The first destination of Aston Villa's Asia tour was Thailand.

For historical reasons, many Southeast Asian countries were formerly British colonies.

Britain has a strong influence on them culturally to this day.

In Thailand, the Premier League is very popular.

The Times once reported that Thais are obsessed with the Premier League, especially the Premier League that their students like to watch the most.

Every match day, in front of the TV in the school cafeteria and dormitory hall, it is densely packed with fans watching Premier League games.

Aston Villa, one of the oldest teams in the Premier League, has always had a good fan base in Thailand.

It's just that Aston Villa's previous record is average, so these fans have been 'hidden'.

And with the rise of Aston Villa last season, Villa has also become one of the favorite shirts of Thai fans.

In the words of local Thai media, after Aston Villa's victory, almost overnight, there were shirts everywhere celebrating in Aston Villa's jersey.

Arriving in Bangkok, the entire Aston Villa squad was warmly welcomed by the local fans.

Fang Jue announced the team discipline for the first time: Don't indulge!

When Fang Jue said this, he glanced at Ronaldo, and the Brazilian scratched his head embarrassedly.

This guy has a criminal record.

Hi Pi, who had been playing in Thailand before, sent warmth to women who had lost their feet, and as a result, three Thai specialties came.

Fortunately, Ronaldo noticed that something was wrong in time and did not communicate in depth.

However, the other party also recognized Ronaldo, and used it as blackmail, making a lot of news.

Two days later, Aston Villa played a commercial warm-up match against the Thai league Stars United.

Aston Villa eventually won by a score of 4-2.

The team controlled the game quite well and the Thais, who scored two goals in the Premier League title, were very happy.

Prior to leaving Thailand, Aston Villa signed a three-year contract with telecommunications group TrueCorporation Plc.

Although the partnership is limited to Thailand, it will help Aston Villa further develop its presence in the region and in Southeast Asia.

True is the only leading provider in Thailand to provide fully integrated communications solutions and convergence solutions.

In the words of local Thai media, Aston Villa and True are definitely a strong combination.

Wearing this £6.5 million-a-year, three-year, £19.5 million contract to leave beautiful Bangkok, Fang Jue was in a good mood.

It's off to a good start.

……

Left Thailand.

The second leg of Aston Villa's Asia tour is Japan.

In Japan, Aston Villa played a warm-up match against Yokohama Mariners of the Japanese J-League.

In this game, Fang Jue gave an order not to release the water.

In the end, Aston Villa beat Yokohama Mariners 6-0 without giving the hosts any face.

However, to the surprise of the Aston Villa players, the Japanese fans at the scene were not unhappy, but cheered.

Even the organizers have a better attitude towards them.

In Japan, Aston Villa got two endorsements.

Signed a three-year sponsorship endorsement contract with Nissin Cup Noodles, 5.5 million pounds per year, and 16.5 million pounds for two years.

Another big order is to reach a commercial cooperation with Yokohama Tire of Japan.

The two parties signed a three-year agreement of £8 million per year, with a total value of up to £24 million.

The third leg of the Asia Tour is Hong Kong, China.

The trip to Hong Kong, China, was a pure commercial invitational tournament, and there was no brand endorsement.

Aston Villa played a match against Hong Kong Stars United and gave each other a 7-0 scoreline, taking away £2 million in appearance fees.

The focus of Aston Villa's Asian tour is China.

First of all, I visited the Shanghai market.

As a Premier League champion team with such strong Chinese elements, Aston Villa is very popular in China.

In Shanghai, nearly 10,000 fans went to the airport to wait for the driver.

The team's first training session was watched by 35,000 people.

Aston Villa and Shanghai Shenhua played a warm-up match, and the score was 3-3, and everyone was happy.

The Aston Villa squad also visited the Villa Football School in Shanghai to play a teaching match with the school's youngsters.

The second leg of Vera's China tour was in Guangzhou.

Guangzhou's ball market is very hot.

Aston Villa's training tickets were even sold to 500 yuan each, which is even more expensive than some tickets for official matches.

Even if it was a training session, the sidelines were crowded with fans, and the tickets were hyped up by the "scalpers" to sky-high prices, and Aston Villa's popularity in China can be imagined.

Aston Villa played a warm-up match with Guangzhou Evergrande GAC team, and Aston Villa won 4-2.

Domestically, Aston Villa's market value has been maximised.

At the time of his departure from China, Aston Villa signed three endorsement contracts.

Three endorsements, up to £16.45 million per year, with a total income of nearly £50 million in three years.

On this trip to Asia, Aston Villa's total appearance fee was recorded at 10.5 million pounds.

The income from commercial endorsements reached 36.45 million pounds per year, with a total of 109.35 million pounds in three years.

In ten days, I earned nearly 120 million pounds!

It can be said that it is full of money.

Leaving Asia and returning to Birmingham, Aston Villa CEO Bob Brown. Clark couldn't help but be overjoyed, and he wanted to come to Asia more often in the future to give back to the enthusiastic Asian fans.

Of course, there are also elements of disharmony.

There are protests in South Korea, arguing that Aston Villa went to Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong and Chinese mainland, but did not come to South Korea alone, which is discrimination against South Korea.

In the end, Aston Villa general manager Byron personally went to South Korea and promised to come to South Korea next time to feel the Korean enthusiasm, which calmed down the fragile self-esteem of South Koreans.

Fang Jue was also very helpless.

He also wants to make money from Koreans.

Because of the World Cup, the team's training time has been compressed, and there is really no time to go to South Korea.

……

Back to Birmingham.

The whole Aston Villa team has officially started intensive preparations.

In five days' time, Aston Villa will have their first game of the new season.

It's not a Premier League competition.

It's the Premier League's warm-up retainer for the past years: the Community Shield.

It's a clash between the Premier League champions and the FA Cup winners.

Aston Villa were Premier League champions last season.

Chelsea were the FA Cup winners last season.

So, this year's Community Shield is between Aston Villa and Chelsea.

Aston Villa's official website has since announced the departure of another player.

The team's veteran Dutch defender Wilfred . Bouma joined Dutch league side Groningen for £3.5 million, with the Dutchman veteran opting for a return to his roots.

Wilfred. Bauma's departure.

Fang Jue considered adding to the left-back position.

He can't expect Milner to stay full for a season, and although Milner has a rough skin and a lot of meat, injuries are accidents, and what is called an accident is something you can't expect.

Fang Jue must be prepared.

As for the team's left-back substitute O'Halloran, the Irish player's quality is indeed very average, and the player himself is pessimistic about his future at Aston Villa and is seeking a transfer away.

Aston Villa's chief scout Adam. Sibert recommended a young left-back to Fang Jue.

Fang Jue also watched the player's information and game video, and he was indeed a good seedling.

However, here's the problem.

This player is from Tottenham Hotspur.

That's going to be hard.

Is it possible to find Manchester City to cooperate again?

Not to mention that Manchester City is not Aston Villa's younger brother, it is impossible to help do this kind of thing all the time.

It's just another time, Manchester City has been exposed, and Tottenham Hotspur won't be stupid to be fooled again.

Hard!

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