Chapter 016: One Will Be Hard to Find (Part II)
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Although there are memories of his past life, and the world is still firmly running according to the original trajectory without George's intervention, this time, George, who has always been relatively smooth, has a difficult time deciding on the club's CEO. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
It's not that George can't even think of a figure of this level, but because the first names that come to his mind are destined to be unavailable to Tottenham now. For example, Alberto Baldano, the general manager of Real Madrid, Uli Hoeness, the general manager of Bayern Munich, etc., these names that are thunderous in international football, even if they are interested in staying in a different place, will look for clubs that are also top giants, and will not pay attention to Tottenham's solicitation at all.
By the way, the reason why George was confident in recruiting Kenyon was mainly because the two had previously agreed on this topic. In addition, the personal relationship between them is also quite good, so George originally wanted to bring Kenyon to Tottenham by playing the emotional card. Unexpectedly, Chelsea actually took the lead and got Kenyon when George had just completed the acquisition of Tottenham and had not had time to act, forcing George to face the dilemma that there was no one available for the CEO position.
Former Tottenham chairman Danny Levy was a good choice, but the other party is a close friend of former Tottenham boss Joe Lewis and an executive within the ENE group, so the chances of George keeping Levy at Tottenham are naturally slim. As George expected, Levy turned down his offer and opted to withdraw from Tottenham with Joe Lewis and prepare to start anew elsewhere.
After hitting a nail in the coffin with Levi, Giorgio sent someone to contact Monchi, who was the sporting director in Seville, and Pantario Corvino, who was in Lecce. However, Tottenham also suffered a Waterloo for the two - the former was indifferent to the lure of Tottenham's high salary and had no intention of negotiating, while Corvino was not as loyal as Monchi, but the manager was unwilling to give up the contacts and family he had worked hard to accumulate in Italian football over the years and start over in an unfamiliar environment.
In this way, Tottenham's solicitation operation against Monchi and Corvino also ended in failure. And this result also made George sad, he did not expect Tottenham's attraction to be even worse than he imagined!
If it is understandable that Tottenham cannot attract managers who have already made a name for themselves and at the same time work for big clubs or strong teams, then this time, Monchi and Corvino, who play in small clubs such as Sevilla and Lecce, did not hesitate to choose to refuse Tottenham's invitation, preferring to stay at their current club rather than test the waters at Tottenham, which offers higher salaries, which is enough to explain Tottenham's terrible situation.
Is it really necessary for John to be the chief executive of Tottenham Hotspur? As soon as the idea came to George's mind, it was immediately rejected by George himself. What are you kidding, John is very capable, but people's energy is always limited. John's management of Trafalgar's mess while also overseeing Tottenham's side of operations has left him almost at full capacity, if you add to that work on him...... George didn't want to see John follow in the footsteps of Zhuge Kongming, and finally end up dying young due to overwork.
"Who should I invite?" George's gaze raced over the names. Apparently, George did not find a single person from among these names that fit his requirements, "You can't just find someone to make do with it, and if that were the case, I'd rather find someone from the company or the family to take it over." At least in terms of vision and reliability, they are much better than these guys. ”
In George's view, the CEO or general manager of many football clubs is simply a model of having a hole in their brains when it comes to operation and operation. Leeds United's chairman, Leeds Ridesdale, for example, has borrowed a large amount of money from the bank to buy players in the transfer market, in an attempt to make Leeds United a top-three presence in the Premier League. Not only did Rizdale's gamble fail, but the financial burden of its huge loan cost left the old team in debt, and it had to sell off its main force to pay off its debts, and the once famous "Young Guard" was wiped out.
If these people are made Tottenham CEOs...... Thinking of this, George couldn't help but shudder, and became more determined that if he couldn't find a suitable candidate in the football circle, he would find a professional from the family or company who was proficient in financial management and business operations to manage it on his behalf.
However, at this moment, a familiar name suddenly caught George's eyes: "I'll it, how did I not know that this guy was working here at this time?" John, immediately book me a plane ticket to RNY, and by the way, help me contact Chairman Ricardo Garrone, and say that I have an important matter to meet with him!"
