"Just call me Carl."

The Manchester City president, whose full name is Kardun Al Mubarak, said with a smile, and then, he pushed a copy of the document he had in front of Linsen and said, "The question you said is not urgent, I have a plan for the club for the next ten years, you can take a look at it first." ”

What's next to you?

Lin Sen half-convinced picked up the text on the table and began to look at it, and then, his expression began to change.

This is undoubtedly a grand plan, or to put it more realistically, it is undoubtedly a very expensive plan. The plan can be simply broken down into two parts: off-court and on-court.

Linson doesn't know much about the plans off the pitch, he only knows that the rumors that Manchester City are ready to buy the city stadium and the surrounding land are true, not only are they true, but Manchester City also intends to rename the stadium by sponsorship and expand the stadium, and in the area adjacent to the stadium, Manchester City is also preparing to build a new modern training base, in addition, Manchester City also intends to promote the brand to the world, which even includes the acquisition of overseas teams......

In the stadium, Manchester City's plan is very clear, so clear that Lin Sen can't believe it: in the first stage, become one of the best teams in the Premier League within three years and hit the Premier League championship; In the second stage, they won the Premier League in five years and became one of the best teams in Europe. The third stage is to win the championship in Europe within ten years.

When he finished reading this plan, Lin Sen found that he didn't know what to say, because he didn't know how to comment on such a grand and expensive plan. But obviously, if such a plan were shown to the old man in Manchester who made all Manchester City fans gnash their teeth with hatred, then he would definitely be able to ridicule the Manchester City hierarchy as a turtle, because in the world of football, there is a saying that is often mentioned, and that is that money cannot buy a title.

Compared with the off-the-pitch part of the plan, which can be realized gradually with only time and money, the in-court plan with an "alarm clock" for the champion is obviously too taken for granted, because the relationship between money and the champion is never an inevitable relationship, but a matter of probability. In other words, investment can increase the probability of winning the championship, but it does not mean that it will definitely win the championship.

However, Lin Sen couldn't laugh at the plan in front of him, not because his position did not allow it, but because he saw Manchester City's determination.

Previously, Lin Sen had always wondered why Mubarak didn't mention the transfer when he met last time, and he thought that the negotiations between the two sides had not yet reached that point, but now he knew why, and at the same time knew why Mubarak would let him see this plan at this time, and he also knew why Mubarak told him not to rush just now.

In this plan, only the first phase of the plan, Lin Sen saw a line of words: in order to more effectively realize the club's plan, the club will invest no less than 100 million in the transfer market every season in the next three years.

One hundred million!

No less than 100 million!!

Although this is only a plan, Lin Sen is fully convinced that the reason why Mubarak took out such a plan to show himself at this time is obviously not just to draw a big pie for himself, and his memory also tells him that this qiē is not false. Thinking of this, Lin Sen seemed to see someone say to you, how much is a pound of champion? Million? Million? One hundred million? Billion?

It's still a matter of probability, but it's obviously a different probability.

Lin Sen told himself in his heart: calm down, you must be calm.

Mubarak watched with interest as Linson's expression changed after reading the plan he had pushed over, and then watched Linsen fall silent, which was the best reaction he could have expected, because he still remembered how wonderful the Welsh coach's face was when he put it in front of Mark Hughes last year.

"Any thoughts?" Mubarak asked.

"The club is not short of money." Lin Sen told the truth.

Hearing Linsen's words, Mubarak was stunned, and then laughed, yes, this is the key, Manchester City Club is not short of money, so the so-called transfer budget, there is no need to talk about it at all, to put it mildly, as long as Linsen likes the player, as long as the player is willing to come, then there is no obstacle, this is the confidence that the Manchester City club has piled up with money at present.

At this time, without waiting for Lin Sen to speak, Mubarak, who was not shocking and deadly, said another word.

"As you can see, the club conservatively estimates that there will be a transfer investment of 100 million in the new season, and if there is a goal that can enhance the influence of the club, the club will increase the transfer investment, which will be about 50 million, in addition, the team's entire transfer income will also become transfer funds without reservation."

100 million in regular transfer funds, plus 50 million superstar exclusive funds, plus potential transfer funds from transfer income......

This is already more than 100 million, 200 million?

Even though he had known that Manchester City was not short of money, when he realized what the transfer budget was in Mubarak's mouth, Linson still felt a little out of breath.

