Forest, who were lucky enough to win the game, moved up one place from 15 to 14, while Reading dropped from 10th to 11th.

But the biggest takeaway from this game was George. Wood's meteoric rise. For Donne, I don't have to worry about whether the two midfielders are enough anymore, and now he has Blanya. Gunelson, Eugen. Pope and George. Wood has three midfielders. It's perfectly up to the next few months.

Because it's just a very ordinary English First Division, far less influential than the English Premier League, Wood has not been successful at the national level, but he has now become the new darling of the City Stadium. In Nottingham, he already has a reputation.

Of course, if his 60-metre shot went straight into the net...... It's a different story, and Don can guarantee that Wood will be an overnight success all over the UK, and they'll definitely take him to David. Beckham's comparison, the now red and purple Beckham made everyone remember his name with his long-range lob and his smile as bright as the afternoon sun.

It's not necessarily good to be famous too early, at least Don has to start worrying that there will be a lot of teams scrambling to ask for the club's price, maybe Wood is doing Forest, and now Ashley. What Yang does.

It was imperative that Wood be given a new contract, and that the contract should be of sufficient sincerity.

Don was going to talk to Evan about Wood, and he believed that Evan must have seen Wood in the box that day. The head coach can decide the contract alone, but there is one more thing that needs to be discussed with Evan.

When Don came out of the office, he saw Evan turning out of the staircase, and when he saw him, he waved happily: "It seems that I came in time." Are you going out, Tony? ”

"I'm going to find you, Evan." Donn said.

"Haha! We really have a tacit understanding, Tony, and I'm here for you. ”

Don smiled: "Let me guess why you came to me...... I think I know. ”

Evan nodded, "I know what you're going to do with me." ”

Then the two of them said the name together: "George. Wood. ”

Donn snapped his fingers: "That's good, I'm going to give him a new professional contract." ”

'I agree, that kid's future should be in the Forest team. Tony, give him an eight-year contract. ”

Evan said this, and Don was silent for a moment. The longer the contract, the better it is for the club, but for the player, it can be a bit of a hassle to get a salary increase.

Evan knew what Donn was thinking, and he smiled and said, "The deadline is longer, and you can do the rest." This means very clearly, as long as the contract period is long enough, the salary, bonuses and so on are Tang En's own ideas.

Don understood what Evan meant, he nodded slightly, and then said, "One more thing, Evan I want to talk to you about......"

"You say, Tony."

"You've already seen Wood's mother in the box that day, right?"

Evan nodded: "I didn't expect his mother to be so beautiful and young...... It doesn't look like a mother with an eighteen-year-old child at all. ”

"Well, she loves her son very, very much, Wood is doing well, she's in good spirits. But you know what? In fact, his mother's health has not been very good. ”

Hearing Don say this, Evan was a little surprised: "I can't really see it......"

"Wood played football mainly to earn money to help his mom, and he loved his mother. His family situation is somewhat complicated, to put it simply...... He is now dependent on his mother. You understand what I mean, right? ”

Evan rubbed his hand back and forth on his chin, not answering Donn's words right away.

'Evan, to keep a player at the club, the contract has very little effect. As long as someone wants to rob our people, there will always be a way to snatch them. If you want a promising player to stay with us, you have to nurture his affection for this club. Wood was in a special situation, and I guess his mom was a good opportunity. Don continued to persuade.

"I see, you can go and sign a contract with Wood right now, and tell him that his mother's sick club will take care of the treatment...... Also, let a rising star live in the ghetto...... I'm not too reassured, let him move out, the club will provide the house. ”

Donn was pleased: "I thank you for Wood, Evan. ”

"Don't thank me, Tony. You're right, the club wants to make the players feel that they deserve to play for this team. They work for the team, and the team has an obligation to take care of their lives and help them solve their problems. Also, I have one more good news for you. ”

"Huh?"

