The next night, Li Jianguo called Reeves to the study. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Good news, bad news, which do you want to hear?"

"Let's talk about the bad news first, at least there's good news to save the mood."

"We weren't his only partners, because I wasn't interested in him and politely declined his invitation, so he agreed to another person's request last night."

Reeves secretly screamed, it couldn't be that guy

"An American businessman named Tom Hicks."

Reeves patted his forehead, and sure enough, it was the guy.

"And what about the good news,"

"Despite the partnership, George agreed to join his acquisition plan and give us a fair share, which he expects to cost around 250 million euros, with 100 million euros each for us and him, and 5,000 euros for Hicks, and after the acquisition, the team shares will be divided according to this ratio, which means that only the two of us have a controlling stake, and Hicks, who owns 20% of the shares, only has the right to dividends."

"Conditional?" Compared to the last bad news, Reeves felt that this was indeed good news, Hicks, who only had a 20% stake, was completely incapable of making waves, and Reeves could barely accept this plan, but Gillette was not a philanthropist, and there must be a purpose in cutting Hicks's share to get them involved.

"Well, he thinks that our joining is conducive to his acquisition, as long as you promise to transfer to Liverpool next summer, which can not only increase the chips at the time of acquisition, but also win the hearts of fans after entering the owner, he originally planned to bring in a superstar, but with Liverpool's current attractiveness, it is difficult to do, so he hit the idea on you, and a new star like you can also play the same role."

In this way, Reeves replaced the historical Spanish golden boy Torres and became a bargaining chip in the hands of Gillette, who brought Torres when he bought the team in the previous life, with a transfer value of 26.5 million pounds, of which 20.5 million was paid in cash, and Luis Garcia moved to Atletico Madrid as a chip of 6 million, breaking the transfer fee record for Liverpool's purchase of Cisse that year (14 million pounds). Torres also set the record for the highest transfer fee for a Liverpool club and the highest value for a Spanish player, and of course, the money was also borrowed from the bank at the time.

"You told him that we could agree to this condition, but my whereabouts need to be kept secret before the end of the season."

Reeves doesn't know if this change will be a blessing or a curse for Torres, who may have avoided the path of Stanford's iron guard; Maybe he will wait for Simeone to take the helm with Atletico Madrid and become the greatest king of Atletico Madrid, after all, that is the best destination for Torres, who loves Atletico Madrid.

"And there's also about stewardship."

Reeves is sitting in danger, this is the point, the ownership of management must be clear, like the high-level infighting in later generations, no matter how big the big family is, it can't afford to toss.

'He agreed that we would review the manager's transfer targets and give us the management of the club, but on two conditions.

"Tell me about it."

"First, the management rights belong to us, but the business development rights belong to him."

"This is natural, he is also a major shareholder, it is impossible not to give him any power, and he has a specialization in the art industry, which is what he is good at, which is beneficial to both parties."

Commercial development has always been Liverpool's weakness, David Morse is a good chairman and has worked hard for Liverpool, but he is not a successful businessman, and his commercial development has been quite a failure compared to Manchester United. In the more than ten years since the establishment of the Premier League, there has been no progress in local business development, and the overseas market has not taken advantage of the huge influence and star effect of the club to bring benefits, whether in North America or Asia, it is far behind Manchester United and Arsenal. And the concept of the club itself is still the traditional way, self-appreciation, self-contained, which can no longer adapt to the commercial Premier League.

Reeves felt that business-minded Americans would make a difference.

"Second, if there is a decline in the team's performance under our management and it affects the repayment of debts, we need to relinquish management."

Reeves pondered for a moment and asked, "How do you determine a slippage?" ”

"Dropping out of the top four at the end of the season is a slippery slope."

"Promise him." Reeves doesn't think it's a big problem, Manchester City's owner is still on the way, Tottenham's youth army is not yet an adult, and Liverpool's league competitors are only Manchester United, Chelsea, and Arsenal, as long as the team itself is stable, the top four is not a problem.

"That's no problem, and he promised that if he sells his shares in the future, he will give us priority. After Christmas, I will go to the bank to negotiate a loan in the capacity of your two corporate legal persons. The acquisition is expected to be completed in February. ”

"Acquisition certainty?"

George said that although the Liverpool club board chose between him and DIC to give DIC exclusive authority to audit the books, Liverpool owner Sir Morse was on his side, believing that financial resources were only the basis and that the experience of running the club was the most important, but Morse could not be confident that George had the funds to support the construction of the new stadium and the investment in the transfer market. That's why George is looking for a partner to buy, George, Tom Hicks, plus us, the funding is secured, the last hurdle is solved, it's not a big problem, you just wait for the good news. ”

Reeves believes this, and although he is not good at running a team, Morse is an admirable owner who loves Liverpool dearly, and has heard that he has mortgaged his villa to the bank to lend money to the club for the purpose of bringing in Kuyt for the team. In his previous life, he did sell the team to Gillette and Hicks, who worked hard to pretend to be rich but still not as rich as DIC.

Unfortunately, it was not a separate acquisition, and Reeves finally asked with a hint of luck: "Is it possible for us to acquire it alone?" ”

"Are you richer than DIC?" DIC is the abbreviation of Dubai International Capital Corporation (UAE Dubai Investment Group).

"No, those who dig for oil are local tyrants." Even the reborn people who are all focused on making money are not as rich as the oil diggers, let alone Reeves, who doesn't care about making money at all.

"Do you have more experience running a team than George?"

George Gillette owns the Montreal ice hockey team, while Tom Hicks owns the Xus Rovers baseball team and the Dallas Stars hockey team, both of whom have decades of experience running teams.

Neither Reeves nor his father had the slightest experience running a team.

"Well, it seems that this is the only way to go." Reeves had no choice but to give up the last chance to get married.

But thankfully, at least not the worst-case scenario, Hicks, the most destructive, is now only a minority shareholder, and has no voice and no ability to make trouble. In addition, although Hicks and Gillett were bought with debt like in their previous lives, after the economic crisis, Reeves still had the opportunity to acquire the shares in the hands of the two. There may be some turmoil at that time, but Reeves thinks it will definitely be much better than in his previous life.

And it is really rare to get the opportunity to settle in Anfield, there are only a few super platforms in the UK, Manchester United has just been acquired by the Glazer family, the owner of Chelsea is Abou, whose value has not shrunk, Arsenal's equity is too complicated and the chairman does not welcome foreign capital, Tottenham's owner Lewis is the top rich man in the UK, Manchester City's platform has not been propped up by the chiefs with money, and the opportunity to own Liverpool is precious.

Since the inception of the Premier League in 1992-93, Manchester United has won eight titles, Arsenal three and Chelsea two, while Liverpool have won zero titles, with the most recent league title coming in 1989-90, when League One was the highest league in England.

Reeves believes that leading the rise of a long-lost league title is far more rewarding than going to Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea.

The next day, the two sides reached a consensus on the acquisition cooperation in the study, and the wind and snow outside that day were very strong, which was quite overwhelming. (To be continued.) )