To Part on Bad Terms

Twain felt that he had been deceived, not that he had been deceived by others, but by his own wishful thinking. He had actually thought that all his players were obedient and well-behaved kids like the data in the FM game, which had no meaning other than a name. 

It seemed that the impact of the transmigration had not completely disappeared...

Sometimes he really took this as a Football Manager game and play.

But Bendtner gave him a hard slap, which told him that this was the real world, so realistic that anyone in the team could break away from his control and pursue the future he wanted. Ribéry was a wake-up call, and Bendtner was soon to be a reality.

But Twain did not plan to let Bendtner go like that.

Furthermore, it was to sell to Manchester City.

The day after that phone call with Bendtner's father, Twain turned down Manchester City's offer of eighteen million pounds during an interview.