After Mubarak and Magnus talked, he contacted the real owners and investors of Manchester City via video call.

Mansour.

Mansour's full name is Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Hayan, the son of former UAE President Khalifa and one of the richest and most powerful people in the world.

In the 2009 Forbes list of the richest people under 40, the 39-year-old Mansour ranked third in the world with a fortune of 17 billion pounds, and his family wealth is 1 trillion US dollars (555 billion pounds).

Although Mansour's personal wealth is not the world's first, it is not an exaggeration to say that the wealth he can control and use is the world's first.

Mansour is the real owner and real investor of Manchester City FC.

Mubarak is the chairman of Manchester City, but he is only the person who has been raised by Mansour and is responsible for the management of Manchester City, and when there is a major financial movement in the club, Mubarak has decided to make a direct decision, but he still has to report to Mansour.

After Mubarak's brief narration, Mansour suddenly asked with interest, "You mean, ready to activate the buyout clause and bring Zhen Shaolong to Manchester City?" Will he be able to represent Manchester City from next August? ”

"Yes, but it's going to take a lot of money."

Mansour waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "If you can let Manchester City win the Premier League, it will be worth spending more euros, I just want to see the results, this year's Manchester City is not up to the mark, Al, do what you think, I believe you can make Manchester City the best club in the world, and when the time comes, it will also become the football mecca of the Arab world." ”

"I will."

After Mubarak finished speaking, he found that Mansour had turned off the video phone, and he who had always shown 'I am not short of money' in front of people, couldn't help but smile bitterly, "There is a boss who doesn't care about money, and the pressure is really great." ”

Mansour doesn't care about the money, he doesn't care how much he puts into City, but he has to care and he has to make a difference.

Manchester City's results this year are still not up to standard, at least so far, they do not see the hope of competing for the league title, next year there will be more pressure, buy out Zhen Shaolong's contract, will definitely greatly strengthen Manchester City's strength, when the time comes, the team will have a greater hope of winning the title.

That's all that matters.

Manchester City wants to buy out Zhen Shaolong's contract, but in fact, it is a problem of funds.

According to the cooperation agreement signed by the two parties, Manchester City wants to buy out the contract in advance, and needs to pay the remaining two-thirds of the transfer funds, which is about 170 million euros, which is a huge amount of money.

Mansour doesn't care about money, Mubarak can't do without it.

170 million euros is too much, plus there will definitely be other investments, the summer transfer investment, it is very easy to exceed 200 million euros, maybe 300 million euros, and the funds are also pure numbers, they have to discuss in detail with Real Madrid how to pay for it.

Just like Zhen Shaolong joined Real Madrid, there is a player exchange in the transfer negotiations, and it is also a good choice to exchange players with Real Madrid.

The current Manchester City squad is already eligible for a player exchange with Real Madrid, and a successful exchange will be beneficial for both sides.

On the one hand, it is to eliminate players who are not needed in their respective teams.

On the one hand, new signings have been added to the squad.

The players who have been eliminated from their respective teams do not mean that they are 'bad' or 'poor', for example, players who can enter the top clubs will not be bad at their own level, they will be eliminated maybe because they don't adapt to the league style, maybe because of internal problems in the dressing room, maybe because they want to leave, and so on.

In the process of operating the transfer, it is also necessary to coordinate the opinions of Zhen Shaolong, whose joining is very important to Manchester City, and his requirements must be considered.

"From now until May, the focus of the transfer work is on Zhen Shaolong."

'It can't be delayed until the summer and it's important to have more time to end early, and this part of the work has to be done.

Mubarak took a good note of his work.

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When Manchester City FC was preparing to start buyout negotiations with Real Madrid, the protagonist of the negotiations, Zhen Shaolong, was not idle, and he entertained a big man at home-

Ferran Soriano.

Zhen Shaolong didn't know what Soriano did.

