The £16 million transfer fee has already used up almost half of Nottingham Forest's transfer budget this season. Don had to make a choice. Do you use all the remaining transfer fees to buy a heavyweight player, or do you buy a few players with average strengths?

But such a choice was not a problem for Donn.

In his mind, Nottingham Forest is bound to rise, so there is no need for him to spend all his money on ordinary players with mediocre qualifications. He decided to concentrate all the "superior forces" and finish it in one battle.

He had his eye on David of Valencia. Silva...... However, he faces a huge challenge, as Nottingham Forest is not the only club that has his eye on Silva. Real Madrid, Barcelona, Liverpool, AC Milan ...... On this long list of suitors, Nottingham Forest is nothing at all.

Donn is determined to come up with £30 million in transfer money to buy Silva – instalments, of course. However, Valencia does not accept the installment model.

Last season, Valencia had a successful first half. But as the league progressed, they were gradually left behind. The team's economic crisis has not been resolved, but has only worsened with the advent of the global economic crisis. Valencia, who originally claimed that Villa and Silva were not for sale, also had to consider putting the two stars on the transfer market.

As soon as the news came out, the big clubs were like wolves that smelled blood, and they flocked to it.

Real Madrid are provisionally at the top of the battle to snap up Villa. Silva, on the other hand, is in a tight battle.

In the end, Nottingham Forest was defeated due to the lack of wealth and wealth.

The failure of the plan to buy Silva has given Donn a clear view of the current situation of the team - the tone is to look at the younger players by poaching the well-known stars who have already made a name for themselves from the outside.

He decided to go after the talented teenagers in England.

※※※ While Donn was still worried about continuing to expand the team, his friend, "Madman" Stuart. Pierce called him. Recommend someone to him.

"I didn't recommend him to you because I could get anything out of it. Tony. That's what Pierce said. I just don't want his future to be bleak – his contract with his former club expires this summer. But he doesn't want to stay in that League One team. He longs for a bigger stage. I see it that way too, I don't think he can make any progress in League One anymore. There's a lot of interest in his team right now, but I trust you, Tony. So when he approached me for ideas, I recommended you to him. ”

Don hadn't said what the man's name was for a long time, so he asked, "Which lad is that?" ”

"Joe. Mattok (joe_mattock). Left-back for Leicester City. ”

It dawned on Donn. I don't hear the name of this player less. England's media named him one of the top ten talented players in England, only 18 years old, he was called up to England's under-21 team by Pierce, and has accumulated a lot of first-team experience in League One, with strong body, excellent defense and good assist ability, and many clubs are interested in him. I didn't expect ...... Pierce actually brought such a person to his mouth.

"No problem, no problem. Stuart. I promise you'll get a better young man than you do now. Naturally, Don was full of promises. Is there any reason to let such a good thing go?

Although the team currently has Layton. Barnes and Gareth. Bel. But considering that Bale sometimes needs to make cameos at left midfield, and that Joe. Mattok is young and can be used as a future investment, and this deal will be a great deal.

Pierce wasn't lying, and just two days after he called Donn, Mattok's agent came to the door.

The next thing is very simple, both parties negotiate a personal treatment and then sign directly. Nottingham Forest acquired one of England's most promising left wing-backs without spending a penny.

※※※ In other positions, the Forest team also made a gain. Although Nottingham Forest is now less attractive to foreign stars and is plagued by financial problems, it is unlikely that they will compete with the likes of Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester City for those who have become famous. But in the eyes of England's homegrown youngsters, Nottingham Forest, with its fine tradition of seeking and a manager with a unique family name, can still appeal to them.

At the end of June, Charlton officially announced their young rising star Yoneo. Shelvey (jonjo_shelvey) has moved to Nottingham Forest for two million pounds. That's not a low number for a player who hasn't yet turned eighteen. But this time last year, Shervey was worth six million pounds. If it weren't for the arrival of the economic crisis, which made many clubs' investments easier, it would have been impossible for Donn to buy the captain of England's under-16 national team for two million pounds.

Although Shelvey was only seventeen years old, he was already well-known in England. He was only 16 years and 59 days old when he made his first senior appearance at Charlton Athletic. At that time, it was to replace Zheng Zhi, the captain of the injured Chinese national team. But before that he had already won the attention of a number of clubs, captaining the Victory Shield in 2007 as a midfielder, leading LinkedIn Glen to the Under-16 national team to win the title and scoring three goals. Back in Charlton's youth and development squads, he was a goal-scoring machine in midfield.

Don didn't buy him because he could make a name for the team this season. Rather, he sees his potential and will grow into a great player in the near future. Everything we did this summer was to plan for the near future, lay the groundwork, and plant seedlings.

In the battle for Shelvey, it was only because he was Tony that he beat other teams such as Sunderland and West Ham United. Dawn. Don has become popular in recent years. Although there are many people who hate him, there are also many people who like him. In particular, he prefers the characteristics of young players, and has even been called the "Arsena of England". Arsene Wenger". In the eyes of many teenagers, following Tony. Donn plays with a lot of energy.

This advantage is not limited to Joe. Mattok and Yonio. Shervey.

Victor. Moses (victor_moses), an eighteen-year-old Crystal Palace striker. Although he was born in Nigeria, his family immigrated to England at the age of five. At the age of sixteen, he signed a four-year contract with Crystal Palace. Like any African player, he is extremely strong, has great speed and is technically excellent. The only drawback is that although he has a height of 1.85 meters and a strong body, his header can only be regarded as average.

