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Godfather Of Champions Chapter 193

Chapter 193: Gerard Piqué Part 2

Chapter 193: Gerard Piqué Part 2

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Half a year had passed since Nottingham Forest’s dark days, and the situation had changed dramatically. Tony Twain of today was very confident about going up against Ferguson and Wenger.

“It’s clear that you think highly of him too. Let’s head back, Dunn. Let’s talk to his agent first… I’ve asked him to have dinner together tonight.”

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Obviously, when Tang En was in Portugal, he had already arranged everything for Spain. No matter when or whom he was to meet, he had made the reservations for the restaurants.

At five o’clock in the afternoon, Tang En and Dunn ate some bread to tide them over; otherwise they would be hungry. Even when Tang En was still in China, he had already known that the Spaniards were famous for lateness in their daily schedules—when he spoke to Piqué’s agent, Arturo Canales, over the phone, he had said that dinner time was eight o’clock in the evening!

It was hard to imagine the manager of a Premier League football club drinking mineral water and eating bread in a hotel room. But when the Forest team was just getting started, what else could he do? Besides, Piqué was a player that Tang En thought highly of. It would seem more sincere if he appeared in person, and he also hoped to impress Piqué in this way, and be more persuasive.

But first, they had to go through the agent. The relationship between a manager and an agent was complex. Sometimes, the manager needed to curry favor with the agent, and sometimes the agent needed to please the manager. Now, it was Tony Twain’s turn to make Piqué’s agent happy.

At 8:15, a little later than the appointed time, Tony Twain and Dunn met Arturo Canales at the pre-arranged restaurant. Even though the player that he represented was still a young man who had not played in a professional league, he was qualified enough to put on airs before Twain.

Piqué was the Spanish youth team’s main center back. His future was almost certain, even without the analysis of experts. And the agent also benefited when so many big clubs had their eyes on Piqué. While on the verge of reaching a consensus with Manchester United, Canales had no real need to meet with a manager of a recently promoted Premier League team to discuss the future of his client. However, over the phone, Twain had made him a tempting promise: if he did his best to facilitate the deal, then he would personally receive an additional fifty-thousand-pound commission from the Forest Football Club!

Mr. Ferguson did not promise to pay him an extra compensation, and as for Tony Twain… Canales could still remember that the first time he called him, he had already mentioned it. Even though Canales had never heard of him, it was clear that Mr. Tony Twain, despite being less famous than Sir Alex Ferguson, knew the business. Yes, he knew it very well.

When he arrived at the restaurant, Canales was a little apologetic towards Twain, who stood up to greet him. He said, “I’m really sorry, Mr. Twain. There was a traffic jam.” He spoke fluent English.

After exchanging a few words of conventional greeting, the two sides quickly came to the point. Twain made no secret of his liking and pursuit of Piqué, and he hoped that Canales would convey this message to Piqué: that although Nottingham Forest had just been promoted to the Premier League, the club had a very ambitious plan which was a very suitable way for the young Piqué to fully show his talents. In addition, he and the Forest team had the tradition of putting young players in important positions. He did not have to worry about not being able to play in matches when he joined the Forest team. The Forest team would not make him play in the youth league championships or reserve games. Twain wanted to buy him to let him play as the main center back, rather than as an investment for the future. Thirdly—and this was Twain’s trump card—although Manchester United could take part in the UEFA Champions League next season, if Piqué were to join Manchester United, it was absolutely impossible for his name to enter the Champions League list, which both Piqué and his agent, Canales, were very clear about their interest in. But the Forest team could guarantee that Piqué would definitely play in UEFA Champions League, because the Forest team was one of three teams to represent England in the UEFA Europa League next season.

What did it mean for a young player to participate in a European tournament? Twain believed Piqué and Canales must clearly understand that players could participate in more games to raise their profiles, accumulate experience, and, at the same time, help increase their business value.

Holding a negotiation while Manchester United and Piqué were already getting closer in their relationship was advantageous to Tang En, in that they did not have to be entangled with the issue of the player’s sentimentality towards his club, nor could Canales use that point to ask for high prices.

Piqué was certain to leave. The only question was which club he would go to.

When they had finished their discussion, they were like old friends, chatting about Catalonia and the weather in the United Kingdom. In this regard, Twain was bound to compliment the sunny weather and beaches of Barcelona, as well as its delicious cuisine. Then, Dunn excused himself from the table to go to the restroom, and Twain slid a twenty-thousand-pound check in front of Canales and told him that it was an advance payment. If the matter was successful, the remaining thirty thousand pounds would reach Mr. Canales’s account immediately. If it was unsuccessful, these twenty thousand pounds would be the basis for their future cooperation.

When Dunn returned, the perfectly satisfied Canales took the check and said goodbye to them. His attitude was quite different from how it had been during the first phone call.

After they had sent Canales off, Tang En and Dunn took the car back to the hotel. In the car, Tang En said to Dunn, “Money makes the world go round… the great wisdom of the Chinese.”

“I… don’t really if it’s worth doing this for a young player who has not proven himself yet in the professional arena.” Dunn expressed his caution and concern.

Tang En shook his head. “In a few years, you will be glad that we only had to put out fifty thousand pounds to get him, and the people from Barcelona will regret it very much… Actually, they are already regretting it now, but they can’t do anything about it. I love Spain… and its law!” He laughed.