He told himself to be calm, but at this time, how many coaches can stay calm? What is the concept of 200 million, that means that Manchester City can buy almost a team with an average value of 20 million players, what is the concept of 20 million level players, in Lin Sen's memory of the two famous transfers that may occur this summer, Sneijder's transfer to Inter Milan is 15 million, and Robben's transfer to Bayern is 25 million.

Having an endless transfer fee is every coach's dream, but Lin Sen, who is in a difficult mood, also knows very well in his heart that he can't be happy too soon. Because one thing is very clear, the reason why Málaga gave him the transfer right last season was not entirely because he sacrificed his personal salary, but one of the biggest reasons was that Málaga did not have a transfer budget at all. With Manchester City having such a transfer budget, it is clear that Manchester City cannot let Linsen alone have the transfer rights like Malaga.

The more Manchester City's transfer budget is, the less likely it is that Linson will be in charge.

"I guess that's not what you're trying to say, is it? Cal. After a pause, Lin Sen, who gradually calmed down, looked at Mubarak and said, he hoped that this was not a precursor for the other party to ask him to give up the transfer right.

"I understand your thoughts, Lin." Hearing Linsen's words, Mubarak smiled and said, "I won't say that your worries are unnecessary, but we don't plan to make you a full-time coach, I personally appreciate your work in Malaga very much, which is the main reason why we chose you, so, when it comes to transfer matters, you will not be just a bystander." So, we're going to give you the same transfer say as Brian, and you'll be in charge of the team's transfer work with him. ”

At the moment, Manchester City FC has two Brians, and they have not been in Manchester City for long, one is Bryan Marwood, the director of football who was hired at the beginning of this year to split the job of CEO Gary Cook, and the other is the youth team coach Brian Kidd, who has been in the club for less than a month, and interestingly, both of them played for one club when they were players, and that is Arsenal.

Compared with Brian Marwood, Brian Kidd Manchester City fans will undoubtedly be more familiar with him, because he has played for Manchester United, Arsenal and Manchester City, after retiring, he served as an assistant coach of Manchester City's sworn rival Manchester United for a long time in the nineties of the last century, so that until now, there is still a saying that a large part of the glory of Manchester United in the nineties is due to him, many current Manchester United players have been his subordinates, as for why Kidd later left Manchester United, It was because of a failed coaching experience, and after that experience, he returned to his old job as an assistant coach. Although Kidd's role at Manchester City this time is that of a youth team coach, he is actually also an assistant coach that Manchester City has prepared for the new manager, of course, this qiē now depends on Linsen's own meaning.

And the Brian in Mubarak's mouth naturally refers not to Kidd, but to Mawood.

The so-called equal voice means that Linson can propose a transfer plan, and Marwood can modify the transfer plan, and vice versa. The so-called joint responsibility means that the two must cooperate, because if the two agree on the same thing, it is naturally easy to say, but if they disagree, a team obviously cannot have two transfer plans, and even if there is, one will become a backup plan.

You want transfer rights, yes, but not all of them.

That's what Manchester City is going to do, or what Mubarak is going to do, to put it simply, to put it on you. For those who are already familiar with Mubarak, this is typical of Mubarak's style, because he has always believed that balance comes from constraints.

Linson also noticed that Mubarak did not mention the team's CEO, Gary Cook, which surprised Linson because Gary Cook was a key figure in Manchester City's transfer last season. It's just that now it seems that Nike executives before the new season are likely to focus more on what he is better at, and as for whether he will interfere in transfer matters, it is unknown, because whether he interferes or not, it is normal.

For the transfer right plan proposed by Mubarak, Linson must not be satisfied, because compared to Málaga's "checks and balances", although Manchester City's restriction seems to be no different, but in fact it is much more troublesome, in Malaga, Linson only needs to consider that his transfer plan does not exceed financial allows, and Livermore has no reason to embarrass himself. At Manchester City, finances are no longer an issue, but Linson has to face the possibility of his transfer target being rejected.

However, Lin Sen must also admit that this is already the biggest accommodation for Manchester City.

After all, with a transfer budget of 200 million, even if it is deposited in the bank, it has to be selected for half a day for which one to save, how can Manchester City let itself do whatever it wants as soon as it takes office?

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Thanks to the book friends xuwei222, Dragon Dream 2004, and Nanxi's husband for the tips.