One such player became part of Nottingham Forest this summer. Donn has positioned him as a "first-team rotational player" who needs to switch between the first-team, reserve and youth teams at any time.

Also Tony. Done also has his eye on Sunderland's young all-round midfielder Jordan. Henderson (jordan_henderson). The player can play as a right wing-back, a defensive midfielder and a striker. In the 07-08 season, he led Sunderland's youth team to the final of the FA Youth Cup. Don was going to buy it to train him, but Roy. At this time, Keane didn't talk about the slightest friendship - he resolutely didn't sell it.

But Don was already satisfied. Considering the "6+5" policy implemented in 2012, Donne's purchase target is aimed at England, and he believes that as long as these young players are trained well, they will be more down-to-earth and less "cared for" by injuries. can all become talents.

After all, the potential is there.

※※※Unlike the previous seasons when the Forest team was busy buying people in the transfer market, in the summer of 2009, just entering July, Nottingham Forest had already announced that they would not buy any new players. The team's squad was also formalized.

The news came as a surprise to the media in England.

After all, look at which players have the Forest team brought in this summer?

John Brown, who was drawn directly from the youth team. Bostok, Niklas. Milan, Adriano. Mock, Chris. Cohen. This can only be regarded as self-tapping, and it is not a new player introduced.

Former Leicester City left-back Joe was brought in for free. Mattok, £2 million to buy England Under-16 captain Jonho from Charlton. Shelvey, £3 million to bring in Crystal Palace's talented striker Victor. Moses.

And the sixteen million pounds introduced by Gabriel. Abang Lajo became the highest transfer spender for Forest this summer. He is also considered by the media to be the only player who has what it takes to establish himself in the Forest squad and potentially perform well in the Premier League. Because he's already proven himself at Aston Villa, he doesn't need to prove anything at Nottingham Forest.

Staunch "Don Black" fighter Carl. Spike makes a sarcastic statement in his column about Tony. Don had a summer like a joke.

“…… Married to a supermodel little girlfriend, it was lively and lively, and I wished that the whole world could see the picture of him kissing Shania. Buying new players for the Forest team but holding back on it saved the club money. Look at the people he bought...... Only Abang Laho I agree, others in my eyes...... If Mr. Donn had made up his mind that he just wanted to sell these young men in the future and make a difference, I'd do it for Tony. Mr. Donn applauded his economic acumen. Everyone knows that Nottingham Forest FC is having a bad time, and their stadium has just laid the foundation before it is thrown in Clifton, as if grinning and mocking the American owner's incompetence. The club needs money now, what to do? Sell players. From poaching young players who look like they have a lot of potential, developing them for a few seasons, and then selling them for a high price...... It's a good business.

But if Mr. Donn wants to rely on these players to rise again, or achieve some decent results. I'm sorry, but allow me to laugh for three minutes. Could it be that Nottingham Forest has only been half a season, and they have already fallen to the point of pinning their hopes on this young child who has not yet been weaned? Or maybe Tony. Mr. Donne's highest goal is nothing more than relegation? Then go to the League Cup once in a while...... Oh, by the way, hasn't he won the League Cup yet? In this way, this may be a very high surname! But with all due respect, Mr. Donn. With your current squad, even playing in the UEFA Cup may be difficult......"

The column, full of sarcasm and ridicule, as well as distrust and even insulting, was published in every Telegraph and immediately provoked a strong reaction.

Everybody knows Carl. Spike and Don have an old grudge. But he cut out those words with strong personal feelings in this article, and what he said was still in place.

Pique, Bentner, Franck Ribery, Van der Vaart, Arshavin are too young and uncompetitive...... George. Wood certainly deserves everyone's trust, Gareth. Bale and Pepe have also proven their abilities early on.

But whether Thiago is really a good fit for Nottingham Forest is hard to say right now.

Donn's insistence on giving Kic a chance to continue proving is also a little worrying. After all, he didn't miss people.

Eastwood's ankles and knees are fragile, and he doesn't know when he'll be on the operating table again.

Shaheen? The kid hasn't proven himself in the Forest team if he's really back to his pre-injury level, and he's not been consistent. Of course, objectively speaking, this has something to do with the poor form of the entire Forest team last season.

Petrov? He's a little old, he's not as fast as he used to be, and his offensive tactics are a little too monotonous.

Chris. Commons? Well, to be honest, we've almost forgotten about him...... Tony. Donne, though some have called him "the Asena of England." Arsene Wenger", but there is a big difference between him and Arsene Wenger, and Nottingham Forest is not Arsenal. Even Arsenal, what about last season when they played on all fronts as a youth army? The league title was not won, the Champions Cup was not won, the League Cup quarter-finals were eliminated, and the FA Cup was stopped in the semi-finals...... It's not a good thing to be too young for a team that wants to win a championship, even if the manager has 23 talented teenagers with a lot of potential and all of them are -10s.

More often than not, it's not talent or exhilarating talent that you need to win a championship, but consistency and a lot of experience, and of course, luck is essential.

Tony. If Don really wants to rely on these hairy boys to regain his strength, he is too whimsical to defend his title!

We don't mind laughing at him when he fails, he now has a nuclear-powered heart that can be saved even if he stops.

He's not going to die.

Tony. Don is a scourge. Scourges are generally long-lived...... Of course, if Donn retorts on the grounds that he has a heart problem, we'd be happy to see the joke.

(To be continued)