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A day later, Tang En received a call from Mr. Arturo Canales, who told him that Gerard Piqué Bernabéu would like to speak with him face-to-face.

After he hung up the phone, Tang En looked at Dunn, who was sitting on the couch and watching him. His face revealed a barely-concealed smile. “Dunn, half the battle is won. The team I want is taking shape, and I can already see it.”

Godfather Of Champions

Godfather Of Champions

冠军教父
Score 8.3
Status: Completed Type: Author: , Released: 2007 Native Language: Chinese
This is a story about the pursuit of victory. — “I subscribe only to the theory of victory. I only pursue victory. As long as I am able to obtain victory, I don’t care if it’s total football or counterattack. What is the ultimate goal of professional soccer? In my opinion, it is victory, and the pinnacle of victory is to become the champions. I am a manager. If I don’t wish to lose my job or be forgotten by the people, there’s only one path for me to take, and that is to lead the team in obtaining victories, in obtaining championship titles!” The main character was not well-liked by people. — “⋯We conducted a survey which had been deemed by Manager Tony Twain as extremely meaningless. In a random street survey conducted, ninety-three percent of those surveyed chose the option ‘I hate Tony Twain’, while only seven percent chose the option ‘This person is rather decent, I like him’. It is worth noting that nobody chose the option ‘Who is Tony Twain? I don’t know him’. Mark, do you know why Manager Twain felt that our survey was very meaningless?” Parker, a reporter from laughed loudly and said when he was being interviewed by BBC. But there were also people who were madly in love with him. — When Tony Twain was forced to talk about the survey conducted by during an interview, his reply was : “I am happy, because Nottingham Forest’s fans make up seven percent of England’s population.” And he did not seem to care about how the others saw him. — “What are you all trying to make me say? Admit that I am not popular, and everywhere I go will be filled with jeers and middle fingers. You all think I will be afraid? Wrong! Because I am able to bring victory to my team and its supporters. I don’t care how many people hate me and can’t wait to kill me, and I also won’t change myself to accommodate the mood of these losers. You want to improve your mood? Very simple, come and defeat me.” His love story had garnered widespread attention. — “Our reporters took these pictures at Manager Tony Twain’s doorsteps. It clearly shows that Shania entered his house at 8.34pm and she did not leave the house throughout the night at all. But Manager Tony Twain firmly denies, and insists that that was merely the newest-model inflatable doll which he had ordered. He was the number one star of the team. — “⋯ Became the spokesperson of world-wide famous clothing brands, shot advertisements, frequented the fashion industry’s award ceremonies, endorsed electronic games, has a supermodel girlfriend. His earnings from advertisements exceed his club salary by seventeen times, owns a special column in various print medias, publishing his autobiography (in progress), and is even said that he is planning to shoot an inspirational film based off his own person experiences! Who can tell me which part of his life experiences is worthy of being called ‘inspirational’? Hold on⋯. Are you all thinking that I’m referring to David Beckham? You’re sorely mistaken! I’m talking about Manager Tony Twain⋯.” He was very knowledgeable about Chinese soccer. — “⋯ I’ve heard about it, that Bora gifted four books to his manager Mr. Zhu before your country’s national team’s warm up match. After which, the team lost 1:3 to a nameless American team from Major League Soccer. The new excuse that Mr. Zhu gave for losing the match, was that Bora gifted “books” (‘books’ and ‘lose’ are homophones in the Chinese language). Here, I recommend that you guys find out what that one specific book is. Which book? Of course the one that caused you all to score a goal. After that, tell me the title of the book. Before every match, I will gift ten copies of that same book to you. In that case, won’t you all be able to get a triumphant 10:0 win over your opponents every time?” An excerpt taken from Tony Twain’s special column in a certain famous Chinese sports newspaper. He was loved and hated by the press. — “He has a special column in at least four renowned print media, and he is able to get a considerable amount of remuneration just by scolding people or writing a few hundred words of nonsense weekly. While we have to contemplate hard about our drafts for three days before our boss is pleased with it. In an article inside his special column, he scolded and called all of the media ‘son of a bitch’, announcing that he hated the media the most. But every time he publishes an article, we flock towards him like flies which had spotted butter. Why? Because the readers like to read his news and see him scold people. I dare to bet with you, and Manager Tony Twain knows clearly in his heart as well, that even though he says that he hates us, he knows that the present him cannot do without us. Similarly, we also cannot do without him. Is this ultimately considered a good or a bad thing?” Bruce Pearce, a reporter from said with a face of helplessness when talking about Tony Twain. But no matter the case, his players were his most loyal believers. — Gareth Bale, “No no, we never had any pressure when playing on our home grounds. Because the pressure is all on the manager. As long as we see him standing by the side of the field, all of us will feel that we will be able to win that match. Even the football hooligans are like meek lambs in front of him!” (After saying this, he began to laugh out loudly) The reply from George Wood, the team captain of Nottingham Forest, was the most straightforward. “We follow him because he can bring us victory.” The legendary experience of Tony Twain, the richest, most successful, most controversial manager with the most unique personality! Debuting this summer. Thank you for reading.

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