Chapter 177: The Dust Has Settled
With the arrival of February 1, 2007, the door to the winter transfer market of European football has been closed. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Winter transfers have always been considered a time for clubs to correct mistakes, after all, winter is not as long as summer, and it is too risky for clubs to rely on players to transfer to play a role. But for those teams that have had a disappointing first half of the year, using the winter transfer window to make up for them is not only their last straw, but also a means of calming fan frustration.
And those top teams that don't need to be corrected are basically stable, and there are few moves in the winter transfer market, and this year is the same, Inter Milan, the top of Serie A, and Barcelona, the top of La Liga, have not entered; Premier League leaders Manchester United hired temporary worker Larsson, Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich brought in Paraguayan midfielder dos Santos at a low price, and Ligue 1 leaders Lille naturally have no room for correction, Puel is very satisfied with the current squad configuration.
Lille has made no moves in this transfer window, but the team has seen enough reports in this winter transfer window, just because the team has the prey of the big club - Reeves.
These giants who are interested in Reeves are divided into two types, one is to correct mistakes in winter, and the other is to prevent good goods from being robbed, and they have to make a move before the summer comes.
The first type of giants in the list are Serie A, AC Milan and Premier League Chelsea.
The mistakes of both of these companies start with Shepchenko's transfer.
AC Milan brought in Oliveira after Sheva's departure, but the Brazilian's poor performance and lack of scoring led to a poor record in the team, and the outcome of the winter search will determine whether Milan will fight the relegation zone in the second half of the season.
Chelsea, who brought in Sheva from AC Milan, have been six points behind Manchester United at the start of the new year because Sheva has not been able to adapt to the Premier League, which has affected the team's results. Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho finally didn't want to wait any longer. "I want a striker."
Both have their eyes set on France.
AC Milan were amazed by Reves' performance in the Champions League, with Carlo Ancelotti and Galliani both wanting to bring Reaves to the San Siro.
Chelsea, on the other hand, have tasted the sweetness from the transfer of Didier Drogba, and have been searching for Ligue 1 in recent seasons, and when Mourinho lacked a striker, Ligue 1 was on Mourinho's radar.
However, when the winter transfer door closed, neither side got Reaves.
After AC Milan's initial offer was rejected, Galliani tried several more times but still did not make progress, so he activated a backup plan, which is to bring the "alien" back to San Siro from the Bernabeu at a discounted promotional price, which has also become the biggest deal in the European winter transfer market.
Before Chelsea's winter transfer opened, Mourinho had already asked the owner to buy Reeves, but when the offer reached 20 million euros and still did not get a response, Abu called off the acquisition, and the introduction of more than 2000w should not appear in the winter transfer market in his opinion, although he has money, he can't stand such a squander, not to mention that Abu thinks that the nuclear warhead introduced by spending 4500w euros in the summer can play a greater role, so Abu does not plan to pay more money for this transfer, Munirio is required to make good use of the cards in his hand and wait until the summer to dispose of the "redundant" players before it is possible to bring in fresh blood.
AC Milan and Chelsea's cessation offer has disappointed Lille chairman Seydoux, especially Chelsea, which is the biggest financier in the transfer market in recent years, and it cost 37 million euros to buy the famous Drogba from Ligue 1, and with Reeves' performance now, the price must be higher, but unfortunately the offer stopped at 2000w euros.
Of course, there are more than these two offers, there are not a few giants who have the idea of stockpiling ideas for the future, but they have all been put aside by Seydoux, among which the Premier League has the most clubs, Arsenal only tried once and then shrunk back, Liverpool and Manchester United have not given up, but the offer is far from satisfying the chairman of Lille.
While the pursuit of Reeves by the big clubs hasn't ended with the closure of the transfer market in the winter, Reaves' destination for next season has been quietly settled with a takeover.
Noon on 4 February 2007
Reeves received a call from his father in the cafeteria at the training base,
"12 o'clock, watch the news."
After a thoughtless sentence, he hung up the phone.
Reeves went to the conference room alone after eating and turned on the TV.
The Premier League giants Liverpool held a press conference at noon, and the Premier League Liverpool Club announced on its official website that the club's board of directors has agreed to the acquisition plan of American sports tycoons George Gillette, Tom Hicks and French network media newcomer Li Jianguo, and the club's board of directors has also unanimously called on other shareholders of the club to support the acquisition plan. So far, Liverpool has become another Premier League club to be bought after Chelsea and Manchester United. The total value of the transaction will amount to 500 million euros. ”
500 million? This figure does not seem to be the same as Gillette's previous estimate.
But Reeves soon came to his senses, as the TV host continued: "The €250 million fee will be split into two parts, with €250 million going to buy Liverpool's shares and pay off the club's debts, and the other €250 million going to Liverpool's new stadium." ”
Well, Liverpudlian is destined to only see 250 million, and the other 250 million don't want to see it, and Gillette has no intention of raising funds to build a new stadium at all.
The key factor in the deal was that Gillittle found two strong backers - Li Jianguo, Europe's new Internet giant who owns Skyfriends and Skyvoices, and Hicks, who is the backstage owner of Major League Baseball's Texas Rangers, who also owns a stake in the Dallas Stars ice hockey team. The three co-acquirers will formally inform the London Stock Exchange of the acquisition later on Tuesday. ”
Europe's Rising Internet Giants........... Looking at the title of his father on TV, Reeves couldn't help laughing, he had never seen his father interested in the Internet since he was a child, and he always read newspapers when he watched the news.
The TV scene switched from the live broadcast room to the live broadcast, and Liverpool chairman David Morse said at the press conference: "I believe that this will be a very great step forward for Liverpool FC, shareholders and all the fans. ”
"This club is my motivation and it's a very important part of my life. After a series of careful considerations, I agreed to transfer my stake in the club, an investment that would require the help of my sale of my stake, and which would solve the problem of Liverpool's new stadium and team building. ”
Morse also called on the rest of the club's shareholders to support the takeover and support Liverpool's new owners, saying: "I hope the rest of the club's shareholders will support the takeover as much as I do, because by doing so, we can get Liverpool back to where they were. ”
Reeves looked at the relieved Morse on the TV screen, and couldn't help but feel a little sad for him, Morse thought he had found the cornerstone of Liverpool's rising wealth, but he didn't know that without Reeves's involvement, he had sent Liverpool into a terrible debt abyss in his previous life.
Later, it was announced that former chairman Morse would accept the title of honorary president for life, and Rick Parry would temporarily continue to serve as CEO of Liverpool FC.
At the end, Gillette spoke as one of the three owners: "Liverpool is a fantastic club, it has a very illustrious history and a very fanatical crowd. We know and appreciate the club's unique heritage and rich history, and we will respect this legacy even more in the years to come." ”
"Also, I'm going to give the fans a big gift in the summer, but what? The gift that is not opened is the most exciting. ”
So far, Liverpool FC has become the third Premier League club to be bought by the American after Manchester United and Aston Villa. The dust has also settled on Reeves' next foothold. (To be continued.) )