"No. 7 looks the most pleasing to the eye. For fifty thousand pounds, I will buy No. 7."
"Liester, this is not how it works."
Seeing Lister casually throwing out 50,000 pounds, Ferguson shook his head beside him. Lister made an appointment with Ferguson to watch horse racing today. Because Lister knew that Ferguson liked to watch horse racing very much, and many players in England have this hobby.
Including Owen, who is currently hot in England. They all like to play two games during their breaks. Even Ferguson and the major shareholders of Manchester United filed a lawsuit over a horse. Of course, the price of the horse they fought for was very high.
"Alex, I don't know anything about horse racing. But horse racing is just for fun. I think horse No. 7 looks the most pleasing to the eye and has the most energy."
"You ruined this sport."
Ferguson attaches great importance to horse racing. He plays it very happily and is very serious. Although List casually threw away fifty thousand pounds, he didn't care at all. Being able to meet Ferguson and play horse racing together like this, let alone fifty thousand pounds
Even if it's half a million pounds, you can't get it back for one million pounds.
"Lister, what exactly is the reason for inviting me here this time?"
Because Van Nistelrooy moved to Manchester United and Van Nistelrooy performed very well at Manchester United, Lister and Ferguson had met many times. Otherwise, how could Ferguson be willing to meet Lister in private if they had previous friendships. Ferguson was also confused.
, what is the matter that Riester is looking for in him? It should be about Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Ruud van Nistelrooy earns a weekly salary of 44,000 pounds at Manchester United. Several big bosses at Manchester United, not to mention the top stars like Beckham, such as Keane, Scholes, and Giggs earn a weekly salary of 44,000 pounds.
Their salaries are around 70,000 pounds, and they are the first-tier players in Manchester United's salary. As Ruud Van Nistelrooy is the top scorer this season, it is understandable that Lister wants to increase Van Nistelrooy's salary. Ferguson is not prepared to suppress Van Nistelrooy.
Ni's salary, he agreed as long as the conditions were reasonable.
Lister lost fifty thousand pounds in vain. But he had a smile on his face. He did not look at Ferguson, but looked at the other groups of horses that were still preparing below, and said softly: "Alex, I heard that
Stam is preparing to publish his autobiography."
"I know."
Ferguson immediately interrupted Lister's words. Ferguson is a strong person. Lister did not answer his question directly, but said something else. Ferguson was a little angry. And it is normal for those players to write autobiographies, because autobiographies are also
A channel to make money. Many players want to make more money when they are young, because many players do not have many ways to make money after retirement. In world football, there are not only one or two stars who go bankrupt after retirement. If according to
In terms of weight, almost half of the players have this problem.
"I was fortunate enough to read some of the content in his autobiography. I guess he didn't like Philippe Inzaghi very much. In his autobiography, he directly stated that Inzaghi was a liar. He always tried to cheat on the field in order to win."
Ferguson said nothing and looked at Liszt with a frown. Because Ferguson knew that Liszt had nothing to do, and he came to talk to him about these issues. And Liszt had read Stam's autobiography, and Ferguson thought it was nothing. Because Ferguson
Michael Williams, the agent of List and Stam, is familiar with them, and List has a wide network of contacts in Dutch football. It should not be a difficult problem to know about this matter.
It's just that Ferguson never understood why Lister sighed about Stam's autobiography. However, Ferguson did not disturb Lister this time, but listened quietly. Because he believed that Lister said this for a reason.
"And he said that Vieira likes to use small movements and Owen's ball control ability is poor. Anyway, he commented on almost all the opponents. Reading that autobiography was really eye-opening for me. It gave me an understanding of other players from another angle.
players.”
"It's very common. Many players' autobiographies are like this."
Ferguson was a little angry. In fact, many players' autobiographies don't have much content. At most, they just evaluate the head coach who worked with them, their teammates, and their opponents. Then it became an autobiography. But many
There is room for people to write autobiographies, because even if they retire, most people still have to make a living in this circle. However, it is still very rare for someone like Stam to criticize all his opponents.
"It seems that there are some contents from the locker room in it. I don't know if there are contents from the Manchester United locker room. Anyway, I know that there are contents from the Dutch national team's locker room. It seems that when Davis was playing with the national team, he was in the team.
Scolding Beckham. It seems like this."
Lister used several similar words, but Ferguson's face was already livid. Because at Lister's point, although he said it was superficial, there must be such content. Ferguson was a very controlling head coach.
