Chapter 77 The Future of 3.6 million (Part 1)

The Forest team, who was lucky enough to win the game, rose one place, from fifteen to fourteen, and Reading, who lost the game, fell from tenth to eleventh.

But the biggest gain in this game is the rapid rise of George Wood. For Donn, I don’t have to worry about whether two back midfielders are enough. Now he has three back midfielders, Branya Gunnarson, Eugen Pope and George Wood. He can handle the next few months of games.

Because this is just a very ordinary English League One and its influence is far less than that of the English Premier League, Wood has not been successful nationwide, but he has now become the new darling of the city stadium. He has already gained popularity in Nottingham.

Of course, if his 60-meter shot ended up flying directly into the goal... the situation is different again. Donne can guarantee that Wood will become famous overnight in the whole of England, and they will definitely take him to compare with David Beckham - the red and purple Beckham used his long-range shot to let everyone remember his name and a bright sunny smile as soon as the afternoon.

It may not be good to become famous too early. At least Don Eun will start to worry that many teams will rush to the club to ask for the price. Perhaps the Forest team is doing what Ashley Young is doing now.

The most urgent task is to give Wood a new contract, and you must express enough sincerity in the contract.

Donn plans to talk to Evan about Wood. He believes that Evan must have seen Wood's performance in the box that day. The head coach can decide on the contract alone, but there is another thing that needs to be discussed with Evan.

As soon as Tang En came out of the office, he saw Evan turning out of the stairs. After seeing him, he waved hello happily: "It seems that I'm coming in time. Are you going out, Tony?"

"I'm going to find you. Evan. " said Tang En.

"Haha! We really have a tacit understanding, Tony, I'm here to find you too."

Tang En smiled: "Let me guess why you came to me... I think I know."

Evan nodded: "I know what you plan to do with me, too."

Then the two of them said the name together: "George Wood."

Tang En snapped his fingers: "It's great, I plan to give him a new career contract."

"I agree that the kid should be in the Forest Team in the future. Tony, give him an eight-year contract."

Evan said this, and Don was silent for a while. The longer the contract period, the more beneficial it is for the club, but for players, it will become a bit troublesome to have a salary increase.

Evan knew what Tang En was thinking, and he smiled and said, "The term is longer, you can do whatever else you want." This is very clear. As long as the contract term is long enough, the salary, bonus and so on are all his own ideas.

Don Evan understood what he meant, and he nodded slightly. Then he said, "There is one more thing, Evan, I want to talk to you..."

"You said, Tony."

"During the game that day, you had already met Wood's mother in the box, right?"

Evan nodded: "I didn't expect his mother to be so beautiful and young... she doesn't look like a mother with an 18-year-old child."

"Well. She loves her son very much, Wood is doing well, and she is in good spirits. But do you know? In fact, his mother's health has never been very good."

Evan was a little surprised when he heard Don Eun say this: "I can't tell..."

"Wood plays football mainly to make money to help his mother treat his illness. He loves his mother very much. His family situation is a bit complicated. Simply put... he is dependent on his mother for life. Can you understand what I mean?"

Evan put his hand on his chin and rubbed it back and forth, without answering Don't immediately.

"Evan, if you want to keep players in the club, the contract means are very small. As long as someone wants to steal our people, there will always be a way to take them away. If you want a promising player to stay with us, you must cultivate his feelings for the club. Wood's situation is special, and I think his mother is a good opportunity." Tang En continued to persuade.

"I understand. You can sign a contract with Wood now and tell him that his mother's sick club will be responsible for arranging treatment... In addition, letting a new star live in a slum... I'm not very relieved, let him move out, the club provides the house."

Donn was very happy: "I'm thanking you for Wood, Evan."

"Don't thank me, Tony. You're right. The club wants the players to make their players feel that it's worthwhile to play for this team. They work for the team. The team has the obligation to take care of their lives and help them solve their difficulties. In addition, I'll tell you another good news.

"Um?"

"We took the kid you want." Evan clenched his fists, "Allen gave the kids 100,000 pounds. They promised to let their son cooperate with us. Now we can officially offer Watford. But... Tony, do you think that kid is worth the price?"

When Don thought of Ashley Young's value in the future, he smiled and said, "Evan, don't worry.   In a few years, you will be very happy that we bought him now.   Freddy Eastwood, George Wood, Chris Commons, Wes Morgan... And Ashley Young, these young people are the future of the Forest team.  If we get promoted to the super, I will find more young people... At that time, we will surprise the whole of England!"

"Great!" Evan clapped his hands, "If you need any club help, please contact me as soon as possible. I believe in your vision, Tony."

Tang En smiled. Of course, my vision is three and a half years ahead!

After the morning training, Donn called Wood to his office. A stack of paper was placed on the table. He stuffed the pen into Wood's hand, then pointed to the stack of paper and said to him:

"George, your new contract. Want to see it?"

Wood walked up and picked up the contract, which were all legal terms, which he couldn't understand at all. So he asked Tang En, "Where is the salary?"

Sure enough, there was no joy of signing a new contract, but only caring about how much he could get money every week... This is George Wood's style.

Tang En stepped forward and opened the two pages, then pointed to the middle one and said, "Do you want me to read it here?"

Wood nodded and gave the contract to Donn.

"Well. Your current weekly salary is 2,500 pounds." Tang Ennian came here and looked up at Wood, and found that the expression on his face had changed. Then he continued, "But this is just a pure salary, and it is the first year. The weekly salary will increase by 15% every year from now on..."

"How much is that?" Wood had no idea about percentages at all. He liked to hear real numbers.

"Uh..." Tang En took out the calculator from the drawer of his desk, knocked it on a crackling stroke, and raised his head to tell Wood: "The first year you earn 2,500 a week, 2,875 a week, 3,300 a week, 3,800 a week, and so on."

Wood did not express his objection. For him, a life like earning 3,800 pounds a week was like dreaming.

"It's more than that." Tang En added, "In the first two years of this contract, when you play twenty games per season, there are additional rewards. If the team wins honors, it will also be rewarded based on your contribution to the team. It sounds very good, right?"

Wood nodded. This does sound much better than the contract he had on the youth team.

"And." Tang En took out a credit card from the drawer and handed it to Wood, "This is the club that handles you. There is already 10,000 pounds in it, and that is your signature fee. From now on, your monthly salary will be on time."

Wood took the hard card, slid back and forth on the edge with both hands, feeling the real texture of the card. It has his name and card number on it, 10,000 pounds... It's in this thin card. This is not a dream, it's really in his hands!

Seeing that he was very interested, Don En smiled and said, "George, now... your reputation is also guaranteed by the bank."

Hearing this familiar sentence, Wood looked up at Don Eun.

Tang En patted his shoulder: "There is also good news to tell you that the club decided to pay for your mother's illness and find a new place for you to bear half of the monthly rent. You can move out of that ghetto soon."

Wood stared at Tang En with wide eyes, as if he couldn't believe every word he heard. Tang En nodded: "Do you want to live closer to the training ground or closer to the court?"

George Wood was a little excited and even started to stutter: "I...I don't know."

Tang En stuffed him the pen again: "Sign your name, and then go home to discuss where to live with your mother, and tell me when you come to train tomorrow."

Wood held a pen and stopped on the contract. The last time he signed this was on the side of the youth team's training ground, meeting the request of a strange child named Gavin Bernard. Later, the child died and he became a real professional player.

He hesitated for a few seconds and wrote down his name.
Chapter completed!