Godfather Of Champions

Regarding the two agent brothers of French shooter Nicolas Anelka-Claudi Anelka and Didier Anelka, you may not be able to finish their bad reviews for three days and three nights. . Almost all head coaches and club presidents and managers hate them. Officials of the French Football Association treated the two Anelka as if they were treating fraudsters and thieves, full of contempt and disdain. The English media is more direct, calling them "parasites living by Anelka."

In world football, it is common for players to let their relatives and family members act as agents, such as French superstars Zidane and Djokaf, Brazilian stars Ronaldinho and Kaka, Dutch "Peter Pan" Robben... ...And so on, all chose to let their brother or father be their agent, deal with the contract with the club, and negotiate various endorsements.

In doing so, there are naturally cost-saving ideas in it. After all, "Fatty water does not flow into outsiders' fields." Although there is no such proverb abroad, the meaning is the same. But compared with those professional agents, the players' families lack experience and theory, and they often lead the players astray and ruin their future.

For example, here is a living example.

Starting from Arsenal's transfer to Real Madrid in 1999, to 2005, five transfers in six years, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool... Four of the few giants in the European continent have him Footprint. But having joined so many big clubs, it was of no help to Anelka’s career. His football resume was full of glorious names, but the glory he obtained was only a Premier League double champion and Champions League champions. The lack of personal honor is not the deadliest. The most deadly is that with frequent transfers, the greed of his two agent brothers has gradually been exposed. Now almost no club dares to ask for Anelka. Up. After the conflict with Keegan last season, no team dared to take in such a person during the winter transfer period.

In the end, at the last moment when the transfer window was closed, the Turkish Premier League team Fenerbahçe announced the introduction of Anelka for £7 million.

Seven million! Sounds a lot? No, look at the price of Anelka’s several transfers: When he decided to leave Arsenal and Wenger, who trained him, Real Madrid paid him 23 million pounds, one of the young players at the time. The most expensive. At that time, he was radiant, giving me no one. At that time, he was hailed as the only forward who could rival Ronaldo in talent, and was the most talented genius in French football in a decade. Later he commented on his compatriot Henry: "He is now at Arsenal, and I did it when Anelka was nineteen."

Later, he went to Paris Saint-Germain and took a high salary and became a "cancer" that would only cause trouble for the team. Been to Liverpool and recovered briefly, but because of the insatiable greed of his two brothers, he was abandoned by Houllier. Later, he settled in Manchester City for 13 million pounds. He thought that this time he finally found his roots. He did not expect to conflict with the coach again after a season. This time when he was leaving, his two A elder brother jumped out again to connect him with Arsenal, hoping that through this kind of hype, he would be worthy of his younger brother. But this time it didn't work, Wenger and Arsenal chairman stood up to refute the rumors that they had no intention of buying the French. In the end, they could only go to Turkey, far away from the center of European football, and away from the sight of people at a cost of seven million pounds.

"...Now, after spending half a season in Turkey, have they finally found that something is not right?" After getting this phone record, Dunn looked at the caller's name-Claude Anelka-disdain Tao. "Their dear brother is far away from the center of attention, so they can't make more money? I remember that just five days ago, the Fenerbahçe club seemed to have rejected Newcastle's offer to him."

Sitting in his seat, Evan Daggerty reminded: “It’s not a rejection. Newcastle asked for the price. They offered the French a price of £20 million, which scared Newcastle away.”

Dunn shrugged: "It's just a disguised rejection, just like us. You said that a certain player is not for sale, but everyone has to keep trying to inquire. If you ask, you are not tired of asking, so you have to open a buyer that you are doomed to not afford or not. The price you are willing to pay, so that the flies can get out of their troubles. Didn’t we also give George £2 trillion?”

Speaking of this, Evan laughed: "Tony, do you know? In the latest FM series of games released by SI, our team’s George Wood is marked as worth two trillion yuan."

Hearing this news, Dunn was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled: "Is this special care for the partners?"

Evan brought the conversation back to the topic: "What do you think, Tony? You are the head coach, the team’s signings, and Alan and I still want to listen to you." He said so, looking at the silent Ai Lun glanced.

Dunn put the phone record back on the table and leaned back in his chair to answer simply: "No idea, no. I don't want to deal with this insatiable vampire."

Just as Evan was about to nod, Allen suddenly stretched out his hand: "Wait."

