Chapter 001: Manchester United's new owner
Losing to Chelsea is not a surprise, but losing four is something no one could have imagined. The pen %fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info Wang Zheng finally watched a live game, but the result turned out to be the slaughter of his beloved team, and the depression in his heart can be imagined.
The most uncomfortable thing is that all the hundreds of pounds thrown by Wang Zheng are in the soup, and he can only eat soil next month. Buying lottery is risky, and you need to be cautious when placing bets. "It seems that it can only be purchased in the UK." He shook his head and laughed at himself: "A good person, why did he buy it on behalf of him?" ”
Many Chinese students have become purchasing agents, and Wang Zheng's heart is itching for money. Thinking of the result of the competition, he picked up a bottle of Scotch whisky, took a sip, it was hot, dizzy, and fell directly to the ground.
When Wang Zheng woke up again, he found that his clothes were on, his pants were also on, and there were two foreign men with scumbags in front of him, who kept looking at him, "Mr. Wang Zheng, you are awake, great." The doctor said you were just drunk and didn't expect to be drunk for so long. ”
Wang Zheng looked around, where is this? He remembered that he lived in a school dormitory, how did he get to the hotel? Moreover, it is still a very high-end hotel, quilt mattress or something, very comfortable.
Wang Zheng Chrysanthemum tightened and shouted, "Are you a Sandezi?" "Isn't this watermelon-faced, bearded guy in front of you Manchester United CEO Ed Woodward? In the past two years, the transfer market has set off big waves and has a prominent reputation.
"What are you doing here? Am I dreaming? Wang Zheng struggled to sit up, his head a little dizzy, "What time is it today?" It looks like I have an exam tomorrow. ”
"Today is May 27, 2014, and we finish the season seventh in the league, the worst result since the Premier League has started." Woodward spoke a little unnaturally, "But this has been overshadowed by something bigger, and that is that you're about to become the owner of Manchester United. ”
The lawyer next to him took over: "That's right, your grandfather doesn't know what means were used to get the Glazer family to buy back all Manchester United shares, and at the same time transfer the ownership of Manchester United Club to your grandfather." Your grandfather passed away the day after he took over Manchester United, and he gave you all the ownership of Manchester United in his will. ”
Grandfather? Manchester United club ownership? Wang Zheng looked at the two of them incredulously, I obviously watched the game in October 2016, but I came to the end of May 2014, and I crossed over? What do thieves play? And, when did I have one more grandfather in England? Or the old grandfather of the United States? I don't know.
He bit his lip, it hurt a little, and what was in front of him seemed to be true.
"Contract...... Or the will, can you show me? Wang Zheng asked softly, he took a deep breath, looked at the time on his phone again, back to May 2014, it was really uncomfortable.
"It's a will." The lawyer sent the will forward, "You have been in a coma for half a month, we are all waiting for you!" Your grandfather gave you ownership of Manchester United, including all of Manchester United's debts. ”
"The Glazer buys back the shares of Manchester United in the market and then cashes out £3 billion, you have £1.5 billion in debt, plus inheritance tax and so on, and you're almost £1.8 billion in debt. All debts can be paid off within 20 years, and the principal and interest and handling fees are almost 100 million pounds a year. ”
Wang Zhengleng for a moment, as a die-hard fan of Manchester United, he just heard that he became the owner of Manchester United Club, and the excitement was naturally needless to say, but when he heard about the debt, all the excitement turned into nothing, and only the heavy responsibility remained.
£1.8 billion in debt? What is the concept of paying off in 20 years, paying off 100 million pounds a year? He bought it in the 5000s, and he couldn't afford to pay it back! Coupled with the parents who sell vegetables, it is far from enough, a difference of 1.799 billion pounds.
Super big loser. Wang Zheng smiled bitterly, "If the club is transferred, is it possible to fill this big hole?" Are the oil tycoons of the Middle East interested? ”
"I've looked into it and the highest bid is £2bn." Ed Woodward's face is ugly, it's not that he doesn't want to raise the price, but it's that Manchester United is not good now! As soon as Alex Ferguson retired, Manchester United began to be in turmoil, going from the defending champions to seventh in the league and not even qualifying for the Europa League.
Wang Zheng even knew that if according to the original historical trend, Manchester United invited Van Gaal, tossed for two years, the first year into the top four in the league, the second year was only fifth, although he won the FA Cup, but it did not meet Manchester United's goal of entering the Champions League, Van Gaal had to step down, Mourinho took over.
In the next two years, the results were not good, which is difficult, if there is no guarantee of results, Manchester United's commercial value will continue to decline, profits will decrease, and it will be even more difficult to repay the loans.
Of course, he still signed the contract without hesitation. Whatever the case may be, taking ownership of Manchester United is the dream of every Manchester United fan, and it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you can't afford to miss.
