Chapter 1414: Sir Alex Ferguson

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In the evening, in the private room of the Realm Hotel in London, Liu Dong met Sir Alex Ferguson, who is famous in the entire European football world!

Although the other party's face was serious and he didn't look very easy to get along with, Liu Dong took the initiative to stretch out his hand when he saw the other party again.

"Mr. Ferguson, my name is Liu Dong, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

"It's really nice to be able to meet Mr. the richest man in the world, but it seems that the person who asked me to meet here today is His Royal Highness Prince William!" After shaking Liu Dong's hand, Ferguson said a little unceremoniously.

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince was going to come with me, but he couldn't come when something happened on the way. Therefore, he specifically instructed me to bring the apology to Mr. Ferguson!"

Ferguson nodded, and after glancing at Liu Dong, "Now it seems that today's meeting should be proposed by Mr. Liu?"

"That's right!"

"I don't know why Mr. Liu is looking for me? Manchester United and Mr. Liu's industry have no intersection in the slightest!"

"Before, there wasn't, but soon it will be!"

"Oh, I want to hear about it!"

"In fact, the main reason why I have invited Mr. Alex Ferguson here is to talk to you about Hanhua's acquisition of Manchester United. ”

"Buying Manchester United?" Ferguson's voice suddenly rose a little, and his eyebrows furrowed.

Liu Dong's answer surprised him.

"Yes, Manchester United is one of the best clubs in the world and I happen to be interested in football. So, after hearing that Manchester United are selling, prepare to buy it!"

"Mr. Liu is a Chinese!" Ferguson said with a frown.

Among almost all European football professionals, China is a football desert, and a person who comes out of here, or the richest man in the world, says that he likes football, which is really ridiculous!

"There is no difference between Chinese and Europeans, we love football just as much! And there are tens of millions of football fans in China, more than 20% of them love Manchester United!"

"This is indeed good news! However, I cannot promise Mr. Liu that the board will not allow the best British club to be sold to the Chinese!" Ferguson said unceremoniously.

Hearing this, Liu Dong understood that the gray-haired guy in front of him was really exactly the same as what the investigation materials said, and his temper was stinky and hard!

"Is it a good option to sell Manchester United to the Glazer family?"

"It seems that Mr. Liu has done a lot of investigations!"

"Of course! I don't like to fight uncertain battles!"

"Unsure, are you confident that I will support your takeover of Manchester United?"

"Of course I have confidence! And the reason is very simple, firstly, I will not buy Manchester United and put it with 700 million pounds of debt and 250,000 pounds of interest a day! Secondly, I love football, but my career center is in the GCA Group, and I will not interfere in the operation of the club. When it comes to buying and selling players, Mr. Ferguson has absolute rights and I will not interfere. Thirdly, after the successful acquisition of Manchester United, I will invest £200 million in the expansion of the Old Trafford stadium and the improvement of the Carrington training base, and the rest of the money can also be invested in the ......operation of the entertainment department. ”

After listening to Liu Dong's words, Ferguson wanted to say that it was false if he was not impressed. All the coaches of football clubs in the world hope that the club can give them absolute authority in buying and selling players, and pay enough money for themselves to buy players, build the best team in their hearts, and pursue one championship after another.

Moreover, Liu Dong's net worth is also enough to make people trust his words.

However, successful people are often stubborn people, and they are not so easily convinced. Moreover, Ferguson is not sure whether Liu Dong will really be able to achieve what he is saying now.

Now, after years of experience, Liu Dong's ability to observe words and emotions is good enough. From the subtle changes in the expression on Ferguson's face, Liu Dong could somewhat guess what he was thinking.

"Mr. Alex Ferguson, if you can support me in buying Manchester United, what I just said can be signed into a contract!"

In the Western society of envelope contract culture, Liu Dong's words obviously touched Ferguson's heart a lot.

"Mr. Liu, with all due respect, although the football industry is glamorous, it is not a high-return industry. As the richest man in the world, you have a lot of choices, why football, why Manchester United?"

