Chapter 718: Tightrope Walking

Florentino looked at Sanchez in front of him, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes.

There is no doubt that many people believe that Sanchez is not a person to be trusted and worthy of reuse.

Because he rebelled again and again.

But Florentino likes to use such people, because he knows that if you give enough benefits, Sanchez will be able to die for you, and he is really capable.

On the other hand, inside Real Madrid, who can have Sanchez's ability?

Just by that former star?

No kidding, can they have Sanchez's ability?

In fact, many football clubs invite back former stars to take up important positions, often more to consider the image of the club, in order to please the fans, but when it comes to the ability to do things, there are really few of them who are reliable.

It would be naΓ―ve to run a club if you can play football!

Therefore, in the past few years since returning to the presidency of Real Madrid, Florentino has looked for a lot of people, but in the end he can only reuse Sanchez, for no other reason, this guy is talented!

"I got the message!" Florentino said very seriously.

Sanchez was immediately silenced, but listened attentively.

"The Football Association has already begun to secretly discuss the repossession of TV rights!"

"What?" Even if Sanchez was mentally prepared, he was still surprised.

"Yes, although it is only a secret discussion for the time being, I believe that if it is voted openly, it will definitely pass!"

Sanchez smiled helplessly, is this for sure?

Of the 20 teams in La Liga, Real Madrid and Barcelona account for most of the broadcast fee, and you say, the other 18 teams will not be greedy? Would you like to cut this piece of the cake?

"Mr. Perez, what's the plan?" Sanchez was curious, even though he had a vague idea in his mind.

Florentino shook his head and sighed, "I don't know the specifics, but it's very likely to be modeled after the Premier League." ”

Really!

Sanchez is bitter in his heart, why did Ligue 1 and Serie A imitate the Premier League, and now La Liga is also coming?

You know, following the example of the Premier League, Real Madrid and Barcelona will lose a lot.

Of course, the reform is not entirely aimed at the Spanish Super League, mainly because other teams in La Liga are in debt, and even threaten to boycott the game, and in recent years, the Premier League has developed overseas markets very rapidly, giving La Liga huge pressure.

Therefore, the reform of broadcasting fees is imperative!

"So, my opinion is that we have to further boost our commercial income before the reform to make up for the loss of broadcast fee sharing in two or three years' time!"

Sanchez understood what Florentino meant.

To put it mildly, Real Madrid is now walking a tightrope, as long as the income plummets, the debt will be affected, and with it will be an increase in risk, if it is not handled well, it is likely to be a catastrophe and become a vicious circle.

Therefore, it is necessary to prepare for it in advance.

"Mr. Perez, what do you mean...... World cup? "Sanchez is also a little bit clear.

"That's right!" Florentino nodded, "We must win the most dazzling stars in the World Cup, and use the wave of the World Cup to further improve the team's commercial operation." ”

Speaking of this, Florentino paused, "In addition, I will also convince the board of directors as soon as possible that the renovation of the stadium is also imperative, and you must hurry up and make all preparations, and as soon as the board approves it, it will be implemented immediately!" ”

"Understood!" Sanchez is also aware of the seriousness of the problem.

Just kidding, if this is not handled well, Florentino will definitely be harshly reprimanded, or even step down, and he will definitely not have a good life, so can you not pay attention to it?

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The idea of free tickets to Southampton's new stadium soon spread to every corner of the planet, fueled by the media.

Almost everyone was surprised by Southampton's plans because it was simply an incredible thing.

There are still teams that will be stupid enough not to make money.

But there are also a considerable number of fans who believe that Southampton's approach is not really free, but a disguised way of charging to fool fans, because fans want to get free tickets, they have to shop and spend money first, and these cost money, so free has become a gimmick.

But it was also quick for someone to stand up and refute it.

The Guardian newspaper published a special analysis, they arranged for reporters to go to Southampton to actually understand the situation, and interviewed the local Saints fans in Southampton, and the final answer turned out to be, yes!

Overwhelming support!

"My wife and I have calculated that if we choose to buy groceries, eat out, and go shopping on artificial islands in the future, we will be able to exchange for two free Saints season passes every year, and there is still left!"

"I'm in the retail business, and I went to the artificial island to find out, and the things there are not more expensive than the outside, and I asked the staff in Southampton, and they also promised to do this again, and said that they would definitely supervise it, I believe them!"