In Evan's office, there are only three people, he, Dunn and Allen. Allen, who has been frowning and thinking about things since entering, suddenly speaks, attracting the eyes of the other two people.

"Why not try?" Allen looked up at the two people, staring at each other with three pairs of eyes.

"Try what?" After staring at each other for a while, Dunn withdrew his gaze first.

"Talk to Anelka's manager brother."

Dunn waved his hand with an exaggeration: "Do you think this is a Turkish kebab delivered for free, Alan? Do you know what kind of people Anelka's two broker brothers are?"

Allen nodded: "I know, I have studied both of them before coming."

This answer was somewhat unexpected to Dunn. When he received the news, he refused without even thinking about it. Unexpectedly, Alan would actually study Anelka's two brothers specifically for this matter.

With his mouth open for a while, Dunn could only use a dry smile to dispel the embarrassing silence in the room.

Allen asked: "Tony, do you have any suitable candidates for the team's striker signings up to now?"

Dunn shook his head helplessly: "No, I don't like it, I don't like it if I can."

"In that case, why don't we try it? The new season is getting closer. Instead of wasting time in the transfer market, it is better to try to contact Anelka's agent. I think... they just arrived in Turkey. For half a season, I took the initiative to contact us, hoping to transfer, there must be something. Maybe...this is better for us?"

"What can be the matter? Discord with the head coach Daum? Discord with the club chairman? But the Turkish chairman of Fenerbahçe just showed that Anelka has a very close relationship with him five days ago..."

"Tony, do you know Figo and Redondo?" Allen asked Dunn again unexpectedly.

"Yes... Of course I know them. The former is now a Real Madrid player and the latter is recovering from AC Milan."

"Then what happened when they went from their original owners to their new owners?"

This question stopped Dunn. He frowned and searched in his mind carefully, and then asked in an unsure tone: "It seems that Figori drove Barcelona to Real Madrid because he had promised Real Madrid chairman Florentino before. He was elected and he moved to Real Madrid. Redondo, I heard that because he stood on the wrong team in the Real Madrid presidential election, he chose to support Sanz instead of Florentino?"

Allen chuckled and said, "No, I'm not talking about this. I mean, do you still know the attitudes and remarks of those people, those clubs before and after the transfer?"

This time Dunn shook his head very simply: "How can I remember this?"

"It's a coincidence. Yesterday, when I checked the information about Anelka's agent, I found these old stories. On July 14, 2000, Figo, who had just performed well in the European Championships, publicly stated to the Barcelona fans He will not transfer to leave Barcelona, ​​let alone go to Real Madrid. His original words are like this—" Allen rummaged through his own folder, and then read, "I have made something that cannot be changed. Decided that I will not be a member of Real Madrid. If the fans are disappointed and upset by the rumors about me, then I ask for their forgiveness. But they should believe what I said."

After reading, Alan looked up at Dunn. There is no need to say anything later. He believes that Dunn, a professional football coach, will know the end of the matter better than himself.

"Ten days later, Figo and Real Madrid signed a transfer contract worth 56.1 million U.S. dollars..." Dunn took Allen's words and then sighed: "Well, I know what you mean. Clubs and players are good at lying. This is how the Fenerbahçe club president said that Anelka likes life in Turkey now, maybe just to increase their prices. Reason. They really wanted to drive the troublesome Frenchman and the two greedy agents out of the club, but originally the Turks just wanted to make more money on Newcastle. (Newcastle Chairman) Scared away."

Hearing Dunn’s "story", Allen smiled happily: "This is a possibility. It may also be that the two greedy broker brothers are fighting for a higher salary for their cash cow, and then take us As a guise-all Europe knows that the Nottingham Forest team is looking for forwards everywhere-so that they can use it as a bargaining chip when negotiating with the Fenerbahçe club."

Evan Daugherty's applause sounded after Allen's voice fell: "Two wonderful stories, so which one is closer to the truth?"

"There are other possibilities, but this is not the point." Allen looked at the club's chairman, his old partner. "The point is that since they come to contact us, we will talk to them, no matter what their purpose is. We lack speed forwards now, isn't Anelka?" He turned to Dunn again.

Dunn nodded.

"Since Anelka is the type of striker we need..."

