Coaching legend

Looking at this strange-looking black boy, George suddenly smiled.

"You can understand what I say." George didn't know what language he knew, so he asked in English.

The black boy nodded woodenly. He was very excited to see George. It was because Burnley was now famous that he went to Burnley for a trial. And George was the biggest factor in Burnley's rise.

"You want a weekly salary of 110 pounds?" George saw that the boy was so shy, who could believe that he would be a famous playboy in the world in the future.

"Yes, I should be worth 110 pounds with my strength." He was very confident about this, and he answered George with his chest held high.

"Hey, kid. Do you know how much my weekly salary is and how much Ballack's weekly salary is?"

George is the head coach of Burnley, and Ballack is currently the biggest player in Burnley. Seeing the boy looking at George in confusion, George smiled and told him. "My weekly salary is only 500 pounds, and Ballack's weekly salary is 900 pounds. Do you still think you should get 110 pounds?"

In fact, what George said is partly right and partly wrong. Because George and Ballack's contracts were signed before, if the two continue to stay in Burnley, they will definitely sign a new contract. The weekly salary of the two will definitely increase significantly, and just like Ballack's weekly salary may exceed 10,000 pounds.

So the current fame of the two is inconsistent with their weekly salary, but this is because their contracts were signed before.

The little guy in front of him may also be surprised. He didn't expect that the famous George and Ballack's weekly salary was only so little. But soon he regained his confidence. "I think my strength deserves such a weekly salary."

"Young man, you are ambitious. What's your name? Where are you from?" George certainly knew his name.

"Michael Essien, Ghana."

Yes, the kid standing next to George is the famous beast waist in the Ghana national team and Chelsea team in the future, and is also known as the world's No. 1 defensive midfielder Michael Essien. Essien is not yet sixteen years old, and will be sixteen in December this year.

Although he has not grown up yet, George remembers that face clearly. So George recognized this iron waist Essien at a glance.

Unexpectedly, the famous iron waist Essien would come to Burnley for a trial. Such a good player should be kept even for three hundred pounds, not to mention one hundred and ten pounds. George was very happy to tell Wilkinson, and then recommend Essien to Kilby.

But just as he turned around, he stopped. He forgot that he was no longer the head coach of Burnley, and he had no right to ask Kilby to do anything. And when he thought of Kilby, George's hatred surged up.

Kilby, you are a bastard who only knows how to haggle over a little money. Giving you a player as good as Essien is just giving him more money. Damn, I'm leaving, why should I give him such a good player.

George is not a gentleman, and this thought came up, and he couldn't stop in his heart. Anyway, I will coach in other clubs in the future, so I have to take a player as good as Essien away. And if I train him from a young age, Essien will be my own player in the future.

As a coach, you need your own players, which is not only beneficial for managing the locker room. In the future, when there is a disagreement with the club's top management, you can also have support. Although I did not renew my contract this time, it cannot cover up the fact that George left Burnley in disgrace.

If George had been tough from the beginning and did not give Kilby a little bit of luck. How dare he treat me like this, or was he too weak before.

This incident gave George a lot of thoughts, and George had secretly made up his mind. Don't be weak in the future, even if you coach any club, you can't let the club's top management bully you like this time.

Thinking of this, George suddenly changed his smile. "Michael, how did you come to England? Did you follow your agent, or..."

"I came to England with my uncle." Essien didn't know what George meant.

Hearing that Essien came to England with George, George couldn't help laughing. Great, Allen Levy's sports agency doesn't have many players now. Allen calls George every day to complain that he has too few players. Now it's not the players who support themselves, but they support the players.

There is such a good person here, Essien is standing here. Who is Essien? In the future, when he is at his peak, he will be worth more than 30 million pounds, and Chelsea will not take him. Allen doesn't need to talk about sports agencies. Even if he is with Essien alone, it will be enough for him to eat and drink.

"Michael, are you willing to stay in England to play football?" George is now like a weird uncle who kidnaps children.

Essien was stunned and looked at George. But then he shook his head. "I need money, our family needs money."

Money, this made George remember. Essien's family is not a rich family, but a very poor family. George had read Essien's information before and knew that Essien's family had no father but only a mother. And Essien has many brothers and sisters.

Many players in Africa and South America grew up in slums. Their purpose of playing football is very simple, because it is the easiest way for them to change their lives. The same is true for Essien, who has only this one skill. He wants to play football, and only by playing football can he stop returning to the slum. Only by playing football can his family live a good life.

There are many difficult things in this world, but if money can solve them, then the problem is not big.

"Michael, if you believe me. I will introduce you to a very good agent who will arrange everything for you. Of course, if you are willing to wait, I am willing to sign you. One hundred and ten pounds, not a penny less."

"Coach Levy, are you serious?" Essien looked at George with great surprise.

George nodded. "Michael, I have left Burnley. But I will find a new job soon, and then I will sign you. Are you willing to wait for me for a while?"

"Yes, yes." Essien nodded quickly, but immediately deflated. "But we don't have so much money to stay in England." This time they came to England to raise money everywhere.

"In this way, I will advance all your expenses for staying in England. Just follow me and train well, and you will definitely become a world-class player in the future." George patted Essien's shoulder.

Essien looked at George excitedly, and Essien did not doubt that George would deceive him. George's reputation in England was there, and what did Essien have? Nothing, even if George wanted to deceive him, he himself had nothing.

Therefore, Essien could only bow repeatedly. "Thank you, Coach Levy, thank you, Coach Levy."

(Essien's trial at Burnley was true, but it was not in 1998. It's just a little bit changed and exaggerated here, and readers can just laugh it off.)