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Chapter 43 Ferguson's Decision



Chapter 43 Ferguson's Decision
6月26日,当地时间晚上08:30,2002年韩日世界杯半决赛第二场在日本琦玉县2002体育场进行,巴西和土耳其争夺第二张世界杯决赛的门票。

A day ago, the German team beat the host South Korea team 1-0. While taking the lead in reaching the final, it also ended the "magical" performance of the South Korean team in this World Cup.

In the eyes of many people, this is the German football power headed by the football emperor Beckenbauer. In the game of FIFA, it has suppressed the influence of FIFA Vice President Chung Mong-joon in FIFA.

In the end, in the contest between two teams from the same group, the Brazil team had the last laugh again, beating Turkey 1-0. Ronaldo scored his 6th goal in this World Cup and finally overwhelmed Turkey. Yin Jun of the Chinese team, Klose of the German team and teammate Rivaldo led the scorer list alone.

At the same time, in an office in the world-famous Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, a city in the far northwest of England, a small meeting was held by several people.

The main content of this meeting was that Manchester United's head of scouting in Asia reported to Ferguson and his assistants. To be precise, it was the result of the investigation of Yin Jun by the Manchester United scouting team.

Although Ferguson had already received a report written by the scouting team when the Chinese team ended their World Cup mission half a month ago, he faced Real Madrid, Arsenal, Ajax and Benfica. In the case of several strong competitors, Ferguson still decided to recall Bob, the team's head of scouting in Asia, to personally listen to his views on Yin Jun.

In many cases, cold words are not as good as face-to-face communication.

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Bob is very aware of Ferguson's attitude towards this transfer, so this report is very detailed, almost without any personal feelings in it, just a simple report of what he saw and heard.As for making judgments, that's Ferguson's business.

After listening to Bob's personal report, Ferguson fell silent.Although he already knew a lot about that magical Dongfang boy from the scouting report and the game highlights, but this time he personally listened to the face-to-face report from the head of the scouting, and he still had more ideas.

This is a very comprehensive midfielder with extremely fast speed, sharp breakthroughs, accurate passing, and good finishing ability. He is a real genius.

However, this kid’s position overlaps with that of David’s. Manchester United’s introduction of him is only to find a substitute for David. Under such circumstances, is it really worth spending £500 million?
What Manchester United really lacks at present is the striker. Apart from Ruud (Van Nistelrooy) and Ole (Solskjaer), they can't even find a qualified substitute player.

Although the 20-year-old Danny Webber was once cultivated by him as a potential new star, this kid is not very capable and has a lot of appetite. He only wants to start and does not want to be a substitute, but he doesn't think about whether he can afford to start for Manchester United. The burden of the striker.

The 19-year-old Nardiero is also a bit uninterested, and currently has no ability to play for Manchester United's first team.

The Danish Tim was on Manchester United's purge list early, but unfortunately he never left...

What Ferguson most wants to introduce this summer is a striker with considerable strength.

The Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan, who the team spent £700 million on in the winter transfer window, has not been able to adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League and has not scored a single goal in half a season.

In the new season, if the team wants to compete with Arsenal and Liverpool, it must have a third stable scoring point on the front line besides Rudd and Ole.

In 2002, when the influence of the international financial crisis had not completely subsided, the economic environment of the whole world was not very good. Although Manchester United was a wealthy club, they really did not have much transfer budget this summer, and Ferguson had to spend 500 million pounds He still has some doubts about introducing a midfielder as a substitute, especially since the opponent is only a 17-year-old young player.

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Although the club's small meeting made Ferguson's impression of Yin Jun more profound, it failed to make him make up his mind and spend 500 million pounds to introduce Yin Jun.

However, this afternoon, Ferguson saw a report about Beckham in the newspaper, which made him change his mind.

It turned out that after returning from the World Cup, Beckham did not take a quiet vacation to relax his body and prepare for the new season, but frequently attended events with his wife Victoria to make money.

For a long time, Ferguson was not optimistic about the marriage between Beckham and Victoria. He believed that Victoria had led Beckham to the ground, so that his talented disciple would no longer focus on the game wholeheartedly.

He also warned Beckham on this issue more than once, but Beckham never took his warning to heart.

Ferguson felt that perhaps he should make some preparations, some preparations for the loss of Beckham, his favorite disciple.

Of course, Ferguson hopes that after Beckham has a strong competitor in the club, he will have a sense of crisis, so that he can change himself and focus on the game.

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With such an idea, Ferguson decided to spend 500 million pounds to introduce the young Oriental who performed exceptionally in the World Cup.

Prompting Ferguson to make such a decision also has something to do with Manchester United's market development strategy.Manchester United is currently preparing to vigorously develop the Asian market.

Although Ferguson is very opposed to the team's frequent commercial games, as the team's manager, he is still more concerned about the team's market development.He is very clear that in modern football, if the team does not have strong financial strength, it is impossible to have enough funds to introduce the players he likes.

Behind that kid is a huge country, which means a huge market.

In the past few days, he has learned about the influence of that magical oriental boy in that country, which can be said to be no less than Beckham's influence in the UK.

If Manchester United signs that kid, not only will they get a talent, but they may also open up a huge market. It is a huge piece of good news for both the strength of the team and the development of the team's market.

However, Ferguson soon got the news that Jiangzhou Jinfan, the club behind that kid, was no longer satisfied with the previous offer of 500 million pounds. They made a new offer, which can be called a frenzied offer: 1000 million pounds , or 1600 million euros!
(End of this chapter)


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