Chapter 20: The Plan for Florence

"Then I'll let De La Valle get out of class!" Ling Feng's words carried a strong sense of confidence and domineering, and the two people around him were stunned.

"Ling, what did you say?" Laudrup Jr. was surprised and asked, "You want to remove DelavalΓ© from power?" ”

"Yes," Ling Feng turned around with a playful smile on his face, "Anyway, I've already driven out a head coach, and it's not impossible to get rid of another chairman." ”

"Ling, you're crazy!" Effenberg couldn't help but shake his head: "The status of the chairman and the head coach is a world apart, unless you can buy Fiorentina, you can't shake the position of De La Valle at all." ”

Ling Feng smiled and took out his mobile phone, made a silent gesture to the two, and dialed Si Yue's phone.

"Hey, brother? It's over, and the goal you just scored is hilarious. Si Yuejiao's laughing voice came from the other end of the phone, accompanied by Lele's excited screams.

"Hehe," Ling Feng laughed dryly, and then said, "Siyue, you go and help me check the financial situation of the Fiorentina club in Serie A, and see if we have the ability to acquire such a club now, and even if we do it, how big its market prospects will be after the acquisition." ”

"Brother, are you finally going to buy a club to play with?" Siyue's excited voice came from the other end of the phone: "I'll check it for you now, is there anything else?" ”

"Well, if you don't have anything to do right now, you can go straight to Florence after checking it out, and I'll go with a few friends and discuss the acquisition there, okay?"

"Of course!" Siyue's voice seemed very active: "I haven't gone out to play for a long time, then brother, you wait, I'll go over tomorrow." ”

"Okay, bye-bye." Ling Feng hung up the phone, Siyue was still very relieved, now he was thinking about how to run this giant club in Serie A, Serie A is different from other leagues, where superstars gather, Ronaldo will also transfer to Inter Milan next season, should he also be poached to Fiorentina?

Imagine Ronaldo, Batistuta and Laudrup Jr. up front, it's exciting to think about.

But then again, it's a hassle to have any of the three people on the bench, and the money on hand is really tight right now, so it's hard to spend a lot of money to poach aliens from Barcelona.

Ling Feng knows his ability, in a league like Ligue 1 and Bundesliga that is not very high, he can decide a game with a flash of inspiration on the field, but it will definitely not work in Serie A, Italy's defense is world-famous, that is, it is difficult to bring in Effenberg, Laudrup Jr., plus Barty and Rui Costa, we must find another excellent striker, and strengthen the back line of Fiorentina, these have to spend money to buy people!

"Ling, who were you talking to on the phone just now?" Little Laudrup asked curiously, Ling Feng just spoke in Chinese, except for the last sentence "bye-bye" he barely understood, and he didn't understand a word else.

"Si Yue, my sister," Ling Feng said with a smile, "It's the chairman of the S.P Foundation, my agent." ”

"It's that super beautiful Chinese beauty!" Effenberg drooled for a long time, and little Laudrup gave him a vicious middle finger next to him.

"Brian," Ling Feng said to Laudrup Jr., "give Gabriel a call to see if Gabriel has time, and if so, let's go to Fiorentina together and discuss next season with him." ”

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Day 2, Florence, Italy, Amerigo Vespucci Airport.

The Florentine citizens were pleasantly surprised to meet their hero, the god of war Batistuta, the soul of the Florentine club, who was sitting in the departure hall with his teammate Rui Costa in a suit and leather shoes, as if waiting for someone.

Barty's place in the hearts of the Florentine citizens has become far more than a footballer, and many years of selfless dedication have made the fans respect Barty with extraordinary respect, they erected a bronze statue of Barty himself, and even chose Barty to be the mayor of Florence - no player can be as loved by the fans as Baty.

In Florence, you can scold their mayor, you can scold the president of the club, you can even scold Dante and Michelangelo in the Renaissance, but you must not insult Batistuta – before Barty's transfer to Roma.

Barty, with long hair, smiled and signed autographs for the fans, and took photos with the excited female fans, without the slightest panic and helplessness, this is Barty's demeanor.

Unlike Barty, Rui Costa, who also has long hair next to him, is much more low-key, and only smiles and leaves his name on the fans' notebooks and clothes when the fans find him - if Barty is the bright moon, shining his light in the dark, then Rui Costa is the momentary unobtrusive star next to Barty, but it is precisely because this star selflessly creates killing opportunities for Barty that the bright moon is more bright and bright.

The time in the lobby pointed to 3 p.m. Italian time, and a plane outside the departure hall arrived on time, Barty smiled and said to the fans in front of him: "My friend has arrived, please give me a little time and space, okay?" ”

Although a large part of the fans have not yet gotten autographs, everyone has consciously dispersed, Barty takes care of them, and they also love Barty, since he still has something to do, then it is not good for them to delay his time.

Of course, there are still fans on the sidelines, they want to see who has the big face to make their hero come to the airport in person to receive them, and this part of the fans is not a minority.

The group walked out of the exit, and when the two threw their luggage back, they ran up quickly, laughing and hugging Barty tightly, naturally it was Laudrup Jr. and Effenberg.

The fans suddenly realized that it was the two of them, both of whom were old teammates of Fiorentina, although they left, but the team had been relegated at that time, and no one could blame them, not to mention, the situation at that time was very special, and it was not that the two of them wanted to leave.

However, the man behind Laudrup Jr. and Effenberg is more noticeable, at a glance it can be seen that he is a very young Asian, wearing a sun hat and a large sunglasses, so that people can't see his appearance clearly. He carried a duffel bag in his hand, and he mumbled unsure of what he was nagging.

