193 Gerard Piqué Part 2 (1/2)

Chapter 193: Gerard Piqué Part 2

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Half a year had passed since Nottingham Forest's dark days, and the situation had changed dramatically. Tony Twain of today was very confident about going up against Ferguson and Wenger.

”It's clear that you think highly of him too. Let's head back, Dunn. Let's talk to his agent first... I've asked him to have dinner together tonight.”

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Obviously, when Tang En was in Portugal, he had already arranged everything for Spain. No matter when or whom he was to meet, he had made the reservations for the restaurants.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Tang En and Dunn ate some bread to tide them over; otherwise they would be hungry. Even when Tang En was still in China, he had already known that the Spaniards were famous for lateness in their daily schedules—when he spoke to Piqué's agent, Arturo Canales, over the phone, he had said that dinner time was eight o'clock in the evening!

It was hard to imagine the manager of a Premier League football club drinking mineral water and eating bread in a hotel room. But when the Forest team was just getting started, what else could he do? Besides, Piqué was a player that Tang En thought highly of. It would seem more sincere if he appeared in person, and he also hoped to impress Piqué in this way, and be more persuasive.

But first, they had to go through the agent. The relationship between a manager and an agent was complex. Sometimes, the manager needed to curry favor with the agent, and sometimes the agent needed to please the manager. Now, it was Tony Twain's turn to make Piqué's agent happy.

At 8:15, a little later than the appointed time, Tony Twain and Dunn met Arturo Canales at the pre-arranged restaurant. Even though the player that he represented was still a young man who had not played in a professional league, he was qualified enough to put on airs before Twain.

Piqué was the Spanish youth team's main center back. His future was almost certain, even without the analysis of experts. And the agent also benefited when so many big clubs had their eyes on Piqué. While on the verge of reaching a consensus with Manchester United, Canales had no real need to meet with a manager of a recently promoted Premier League team to discuss the future of his client. However, over the phone, Twain had made him a tempting promise: if he did his best to facilitate the deal, then he would personally receive an additional fifty-thousand-pound commission from the Forest Football Club!

Mr. Ferguson did not promise to pay him an extra compensation, and as for Tony Twain... Canales could still remember that the first time he called him, he had already mentioned it. Even though Canales had never heard of him, it was clear that Mr. Tony Twain, despite being less famous than Sir Alex Ferguson, knew the business. Yes, he knew it very well.

When he arrived at the restaurant, Canales was a little apologetic towards Twain, who stood up to greet him. He said, ”I'm really sorry, Mr. Twain. There was a traffic jam.” He spoke fluent English.