When the sleeping crowd left St. Mary's Stadium, Jiang Lai, who was held by Arthur's waist and protected by his very 'gentleman', was still thinking about Arthur's confident and flamboyant expression.

"I'm going to buy Southampton! yes, I'm going to buy it!"

Although Jiang Lai doesn't know how much it will cost to buy a football club, she has also seen a lot of news and knows that it is by no means a small number, which also gives her a new understanding of this British 'friend' she only met today.

It seems that he is really not an ordinary rich man!

Arthur naturally didn't know what Jiang Lai, who was looking up at him from time to time, but after watching this 3-1 match, he was even more determined to buy the Saints.

Southampton FC with the current team lineup, playing League One games, is a complete misunderstanding, and it can even be said to be a dimensionality reduction blow, and next year there is no suspense that it can easily return to the Championship.

If he can take charge and solve the internal management chaos, change to a better manager, and retain the current group of players, it will not be a big problem to hit the Premier League next year and become a promoted horse.

It is completely possible to do one step a year and return to the Premier League as a super dark horse, and by that time, now he will spend at least ten times more money to acquire the Saints!

It's definitely a good deal!

Of course, the purchase price is only the first money, whether the whole club can appreciate depends on your investment in all aspects, whether you can recruit good coaches and players, all of which need money as a basis.

After all, in the most expensive and fierce Premier League in the world, no one wants to be a "lift". It is very difficult to stand on your heels.

"Where are we going now?"

Sitting in the Rolls-Royce Phantom, Jiang Lai looked at Arthur and asked with some curiosity.

"It's almost tea time, let's find a place to have some coffee and have some afternoon tea, and it just so happens that I also have a guest who wants to meet, but it won't be too long. No problem, right?"

Arthur looked at the time on his watch, and said to Jiang Lai with a smile, after watching a ball game, the relationship between the two has become closer, and the strangeness has disappeared, after all, women can accept physical contact from men, which has shown that she is not tired of and rejecting the closeness of men.

"No problem. Jiang Lai said with a smile.

In a café near a marina on the River Echin in Southampton, Arthur and Jiang Lai, leaning against the window, sip coffee while watching the beautiful scenery on the River Echin, with seabirds circling.

"Sitting here reminds me of the scene in the movie, when the Titanic set sail... Jiang Lai put down the coffee cup, faced a sweet smile, and said with emotion.

"Southampton has a magical power that can easily direct your focused mind in a direction related to maritime affairs. Hehe. Arthur chuckled and said, but then shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity that Southampton has never been able to develop, and it is said that world-class immigration cities are companions with seaports, which is an iron law in the world."

Unfortunately, Southampton is not a big city, and despite its privileged position as the gateway seaport to England and a long history of economic immigration, the mix seems to have been condensed. Southamptonians say it's England's living room to the world, and unlike the gloomy London hugs, there's a warm embrace.

But the three million tourists who come ashore here every year really only use this place as a living room, and people come and go, but they can't keep people at all... By the way, have you been to Stonehenge since you came to England?"

"Not yet, how can I have time. Jiang Lai shook his head with some regret and smiled.

"Then let's go together tomorrow, north of Southampton, the famous tourist city of Winchester and the world-famous prehistoric Stonehenge. Arthur's eyes lit up and he suggested with a smile.

"Won't this delay your work?" Jiang Lai hesitated.

"Tomorrow is the weekend, it's time off, that's it. Arthur smiled and winked at Jiang Lai and said.

Jiang Lai shook her head and smiled, she could clearly feel that Arthur was a little chasing and fighting, constantly creating opportunities for the two to be alone, but she was not disgusted, but the joy and sweetness in her heart became more and more.

"Okay, then I'll give you a chance to perform. Jiang Lai's beautiful eyes smiled like a crescent moon and teased.

"Thank you for giving me the opportunity. Arthur laughed.

Just as the two looked at each other and smiled, Paul, the butler, came over, bent down slightly, and said to Arthur, "Your Excellency, Jerry, they have arrived. ”

"Well, got it. Arthur nodded lightly and said to Jiang Lai: "You come to sit on my side, the guest I asked has arrived." ”

Jiang Lai did not hesitate, stood up and took the coffee cup, sat down on the chair next to Arthur, looked at Arthur curiously and asked, "Your Excellency, why does Paul keep calling you by this word?"

