First Transfer

When Tiger handed his meticulously prepared list of potential transfers to Gill and Woodward, Gill was initially silent. Woodward looked at Tiger with a puzzled and questioning expression, and asked, "You have 15 young players on this transfer list that I have never heard of and who are unknown to the public?"

Tiger shook his head and responded, "These are not 15 unknown players, but 15 future stars of Manchester United."

Woodward frowned while examining the list and remarked, "Although I am the club's commercial director, I still have a good understanding of international football. I have never heard of any of the 15 players on this list."

Tiger didn't say anything and just listened to the conversation between the two men.

"Mr. Manager, I didn't expect you to be so skilled in creating Excel spreadsheets," Woodward continued. "The players' names, positions, ages, nationalities, and current clubs are all clearly listed. Based on this alone, you are better than Sir Alex. I'm sure he's not as proficient with computers as you are."

"Thank you for the compliment," Tiger replied calmly.

Woodward's voice suddenly became louder. "But, Mr. Manager, I'm very curious about how you chose these players from French Ligue 2, English Championship, and Schalke 04 youth team in the German Bundesliga."

Tiger spread his hands and said, "I dreamed of them, and then I chose them, it's that simple."

At this point, Tiger's voice also raised a lot: "Mr. Manager, I believe you also remember that the contract clearly stipulates that I am solely responsible for the club's transfer matters, and no one can intervene!"

"Oh, damn it. With your ability to make spreadsheets and your understanding of contracts, it's a loss for England if you don't become a lawyer," Woodward sighed helplessly.

Tiger laughed: "I guess you'll say in a year that if I really became a lawyer, it would be a loss for Manchester United."

"Okay, you win," Woodward picked up the list again and looked at it carefully. "To be honest, you estimate the budget for these 15 people to be less than 40 million. If we could really buy 15 future stars at this price, I would laugh in my sleep as a commercial director."

"In five years, the total value of these 15 people will definitely exceed 1 billion," Tiger e said seriously, without any joking.

Woodward raised his thumb: "Okay, then I'll thank you in advance for the 1 billion."

"You're welcome, happy cooperation, Ed."

At this time, Gill, who had not spoken, spoke up: "Manager, Ed came here today for only one purpose, which is to help you achieve the transfer targets on the list. He is more professional than us in this matter."

Woodward nodded, "Manager, if you have any requests, just let me know. For example, if you want me to contact these 15 people right now, I can do that."

Tiger waved his hand, "Some of these 15 people are special, and some of them require me to personally visit."

"Okay, I don't have much to do recently, so I'll accompany you. Where do you want to go first?" Woodward appeared very kind.

Tigy knew that this time he was not only helping himself achieve his transfer targets, but also being monitored to see what his means were.

Tiger smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble Ed to accompany me for a walk."

"Not at all, it's my pleasure," replied Woodward.

Tiger pointed to two names on the list, "These two individuals are in England. I plan to visit them this afternoon and introduce myself to my future subordinates."

Woodward looked at the names on the paper. At the top were the names of two people: Marcos Alonso and Dele Alli.

That evening, when 17-year-old Dele Alli met with the Manchester United transfer representative, he couldn't believe it.

He played for the youth team of Milton Keynes Dons in League One, and his contract had expired this year. The club was discussing a contract renewal, but the salary for this contract was only a meager £2,000 per week, which left him dissatisfied. Compared to players of the same level, they could earn double the salary, and he was also an exceptional young player in the club's youth team. This salary was difficult for him to accept.

However, the Milton Keynes club chose not to renew Alli's contract even after it expired, in an attempt to pressure him. The club leaders thought that Alli would have no other options as a free agent, especially since Milton Keynes was a relatively unknown club in League One. However, they were proven wrong when a transfer representative from Manchester United approached Alli with a contract.

Alli was thrilled at the opportunity to join Manchester United's youth team, even if it meant a reduction in his weekly salary to £1000. However, to his surprise, Manchester United offered him a weekly salary of £5000 and promised to focus on his development. Alli eagerly signed the contract and moved into the dormitory at Carrington training base.

By the time Milton Keynes realized what had happened, it was too late. Alli had already joined Manchester United's youth team, and the club's president regretted their decision.

Tiger e found the situation amusing and thought to himself that a pig-headed president could ruin even the best club. Despite his dissatisfaction with Woodward's money-oriented management style, he had to admit that he was a business genius who had completed his first transfer in just one night.

Tiger knew from his time-traveling experience that Tottenham Hotspur would eventually buy Dele Alli in the future. Alli would form a formidable attack line with Harry Kane, Eric Dier, and Son Heung-min, creating a youthful storm throughout Britain. With Alli's potential, his value would be worth billions.

Alli's free transfer meant that Tiger still had £50 million in transfer funds to use, so he continued to buy players.