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Although Miranda was somewhat dissatisfied, George still decided to return to England.

Harman and Thorin were tasks that George gave to Richard before leaving England. Although Blackburn's lineup had begun to stabilize last season, George was still worried. After all, Blackburn will not only have to deal with the league next season, but also the League Cup.

George has won the League Cup and the FA Cup, so although it is not useless for the ambitious George, it is just a cup competition for training newcomers. But George is unwilling to give up the League Cup easily. After all, the status of the League Cup is still very high in the current European football world.

George hopes to achieve a good result in the first attack on the League Cup.

Therefore, George is unwilling to give up players like Harman and Thorin. But he didn't expect that not only Harman was robbed by Liverpool, but even Thorin was rejected by the English Football Association.

George hopes to return to the club and deal with these things personally.

So without wasting time, George directly booked a flight back to England.

"Sorry, George." Unexpectedly, Richard came to pick up George in person, facing George's apologetic expression.

George shook his head. "It's none of your business. By the way, Richard. What happened to Sorin? I remember that Sorin seemed to be the main player of Argentina this year. Did the FA say why Sorin didn't meet the requirements for a work permit?"

Haman has no choice now, but Sorin was also rejected, which made George very angry.

"The answer given by the FA is that Sorin's number of appearances in the national team in the past two years is not enough for the requirements of a work permit." Richard reported to George while driving. "The main problem is that Sorin was unable to go to the World Cup with Argentina last year. Therefore, the FA believes that Sorin does not meet the requirements for a work permit."

George frowned after listening to Richard's words.

Speaking of Sorin's failure to participate in the World Cup last year, it was indeed a bit unexpected. Because in the previous World Cup qualifiers, Sorin was still a frequent visitor to the national team. And Sorin led the Argentine Youth Team to win the World Youth Championship as the captain of the Argentine Youth Team.

But I didn't expect that in last year's World Cup, he was not selected for the Argentine national team.

Even if he couldn't participate in the World Cup, it shouldn't be like this. Damn the FA, conservative and backward is the synonym of the FA.

"Is there any room for redemption?"

Although he knew the chances were slim, George still asked Richard.

Richard smiled bitterly and shook his head. George knew that Blackburn still had little influence in the English football world. If it was Manchester United, would there be such a problem? George knew that if Ferguson spoke up, this kind of thing would never happen.

Damn, even if it was a foreign country, so what. It also depends on your strength and your influence. If Blackburn was Manchester United or Arsenal, the FA would never embarrass itself on such a small issue.

"Forget it. What else does the club have to do?"

"There is another thing, Liverpool's asking price for Hyypia?" Richard gave George another surprise.

"When did it happen?" George frowned again, Liverpool, you bastard, why do you always make things difficult for yourself.

George was very angry because Hamann was snatched away in front. Liverpool only offered 8 million pounds, but Blackburn offered 10 million pounds. But Hamann wanted to join Liverpool and ignored Blackburn, and George had no choice. After all, Liverpool is the top giant in England.

Blackburn failed to beat Liverpool in the transfer market because of their own lack of charm. Liverpool can't be blamed. But now Liverpool is actually targeting their own players.

"It happened two days ago."

"How much is the offer?"

"Six million pounds." Richard had heard George's anger. But he also understood that Hamann had been kidnapped. Now he is targeting his own players. It would be strange if he didn't get angry.

Six million pounds, Houllier dared to bid. Although Hyypia was not expensive when George bought it, it also cost George two million pounds. Hyypia has been trained in the Premier League for a year and is the mainstay of Blackburn's defense this season.

Blackburn will play in the League Cup soon. How could George sell Hyypia at this important moment?

"Six million pounds? If you add Gerrard to six million pounds, I might consider it." George sneered and quoted a price casually. "By the way, have you talked to Sammy?"

George is not actually worried about Liverpool. As long as he is tough, Liverpool will have no way. George is worried about Hyypia. If Hyypia, like Hamann, thinks Liverpool has a better future and wants to leave Blackburn, then there will be a big problem.

No matter how strong George is, he will not force players who are no longer interested in the club to stay.

