Chapter 964: Poaching and Counter-poaching
On the last day of the transfer market, Manchester United made a big news.
The Red Devils, who were unable to defeat their city rivals on the pitch, finally won over Manchester City in the transfer market.
The 19-year-old Swiss defender Vesely, a young defender from Manchester City's youth training camp, successfully transferred from Manchester City to Manchester United at the last minute of the transfer market.
This transfer has attracted strong attention from the entire English football world.
Vesely is a standout in Manchester City's youth training camp. He is a versatile defender who can play in multiple positions and has good footwork. Guardiola is also optimistic about him, so he selected him into the first team. He has been training with the first team for a long time and has had the opportunity to be on the roster many times. Unfortunately, he has not been able to play for the first team.
This made Vesely quite dissatisfied, so when Manchester United extended an olive branch, the Swiss teenager directly switched to his arch-rivals.
This has really stirred up a hornet's nest.
Since the rise of Manchester City, the atmosphere of the Manchester derby has become more and more tense. Vesely actually transferred to Manchester United at this time, and with zero transfer, which immediately made Manchester City fans very angry.
On the contrary, Vesely is very much looking forward to joining Manchester United. He said that Ferguson called him personally and successfully persuaded him to join Manchester United. He hopes to prove himself on the court.
"Manchester United has a long history of developing young players and I hope I can follow in the footsteps of my predecessors and be as good as them and leave my own mark in Manchester United's history."
He joined Manchester City's youth training camp in 2008 and moved to Manchester United four years later. Manchester City lost a promising star with local youth training.
In this regard, the media and fans have said that Vesely feels that he sees no chance of success at Manchester City.
Today, Manchester City has world-class central defenders such as Pepe and Kompany. David Luiz and Javi Martinez are also getting better and better. Manchester City's defense line is full of talents.
Even in the weakest right-back position, in addition to Zabaleta, there is Trippier who is performing more and more outstandingly, and the youth team also has Bellerin, a Barcelona player introduced by Guardiola himself. All these make the versatile Vesely see no hope.
In an interview with the media, technical director Begiristain generously wished Vesely well, describing him as a child from Manchester City and hoping that he could have a bright future outside Manchester City.
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The last day of the winter transfer window is destined to be an eventful one for Manchester United.
Raphael Morrison, a young player highly praised by Ferguson and regarded as England's most promising future world-class superstar, transferred from Manchester United to West Ham United for a transfer fee of one million pounds.
The deal was completed very suddenly, and even everyone was surprised, because Ferguson was very optimistic about the player.
Sky Sports revealed that one of the important reasons why Ferguson decided to sell Morrison was that the young player's off-field life was not decent enough and he had even been summoned and detained by the police many times.
After their outstanding performance in the youth team, Morrison and Pogba were regarded as the twin stars of Manchester United's youth training camp, especially the local player Morrison, who was recognized as the most talented talent in Manchester United's youth team, but this also brought him more off-field troubles.
He was first fined 600 pounds for beating his girlfriend. Later, influenced by his surroundings and friends, he committed many illegal acts and was prosecuted by the police. Recently, he beat his girlfriend's mother because of an emotional dispute and made headlines in the newspapers.
Sky Sports believes that Ferguson is clearly aware that it is difficult to change Morrison's off-field lifestyle in Manchester. All his friends are 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 had the potential to become one of the best players in history in the future, and he hoped Morrison could get more training opportunities at West Ham United."
According to Sky Sports, Ferguson obviously still wanted West Ham United to train Morrison and then bring him back to Manchester United, so he sold Morrison to West Ham United at the last moment of the transfer market.
The Hammers were also happy to complete the deal because getting a world-recognized genius for one million pounds would definitely bring in ten times, or even dozens of times the profit if trained properly.
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On the one hand, they poached youth talents from their arch-rival Manchester City, and on the other hand, they carefully created an upgrade roadmap for the talented young players they favored. Ferguson and Manchester United's layout on the last day of the transfer market was quite admirable.
But the day after the transfer market closed, another genius in Manchester United's youth training camp, Paul Pogba's agent, Italian Raiola, suddenly appeared in Turin. This was seen by many as Raiola seeking an offer from Juventus for Pogba.
