Chapter 397 Wholly Owned Acquisition

As soon as Atletico Madrid's home game against Levante ended, Zhang Huasong really began to prepare for the Madrid Masters.

On May 1st, International Labor Day, countless Madrid citizens who were on vacation flocked to the Madrid Magic Box Tennis Center to watch the ATP1000 Madrid Tennis Masters in the 2011 season.

When Zhang Huasong participated in the Madrid Masters last year, the audience regarded Zhang Huasong as the great enemy of their compatriot Nadal, and many people applauded Zhang Huasong's opponent during the match, trying to make Zhang Huasong affect the abnormal performance and go out early.

However, Zhang Huasong received much more cheers at this year's Madrid Masters than last year.

Because, there are many Atletico Madrid fans in the audience, and Zhang Huasong, who just watched La Liga and cheered for Atletico Madrid at the Calderón Stadium on April 25, has won the love of many Atletico Madrid fans.

Therefore, after the start of the Madrid Masters, many Atletico Madrid fans began to cheer for Zhang Huasong.

Of course, this was only until Zhang Huasong met Nadal.

After Zhang Huasong advanced to the final 2-0 and met Nadal in a narrow way, the vast majority of Spanish fans in the stands still chose to support their compatriot Nadal, hoping that Nadal would defeat Zhang Huasong, who had not tasted defeat for more than a year, and create a miracle.

However, the final result did not give the Spanish crowd the best wishes, and Zhang Huasong still defeated Nadal with an aggregate score of 2-0.

In all the matches since the start of the 2011 season, Zhang Huasong not only won all the championships, but has not lost a set so far.

So much so that after the final of the Madrid Masters, many media commented that Zhang Huasong's current tennis level has surpassed the level of the earth, and he is no longer on the same plane as the best tennis players such as Nadal, Federer, and Djokovic.

No matter what you think, Zhang Huasong's journey as Master Jin continues.

After the Madrid Masters, from May 9 to May 15, Zhang Huasong participated in the Rome Clay Masters and met Nadal in the final.

Facing Nadal in three consecutive clay finals is similar to the previous meeting of Djokovic on hard courts.

However, Nadal had almost no confidence in the face of Zhang Huasong, playing worse than Djokovic, and still lost to Zhang Huasong with an aggregate score of 0-2 without any suspense.

Two days after the Rome Masters, the French Open, one of the four Grand Slams, begins, from May 17 to June 5.

Needless to say, Zhang Huasong's crushing all the way to the gym was held, but on May 22, a few days after the start of the French Open, the final round of the 2010/2011 La Liga season was played.

Atletico Madrid played Mallorca away and won 4-3 in a goal shootout to finish fifth in the La Liga table this season, failing to qualify for next season's UEFA Champions League and qualifying for the Europa League (formerly UEFA Cup).

This result is a relatively bad result for Atletico Madrid, which has always been ranked among the top three in La Liga.

Of course, for Zhang Huasong, it is a good thing, because the current head of the club, Hill Marin, has no excuse to open his mouth.

He doesn't know that Atletico Madrid will snatch the La Liga title from Real Madrid and Barcelona, nor does he know that Atletico Madrid can enter the Champions League every year and reach the Champions League final twice.

Although he did not win the championship, the two Champions League runners-up in three years are also a strong result that is proud of most European clubs.

As a result, Atletico could value 225 million euros in 2015 and then sell 20% of their shares to Wanda Group for 45 million euros, and Atletico is not worth that much money now.

Atletico Madrid officials, staff and players will begin their vacation on May 23 after a final dinner.

In the afternoon of this day, when the players were leaving the club one after another, the club's CEO Hill Marin suddenly received a fax from Huaguo Feixun, claiming that Ye Chu, the general manager of Feixun, and Qin Zhuozheng, the personal lawyer of CEO Zhang Huasong, were about to lead a team to visit Atletico Madrid.

Hill Marin was a little inexplicable when he saw this fax, but after remembering Zhang Huasong's 1.5 billion yuan investment in Chinese football and the world's highest salary to invite Rehhagel, he suddenly thought of whether Zhang Huasong wanted to buy Atletico Madrid?

In fact, after Hill Marin's father passed away in 2004, Hill Marin took over Atletico Madrid, and he had the idea of selling the club.

Because, the history of the Hill family is relatively gray, there are many violations, and even illegal things have not been dealt with, and there are still government departments looking for trouble with their family.

