Ribéry suddenly screamed loudly, startling all the tenants in the house. They stood on the stairs and looked at the scar-faced lad who kept screaming in circles on the porch. The fat landlord squeezed out from behind the crowd and screamed even louder than Ribéry. Ribéry only stopped his crazy actions when he was completely suppressed.
"Franck, what's wrong?" The fat landlord asked.
Ribéry shouted loudly, "I'm going to England, I'm going to England!"
"England? Isn't it just across the sea? What are you going to do there? "A thin and tall man wearing only a pair of underpants asked.
"To play football! To play professional football!! "Thinking of the phone call and his future in England, Ribéry's face twisted with excitement. "I … I want to treat you to dinner! Drink! I want to celebrate! "
The landlord spread out her hands and said with a straight face, "Well, Franck, since you have money, give me last month's rent first."
At the mention of this, Ribéry's eyebrows drooped again, "Can I owe it first, Aunt Emma? You know now I … "
Looking at his embarrassment, the landlord smiled. She moved down from the stairs and gave Ribéry a hug, "Well, don't worry, Franck. Good luck. "Then she kissed Ribéry's forehead gently. After her, the tenants who lived under the same roof also came up to congratulate Ribéry who had found a team again.
"Do well, Franck! Become a big star player! Just like Henry! "
"Let all the French people know that we, Claude, can also produce a star player!"
"Franck — Ribéry!"
"Oh! Oh! "
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Ribéry felt very lucky that an unknown player who played in the Serie C would be noticed by a Premier League team. The biggest problem that had been bothering him was solved just like that.
Twain also felt very lucky that Metz had not made a move on Ribéry, or something had gone wrong. In short, the future main midfielder of the French national team, the scarred warrior who shone in the World Cup in Germany, now belonged to him. Ribéry, who was extremely fast and good at dribbling, would be a sharp knife on the Forest team's left flank. He could also play as the attacking midfielder, right winger and striker. He got such a versatile midfielder for free. Where else could he find something so cheap?
Four days later, the deal was finalized. Nottingham Forest received the 21-year-old French midfielder, Franck Ribéry, on a free transfer. When the Forest team announced the deal on its official website, even England's most knowledgeable football reporters and commentators did not know who "Franck Ribéry" was. On the other hand, his scarred face had become the target of interest for the media. With regards to his joining, the media's general view was that Tang En did not spend a single cent to strengthen his bench.
Since Tang En had set the target of attracting fate to France, how could he miss out on this person? A day later, the Forest team announced that it had reached an agreement with the Ligue 1 team, Bastia. They brought in Bastia's main right back, Pascal Chimbonda, for a million pounds. As Batisia's main right back, Chimbonda had played 31 times at home last season and scored one goal. His performance was outstanding and had already attracted the interest of many teams. This time, Tang En had once again snatched a spot ahead of his competitors.
Although the Forest team already had Gerard Piqué, Clint Hill, as well as Wes Morgan, it was far from enough for the Forest team, which needed to compete on multiple fronts.
Time had just entered July, and the Forest team's official website was constantly updating with the latest information regarding the transfer.
On July 1st, Nottingham Forest announced that it had reached an agreement with Birmingham City to sign Birmingham City's main center back, Matthew Upson, for a price of four million pounds. Although Upson, who came from Arsenal's youth training camp, was not a top defender in the English Premier League, he could still occupy a main position in a mid-tier team. Moreover, the main reason Tang En had taken a liking to him was that, compared to the other center backs in the team, the 25-year-old Upson was rich in experience and had played for many teams. In addition, for Upson, this transfer to Nottingham Forest could be said to be a "revisiting" to a certain extent. He had been loaned to the Forest team by Arsenal in the 2000-01 season. Unfortunately, he had only played one game.
On the forward line, Tang En gave up on Gareth Taylor, who had only joined the team last season. He gave him two choices: to be a substitute, to transfer, or to be loaned out. Taylor chose the latter. Currently, the Forest team was in contact with several teams that were interested in Taylor.
Ian Jess ended his contract with the Forest team and chose to return to Aberdeen to retire. The Forest team's midfield currently lacked a player with the ability to organize an attack and also have a set piece kick.
Tang En had originally taken a liking to Mikel Arteta, who had just returned to Spain from Rangers in Glasgow, Scotland. He hoped to persuade him to join the ambitious Forest team. However, Arteta was not interested in the newly promoted Forest team because the La Liga powerhouse, Real Sociedad, had extended an invitation to him. As a Spaniard, a team from his homeland was clearly more suitable for Arteta. He rejected Tang En and chose to go to Real Sociedad.
After learning of Arteta's choice, Tang En sighed. Even if he had changed Piqué's future trajectory, he still could not change Arteta's future. Mikel Arteta was originally another excellent product of Barcelona's youth training camp. He was once regarded as Guardiola's successor and Barcelona's number four. He played in the middle and was good at organizing an attack. At the same time, he also had a good set piece kick technique. These were the reasons why Tang En had taken a liking to him.
However, he still chose to join Real Sociedad. It was exactly the same as the history in Tang En's memory. Arteta, who could not get a chance to play in Barcelona, had no choice but to frequently move to other teams in order to play in the competition. In the 2000-01 season, he was loaned by Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain. Although he only played six games, he scored one goal. In the 2001-02 season, he continued to be loaned to Paris Saint-Germain. His performance was average. When he returned to Barcelona, he found that there was no longer a place for him there. In desperation, he chose to terminate his contract with Barcelona and transferred to Rangers in Scotland on a free transfer. His two seasons in Scotland were wonderful. He made fifty appearances for the team and scored ten goals. Then, Real Sociedad took a liking to Arteta in faraway Scotland and extended an invitation to him. When he returned to Spain, full of ambition, he found that things were not as simple as he had imagined. He still could not get a chance at Real Sociedad. Half a season later, in January 2005, he was loaned by Real Sociedad to the English Premier League team, Everton. Half a season later, he permanently transferred to the Liverpool team. After going around in a big circle, he finally found his stable home. At that time, he was already twenty-three years old. The time of his youth had been wasted in constant wandering.
Tang En had wanted to directly omit the step of Real Sociedad and bring Arteta, who was used to English football, from the cold Glasgow to Nottingham. But …
This must be fate. Everyone had their own destiny, and they had to walk this path …
Arteta was not the first person to cause Tang En a setback in the transfer market. He did not give up on the idea of finding a player for the team who could organize an attack in the middle of the midfield. This time, he had his eyes on Xabi Alonso. But with the Forest team's financial resources and influence, it was too difficult to succeed in bringing in the midfielder that even Real Madrid coveted.
Alonso even refused to talk to the Forest team because he felt that it was impossible for him to go to a newly promoted team. If he had to leave Real Sociedad, he would also go to a powerhouse team. In the end, Liverpool bought him for 10.5 million pounds.
After suffering a series of setbacks in terms of bringing in reinforcements in the midfield, another piece of news made things worse for Tang En. Forest Team had received a fax from the far east, Ukraine. They had offered Forest Team three million pounds, requesting to buy Sergei Rebrov.
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