No one in his Manchester United team dared to resist him.
Players who dared to resist in history have been purged by him. From Lee Sharp to Stam, Beckham, and Keane, all of these people have been purged by Ferguson. Therefore, what Ferguson cares about most is the locker room. Of course,
Any coach in English football attaches great importance to the locker room. Although Lister said that he has not seen anything about the Manchester United locker room, Ferguson can already imagine it.
"There is also news about Alex. Stam said that when you introduced him, you first contacted him personally."
"Hmph! What else?"
Now Ferguson is really angry. When bringing in players, it is an open secret to contact the opponent's players first. Sitting here now is Ferguson, a famous European coach. The other is List, one of the best agents in European football. Two people are sitting here.
Everyone has done this kind of thing. If there are any coaches or agents in European football who have done this kind of thing, then this coach must be a coach in the amateur league. The players owned by this agent must not be pursued by anyone.
garbage player.
Everyone knows this kind of thing, but don't publicize it loudly, and don't let anyone know about it. As long as there is no evidence, nothing will happen.
"Alex, that's all I know."
Ferguson was already very angry and wanted to go up and slap Stam directly. Ferguson did not doubt that List was lying, because Stam's autobiography will be released soon, and he will know if it is true when he reads it.
But being angry, Ferguson has not yet lost his mind. Ferguson's head is still spinning very fast. He raised his head and stared at Lister, and asked: "Lister, you and Michael have a conflict?"
Ferguson has already shot Stam in his heart. For Ferguson, Stam's behavior is unforgivable. Not to mention Stam, he will not tolerate it even if it is done to Keane or Beckham.
For any English football coach, Stam's autobiography would be hard to tolerate on anyone's behalf, let alone a head coach as strong as Ferguson.
Even Ferguson was not prepared to persuade Stam to change the contents of his autobiography because he thought it was not necessary. But shooting was still a shooting, and Ferguson was still confused. He wanted to know why List was like this, and whether it was because of his relationship with Stam.
Tam's agent, Michael Williams, has a conflict.
Lister shook his head and said: "My relationship with Michael is not that good, but it is not to the point of hostility. I am thinking about Manchester United. What will you do if Stam's autobiography comes out in July or August?"
Do you have time to find Stam's replacement?"
"You think I'm going to abandon Stam?"
Ferguson had experienced strong winds and waves, so he quickly made a decision and sorted out his thoughts. Therefore, he still had time to joke with List.
"Alex, I believe that even if this person is David Beckham, you will kick him out."
"Hehehe."
Ferguson laughed loudly. Then he said seriously: "Lister, tell me your purpose directly. It seems that there is no point in beating around the bush between us."
"Saul Campbell."
Lister slowly stated the purpose of his visit today. Then he said: "I am here just for him. I believe that with his ability, he can completely replace the position left by Stam. And Campbell is still a free agent, not
Best for Manchester United?"
"Why?"
Ferguson is a big-shot figure in English football. Even England's number one agent, Stretford, doesn't dare to be presumptuous in front of Ferguson. You can think about his strength. Ferguson clearly knows Campbell's agent Anderson.
, and Manchester United has also been in contact with Campbell. However, Manchester United has no absolute demand for Campbell, so during the negotiations, it did not have as favorable conditions as Liverpool and Arsenal.
According to Ferguson's understanding, List has nothing to do with this transfer. Ferguson does not believe that List is really good for Manchester United and really only thinks about Manchester United. Who is List? Make money in European football
The most capable person is Riester. How could Riester get involved in something that is unprofitable?
"Because of Arsenal, because of Jerome Anderson."
"kindness?"
Ferguson was raided by Lister today, so there were some changes. So Ferguson used this kind of rhetorical question and simple words to slowly take the initiative. Lister discovered Ferguson's intention, but Lister didn't care.
"I hate Jerome Anderson. I don't have a good relationship with him. I believe Coach Ferguson has heard of it. Don't look at the reports out there. In fact, Campbell is very close to Arsenal. It's just that Campbell is still playing for Tottenham, so
It's just that we haven't been able to announce it. Arsenal now have the biggest advantage. I don't like Arsenal making cheap money, and I don't like Jerome Anderson making money."
"Haha, Lister, that's all."
List nodded. Ferguson was too cunning to believe that there was only such a reason. But Ferguson would not get to the bottom of it. Ferguson was already considering the plan mentioned by List.
"Alex, I gave you the best information. If you need my help, please let me know how to operate it later."
