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Chapter 254 Interfering with the transfer of Nottingham Forest
2001 came, Nick spent New Years in Nottingham, England, and he arrived in Nottingham just before Christmas.

The problem of coexistence of several women was solved, and this Christmas was very comfortable, and the legendary big bedding really made Nick meet.

There is no winter break in the UK. After Christmas, Nottingham Forest will continue to play in League One.

不过尼克的到来并没有给诺丁汉森林带来运气，他们在1月2日的英甲联赛第27轮的比赛中客场被伯明翰1:0击败，遭到了本赛季球队的第一场失利。

但27轮拿到21胜5平1负积68分，还是一个很不错的战绩了，排名第二的富勒姆也落后了整整10分呢。看来本赛季拿到一个直通英超的名额，指日可待。

In the English League Cup, Nottingham Forest reached the semi-finals and will face giants Manchester United at home in the first round of the semi-finals on January 1.

The FA Cup has also entered the third round, fighting on three fronts and advancing at the same time. Nottingham Forest has attracted a lot of attention during this winter break.

Of course, Nottingham Forest's outstanding record will definitely be followed by other teams.It is normal for the top league teams to stare at the low-level league teams in their country, and it is easy to succeed. After all, people go to high places, who doesn't yearn for high-level leagues?
On January 1, facing a check of 6 million pounds from Tottenham Hotspur, Nick decisively let Hilton agree to Tottenham's deal to buy Dawson.

Although Dawson himself was trained by Nottingham Forest, he couldn't refuse the invitation from Tottenham.

Tottenham is considered a strong team, and in London, Dawson himself hopes to play for Tottenham to achieve his goal of being selected for the England national team.

Dawson is still looking forward to playing with the England national team defender Campbell, but at the end of this season, Campbell will leave White Hart Lane to play for rivals Arsenal in the same city, which Dawson must not know.

1000 million pounds is not a small amount. Although Dawson has a good level, Nick doesn't think he can be worth so much money at his age. After all, he has just passed his 17th birthday.

However, the gold dollar offensive in European football is getting more and more intense. With Abramovich’s strong intervention, the European transfer market is on the rise this year. Abramovich will forcibly spend money when he sees capable players. No, the winter break is not a peak period for transfers.

Therefore, if you want to get Dawson, it is up to Tottenham not to spend so much money.

If you don't want it, maybe Arsenal will intervene, and the oil tycoon in Chelsea will not be polite to you.

As for Nottingham Forest, Nick still has certain doubts about Dawson's ability. It is difficult for him to grow into a top central defender.

Moreover, Dawson's style of play is soft and his turning speed is slow, which is not what a team that aspires to become a wealthy team needs.

If it is not sold at this time, it may not be able to sell for so much money in the future. Now that the players are willing to go, Nick decided to sell.

Of course, Dawson is gone, and Nottingham Forest's defense must be supplemented.

Soon, Nick instructed Hilton to buy Porto's 22-year-old central defender Carvalho, who was on loan from Alverca. The two parties signed a three-year contract with a weekly salary of 3 pounds.

Carvalho can be said to be an all-round central defender, he can even play the position of sweeper,

He is precise in positioning, fierce in steals, and has a considerable ability to hold the ball at his feet. When instigating the team's counterattack, he can mention the middle circle to participate in the offense.

In another time and space, Carvalho reached the peak of his personal career in Porto and Chelsea of ​​the Magic Birds, and he was the best central defender of the Portuguese team in the 2004 European Cup.

Obviously, this guy is on a higher level than Dawson.

And Nick only gave Porto 500 million pounds, and this entry and exit made a net profit of 500 million pounds.

Of course, Carvalho will not be able to join the team until the end of the 00-01 season, and he has to finish this season for Alberca, so Dawson will also play for Nottingham Forest for this season before leaving.

Undoubtedly, this was opposed by Nottingham Forest fans. Dawson, as his own and the captain of the team, was actually sold. Although the players themselves agreed to this, the fans still scolded the club management for idiots.

Where is the team that sells the team captain so easily?Isn't this self-destructing the Great Wall?
Not to mention that the fans didn't understand, even the head coach Xu Baogen disagreed. If Nick hadn't transferred Carvalho's game video, Xu Baogen would definitely not agree.

