reporters, because he hadn't spoken to Ribery, and he felt compelled to hear what Ribery had to say.

Shaking off the annoying media, Don walked back to his office.

During training, he greeted Ribery and asked him to go to the manager's office after training.

He was delayed by reporters here, and by the time he returned to the office, Ribery was already waiting inside.

Ribery already knew why Don was talking to him alone, and he sat on the couch and saw Don enter the room, and stood up with a smile on his face: "Boss! ”

Donn nodded, walked over to his desk and sat down.

There was nothing to say hello, and he went straight to the point: "I noticed that news recently......" He paused at this point, hoping that Ribery would take the initiative to pick up, but Ribery still looked at him with a smile on his face. He pouted, "Has your agent been in contact with Real Madrid?" ”

Ribery nodded: "Mijatovic has approached my agent. ”

Don snorted. This is the same as Mendes told him, Ribery did not lie to his face. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

He is the most hated by his own players cheating on himself, such as Ashley. Poplar. In that case, no matter how good the relationship was before, there will be a mustard in the heart, just like a broken mirror that cannot be restored. Once there is a rift in the relationship, it will always exist, and no matter how big or small, it is always uncomfortable to think about.

What would Ribery do if he lied to himself? Don didn't want to think about such a thing, he liked Ribery as a player very much, and he didn't want some small things to ruin the relationship between the two people.

"Do you want to go to Real Madrid?" Donn asked.

"Not yet, chief." Ribery shook his head in reply.

"So the future is possible?"

"Who knows what the future holds?" Ribery replied with a laugh.

Don has to admit that Ribery is right, who knows what the future holds? For example, he really wants to stay with the Forest team, but what if the Forest team changes owners in the future because of the economic collapse caused by the construction of a new stadium, and the boss can't get used to Donn's stinky temper and fires him?

It's a small possibility, but who's to say it won't happen?

Ribery was honest, and if he patted his chest and said that he would not go anywhere, Don would probably be suspicious in his heart.

Donn was wandering, and Ribery noticed this, and he asked, "Are you worried that I'm going to be distracted by this, sir?" ”

"Ah, uh...... Well. Don acquiesced. Actually, he wasn't worried about that, he was worried about losing Ribery. When Scarface wasn't famous, this Nottingham Forest team was everything to him, but as he became more and more famous, he became European Footballer of the Year, the best player of world football, and the second best player of the world footballer...... All these accolades are coming, and one day, will Ribery feel that the pool of Nottingham Forest is too small?

Like Ribery there are others.

While Done pursues continuous wins and championships, he also raises the value and expectations of the players in the team. If one day they feel that the Forest team can no longer satisfy themselves, will they all leave? We don't deny that there are loyal servants in this world who would rather be relegated than leave, but more people will still chase higher interests.

"People die for money, birds die for food" may be a bit serious, but "water flows low, people go high" is a very normal thing.

Donn doesn't mind the team going through personnel turnovers, there is always fresh blood to keep it alive. But he doesn't want the few people he values the most to go, after all, as an ordinary person, he still has a trace of "loyal ministers" complex, and hopes that there will be a few loyal ministers in his team to accompany him to fight the world, endure hardships and happiness together, rise from here, and say goodbye here...... How good, how romantic!

The most romantic thing I can think of is to grow old with you.

"Rest assured, sir." Ribery laughed again, he hadn't had plastic surgery yet, and he looked weird when he laughed at the scars on his face—ugly, actually—but he just liked to laugh and didn't care if he looked good when he laughed.

"This level of disturbance doesn't interfere with me, how to kick and how to kick. Besides, this kind of thing is handled by my agent, and he basically won't look for me until it's time to leave. ”

"Poor your agent, Frank." Don made a joke and ended the conversation.

What Ribery said was basically the same as what Donn had learned. Ribery did not deceive him, this is the purpose and the greatest gain of his private conversation with Ribery. Now he can face the media calmly, because he doesn't want to be stabbed in the back when he says in front of him, "My players are loyal, Real Madrid will only dig a corner of the wall".

※※※ Madrid, Spain. The sunny Baldebebas Sports City, which is the training base of Real Madrid, can be regarded as the largest football training base in the world, so this place is called "Sports City".

As a senior member of the Real Madrid Board of Directors, Mijatovic also has his own office in Baldebebas, but he rarely comes here and is always flying around the world in search of some of the best players for Real Madrid.

But today he is here. President Calderón is here, and he is here to report to Mr. President on the harvest of his trip to the United Kingdom.

Mostly with Frank. The result of Ribery's broker talks.

He had just gotten out of the car when he was stopped by head coach Schuster, who had also come to guide the team's training.

"Mr. Mijatovic, I have heard some rumours about our team recently......"

