Ch 19 : Master Of Interception!

Raw in MTLNovel : "The Red Devils Successor"

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Tiger King told Woodward that he was ready to buy a defensive midfielder in Boulogne.

Woodward nodded: "Yeah, defensive midfielder is important regardless of the team or the club."

"Ed, you really do not leave your business in three words. It seems that the trip to Amsterdam must be booked."

"I like this, ha ha ha ha."

When Tiger King came to Boulogne, they did not go to Boulogne, the French club of the city, but instead went to a quiet apartment in the suburban area.

Woodward asked very puzzledly: "I thought you were going to go directly to the French Boulogne club?"

Tiger King shook his fingers: "Ed, you are wrong. Boulogne is no longer in Ligue 2. They have fallen from Ligue 2 to Division 3 in the past season."

"Oh, I really feel sad for them," Woodward pretended to be sad, but suddenly raised an eyebrow. "In this case, wouldn't it be cheaper for the person who digs them?"

"Ed, you really don't leave your business in three sentences. When we are chatting, can you mention less money?"

"Of course not. I was born of money," Woodward said solemnly. "Also, let's each have a division of work-you win for the club and I make money for the club."

"Well, let's cooperate with tacit understanding."

"Must be tacit!"

"But you may like our goal this time, because he is now in a free agent status and does not require us to spend a penny of transfer fee."

"I like this!"

Two people walked forward while chatting, and soon came to an apartment on the outskirts of Boulogne. It's far from the hustle and bustle of the city, it's very quiet and suitable for living, but all kinds of living facilities are very general, at least far worse than the villa areas where the big stars in England live.

"It's awful here." Woodward got out of the car and followed Tiger King towards an apartment.

Tiger King also looked around: "It seems that the core of my future midfield seems to be very economical, but also, of course, the wages of France B are not comparable to the Premier League."

"Yeah, it's not even as high as some of our youth team players."

They talked and walked, came to the door of an apartment, and stopped.

"Is this it?"

"He should be here."

Two people walked into the apartment. This five-story apartment didn't even have an administrator. It was too shabby. Tiger King and Woodward walked around for a long time before they came in front of a flat. After confirming that the number was correct, Tiger King knocked the door gently.

It took a long time before someone opened the door. A short dark-skinned man opened the door. He looked at the two strange guests in front of him and felt a little strange: "Who are you looking for?"

"Hello, N'golo Kante, I'm looking for you," said Tiger King in French.

When Kante froze, he looked at Tiger King and Woodward again, making sure he didn't know them, but he was still very polite to invite them into the house, and then let them sit on the sofa: "Two gentlemen, please wait a minute, I 'll go and get you a cup of coffee. "

Watching Kante turn away and go to the kitchen, Woodward asked Tiger King in surprise: "You can, when did you learn to speak French?"

"I learned it from a hotel waiter a few days ago," Tiger King answered honestly, "and I only learned two sentences."

Woodward held back a smile: "I'll just say that, I thought because you wanted to buy a player and you specifically learned a foreign language, you as a head coach is so good."

The two chatted, Kante brought two cups of French green coffee for them, and then sat opposite them.

Tiger King said politely in French: "Thank you."

"You're welcome," Kante said, looking at them suspiciously. "Two sirs, looking at your appearance, both of you shouldn't be a French?"

Tiger King gave a hand to Woodward: "Thank you" is the second French I can speak, and it will be up to you as a translator. "

"Okay," Woodward said with smirk, "when I go back, I must apply to the board to give me a salary as a part-time translator."

Well he can say that this time, Tiger King's trip with Woodward did solve many big problems. Woodward has close connections with many European club higher ups, in almost every country or city he visits, this really made Tiger King admire him. Secondly, Woodward's language talent is excellent, he knows the mainstream language of many countries. If somebody didn't look at his appearance and just listened to his language, it is difficult for ordinary people to tell which country he is.

When I heard Tiger King and Woodward speak English, Kante is confused: "Have my house sale information been released to the UK?"

"Selling a house?" Woodward was happy when he heard it. "Mr. Kante, the two of us are not real estate agents. We are coming to you to sign a contract higher than the price of this house."

"What kind of contract?" As Kante listened more and more, he gets more confused, he was even a little wary, wondering if the two in front of him were liars.

Tiger King seeing that Kante's expression is wary after Woodward finished talking, was furious: "Ed, what are you talking about blindly, hurry up and talk about the topic."

Woodward returned to seriousness at this moment, he communicated with Kante, and explained the identity and intention of the two to Kante.

Kante was surprised! He didn't even think that the Englishman with a Chinese face in front of him was actually Manchester United's new coach? And he wants to sign himself?

At this point, Woodward leaned backwards, completely handing over the communication initiative to Tiger King, and he became a due diligence French translator. Tiger King said with a smile: "N'golo, in order to show my sincerity, I have learned two French words, learned to say your name, and said thank you. In addition, I can't say anything else now. "

Kante was amused by Tiger King's words: "Mr. Tiger, football is the best language for Footballers, so we have no obstacles in communication, are we?"

Tiger King slaps his hands hard: "Beautiful sayings! Kante with your thinking, your future will definitely be the core of Manchester United's midfield."

"Ah? Do you think so?"

Tiger King nodded: "N'golo, I have just taken over as Manchester United's coach. What I need most now is a midfield interceptor. I have noticed you for a long time, you are a rare interceptor in today's football. Come to my team, I can let your talents reach their limits, win a lot of championships ... and sign a big contract that exceeds the price of your house. "

In fact, when Woodward translated the last sentence, he added it privately. He was more pragmatic than Tiger King's idealistic thoughts, so he felt that this sentence could become a weight to aggravate Kante's signing.

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