Chapter 19, Intercept Master

Kim Tiger told Woodward that he was ready to buy a defensive midfielder in Boulogne.

Woodward nodded: "Yeah, no matter the team or the man, the waist is very important."

"Ed, you are really inseparable in three words. It seems that the trip to Amsterdam has to be booked."

"I like this, hahahaha."

When Kintiger came to Boulogne, they didn't go to the city's Ligue 2 club, Boulogne, but to a quiet apartment in a suburban area.

Woodward asked very puzzled: "I thought you were going to go directly to the French Second Club Boulogne?"

Jin Taige shook his finger: "Ed, you are wrong, Boulogne is no longer Ligue 2, they have fallen from Ligue 2 to Ligue 3 in the past season."

"Oh, I'm so sorry for them," Woodward pretended to be sad, but suddenly raised his eyebrows again, "Wouldn't it be cheaper if they poached them?"

"Ed, you are really inseparable from this line of business. When the two of us are chatting, can you mention less money?"

"Of course not, I was born for money," Woodward said solemnly. "Besides, we both have our own divisions - you win for the club, I make money for the club."

"Okay, cooperate tacitly."

"Must be tacit!"

"But this time our target may be your favorite, because he is now a freelancer and doesn't require us to spend a penny in transfer fees."

"I like this!"

The two walked forward while chatting, and soon came to an apartment on the outskirts of Boulogne. It is far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, very quiet and suitable for life, but the various living facilities are very general, at least far worse than the villa areas where the big stars live in England.

"It's terrible here." Woodward got out of the car and followed Kintag toward an apartment.

Jin Taige also looked around: "It seems that my future midfield core seems to have a very general economic condition, but also, the salary of Ligue 2 is of course incomparable with the Premier League."

"Yeah, not even as high as some of the players in our youth team."

The two walked while talking, came to the door of an apartment, and stopped.

"Is it here?"

"It should be here."

The two walked into the apartment. This fifth-floor apartment didn't even have an administrator. It was too shabby. Jintag and Woodward walked around for a long time before they came to a house number. After confirming that it was correct, Jintag lightly knocked on the door.

After a long time, someone opened the door. A black man who was not very tall opened the door. He looked at the two strange guests in front of him and felt a little strange: "Who are you looking for?"

"Hello, N'Golo Kante, I'm here to find you," said Kintag in French.

Kanter was taken aback, looked at Jin Tiger and Woodward again, and made sure that he didn't know them, but he still politely invited them into the room, and then let them sit on the sofa: "Please wait a moment, two gentlemen, I Go get you a cup of coffee."

Watching Kanter turn and leave to go to the kitchen, Woodward asked Kim Tiger in surprise, "You can, when did you learn to speak French?"

"I learned it from a hotel waiter a few days ago," Jin Taige answered honestly, "and only learned a couple of sentences."

Woodward held back his smile: "I'll just say, because you buy a player and learn a foreign language, you're a head coach really hard."

The two chatted, Kanter brought two cups of French green coffee for them, and then sat opposite them.

Kintag said in French very politely, "Thank you."

"You're welcome," said Kanter, looking suspiciously at the two of them.

You are not French, are you? "

Kintag threw his hands at Woodward: "'Thank you' is the second French sentence I can speak, and then it's up to you to be our translator."

"Okay," Woodward couldn't help laughing. "When I go back, I must apply to the board of directors and give me an additional salary as a freelance translator."

But having said that, this time Kintiger and Woodward traveled with him, which did solve a big problem. He has close ties with many European clubs and people, so no matter which country or city he goes to, he is almost always received, which really makes Jin Taige admire; secondly, Woodward's language talent is excellent, he has a good understanding of European The mainstream languages ​​of most countries can be said to be well known. If you don't look at his appearance, but only listen to his words, it is difficult for ordinary people to tell which country he is from.

Hearing that Kim Tiger and Woodward spoke English, Kanter froze for a moment: "Has my sale information been released to the UK?"

"Selling a house?" Woodward immediately became happy when he heard it, "Mr. Kanter, the two of us are not from a real estate transaction company. I came to you to sign a contract with you that is higher than the price of the house. .”

"What's the situation?" The more Kante listened, the more confused he became. He was even a little wary, wondering if the two in front of him were liars.

Jin Taige listened to the conversation between the two, and at this time his face was stunned: "Ed, what are you talking about, hurry up and get to the point."

Woodward's face returned to seriousness at this time. He communicated with Kanter and explained the identities and intentions of the two to Kanter.

Kanter was taken aback! He never thought that the Englishman with the Chinese face in front of him was actually the new coach of Manchester United? And he still wants to sign himself?

At this time, Woodward turned back and completely handed over the initiative of communication to Kintag, while he acted as a dutiful French translator. Jin Taige said with a smile: "Mr. Kanter, in order to show my sincerity, I deliberately learned two sentences of French, learned to say your name, and said thank you, other than that, I can't say anything else. already."

Kanter was amused by Kim Tiger's words: "Mr. Tiger, football is the best language for human beings, so there is no obstacle for us to communicate, right?"

Jin Taige slapped his hand fiercely: "It's beautiful! With your emotional intelligence, the future is definitely the core of Manchester United's midfield."

"Ah? Does it matter?"

Jin Taige nodded: "Mr. Kante, I just took over as Manchester United's coach not long ago. What I need most now is a midfield puzzle. I have been paying attention to you for a long time. You are a rare master of interception in today's football. Come to me, I will It's going to take your talent to the extreme, win a lot of championships...and sign a big contract that's more than the price of your house."

In fact, Woodward added the last sentence privately when he translated it. He is more pragmatic than Kim Tiger's idealism, so he feels that this sentence can be used to increase the weight of Kanter's signing.