In August, the world's focus is on the Olympic Games, but in terms of world football, the influence of Olympic men's football is not as great as imagined, most football powers do not value the Olympic games, and the focus of European football is still the transfer of players, the big news of the club, and the expectation of the new season.

Among them, the major changes in Manchester City Club are the focus of attention!

In the summer, Thaksin, the former chairman of Manchester City FC, stepped down due to political problems in Thailand, and he quickly sold Manchester City FC to Abu Dhabi Group, an Arab investment company.

The Abu Dhabi Group, also known as the Abu Dhabi Consortium, Europeans have the impression of them --

Rich!

Very rich!

Rich Arab people give the impression to the outside world that they are 'local tyrants', not ordinary tyrants, but really spendthrift their money like 'giants', they buy dozens of sports cars, they pick the best ones when they buy private yachts, they go by private jets wherever they go, they spend hundreds or tens of millions on a trip, and even their wives can marry ten or eight, and they have more than a dozen or dozens of children.

This is not bragging, but the truth.

The Abu Dhabi consortium is the local tycoon of the Arab tycoons, they are relying on the largest emirate in the UAE - the Emirate of Abu Dhabi royal family, the establishment of a multinational investment group, is part of the country's royal wealth fund ADIA (Abu Dhabi Investment Authority), said to have total assets of up to 500 billion pounds.

According to a report by Oxford Business Group, the Abu Dhabi consortium is the second largest consortium in the world after the Bank of Japan.

The Abu Dhabi consortium settled in the Manchester City club, making Manchester City a 'local tyrant' club in the eyes of the outside world, and they did play the characteristics of 'local tyrants', less than a week has passed, and most people still don't know who the new chairman is, Manchester City began to make various moves.

The names of the stars have been linked to Manchester City, with the young striker Joao Alves Silva, who has returned from the Brazilian Olympic team a quick finalisation.

Joao is only 20 years old, and as a young Brazilian goalscorer, his performances can only be described as average, scoring six goals in 17 appearances for CSKA Moscow last season, and CSKA Moscow simply could not refuse an offer of 24 million euros.

Joao is just a Manchester City addition to the attacking line.

Another Manchester City academy representative, Wright Phillips, also returned to Manchester City from Chelsea quickly.

Manchester City's big move continues, they continue to contact various stars, Brazil's real genius Robinho, is also rumored to be invited to join Manchester City, and even broke out Robinho himself, expressing dissatisfaction with Real Madrid's senior management and agreeing to leave Real Madrid to join Manchester City.

Now coming to Zhen Shaolong is the legendary Manchester City president - Kardun Al Mubarak.

Most people have the impression that the president of a top club must be at least middle-aged, but Mubarak is very young.

Zhen Shaolong was very surprised, and after he shook hands with Mubarak, he sat down and asked, "Can you take the liberty of asking about your age?" ”

Mubarak laughed, "Thirty years old." In fact, I'm not yet thirty years old, and since coming to the UK last month, it seems like everyone likes to ask me how old I am. ”

Zhen Shaolong sighed and nodded, "Because you are too young compared to the chairman of the club." ”

"Thank you."

Mubarak spoke American English, and his calm face impressed people because the two had met for the first time, and they quickly got to the point.

'I want to invite you to join Manchester City.'

Zhen Shaolong just wanted to say something, but Mubarak said in advance, "Don't be in a hurry to refuse, in fact, I don't plan to persuade you to join, I just want to get to know you, I think there will definitely be opportunities for cooperation in the future." ”

Mubarak meant, 'I want to get to know you, build a good relationship, and then you want to think about joining Manchester City.' ’

This statement really gives a good impression.

Then the two chatted about the transfer, Zhen Shaolong was interested in what Mubarak wanted to use to convince himself, and the answer he got was very heartwarming - twice the salary!

"If you can come to Manchester City, we will offer an annual salary of more than 20 million pounds!"

"You're going to really be the number one highest-paid person in the world!"

Zhen Shaolong was almost tempted.

Fortunately.

He kept his heart.