Obviously, Ferguson didn't believe Liu Dong's words that he liked football.

Moreover, liking football was originally an excuse made up by Liu Dong. If you don't pay attention, of course, it's not contagious.

After a little consideration, Liu Dong felt that there was no need to hide his true purpose too much.

'I think I'm in the Premier League, Chelsea Mr. Alex Ferguson should be familiar with it!'

"Mr. Abramovich!" Ferguson snapped.

"That's right, I like football on the one hand, and on the other hand, I also hope to use the influence of football in Europe to enhance my influence and popularity with GCA Group in Europe!"

After nodding his head clearly, Ferguson glanced at Liu Dong and said, "Mr. Liu, you are very honest!"

"Can I take this as a compliment on me?"

"Of course, this is a compliment!"

"Then did Mr. Ferguson agree to my takeover of Manchester United?"

After shaking his head slowly, "Since Mr. Liu knows something about Manchester United, he should understand the situation that Manchester United is in now." Even if I support you buying Manchester United, you have to get enough shares in Manchester United. But now the Glazer family should have a controlling stake ......!"

"Mr. Ferguson is too worried! Now I have a 28.9% stake in Manchester United!"

"Oh?"

Facing the other party's surprised expression, Liu Dong smiled slightly, took out a few documents from the briefcase he brought over next to him and put them in front of the other party.

When Ferguson picked it up and looked at it, Liu Dong said: "In the morning, I have already sent someone to contact Mr. McManus and Mr. Magnier, and they have already sold their 28.9% stake in Manchester United to me! Now I am still in contact with other shareholders of Manchester United, and I believe that when this dinner is over, this number will rise! So, if Mr. Ferguson supports it, Manchester United will be able to be delisted from the London stock market in no more than three days at most!"

"It seems that Mr. Liu is really prepared!"

Ferguson wasn't surprised that McManus and Magnier were selling their shares to Liu Dong rather than their closer Glazer family. Because these two Irishmen are businessmen at heart, as long as it is profitable, they will certainly not refuse.

Obviously, the Glazer family, which bought Manchester United in debt, is obviously not as wealthy as Liu Dong. Therefore, such a choice becomes logical.

"Of course! As I said before, I never do anything that I am not sure about! In addition, I will still buy the full face of the Glazer family! It doesn't matter if the price is higher! And, after the full face is delisted, 5% of the United shares will be inherited by Mr. Ferguson. In addition, I will give 30% of the share dividends to every staff and meritorious player of Manchester United!

After listening to Liu Dong's words, looking at the affirmative expression on his face, and looking at the share transfer documents in his hand, Alex Ferguson stood up after thinking for a long time, "If Mr. Liu can do what you just said, then I am willing to support your acquisition of Manchester United!"

"Thank you Sir for your support, everything I said just now can be put into the contract, and it will not change in the slightest!"

"Then I'll wait for Mr. Liu's good news!"

"Of course!"

The two of them reached an agreement, and then everything was easy!

With Liu Dong's ample financial security and the support of Sir Alex Ferguson, the soul of Manchester United, it took Liu Dong less than two days to acquire all but 23.8% of the shares held by the Glazer family.

And this lightning acquisition also completely exceeded the expectations of the outside world, and by the time the media reacted, Liu Dong had already bought the shares in the hands of the Glazer family at a high price.

With Liu Dong willing to pay nearly twice the price, how could they give up such a good opportunity to make money in the face of a business plan that had already failed, coupled with a business family that was purely for the purpose of making money.

For the Glazer family, there are still plenty of options to choose from without Manchester United, with Arsenal, Liverpool and even Premier League giants Manchester City, Totenham Hotspur, Newcastle and the Wild Gang Wimbledon all being the next option.

And with Liu Dong's funds, the price they pay will be smaller. Why not!

On the third day, when Liu Dong came forward to buy 100% of Manchester United's shares and delist from the London stock market, the entire British football world and even the entire European football world were shocked by the news!