Being stopped by Schuster made Mijatovic a little embarrassed, and he laughed dryly: "You mean Frank. Ribery, Mr. Schuster? ”

"Obviously. I just have one question: why did I read about the introduction of players from my team in the news media? Schuster looked bad. In Spain, he is also a well-known crazy coach, but after joining Real Madrid, he is in a big club and has a little bit of rules. This is only superficial, and it does not mean that he has changed his surname.

"Ah, about this. Mr. Schuster, you're the coach of the team, you're only in charge of training and games, and I'm going to do all these things, that's the division of labor. We just have a different division of labor......"

Schuster interrupted his defense of what he was doing: "Of course I know that there is a difference in the division of labor. I also know it's not England and the manager here isn't the 'manager'. My requirements are low, I just hope that you can say hello to me as a manager and discuss it a little bit when you decide who you want to buy? "I don't want to know from the media who my team needs to bring in. ”

It's about the dignity of a manager, and Schuster has reason to be upset. After entering the giants, he found that the head coach of the giant club was not easy to do, saying that he was the head coach, but in fact he was more like a puppet. Mr. Chairman of the Platoon has to intervene, and he has no right to express his opinion in the transfer market.

Looking at Mijatovic's anxious look, Schuster smiled: "Mr. Chairman is waiting for you?" ”

Lo and behold, he doesn't even have a share in such a meeting. I can't buy the people I want, and I can't buy the people I don't want.

Mijatovic did not answer this question with obvious answers.

"Okay, good luck, Mr. Mijatovic. Also, let me remind you a little that we can't even fit an ant on our left side. ”

Hearing this, Mijatovic walked away with a gloomy face. I forgot to say "goodbye".

Looking at his back, Schuster made a look of disgust.

He looked up at the blue sky and his mind drifted from Ribery to their Champions Cup quarter-final rivals, Nottingham Forest.

It's a tricky opponent and the type Real Madrid don't like to come up against...... From their managers to the players are hated.

※※※ "Real Madrid FC have denied the matter, and I don't think there is any need to continue the hype......" at a regular press conference, led by Donn and George. Wood was in attendance. He didn't take Ribery with him, he just didn't want to give this group of reporters a chance to continue the hype. Now that the league and the Champions Cup are staggered, the pressure on the team to be the frontrunner in the league is already very high, and he doesn't want the media to continue to put pressure on the team because of this matter.

He told the media: "There is nothing at all, just boring rumors. ”

"But Coach Donn, Real Madrid also said that they had no contact with Beckham at all before the summer of 2003......

"Then you have to ask the president of Real Madrid, not come here and ask me." Don was not happy. "You go and ask them, 'Have you lied to the public?' We have the right to know'. He mimicked the reporter's shrill tone.

Someone laughed.

"Frank. Franck Ribery is a Nottingham Forest player now and will be in the future. You have to complicate such a simple matter. I don't think there's any need to continue on this topic. From now on, if you ask about the league and the Champions Cup, I'll be happy to answer you. But if it's still Frank. How Ribery is, I don't answer. ”

"We have the right to ask questions......"

"I also have the right to refuse to answer."

Don blocked the other man back.

The other party glanced at the two people sitting on the table, Tony. Don and George. Wood, the hardest combination to deal with, he gave up on ...... "Okay, can you talk about the latest training?" ”

The press conference was back on track that Donn wanted.

George. Wood sat on the side, not saying a word. He looks more like a background ornament than a living person. The reporters also knew that there was nothing of value to ask from Wood, and that there was basically no one to bother him.

At the end of the press conference, on the way out, Wood, who had been silent, asked Done, "Will Ribery really go?" ”

Tang En was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "You have a good question...... You should ask Ribery yourself. ”

"I asked, and he said he wouldn't go."

"That's it, you're still asking me what I'm doing?" Donn spread his hands.

"Didn't Real Madrid also say that they didn't have personal contact with Ribery's agent?"

"Hey, you kid......" Donn's breath was choked back by Wood. All right...... I don't want him to go, and I believe he won't. I can't think of any other place for him than Nottingham Forest. Are you satisfied with this answer, George? ”

Wood didn't answer, but he didn't go any further.

Because he also feels that there is no better team in the world than Nottingham Forest.

※※※About Real Madrid Pursuit Frank. Ribery's rumours came to an end the next day.

The Nottingham Evening Post was featured in Pierce. Bruce gave Ribery an interview in which he expressed his love and loyalty to the Forest.

“…… I love this team and I'm happy living at Nottingham and I don't think there's a better team for me to play for...... I would like to thank Real Madrid for their interest in me, even though it is just a rumor...... After all, being able to be seen by a club like Real Madrid is equivalent to being recognized for ability. But I want to reiterate that I'm not going to leave here, I love this team, I love my team-mates and coaches here, we're like a big family. Of course, the fans here are some of the best I've ever seen, I'm enjoying it and I don't see any need to leave. ”

Holding the paper, Don smiled happily.

It's really happy, happy from the bottom of my heart.

He and Ribery thought of going together, and Ribery loved it here, which was great!

(To be continued)