Their children do not have the prestige of their father, nor do they have their father's tough personality and extensive connections, and it is very troublesome to deal with the affairs of the family business.

Therefore, the Hill family really did not have much money and energy to invest in the club. In this golden era of football in the 21st century, clubs that do not have sufficient capital investment will naturally not achieve good results.

It's good to finish fifth this season and qualify for the Europa League, so I can play in Europe next season.

Last season, Atletico were only ninth, failing to even qualify for the Europa League.

For Atletico Madrid, which has a long history and ranks third in La Liga, it only ranked ninth in La Liga after last season, and it did not even qualify for Europe, which shows the strength and lack of attention of the Hill family to the club.

Therefore, after seeing the fax of Zhang Huasong's Feixun company, Hill Marin immediately thought of Zhang Huasong's big investment in Huaguo football, and guessed whether Zhang Huasong wanted to buy Atletico Madrid.

If Zhang Huasong really wants to buy Atletico Madrid, Hill Marin is still desperate!

Although he is a little reluctant, it is also a good thing for Shir Marin to be able to sell the club for some money, make up for the deficit of the family business, and save energy to deal with the affairs of the family business.

It's just that Atletico Madrid, as the third strongest club in La Liga, must not be cheap.

Therefore, Hill Marin asked the staff to reply to Feixun, saying that the other party was welcome.

On May 25, when Zhang Huasong was still participating in the French Open in France, Ye Chu, general manager of Feixun, and Qin Zhuo, Zhang Huasong's personal lawyer, arrived in Madrid with a group of negotiators and began to communicate with Hill Marin about the acquisition of Madrid.

Shu Yufei also joined the negotiation team as Zhang Huasong's wife, but she did not speak much, only indicating that this matter was Zhang Huasong's instigated attitude.

The acquisition of such a traditional La Liga powerhouse will naturally not be negotiated all at once, and it will even involve the opinions of the government.

Moreover, Hill Marin will not show his thoughts, but will claim that the club is not for sale in order to raise the price.

Zhang Huasong naturally knew that Atletico Madrid was by no means for sale of the Hill family, not only did Qin Zhuozheng and them insist on negotiations, but even called Hill Marin in person, hoping that the Hill family would consider Zhang Huasong's acquisition proposal.

Ye Chu showed up as a representative of the company on the first day and returned to China, and the rest of the matter left Qin Zhuozheng and the experts of the negotiation team of Feixun Company to negotiate with Atletico Madrid.

Just when the two sides were haggling for foreign workers, at the end of May, an explosive news spread through world football: Paris Saint-Germain, a traditional powerhouse in Ligue 1, was bought by Qatar Investment Authority for 50 million euros.

Following the acquisition of Chelsea, a traditional powerhouse in the Premier League, by Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich in 2003, and Manchester City's acquisition by an Abu Dhabi consortium in 2008, Paris Saint-Germain, a traditional powerhouse in Ligue 1, also announced that it was acquired by the Qatar Investment Authority at the end of May 2011.

As for the news that other European giants have been invested by a consortium and a small team has been wholly owned by a local tyrant, there are countless news.

The fact that Chelsea, a traditional powerhouse in the Premier League, gradually changed from a nouveau riche to a giant after Abramovich took over, and the fact that Manchester City has been buying out by the Abu Dhabi consortium has improved year by year, beating Arsenal and Liverpool in the just-concluded 2010/2011 season, and Liverpool ranking third in the final Premier League standings, has made fans of other European clubs less and less resistant to the team's acquisition by foreign capital.

Unless it is a top giant with a glorious history such as Real Madrid and Barcelona, there is no shortage of fans who are looking forward to their team being bought by local tyrants and then investing heavily to become giants.

Paris Saint-Germain's change of ownership and Qatar Investment Authority's announcement of a commitment to invest at least €50 million in the transfer market in the summer transfer window have left fans of other non-big teams thinking differently.

You know, Paris Saint-Germain's purchase price is only 50 million euros, and the Qataris immediately announced that they will come up with at least 50 million euros for summer transfer operations.

This kind of investment is the envy of fans of some non-giant clubs.

In addition to the psychological changes of the fans, the actual owner of the Atletico Madrid club, Hill Marin, could not hold on and finally relented and promised to sell the club, but the price certainly could not be too low.

