Arthur knew that he would not be able to bypass Mark Giroux if he wanted to set up Blackburn's African satellite club in Côte d'Ivoire, so he had already made an appointment to meet him before coming to Africa. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Mr. Jack, it's an honor to meet you!" Mark Giroud's attitude towards Arthur is very kind, showing his friendliness to Arthur.

Although Marc Giroux has a good relationship with Arsene Wenger, and he is also a major figure in Ivorian football, compared to Arthur, the gap between the Philippine president and the Chinese president is not worth mentioning.

Not to mention Arthur's current billion-dollar net worth or his ownership of Blackburn, the reigning Premier League champions, the mere fact that Arthur has just acquired two satellite clubs in Belgium and Brazil deserves such an attitude from Marc Giroux.

Moreover, Mark Giroux has been exploring the market for African players to go to Europe, and Arthur has two clubs in the top league in Europe, so it seems that Mark Giroux can cooperate with Arthur, so he will take the initiative to show Arthur his friendliness.

"Hello, Mr. Gilu." The sedan chair was carried by everyone, feeling the friendliness of the other party, and Arthur was not stingy to show his closeness.

"Mr. Gilu, I've understood. Your football school is the home of Ivory Coast's players, half of the professional players in Ivory Coast have been trained in your school, you are amazing. Arthur's words were definitely not a compliment to Mark Giroux. To be able to have such an influence in Côte d'Ivoire, Arthur is really admired.

"It's just a football school, not as good as Blackburn's new academy base, which is the most advanced in the world." Mark Giroux said modestly.

"No, no, no, Mr. Gilu. You've got a lot of money in your hands, and these players are all riches in Europe. The physicality of the black players is there for all to see, and with the addition of some discipline and tactical ability, they will definitely shine in Europe, just like Didier Drogba in our squad, and I think he can be the next Weah. "Arthur also has five points of sincerity in his politeness.

Black people are really good in terms of physical fitness, look at the track and field events in the world now, basketball in the United States, these aspects of black people are prominent for all to see. Their innate physical qualities are really outstanding.

"Yes, the black players here are really good in terms of physical talent, which is why we set up a football school in Côte d'Ivoire." Mark Giroux didn't shy away from saying either.

"Mr. Jack, why don't I show you around my soccer school?" Mark Giroud's proposal played into Arthur's hands.

The Asec Mimosa Academy has a deep relationship with Ivorian giants Abidjan Mimosa. In other words, the ASEC Mimosa Academy is the academy of Abidjan Mimosa.

This football school is very good, Arthur has always looked down on African youth training before, but seeing this ASEC Mimosa academy Arthur's concept has completely changed.

The hardware facilities of the Asec Mimosa Academy are very good, of course, they are not as good as the youth academies of the European giants. But it's not easy to have such a superb football school on the land of Africa.

What's more, the software facilities at the ASEC Mimosa Academy are also very good – not just to teach children to play football, but also to have special cultural classes.

This is a remarkable move in the context of the African continent as a whole.

In Côte d'Ivoire, many children do not have the capital to go to school because their families are too poor. Moreover, although education in Côte d'Ivoire has developed in recent years, it is aimed at the middle class, and the poor Ivorian population, who account for the largest part, have no possibility of receiving education. As a result, the children of the poor in Côte d'Ivoire grow up to be poor.

The physical fitness of black players is indeed good, and players who are sixteen or seventeen years old are already physically tough. It's just that after watching too many black players, Arthur can't tell who is and who.

Look at which person feels the same, just like some people say that Europeans look the same way as East Asians. Arthur now looks at these Ivory Coast players and feels the same way, why do they all look so similar.

Arthur looked at it for a long time and nodded. Most of these players are either physically strong or very fast, and there are several players who are very skilled.

Although the Ivorian youngsters lack some discipline compared to their English counterparts, they are better than their peers in their age group in terms of individual quality.

In the ensuing conversation, Arthur and Mark Giroux talked about the future development of football academy, player trading and player markets, and other issues, basically seemingly talking about what comes to mind, but in fact both sides are figuring out each other's thoughts.

Both sides must have plans to cooperate with each other, but they have not shown their attention until now.