If Alice hadn't stopped him, he wouldn't even want to kick this guy out, because what the other party said was a bit like a pyramid scheme.

"Zhen, you have more than 500 million fans around the world, or even more, but you only get an annual salary of more than 20 million euros, plus other income, it is definitely not more than 100 million euros, do you think this is normal?"

"Let's assume that every fan is willing to pay one euro for you, and your annual income should be more than 500 million euros!"

Listen up!

Is this human talk!

Zhen Shaolong wanted to say angrily, "If you can help me earn 500 million euros, I am willing to give you one-tenth of it." ”

Or.

Just kick the other person out the door.

Zhen Shaolong felt that what the other party said was a little too big, which made him a little unbearable, of course he liked to make money very much, but 500 million euros a year was too unreliable.

Even if it covers all fields, it is difficult for the world's most profitable stars to earn more than 200 million euros a year.

500 million euros?

That's a staggering number.

Soriano's calculation is not wrong, but most fans are unwilling to spend money for their favorite stars, not to mention fans in other regions, most domestic fans are willing to spend money for their favorite fans, and they only watch games and buy tickets, and the income does not go directly into the pockets of the stars.

After Soriano made a thrilling lobbying, Zhen Shaolong pulled Alice and asked carefully, only to know what Soriano was doing.

Soriano is really a big shot.

In 2008 and the previous five years, Soriano has been the manager of the Barcelona club, responsible for the financial affairs of Barcelona, and the financial record created by Barcelona is largely due to Soriano's work, his business philosophy has influenced Barcelona, and until now Barcelona's operations have the shadow of Soriano's philosophy.

Soriano has also published a book on club management, entitled "Goals Are Not Accidental", in which he writes, "Barça's success is the result of excellent and creative business management. ”

In 2008, the Barcelona club was caught in a vicious political whirlpool, and Soriano had no choice but to resign from Barcelona.

Perhaps another reason is that Soriano's idea cannot be implemented in Barcelona, and he has always wanted to set up franchise clubs (similar to satellite clubs) in other countries, so that the Barcelona brand can truly develop globally, but within the Barcelona club, there is opposition to Soriano's idea, they believe that Barcelona is rooted in Catalonia, The club's 143,000 voting members are fundamental, and Soriano's idea is good, but investing in other leagues is too far away.

After Soriano left the Barcelona club, he basically disappeared from public view, and most people didn't care where he went, and they didn't expect to come to Zhen Shaolong if he appeared again.

Zhen Shaolong listened to Alice's story, and couldn't help but re-examine Soriano, the other party's concept may be very out-of-the-box, but he can be responsible for managing Barcelona's finances, and he has done it very successfully, and his ability must be outstanding.

So......

"Maybe it's possible to make 500 million euros a year?"

Zhen Shaolong's eyes lit up.

When he looked at Soriano again, Zhen Shaolong's attitude changed, and he was eager to know what Soriano had in mind, "You came to me, you must have come up with a way?" What can I do to get every fan to pay for it? Even one euro per person. ”

One euro per person.

500 million fans is 500 million euros.

Even the after-tax income can easily exceed 300 million euros!

Zhen Shaolong was so excited, he looked at Soriano with his eyes, just like looking at a money printing machine, even if it was printed with banknotes with his own avatar, as long as they could be circulated and used normally, it was not a problem at all.

Soriano smiled gently, and his friendly expression gave people a good impression, in fact, his heart was filled with a bitter smile.

One euro per person?

How can it be so easy!

Soriano just drew a big pie, he didn't come to be Zhen Shaolong's agent, but wanted to cooperate with him.

Soriano has always had a dream of running a football empire, and Barcelona was once the origin of his dream, but it turned out that the membership-based Barcelona club could not give him enough room to develop, and some of his ideas could not be implemented at all.

He needs absolute support.

Monetary support!

Right Support!

If you want to build a worldwide football business empire, you also need the foundation of the bottom - a very good club.

