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"Happy cooperation!" *2. In Brooking's office, George and the West Ham United acting coach gently clinked the champagne glasses in their hands and smiled at each other. Both men are clearly content to have reached a consensus on Carrick's move.
It turned out that after finalizing the specific amount of Carrick's transfer fee, Brooking and George, who were both in a good mood, felt the need to celebrate the transfer deal that was finally reached. As a result, the above-mentioned scene appeared in the room.
But to be honest, Brooking was still quite tangled mentally at this time. On the one hand, a group of players in the team chose to move on free transfers after their contracts expired, and there were also a group of players who could not be sold at high prices due to the team's relegation and personal wishes. At the same time, the transfer market was worse than in the heyday two years ago. Under the circumstances of a lot of depression, being able to get 9 million pounds in income from Carrick's transfer is already a pretty good result for the current West Ham United. Brooking naturally has reason to be happy; and another On the one hand, Brooking also felt quite heartbroken to sell a general like Carrick.
After all, in Brooking's original vision, Carrick was supposed to be the leading figure in leading the Hammers back to the Premier League next season. But now, he had to sell Carrick to Tottenham Hotspur, a rival in the same city, for a transfer fee of nine million pounds. This cannot but be said to be an extremely sad thing for him.
Alas, it would be great if we didn't dig such a big hole in the first half. Otherwise, with the team's state in the second half of the season, if they want to avoid relegation in the Premier League, wouldn't that be an easy task? When he thought of this, Brooking's heart was filled with bitterness. As a legend who played for West Ham United as a player and dedicated his peak years to Upton Park, it goes without saying that Brooking has feelings for the Hammers. Therefore, he really does not want the team to lose this talented local midfielder.
But there is no way, the situation is stronger than the people. Even Brooking, who has a high reputation in West Ham United, cannot go against the decision of the club's top management to sell players in exchange for liquidity at this time.
What Brooking didn't know was that he had actually taken advantage of this transfer. Because in George's previous life, although West Ham United successfully retained Carrick this summer, they finally sold Carrick to Tottenham a year later, and only received a measly £2.75 million. The transfer fee is completely different from the 9 million pounds reached now!
The reason why there is such a huge gap is because the Hammers in the previous life failed to surpass the Super League in the following 03-04 season. As the leader of West Ham United at the time, Carrick's value was naturally affected a lot. Coupled with the fact that the latter was away from the top league for a whole season, this caused Carrick's value to drop significantly in his previous life. .
By the way, Brooking originally wanted to add a second transfer share clause, requiring West Ham to make another profit from Tottenham when they sell Carrick to other teams in the future. However, Brooking's request was sternly rejected by George - What a joke, Carrick already belongs to Tottenham, why should he give you West Ham when he leaves White Hart Lane? What are the benefits?
The splitting of the second transfer is the most annoying thing!
Seeing George's resolute attitude, Brooking, who was afraid that the other party would regret canceling the transfer again, could not continue to persist. After all, the current situation is that West Ham United urgently needs to cut expenses while also obtaining enough liquidity to maintain operations and rebuild the team. Therefore, Brooking must not offend a fairly generous buyer like Tottenham.
"Boss, I'm here." After learning that the club had agreed to Tottenham's price, Carrick immediately took his agent to the West Ham United headquarters and knocked on the door of Brookings. The door of the office, "I already know everything. If my transfer can better help the club get out of trouble, I will agree to the transfer."
"Michael..." Upon hearing Carrick's words, Brooking was immediately moved. He now deeply feels that losing such a player with noble character is really a great misfortune for West Ham United.
Nodding towards Brooking who was too moved to speak, Carrick turned around, looked at George sitting on the other side of the table, and then stretched out his right hand: "Are you George? Coach Nelson? I am very happy to be able to serve under you in the future. Last season, I was appointed in such an unfavorable situation, and finally led Manchester United to reverse Arsenal and win the championship. It really impressed me... So to be honest, I learned about you from From the moment I became Tottenham manager, I was very optimistic about your future at Tottenham."