Manchester United, the number one giant in the Premier League, its influence is definitely not only in the United Kingdom, but also affects the entire European football world, and even the entire world football.

Therefore, when the news of Manchester United's acquisition was really exposed, Manchester United fans around the world were in an uproar.

Of course, for Manchester United to be acquired, the football world and fans are prepared to a certain extent, after all, the Glazer family has not coveted the face for a day or two.

But what they really didn't expect was that it was not the Glazer family that actually bought Manchester United, but Liu Dong, the new richest man in the world from China!

When the world's richest man was linked to Manchester United, it quickly dominated almost all the front pages of the world's news media. Even the domestic CCTV made an exception to insert half a minute in the news broadcast at 7 p.m.

Don't look at it as if it's only half a minute, but this time is equivalent to taking it very seriously.

"Foreign capital invades British football, Manchester United becomes the second 'Chelsea'!"

After briefly browsing the front page headlines of The Times, Liu Dong smiled indifferently and casually put the newspaper aside.

"Did Sir Alex Ferguson call?"

took the cut fruit and put it on the table next to Liu Dong, and then forked a piece of fruit and handed it to him, Mei Xue said, "I've already been here." ”

"Oh, what did Sir say?" said Liu Dong after taking a bite of the apple.

"He said there was no need to worry, he would calm the emotions of the fans and the players!"

"That's good!"

After fully understanding Ferguson's role in Manchester United, Liu Dong is also quite relieved about his assurance. Coupled with Willian's efforts on the government side, his takeover of Manchester United is largely settled.

Moreover, fans will not refuse a boss who invests generously. At the very least, he is a hundred times better than the Glazer family, who will saddle Manchester United with huge debts.

"Honey, how did you come up with the idea of buying Manchester United? I remember you never watched football!" Mei Xue wondered.

"Nothing surprising! for the sake of GCA's development in Europe...... Football is one of the most influential sports in Europe, and if you want people here to know and become familiar with us, or even accept us, you have to understand the culture and really integrate into the life here. And football is a great way to do it!"

"Yes!"

After studying in the UK for four years, although Mei Xue has little feeling for football, she understands the role of football in the daily life of British people. That's really an indispensable habit like afternoon tea.

"By the way, Xiaoxue, you're about to graduate with a master's degree, right?" Liu Dong changed the subject.

"Well, I am preparing for the defense of my master's thesis on the 18th of this month, and if I pass, I will graduate with a master's degree!"

"You are so smart and beautiful, you must have no problem passing the master's defense!" Liu Dong praised at the right time.

"That is, and I don't look at who this girl is...... If you put it in ancient times, it must be a talented woman like Zhuo Wenjun and Li Qingzhao!"

Looking at Mei Xue's proud little head, Liu Dong smiled and said, "Okay, my beautiful talented girl, what are you going to do after graduation?"

"I've thought about this for a long time. After graduating, I worked as an intern at a company to gain work experience. After two years, I'll start my own business!"

"Entrepreneurship?"

"What, can't you?"

"Of course not! If you want to start a business, I'm 100 percent supportive. Can you do me a favor, though?"

"Help?"

"yes, I just bought Manchester United. And I promised Sir Alex Ferguson £200 million at Manchester United for the expansion of Old Trafford, as well as the improvement of the Carrington training base and the promotion of Manchester United around the world. ”

"What does this have to do with me? I don't know football!"

"Of course it has something to do with you, aren't you a master in economics? First go to Manchester United's management department, especially the finance department, and help me supervise the use of this money, don't let these foreign devils talk about my hard-earned money." By the way, you can also accumulate your work experience!"

"What good will I do if I promise you?" said Mei Xue with a smile.

"The good thing is to give me a baby!"

After the words fell, Liu Dong got up like lightning and hugged Mei Xue's delicate body into his arms.

"I hate it, it's still daylight!"

"During the day, it will not delay our intimacy!" (To be continued.) )