Doug. Jones is an ordinary employee of a fast-food restaurant, just over 30 years old, and also an Arsenal fan, and he works in a fast-food restaurant outside the Arsenal Emirates Stadium Square, but not because he wants to be closer to his idols, but because he has no other job skills and no university diploma, so he can only choose to take up such a job as a restaurant waiter who does not require much technical content.

However, the experience of working outside the Emirates Stadium is also a happy thing for him, because at least it can bring him closer to his beloved team, and his favorite thing is when there is a home game of the Arsenal team at the Emirates Stadium, when the fast food restaurant is always full of fans in red and white jerseys, everyone laughs, sings, and cheers for their beloved team, although they can only choose to cheer for the team through the TV screen in the fast food restaurant because they do not ask for tickets. But that doesn't stop them from unleashing their fiery passions.

Just last night, Arsenal overturned Manchester City 4:2 away, although because it was an away game, the square was not crowded with fans as usual at home, but there were still many fans who came to the big screen outside the Emirates Stadium to cheer for the team, and even with it, the surrounding fast food restaurants or bars were also full of fans, they are all loyal fans of Arsenal.

It's in Doug. At the fast-food restaurant where Jones works, Jones and his fans and friends enjoyed a great game last night, with a name in their mouths chanting as Manchester City lightningly made it 2-2. Descartes, the Italian boy who has only been at Arsenal for four seasons, has now become the totem of Gunners fans, and he has filled all Arsenal fans with pride and pride, because of his existence, even if the team is now behind or at a disadvantage, no fan will feel panicked and hesitant as before, because they firmly believe that this good boy brought by Arsene Wenger himself from Italy will definitely bring victory to Arsenal with his magic feet.

This night was no exception. It was in the 45 minutes after Descartes came on. Arsenal have gone from being equalised to taking the lead from the ground up, as they have been in the past few games and even past few seasons, as long as Descartes is on the pitch, from on the pitch to off the pitch. All Arsenal people felt incredibly relieved.

After this night of passion and laughter. Doug. Jones dragged his tired body to clean up the trash left behind by the crowd of fans at the fast-food restaurant. Then he went home and had a good night's sleep, and the team's victory made him sleep soundly that night, early the next morning. He climbed out of bed in a happy mood and went back to his place of work again.

Truth be told, until now, Doug. Jones finally thought that he had found the right job, he was less than 100 meters away from his beloved team, he could hear the cheers of the fans almost every home game, and heard the news of the team's victory, which made Jones, a loyal gun fan, full of energy when he worked every day, especially what he loved was the Italian guy named Descartes, he was really amazing, in Jones's mind, what Ronaldo Messi, all are scum, only Descartes. Mondillo deserves the title of the best footballer in the world.

Just as he was thinking about the name of Descartes, Jones suddenly found that the name was also in his ears, and when he looked up, he saw a message about Descartes being broadcast on the television set hanging high above the lobby:

According to the latest news, in the early hours of this morning, the official website of Manchester City FC just announced that they will spend more than 100 million and 5 million euros to ask Arsenal FC for their superstar Descartes. Mondillo......"

The sexy female anchor in professional attire on the TV is still closing her little mouth, but Doug. Jones suddenly realized that he couldn't hear anything, and there was only one news haunting his mind: one hundred and five million...... Euro...... Buy...... Cartesian ......

Doug. Jones almost thought he had misheard, and he turned his eyes to a colleague next to him, only to find that the colleague, like him, was staring at the big screen of the TV above him with his neck stretched high, and his mouth was as big as a frog, and he almost had to leave his saliva.

"Oh my God, 100 million euros......" Jones only heard the dreamy murmur from his colleague's mouth, and then he finally made sure that it was not himself who was having auditory hallucinations, and after a long pause, he suddenly put down the dishes in his hand and ran out of the door of the fast food restaurant with a puff of smoke.

At the moment, there was an uproar in the main square outside the Emirates Stadium, and it seemed that the news had reached people's ears through various channels, and the crowd gathered here early in the morning was mostly Arsenal fans, who must have been here to share the shocking news with everyone.

100 million euros!

Crazy, really crazy!

If it weren't for the fact that it was just September, it is estimated that everyone would suspect that April Fool's Day has arrived early, the new season of the Premier League has just begun, and even the door of the winter transfer window has not yet been seen, Manchester City has thrown out such news that is enough to shock the world, is Mansour and his oil army already burning money and burning crazy?

