Father Green

Chapter 60: Lobbying Mr. Sir

"Okay, let's talk about your reason for coming. To be honest, I don't believe you are here to chat with an old man like me. Young people nowadays don't like to chat with a stubborn old guy like me." Ferguson asked Charlotte why she came .

"That's right, I'm here this time to inquire about the possible transfer of the 17-year-old French midfielder Paul Pogba who was previously on loan at our Southampton." Charlotte expressed her intention.

"No way!" Ferguson refused.

This answer was expected by Charlotte. Of course, he knew that it was not an easy task to poach someone from Ferguson's Manchester United.

"I know, Sir. You value Pogba, but you have to know that he has no chance at Manchester United. He is full next month, what he needs is games to train himself, and there is no chance for him in the reserve team. "

"I'm already planning to transfer him to the first team next season."

Charlotte interjected directly: "But how long will he sit on the bench? The Red Devils' first team is full of talents, especially in the midfield reserve. Among the main players are Fletcher, Anderson and third captain Carrick. There's Cleverley and Park Ji-sung in there. Even Januzaj and Lingard and Morrison among the young players, so there's no shortage of players in that position."

"Moreover, according to Manchester United's tradition. It is difficult for young players under the age of 21 to get a stable chance to play in the first team. At the same time, Manchester United has always had a tradition of reusing British players. Sir, whether you deny it or not, everyone knows Players from the three Commonwealth regions of Scotland and Wales are more likely to get a chance at Manchester United." After speaking, Charlotte looked at Ferguson.

"Well, even if what you said makes sense. But what does this have to do with you Southampton? Paul can continue to loan to other clubs to get training opportunities. If you don't loan Southampton, there is Everton. , Leicester City, and Swansea City, we can still loan Paul to other friendly clubs." Ferguson squinted his eyes.

Charlotte smiled: "Maybe Manchester United doesn't have so many opportunities. According to the information we have obtained, Paul's contract with Manchester United will expire next summer, but the two sides have not reached an agreement. It seems that Paul does not like to be everywhere. Living like a rented rootless duckweed”

Watching Ferguson sitting across from him suddenly change color, Charlotte immediately realized something was wrong.

If this stubborn old man thought that Southampton was making trouble, it would be over, so Charlotte quickly said: "Of course, this has nothing to do with our Southampton. I chatted with Paul two days ago and learned that he just changed the economy. people."

"He thought that the Frenchman Mathieu could not bring him better development, so he chose the Italian Raiola. At the same time, he also said that if he could not get effective playing time at Manchester United, he might consider moving to Italy. Go, after all, Raiola has a deep network in Italy, and Raiola is said to have contacted Juventus"

Ferguson squinted his eyes. Of course he knew about Pogba's change of agent, and even the reason why the contract renewal negotiations could not be negotiated was because of the Italian's interference.

The weekly salary is not important, what is important is the playing time, and Manchester United really does not have enough playing time to train a young player who has just completed, and this young player is not yet an Englishman.
"The fact is that Manchester United is a great club, but he can't satisfy Paul now. Instead of letting him spend two or three years on the bench and reserve team, it's better to let him go out and make a living."

"I think it is good for both Manchester United and Paul, and I also know that Manchester United spent a lot of time in introducing Paul, so if Paul transfers to Southampton, we can set a priority for Manchester United under the same circumstances. right to consider."

Seeing that the old man in front of him still didn't let go, Charlotte decided to make a big move: "At the same time, I also know that Sir is planning to retire in recent years. Although I have said retirement before, this time you are serious."

"As soon as the new head coach comes, he will definitely bring his confidant players. It is even more difficult for young players like Paul to have a bright future. On the contrary, it is easier for the core players of the first team. Fame and strength lie there. Even if the tactics are not suitable for the new manager, they can be transferred to other clubs."

Ferguson gave Charlotte a surprised look. To be honest, he was getting more and more frightened now.If Raiola wants to operate Pogba to Italy, he can still know a little bit of wind through interpersonal relationships.

Then it is absolutely impossible for the outside world to know that he wants to retire, although the media will hype his retirement in a formal manner at the end of each season.

But what is certain is that absolutely no one will be able to get the news in advance. Now that he has just put retirement on the agenda, he and the club are still quietly observing the suitable successor for him, so how did the young man in front of him know the news? Woolen cloth?

It is absolutely impossible for the top club executives to be exposed, which is not in their interest.So, was it this young man who observed the subtleties and deduced it by himself through some clues?Yes, I have read the training plan he gave Paul before, and it is indeed very good.

Ferguson put away his contempt, he knew that the young man in front of him was definitely not an ordinary young man.

Ferguson took a sip from his wine glass: "There is no shortage of buyers for an outstanding young player like Paul. Why do we have to sell him to Southampton?"

Charlotte knew there was a door when she heard it. "First of all, Manchester United and Southampton have a happy basis for cooperation. At the same time, if Paul transfers to our club, we will formulate a more complete training plan for him. At the same time, he is also an important member of our first team."

"As far as Manchester United is concerned, selling such an outstanding young man to other competitors is not as good as selling to Southampton, which has a better relationship. The second is that Paul's contract will expire next summer. At this time, the club that bid for Paul almost none."

"Rather than let him go to Juventus or AC Milan for free tomorrow summer, he might as well sell it to us now."

If there is no Charlotte, according to the progress of history, Pogba has sat on the bench in Manchester United's first team for a season this season, and most of the time he participated in the reserve team games.

In the end, Pogba did not choose to renew his contract with Manchester United, but was operated by Raiola to Juventus next summer.

Ferguson does not have the ability to predict the future, and he is not from the future like Charlotte.But the Scottish old man has obviously guessed the result after so many years of experience. To be honest, he didn't take a young player seriously.He has cultivated too many superstar-like players in his life, and children with outstanding talents can see dozens of them every year.

Back then, even Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo could be sent away, so a Pogba would naturally not make him worry too much.

The crux of the problem is that in order to introduce Pogba from France, Manchester United followed the "illegal" procedure. Pogba was taken to Manchester when he was 15 years old. The training school almost went to court with Manchester United.

The impact of this incident on Manchester United is not insignificant. It took nearly a year for Le Havre to accept Manchester United's "training compensation" of more than 100 million pounds and reached an agreement in private.

Just such a bloody drama, if Manchester United really let Pogba transfer freely next summer, wouldn't it be that the Foxes didn't hit him and caused a lot of trouble instead.

So Ferguson does not reject Pogba's sale now, anyway, the other party's agent does not have the sincerity to renew the contract.As for the transfer fee, it is not important. Although the Glazer family is a vampire, they still don't care about such a fee of 200 million pounds.

What Manchester United wants is nothing more than a matter of face.

After thinking everything through, Ferguson smiled: "Young people nowadays are really amazing. Before, I wondered why Southampton was looking for such a young and outrageous head coach. But after today, I think Nanan Puton made the right call."