Chapter Fifty-Nine: Celebration Party

Open the scouting system, select the defender for the position, nationality, age, ability......

After typing in all the requirements, the scouting system began to search, and soon a familiar name appeared in front of them.

Heitinga?

The Dutch centre-back was on the bench in the first half of the season before leaving Everton in the winter window to join Fulham on a free transfer.

He started for the Farmers before the end of the season and played against Benjamin's team.

Heitinga played quite poorly in that game, with a post-match rating of only 5.9 out of 10, the lowest in the game.

It can be regarded as impressing Benjamin.

"This scouting system is not very reliable, so you recommend such a player to me? At least give me more choices......"

The good news is that Fulham have been relegated and if Tottenham want to bring in a Dutch centre-back, they will not have to pay a transfer fee and the salary will not be too high.

The bad news is that Benjamin is a little skeptical of Heitinga's level.

A closer look at the Dutchman's profile shows that the midfield can play on the left side except for the left, and the versatility is indeed a plus.

But the defensive ability is not excellent, which is very difficult.

"Save that for now."

Benjamin suddenly felt that the system was not worth trusting, but there was no other way for the time being.

And just a substitute centre-back, it took him so much work.

If you can't do it, leave it to Bardini to have a headache, and the Italians might enjoy it.

No, no, it's hard to reassure Benjamin when it is handed over to someone else, and he still needs to personally check the transfer matter.

Even if Tottenham's director of football, Bardini, resigns because of this, Benjamin must take the transfer power into his own hands.

Benjamin, who had started the transfer work with confidence, suddenly realized that he seemed to be a little too optimistic at first.

This is just getting started, and there are many obstacles.

When Levy saw Benjamin in the dining room, he didn't understand what the team's head coach was worried about.

Tottenham's current squad is still very young, and it is not surprising that they will remain competitive to a considerable extent for at least three to five years.

It's nothing more than having a Champions League next season, which makes Benjamin a bit of a loser.

But it's not so easy to make a breakthrough in the Champions League.

The problem is not just one or two new signings.

If it weren't for Benjamin, Tottenham's main job in this transfer window would have been to complement the depth of the bench.

It would be enough to bring in a certain amount of quality in the bench rotation players in various positions.

Want more, that's also unlikely.

At the very least, we have to wait for Tottenham to win a few more titles, get more benefits, and make great progress in terms of influence and financial resources for the club before thinking about building a galaxy battleship.

Only when even the substitutes are top players and can come up with two highly competitive squads can they stand out in the fierce competition of the Premier League and the Champions League more calmly.

However, the crux of the matter is that Benjamin not only has the advantage of foresight, but also carries a system with him.

He will never be satisfied just because Tottenham can compete for the top four in China and the Champions League can enter the knockout rounds.

If you want more, you have to give more, and that's what Benjamin learned from a young age.

It's best for full-backs to find the kind of young, hopeful star, buy and develop slowly, and in the future, they can take over the team of Danny Rose and Kyle Walker.

Benjamin could feel that England's right-back was not particularly happy under his own high-pressure "rule".

Truth be told, Benjamin also has a headache for Walker.

In terms of strength, Walker is undoubtedly a rare first-class right-back in the Premier League with a household registration book, but the opponent was photographed by the media last year inhaling laughing gas in a nightclub.

Although he publicly apologized afterwards, it is clear that he has no intention of quitting in the future.

He can fool around on his own, Benjamin can't control it and doesn't want to care, but he doesn't want people like Walker to affect the young people on the team.

It's just that back-to-back victories and two championships have overshadowed the contradictions between them.

Someday the backlog of contradictions will blow up, and then, it will be time for Walker to leave.

And Benjamin must prepare in advance, otherwise Tottenham will not have a full-back who can top up after Walker's departure, and the record is likely to be adversely affected.

There is also the front court, Kane, Mane, and Eriksen are all in their early twenties, and there is no need to worry about their players in these positions in a short period of time.

But just in case, if they want to leave, then Benjamin would also be better off having an alternative.

"Ian, these people, you should sort out the scout report as soon as possible and send it over."

With a flurry of young players' names sent to Tottenham's chief scout Broomfield's mailbox, Benjamin finally ended the day.

Suddenly, the phone rang, and it was Benjamin's mother, Nancy.

"Ben! Why haven't you come yet? You haven't forgotten tonight's party, have you? ”

"Huh? Oh! Never forget, never forget! It's just that there are a lot of things in hand, and I'll be there soon! ”

"What? Don't tell me you're still working overtime on the team and haven't started! ”

"Oh, I'll be over right away, okay, okay, let's not talk about it, I'm driving."

Benjamin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, today was the party his parents had organized for him.

Said to celebrate the success of his debut season at Tottenham, winning two trophies.

In fact, the two of them have nothing to do, and they want to call a large group of friends who are usually busy with work and may not be able to meet them to get together.

At the same time, it also gave the British tycoons, politicians, and wealthy Jewish businessmen who were usually connected with European and American countries a chance to get together.

As a result, people shouted more and more, and in the end, Benjamin probably knew less than 10% of the guests who were coming.

Benjamin was not very interested in this, but he couldn't excuse himself, after all, this celebration party was nominally held for him.

As the protagonist, Benjamin can't be absent no matter what, otherwise it won't be too bad for his parents.

He really forgot about it because of his complicated work, and it wasn't that he didn't want to prepare to run away.

The party took place right on a cruise ship parked on the Thames by Benjamin's dad Charlie.

Compared with Grandpa Joe Lewis's cruise, it was more luxurious, and Charlie was scolded for this incident back then.

"Alone?"

Nancy saw her son coming alone, and deliberately pretended to be a little angry.

"But it's okay, I'll introduce you to a few girls!"

"Oh, this is Ben, it's really a talent, not only talented, but also so handsome!"

"Ben, do you remember me? I hugged you the last time I saw you, and you were a little older. ”

"Nancy, this is your son, right? I really envy you for having such a wonderful son, unlike the stinky boy in my family, who is in his twenties, and knows how to drag race and play women all day long. ”

……

Benjamin was speechless and finished greeting a group of unknown guests, and just after getting rid of Nancy's "clutches", Charlie led someone over again.

"Ben, this is Boris, come over and say hello."

Benjamin looked at it, this unkempt blonde guy standing next to his father seemed to be the future clown prime minister? What is he here for?

"Hi Benjamin, I'm your fan! You've done a fantastic job at Tottenham! ”

Boris shook Benjamin's hand warmly.

"Oh? Really? Nice to meet you. ”

But then Charlie ruthlessly debunked the other party.

"Almost, who doesn't know that you love rugby and have no interest in football, okay, don't bother the young people, let's go have some more."

"As Lord Mayor of London, I hope you can do another great job at Tottenham next season and lead the London team to Europe!"

Benjamin then realized that Boris was still "just" the mayor of London at this time, and after a few perfunctory words with a smile, he hurriedly hid in a corner where no one was.