"This is Costa, it's a pleasure to meet you." Effenberg and Laudrup Jr. shook hands with Rui Costa next to them and began to praise each other's skills.

"Gabriel, let's change places, there are too many people here." Effenberg whispered to Barty next to him.

Barty nodded, and four (?) came to this hall at once. World-class footballers, it's hard not to get noticed, and that Asian, who Barty hasn't been able to recognize, is he the mysterious guest on Brian's phone call yesterday?

The group of five got into Batistuta's car and sat down, and Effenberg and Laudrup Jr. were engaged in a heated debate about how much the car was, making Barty smile wryly, and Rui Costa's eyes widened at a loss.

"That's what they are," Barty and Rui Costa explained, "both guys love cars, by the way, Brian, who the hell are you talking about this mysterious guest?" ”

"It's a pleasure to meet you," Ling Feng smiled and took off his hat and glasses, and stretched out his hand to Barty: "God of War, Gabriel Batistuta and Rui Costa." ”

In the same way that Ling Feng reacted when he saw little Laudrup, Barty and Rui Costa couldn't help but gasp: "Feng Ling from China? ”

"I'm going to buy Fiorentina FC." When Barty asked his wife to prepare coffee for everyone, Ling Feng said this sentence when he opened his mouth - leaving Barty and Rui Costa dumbfounded.

Si Yue also came here at this time, she had already arrived in Florence this morning, as for the information and other things, naturally her subordinates went to check, she just needed to make a count of all the information she found and select the useful information in it.

After Ling Feng got into Barty's car, he called Siyue and asked her to go directly to Barty's residence, in Florence, if the taxi driver didn't know where Barty's family lived, then he could not go to work.

"Fiorentina's current total assets are $170 million, of which the hardware accounts for the majority," Si Yue's voice read out the information of the Fiorentina club, as if announcing the death sentence of Fiorentina: "According to the regulations of the Italian Football Federation, the right to use the stadium belongs to the club, and during the use period, the club has to pay for its maintenance and renovation, that is, if you want to buy the Fiorentina club, the hardware part is negligible." ”

Si Yue drew a diagonal line on the materials she had prepared, ticked off the numbers that looked shocking at first glance, and then continued: "Florence's current economic situation is very sluggish, and the root cause of its crisis is that the club's expenses greatly exceed its revenue, and the fiscal deficit is serious. The majority of the club's expenses are on salaries, which account for 75.5% of the club's revenue. The main source of income for the club is the TV broadcast rights, which account for 53.8% of the club's turnover, but because the Italian national television is currently asking for price reductions, it is undoubtedly worse for the major clubs. ”

"Miss Siyue," Effenberg began, "can you put it simply, we don't understand what you say, and frankly, how much does it cost to buy Florence?" ”

Si Yue smiled and flipped to the next page of the information in her hand: "Thirty-one percent of Florence's shares are in the hands of the current chairman de la Valle, and the rest are scattered in the hands of shareholders of all sizes, so Florence is not a club of De La Valle alone, but as the largest shareholder of the club, De La Valle is still the leader of Florence. ”

Seeing that everyone, including Ling Feng, was confused, Si Yue couldn't help but smile and continued: "The total amount of Florentine stocks is less than forty million US dollars, but they owe fifteen million debts, that is to say, if we want to buy Florence completely, we must help them repay these debts, plus fifty-one percent of the shares, at least thirty-five million. ”

Everyone gasped, only Ling Feng exhaled and said with a smile, "So cheap? ”

A few people around him looked at Ling Feng with a monster-looking look, and he was really wealthy! Thirty-five million is still said to be cheap?

Come to think of it, Abu only spent $60 million to buy Chelsea, and the money is worth more now than it will be later.

"But now that Florence is at the end of the day, they don't need to sell a lot of shares, so if we want to buy it, I'm afraid we have to increase the price." Si Yue frowned and said, this appearance made several people's eyes light up, and the most lustful Effenberg drooled down.

"Add it, add it!" Ling Feng didn't feel like he was adding money but toilet paper: "You can arrange it, buy Fiorentina within 40 million, and then buy players." ”

"But we still have to keep money and prepare to ...... with Tianmu," Siyue said in Chinese.

Ling Feng smiled indifferently, and also said in Chinese: "There will be money next year, don't forget, I told you about the financial crisis." ”

Several people watched inexplicably as the two talked in Chinese, and Batistuta couldn't help but ask: "Ling, do you really plan to buy Florence?" ”

"Of course," Ling Feng said to Barty with a smile: "I also want to buy some very good players to strengthen the Fiorentina team, Brian and Stephen will also come over, you will definitely lift the Serie A championship trophy in Fiorentina, rest assured!" ”

Barty didn't understand the meaning of his words, the phrase "lifting the Serie A championship trophy in Fiorentina" is the biggest pain in the hearts of many Barty fans!

"Will you come, then?" Rui Costa asked suddenly.

"Of course I will! I'll be coming to Fiorentina this season after I won the Bundesliga with Hamburg, but I hope you can finish in the top three this season so we can play in the Champions League together next year. Ling Feng's words carried a strong sense of confidence.

"But a few of us aren't enough!" Although Barty was very happy about Ling Feng's arrival, he knew the strength of Fiorentina, and said with some annoyance: "Our strength is still relatively weak, especially the back line, and if I and Brian are injured, then there are no substitutes who can come up." ”

This is Ling Feng's biggest headache, the back line is nothing, just buy a few people, but on the front line, who can resist Barty and Laudrup Jr. can be willing to be substitutes?

Suddenly, a name flashed through Ling Feng's brain, and Ling Feng immediately slapped his leg and shouted excitedly: "How did I forget him!" Andrei Shepchenko! ”