i want to be king

Chapter 964 Poaching and Reverse Poaching
On the last day of the transfer market, Manchester United made a big news.

The Red Devils, who were unable to kill their rivals in the same city on the court, finally won Manchester City in the transfer market.

A defender from Manchester City's youth academy, the 19-year-old Swiss defender Veseli successfully switched from Manchester City to Manchester United at the last moment of the transfer market.

This transfer has aroused strong attention from the entire English football world.

Veseli is a leader in Manchester City's youth training camp. He is a versatile defender who can play multiple positions and has good skills at his feet. Guardiola is also optimistic about him, so he was selected into the first team.

This made Veseli quite dissatisfied, so when Manchester United extended an olive branch, the Swiss teenager directly switched to his arch-enemy.

This is the time to poke a hornet's nest.

Since the rise of Manchester City, the smell of gunpowder in the Manchester derby has become more and more intense. Veseli actually transferred to Manchester United at this time, and it was a zero transfer, which immediately made Manchester City fans very angry.

On the contrary, Veseli is very much looking forward to joining Manchester United, saying that Ferguson called him personally and successfully persuaded him to join Manchester United. He hopes to prove himself on the court.

"Manchester United have such a long history of developing young players and hopefully I can follow in their footsteps and be as good as them and leave my mark on United's history."

He joined Manchester City's youth training camp in [-] and switched to Manchester United four years later. Manchester City lost a hopeful star with local youth training.

In this regard, the media and fans have expressed that Veseli feels that there is no chance to make a difference in Manchester City.

Today's Manchester City has the world's top central defenders like Pepe and Kompany, and David Luiz and Harvey Martinez are also getting better. Manchester City's defense can be described as full of talents.

Even the weakest right back, besides Zabaleta, there is Trippier who is performing better and better, the youth team and the Barcelona direct line Bellerin introduced by Guardiola himself, all these make the generalist Veseli see no hope.

In an interview with the media, technical director Begiristan generously blessed Veseli, describing him as a child of Manchester City going out, hoping that he can have a bright future outside of Manchester City.

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The last day of transfer transfers during the winter break is destined to be an eventful one for Manchester United.

Highly praised by Ferguson, Rafael Morrison, a youngster who is regarded as England's most promising future to become the world's top superstar, transferred from Manchester United to West Ham United for a transfer fee of 100 million pounds.

This transaction was completed very suddenly, and even everyone was surprised, because Ferguson was very optimistic about this player.

Sky Sports revealed that one of the important reasons why Ferguson decided to sell Morrison was that the youth player's off-court life was not enough, and he had even been summoned and detained by the police many times.

With the outstanding performance of the youth team, Morrison and Pogba are regarded as the twin stars of Manchester United's youth training camp, especially the local player Morrison, who is recognized as the most talented talent in the Manchester United youth team, but this also brings him more off-court troubles.

First, he was fined [-] pounds for beating his girlfriend. Then, influenced by his surroundings and friends, he was prosecuted by the police for many illegal actions. Recently, he beat his girlfriend's mother because of a relationship dispute, which made him appear in the newspaper.

Sky Sports believes that Ferguson is clearly aware that in Manchester, it is very difficult to change Morrison's off-court living habits. His friends are all here, and the environment has a terrible impact on him.

"So, Ferguson personally called West Ham United's head coach Sam and told Sam that in his mind, Morrison has the potential to become one of the best players in history in the future, and he hopes Morrison can get more training opportunities in West Ham United."

According to Sky Sports, Ferguson obviously still wants West Ham to train Morrison and bring him back to Manchester United, so he sold Morrison to West Ham at the last moment of the transfer market.

The Hammers are also very happy to complete this deal, because 100 million pounds to get a world-recognized genius, if trained properly, this is definitely ten times, or even dozens of times the benefits.

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On the one hand, poaching the youth training talents of rival Manchester City, on the other hand, carefully creating an upgrade roadmap for the talented youngsters they are optimistic about. The layout of Ferguson and Manchester United on the last day of the transfer market is quite admirable.

But on the day after the transfer market closed, another genius in the Manchester United youth academy, Paul Pogba's agent, the Italian Raiola suddenly appeared in Turin.

At this time, in an interview with Turin Sports News, Raiola said with certainty: "Paul and I have made a decision after careful consideration. We will not renew our contract with Manchester United. The contract renewal negotiations are terminated. Pogba's time at Manchester United will end in half a year!"

