Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Old Hat
The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, has to be moved to the English League Cup and FA Cup as London's Wembley Stadium is being renovated, and the stadium is the first laurel contest of the season, the League Cup.
It's really a coincidence, this TMD is still a Manchester derby, which is really tricky.
After all, it is not his own home field, Chen Bo will sit quietly in the stands, if he finally wins, it will be the first domestic top cup championship after 30 years, and it is also his first crown after becoming the owner, which is naturally of great significance.
"Jorge, you've got a good player. I'm very happy with Pepe's quality, his speed and accuracy, and it is difficult for either Wayne Rooney or Ruud van Nistelrooy to get rid of his defense. ”
Sitting next to Chen Bo is not only Abu, but also Chelsea's current transfer adviser for the royal player, Portuguese Mendes. Although Pini Zahawi helped Abu successfully enter Stamford Bridge, he was not satisfactory in the transfer operation, and even Mutu, a bad boy who took drugs, appeared.
The arrival of Mourinho, the mad coach, is due to the appreciation of Abu on the one hand, and the operation of this agent on the other. Originally, he wanted to go to Liverpool, that was the giants, that was the coach's dream. But Abu's arrogance, coupled with Mendes' persuasion, made the madman change his mind.
How much voice does a coach have in the team? In the Premier League, there is absolute authority, and the shrewd Mendes uses Mourinho to constantly recommend his players to Chelsea, from which he earns a considerable commission.
Brazil has a wealth of football resources, because of the suzerainty relationship with Portugal, many powerful but unknown players will choose to land here in Europe. And Portugal is Mendes' backyard, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Chelsea and other giants are his loyal big customers, buying low and selling high to promote his status among football agents.
"Mr. Chen's vision is also very unique, Pepe has just emerged in the Portuguese Super League, you have taken a fancy to him, and now his value can be doubled!" Mendes complimented.
"Jorge, let's not talk darkly." Chen Bo smiled and said, "How much is Pepe worth, you know very well in your heart that this transfer price is definitely selling cabbage." As for me, others have always respected me, and I respect others. I admit this favor, and if there are any good players in the future, I recommend it. It doesn't matter if it's your or not, I will never be stingy with the commission I should give you. ”
"Mr. Chen is quick to talk, really bold! Since you are now my customer, I will do my best to make your money worth spending and rest assured! Mendez combed his little grease and happily assured.
"We're friends in private, so don't be so polite. Call me Vincent! Chen Bo squinted his eyes and still smiled, but his tone became cold, "If you recommend a parallel import, then I have to think about the relationship between us." ”
"How can it be, everyone knows that I am not a villain who instigates players to blindly transfer and ignores player development and club operations, I am not a person from Raiola!" Although Mendes knew that this was the wording of a normal relationship, just a stick to give a sweet date, but he still had to defend himself.
"Of course, I don't believe in the character of the fat man." Chen Bo smiled and patted him on the shoulder to show friendship. "I wanted to bring Ibrahimovic in front of the winter window, but he asked me for a commission of 5 million euros, which is insatiable."
"Oh? Yes. You're a little thin up front. Crespo is only on loan and still has to go back, and Vasseli has the strength of a substitute at best, not worthy of the current Manchester City. Mendes climbed up the pole and struck while the iron was hot and began to sell.
"You're right, so I want to get a player in your hands. A commission of 5 million pounds is not a problem. ”
"What are you talking about?" Mendes said cautiously, just now he thought that his trap was accurate, but he didn't expect to be tricked by the other party.
"Cristiano Ronaldo, how's it going? Don't say I don't help your business, £120,000 a week, the club only needs 50% of the image rights, McLaren global endorsement contract. Chen Bo finally revealed his true intentions.
"Uh...... But he's a Manchester United player. ”
"I want players from Manchester United, or you can help me bring Shepchenko, Kaka and Pirlo?"
"Hey, Shepchenko I've already booked, don't rob my head." Abu shouted dissatisfiedly, "You better dig into the corner of Manchester United, that bad boy is very similar to you!" ”
"Is Ronaldinho okay? I can convince him to join Manchester City! Mendez hesitated and said.
"The last thing that Britain lacks is pubs, and when he comes, he will only indulge in sex." Chen Bo shook his head, "I want to see Ronaldo appear in Simeone's training session after the World Cup." I'm willing to pay £36 million for this, and Ferguson agrees to disagree with me, but the Glazer will definitely nod his head, what do you say? ”
The Glazers still have to rely on Manchester United to repay their debts, and of course they are very happy to receive such a large transfer fee.