Zhen Shaolong's huge influence allowed Soriano to refine his ideas, and he found that when a player has enough influence, it can play a similar role to the club, the only thing is that the player's influence is too single, and it is best to complement the club and use it as a pillar to support the development of the business empire.

So, here he comes.

Soriano took a deep breath and began to elaborate on his personal philosophy, talking about the various models of monetizing the influence of football stars, and talking about the problems of business development.

These things with ultra-high-tech content made Zhen Shaolong drowsy when he listened.

Alice was very energetic, as if she had become a hard-working student, listening carefully to every word and word of Soriano.

Five minutes later.

Zhen Shaolong interrupted Soriano and asked a question, "Just say directly, can you help me earn 500 million euros a year!" There is no need to explain how to do it. ”

Soriano took a deep breath, and he felt the urge to turn away.

He could only go on and on with ideas.

Zhen Shaolong was drowsy when he heard it, no, he fell asleep directly, and when he woke up again, he found that Soriano was still talking, and Alice was taking notes seriously.

All right!

Let's talk!

Zhen Shaolong felt that he just had to wait for the result, and he didn't have to participate in such a complicated matter, so he went to the study and swiped Twitter for a while, and finally waited for Soriano to leave.

"What the hell is he here for?" Zhen Shaolong asked with some incomprehension, he generally understood, the other party just came to explain the concept, hoping to cooperate in the future, and the way of cooperation was muddy.

Alice smiled, "Mr. Soriano wants to cooperate with you and cooperate in the future, but his ultimate goal is to talk to Manchester City FC. ”

"Manchester City?"

"Yes, his aim is to get the support of Manchester City FC, or rather, the Abu Dhabi consortium, the investors of Manchester City. He wants to use your influence, relying on the financial backing of the Abu Dhabi consortium, to run a football business with a global reach. ”

Zhen Shaolong understood a little, and he subconsciously asked, "If he wants the support of Manchester City Club, why did he come to ......?"

"Looking for you?"

Alice pursed her lips and rolled her eyes, "The whole world knows that you will be a Manchester City player. ”

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Alice's statement is not an exaggeration.

Owen's tweet said 'welcome to Manchester', which had a huge knock-on effect, and the British media reported for a while, and some reporters went to Manchester City to investigate.

Media is pervasive.

If something happens, there must be clues, and a reporter interviewed the staff of Manchester City Club and got the first-hand secret information: manager Magnus put down the work at hand, but was not directly fired or resigned, but was more heavily used by Mubarak, as evidenced by his frequent entry and exit from the chairman's office.

What does Magnus do?

Soon.

Manchester Sport unearthed shocking news, a Manchester City employee, who did not want to be named, made it clear that Manchester City are preparing to negotiate with Real Madrid about the buyout of Zhen Shaolong's contract, and Magnus is in charge of the matter.

The news ignited a powder keg and made the sports media in Europe boil over completely.

The boiling in the media quickly swept Europe and even the world, and Spain certainly couldn't escape, and a large number of Spanish media also made reprint reports, and at the same time did not forget to dig up the latest news.

Of course.

They couldn't dig up anything.

"As" and "Marca" continuously sent reporters to the Real Madrid club for interviews, but Real Madrid staff said that they had not received any news from Manchester City.

Florentino stood up and said, "That's a rumor! ”

'Manchester City have the right to buy out the contract, but we haven't received any clear information and haven't been in any contact.

This sentence stabilized the morale of the army.

What the outside world didn't know was that Florentino had just finished his speech and received a call from Manchester City when he returned to his office, and Manchester City chairman Mubarak made it clear that "it's time to start negotiations related to Zhen Shaolong." ”

"Mr. Florentino, Manchester City are willing to bear all the remaining costs of Zhen Shaolong's transfer from Newcastle United, and the specific payment method can be discussed in detail."

"Mr Magnus will be in charge of Manchester City......"