Zhen Shaolong thought calmly for a long time, and found that staying in Newcastle United Club was the best choice, because he was already very famous, and his commercial endorsement income had long exceeded his salary, and the attractiveness of twice the salary was not as high as he imagined.

In terms of overall income, a move to Manchester City was not a good decision.

In addition, he is already familiar with Newcastle and does not want to change the environment suddenly, Newcastle United were the league champions last season and can also play directly in the Champions League, so there are more opportunities to perform than to go to Manchester City.

So it's best to stay.

Zhen Shaolong and Mubarak had a good conversation, Mubarak is a very cultured Arab, he spends most of his time studying in the United States, he is very literate in conversation, and his speech also gives people the feeling of a jade spring breeze.

Good identity.

Good cultivation.

Quite excellent social skills.

Zhen Shaolong couldn't help but sigh, there is a reason why successful people are successful!

Mubarak's impression of Zhen Shaolong is also good, he didn't achieve the most satisfactory result, but he didn't feel too sorry, in fact, he didn't want to convince Zhen Shaolong directly, because the transfer of big stars is complicated, and it can't be solved with money.

Manchester City's appeal is also one aspect.

Not being able to play in next season's Champions League is a big flaw in City's appeal, and with little time left in the summer transfer, they are unlikely to make too many deals.

Zhen Shaolong's transfer is more complicated.

Even if Zhen Shaolong himself agrees to transfer, Newcastle United will not let him go.

Mubarak is well aware that Newcastle United's president, Michael Ashrley, is a well-known 'black-hearted' businessman who will definitely ask for a huge transfer fee.

100 million pounds?

Inadequate!

Even if the Abu Dhabi consortium had sufficient funds, he did not have enough authority to spill so much money in one go to run the transfer of a star.

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Michael Ashlier, who Mubarak defined as a 'black-hearted businessman', has had a bad time lately.

At the end of the season in May, Ashley freed up more than £40 million for the club to replenish their squad for new players, but that was reduced to £10 million by the end of June.

The reason is the financial crisis.

The financial crisis that broke out in the United States affected the whole world, and English football naturally also suffered a major impact, most clubs have cut back on spending, the transfer market has obviously cooled down, Ashley is a sports businessman, he runs many clubs, his sports group is also listed on the London Stock Exchange, and the collapse of the stock price has had a great impact on him.

In order to keep the sports group unaffected, Ashley had to find various ways to close the financial hole, and the related to Newcastle United were 'reducing transfer funds', 'extending the deadline for repaying arrears' and 'delaying the renewal of players'.

Meantime.

Ashley sold his stake in the baseball club, sold two private villas, several family-owned sports cars, and even a private helicopter, and he could not say that he had become bankrupt, and he could only barely keep the sports group unaffected.

He became very poor.

Ashley's assets are still valued at more than £2.5 billion, but most of his assets do not mean that he has liquidity, and his assets are mostly made up of shares.

Shares are immovable.

Ashley's recent life can be imagined, and he is even interested in selling Newcastle United.

But Ash immediately gave up on the idea.

The financial crisis is only for a while, it doesn't matter if it passes, he is a pure businessman who knows very well the importance of making money with his assets.

Newcastle United are undoubtedly a money-making club.

Last season's financial report showed that Newcastle United had a net income of more than £40 million, and after repaying the required bank loans, the net income was still over £30 million.

Ashley believes the new season will be even higher, and his goal is to develop Newcastle United into a club like Manchester United, financially stable, healthy and capable of a share every season.

"It's going to get through!"

Ashley came to Newcastle United with a vision for the future, and there was a scene of 'hurting' in the parking lot - someone showing off the sports car!

Zhen Shaolong!

Ashley is still very affectionate to Zhen Shaolong, because Zhen Shaolong is the star of the house, and he is the support of the club's good results last season, and he has made Newcastle United famous.

But......

No matter how good his senses were, Ashley was also depressed, he had just sold a few sports cars when he saw someone showing off them.

Can you not be depressed?

For example, if a poor person has sold his house, he is distressed and sees someone showing off his villa......

