9 The pace of building a new team

"Mr. Kilby, now I have become the head coach of the club. Then I'm going to work. I've figured out the players the club needs in the new season. I want to ask how much the club can give me the transfer fee. After the press conference, George and Kilby returned directly to the club. In Kilby's office, George asked the most core questions directly.

Kilby made coffee for George with his own hands, and then smiled and said, "George, you haven't thought about it, but many people have already contacted each other." George nodded as he drank coffee. George, this time the board of directors is very determined to support you. The club will give you a transfer fee of 1.3 million pounds. I hope you don't let the board down.

1.3 million pounds, George almost jumped up and kissed Kilby. 1.3 million pounds is not worth mentioning for those Premier League teams. But for Burnley, who is struggling in the second division, it is definitely a huge amount of money. Even in the First Division, the one-year transfer funds of those middle and lower teams are just like this.

"Thank you, Mr. Kilby. I will definitely not let the club down." George was overjoyed. With 1.3 million pounds, George's team could really complete it.

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After George came out of Kilby's office, he immediately held a coach meeting. Although those coaches George are familiar with him, he should see him as the head coach now.

"I'd like to introduce you to Carl Pat. We all know him. From now on, the club's youth team will be headed by Wilkinson, and Carl Pat will appear in the first team. Next to me is Evan Sawyer, who will also join our coaching staff at the beginning of this season. George first introduced them to Carl Pat and Evan Sawyer. Then introduce a few people here to Evan Sawyer. This is coach Thompson, coach Carmel Thomas, coach Sani Griffin and coach Wilkinson. Finally, we are the captain of our team, Mitchell King.

George's coaching team is relatively simple. If it hadn't been for the promotion of Carl Pat and the introduction of Evan Sawyer, there would have been only three coaches. The three coaches are basically veteran coaches of the club. At least he has stayed in the club for more than 20 years, and his coaching level depends entirely on his own experience.

"In the future, everyone will eat in the same pot, and everyone is familiar with it, so I won't be polite to everyone. The board of directors gave us a transfer fee of 1.3 million pounds this year, and I have a goal for the new season. Carl, let's talk about the two players first. After everyone sat down, George was not polite at all.

Except for Carl Pat, who is just over 30 and Evan Sawyer, the other coaches here are all in their fifties. George knew that these coaches were not convinced of George. So George didn't expect to convince them at once. When George's results came out, they would naturally have nothing to say.

Carl didn't expect George to be the first to ask himself, but he still took out the notes in his pocket very quickly. Gary Brin has performed well in Gillingham. As a defender, he can head and card. Gillingham is just a third division, and they want 50,000 pounds. As for Darren Huckaby, who is very famous in the third division, many clubs are very interested in him, so it should at least cost more than 100,000 pounds.

Thompson and Thomas next to him looked at each other in con'ssment. They didn't expect that George had figured out which players to introduce without any discussion. Although we usually work together, we already know that George has a strong surname. But I never thought that George would make this move.

"Well, Carl. Gary Brin and Darren Huckerby must win 200,000 pounds. It's up to you. You must see the two of them in the new season. George scolded in his heart that money was rampant in the football world. If it had been Gary Brin and Darren Huckaby last year, they would not have 100,000 pounds together.

"Evan, Crewe couldn't upgrade. What did Danny Murphy say? George has long known that Crew can't be upgraded, and it is inevitable for Danny Murphy, a new star, George.

Although it was the first time for Evan Sawyer to come to the Burnley team, he still had a smile. George, I have met Danny Murphy's agent. He is very willing to come to our club, but the transfer fee should be between 200,000 and 300,000 pounds. Anyway, it's not very cheap." As Evan spoke, he gave George an ambiguous look, and George understood at a glance. Evan must have promised a lot of kickbacks to Danny Murphy's agent, so George also gave him a smile.

"Evan, 300,000 pounds is too expensive. About 200,000 pounds is not a problem, who let Murphy have English nationality. Nationality is also very valuable in our country. George is very dissatisfied with the inflated value of English players.

After talking to Carl Pat and Evan Sawyer, George turned to Thompson. Thompson, I have talked to Mitchell. In the current lineup, Ian Coid, Miller and Grant must stay. As for David Ward, Oman Donaldson, Smith and Clements, they can stay. Those who are in the other mid-front court should be put in the transfer market. They are not in my plan."

