Chapter 331: Platini's Scheme
Seeing Laporta and Olas standing up against Tottenham joining the G14, Rummenigge and others couldn't help but glance at each other, with a look of surprise in their eyes. They didn't expect that someone would oppose a resolution that had already been agreed upon at this time!
It stands to reason that Tottenham Hotspur, who submitted all the formalities and documents for joining the G14 in accordance with the relevant rules and regulations of the G14, should not be questioned in terms of eligibility when Rummenigge, Galliani and Florentino, the three bigwigs who have the most say in the G14 jointly decided, and this proposal was also approved at the previous regular meeting. It can be said that Laporta and Olas's approach is undoubtedly a slap in the face of Rummenigge!
"President Laporta, President Aulas, can you give reasons for opposing Tottenham joining our big family?" Seeing that something that could have been done with just a step-by-step process would be obstructed by someone who didn't know him, Rummenigge's face suddenly darkened. Apparently, the Bayern president sees Laporta and Aolas' move as a blatant provocation to his authority. If they can't give a suitable reason next, then what awaits them will be the wrath of Rummenigge!
"The reason why I oppose Tottenham joining the G14 is very simple, and that is because I don't think Tottenham is now not qualified enough to join our alliance of Europe's elite elite!" Undaunted, facing the surprised and angry eyes of Rummenigge and others, Aulas held his head high triumphantly and said word by word, "Don't forget, before this, Tottenham has not been qualified as a G14 alternate, and it is a bit irregularity to let it jump to the full member." Moreover, just two years ago, Tottenham's record was terrible, and now they have not won the English top flight title for more than 40 years! Not to mention, they also sold many excellent players including Ribery and Basturke this summer, and the overall strength will definitely drop significantly! So, in my opinion, Tottenham is very likely to follow in the footsteps of Bayer Leverkusen and Valencia and become another club that has seriously damaged the reputation of the organization after joining the G14!
As soon as Aulas's words came out, the faces of Valencia President Juan Soler and Bayer Leverkusen General Manager Carlmond suddenly became extremely ugly, and they scolded in their hearts: You said that Tottenham is not qualified, just say that Tottenham is good, why do you want to pull us in?!
As the saying goes, you don't slap people in the face, and you don't expose your shortcomings when you scold people. While Aolas's move points out the biggest shortcomings of Tottenham Hotspur itself, it undoubtedly offends the two clubs of Valencia and Bayer Leverkusen!
"President Rummenigge, I admit that Tottenham have really achieved impressive results this season and that it is unconscionable to exclude a club that has just won the Champions League from the G14. "Compared to Aulas, who pointed at George's nose and said that you are not qualified enough, Laporta's words were much more gentle and euphemistic, but the meaning of his words did not change," However, I also agree with some of Chairman Aulas's views. It would be a bit too risky to recruit Tottenham as a full-fledged member of the G14 based on just one season's performances. I think it's not too late to make a decision on Tottenham as a key observer to see how they perform in the next two or three seasons. ”
Laporta and others will go back on their word at this time and try their best to prevent Tottenham from joining the G14 organization, which does not mean that their starting points are the same. For Laporta, he mainly intends to take this opportunity to further deal a blow to the prestige of Real Madrid, which is now in decline, and at the same time to suppress the increasingly powerful Premier League forces, so that Barcelona can have more say within the G14. For Aolas, the reason that prevented Tottenham from becoming a full member of the G14 came from Platini's secret instructions!
In Platini's eyes, the G14, an organization composed of top European giants and has been restricting the work of UEFA since its establishment, and has deep interests with Johansson, is undoubtedly one of the biggest obstacles for him to become UEFA president. Although Johansson has had conflicts of interest with these giants during his time at UEFA, in general, for the most part, Johansson has brought far more benefits to these giants than they once had with each other. If UEFA holds a new round of presidential elections in the future, then there is no doubt that most giants will choose to stand on the same side as Johansson and pull votes for this old Swedish man!
Platini does not think he has the ability to convince these giants, who have a lot of high-quality resources, to agree with his policy of "equalizing the rich and the poor". So all along, he has not tried to persuade these giants to support him, but only promised various benefits to several of them to win over each other, let them sabotage in secret, prevent the G14 from forming a consensus, and form a group to help Johansson run for the new UEFA president!
Platini is well aware that in the absence of a bridge between them, the influence of these giants is strong, but the amount of assistance they can give to Johansson is quite limited. Because skirmishers canvassing is difficult to pose enough threat to him, it is necessary to form a very high degree of organization to achieve this goal!
And Tottenham Hotspur is precisely the one that Platini fears the most, which can unite many giants and let them work together towards a goal, like a bond!
Therefore, after learning from Olas that Rummenigge was ready to absorb Tottenham Hotspur as a new member of the G14, Platini, who had always regarded Tottenham as a big confidant, immediately became vigilant and gave the latest instructions to the Lyon president, who was loyal to him, - to do everything possible to win over all the forces that could be won over and prevent Tottenham Hotspur from joining the G14!
"In any case, Tottenham must not be allowed to formally join the G14 and further expand the forces within the G14 that support Johansson. Otherwise, once these giants have reached a consensus under the impetus of Tottenham and decided to support Johansson or his successor in the bid for UEFA president, the outcome of this election will be difficult to predict! He knows that the owner of Tottenham Hotspur, who ran to be the head coach without doing his job, not only has a close relationship with Manchester United, but also has a very close relationship with top giants such as Real Madrid, AC Milan, Juventus, etc., and is a die-hard supporter of Johansson!
If Tottenham Hotspur is allowed to join the G14, then these scattered giants are very likely to be united by Tottenham, and many of his previous efforts and plans to run for UEFA presidency and divide the G14 will be in vain!
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