"Haha, I am also lucky to be able to coach an outstanding player like you." As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person. Naturally, it was impossible for George to put on a frosty expression in response to Carrick's gesture of goodwill. What's more, in his team building plan, Carrick wants to become the team's metronome. For such a player who has such an important tactical position in his plan, George should win over him. How can there be any reason to look down on others when he comes up?
Furthermore, Carrick is not a Tottenham player yet. If George really dares to show off to the opponent, unless Carrick is mentally retarded, he will not play under a head coach who dislikes him.
This guy seems to be a good person. George thought to himself as he shook hands with Carrick. He now somewhat understands why so many players came in and out of Manchester United after Ferguson retired in his previous life. Many players from the Ferguson era also said goodbye to Old Trafford in those years, but Carrick could always play at Old Trafford. He found a place in the first team, and until 2016, when he traveled through time, he was still an important member of the Red Devils' rotation. Now it seems that it is obviously inseparable from Carrick's way of dealing with people.
On the other side, Carrick was also sizing up the head coach in front of him, who was not much older than him, but whose life experience was already full of legends. He really wanted to know where he fit into the opponent's plan. Should he serve as a deep-lying playmaker like Veron and Pirlo, or should he play for Redknapp Jr. like he did at West Ham United?
After all, in the eyes of most fans and experts at this time, Joe Cole, who has a gorgeous playing style, is West Ham United's number one playmaker. And Carrick is just a supporting presence behind Joe Cole. This has never changed whether under Rhodes or under Brooking.
This is also the main reason why Carrick's reputation is far less than that of Joe Cole, and even the team's Defoe and Glen Johnson who just debuted last season - the team's positioning is so, plus Carrick's good-natured character makes him dislike arguing with others about everything, which makes his talent completely overshadowed by other teammates. Only George, a time traveler with past life memories, discovered Carrick in advance. The energy contained in the body.
In other words, if Carrick really showed no less talent and ability than Joe Cole at this time, how could West Ham United in the previous life sell him to Tottenham so cheaply? How could it be possible that George was the only one interested in him now?
Although Carrick has expressed his willingness to play at White Hart Lane, before that, the two sides still have to discuss Carrick's personal treatment at Tottenham. If the two sides cannot reach an agreement on this issue, Carrick will still not become a part of Tottenham.
Therefore, after the arrival of Carrick, the rightful owner, in order to facilitate the negotiation of personal treatment and other aspects between the two parties, Brooking took George and Carrick to a nearby small reception room, and then said goodbye and left. Go - on the one hand, because he couldn't bear to see Carrick and Tottenham sign a work contract; on the other hand, because there were other transfer negotiations waiting for Brooking to deal with at this time.
You must know that Carrick is just the most unremarkable among West Ham United's youth players. Players such as Joe Cole and Glen Johnson, who are well-known, naturally attract more buyers. . Therefore, Brooking still has a lot of things to deal with now. It is not easy to spend half a day personally negotiating with George on Carrick's transfer.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, negotiating personal remuneration with players is a long and difficult task, but for George, who has strong financial resources and is the sole owner of Tottenham, obviously it is not a problem that can be solved with money. question. Not to mention, this era is not like ten years later, when player salaries are soaring like a rocket due to the interference of super rich players such as Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain. Therefore, after seeing George offer a contract with an annual salary of one million pounds (approximately $1.6 million) and various bonus clauses, Carrick happily signed his name on the contract.
Carrick, you've fallen into my trap! Seeing Carrick sign the contract, George felt happy. After winning Carrick, the most critical link in his team-building plan has been implemented. The next step is to build a lineup based on Carrick's technical characteristics and playing style, and formulate tactics suitable for his performance.
Sorry, Alex, the successor you wanted for Roy (Keane) is now a Tottenham Hotspur player. George secretly apologized to Ferguson, who had been poached by him. However, it was impossible for Ferguson, who didn't know Carrick's ability, to realize that he was intercepted by George in advance.