"Wilkinson, Daniel Morrison and Ashley Chapman were transferred to the first team." Daniel Morrison and Ashley Chapman are George's favorite students in the youth team. The first thing George thought of after becoming the head coach was to transfer them to the first team.

George has been a coach in the club for five years and knows everything about Burnley Club. From the director of the club to the gatekeeper and the staff who repaired the stadium are very familiar with it. So I know the players who need to stay in the new season.

"Do you have anything else to say?" After George finished saying everything in his spare time, he asked several people present.

Several people here looked at each other and didn't know what to say. I never thought that George would be so strong that he had finished what he wanted to say. It seems that there is nothing to do, so we are all busy. Evan, you stay for a while.

Watching everyone else leave the office, George said to Evan, "How much rebate do you give to Danny Murphy's agent?"

"Two thousand pounds." Evan spoke softly in George's ear.

"Two thousand pounds, not much. Just deduct it from your salary. Anyway, Evan, I have never promised to give the agent a kickback, which is a foul. It's up to you." George left the office with a laugh, regardless of Evan's crying behind him.

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After the meeting, Burnley moved quickly. Within a few days, George's people were needed. Gary Brin transferred 40,000 pounds from Gillingham to Burnley, and Darren Huckaby transferred £120,000 from Lincoln City to Burnley. Danny Murphy's transfer price is slightly higher, reaching 210,000 pounds. In this way, the transfer fee of the three people reached 370,000 pounds.

Immediately after Burnley reached an agreement with Zzkov Viktoria, and Pobosky transferred to Burnley for 400,000 pounds. There are also free check-in of Barak and Klose, and six of George's plans have completed the transfer.

But at this time, George found that he only used 770,000 pounds. The board of directors has allocated a transfer fee of 1.3 million pounds, and George will not save the money. If George can't lead Burnley to good results at the end of the season, the board of directors will not praise George's thrifty style.

So George hit the idea of Crewe again. Who made Crewe not only a competitor for promotion, but also a good player in the team. This time, George targeted Irish midfielder Neil Lennon. If Danny Murphy is just a new star with unlimited potential, then Neil Lennon is a player who can fight.

However, Neil Lennon is the absolute main force of Crewe, and Crewe is definitely unwilling to sell Burnley's own main player. However, money is a good thing in this world. No matter how tough Crewe is, as a second-tier team, it can't resist the attack of money. In addition, European football generally did not pay much attention to the midfielder at this time, so in the end, Burnley spent 360,000 pounds to buy this strong midfielder.

The final transfer George bought strong center Richard Brody from Stockport. Richard Brody scored 12 goals in the Second Division last season and was the main striker of Stockport. Stoke Harbor didn't want to give up the main center, but when Burnley threw 100,000 pounds, he immediately gave up the center. Richard Brody is 26 years old and has been in the lower league. For such a player, 100,000 pounds is already an astronomical figure. George actually looks down on a striker like Richard Brody, and he can only play in the lower league. But in low-level leagues, a player like Richard Brody, who has been around for many years, is still very necessary.

So far, all of George's transfers in the new season have been basically completed.

There are 24 people in the Burnley team in the new season.

goalkeeper: No. 1 Miller (32 years old, English), No. 22 Billy Felix (33 years old, English), No. 27 Martin Mims (20 years old, English).

Defender: No. 2 Grant (31 years old, English), No. 5 Mitchell King (32 years old, English), No. 4 Gary Brin (21 years old, Irish), No. 3 Daniel Morrison (17 years old, English), No. 17 David Ward (24 years old, English), No. 24 Oman Donaldson (25 years old, English), No. 28 Smith (28 years old, English), No. 33 Levi McKin (30 years old, English).

Midfielder: No. 7 Bobowski (23 years old, Czech), No. 8 Danny Murphy (18 years old, English), No. 6 Ian Coid (27 years old, English), No. 11 Ashley Chapman (18 years old, English), No. 13 Michael Barak (19 years old, German), No. 19 Neil Lennon (24 years old, Irish), No. 23 Michael Gash (24 years old, English), No. 42 Robby Hage (20 years old, English).

Forward: No. 12 Darren Huckaby (19 years old, English), No. 9 Richard Brody (26 years old, English), No. 15 Klose (17 years old, German), No. 14 Clements (27 years old, English), No. 33 David McGook (29 years old, Irish) .