"Manager Tony, the fried fish at your club stadium is very good."
A middle-aged man in a suit picked up a piece of fried fish and put it in his mouth. After taking a bite, he picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth elegantly.
"As long as you like it, this store has just opened a branch outside the stadium, and I specially bought it for you to try."
"It's really good. We can't get such delicious fried fish in the Berkshires."
The person chatting with Wilson is the general manager of Reading Club. He came to Leeds today to negotiate a transfer with Leeds United.
Originally, when Leeds United wanted to introduce players from Reading, people from Leeds United should go to Reading for inspection and negotiation, but there happened to be a game between Leeds United and Reading today, so Reading's team manager also came with him. City of Leeds.
Seeing the other party wipe her mouth and start wiping her hands like a girl, Wilson couldn't help but feel a little disgusted.
So much like a sissy.
"Coach Koper has agreed to your transfer request, but the club has issues with the cost..."
"That's easy to say... How about you try this fries again?" Wilson picked up another fries and handed it to the other party.
"Okay." The manager of Redding began to taste the fries again, regardless of the hands he had just wiped.
"Our coach Li has always had a special preference for Nordic players, so your young Icelandic midfielder hopes to give us enough love."
"There is no problem with this, but this player is a player jointly trained by the Icelandic Football Association and us. I hope you can communicate with Iceland on some specific matters."
"No problem, we also hope to cooperate with the Icelandic Football Association. We have had some football cooperation with Norway and the Faroe Islands before, and we have similar experience."
Reading's manager picked up the fries, dipped them in the sauce, put them in his mouth and tasted them. His eyes suddenly widened after hearing Wilson's words.
I don’t know whether it’s because I was surprised to hear that Leeds United has a connection with the Nordic Football Association, or because the fries are so delicious.
Compared with eating, drinking and drinking in the stands and boxes.
The game on the field was completely different.
Reading, nicknamed "The Biscuit Man", just completed promotion to the Premier League under the leadership of Koper last season.
And they still broke Fulham's record of 101 points with 31 wins, 13 draws and 2 losses. They scored a total of 106 league points.
After coming to the Premier League, Reading relied on their rough playing style. Although the strong team could not win, it was completely worthwhile to play against the weak team.
Now they are actually ranked in the middle of the league, and the situation of relegation is excellent.
Today is the third game between Leeds United and Inter Milan. In the previous two games, Leeds United won 1 and drew 1, continuing to remain unbeaten in the league.
Today, Leeds United sent many substitutes to play.
One is that the last game of the Champions League group stage is about to be played. Leeds United plays against Shakhtar at home. Although they are already out, if Leeds United loses to their opponents and loses by a big score, they may fall to fourth place.
In that case, we won’t even be able to play in the UEFA Cup.
Another point is that George Li is afraid of getting hurt.
In the previous match between Chelsea and Reading, two goalkeepers were knocked out by Reading in one game, and Cech has not returned yet.
Edwin van der Sar, who had just returned from his comeback, started today. As soon as he caught the ball flying into the penalty area, he saw a Reading striker rushing toward him without any intention of slowing down.
Van der Sar quickly avoided it.
Recalling that the head coach jokingly asked him if he needed to wear a motorcycle helmet on the field, he still laughed. Now it seems that it is necessary.
Van der Sar observed the situation and then threw the ball to Charlotte, who was playing on the right side of the three backs today.
^^^
"Dong dong dong~"
After training, George Lee was talking to Wilson about the team's transfer when he heard someone knocking on the office door.
"Please come in."
The person coming is Van Persie.
Wilson stood up. He knew that Van Persie came to see George Li to talk about something, and he had already finished talking to George Li, so he left the office to them.
Before leaving, he gave Van Persie a meaningful look, then walked out and closed the door for them.
After Wilson left, the two people in the office looked at each other without speaking.
In the end it was Van Persie who broke the silence first.
"Coach, I heard you rejected Barcelona's offer."
"That's right." George Li was very direct.
"Why?"
"I don't like Barcelona, and I don't want you to go to Barcelona. Even though they were the last Champions League champions, didn't they also lose to us?"
"That's right..." Van Persie nodded, seeming to agree with the coach's words.
"Eto'o, Ronaldinho, Messi, until any one of them leaves, they can't guarantee your main position. Are you going there just hoping to play two more Champions League knockout games?"
"Then what if..."
"Real Madrid can." George Li directly guessed what Van Persie was going to say, because he had already learned from Wilson that Real Madrid was contacting Van Persie.
"Coach, you know everything?"
"Do you know why I agreed to you going to Real Madrid?" George Lee did not answer Van Persie's question directly.
"Because can they give me a starting position?"
"It's because I'm used to seeing you wearing white jerseys, so you should also look handsome in Real Madrid jerseys."
"Coach, you are still so humorous..." Van Persie couldn't laugh or cry. He prepared a lot of rhetoric before coming to persuade the coach to let him join Real Madrid.
But in fact, George Li didn’t give him a chance to say anything.
From beginning to end, George Lee always knew what Van Persie wanted to say. Everything was said before Van Persie, avoiding Van Persie's embarrassment.
"Two things. One is that you still have to come back to play before the transfer. After all, the team's offensive firepower is not enough now. I need your goal, even if it's just one."
Van Persie nodded. His head coach was so aggressive and he couldn't refuse.
And he also hopes to regain some form before going to Real Madrid. After all, it is an unfamiliar environment there. If he wants to keep his main position, he can only rely on himself.
"There is another thing. I also refuse this offer from Real Madrid. I hope you can make it clear to your agent that Real Madrid wants to buy my main striker at this price. Capello is thinking too much."
"I can tell the agent about the approximate price."
George Lee directly wrote down the original offer from Real Madrid on the paper, and then he crossed out the euro symbol and changed it to the pound symbol.
"Although it is a bit expensive, I think Real Madrid will agree. After all, they are not short of money."
After receiving the answer, Van Persie was about to leave, and asked George Li a question before leaving.
"Coach, why don't you try to keep me here? Maybe I'll..."
"Do you still remember the conversation the three of us had? Me, you, and Alan. Alan said at that time that he would stay at Leeds United forever, but you didn't answer."
George Li mentioned the time when the three of them drank together.
Seeing that Van Persie was waiting for him to continue speaking, he continued to speak.
"Remember what made you want to leave the Netherlands and come to a bigger stage, Robin." George Lee did not wait for Van Persie to answer, but continued, "It was your ambition. Now you have You have the ability to go to a better club to show yourself, so why do I still have to keep you?"
"Coach!" Van Persie was so moved that although George Lee was very young as a head coach, he now felt like a teacher giving the last lesson to his disciples.
"Go, go. You will start in the next game against Shakhtar. Don't disturb me from getting off work here." George Lee began to drive Van Persie away.
After Van Persie walked out of the office, he came to the parking lot.
He found a car parked next to his car and a man leaning on the car waiting for him.
Because it was getting a little dark, when I got closer, I saw clearly that it was Smith.
"Are you done talking?"
"The chat is over."
Both knew what the other was going to say.
"Old place, you're in for a treat today."
"Okay." Van Persie agreed directly.
