The Russian oligarch was comfortably reclining in his boss's chair, while his right-hand woman, Marina Granovskaia, who would later be known as "Sister NO," stood properly beside Abramovich.
In front of the two men was a television set, which was showing the match.
Abramovich had already frowned slightly when he saw his team concede a tie, and now, seeing Mourinho replace Malouda with Makelele, the billionaire's frown deepened even further.
Marina Granovskaya, who had been following Abramovich for almost ten years, keenly noticed the changes in her boss's facial expressions.
Before Abu could speak, Marina spoke up, "Boss, Jose... is still the same..."
"How did the talks with Afran go?" Abu didn't answer, but instead uttered another name with his eyes closed.
“Peter strongly recommends him, but his coaching experience…” Marina didn’t finish her sentence. She knew that Abramovich had lost patience with Mourinho. If she said Avran was fine now, Mourinho would probably be fired by Abramovich after the game, win or lose.
"Too short?" Abu chuckled.
“Yes!” Marina replied softly. “As you know, he has never coached a top-tier club in a top league before. He was only the technical director at Portsmouth, and after coming here, he's only the head of the football department…”
"Alright!" Abramovich waved his hand. "Go talk to him about the coaching contract and let him stay for one season. After this game, tell Mendes that I've fired José."
"What if we win today?"
"Win or lose!"
After saying this, Abu stood up, stopped watching the restarted match on TV, and walked straight out of the office...
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