"Hehe, guess?" Arthur said with a smile instead of explaining.

"I couldn't have guessed ... Jiang Lai said a little coquettishly, and at this time, Jerry Fuller walked over with a middle-aged man with a flat head and a good figure wearing a crisp blue suit, looking very shrewd and decent.

Arthur smiled and dipped it, and Jiang Lai also restrained the expression on his face, followed Arthur to stand up, stayed quietly aside, and watched Arthur shake hands and talk to the visitor.

"Boss, this is Nikola Curtis, Nikolai, this is my boss... Jerry Fuller smiled and introduced the two sides.

"Hello, Mr Coutis, welcome to Southampton, it's a pleasure to meet you. Arthur smiled and shook hands.

"Hello, Your Excellency Lord Arthur, it is my pleasure to meet you. Nikola Curtis said with a respectful expression.

However, as soon as this greeting came out, Jiang Lai, who was standing next to Arthur, was completely dumbfounded, his beautiful eyes widened, and he looked like he was in disbelief, and he finally restrained his mouth that was about to grow up because of surprise.

Aristocrat, earl, this is much greater than Arthur is a rich second generation, and the impact on Jiang Lai is much greater, his pretty face is slightly red, and he is beating wildly with his heart and liver, this is not to say that Jiang Lai has not seen the world, but this kind of abrupt shock does take some time to accept.

Arthur turned his head to look at Jiang Lai, who had been staring at him in a daze, with a bright smile on his face, and naturally reached out to support Jiang Lai's slender waist, and introduced: "This is my friend, Miss Jiang Lai, this is Jerry Fuller, the editor-in-chief of my newspaper, and this is Nicola Coatis, the sports manager of the Italian Juventus club." ”

Jiang Lai recovered from his trance, took a deep breath in his heart, showed a charming smile on his face, and shook hands with the two under Arthur's introduction.

"Let's all sit down, let's talk over coffee—" Arthur smiled and held out his hand to invite.

"Thank you. ”

After the four of them sat down, before Arthur could speak, Nikola Curtis took the lead and smiled bitterly: "Your Excellency, I am no longer the sports manager of Juventus. ”

"Oh?" Arthur raised his eyebrows in surprise, but quickly smiled, "It's better, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to dig you, so you can work for me directly, how about it, no problem? ”

"Of course, it's my pleasure. Nicolas Curtis didn't expect it to be so simple and smooth, and he was greatly relieved, due to the major personnel changes in the Juventus club, their cronies of the former club president were cleared out, some time ago, he asked him a fat friend in English football, if he was willing to change the environment, when he became the president of a club, he thought it was a joke.

I didn't expect this to be a joke, when Jerry Fuller contacted him and explained the matter, he was still very hesitant at the time, after all, a small and medium-sized club that plays in League One, even if it is a Saint Southampton with some fame and influence, but compared with a giant like Juventus, it is not half a star.

However, things are so sudden, the situation suddenly changes, there is a change of power within Juventus, and their former ministers have become the target of purges, and at this moment Nikola Coutis is really glad that he did not refuse Jerry Fuller's invitation at the beginning.

"Nikolai, I'm sure you should know, I'm going to buy the Saints Southampton club, although I'm a fan, but I don't have any experience in managing the club, I firmly believe that professional things are left to professional people, so, can you help me manage the club well and get back to the Premier League?"

Arthur didn't beat around the bush and said straight to the point.

Nikola Coutis knew that this was the young earl who was examining him, but he was not scared at all, after all, he had real materials, many years of experience in running the Juventus club, and managing a small and medium-sized club, not to mention simple and easy, but also handy, not to mention that he had done a lot of homework before he came.

"I went through all the information of the Saints in recent years, the operation and the financial situation, since the relegation to the Championship in 05, because of financial problems, the club has been in a ruin, it has become a store for players to buy and sell, this time because of the management change and deducted points, direct relegation to League One, it was a complete accident, with the Saints' current squad to return to the Championship, there is no problem at all.

I think Southampton have a very talented group of athletes, they are a club with a history, they have a good youth system and they have a lot of young people. What I value most is that they have a football philosophy that nurtures young people.

If they want to hit the Premier League, the Saints not only need a good coach, but also need to completely change the way they do business, absolutely, absolutely no longer sell core young players." He said in a firm and painful tone: "We can't train young players just to sell them for a good price in the future."