Godfather Of Champions

Twain brusquely smacked the certificate into Wooxʼs hands. He did not know what deception Woox had used to gain George and Sophiaʼs trust. However, the facts, laid in front of him, could not be changed now.

When he saw that Twain was speechless, Woox revealed a triumphant smile. ”Do you need me to repeat that, Mr. Twain? I came to see you today on behalf of George Wood and-”

Twain waved his hand to interrupt. ”I get it, but not today. Weʼll make an appointment for another time.”

Today really was not a good day. Twainʼs mind was a mess. It was impossible to discuss the contract with this shrewd man. First, he needed to calm himself down. Then, he needed to find Wood to understand the ins and outs of the matter. After that, he could deliberate on how to discuss Woodʼs new contract with Woox.

”Of course, I respect your decision. I have your number. In that case, weʼll talk about it another day. Iʼll be in touch, Mr. Twain.”

Twain grunted and turned to walk towards Field 1 on the training ground. He could not wait to see George Wood now to ask him, What the f**k is going on here?

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Soon, Twain saw George Wood on the training ground. He looked the same as usual, and Twain called him to his side.

”George, have you found a new agent already?”

Wood nodded.

”Well... Can you tell me how you went about it?” Twain wanted to know how that man had become Woodʼs agent.

Therefore, Wood faithfully recounted what had happened the previous night.

When Twain heard his explanation, he suddenly felt astonished of ”how is it so coincidental that whatever I said, he said the same.”

Out of consideration for Wood, he had said those things to let Wood seriously look for an agent. He had not expected that that kind of ”Mr. Five Percent” would also consider the perspective of the players, or say it so beautifully from the point of view that Wood cared about the most. But he still wanted to ask, ”I think those things can be done by any agent. Why did you choose him?”

”He came to my house, and I thought he put it so well, so I signed it.” Woodʼs deliberation was very simple on the matter. Since everyone is the same, then why should I call an agent whom I havenʼt even met? Meanwhile, this person in front of my eyes can be my agent. It might as well be him.

Wood did not know about the matter between Woox and Twain. Obviously, he did not know that Twain was dismayed that he had chosen Woox.

”Whatʼs the matter?”

Twain shook his head. ”No, nothing. You can go for your training.”

Wood turned and ran back to the training ground. Alone, Twain lowered his head and rubbed his temples. It looked like he would have to deal with that unpleasant guy for a long time to come.

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In the days leading up to the 24th round of the league, Twain did not receive a call from Billy Woox. It seemed like the man knew that Twain was in a bad mood now.

Twain really was in a bad mood. Ever since he had found out that Woox was Woodʼs agent, questions that he had never worried about before had come to the surface. Would that agent be able to manipulate George Wood like a puppet? Would he alienate Twain?

Most important of all, would George Wood leave him someday?

The player that he had personally cultivated, breaking away from him and leaving to transfer to other teams… This was not just alarmist talk. Before his marriage, Beckham and Ferguson were like father and son. And after? The two men almost turned against each other.

Twain did not want things to go that way with Wood. However, now that there was such an antagonistic agent, the future was uncertain.

He was a territorial person. He liked the feeling of being in control. But the truth was that not everything in the world could go as he wished.

On January 22, Nottingham Forest challenged Norwich City in an away match. The leagueʼs sixth ranking team played against the second lowest ranked team. Unsurprisingly, the Forest team won 2:0 in a clean and decisive game.

The arrival of Edwin van der Sar had greatly reduced the Forest teamʼs number of concessions. He was far better than Darren Ward in terms of both experience and skill. Twain was very glad that he had made a quick move while Manchester United was still wavering; otherwise, he would have missed a goalkeeper of such high caliber. He did not know what would have happened to the Forest team in the second half of the season.