Chapter 490: Volume 4: Storm, Declaration of the New Season

Although Shania forced him to dress himself up, the two-day vacation was still very pleasant for Tang En. He really hates being forced to do something by others, but he has to be divided into objects. If the little girl forces him...he doesn't mind.

As long as it can make Shania happy, what is this little effort?

Seventeen-year-old Shania has to take on the responsibilities of work at a young age, doing a job she doesn't like, and perhaps the only time she can spend with herself is when she can make him smile.

In front of others, he wants to be a world supermodel, he must pay attention to his image, pay attention to his words and deeds, and even maintain his expression at all times, in order to maintain a perfect image under the eyes of people who don’t know what angle it is from—this is their Hope is just a perfect image, not the real Shania.

Only in front of Tang En, in front of this man whom she called "Uncle Tony", could she let go of those masks and live a relaxed and real life.

The topic is a little heavy, but it is the truth.

Twain's two-day vacation passed in the blink of an eye, and Shania had to return to Milan, Italy to continue working.

At London Heathrow Airport, her manager, Mr. Fasal, thanked Tang En very solemnly, thanking him for playing crazy with Shania during these two days.

"Where is it... I really want to relax." Tang En smiled and waved his hands, "When you are with the little girl, you will forget all your troubles. Mr. Fasal, although I hate the manager, you are different. You are a good manager. No matter how famous Shania is, she is still a child, please protect her."

Fasal nodded: "Don't worry, Mr. Tang En. The new season is about to start, and I wish you good luck."

The two men held hands together.

After sending Shania and Fasal away, Dunn sat on the steps outside the terminal building and called the taxi driver Randy, asking him to pick him up.

After hanging up the phone, Tang En sat on the steps boredly and looked up at the sky.

Maybe I really should buy myself a car?

A huge roar sounded, and a silver-white plane flew across the sky directly above Tang En's head.

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The idea of ​​buying a car only existed in Tang En's mind for one afternoon. When he went to the training base with Tang the next morning, he thought it was better to walk. On the one hand, he could exercise and on the other hand, he could think about problems while walking without worrying about getting into a car accident.

The first thing to do when resuming training is to deal with transfers. Anelka has not yet found a suitable new club, but Mark Viduka's agent has informed the club that his client wishes to move. The reason is simple, and Twain also understands: In today's forest team, there is no place for Viduka. He is unwilling to play as a substitute. So leaving is the best option.

Viduka knew very well that when the club bought Van Nistelrooy, he knew that it was impossible to have his own main position in this team. He can't accept playing as a substitute, after all, he is still in his prime.

Twain also knew that with Van Nistelrooy and Bendtner, Viduka's living space became smaller and smaller. It's not bad to let him go and earn a transfer fee.

Middlesbrough hope to introduce Viduka, they offer five million pounds. Tang En refused without saying a word.

In any case, Viduka was also the main striker of the Forest team in the first two seasons. The Forest team's achievements today are inseparable from Viduka's efforts. The second-ranked striker in the Premier League is only worth five million pounds? Dunn couldn't accept it.

However, he did not close the door and windows of the transfer, but left Middlesbrough with the opportunity to continue bargaining. He hopes that Middlesbrough can continue to increase the offer. If you are sincere to Viduka, please come up with a sincere offer!

At that time, Nottingham Forest bought Viduka for 6 million pounds, and if they want to sell it, no matter what... it can't be lower than this price.

Twain's standard is that if it is less than 6 million pounds, there is no need to talk about it.

After some bargaining, the two parties finally reached an agreement. Middlesbrough made an initial payment of 4 million pounds, and then paid 2 million and 500 thousand pounds in installments within 12 months, with a total price of 6.5 million to buy their favorite. Longtime Australian center Mark Viduka.

Next, Tang En loaned Chris Commons to Watford, who had just been promoted to the Super League, hoping that Commons could get enough playing time there. In order to appease Commons, Tang En specially gave him a new four-year contract before deciding to loan him out. The remuneration is not high in the team, mainly to express the team's confidence and commitment to him-in the next four years, you will still be a member of Nottingham Forest.

The people who were sold were not only Matthew Epson and Mark Viduka, but also Forest's second substitute goalkeeper Barry Roche, who was sold to the British Championship for 2.7 million pounds. Team Leicester City. In the case of Akinfeev's return after a year, there is no place for the goalkeeper in Nottingham Forest.