However, Nottingham Forest defeated Manchester United 8-1 at home with a header from Chinese striker Li Bing in the first round of the Carabao Cup semi-final on the 0th, which immediately made the fans forget the pain of Dawson's departure.Hitting a stick and giving a lump of candy made Nottingham Forest fans feel pain and happiness.

The leader of the League One kills the leader of the Premier League, is this considered unpopular?
So fans have forgiven the club's move.

But they were not in a good mood for two days. Nottingham Forest sold Reyes to the Premier League giants Arsenal. The price paid by 'Arsenal' was 1500 million pounds, and Reyes could join Arsenal immediately.

This time it was even more of a hornet's nest. Reyes scored 27 goals in 19 games and was simply the core of the team's offense. Nottingham Forest fans organized an angry demonstration at the gate of the club, demanding an explanation from the club's senior management.

Nick thought to himself that the fans couldn't be blamed. No one would be comfortable in such a situation. Reyes is good, but Nick knows his ending. Such a player can at most be considered a B+ or A-level player, far from a top player.

The fans' protest lasted for three days before dissipating. After all, the protest was only a formality. What the club wants to do, what can the fans do to stop it?The team is not Nottingham fans.

Of course, if someone leaves, someone will come to replace him. Nick directly bought the Dutch player Alger Robben from the Eredivisie team Groningen for 300 million pounds. He signed a contract for 3 years with a weekly salary of 2.5 pounds.

Nick knows Robben's future better than anyone else, and replacing Reyes is not a problem at all.

Of course, there is still a lot of resistance when buying Robben, and the resistance comes from the players themselves.

Robben is determined to play for the European giants, but before entering the giants, he plans to play in the Eredivisie giants Eindhoven or Ajax for two years, and then use this as a springboard to log into the European giants.

So when he heard the name of Nottingham Forest, Robben immediately rejected it.

However, when he saw Nick's figure, Robben's heart moved quickly. Nick stole the limelight at the World Player of the Year awards ceremony. Naturally, Robben knew that he could play for Nick, so why hesitate?This might be Nick's teammate in the future, and being able to accept Nick's technical guidance is what Robben is looking forward to.

And Nick gave Robben a promise: If Robben wants to play for a giant while playing for Nottingham Forest, Nottingham Forest will not set up any obstacles.

If Robben still refuses to agree to such a request, then he is too unflattering, and the weekly salary of 2.5 pounds does not seem to be low. He, a rookie who is about to turn 17, has suddenly become a rich man, isn't he satisfied?

Robben made his debut on the 14th in the 28th round of League One, and he seized the opportunity very well. In the 19th and 59th minutes, he made two inside cuts to break the gate of the Crystal Palace team, making the fans of the home team forget the troubles of Reyes leaving immediately.

"This Dutchman seems to be more powerful than Jose?"

"That's right, look at his speed, it's really fast, and the quality of this shot is also very high."

"It seems that the club's decision is right, but I still miss Jose. Why didn't the club let Jose and Alger play at the same time? Wouldn't our Nottingham Forest be even stronger?"

Facing the praise of the fans, Nottingham Forest has survived the crisis of confidence. Although the team is changing, the results have always been good. So what is there to be picky about?

Nick's move to buy players continued. Within two days, a French player named Franck Ribery came to the team to report and signed a three-year contract with a weekly salary of 3 pounds.

Reminiscent of the fact that these players bought by the club have never missed, so the fans still gave a warm welcome to Ribery's arrival, which made Ribery very happy.

This deal cost Nottingham Forest 150 million pounds, which is no different from the price of cabbage.

In the eyes of the outside world: Who is Ribery?
But in Nick's eyes: hey, this time it's developed, Franck Ribery, Brother Scar, it won't be long before they become famous in England.

Ribery's signing will be much easier. After all, the level of League One is much higher than that of the French League C where he plays, and Nottingham Forest ranks first in League One this season, and has not been eliminated in the English League Cup and FA Cup. It is very likely to enter the Premier League or even the European League next season.