There were people who felt as incredible as Jones, and there were even fans in the middle of the square holding up Descartes' number 20 jersey and shouting hoarsely: "Can't sell, not even a billion euros, he is our only hope of regaining the title, we must not sell him to the Emirates!" ”

There are many die-hard gun fans who are surrounded by this fan, and they have made all kinds of voices to show their support for this guy, but there are also many people who have gathered in small groups around them, and are whispering, if you approach them, you may hear such voices:

"100 million, oh my God, if we really have this money, maybe we can bring in several powerful stars, if so, maybe we will be stronger than now......"

"yes, I didn't say it in the media before. Van Persie is no worse than him in the single striker position, and if he can trade one player for several more powerful stars at the same time, then I think this deal can be tried. ”

"It's just that the team lacks a capable midfielder, if we can get this 100 million euros, then maybe we can buy Arteta at Everton, and we have money to bring in more players, maybe the team will get stronger?"

"It's crazy, I thought that no one could break Ronaldo's record for many years, but I didn't expect that in a blink of an eye, our team would have such a sky-high star. I think it's actually quite a conversion. That's a big deal......"

All kinds of chattering filled the square, making the huge square look as if it was not much different from a normal vegetable market, and as far as the eye could see, it was full of piles of people expressing their opinions. The cacophony of comments converged into a chaotic wave. Gradually, it floated into the sky.

Stand outside the gate of a fast food restaurant. Jones's heart is also full of confusion like many fans, 100 million euros, how many fast food does this have to sell to make so much money? A serving of fried chicken costs £2.5. A serving of french fries is £1.2 and a serving of mushroom bisque is £1.5...... Jones counted on his fingers for a long time, and finally gave up in despair, because he found that even if he counted his body hair, he probably couldn't record such a huge number.

It's amazing!

Like most fans, Jones is just an ordinary person, he loves football, he loves Arsenal, but he is not a statistician or a fan with a lot of brains, he doesn't know much about the role of Descartes for the current Arsenal team, most of his insights come from the comments of fans who come to eat at fast food restaurants or the opinions of "experts" in newspapers and magazines, he only knows that if Descartes is really sold, the team will have money, this time it is really rich, they can not only buy ArtetaMaybe you can buy Wayne Rooney, you can buy Frank Lampard, you can buy a lot of England's best stars.

Like the fan just said, it's a big deal!

But Descartes is his favorite star in this team at the moment, and to some extent, he can be regarded as Arsenal's "own man", does losing him really have no effect on Arsenal?

Doug, who didn't know much. Jones was in a state of distress, partly swayed by the huge offer that shocked the world, but on the other hand, unwilling to lose his favorite star.

What should I do?

Just as troubled as Jones are thousands of Arsenal loyalists, but also those who don't normally be present at club or training grounds.

Wood. Hill, Uzmanov, Krenko, Gazidis...... The Arsenal board members, who rarely get together, are now all present at the Kearney training base because of such a huge offer, and in the opposite position is Arsenal's current helmsman, Wenger, with a stern look on his head and a stern look that can drop ice slag.

The first to speak was none other than the Russian Uzmanov, whose Red & White company bought David Uzmanov, who had quit Arsenal's board. Dunn became the majority shareholder on Arsenal's board of directors with the largest stake after a 13 per cent stake, and although the board has just rejected his plans to increase the capital, he still holds more than 30 per cent of the club, and is almost close to turning Arsenal into a Russian man.

As a businessman, Uzmanov's opinion is clear, that is, Manchester City's offer is almost an impossible deal to refuse, and a big deal of 100 million euros is a huge amount of money even for his red and white company, let alone for a footballer in a football club.

'I think it's an offer to consider, and with this money, we can not only pay off the loan for the construction of the football stadium in advance, but also put more money into the transfer market, and with a few more quality players, the team is still in a good position to win the title." Uzmanov's opinion almost represents the opinion of most people, 100 million euros, don't underestimate this amount, the dignified Manchester United, Ferguson, who has said cruel words to the end of the road, has not been able to resist the impact of the Real Madrid 94 million euros, not to mention that Arsenal has never been a club that retains people at all costs, so what makes sense not to sell it?