Ashley wanted to run over a little, grabbed Zhen Shaolong's neck, and shook it back and forth vigorously, "Let you dazzle!" Let you dazzle! Let you dazzle! Make you ...... dazzling."

He held back.

Kevin Keegan stood silently behind Ashley, who had just arrived at the club when he saw a group of players, staff, and people gathered in front of a sports car.

It was indeed a very stylish car.

"This is what I won!" Zhen Shaolong smiled and said to Smith, "Alan (Smith), I said a long time ago, your off-road is very average, you should consider changing to a better one!" ”

"Oh my God! This is a sports car assembled by an F1 team? ”

"That's amazing!"

"Zhen, how about borrowing me to drive for two days?"

"Just lend me a day!"

"I just want to drive out at night, and if I drive it to the university gate, I'll add a lot of girlfriends."

“……”

"Get out!"

Zhen Shaolong put the car key into his backpack and carefully locked the seal with a small lock.

"Borrow Lao Tzu's sports car?"

"Don't even think about it!"

This day's training life started with talking about sports cars, cars are a luxury for men, everyone in the team likes sports cars very much, and Zhen Shaolong also gained sufficient spiritual satisfaction from the envy of his teammates.

Of course.

Training is all that matters.

Zhen Shaolong has a lot to do, he has participated in the Olympic competitions continuously, and the high-intensity competition has caused his physical condition to decline, and he must do serious recovery training.

A strength and conditioning coach came to coach him exclusively.

Zhen Shaolong did not participate in the pre-season preparation, and there will definitely be tactical adjustments when changing the head coach, and Keegan's style is different from Allardyce's, experimenting with new tactical play. Assistant Coach Cavro, who is dedicated to coaching tactical issues.

Two coaches circle around one person.

That's the core treatment.

The return of Zhen Shaolong has undoubtedly made a difference for Newcastle United, and Keegan has found it much easier for the players to train, as if everyone has found a pillar of confidence.

During the free time in the middle of training, many players circled around Zhen Shaolong.

They took the initiative to train with Zhen Shaolong, chatting around Zhen Shaolong in their free time, and the sound of laughter occasionally came from the training ground, which made the atmosphere of the whole team different.

"This is Zhen Shaolong's influence!"

Keegan has to admit that his influence on Newcastle United is not at the same level as Zhen Shaolong.

It's kind of tragic.

As the head coach of a team, the most important thing is that authority is affected.

In terms of the current situation in the team, Zhen Shaolong is more influential than him, and he even believes that Zhen Shaolong's words are more effective than him, and when he and Zhen Shaolong's opinions conflict, the players will be more inclined to stand in Zhen Shaolong's position rather than him as the head coach.

Other than that.

Zhen Shaolong's attitude towards training is also a little dissatisfying.

If you use one word to describe it, the other party's style is 'free and casual', doing their own things in training, and some 'think irrelevant' training simply does not participate.

This attitude is too bad!

If it were another player doing this, Keegan would have made the other side pay the price and 'set an example' to swear his authority.

But...... Zhen Shaolong?

Keegan thought about it carefully and found that the conflict with Zhen Shaolong was completely worth the loss, and it was even possible to make the head coach's position unstable.

Now his position is precarious.

Three rounds into the Premier League, Newcastle United have not won a single game, there are already disgruntled voices in the fan base, and the media does not rate his coach well.

In addition, Keegan was also unhappy with the management that he did not buy the star he wanted.

Keegan knew that his situation was not good, he sat on the grass outside the court, thought deeply, and finally made a decision: "I want to use my strength to recover the other party, let him convince me from the heart, and really take him for himself!" ”

And then.

When Zhen Shaolong was doing shooting training, he saw Keegan coming over with a smile and said, "I'll point you to the header!" ”

"Header? Pointing me out? ”

"Yes!" Keegan said confidently, "Didn't you pay attention? Zhen, you have a lot of goals, but there are very few headers, you will be closely marked on the field, headers are very important, you are still young, there is room for improvement in any aspect! ”

"I believe that with my guidance, you can do better!"

"By the way, you probably don't know me, I was also a good goalscorer when I was younger, and headers are my strength......"