Dunn interrupted Allen's words: "It may not be what we need. Players like Anelka are very difficult to manage. He has a perverse and eccentric personality. Coaches like Wenger and Bosque can't help him. I think this The coach who can train him well in the world may not have been born yet. He is an untimely bomb in the locker room, a bad example and a negative factor on the training ground, and a risky investment in the club's finances that does not know profit or loss..."

Allen Fu interrupted Dunn again: "But we have you, Tony. Do you remember Lebrov? How did everyone comment on him before you took office? Parallel! What then?" He smiled and looked at him. Dunn.

Dunn scratched his head: "Do you trust me that way?"

Evan also spoke: "Tony, to be honest, I and Allen admire your way of managing the team very much. There have been no scandals and disputes in our locker room so far. Our team has such a good atmosphere. The relationship between the fans is so harmonious...I think it's all due to you."

Facing this kind of naked flattery, Dunn has long been used to it. He has a thick-skinned face without a change in his expression, so he accepted it. "That's because so far the players on the team have good temperaments..."

"George Wood can't be regarded as a good boy, except for your words, he might not even accept me." Evan saw through Dunn's tricks.

Allen coughed: "Look, we have reached a consensus on your level. Okay, since Anelka is the type of striker we need, why don't we try to contact his agent once? I think that putting aside his character and those two brothers, Anelka is still a very capable player."

"Compared with him five years ago, it's a farewell..." Dunn muttered.

"But now he just meets your requirements-he can come, I can afford it." Although Alan still has a smile on his face, his attitude is already very tough-he is not going to give in.

Dunn curled his lips: "I don't want to deal with those two **** agents."

"Don't worry about it, Tony. I will do it with Anelka's agent, and I will be solely responsible. But you have to promise me that if I can successfully sign the Frenchman, I hope you Will not refuse."

Dunn gave up, and he sighed: "Well, since you are going to trouble yourself, then I won't stop you, Allen. I give you this promise. As long as you can sign, there will be His position, I will not do things that make it difficult for you. But... There is a Chinese proverb called "The ugly words come first." Whether he can be the main force depends on him, whether he can be the core or not. Look at himself."

Allen smiled and nodded: "Of course." Then he turned to Evan.

Evan Daugherty thought about it: "Selling Crouch allows us to make 10 million dollars. My standard for you is-the transfer fee cannot be higher than this number."

"Buy seven million and sell ten million after half a season. The Turks have already made a lot of money." Dunn complained beside him. "I still want to remind you, be careful of those two agents... I have a headache when I think of it."

Allen smiled: "They are just two gluttonous pigs, they are still amateurs."

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The intention to contact Anelka's agent was thus determined. Dunn left all the troubles to Allen, and was busy leading the team to train and continue the recruitment work in other positions. Regardless of how Allen's side progresses, he has made plans to rely on three forwards to support Eastwood and return from injury. Anyway, he didn't hold any hope for Anelka. Even if he came and the two broker brothers were there, Dunn couldn't count on anything.

Allen has just returned from the United States and brought good news to the Forest team. He has negotiated a sponsorship contract with Nike. In the next five years, the famous sports brand Nike (NIKE) will become the forest team's jersey sponsor. Allen believes that it is the Forest team that has entered the European Champions Cup. If they wear the British domestic sports brand UMBRO (UMBRO), on the one hand, it is not international enough, and on the other hand, the money UMBRO can give is not as good as Nike.

In fact, Dunn is more inclined to sign a jersey sponsorship contract with the well-known German sports brand Adidas, but Adidas has no response to the cooperation with the Forest team. Dunn also didn't want his hot face to stick to others' cold ass. Both Evan and Allen are from the United States, and they have a higher affinity and acceptance of American sports brands.

This contract has brought the Forest team an income of 25 million pounds for five years. This will undoubtedly make them **** the transfer market for the Forest team, which needs to challenge higher honors and invest a large amount of attitude. A lot.

There may be small differences like the treatment of Anelka, but Dunn feels that the cooperation of the three of them is obviously successful. Allen brought him a large sum of money. Evan coordinated the operation of the entire club and played various roles between him and Allen-mediator, friend, listener...Of course, the most important thing is the decision maker.

After reading the new sponsorship contract brought by Allen, Dunn sometimes thinks--maybe Allen can really successfully subdue Anelka's two agent brothers, just like Allen himself said: On one side are professional players, on the other side are amateur players.

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