And three years ago, the 18-year-old Ronaldo took over Beckham's No. 7 shirt for a transfer fee of just over 12 million pounds, and now it has tripled. I'm afraid the Glazer will wake up laughing.
'I need to think about it, he's already a regular at Manchester United and he's in the growth stage and leaving a club would have an impact on his career.
"I appreciate the way you plan and take responsibility for your player's career. But you have to know that Manchester City is a mid-table club. If he can succeed here, he will become a legend in the world of football. Manchester United is already a big club in its own right, and no matter how good it is, it can be rated 'great' at most.
I'm not here to play tickets, not to make money, but to use the influence of this team in the future to add value to my other industries, so I will spare all my resources to promote a world footballer. ”
"That'...... I'll go back and talk to Cristiano. ”
"Don't worry, let's watch the game first." Although Chen Bo is very confident, but the current game is extremely anxious, for Manchester City, the advantage is the confidence accumulated in the last few matchups, and Manchester United's strength is given from the already very strong strength.
The league is ranked 7th, which is considered to be in the upper middle range. Simeone's experience in Serie A has brought City a tough and even somewhat rough defence, much better than the previous big colander, and gradually got on the right track after Christmas, at least the games that should not have been lost were not lost, but there were too many holes in front of them to fill in the gap.
After being eliminated from the FA Cup by Liverpool, the only competition is this League Cup.
The process of the game is very rough and simple, that is, attack and defend, attack fiercely, and defend even more fiercely.
The 1-1 draw in 90 minutes was still very close to going into extra time, until only five minutes left when the Holy Infant Torres rode alone and knocked on the ten fingers of Dutch goalkeeper Van der Sar, and the score of 2-1 finally held on to the post-game.
With this first title in 30 years, at least there can be a European competition next season, although it is only a slightly lower level than the Champions League.
The post-match party is essential, and the celebration will be held on the spot, which is prepared before the game, and if you lose, you will not have that treatment.
"Roman, take a look at this." After the dinner, Chen Bo brought Abra to his room and handed over a copy of the materials.
"Goldman Sachs colludes with Greek government financial fraud?" Abu was taken aback.
"And that's not all, look here. Goldman Sachs borrowed an additional 1 billion euros when it helped Greece issue government bonds in 01, but it was not included in the standalone financial balance sheet. In addition, the fiscal deficit budget of 5.7% and the debt ratio of public debt to GDP of 110% were reduced to 2.6% and 55% respectively to meet the criteria for entering the eurozone. After 04, the Greek government pledged lottery tax and aviation tax to Goldman Sachs Bank to repay the loan. ”
"This is loan repayment, it is clearly debt securitization, which is equivalent to selling debts in disguise, and it is not reflected in the financial report." Although Abu is a real tyrant, he is not incomprehensible to them, and he is quite astonished by their boldness.
"You're right, the problem is that Greece's ability to pay is now worrisome. Goldman Sachs was also worried about the situation, so he went to Germany to buy a 20-year credit default insurance worth 1 billion euros, and this is also the case in Italy and Iceland. Chen Bo closed the file, and then said, "Roman, our opportunity has come." ”
"You mean...... Make a fuss about this? ”
"This is just a ploy, the newly appointed Greek prime minister has just discovered this long-deceived bad debt, and is burning his eyebrows. Greece now has a global debt of 300 billion euros, all due in the next three years, and if it can't pay it, then the whole country could simply declare bankruptcy. ”
"The domino effect...... "Abu muttered to himself, "who else knows about it?" ”
"This is top-secret information obtained from Goldman Sachs, and the ECB has been kept in the dark and does not know about it. We can rally, short Greek government bonds, knock him hard, and then throw out other news when the central bank bails out the market, so that they can be exhausted. ”
"Good is good, if we do that, we are going against all of Europe."
"No, Britain is not the eurozone." Chen Bo shook his head, "This time, we can't use the funds of the Milhouse Foundation, we must gather more resources, lest we end up stabbing the basket and being settled by the Autumn Queen, and everything has to be operated behind the scenes." ”
"Well...... Abu held his face with one hand and fell into thought, and after a long time, he said, "Come to my yacht tomorrow to talk, I will bring a friend to meet you." ”
"Okay, then I'll bring a friend too."
"It can't be Mansour's old hat, right?" Abu's eyes were a little disdainful, although he also made his fortune from oil, but the process was very bloody and thrilling, with both the insidiousness of the Slavs and the shrewdness of the Jews in his bones, and he naturally disdained the kind of people who lay on the oil and counted the money.
"Of course not, he's not in my plans."
Mansour can do serious business, but this tightrope walking, high-risk business is obviously not for him.