Half a season in Spain had seen Valencia CF finish in a fairly distant 4th position in LaLiga and just fall short in the Conference League Final. And manager Trebor Mahtal now had his eye on improvements to close the gap on Spain's big three.
Trebor Mahtal wrapped up consecutive Mexican titles as he led a strong Tigres side to Liga MX Apertura in December 2048. That saw him win a major trophy with the 12th letter of the alphabet, moving him close to halfway to completing his Alphabet Challenge.
After two fairly tricky years at Necaxa, including 15 months without winning an away game, Trebor Mahtal led an exciting young team to an unexpected Liga MX Clausura success. That ticked N off his Alphabet Challenge, alongside A, B, E, J, L, M, P, S, U and W, meaning he'd completed 11 of the 26 legs of the challenge.
Five months in Mexico had seen Trebor Mahtal consolidate Club Necaxa's position as an upper-mid-table Liga MX side while bringing £8m into the club. However, a weak squad was in dire need of improvements to be competitive.
Trebor Mahtal completed the 10th leg of his Alphabet Challenge in May 2046, leaving him with the task of winning a major trophy with clubs whose names begin with 16 more letters of the alphabet. Big success at Borussia Dortmund meant he'd now ticked off A, B, E, J, L, M, P, S, U and W.
Trebor Mahtal ticked off the ninth leg of his Alphabet Challenge as he led Juventus to its first Serie A title for 25 years in 2045. The Zambian now went in search of his 12th club and immediately eyed up a few interesting roles.
Juventus enjoyed an improved campaign after Trebor Mathal cleared out the old boys and brought some young talent into the Old Lady. But the Zambian was keen to keep improving a squad that lacked in certain areas to close the gap to Italy's elite.
Mahtal applied for vacancies at big clubs across Europe and teams that would tick off challenging letters. The biggest offer ticked off both, which took Mahtal to his third Italian club.
A few months back in England with West Ham United had seen Trebor Mahtal lift the club's first silverware in 19 years and take them back into European football. But the Zambian manager had significant challenges ahead if he was to help the Hammers compete with England's best.
Interest came from Europe as Braga and West Ham United offered Trebor Mahtal interviews, and the wages on offer left him with an easy decision to move back to England.
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