Actually, when I first heard this offer. Even Wenger himself couldn't help but jump three times in his heart, in his opinion, Real Madrid's offer of 94 million euros for Ronaldo is already a crazy act, but now he met an even crazier person - Mansour, the head of the Abu Dhabi consortium, 100 million and 5 million, although many people will inadvertently ignore the back 5 million, but you must know that with these 5 million alone, it is already the budget of Burnley, a new army that has just been promoted to the Premier League!

Now this large sum of money is in front of him, as long as he nods. 100 million euros for all. The Emiratis didn't even mention such a condition as installments, and all their offers were in one sentence: £86 million, to sell or not to sell?

Even Arsene Wenger was almost moved.

If he's not the manager of this club, if he's not the one who knows the most about this team. If he, like those on the outside, listens to the opinions of the so-called "experts". Arsene Wenger would surely have the same sentiment as they do: in this team. Descartes is not an indispensable player, and if he can be exchanged for such a sky-high transfer fee, it will be enough to greatly strengthen Arsenal's strength. As a result, the team will get more reinforcements in the winter window.

It's a pity that Wenger is the person who knows this team best, he knows very well what kind of position Descartes is in the dressing room and on the field, not to mention his role in stabilizing the morale of the army, and even the invincible formation that this team is using this season, he came up with it in the first game, it is no exaggeration to say that he is now not only the heart of this team, but also their brain, for the current Arsenal, he has an irreplaceable position.

If he is sold, the morale of the army will really be scattered.

Mansour's only hovered briefly in Wenger's heart for a second or two, and then he was thrown out of his mind with all his might, and like Uzmanov, Wenger's mind is also very clear, that is, at all costs, to keep Descartes, only by leaving him, Arsenal can be fearless of any enemy, and even be able to break hands with Barcelona now; If he is really sold for 100 million euros, then the limit of this team can only go so far.

Honour or money, in the eyes of Arsene Wenger, who is already past the age of knowing his destiny, has never been an issue.

So for Uzmanov's words, although a large part of the board members nodded their heads, Wenger voted against it very firmly.

"It's not a business." Arsene Wenger's voice was full of unshakable determination: "The Emirati see what many of us don't see, and that's what Descartes means to this team, and I can tell you very responsibly that only by keeping him can we have unlimited possibilities, otherwise this team will always be one level away from the championship." ”

"Is that really the case?" Russian Uzmanov is a very special presence in the board of directors of the club, on the one hand, he holds the largest number of shares in the club and is the well-deserved majority shareholder of the club; On the other hand, because he took over David, who was expelled from the board of directors. Dunn's shares, combined with his constant attempts to privatise Arsenal and always want to goggle up other people's shares, made him ostracized by everyone within the club, which left him with few friends on the board. From Wood to manager Arsene Wenger, he can be regarded as his "enemy". Uzmanov has always been skeptical of the enemy's words.

"You can't sell it even for 100 million euros?" The Russian raised his eyebrows, his fat cheeks made his expression look a little frivolous: "Mr. Assena, I think you should understand that if we have this 100 million euros, we can bring in at least four or five very strong players, so is it not as valuable as keeping one player?" ”

"If that's how it can be calculated, then why doesn't Mansour buy four or five players and pay such a high price for him?" Arsene Wenger's return fire was relentless, and he was tired of the Russians pointing fingers behind his back. When Dunn was there, he didn't have to worry about the transfer market, but the fat Russian didn't bring any real benefits to the team other than saying cool things behind his back, and he really had enough of this dead fat man who smelled copper in his pores.

"I'm the head coach of this team and I know very well what Descartes means to this team, even though the mindless guys out there have been hyping him out there for not making sense to the team. But only I and the players know that his position in the team is irreplaceable, and for him, let alone 100 million euros, even if it is 100 million pounds, I will not let go, because I believe that only he can bring us the title. Mr Arsene Wenger's words were unequivocal and clear, and most of the surrounding board members nodded their heads given his vision and the authority he had built up over the years at the club. Even some of the previous supporters of Uzmanov relented in their desire to sell Descartes.

Uzmanov was a very controlling man. But he is not a fool, and with Arsenal's current situation, Arsene Wenger's authority is clearly unshakable, even if he is the club's largest shareholder. But in terms of the decision about the personnel of the team. All his shares are not as good as a word from Arsene Wenger. As long as Wenger says that he will not sell, most of the shareholders will be on his side, and it will be a waste to bother himself. So he could only snort coldly, and then fell silent with an unhappy face.