Raiola's remarks quickly caused an uproar.

Everyone was stunned.

To say that this soap opera has indeed been on for long enough, everyone originally thought that Pogba was making a fuss, but he just wanted more salary. Manchester United offered a little sincerity, and he agreed. After all, who is willing to leave a giant like Manchester United?
Unexpectedly, Pogba did not renew his contract!

Morrison left West Ham United in London, Pogba announced the termination of contract renewal negotiations, and the twin stars that Manchester United fans regarded as hope for the next ten years left the team overnight. What do you want to do?
After Ferguson heard the news in Manchester, he immediately held a press conference and publicly attacked Raiola.

"When I first met him, he was an agent for Ajax players. Later, my players became his clients, but I didn't like him at all. I didn't like dealing with an agent like him. From the first moment I saw him, I didn't trust him."

"On the one hand, he knows how to please the players and their families. On the other hand, he will desperately want to extract more benefits from the club. He no longer focuses on football itself. He doesn't even care about the players' careers and future development. He only cares about money."

Ferguson seemed irritated. "The last time I talked to him, I asked him if he knew what his players were like. He replied that he didn't know, and he didn't care. He was only responsible for making conditions. If Manchester United can win, they will come down, otherwise they will leave."

"He's like a shitbag!"

Ferguson's remarks were quickly countered by Mino Raiola.

The Italian agent said Ferguson's distaste for him, far from making him angry, made him feel very honored.

"Yes, I think it's a recognition of my professionalism because I represent my players and negotiate with the club instead of negotiating with the club how to exploit my players."

"I know that in the eyes of the club's management, players should work hard and not make excessive demands. How much money the club will give, whether to play games, whether to give bonuses, or whether to promise a position, these should not be mentioned. It is an excessive demand."

"But I think, as an agent, I have to think about my players. In front of the club, I have to strive for more benefits for my players. This is what he deserves. If the club thinks that I have a problem because of this, then I think they should reflect on themselves. What is a player in their mind?"

When Ferguson and Raiola were arguing, Paul Pogba was also kicked out of the first team by Ferguson and demoted to the reserve team, but the French teenager never said anything bad about Ferguson and Manchester United from beginning to end.

When the Daily Mail blocked him and asked him his views on Manchester United and Ferguson, Paul Pogba repeatedly emphasized his respect for Ferguson. He repeatedly said that Ferguson is a great head coach.

As for the termination of the contract renewal negotiations with Manchester United, he said that this matter is left to the agent and family to deal with, and he is not very clear.

Instead, his brother came forward and said, "This is a very difficult decision for Paul, but he wants to get more playing time, and Manchester United has no way to give him a promise in this regard."

The Sun quickly dug up the inside story, saying that Pogba had secretly signed Manchester City.

The British media, which is known for digging out the inside story of player transfers, broke the news that the two parties signed the contract secretly in a restaurant in Manchester. Manchester City was persuaded by Begiristain and head coach Guardiola to persuade Pogba and his family to agree to his transfer to Manchester City.

"In order to persuade Pogba to agree, Su Dong even called Pogba himself and invited him to join Manchester City. Manchester City's ambition also made Pogba very excited. In addition, Manchester City offered a weekly salary of [-] pounds that Manchester United could not give. This made Pogba finally choose to sign with Manchester City."

As for why it was not announced to the public, the Sun said that the main reason is the rivalry between Manchester City and Manchester United in the same city, and now Pogba is still a Manchester United player, and it will take half a year before he can join Manchester City.

"But he is already mentally prepared to play in the Manchester United reserve team for half a year."

As if it was also to confirm the judgment of the outside world, after the disclosure by the Sun, the media broke the news that Pogba had already unfollowed many Manchester United players on social media. Instead, he began to interact with Su Dong.

In the No.20 round of the Premier League, after a [-]-[-] away draw with Everton, Manchester City ushered in Fulham at home after only a three-day break. Su Dong scored twice in the game and helped Manchester City beat Fulham [-]-[-] at home.

Aguero scored another goal in the second half.

After the game, Pogba forwarded a small video and report of Su Dong's goal on social media, and sent his praise.

"Natural leader! Perfect player!"

Su Dong replied on social media, "Looking forward to your pass!"

All of a sudden, fans all over the world started discussing it.

The answer is already obvious.

(End of this chapter)