"We took down the little kid you wanted." Evan clenched his fists, "Alan gave the child a hundred thousand pounds, they promised to let the son cooperate with us, and now we can officially make an offer to Watford." But...... Tony, do you think that kid is worth the price? ”

Don thought of Ashley after that. Yang's worth, he smiled: "Evan, don't worry." You'll be glad in a few years that we've bought him now. Freddy. Eastwood, George. Wood, Chris. Commons, Weiss. Mogan ...... And Ashley. Young, these youngsters are the future of the Forest team. If we get to the super level, I'm going to find more young people...... When the time comes, we'll blow all of England by surprise! ”

"Great!" Evan clapped his hands, "If you need help from any club, contact me as soon as possible." I trust your vision, Tony. ”

Don smiled. Of course, I was three and a half years ahead of my time!

※※※After the morning training, Don called Wood to his office. There was a stack of papers on the table, and he slipped the pen into Wood's hand, and then pointed to the stack and said to him:

"George, your new contract. Want to take a look? ”

Wood walked up and picked up the contract, which was all legal terms that he couldn't understand at all. So he asked Done, "Where's the salary?" ”

Sure enough, I didn't care about the joy of signing a new contract, I just cared about him getting money every week...... That's what George is. Wood's style.

Don stepped forward and flipped through the two pages, then pointed to the middle one and said, "Here, do you want me to read it to you?" ”

Wood nodded, then gave the contract to Donne.

"Hmm. Your current salary is two thousand five hundred pounds a week. Donn looked up at Wood and noticed that the expression on his face had changed. Then he continued, "but it's only a pure salary, and it's the first year, and the weekly salary will increase by fifteen percent every year after that......"

"How much is that?" Wood has no idea about percentages at all, and he likes to hear real numbers.

"Uh......" Donn pulled out the calculator from the drawer of his desk, crackled and knocked it, then looked up and told Wood, "Your weekly salary is two thousand five hundred in the first year, two thousand eight hundred and seventy-five in the second year, three thousand three hundred in the third year, and three thousand eight hundred in the fourth year...... And so on. ”

Wood did not object, for a life of three thousand eight hundred pounds a week seemed like a dream to him now.

"And that's not all." Donn added, "For the first two years of this contract, when you play 20 games per season, there are additional bonuses. If the team wins the accolade, you will also be rewarded for your contribution within the team. Sounds great, right? ”

Wood nodded. That does sound a lot better than his contract at the youth team.

"And." Donn took out a credit card from the drawer and handed it to Wood, "This is what the club got for you, there are already 10,000 pounds in it, that's your signing fee." In the future, your monthly salary will be credited to this card on time. ”

Wood took the hard card and slid it back and forth over the edge with both hands, feeling the real texture of the card. It had his name and card number on it, ten thousand pounds...... It's in this thin card. It's not a dream, it's really in his hands!

Seeing that he was interested, Donn smiled and said, "George, now...... Your creditworthiness is also guaranteed by a bank. ”

Hearing the familiar words, Wood looked up at Donn.

Don patted him on the shoulder: "There is also good news for you, the club has decided to pay for your mother's treatment and find you a new place to live, and the team will pay half of the monthly rent. You'll be able to move out of that ghetto soon. ”

Wood's eyes widened as he looked at Donne, as if he couldn't believe every word he heard. Donn nodded: "Do you want to live closer to the training ground, or closer to the stadium?" ”

George. Wood was a little excited, and even began to stutter when he spoke: "I...... I do not know. ”

Don gave him the pen again: "Sign your name, then go home and talk to your mother about where to stay, and let me know when I come to train tomorrow." ”

Wood pinched his pen and stopped on his contract, the last time he signed it was on the sidelines of the youth team's practice pitch to meet a man named Gavin. Bernard's strange little kid asked for it, and then the kid died, and he became a real professional footballer.

He hesitated for a few seconds before writing down his name.

From now on, he is an official member of Nottingham Forest's first team.

(To be continued)