One billion dollars is really less for this yacht. After all, the cost of this ship alone is more than this number, not counting the various equipment decorations inside. Those helicopters, submarines, defense systems, and so on are worth a lot of money.

But if you take this transaction as an example, this price is not small.

Because things like super cruises are not depreciable like other things, there are very few people who can afford them, and even fewer who can afford them are willing to buy second-hand goods. If it weren't for the urgency of this time, Abu wouldn't have sold the ship. It's a matter of face.

Moreover, the two sides have already negotiated before. Once the deal is made, it will not be said to be bought. What was announced to the public was that Abu had gifted the ship to Zhang Fan. In this way, both sides will look better.

After the matter was finalized, Zhang Fan left the entire ship's crew and security personnel behind. Except for those of Abu's cronies, everyone else accepted Zhang Fan's offer to continue working on the ship. After all, it is better to be raw than cooked, these people have no problem doing it on the ship for so many years, Zhang Fan naturally does not need to find new people.

In this way, this private cruise ship, which has a prominent reputation all over the world, has become Zhang Fan's personal big toy. Naturally, all the formalities are done by professionals, and the billion-dollar dollars have already entered Abu's account.

Before completing these procedures, Abu bluntly told Zhang Fan the cause of this incident. and told Zhang Fan that if he helped him, he might offend the person who designed him. Zhang Fan, on the other hand, smiled and didn't say anything.

"Zhang, are you interested in football?" A few days later, Abu accepted Zhang Fan's invitation to board the yacht again, but by this time the yacht already belonged to Zhang Fan. The relationship between the two is good, and now they can communicate easily. After all, any industry pursues multiple friends and multiple paths. Who knows when they'll be able to use it?

"It's ok. Zhang Fan lay on the recliner next to the pool, feeling the sea breeze and sunshine and responding with a smile. He didn't say anything about playing on the varsity team when he was in school.

"Are you interested in investing in football?" Abu, who was lying on a recliner, took a sip of his wine glass, "and he could make himself famous enough around the world." ”

"I'm not famous enough now?" Zhang Fan laughed. Zhang Fan has a great reputation, he is not just a boss, whether it is writing books and music or movies and TV series, he has a huge reputation all over the world. Speaking of which, he really doesn't need to rely on buying a football club to improve his reputation.

"It's just playing. Abu smiled and raised his glass to Zhang Fan.

"That's what I said. Zhang Fan raised his hand and pinched his chin, "Actually, I like Real Madrid." It would be nice to be able to buy this club if you could. ”

"This estimate is impossible. Abu shook his head: "Real Madrid is actually in the name of the Spanish royal family, and it is impossible for them to sell Real Madrid from any point of view." So this club can only be a membership system. ”

"Then it can't be helped. Zhang Fan thought about it and then shook his head. He wasn't very interested in the other clubs.

"There's one other club that's in the middle of a sale storm right now. Abu put down his glass and looked at Zhang Fan, "This club is very good, and it has a strong reputation all over the world. If I didn't have Chelsea now, I would have wanted to buy it. ”

Abu's words aroused Zhang Fan's curiosity: "Which one?"

"Manchester United. Abu's response made Zhang Fan pause, and then asked with some uncertainty: "Manchester United?

"Manchester United. Abu laughed, "It's not Manchester City. ”

Manchester United, is the most profitable club in the world. Even more profitable than Real Madrid. It has an unusually large reputation all over the world. If such a club were to be sold, it would definitely attract a lot of attention.

"It's just getting started. Abu explained out loud: "The Glazer family in the United States is interested in buying Manchester United. Manchester United, for their part, did not refuse outright. At present, the news is only spreading on a small scale. If you're interested in Manchester United, the Glazer family won't be able to steal you. ”

The Glazer family is a Jewish family from Florida. The fame of this family is not small, but most of it is negative. And they are best known for daring to open the sea.

They tried to buy the bankrupt United Railroad, and the offer was as high as $7.6 billion. At that time, their net worth was only $100 million. The reason why he dared to do this was to mortgage the company and then use the pledged money to buy it. To put it simply, the white wolf with empty gloves.

Jews are smart, and the Glazers are no exception. They started with $300 and worked their way up to a net worth of over $1 billion at this point, which is definitely an inspirational story. It's just that in many of their business activities, most of them are this kind of empty glove white wolf behavior.

And this time to buy Manchester United, the way they proposed is also a debt acquisition.