After clearing out these necessary redundant personnel, Twain achieved the goal of streamlining the team's personnel and improving combat effectiveness at the same time. Those who stay now must be players with strong strength. Compared with the phenomenon that Premier League clubs generally have more than 30 registered players, Nottingham Forest, which has a roster of 23 players, can be described as a "small team". But Tang En firmly believed that all of these twenty-three people were good players, and there were no people with whom he could make ends meet, and those who remained would definitely be useful to the team.

Just after completing the streamlining of the team, George Wood's agent came to his door again.

"I'm not here to inform the club that George is about to transfer, although I know that the team has sold some people recently." Sitting on the sofa in Tang En's office, manager Wu Kesi said leisurely, crossing his legs, "Now With the momentum of the Forest team so good, a fool would consider a transfer."

This is the truth.

"However, as we all know, there are not a few wealthy clubs in European football who are optimistic about Wood. But Wood has rejected them one by one... Then." Wu Kes put down his legs, stopped his waist, and said seriously, "In return for George It's an act of loyalty, shouldn't the club show it?"

After hearing these words, Tang En responded calmly: "Okay, how about giving him a carton of milk for welfare tomorrow?"

"Mr. Tony Twain!" Wu Kes raised his volume.

"If you want a salary increase, just say so. There's no need to beat around the bush." ​​Tang En sneered at Wu Kesi's attitude.

Wu Kes raised his legs again: "It's good that you know. If you want to keep an important player of the team, then you need to improve his treatment, so that he feels that his contribution is directly proportional to his reward."

"I think George is happy with what he's earning."

"That's what you think." Wu Kesi did not show any weakness, "I still think his current salary is too low. You don't know the salary standard of the players selected for the national team, do you, Mr. Tang En?"

Generally speaking, once a player is successfully selected for the national team, even if he does not play a game, his worth will rise under the operation of the agent. The compensation for advertising endorsements, wages and bonuses within the team must all be improved. Now, that's what Wooks is doing.

"The captain of the second place in the Premier League last season, the runner-up of the European Champions Cup, was selected for the England national team, participated in the World Cup in Germany, the most indispensable character of the team, the only core that cannot be rotated...is it worth every Monday? Fifty thousand pounds? This figure will make people laugh out loud, Mr. Tang En." Wu Kesi's words were sharp, and he was not inferior to Tang En in terms of verbal skills. "When you spend a lot of money in the transfer market to buy one famous star after another, don't you think about giving a new commitment to the most hardworking and important people in the team?"

Tang En stared at Wu Kesi, but did not answer right away.

He had to admit it in his heart—the words were unassailable. He could hardly find a reason to refute.

"But we just renewed the contract..."

"That's not important. The value of players is always fluctuating. Who of us would have expected George to achieve what he is today? We obviously underestimated his ability, so we also underestimated his value. Now, it is time to correct It's time for this mistake."

Tang En sighed. Although this manager was hateful, at least he didn't persuade George to consider transferring and leaving. In any case, Wood is the most important person for the Forest team now, the team and his future. Evan also once said that if Wood is tempted by the outside world, he must be kept no matter what the price is.

The weekly salary of 15,000 pounds is indeed too low for Wood...

"Okay, make your request, Count Vampire Wooks."

Hearing such sarcasm, Billy Wooks was not annoyed, but instead smiled and reported his request: "Seventy-five thousand pounds, weekly salary."

Despite being mentally prepared, Dunn still took a breath when he heard this number.

"Are you surprised, Mr. Twain?" Wu Kes tilted his head and looked at Twain, "I think this figure is reasonable. Ruud van Nistelrooy is currently the team's highest salary, 85,000 pounds. Could it be that the team's Shouldn't captains enjoy almost the same treatment?"

"Should I still thank you for not asking for a weekly salary of 140,000 pounds in one go?" Tang En sneered.

"I don't want to break the salary balance of your club." Wu Kesi replied with a smile.

"Thank you for your concern about the club's financial situation." Tang En said with a straight face. "But now the player contract negotiations are out of my control." He lied, and he suddenly thought that someone was more suitable than himself to deal with this greedy guy in front of him. "Especially the contracts of important players."

"Um?"

"About George Wood's salary increase request, you can talk to Mr. Allen Adams. He is in his office now, and he must be very happy for you to go to him."

Seeing Tang En's half-smile expression, Wu Kesi knew that this was Dun En's strategy. But even if he knew, so what? Tang En obviously didn't want to talk to him about this issue, but he didn't refuse. He just replaced it with someone else.

