"Hello, Mr. Lin. I'm glad to have invited you.”
In a coffee shop on the corner of Lun Bu City, two middle-aged men in suits sat opposite Lin Xuan.
One was the scout he had met before, Jeff Watson.
The other one looked familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before.
"This is my name card. The club sincerely wants to invite you to join, so they sent me here to have a chat with you.”
Lin Xuan took the name card and glanced at it.
Martin-Ferguson，ManUtd……
Ferguson，Ferguson？Ferguson?
It turned out that this white-haired uncle was Sir Alex Ferguson's younger brother, Martin Ferguson.
He was also Manchester United's current chief scout, responsible for inspecting players and negotiating transfers.
He did not usually need to sign youth team players, which showed how much Manchester United valued him.
Of course, if it was a world-class superstar, the person in charge of the negotiations would be Manchester United CEO David Gill.
"Let's get straight to the point. We've already confirmed our intentions with you.”
Martin Ferguson said as he took out a printed contract from his briefcase.
"Right now, this is a preliminary professional contract. You can take a look first, and then we'll discuss the details.”
Lin Xuan nodded without batting an eyelid and read the contract carefully.
Martin Ferguson did not believe it when he heard Jeff mention it before, but now he was deeply moved by Lin Xuan.
He was only a 15-year-old teenager, but his performance was like a famous football star who had been in the football world for many years.
It was as if he had a plan in mind and was calm and collected.
No wonder he didn't have a manager yet.
Lin Xuan roughly read the contents of the contract. The description was basically the same as what he had said before.
Manchester United had positioned themselves as the " star of hope " and had reached the standard of " rotating players."
The initial weekly salary was 17,000 pounds.
After all, it was 2006 now, and it was not yet the time when money was worthless in the future.
At present, the highest weekly salary in Manchester United was 95,000 pounds. This person was Manchester United's anchor, the core of the defense, Rio Ferdinand.
Cristiano Ronaldo was only 45,000 pounds and Ryan Giggs was 40,000 pounds.
The 15-year-old Lin Xuan was actually on par with Darren Fletcher!
This was only the beginning. If Lin Xuan performed well, he could sign a new contract at any time!
It could be seen how much Ferguson valued Lin Xuan.
In addition to the weekly salary, Manchester United also guaranteed that Lin Xuan would be loaned to a top European league club during the period when he could not enter the first team competition.
They would not send him to the lower leagues to gain experience. Instead, they would choose a suitable club for him to rent and help Lin Xuan obtain a work permit.
Because Sir Alex could not guarantee that the hearing on the "special genius clause" would go smoothly.
These were all written into the terms of the contract.
It was even stated in the contract that he had to be on the squad list during the loan period and meet a 65% appearance rate.
This showed the sincerity of the Manchester United Football Club.
Lin Xuan could more or less understand the old man's helplessness. He might have foreseen the scarcity of organizational midfielders in the next few years.
Any available star player in the transfer market would start at 40 million euros.
As a result, Ferguson was not only discussing Anderson's transfer with FC FC Porto, but he also planned to bring Anderson to Old Trafford in the summer of 2007.
At the same time, the old man also planned to sign another insurance. If Anderson couldn't be put in an important position, he still had Lin Xuan as double insurance.
With his decades of experience in judging people, he would not have been wrong twice in a row.
Since Manchester United sincerely wanted to sign him and had the opportunity to become the core of the midfield for the next few years, Lin Xuan would not refuse this olive branch.
Compared to Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea had yet to make any substantial moves.
"I already know the details. I can join Manchester United, but I need to wait until the youth team's game is over.”
Lin Xuan said indifferently.
"Why?"
Martin Ferguson expressed his puzzlement. The youth players did not need to complete their training in the transfer window. They only needed to pay compensation to Arsenal.
"Because I have already made a promise to win the youth team championship.”
"Eh?"
Martin Ferguson and Jeff Watson looked at each other. This was the first time they had seen someone take a youth team game seriously.
But Lin Xuan was different.
As long as it was a competition, he would fight for victory. As long as there was a championship, he would try his best to win it!
……
For other leagues, Christmas meant the arrival of the winter holidays.
But for the Premier League teams, Christmas was the start of the devil's schedule.
The Premier League, FA Cup, and EFL Cup were all squeezed together. The players might have to face two or even three games a week. It was simply ridiculous.
Due to injuries or physical problems, Wenger had already begun to draw talents from the reserves and even the youth team.
For example, Gibbs, who was given a chance to play during Christmas.
In the EFL Cup quarter-finals, the Frenchman Clichy was injured due to his main left-back, and he would face a tough battle with Chelsea in the Premier League three days later.
Gibbs temporarily replaced him in the EFL Cup and even entered the starting lineup!
However, Lin Xuan didn't get anything.
He did not have a work permit, but he could play in the FA Cup, EFL Cup, and other competitions.
But Arsenal had too many good midfielders.
In addition to Fàbregas, there were also famous star players such as Rosicky, Hleb, Ljungberg, Diaby, and Flamini.
Even the newly signed 17-year-old Vandenberg could be selected.
Lin Xuan didn't even get a chance to appear.
As long as he was given a chance, Lin Xuan could at least prove that he was not inferior to others.
However, there was nothing.
This was also like a fuse that strengthened his decision to leave.
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