The Euro Championship in England '96 was definitely a football feast, it was a beautiful time. Seaman, Schmeichel, Klinsmann, Summer, and other generations are not old, Hierro, Suker, Maldini, Shearer and other generations are in the prime of life, Zidane, Figo, Nedved, and other 72 generations have become famous, and Raul, Kluivert, and Piero The four princes began to emerge.

This European Championship is the European Championship to be held in England after the expansion. In the English media's later selection, five of the top 10 goals in the European Championship were among the 96 European Championships.

Of course, these games have almost nothing to do with George, except for one person, Karel Poboski.

More than a decade later, when people talk about the European Championship in England, they will not forget Gascoigne's genius and Bierhoff's blockbuster in the final. Of course, the most surprising thing was definitely the performance of the Czech team.

And the best performance in the Czech team is not their captain Nemecek, nor the later Czech No. 1 star Nedved, but this long fluttering Poboski!

Before the European Championships, Poboski was definitely an unknown player. Although he performed extremely well at Burnley, it was a very unfamiliar name to the majority of fans.

But the Czechs embarked on their magical journey, losing two goals to Germany in the first round and facing World Cup runners-up Italy two years ago in the second game, when Poboski's incisive pass down the right flank opened the door to victory.

In the third game, they beat Russia 3-2. The Czechs qualified, and the Czech's first goal was Poboski's corner kick for central defender Stoparek to open the scoring.

In the quarter-finals, Poboski's lightning break and effortless shot were the only highlights of the game. It became the most iconic goal of Poboski's life.

In the semi-finals, Poboski was marked by Lizarazu, but he still could not prevent the Czech Republic from entering the final, and the penalty kicks were 6-5, and Poboski and the Czech Republic entered the final together.

And in the final, Poboski's penalty almost gave them the second European Championship title in the history of their home country, if it had not been for Bierhoff. This Czech team will be able to create a myth like Denmark four years ago!

The better Pobosky played, the better George felt. Because how high the price can be sold depends on Poboski's performance in this European Cup.

Indeed, a European Cup made all the players of the Czech Republic a sweet spot in an instant. Numerous European powerhouses have thrown olive branches to them, with Petel Kouba moving back to Deportivo La Liga, Nedved moving to Lazio in Serie A, Jan Sukhoparek joining Ligue 1 side Strasbourg, and Patrick Borg moving to Liverpool.

And Poboski has also become a player sought after by countless teams, and now Poborski plays in the English First Division. Burnley's European Championship has not yet ended, and it has already received countless inquiries from teams.

"George, you won your bet." Ferguson laughed on the phone. "Still, George. You can't sit on the ground and start bidding, five million pounds, you can shout it. ”

George was on the phone after receiving a call from Alex Ferguson, calling out a price of five million pounds. But both George and Ferguson knew it was just a confrontation with each other.

"Coach Alex Ferguson, you should have seen Karel in the European Championships." Although Alex Ferguson is a big man in English football, George speaks without hesitation. "Our club has received no less than six offers now, and if I hadn't agreed with you, I would have won the highest price."

Ferguson said cheerfully: "Okay George, I agree that Poboski is excellent. But you should know that we're definitely not going to get five million. You say a reliable price. ”

"Coach Alex Ferguson, then I'll say it. Four million, it can't be any lower. "Four million pounds is the price George can accept." Unlike other players, Karel scored more than 20 goals and provided more than 20 assists last season. It's already adapted to the English league, and I think Karel is worth four million. ”

Historically, Poboski's transfer price after the European Championship is 3.5 million. Poborski has been training in the English league for a year now, and he's doing quite well. George thinks it's worth half a million.

Ferguson, who was on the other end of the phone, pondered for a moment, and quickly said simply: "Okay, four million." Ferguson himself laughed. George, I really regret that I didn't do it directly in the winter. ”

"Coach Alex Ferguson, I agree with Manchester United approaching Karel." When George heard that there were four million, his heart was already overjoyed. Four million can do a lot.

"I shouldn't thank you. Hehe. Ferguson sighed on the other side. George, look forward to us playing in the Premier League. ”

"I'm looking forward to it, too."

George and Ferguson had just finished talking, and soon United approached Poboski. Poboski is of course very happy and what else can he say about joining Manchester United. Just three days after the European Championships, Manchester United and Burnley announced that Poboski had moved to Manchester United for £4 million.

At the same time, Darren Hakby also moved to Coventry City for £1.2 million.

George also dealt with a number of other substitutes, with Clements moving to Millsal for £40,000, Robbie Hagey to York City for £20,000, Michael Gash to Plymouth for £20,000 and Smith and Levay McGinn to Chesterfield for £60,000.

Entering League One, Burnley has not yet bought players, and has already sold seven people. A transfer fee of £5.34 million was received.

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Of course, so many people were sold, and George was not idle. With so much transfer money in hand, George has put his guilty hands on League One and League Two.

First of all, from the Watford team that played Burnley in the League Cup last season, they poached their leading scorer Kevin Phillips. Phillips excelled in League One last season, scoring eleven goals for Watford.

However, under Rodel's leadership, Watford's performance has been a disaster. In the end, he was relegated to the second division, and George spent £250,000 to poach the future Premier League Golden Boot from Watford.

George's grip then reached Birmingham, also League One side, to buy Ireland right-back Steve Finnan for £140,000. It should be said that Burnley, as a team that has just been promoted to the first division, is not as attractive as Birmingham.

However, it has been a year since Finnan joined Birmingham, but he has not been able to gain attention in Birmingham. Although George did not promise the main position this time, it was far better than Birmingham not only in terms of treatment, but also in terms of the number of appearances. In the end, Finnan agreed to join Burnley.

The third target is Luton Town, who are relegated to the second division this year, from which George took the 17-year-old Matthew Upson for £200,000.

After bringing in these three players, George poached 31-year-old veteran Solkamp from the newly relegated Millwall for £60,000. The veteran, who can play left and right, is the substitute that George has chosen for Burnley.

Of course, these four men were just tinkering with it, and it only cost Burnley £650,000. The real big transfer is yet to come.