Moreover, when he came to Nottingham, he got a weekly salary of 1.5 pounds, which made Ribery himself a little bit smug. You must know that when he played football in France, his salary was less than one-tenth of that in England. Ribery often lamented that he was too poor, so he was still very satisfied with this salary.

After taking down Ribery, Nottingham Forest recruited Giorgio Chiellini, a young player from the Italian third-tier team Livorno, at a price of 300 million pounds, with a weekly salary of 5000 pounds.

Chiellini tackles ferociously, judges accurately, has top-notch header skills, and is not slow. He can play as a central defender or as a fullback. Moreover, Chiellini has a high IQ. In another time and space, he even got a bachelor's degree from the University of Turin.

Of course, now that he has come to the UK, he doesn't know which school he will choose to study.

Nick was very impressed with this gentleman. He was bitten by Su Ya in a certain World Cup.

Naturally, this was cut off in advance. Chiellini even took a fancy to Juventus, so Nick instructed Hilton to make a quick move. The bid of 300 million pounds was a bit high, and Livorno was also happy to receive such a large sum of money. The two sides hit it off and reached a deal.

Nottingham Forest fans were delighted to see the club bring in several players at once, although they have yet to prove themselves.

Nottingham Forest fans hadn't been happy for two days, and Nick then thoroughly challenged the bottom line of Nottingham Forest fans: Facing Manchester United's offer of 1650 million pounds plus Fletcher, Nick immediately agreed to let Carrick move to Manchester United during the winter break.

Fletcher signed a three-year contract with a weekly salary of £3.

Carrick's performance in Nottingham Forest's midfield this season has been quite stable. He has allowed Nottingham Forest's offense and defense to function very normally, and he is the darling of Nottingham Forest fans.

Therefore, the team's sale of Carrick completely angered the Nottingham fans. They rushed to the gate of the club, first confronted the security guards, and then threw things at the club building, scarring the club office building for a while. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

In the end, it was the Nottingham police who came forward and arrested dozens of radical fans before pressing the matter down.

Nick couldn't help lamenting that the tempers of England fans are really hot, and they dare to make trouble at every turn, but what the hell do these fans know?Carrick's level is high, but he is also not a top star, at most he can be regarded as an A-level player. He is still far from the height reached by Ribery and Robben.

However, in order to appease the fans, Nick still instructed Hilton to spend 500 million pounds to introduce Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien from the Ligue 3 team Bastia. The contract was signed for 3 years and the weekly salary reached [-] pounds.

Essien, nicknamed 'African Buffalo', has fierce defense, excellent steals, strong speed and explosive power, and exceptionally good passing.

At the moment, Essien's reputation is also not that great, but the future is very bright. Nick dares to pay so much money for him, of course he has nothing to fear.

In less than a year, his value would at least double, which would definitely be a good deal, and it would also bring results to Nottingham Forest.

And Essien also happened to catch up with the 1th round of League One on January 21, when Nottingham Forest played away against Crewe.

It was a tough contest. Nottingham Forest was stubbornly blocked by the home team. Crewe played very hard.

However, in terms of offense, their core player Maxhus was also hit hard by Essien. "African Buffalo" not only defended fiercely, but also inserted a long-range shot from 85 meters away in the 30th minute, causing the opponent's goalkeeper to drop. Robben quickly inserted a supplementary shot and scored the only goal of the game.

Now the fans of Nottingham Forest are also conflicted. Compared with Carrick, this Essien seems to be not inferior at all. He can both attack and defend. £500 million is simply a bargain.

However, Nottingham fans still haven't forgotten about Carrick, so they hope to watch the team's game against Manchester United on January 1. If Essien still plays well, then the fans will accept him.

To sum up Nottingham Forest’s player transfers during the winter break, although the number of players was less than the number of players, the sale of Carrick, Reyes and Dawson brought Nottingham Forest an income of 4150 pounds plus a Fletcher worth at least 400 million pounds, while the purchase of players only cost 1850 million pounds, making a net profit of 2700 million pounds, which is a big profit.

And these players purchased can earn Nottingham Forest more in the future. Time will make Nottingham fans realize everything. The strength of Nottingham Forest is just around the corner.

Of course, when Bai Jie learned that her team had made so much money, she almost laughed from ear to ear.

(End of this chapter)