After all, Atletico Madrid is a team in the Spanish capital and has its own stadium, and Atletico Madrid is also a traditional powerhouse in La Liga. Although it is not a wealthy family, its popularity in the world is not low.

Moreover, this acquisition was proposed by Zhang Huasong, not Atletico Madrid, which was sold by Hill Marin on his own initiative.

If you buy it wholly and you, you will definitely have to pay a premium, and Hill Marin will not agree to it if the money is less.

However, as long as Hill Marin agrees, the rest is just a matter of money.

Zhang Huasong is not short of money now, and the problem that can be solved with money is not a problem.

Just when Qin Zhuo was leading the team to start a tug-of-war with Atletico Madrid, Zhang Huasong also ended the French Open match.

In the final match on June 5, Zhang Huasong's final opponent turned out to be Nadal again. This is Zhang Huasong's fourth consecutive final against Nadal this year, and even Zhang Huasong himself feels a little funny.

Of course, this is torture for Nadal.

has lost three games in a row, and it is really sad to be able to meet Zhang Huasong again.

But Nadal can't deliberately lose to his opponent in the semi-finals, that would be a bigger loss. The difference in points, bonuses, and fame between the top four and the runner-up is not small.

Therefore, knowing that he would meet Zhang Huasong in the final, Nadal had to win the semifinals head-on, and then was abused by Zhang Huasong in the final.

The result of the match naturally ended with a 0-3 defeat for Nadal, who failed to cause problems for Zhang Huasong like in last year's US Open final.

One of the reasons is that Nadal has no confidence when he faces Zhang Huasong. Another aspect is Zhang Huasong's current attitude towards the game, no matter who the opponent is, he is very serious and will not be careless.

In the end, Zhang Huasong easily won the Wimbledon Open in the 2011 season, winning Wimbledon for the third consecutive year.

If it weren't for the fact that he would participate in the World Athletics Championships this year, Zhang Huasong would definitely win the annual Grand Slam and complete the Grand Slam miracle of 12 crowns in three years.

Even if he will not participate in this year's US Open because he will participate in the World Championships in Athletics, the legend of 11 championships in three years is unprecedented.

Of course, the 11th crown has not yet been won, and Zhang Huasong will only win the 11th championship of the tennis Grand Slam after participating in the Wimbledon Open tennis tournament from June 20th to July 3rd.

Before participating in the Wimbledon grass court Grand Slam, Zhang Huasong flew to Madrid, Spain after the Wimbledon final to participate in the acquisition of Atletico Madrid.

At this time, the media was shocked to realize that Zhang Huasong was preparing to buy Atletico Madrid Club with Zhang Huasong's itinerary, and the negotiations were coming to an end.

Following the 1.5 billion yuan investment in Huaguo Football, Zhang Huasong launched the acquisition of Atletico Madrid, a traditional powerhouse in La Liga. 》

"Zhang Huasong is worthy of being the president, he is really not bad for money, he is actually buying La Liga Atletico Madrid!"

"According to the club staff, the two sides have entered the final stage of negotiations, and Zhang Huasong's acquisition of Atletico Madrid seems to be a foregone conclusion!"

Atletico Madrid fans only then realized that their beloved club was about to be sold by the Hill family.

Some die-hard Atletico Madrid fans were furious, gathered in front of the Atletico club to demonstrate, and also attracted many police officers to maintain order.

However, the negotiation process will not be halted by their demonstrations. Moreover, these fans who oppose the Hill family's sale of the club are only a minority.

On the one hand, Zhang Huasong's image has always been very positive and well-known, and he has also watched Atletico Madrid's games at Calderón Stadium, and most Atletico Madrid fans are not disgusted with Zhang Huasong.

On the other hand, it was the impact of Paris Saint-Germain's acquisition by the Qatar Investment Authority at the end of May that made these Atletico Madrid fans choose to wait and see, and did not strongly oppose Zhang Huasong's acquisition.

Even, some Madrid citizens who are both fans of Atletico Madrid and fans of Zhang Huasong applauded Zhang Huasong's move to buy Atletico Madrid.

The idols they adore buy up the clubs they are loyal to, and it's a perfect combination.

They all have a good hope that Zhang Huasong, the world's richest international superstar, can build Atletico Madrid into a giant team, not just a traditional La Liga powerhouse, like other rich people.

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