"I have contacted Sammy, and he doesn't care. If the club agrees to Liverpool's offer, he doesn't mind going to Liverpool. But if the club is willing to keep him, he is willing to stay in Blackburn."

George laughed for the first time today. Hyypia's meaning is very simple. He is not a die-hard player, but just treats playing football as a profession. That's easy.

"Are there any problems with other transfers?"

"The others are small transfers, almost all of them are done."

George nodded. The important transfers this season are Hamann and Sorin. Now these two people can't go, George is dazzled.

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"I really don't understand why even a player like Thorin can't get a work permit. This is simply the biggest joke of the century."

Blackburn's appeal was restored by the FA a few days later, and the FA upheld its original decision. Thorin was not eligible for a work permit. This made George, who was already furious, unable to bear it anymore and began to bombard the FA in front of reporters.

"Work permits may have been suitable in the past. But now they are far behind the development of the Premier League. I think the FA should relax the conditions for work permits. As the development of world football is concentrated in Europe, more and more good players are beginning to pour into European football."

"This includes not only South America, but also Africa and Asia where football is developing faster and faster. There are more and more talented players in these places, but many of them do not meet the conditions for work permits. Should all these talented players be pushed to other leagues just because of this?"

"If the Premier League wants to develop, it must relax the conditions for them. Let these talented players have the opportunity to enter the Premier League, so that the development of the English league will get better and better."

"But the FA has so far used the backward work permit to prevent good players from entering the English league."

The reporter was very excited when he heard George's words. Now is the league's rest period, and there are no important events such as the World Cup and the European Cup in the summer of 1999. In addition, it is only June now, and there are not many blockbuster transfers. So these football reporters just can't find good news materials, and George's bombardment of the FA just brings them the best news.

"Coach Levy, what kind of changes do you think the FA should make?"

Faced with the reporter's question, George answered without hesitation.

"If I ask the FA to abolish the work permit system, I think not only the FA, but also the top leaders will not agree. The work permit still plays a lot of roles in ensuring the quality of foreign players in the Premier League, but it is too rigid."

It is completely a fantasy to say that the work permit should be abolished. Not to mention the football field, any field outsiders who want to get employment opportunities in England need a work permit.

"I wonder if the FA can introduce additional terms for the work permit, so that some special talented players can be given a break." George thought of a later regulation at this time, which is the special talent clause.

Speaking of the special talent clause, it was caused by Kaka's popularity at the time.

As a rising star in Brazil, Ferguson's Manchester United was actually one of the potential buyers at the time. At that time, Ferguson also admired Kaka very much, but later because of the problem of the work permit, Kaka was unable to come to England but went to Milan.

However, no one expected what would happen next. Kaka, who had been sitting on the bench in the 2002 World Cup, soared to the sky after arriving in Milan. His arrival not only forced Rivaldo to leave Milan, but also forced Rui Costa to slowly leave Milan's main lineup.

Kaka's popularity shocked the English football world. Ferguson was furious and blasted the English Football Association at the time.

Kaka's success also brought a huge shock to the English Football Association, which gave birth to the special talent clause.

"Special Tianchang? Coach Levy, the special Tianchang you are referring to is..."

"Special Tianchang, as the name suggests, is those talented players. They are still young and cannot meet the requirements of the work permit. But their future is limitless. The Premier League should not exclude such players, but should vigorously introduce them. Because the work permit misses these talented players, it is not only a regret for English clubs, but also a regret for the Premier League."

"The FA can give clubs one or two such talent clauses every year."

George has been holding back for a long time. This damn work permit has killed many good players from entering England.

Of course, the impact on English football is not great at present. But with the continuous development of the Premier League, this problem will become more and more acute.

George vented all his grievances for not being able to sign Thorin. But even if he vented, it was useless. Thorin could not be introduced this summer. George now has 20 million pounds in his hand and cannot spend it.

Haman is unwilling to come, and Thorin cannot be introduced. There are still tens of millions of pounds left, and a good player should be bought.

Speaking of good players, George couldn't help but think of a player. But this player is more difficult, so let's contact and see if there is any chance to introduce him. So he immediately picked up the phone and called Richard.

"Richard, contact Juventus."