614 A short trip to England
There is no doubt that the yacht party hosted by Chelsea the next day became the focus of the British media, and with Chelsea themselves winning the minor treble this season, the British media bombarded all sides, and even caused quite a stir in Europe.
The European media is naturally aimed at Chelsea's 'little treble', saying that since Li Feng, a super-rich man from the United States, bought Chelsea last year, from taking the lead in introducing champion coach Sacchi to introducing a world-class central axis, Li Feng is one of the most shrewd team owners.
Whether it is striker Vieri or midfielder Zinedine Zidane to defender Stam and goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, this central axis is known as the best central axis in the Premier League last year, and can even compete for the best in Europe, proving that Li Feng, the super-rich man, did not invest in football on a whim, but came prepared.
Since Li Feng bought Chelsea, the first season amazed the world, although there is no Champions League bonus, but a league title plus the Cup Winners' Cup and League Cup such a 'small treble' is enough to make people stunned.
The next day, Chelsea's championship celebration parade also began, Li Feng did not go to join in the fun, watched Chelsea's celebration of the live TV broadcast at home, Chelsea's championship made most of London City a sensation, no way, this is the first championship of London City since the establishment of the Premier League.
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Similarly, Chelsea's success has made a number of new stars breathe a sigh of relief, especially France's midfield star Zinedine Zidane, who was under a lot of pressure when Zidane transferred before, but in Li Feng's view, it was actually the high salary that played a role.
It must be admitted that in today's world football, the salary is really less than the annual salary of tens of millions in later generations, for example, Zidane's annual salary at Juventus is only more than 1 million US dollars, after all, Zidane transferred from France to Juventus 2 years ago, Zidane was not the super planet at that time, and the salary was naturally less, and Li Feng, who transferred to Chelsea, directly gave 3 million, so it is conceivable that Zidane is not impressed.
Only such a salary can impress the French star, after all, he has established himself in Juventus before, and Juventus was also very good last season and can play in the Champions League. Now that Chelsea's success this season has put an end to the rumours that Zinedine Zidane is all about money, there is no doubt that Chelsea are a very promising team.
In fact, not only Zidane, but also those who transferred in before, there is a certain amount of pressure, after all, when Li Feng brought these people in, the salary was at least 50% higher than when they were in the team before, and no one would like the reputation of 'greedy for money'.
In the evening, there was another celebratory reception, this time held by Chelsea and the City of London, which was attended by not only the team management, players and other personnel, but also the major dignitaries and celebrities of the City of London, representatives of fans, etc., which was very lively.
Li Feng, as a big boss, naturally also attended the trip, and got acquainted with and exchanged with a group of top figures from all parties, including the Mayor of London, and further expanded a certain number of contacts in the UK.
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The club is finally on holiday, and then the football world is the world of the World Cup, many of Chelsea are members of the national team, and they have set off to report back to the national team, Li Feng also said goodbye to everyone, saying that there is a chance to see Yunyun in the World Cup in France.
I had another exchange with David Gill and Saki about the club's transfer operation in the new season, and in this exchange, Li Feng once again thought of a super striker, that is, Sheva, who is still playing in the Ukrainian league.
It's a pity that although Sacchi affirmed Sheva's ability, he said that Sheva was not the first choice, saying that the team's striker has a strong striker like Vieri, and then a pair of potential new stars in France will be directly added, plus veterans such as Zola, which is completely enough.
You can't buy a striker like Sheva to sit on the bench, and we may not be willing to do so, which makes Li Feng a little disappointed, after all, Sheva's reputation is indeed a bit big, and he is a superstar in his previous life, as the owner of the team, such a superstar naturally wants to collect it.
"BOSS, I think the forward line is actually strong enough, but our midfield needs to be strengthened, especially next season when we are out of the Champions League. Perhaps seeing that Li Feng was a little depressed, Saki couldn't help but smile at this time.
"You say, can we play in the Champions League, not to mention the championship or anything, at least the top 8 or above, what do you think?" Li Feng's eyes lit up, and then said with a smile.
"BOSS, if this is the request, I feel that it is more necessary to strengthen the midfield, and at the same time, if the BOSS you must like Sheva, we can also buy it, after all, I have seen that the Ukrainian has been very good in the Champions League in the first two seasons, and buying Sheva can also improve the competitiveness of the forward line, and put a little pressure on Chris (Vieri is too keen on nightclubs, too much energy is spent on women's bellies). Saki thought for a moment and said again.
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"Anyone?"
"In the back line, I have my eye on Parma's defender Thuram, as well as a young Italian defender Zambrotta, and French central defender Desailly, in addition to the upcoming defensive interception midfielder Gattuso, I have contacted the agent of the French captain Didier Didschamps, and it is very likely.
If we have such a team configuration, I believe and am confident that in the next three years, our team will definitely be one of the best teams in Europe, and only then will we have the opportunity to compete with the best European teams in the Champions League. Saki replied with ambition.
Well, hearing Saki's reply, Li Feng was suddenly shocked in his heart, maybe let Li Feng say his name, he can only name the most famous names, but when people talk about these celebrities, Li Feng has at least heard of them in his previous life, they are all top stars in world football around 2000, although some of them may be about to enter the threshold of 30 years old.
'OK, I trust your professionalism and as for money, it will never be an issue at Chelsea. Li Feng shrugged and replied confidently.
"Haha... , Arrigo, I'll just say, the boss will support you, our boss may be the best boss in the Premier League. David Gill laughed and praised.
"Haha... , David, I should praise your sycophants, and I gladly accept it. ”
"Haha..."
It must be said that a boss like Li Feng is the dream of any team manager and team coach, who knows how to delegate power, although he does not know much about football, he can always put forward some advanced suggestions, and even inadvertently provide a list of players who are very suitable for the team.
And the list proposed by the boss will consider the head coach's heart, coach-oriented, and very rational about the results, and will not say that the coach must win the championship or anything, plus can provide employees with a satisfactory salary, such a team owner, where to find.
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After communicating with the team's management and coaching staff, he also agreed to meet them in the World Cup, and finally, Li Feng reached an equity transfer agreement with a royal fund represented by Prince Charles under the witness of David Gill, the team's CEO.
In the end, Li Feng still had 50% of the shares left, Grosvenor still 30%, and the royal fund got the remaining 20%.
Of course, the market value of Chelsea this time is very considerable, after all, so much money was invested in building the team last year, including buying stars, renovating and expanding the stadium, the team has achieved unprecedented good results, and the value of the team is naturally amazing.
If Chelsea can still get good results next season, such as at least Champions League qualification, domestic cup titles, and Champions League results, then Chelsea will completely rise and become a European giant is just around the corner.
With the final resolution of the issue of Chelsea's equity, it also means that Li Feng's short trip to England has come to an end temporarily.