Compared with the cunning Mark Girous, the young and vigorous Arthur does not have such good patience, even if he knows that the person who picks out the topic first will suffer some losses, but Arthur still said bluntly: "Mr. Girous, in fact, I am also very interested in the players of the Ivorian Coast. If we don't cooperate, you know the problems in the current Asec Mimosa Academy, which has begun to gradually lag behind the growth rate of world football, and can no longer keep up with the pace of the times, but I have the technology, the funds, and the channels to help you. ”

Mark Giroux frowned slightly, although he had been waiting for Arthur to make his words clear, but he didn't expect that the other party was not asking him for the "fruit" produced in the academy, but directly swallowing his own academy.

This is something that Mark Giroux did not expect.

"Mr. Jack, although my club is not advanced enough and I have limited funds, I don't have as much money as yours, but I think you are just new to the country and don't know enough about the local situation in Côte d'Ivoire......"

Listening to Mark Girous talking there, Arthur sneered in his heart. Although the boy was compassionate, Arthur scoffed.

Arthur didn't believe that Mark Giroux had such good intentions, and it was definitely impossible for the other party to sell the ASEC Mimosa Academy, because it would be equivalent to cutting off the other party's financial route, and it was a standard one-shot deal.

The reason why Mark Gilu did not directly reject Arthur's proposal shows that he intends to go through the long term and wants to get Arthur's financial support.

So when Mark Giroux finished speaking, Arthur smiled and said, "I also run a few clubs, and I can more or less feel your distress. So $20 million, in exchange for 80% of the shares of the ASC Mimosa Academy, and no less than $20 million in the next five years, what do you think? ”

'No, no, Mr Jack, 80 per cent is too much and if I can't control this academy then I'd rather destroy it.' Mark Giroux replied quickly, not in a heated tone, but able to make Arthur feel his determination.

"Then you make a price." Arthur asked directly.

Mark Giroux was silent and thought about it for a moment.

To say that Marc Giroux cares about the development of football in Côte d'Ivoire and loves football is simply nonsense.

Marc Gilou set up the ASC Mimosa Academy in Côte d'Ivoire to make money. And the $20 million offered by Arthur really made him greedy, if it wasn't for the 80% stake being too high, he would have wanted to say yes.

It is simply impossible for a player in Côte d'Ivoire to sell for a high price, and if there is no Ivorian player who has proven himself in the European arena, the maximum value will not exceed 300,000 US dollars, and the average young player can take it away with 40,000 or 50,000 US dollars. There isn't much oil and water at all.

Therefore, $20 million is a huge amount of money that Mark Gilu has struggled to earn for three and a half years.

With Arthur's investment of no less than $20 million over five years, the development of the ASEC Mimosa Academy will certainly not be as stagnant as it is now, and it will develop as well as the top European clubs.

And if Arthur's investment is rejected, then the ASC Mimosa Academy will inevitably go downhill, and when the time comes, not to mention $20 million for 80% of the shares, maybe the ASEC Mimosa Academy will be smashed by Mark Giroud.

"Mr. Jack, I need to go back and talk about it. If I can, I hope to get back to you tomorrow afternoon. "Mark Giroux is not a dictator like Arthur and can make a single word when it comes to big things like investment.

"Sure enough, although money is not everything, it is impossible to have no money."

Arthur nodded, he already saw the huge possibility that the deal would be successful.

That's the power of money.

……

On September 16, England time, the AEC Mimosa Academy officially announced that Blackburn Rovers Chairman Arthur officially completed the acquisition of it, and the SEC Mimosa Academy also became the first African academy controlled by British capital.

In an interview with the official Ivory Coast, Arthur said: "I am delighted to have completed this acquisition and become the largest shareholder of the ASC Mimosa Academy. I would like to thank Marc Giroux for his dedication to this academy and hope that the AEC Mimosa Academy will continue to shine under his leadership. ”

According to the English media, Arthur spent $13 million to get a 50.3% stake in the ASEC Mimosa Academy, becoming the undisputed largest shareholder of the African Academy.

At this point, the first phase of Arthur's global layout came to an end after the Belchott club in Western Europe, the Gremio club in South American Brazil, and the AEC Mimosa academy in Africa.