At this time, Raiola said in an interview with Turin Sports Daily that "Paul and I have made a decision after careful consideration. We will not renew our contract with Manchester United. The renewal negotiations have ended. Pogba's days at Manchester United will end in half a year!"
Raiola's remarks quickly caused an uproar.
Everyone was stunned.
This soap opera has indeed been going on for a long time. Originally, everyone thought that Pogba was just making a fuss because he wanted more salary. If Manchester United showed a little sincerity, he would agree. After all, who would be willing to leave a giant like Manchester United? But unexpectedly, Pogba did not renew his contract!
Morrison left for West Ham United in London, Pogba announced the termination of contract renewal negotiations, and the twin stars that Manchester United fans regarded as the hope for the next decade all left the team overnight. What was the purpose of this? After hearing the news in Manchester, Ferguson immediately held a press conference and publicly criticized Raiola.
"When I first met him, he was the agent of an Ajax player. Later, my player also became his client, but I didn't like him at all. I didn't like dealing with agents like him. From the first time I saw him, I didn't trust him."
"On the one hand, he knows how to please the players and their families very well. On the other hand, he will desperately try to get more benefits from the club. He is no longer focused 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 didn't care. He was only responsible for setting the conditions. If Manchester United could win, they would come down, otherwise they would leave."
"He's like a shit bag!"
Ferguson's remarks were quickly countered by Raiola.
The Italian agent said that instead of being angry, Ferguson's dislike for him made him feel honored.
"Yes, I think this is a recognition of my professionalism, because I negotiate with the club on behalf of my players, rather than negotiating with the club on how to exploit my players."
"I know that in the eyes of the club management, players should work hard and not complain. They should not make excessive demands. They should not ask how much money the club will pay them, whether they will be arranged to play in the game, whether they will be given bonuses, or even whether they will be promised a position. If they are asked, it will be considered excessive."
"But I think that as an agent, I have to consider my players and strive for more benefits for my players in front of the club. This is what he deserves. If the club thinks I have a problem because of this, then I think they should reflect on themselves. What is the 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 young French player never said a bad word about Ferguson and Manchester United from beginning to end.
When the Daily Mail cornered him to ask his opinion on Manchester United and Ferguson, Paul Pogba repeatedly stressed his respect for Ferguson, who he repeatedly stated was a great manager.
As for the termination of contract renewal negotiations with Manchester United, he said that the matter was left to his agent and family to handle and he was not very clear about it.
Instead, his brother came out and said, "This is a very difficult decision for Paul, but he wants to get more playing time, and Manchester United can't give him this promise."
The Sun quickly uncovered the inside story, saying Pogba had secretly signed with Manchester City.
This British media, which is well-known for its expertise in digging out the inside story of player transfers, revealed in all seriousness that the two parties signed the contract secretly in a restaurant in Manchester, and that Manchester City's Begiristain and head coach Guardiola came forward to persuade Pogba and his family to agree to his transfer to Manchester City.
"In order to convince Pogba to agree, Su Dong even called Pogba personally 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 30,000 pounds that Manchester United could not give, so Pogba finally chose to sign with Manchester City."
As for why it was not announced to the public, The Sun stated that the main reason was that Manchester City and Manchester United are sworn rivals in the same city, and Pogba is still a Manchester United player after all, and it will take half a year before he can join Manchester City.
"But he is mentally prepared to play in Manchester United's reserve team for half a year."
As if to confirm the outside world's judgment, after the Sun's revelation, other media broke the news that Pogba had unfollowed many Manchester United players on social media, and instead, he began to interact with Su Dong.
In the 24th round of the Premier League, after a 1-1 draw with Everton away, Manchester City only rested for three days before welcoming Fulham at home. Su Dong scored twice in the game, helping Manchester City to a 3-0 home win over Fulham.
Aguero scored another goal in the second half.
After the game, Pogba reposted the video and report of Su Dong’s goal on social media and expressed his praise.
"A natural leader! A perfect player!"
Su Dong responded on social media, "Looking forward to your pass!"
For a time, football fans all over the world started discussing it heatedly.
The answer is already obvious.
(End of this chapter)
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