In fact, since the beginning of '06, the news about Newcastle's insolvency has been in the newspapers, although the club's chairman Freddie Sheffield has repeatedly declared that this is completely false, but the team's morale has fluctuated, and the results have inevitably declined - in February 06, Newcastle manager Souness resigned and left the team, youth director Rod temporarily took his place, and former England ace center Alan Shearer served as a player as an assistant coach!

Unfortunately, all this did not put Newcastle on the right track, in the 06-07 season just ended, Newcastle still played the worst record in history, and the acting head coach Rod was forced to resign after the thrilling relegation!

At this time, Newcastle, although barely staying in the Premier League, further exacerbated the narrative of the financial crisis, although the owner Freddie Sheffield continued to be as tough as ever and declared that the team's finances were still in a healthy state, but they were unable to provide a transfer budget for more than a month, and the team's big-name stars were also sold for cash...... Newcastle are clearly in dire straits!

Even the star Michael Irving, if it weren't for the fact that he was in the midst of a three-month-long injury and no one cared about him, it is estimated that he would have been sold off a long time ago!

What's worse is that not long ago, the scene of the Magpies' boss Mr. Freddie Sheffield meeting with the billionaire Mick Ashley was caught by the "Sun", everyone knows that Mick Ashley is eyeing Newcastle United, so at this time, Sheffield and Ashley will meet, and the content of the discussion will be something foolish...... In such a stormy situation, many of Newcastle's minority shareholders have begun to sell their shares, and what Li Tongfan needs to do now is to seize the opportunity to buy the Magpie shares held by these minority shareholders at the lowest price, of course, if he can buy another part from Sheffield, holding more than 50%, then everything will be complete!

Taking a controlling stake instead of buying it out is the reason why Li Tongfan dared to make this big gamble.

You must know that even if Newcastle falls into a financial crisis, with the financial resources that Lao Li has worked so hard to accumulate, he can only buy half a magpie at most, if he waits a few more years for Li Tongfan to have enough money, it may be possible to monopolize it, but the opportunity is fleeting, and Lao Li can't wait!

Of course, the above speculation is only an ideal state, and it is not so simple! According to Tolosi Tang's investigation, even if you eat all the shares of minority shareholders in one go, it will only account for about 20% at most, and it is not enough to realize terror! And now that there is another Mick Ashley halfway through, Lee Tong-fan's plan to take shares from Sheffield seems to be out of the question!

“…… Don, how much does my net worth add up to now? I think the overdraft plan has accumulated a little capital some time ago, right? Li Tongfan finished reading all the information, twisted his hair and asked with an impatient look: "Big housekeeper, tell me quickly, how many digits are in my bank card?"

"When I do the math...... your annual salary after tax at Real Madrid is about £2.45 million, and after deducting the related expenses of [Shining Red Star] and your several points in China, there is still 2 million left...... As for the other ......" Tolosi Tang spread out the documents in his hand, took out his laptop and calculated quickly: "Li Ning's sponsorship contract is 20 million yuan for four years, Pepsi is 15 million pounds for 5 years, Vodafone Telecom is 10 million pounds for 3 years, Geely shaver is 20 million pounds for 4 years, Audi cars are 8 million pounds for 2 years, and Armani clothing is 5 million pounds for 4 years......"

In the end, Tolosi Don couldn't help but let out a sigh: "God, you already have at least 50 million pounds in your bank card now...... Speaking of this, a strange smile suddenly appeared on Don's face: "...... Tell you a not-so-good news, you know? Lee, since you require that all endorsement contract fees must be settled at one time, regardless of the number of years, there is now a new nickname for you that has begun to circulate among the major European sponsors......

Looking at Tang's crying and laughing expression, Lao Li had a bad premonition in his heart, but in the end he asked very cooperatively: "Eh, how did those damn capitalists arrange Lao Tzu?" ”

“…… The Devil of Wealth!! Tolosi Tang closed the laptop on his lap and did not hide the adoration on his face: "Such a request is up to you, Li, if it weren't for the huge Chinese market behind you and the mythical record you played in Real Madrid, absolutely no sponsor would be willing to settle the endorsement fee for four or five years at a time...... But now that you're out of Real Madrid, your business image will inevitably suffer, and I guess these guys have already regretted it......"

Li Tongfan lay on the green bamboo rocking chair and pouted: "Ha, cunning capitalists will not do loss-making business, they will soon find out how wise it is to invest in me......"

Tolosi Tang has been accustomed to seeing the boastful expression of the sullen man in the past few days, and he doesn't think it's strange, but he quickly thought of another thing, frowned and asked: "Speaking of leaving Real Madrid, Li, I don't think you handled this matter well, the fans will definitely feel betrayed because of your departure, you should explain it clearly before leaving, at least give an acceptable reason, which will help your personal image......"