The lawyer's task has been completed, leaving the room. Wang Zheng called out to Ed Woodward, "Sandezi, you stay." He felt that it was not polite to call Santokuko, and continued: "Uh...... You know, Manchester United has 500 million fans in China, and you are very popular, so the fans give you a nickname, which is Sandezi. ”
Woodward smiled wryly, "It's not a problem, I'm just worried about the future of the team. There is no guarantee of results, our commercial value will continue to decline, and even the salary of the players will not be able to be paid at that time. ”
"How much money do we have left in our team's account?" Wang Zheng felt that he should use his "experience" to help this round-faced bearded man, and at the same time for himself, to let Manchester United get through the difficulties.
"£63 million, how much more money will you spend on reinforcements?" Sandezi asked timidly. The new boss in front of me doesn't seem to be very rich, and I hope it can be tens of millions more!
Back then, Chelsea and Manchester City were both owners of gold and became giants, and Manchester United was a Premier League giant, which could not be ruined in the hands of the new owner.
Wang Zheng suddenly quieted down, watching the recording of the game on the TV screen, he rubbed his eyes and asked, "Will the ball games we record provide God's perspective?" Why does every player's stats jump out? ”
"Stats? What stats? Sandezi didn't know why, and thought that Wang Zheng deliberately opened the topic, "This is a hotel, how do I know what the ability value is?" ”
A message suddenly flashed in Wang Zheng's heart, "I have 80 points of player technical ability?" Can be freely distributed? Each player can take on up to 10 stats. ”
It's strange that he has studied in England for the past two years, obtained a football coaching certificate, and led an amateur team, but he doesn't feel any player ability value in his body. Surely it is the ability that you get after crossing over? Moreover, he saw the position of the players on the screen, the entire tactical template, all clearly imprinted in his head, and he could make a prediction of what the players should do next, which decision is the most correct.
"I ...... This is...... Special abilities? Wang Zheng took a deep breath again, someone was present, so he had to suppress the excitement in his heart. He looked at Woodward and said, "What do you think we're going to do next?" ”
Woodward saw that the new owner did not plan to spend money, so he could only eat, "First of all, we have to hire a new head coach and let him lead the team to run in, and this summer, we will go to the United States to train and participate in the International Champions Cup." Belch...... By the way, see if there are any sponsors. ”
"Then, we should buy some more good players and at the same time purge the players who are not suitable, players like Bebe should have been purged out of the team a long time ago. Only when the team is successful and competitive enough will our business value become higher and higher, and the debt can be cleared. ”
Wang Zheng nodded, 63 million pounds is the only money left for the team. In the crazy Premier League, even if you spend 100 million, you may not be able to produce results, and the luck of Leicester City is once in a century.
"Will it be able to sustain operations this year?" Wang Zheng asked.
'There's no problem this year, as long as you get to the Champions League next year, everything will be fine. However, if we do not buy people this year, we will not produce results, and if we cannot balance our income and expenditure with our debt level, it will be difficult to maintain the capital chain. You know, we need hundreds of millions of pounds a year to operate. Woodward worried, "By the way, your press conference at the helm of Manchester United is scheduled for June 6, so please be prepared." ”
The news of Wang Zheng's entry into the master, Woodward has already released rumors, especially the media of Huaxia Kingdom, who know about it. But Woodward kept the press conference in the hands of MUTV, and the rest of the media wanted to get the news, sorry, and paid for it.
The media in Huaxia heard that the new owner of Manchester United was Chinese, and they were all like cats that smelled fishy, ready to come together to buy them. CCTV hopes to get the copyright in Huaxia for free, and offers super preferential conditions for one-minute broadcast in the news network.
was still directly vetoed by Woodward, it is true that CCTV has a publicity advantage, but Manchester United is short of money now, whether it is Leshi or PP, as long as the money is paid, the platform is not a problem. This meeting, to say the least, made him millions of pounds.
Manchester United is influential around the world, and the news has not yet been officially announced, and many media outlets have already known about it and are beginning to discuss the mysterious new owner. The BBC and Sky Sports, in particular, are already preparing a feature on United's new owners.
One of the biggest concerns is whether the net worth of Manchester United's new owner can throw money at Manchester United and bring Manchester United out of misery. Modern football is money football, and you can't play without money.
In terms of the Chinese media, they are also looking at the teams in Europe. The Tencent boss is one step ahead and is ready to make the football sector bigger, who let the Chinese people completely control the biggest club in England? A godsend.
Manchester United fans around the world have petitioned the owner to spend money, buy people, and produce results. After a whole year of grievances, I finally have to change my way of living. Think of Abu and Sheikh Mansour back then, and in a few years, take Chelsea and Manchester City to new heights.
Wang Zheng saw the report, he was under a lot of pressure, we have no money! My family sent me to study abroad, and I took out all the old bottoms, where are the tens of millions of pounds?