When Roy; When Keane was once again training alone at Nottingham Forest's Wilford training ground, the newspapers were reporting that he had failed to contract Real Madrid.

It is said that even the medical examination has passed, and when the two parties are preparing to sign the contract, Roy; Keane abruptly turned down the transfer and left Madrid.

No one knows why he left, some speculated that it was because of the length of his contract, some speculated that Roy was left because of the factions in the Real Madrid dressing room; Keene is bored, and some people believe that it is family reasons.

Although it may be the person closest to Keane now, except for the agent, Don didn't ask him why, this is a more personal matter, he is inconvenient to inquire, and he is not an all-pervasive paparazzi.

The players were also surprised by Keane's return, but everyone restrained their curiosity, and no one took the initiative to ask about the story behind the no-show with Real Madrid.

Michael;; Kennedy had been absent for a long time, and when he returned from Madrid, he was getting busier. Flying in the air all day, looking around for the right team for Keane. With such an agent, it is no wonder that he can accompany Keane from a nobody to a world-class superstar. His performance has changed some of the prejudices that Don has always had against his agent.

During this time, Done was not idle and just focused on Keane, whose side played three rounds of league games, and on the 11th, they challenged Manchester United away, and the two sides drew 1-1. After the game, when the two coaches were drinking together, Ferguson thanked Donn in person once, thanking him for being able to provide a training base for Keane to use alone at this time.

On the 14th, Forest went away to play a third-round league match against West Ham United, and the result of this game was a 3-1 victory for Donne's side against the "Hammers".

On the 17th, Nottingham Forest defeated Charlton Athletic 4-0 at home. With 17 rounds to go, they are second in the league with 39 points, four points clear of top Chelsea.

Wigan Athletic, the big dark horse in the first half of the season, seems to have lost the coat of a dark horse, and before Christmas, they encountered strong teams one after another, losing again and again, and the ranking slipped from third in the league all the way to sixth. Manchester United and Liverpool caught up, one with 37 points and the other with 31 points, in third and fourth place. Arsenal are not in a good situation, with 26 points from games in hand and eighth.

With the exception of the game against Manchester United, Keane was present in the other two games when Donn laid out his specific tactics a few days before the game. He deliberately avoided pre-match tactical training with Manchester United. On that day, he gave himself a day off to go shopping in the city center.

The draw was against Roy, who trained at Forest's Wilford base; Keane had the best ending.

Two days after returning from Madrid, the day's training was over, and Donn went back to his office to pack his things and prepare to go home.

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

"Please come in."

When he saw Keane pushing the door in, Don wasn't surprised.

"I'm here to say goodbye to you."

"Are you going home for Christmas?"

"Well, so to speak. But I won't be here after Christmas. ”

Surprised, Donn looked up at the Irishman standing in front of him.

"Celtic were interested in me and they extended me an invitation."

"The team in the Su Super League?"

Keane nodded: "That's the team I've loved since I was a kid and I want to spend the last days of my career there." ”

Hearing Keane say this, Donn was silent for a moment. Maybe it's because I still have a hint in my heart that getting along these days will make Keane like it, so I decided to stay. He was a little disappointed when he heard Keane say he was going to play for the Celtics.

"Well, good luck then, Roy."

Keane coughed, "I know it's useless to talk about this now, but I want to tell you before I go - I was already going to take the initiative to talk to you about a contract with the Forest, if it weren't for the Celtics." ”

Don looked at Keane.

"I'll admit that I've grown to like the team in the past 10 days. Did I tell you, I don't really have a lot of affection for Forest, Nottingham Forest is special to me just because of Coach Clough. ”

'When I came here, Clough's team was in a slump and I could feel what the end was like. The dressing room was full of despair and anxiety as everyone wanted to leave the club and find another way out. I'm the same, I think a good performance at Forest has brought me to the eye of more big clubs and it proves my last name. Then I went to Manchester United. ”

"With Clough leaving Forest, Nottingham Forest is no different to me than hundreds of other professional teams in England. Well...... But now I've changed my mind and I like the Nottingham Forest team right now, it's completely different from what I remembered, completely different......"

Keane shook his head.

"I've heard a lot of comments about you in Nottingham and it's a shame I haven't heard anything bad." The Irishman laughed, "And then I had a serious discussion with Michael about what would happen if I played under you. The conclusion is good, I almost chose you. Unfortunately, in the end the Celts joined. I grew up like the team I supported wanted me to play for her, and I couldn't turn down the offer, it didn't matter what bullshit money and glory it was, just because I liked her. I hope to be able to wear that shirt at the end of my career, and only then can I feel that my playing career is complete and that I have no regrets. ”

Hearing this, Don sighed, "I understand. What can I say, all I can say is: 'Good luck, Roy'. ”

Seeing Done's appearance, Keane smiled, "Well, thank you, Mr. Donn. I said earlier that I want to be a coach after I retire because I was influenced by two coaches. Now I'm going to change it, I've been influenced by three coaches, but I'm not going to name the third person, I don't want him to be too proud yet. ”

Don walked up and stretched out his hand: "I hope that one day, we will see you on the sidelines." You have to be careful, I won't show mercy. ”

Keane also stretched out his hand: "I have never been soft-hearted towards my enemies. ”

The hands of the two men were clasped tightly.

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Michael;; Kennedy, Roy; Keane's agent waited in the parking lot for Keane to come out of the small building.

"We'll fly to Glasgow tomorrow to talk to them......"

Keane vetoed the plan: "Tell them, wait another day." ”

Kennedy was a little curious: "Is there anything left to be done here?" ”

Keane looked back at the training ground in the twilight: "I forgot one thing, I have to do it again tomorrow." Then he pulled the car door open and got inside.

"Let's go, Michael."

(To be continued)