"Do you think anyone will understand if I explain it at that time?" Li Tongfan finally sat up from the green bamboo rocking chair, and his expression began to become serious: "Leaving is leaving, no matter how I explain it, the fans will not forgive me...... Also, some things that come out of my mouth would be taken as quibbles, but if you say it to another person, it is much more credible! ”

At the end, Li Tongfan lay back again, with a wicked smile on his face: "Don't you see that everything is solved now?" Florentino helped me clear all my grievances, hehe, now in the eyes of Real Madrid fans, I am still the hero of the city, and everyone is repenting to God for wronging me...... Doesn't that help me to build a positive image? You know, I didn't say a bad word about Real Madrid or Calderón all the time! Ha! ”

Tolosi Don had to admit that he was defeated by this shameless guy, and Calderon and Mijatovey were strange and pitiful, just because they sold two of the madman Lee's henchmen during the winter break, and they were almost made mad by this man...... It's really not an ordinary grudge!

Tolosi-Don understands that if it weren't for Lee Tong-beom's constant silence, it wouldn't be easy for Florentino to use this incident to bring down Calderon, but Don didn't understand why Lee would be willing to help Florentino, just because he held a grudge against Calderon? Uncle England has a hunch that Li Tongfan's intentions are by no means so simple!

"Lee, last question," Uncle England made a curious baby look: "Why are you so keen on controlling a club?" You must know that with your ability, even if you are an ordinary head coach, you can become the center of attention......"

"If I could, I don't want to own a club, it's just a self-protection strategy......" Li Tongfan was asked by Tang's words, lying on the rocking chair, leisurely looking at the blue sky: "Since the incident between Robinho and Juan Mata, I have vowed that I will never happen again in the future what I can't control, that feeling of powerlessness is terrifying......"

Li Tongfan did not finish all his thoughts, the means by which he became famous was the FM system, and only by firmly controlling everything around him and arming him like a fortress would he not be discovered by others...... Moreover, only in this way can you create talents as you like, buy players, and coach the team according to the development path of FM, and there will be no sad situation where the players you have worked so hard to cultivate are sold and cashed out by the club's top management!

In fact, Li Tongfan understands in his heart what kind of goods he is, even if he is for a team to let himself operate, he is not that piece of material, and when the [Koala Plan] is successful, Lao Li will be a hands-off shopkeeper hidden behind the scenes, as long as others do not threaten their interests, then they can coach the team to play games with peace of mind!

After all, FM2007 is an infinite flow system that kills people without seeing blood, and running a club will not bring character points, so leading the team to play well is the way to save life!

At the end of the day, it's all about living!

Just when Li Tongfan was lying on the green bamboo rocking chair staring at the blue sky, a burst of cheerful music suddenly sounded out of thin air, which was a fragment of the famous opera singer Verdi's "The Power of Destiny" - the ringtone of Tolosi Tang's mobile phone!

Don threw out an apologetic look, stood up and walked to the side to answer the phone, but after only a few words, he covered the microphone and walked over, his face full of excitement: "Lee, it's Mr. Brian Balvik's call, he wants to talk to you......"

Brian Balvik?

A somewhat familiar name, Li Tongfan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly reacted Isn't this master the famous FA CEO? Don't...... A somewhat absurd thought flashed through Li Tongfan's mind, reached out to take the phone, and after chatting a few words, he confirmed the guess in his heart - due to the national team's poor record in the European Championship qualifiers, the FA can no longer keep an eye on the pressure of domestic public opinion and is ready to change the coach!

Brian Balvik hopes that Lee Tong-beom can take over McLaren's coaching whip and lead the Three Lions to Euro 08!

Li Tongfan was subconsciously about to refuse, but a name suddenly jumped into Lao Li's heart - David Beckham!! If Beckham wants to win next year's World Footballer of the Year, he must have a dominant performance in the European Championships, and the world seems to be the only one who can make Beckham play like this...... After a slight hesitation, Lee agreed to Brian Balvik's invitation and said he was willing to go to Wembley's office to avoid talking, and then he heard a relieved exhale from the other side of the phone, and hung up...... Coaching the England national team? Shouldn't it be a good challenge? However, the Internet was crazy about Capello or Lippi and the FA scandal a few days ago, and there was nothing wrong with him, how could he suddenly find himself?

Lee is suddenly looking forward to his trip to England, but there is one more very important thing to do before heading to Wembley - transfer the game save and upgrade the system to 2008!

Because today is June 29th, the contract between himself and Real Madrid in the FM2007 system has finally expired, which means that the 06-07 season is finally over, and the mandatory surname read-only file can be transferred!

In the 07-08 season, whether the madman Lee can still be invincible depends on the result of this game save transfer!

(To be continued)