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After a lot of verification, Hugo thinks that this is actually an interesting thing, the sports industry in the United States is highly developed, the use of big data is more extensive, and in Europe it is not too early to start, and the development is relatively slow, just say that the market value of this opta company is not even 50 million, a step is not good, maybe it is the abyss!
They really need money to put wings on their dreams now.
The London-based data company's biggest source of profit comes from spinach, and now they want to expand their development space and find new ways like their American predecessors, and Hugo is a gold owner they have been thinking about for a long time.
Hugo has a team, he is known to be a football fanatic, and he is willing to take risks to make some attempts, such as buying the rights to Serie A and Serie B, which is an absolute risk, and it is difficult to say whether he will lose money or not.
Hugo's past made the executives of OPTA discover two points: first, Hugo cares about money at all, and he can invest as much as he wants! Second, he's a fan, and if the stats were really useful to Trapani, he would be willing to pay for it.
The leaders think this is an opportunity to fool, well, not to fool, is it really possible to try to convince Hugo, why not other rich people?! If they could find it, they wouldn't want Hugo so hard, and besides, other people can compare with Hugo's conditions?!
Just play big!
The competition in the data market is also fierce, and only by finding a big backer can we avoid extinction and become the winner of the market.
Hugo's side actually didn't rashly agree to Julia, he really didn't think that data was good for the team when he talked, but Hugo remembered the big data of his time, the era of big data. Is it possible for this data company to become a big data company in football in the future? Maybe it will be an incredible achievement in the future!
So Hugo said at the time that he could talk about it, and now that he has verified a lot of information, Hugo thinks that maybe it can really be used in the team, after all, Americans do this, and football can too!
Besides, Hugo knew when he was in charge that there was pre- and post-match data analysis.
What's it called?! Science!
Aren't those sports equipment providers always committed to developing equipment that develops human potential, and data may not be impossible!
Hugo thought about this, and suddenly laughed again, it turned out that he remembered a movie, Xingye's movie, Shaolin football, yes, martial arts football is a good combination, data football may not be a good combination, the realization of Shaolin football is empty talk, but data football, hehe, this may be true.
Idan Ander, an executive at OPTA. Cooney ran fast and arrived at Trapani on Monday, in front of Hugo, boasting about the benefits of statistics for the team.
"The data can provide guidance and help coaches correct some of the players' faults during training and remind them what they need to improve their skills. ……”
Cooney said a lot, and he desperately wanted Hugo to support him.
"How much profit can you make in five years?!" Hugo embarrassed Cooney by asking a question.
Of course, the wish is good, but the reality is cruel now, last year's OPTA's profit was less than 2 million in the Premier League, and such profit margins have to be built on the exploitation of employees.
How many can there be in the future?
"Look, you guys' profit situation, you think I'm crazy?! Invest in an industry with no future?! Such a small profit is not enough for me to plug my teeth! Hugo said disdainfully.
Cooney is embarrassed, this is a fact, and it is difficult to say whether it will be a success or a failure in the future.
"In this way, you go back and discuss with the shareholders and make a price, I am not investing in you, I will not invest in you, I will only buy you! Your idea is good, I just need opta to serve Trapani! Hugo crossed his hands and said to Cooney.
"Ahh Cooney didn't expect Hugo to be this idea.
"Mr. Cooney, if you talk about investment prospects, I don't think your company has any investment value, you provide data for William Hill, but that's Spinach, I don't think most teams will agree with you that "data can help teams a lot"! Besides, we all know what's going on with Spinach! But I want to tell me I want to try, I want to buy your company to try, can you help my team! Hugo spoke his mind.
Of course, Cooney didn't know that Hugo was actually performing, he knew that Cooney had been frustrated, otherwise he wouldn't have come to Italy to find himself, there are many rich people in Britain, and OPTA is just a small company, if you are willing to catch a lot of investors, the key is that people are not optimistic about the use of data.
What can Cooney say?! This is the legendary rich man who is willful?!
Cooney didn't believe Hugo's words, he believed that the company had a future, and Hugo was just taking the opportunity to do it, but he was a little tempted after all, after all, he also had shares, and it was acceptable if he could get a good sum of money.
"How much are you going to buy it for?! Mr. Coleni! Cooney couldn't help but ask.
"Let's get in touch with the shareholders first! My bid will surely impress you! But I'm only going to accept the acquisition, I'll make OPTA my personal private company, maybe it will become the club's data center! Hugo smirked.
Cooney hurriedly called the shareholders to discuss, in fact, these guys have been holding out for so long and want to get rid of it, the profit is not high, and the competition is fierce, it is better to sell it while there is a good customer and get money.
The shareholders agreed to sell OPTA, and Hugo directly offered a price of $40 million, which was already quite generous, and Cooney could not calm down, and he immediately had the urge to ask everyone to sign.
Hugo felt that he was buying and selling, and suddenly wanted to buy because he really planned to merge Opta into Trapani Football Club and set up a Trapani data center.
He has heard Platini say that UEFA is going to study the financial fairness policy, the purpose of such a policy is to make the clubs financially healthy, for the future of football, this policy Hugo supports, and now there is just such an opportunity, Hugo figured out that in the future, the sea stadium, medical center, and data center can become an important part of the revenue of Trapani Football Club, and if it develops well, it can fully support the purchase and purchase of Trapani Club, which is considered a century-old plan.
Julia was surprised by the speed of Hugo's change of attitude, but she didn't say anything, after all, she was actually tempted.
Hugo said that it would be bought by him privately, and Julia did not object, Hugo's private company was not such a company, Hugo International Investment Company did not manage all of Hugo, Julia only managed everything.
By the end of March, the two parties had completed the closing, and Hugo officially became the sole shareholder of OPTA.
Cooney originally thought that Opta would become history, originally thought that Opta would move to Trapani, but who the knows, Hugo didn't mean to change at all.
With a parenthetical "Trapani FC Data Center" in the name, the headquarters is still London, and Cooney finally feels like he has been fooled.
"Who told you that the Trapani FC data center must be in Pacheco?! Whoever told you it can't be in London! ”
"You lied to all of us!" Cooney said angrily.
"Fart! I didn't lie to any of you, I offered the purchase price and you all signed it! Did I force you?! Hugo said coldly, this can be said to be a lie.
Cooney thought about it, smiled bitterly, and didn't dwell on the past anymore, it was true that as Hugo said, he didn't lie to anyone, it was they themselves who couldn't withstand the temptation and took the money.
The reason why Cooney can stand in front of Hugo and beep now is because Hugo paid a lot of money to keep him as CEO, and the company has not even changed its employees.