VIDIC EXPLAINS MONEY WASN'T A FACTOR IN UNITED MOVE

While appearing on his former centre-back partner Rio Ferdinand’s podcast, Manchester United legend Nemanja Vidic revisited his move to the Reds in the 2005/06 winter transfer window with a brilliant story.

在曼联传奇球员里奥·费迪南德的播客节目上，前曼联中后卫维迪奇回顾了他在2005/06冬季转会窗口加入曼联的经历，并讲述了一个精彩的故事。

A 24-year-old at the time, Vidic arrived from Russian side Spartak Moscow, and would go on to spend eight-and-a-half seasons in Manchester, becoming club captain and one of the all-time great United defenders, during a trophy-ladened spell in M16.

当时24岁的维迪奇从俄罗斯球队斯巴达克莫斯科加盟曼联，他在曼彻斯特度过了八年半的时间，成为了俱乐部队长和曼联历史上最伟大的后卫之一，在曼彻斯特的赛场上赢得了大量的荣誉。

As a Red, ‘Nema’ of course formed what has become known as an iconic defensive partnership with Ferdinand, and recently reunited with his good friend to look back on the glory days.

作为一名曼联球员，“内马”当然与费迪南德组成了一个标志性的防守搭档，最近他与好友重聚，回顾了那些荣耀的日子。

Speaking on Rio’s Vibe With Five podcast, the Serbian shares an insight into some key moments in his Old Trafford career, including his trip to the north of England to sign for the club.

在费迪南德的“Vibe With Five”播客节目上，塞尔维亚人分享了他在老特拉福德职业生涯中的一些关键时刻，包括他为俱乐部签约所做的北英格兰之行。

“I came and obviously Sir Alex Ferguson was waiting; the whole trip, he was there,” he began, in the first half of the two-part conversation.

“我到了，显然弗格森爵士在等我；整个旅途，他一直在那里，”他在这次两部分对话的第一部分开始说道。

“Me and Buda [Budimir Vujacic, [a former scout], when we came, first we went to the hotel, to see the players.

当我们来到时，我和布达（Budimir Vujacic，一位前球探）先去了酒店，看了看球员。

“You [Rio and the team] had a dinner before a game. I was sitting with Cristiano Ronaldo and Louis Saha on a table and, after that, Fergie took us to another hotel and he was actually taking the bags from me, him and Buda, and putting it in the back [of a car].

“你（里奥和团队）在比赛前有晚餐。我和克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多和路易斯·萨哈坐在一张桌子上，之后，弗格森把我们带到另一个酒店，他实际上从我、他和布达那里接过行李，放在车后座上。

“I said: ‘Wow, they’re taking the bags from me, this is amazing! He’s normal man, is he this crazy?’”

“我说：‘哇，他们正在为我拿行李，这太神奇了！他是一个普通人，他疯了吗？’

Vidic has a smile on his face telling the story and recalling his first memories of his former boss, who seemed to charm him so much on his visit that he didn’t pay as much attention to the financial side of his United transfer as he could have done!

维迪奇一边讲述这个故事，一边露出笑容，回忆起他的前教练的第一印象，他看起来很迷人，以至于他在参观期间没有像他本来可以做的那样关注他的转会费用！

“Then we went to the hotel, everything was great. The next day, I had negotiations about everything that was happening with my future. Then he would take us to the airport and, again, put in the bags and take us to the airport.

“然后我们去了酒店，一切都很棒。第二天，我进行了有关我的未来发展的一切谈判。然后他会带我们去机场，再一次把行李放进去并带我们去机场。

“[He said] ‘Okay, see you in 10 days.’ Because at the time, I had to take the visa and all this stuff.

“[他说] ‘好的，十天后见。’因为当时，我需要办理签证和所有这些事情。

“When I was on the airplane, I was looking through the window and I said: ‘Wow, man. I’m going to play for Man United.’ I was thinking about Fergie taking the bags.

“当我在飞机上时，我透过窗户看着外面，我说：‘哇，伙计。我要为曼联踢球了。’我在想弗格森接行李的事情。

“In that moment, I was thinking: ‘Wow, I signed for less money than I had at Spartak Moscow for Man United!

“在那一刻，我想：‘哇，我为曼联签的薪水比在莫斯科斯巴达克（Spartak Moscow）时低！’

“I said: ‘Never mind, I’m playing for Man United!’”

“我说：‘没关系，我为曼联踢球了！’”

Sir Alex was central to securing Nemanja's services at Old Trafford.

弗格森爵士是确保内曼亚在老特拉福德效力的关键人物。

Although our former defender was having a laugh about it, he went on to reiterate that the money he would get wasn't really a factor for him when joining the club.

维迪奇反复强调他并不是因为钱加盟俱乐部的，即使他常常嘲笑别人这么认为。

Nemanja explains that the feel he got from the people at United – including Sir Alex – was more important to him.

他解释说，更重要的是他从曼联人（包括弗格森）身上感受到的感觉。

“I’m joking but, in general, they were so nice,” he adds.

他补充道：“我开玩笑，但总的来说，他们都非常友好。”

“Every time I met with Fergie, with David Gill, I met the players, everything was great.

“每次我见到弗格森、戴维·吉尔（David Gill），或者是球员们，一切都很棒。

“But, at the end of the day, that was more important for me than money and how much I would sign for.”

“但最终，对我来说，这比金钱和签约金额更重要。”

翻译：ChatGPT、大屠夫利马