The topic of the board of directors is very simple, this is a big deal, and everyone needs to sit down together to discuss the question of whether to sell or not, but now Wenger has made up his mind, and the others will naturally not have other opinions out of trust in the old guys who have worked together for more than ten years, so this seemingly cautious but short meeting ended quickly, and Mr. Mansour, who was far away in Manchester, received a reply that surprised him:

Don't sell!

When he saw these two huge words, Mansour's secretary was stunned, he couldn't believe what Wenger and the Arsenal board members thought, this is not 100 million dirhams, not even 100 million dollars, this is 100 million euros, how much do they want?

Looking at the invisible look of joy and anger on his boss's face, the secretary's heart was full of uneasiness, and he cautiously pointed to the reply fax on the table and asked, "Boss, are we, do we add more?" ”

Mansour's eyes were always on the fax, but his eyes seemed to drift far away, and he did not answer the secretary's frightened question immediately, but was silent for a long time in his eyes, until the secretary thought that he had lost his ability to speak in anger, he suddenly laughed softly, and then picked up the reply fax and shook his head at his secretary and said: "No need, since they can refuse 100 million, they can reject 200 million, and there is no point in adding more, What's more, we can't really get 200 million for a player. ”

Hearing the boss's slightly self-deprecating words, a lot of cold sweat suddenly welled up on the secretary's forehead, he wiped his forehead tremblingly, and said carefully: "Then, what should we do now?" ”

"What to do?" Mansur frowned displeasedly: "I spent so much money to invite you here, is it just to make you a sound worm, at this time, shouldn't you come up with a solution for my reference?" ”

"Me? Yes? The secretary was taken aback by Mansour's sudden change of attitude, and after a long time, he said the first sentence of Ai Ai: "Then do we remove the news on the official website first......" Out of confidence in this sky-high transfer fee, Manchester City Club has already posted the news of buying Descartes on their official website, and even many media learned this news from Manchester City's official website, but now it has been rejected by Arsenal, this news looks quite dazzling, Although the secretary couldn't figure out how Arsenal could refuse such a huge offer, the ruthless fact was in front of him, Manchester City's bid failed, 100 million euros, and they couldn't get Wenger's nod.

Now, it is somewhat ironic that such a piece of news is hanging on Manchester City's official website.

However, Mansour's eyes flickered a few times, but he did not agree with the secretary's words, but said with a faint smile: "Don't worry, let it hang there first." ”

"Huh?" The secretary was confused again, and was ruthlessly rejected by Arsenal, which should have been a very embarrassing thing for Manchester City, why didn't the boss react to it at all?

Seeing the secretary's doubts, Mansour laughed and asked, "Do you think being rejected by Arsenal would make us very embarrassed?" The secretary looked at him embarrassedly, and finally nodded awkwardly, he knew very well the temper of his boss, he liked to have someone to say, if he was not honest in front of him, there would be no chance to speak honestly in the future.

Sure enough, Mansour's reaction pleased him and he explained to the secretary with a rare smile: "I don't see it that way, on the contrary, I think it's an opportunity to improve my self-image, think about it, how many teams would dare to pay 100 million euros for a player like us? And Arsenal's refusal, just shows our vision, this is an invisible propaganda for Manchester City, we will shoot in the future, other people will be proud of being favored by us, which shows that Manchester City is not a fool with a checkbook, we are a tasteful club, we can be fancied, are all good players, I think, this is the performance of the club's brand has been improved, so not only will I not take down the news, but I will continue to work hard to buy Descartes, Until the day we succeed, Manchester City will be a mecca in the minds of all the players, and the club will not really be qualified to say that they are giants, you know? ”

The secretary's eyes lit up with a series of lights, although he didn't understand the boss's words, but he understood very well that the boss stood at a different height than himself, and he saw things differently from himself.

Those fools who think that Manchester City only has oil and money, you wait, our club will one day surpass 10,000 people and become the best football club in the world today! (To be continued.) )

PS: It's finally back, and I wish you a belated New Year! I wish all book friends a happy and healthy new year, just like our protagonist, everyone is worth 100 million, pounds, haha!