"I'm very supportive of Southampton's approach, it's pretty cool, the things in their fan shop are really well designed, I love it, so my friends and I will definitely support it!"

"The new course is fantastic, I love it and I'm optimistic about it!"

"Let's see, in the new season, I'm still thinking about using the money to buy season tickets, exchange tickets for free, and wait for a while."

"I'm not very optimistic about this plan because ...... I don't know why! ”

But soon, the next day, the Guardian published the data from Citibank.

According to the plan, fans can also choose to pre-top up a sum of money to enter the fan card, which cannot be withdrawn, and can only be spent at authorized stores in Southampton, and as long as the pre-deposited amount reaches a certain amount, they can be exchanged for a free season ticket.

According to Citibank, within a week of Yang Huan's announcement, more than 3,000 fans paid a deposit to enter the fan card, and then exchanged for points to redeem free season tickets at the club.

Citibank predicts that at least 7,000 fans will be able to redeem free season tickets in this way, while others will pay for season tickets or spend points in exchange for tickets.

But there is no doubt that Southampton's plan has made quite good progress.

Not just fans, according to Southampton's official announcement, within a week of the announcement of the plan, the team received a total of more than 500 authorisation applications from businesses around Southampton and across the UK.

This fully shows that businesses are generally optimistic about Southampton's plan.

While the Southampton free ticket scheme has wowed everyone around the world, the Saints' performance on the football pitch is still quite eye-catching.

Because of the relationship between participating in the Champions League and the Premier League, Bielsa had to choose a substitute lineup in the League Cup final against Manchester City, but lost to Manchester City 1-2 in the final, unfortunately losing the opportunity to win the League Cup.

However, the Saints were able to reach the League Cup final with young players and substitutes, and they have long won the recognition and affirmation of the fans.

Then in the FA Cup quarterfinals, Southampton defeated Manchester City 3-1 with the same set of substitutes and young players and successfully reached the semi-finals.

But Southampton's opponent in the semi-finals is Arsenal.

Although they failed to win in the league, the Saints' performance in the league was surprisingly solid.

After rekindling the Champions League in February, the Saints have been solid in the league, winning all of their opponents except for a 1-1 draw at West Ham, including a 3-0 home win over Liverpool and a 6-0 home win over Norwich.

Suarez and Sturridge are also goal-scorers, with the pair topping and second place in the Premier League's top scorers' charts respectively, and interestingly, four of the top 10 scorers are from Southampton, which shows the Saints' attacking power.

After beating Galatasaray 6-0 in the first leg, Southampton returned to St Mary's to beat the Turkish giants 2-0 thanks to goals from Ranet and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

With an aggregate score of 8-0 over two legs, Southampton reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League with a huge advantage.

It also shocked fans all over the world, because Southampton's attacking power was just too strong.

But more importantly, everyone has seen a welcome change, and that is the resurrection of Kaka.

In the second leg of the game, Bielsa arranged Kaka to start, although the Brazilian superstar failed to score, but both goals were inseparable from him, both of which were from his planning, which was particularly impressive.

Another midfielder, Oscar, provided an assist and was also eye-catching.

However, Southampton's performance was impressive, while the rest of the Premier League team was miserable.

After Manchester City's 2-0 defeat at home to Barcelona in the first leg, everyone was generally no longer optimistic about the blue moon.

But Manuel Pellegrini's side played their way at the Camp Nou.

Although Messi scored first in the second half, and then Zabaleta was sent off again, Manchester City still stubbornly relied on Kompany's goal to equalize and save their dignity.

However, in the final stages of the game, Andres Iniesta assisted Alves to score the winning goal.

Barcelona knocked Manchester City out of the tournament with an aggregate score of 4-1.

The same happened to Arsenal.

The Gunners lost the first leg at home and had little chance of winning the second leg, but instead let it go.

Although it was still Bayern Munich who took the lead with Schweinsteiger's goal, Higuain's goal soon equalized the score, and in the end, the two sides were tied 1-1.

But even so, Arsenal was eliminated by Bayern Munich.

It's Manchester United.

Moyes is indeed a tough fate, when everyone thought that after an unexpected upset in the first leg, a 0-2 defeat to Olympiacos, and it was difficult for Manchester United to have another chance in the second leg, Moyes successfully reversed the situation with a 3-0 victory, and then eliminated Olympiacos with an aggregate score of 3-2.