As a player's agent and as a successful person who has made achievements in the business world, Wooks has heard about Nottingham Forest's current marketing manager for a long time, and knows that he is not an easy figure to deal with. It seems that the Forest team does not want to pay that money so easily.

While Wooks was in a daze, Tang En picked up the phone, called Alan Adams, and told him about it. Allen promised to let him handle it.

"Mr. Billy Vox." Dunn put down the phone and said to Wood's agent, "I have already notified Mr. Alan Adams, and he hopes that you will go to the office to talk to him about this right now."

At this point, what else can be done? Could it be that he turned around and left without talking about a salary increase? That's not okay. Wu Kesi decided to meet that Allen.

Of course, before leaving, he didn't forget to give Tang En a thumbs up: "Nice pass, Mr. Tang En."

Tang En smiled and waved his hands: "Thank you for your compliment. Goodbye, Mr. Wukes."

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After throwing the ball of Wood's salary increase to Alan Adams, Dunn didn't care about it. His mind was on leading the team's training and the last two warm-up games.

The new season is almost here.

Negotiations between Billy Wooks and Alan Adams were progressing slowly, and Allen didn't seem to be in a hurry to reach an agreement with Wooks, anyway, Wood's contract still has a few years left. The attitude of the club is that of course the salary increase must be increased, but it is not so high. To put it bluntly, the Forest team is not yet a wealthy team that can spend money like water, and the salary structure of the players must be strictly controlled.

Wu Kesi thinks the team has no sincerity. If you are so mean to your future captain, how can you ask them to be generous to other players?

The two sides were at a stalemate until the media suddenly exposed that George Wood was negotiating a contract extension with the club.

Originally, Tang En was not interested in this dog-eat-dog topic. He only cared about whether George Wood's state during training would be affected. But soon he found that he was wrong.

The media exposure was an act ordered by Wookes. He wanted to make this matter a big deal, not just for Wood alone, but for the whole team—how did Nottingham Forest treat playing for her? player's?

If Wooks is allowed to succeed, then at the moment when the new season is about to come, an unstable situation will appear, and the morale of the team will be adversely affected. This is not what Tang En wants to see.

This move was beyond Tang En and Allen's expectations, and it was quite beautiful...

The media is always good at messing things up, and once they get involved in something, it's not easy. In this way, the club must agree to Wooks' request.

Twain also hopes to settle this matter before the start of the new season, so as not to let these messy things affect the team's preparations.

In the end, the two sides finally reached an agreement. George Wood signed a new contract with the team, and his weekly salary rose from 15,000 to 70,000 pounds, which was 5,000 pounds less than the original requirement. Woods didn't care, he was very satisfied with the result, Alan Then remember this guy.

Apart from the matter of finally reaching an agreement on the new contract, Tang En was very relieved that, as if this matter had nothing to do with Wood, this kid was not affected at all. If a reporter who doesn't open his eyes asks Wood's opinion on the salary increase, he will throw all the questions to his agent with experience-"Please ask my agent." If you ask him in training Feeling of himself, he would say "feels good, everything is normal". This obviously cannot satisfy the media, but it can satisfy Tang En.

After following Wu Kesi for a year, I really learned something... I know how to deal with reporters. When he faced the reporter, he was obviously not as embarrassed as before.

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August 13th, Cardiff Millennium Stadium.

The league champion Chelsea lost 1:2 to the cup champion Liverpool in the Charity Shield Cup, and the last warm-up game before the new Premier League season ended.

In the interview after the game, Mourinho talked about the loss of the game with great ambition: "I think this is a good sign. The league title in the new season is still ours. Chelsea. The league has three consecutive championships, and we still have to To break new ground in the Champions League."

This is the new season declaration of the defending champion. Thanks to the well-developed live TV broadcast, the managers of the other nineteen teams in the Premier League heard his rhetoric.

No one would agree with that statement. Mourinho has pushed his team to the top of the storm, he wants to play the trend, but it depends on whether his opponents give him this opportunity...

The next day, in Twain's column, he announced his team's goals for the new season:

Mourinho said that his team will make new breakthroughs in the Champions League in the new season. I regret that he is such a courageous person... Our goal in the new season is the European Champions Cup. I know what you are going to say, but you are not mistaken, our goal in the new season is the damn Champions League champion. What's mine is mine, took mine last season...it's time to spit it out. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in

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