So, in the afternoon, George arrived at Christopher Columbus Airport in a hurry on his private jet, and accompanied by Sampdoria President Garone, who had personally arrived at the airport to greet him, he drove to Sampdoria headquarters.
"President Nelson...... No, according to English tradition, I should call you, Mr. Viscount. Upon entering Garone's office in Sampdoria, the sixty-seven-year-old oil merchant immediately voiced the question in his mind, "What important matter have you come here to discuss with me?"
To be honest, Garone was also quite puzzled by George's sudden visit and that there was an important matter to discuss with him. After all, the two of them are fundamentally different in their main industries, and they can almost be said to have no friendship with each other, and the only place where they have intersection is football. Although Tottenham has had a miserable time in the Premier League over the years, it has always been playing in the top league, and the team's heritage, influence and financial income are very guaranteed.
Sampdoria is different, after a relegation and four full seasons dormant in the second division, the "Mariner" is now a serious injury, the players in the team are either old fritters who have been in Serie A for many years or newcomers who have just debuted but have little talent, and there is basically nothing good to look at from other teams.
With nothing to covet on his side, the purpose of George's trip would naturally be incomprehensible to the old man. That's why Garrone asked.
"That's right, President Garrone. I have come to visit you this time because I have a reluctant request to discuss it with you. In response to Garrone's question, George, who knew that he was indeed asking for help this time, hurriedly put on a smiling face, and only after getting the other party's nod and permission before continuing, "I want to hire your Mr. Giuseppe Marotta to serve as CEO of Tottenham Hotspur FC, I wonder if President Garone can agree to my request?"
That's right, George went to great lengths to get Giuseppe Marotta, who is currently working as general manager of Sampdoria!
George has memories of his past life, but he clearly remembers that during his tenure as general manager of Sampdoria, Marotta relied on shrewd transfer operations to single-handedly pull the Apra out of the quagmire of the second division, and allowed the team to gain a firm foothold after returning to Serie A, and occasionally to the Champions Cup. After becoming the general manager and CEO of Juventus, he also brought the Bianconeri, which had been up and down after the "phonegate" incident, back to the top through a series of operations: five consecutive Serie A titles, and the Champions League runner-up in the 14-15 season, which is the best affirmation of Marotta's work!
The most commendable thing is that in the context of Italy's sluggish economy and shrinking ball market, Marotta can also allow Juventus to break even on the premise of winning consecutive titles. For this alone, he threw out more than ten streets of Galliani, Fasone, Corvino and others!
This is also the main reason why when George found out that Marotta was actually working at Sampdoria in Serie A at this time, and immediately ran from London to RNY to poach - a CEO with flexible transfer skills, who can find out the urgently needed talent for the team, and at the same time can strictly control the club's financial revenues and expenditures, is what Tottenham needs most now. And a "transfer master" like Galliani, who seems to have taken a big advantage in the transfer market, but turns out to keep the club's salary bill high for a long time, is not in George's consideration at all.
"Well, Mr. Viscount Nelson, this request of yours is really a bit of a difficult one......" To George's request, Garrone was adamantly opposed at first. After all, Garrone also recognized Marotta's ability, and he didn't want to let the general manager go so early.
However, after George casually wrote a cheque for $5 million without changing his face, and at the same time hinted that if he let Marotta go to Tottenham, he would sell several of the team's main players, such as Serbian and Montenegro central defender Bunevcevic, to Sampdoria at a low price, Garrone immediately changed his position: "Haha, Mr. Viscount, you are too unexpected. Sampdoria and Tottenham already have a long and deep friendship, and you and I hit it off at first sight, so how could I not agree to such a small thing?"
Who hit it off with you at first sight, you greedy fellow. Looking at Garone, who was saying things that neither of them believed in a sanctimonious manner, while frequently drifting his gaze to the $5 million check, George only felt that his lower limit and three levels had been refreshed by the oil merchant.
In this way, Marotta, who hurried to Samp's headquarters after receiving the call, the first thing he knew after stepping into Garrone's office was the fact that he had been sold by his own owner to the overly young Tottenham chairman in front of him.