Because it is not in the name of an individual to borrow, but in the name of a company. This avoids saddling yourself with heavy debts and sending the company into dangerous liabilities. If the company makes money after that, it's the Glazer family. If the business fails to lose money, it will naturally be borne by the company. Bankruptcy liquidation or anything has nothing to do with them.

This kind of business means and methods have made the Glazer family have a bad reputation. The companies they fancy are basically doing everything they can to block the takeover.

However, the most attractive thing in this world is money. Even if the Glazer family has a very bad reputation, as long as they can bring enough benefits to the owners of those companies, it is natural that someone will be willing to sell the company to them.

And this time, Martin Edwards, the chairman of the board of directors of Manchester United, is a man who values interests more than the club.

Martin Edwards' father opened a butcher factory many years ago, and then saw the rise of football and wanted to own a club of his own. Subsequently, he used the pork from his meat factory and cash to go to the retail investors one by one to buy most of the shares of Manchester United.

After becoming Manchester United's largest shareholder, Martin Edwards' father took Manchester United public, and the story is known to football fans around the world. Manchester United brought in Sir Alex Ferguson, and then ushered in a new century for Manchester United with the Class of 92.

Martin Edwards is a standard businessman who has little affection for Manchester United. He was paid a huge salary when he was at Manchester United, but he was unwilling to give the players better treatment and salary. However, its management ability is still good, and it has managed Manchester United into the most profitable club in the world, which can be described as a big profit.

By this time, Martin Edwards, who was already young, had already had the idea of letting go of Manchester United and then taking the money and leaving. Now the Glazer family handed over an olive branch, and he quickly got a response.

Martin Edwards will not care if the Glazer family will take Manchester United into heavy debt in the form of a debt takeover. Because all he needs is the money to sell the stock is enough, and the rest has nothing to do with him. Whether it's the players, coaches, fans, and the opposition of the media, it doesn't matter to him.

And that's exactly what Manchester United fans are afraid of, because a guy with empty gloves and a white wolf will not only take Manchester United, but also leave Manchester United with heavy debts.

"How much is it?" Zhang Fan thought about his current pocket money figure, and then asked this question. If it weren't very expensive, he wouldn't mind taking the club. After all, planes, yachts, sports cars and other things are not uncommon for him now, and the football club feels pretty good.

"It's certainly less than a billion pounds. Abu smiled, thinking that Zhang Fan had no concept of the pound or anything, and immediately explained, "What does it look like to 11.2 billion US dollars." ”

"It's ok. For Zhang Fan, who was holding tens of billions of pocket money in his hand at this time, more than a billion dollars was indeed nothing. Although his favorite is Real Madrid, Manchester United is not bad. It has always been the best team in business operation, and all that is missing is a generous owner.

In terms of Zhang Fan's character, if he takes over Manchester United, he will definitely be stronger than Abu when he spends money. Because he is much richer than Abu, and he is not a stingy man.

"Since you're interested, let me do the work. "Abu has been in the UK for so many years, and he must be much stronger than Zhang Fan in all aspects of his personal relationships. For something like this, it is better for him to come forward than for Zhang Fan to appear in person.

"But I don't have time to manage these things. Zhang Fan rubbed his hair, although he didn't have much work, it was definitely not possible to personally take charge of a club worth more than a billion dollars.

"Not that much trouble. Abu raised his glass: "Any company will have a professional management team, and football clubs are no exception. Moreover, Manchester United's management team has worked together for many years and has a lot of experience, so there is no need for the boss to do more. You just have to pay for it. ”

"Ha~~~" Zhang Fan also laughed, "This is an easy thing." ”

Zhang Fan picked up the wine glass and touched the glass with Abu, "Then this matter will trouble you." ”

If a football club wants to do well, it needs to invest heavily over time. And Martin Edwards now wants to get the benefits of exiting, which naturally makes the fans angry.

As for the Glazer family, who are very likely to take over Manchester United, their reputation has long been known to everyone in this Internet age. It is even more disappointing to many fans. After learning the news, many people began to launch an operation to save Manchester United, trying to raise money to save Manchester United.

However, even the fans want to save their teams. But in the face of a transaction price of more than $1 billion, there is nothing to be done by relying on the actions of the fans alone. They could only watch things unfold and watch Manchester United gradually fall into the hands of the Glazer family.

Just when all the Manchester United fans were about to despair, a startling news broke out. A mysterious buyer suddenly intervenes in the Manchester United takeover turmoil!