Chapter 4 Wansheng is back!
Little Hill couldn't believe it when he saw Wan Sheng.
Just when the two shook hands, Little Hill felt like a dream, and the young Chinese in front of him had become a legend in European football.
led Derby County for two seasons, and made Derby County from a Championship relegation team to a Premier League champion team; Three seasons in charge of Manchester City catapulted from a mid-table Premier League team to one of the top teams in Europe.
After Wansheng announced his retirement, all his previous coaching records were dug up, and they were constantly reported by the European media, and more people knew his name.
Perhaps because he announced his retirement from football, many people began to 'miss' him.
It's been two years......
Wan Sheng disappeared in European football for two years, so he became the object of 'nostalgia' for all kinds of media, whenever a team performs well, many people still talk about him, compared to that excellent team, the performance is actually nothing!?
This also aroused the resentment of many peers, because he led the team so well, and there are only a few people in the entire football world who are qualified to be compared with him.
Now, this 'legend' is standing in front of him.
If it had been two years ago, Hill Jr. would have not hesitated to invite him to coach Atletico Madrid.
But ...... now?
Maybe the other party won't be a football coach at all, right?
Little Hill didn't know how to say the first sentence, but Wan Sheng opened his mouth with a smile, and he said very officially, "I am here to negotiate with Mr. Hill on behalf of Taiwan Development Investment to acquire the shares of Atletico Madrid Club." ”
"Just call me Angel." Little Hill reacted, let go of Wan Sheng's hand, and sat down again, "I have already said before Mr. Sinal, I don't plan to sell so many shares. ”
Wan Sheng asked, "Oh? Why? IMHO, Atletico Madrid is not doing well, it already has a large amount of foreign debt, and the club is no longer able to pay it. ”
Little Ciel nodded in acquiescence.
"At the moment, Spanish football, only Real Madrid and Barcelona are the most concerned, La Liga teams, management is a big problem, if the situation continues like this, your debt will only get higher and higher." Wan Sheng showed the demeanor of being the chairman of the Tagore Wan Group, "In a few years, when the debt is higher than the club's assessed assets, according to Spanish policy, Atletico Madrid must declare bankruptcy, and whether the club can continue to stay in the top league will become uncertain, am I right?" Angel? ”
Hill Jr. gritted his teeth, he was thinking about these aspects before he planned to sell his shares, but in the face of negotiation opponents, he must not show the bottom, "But our results are rising, and the club finished fourth in La Liga last season." ”
"So what? As far as I know, Atletico Madrid's debt has been rising for almost three years. ”
"We will be in the Champions League this year......
"Can you guarantee the club a Champions League final? Can you guarantee that the team will be in the Champions League next season? I believe this is uncertain. ”
Little Hill thought about it, and finally gritted his teeth and nodded, facing this question, he had nothing to say.
Who can guarantee that the team's results will get better and better?
No one can guarantee it.
Atletico Madrid is already a team that even the biggest star (Torres) who has a passion for the club has to be sold, and who can guarantee that there will always be talent in the youth team? Who can guarantee that the first team will get better and better?
Atletico Madrid finished fourth in the league last season, but even so, the club is still in the red.
If the club wants to run better, it must at least finish in the top three of the league...... But in Spain, the best teams are always Real Madrid and Barcelona, who occupy the top three positions, and it is very difficult to 'win the title' among the other 18 teams.
As long as something goes wrong, they will continue to lose money.
Hill Jr. wants to sell his shares in exchange for some financial support, but the situation of Atletico Madrid club, as long as you investigate it, you can know clearly, almost no capital will be willing to put money in a club that is "heavily in debt" and "will continue to lose money".
Therefore, when Taiwan Development Investment was interested in acquiring it, he was moved at the first time, but the other party asked for absolute control!
With the other party having an absolute controlling stake, the club's board of directors, including management, will definitely have a large number of personnel changes, and even the team will be greatly affected, and the team's prospects will not be able to grasp at that time.
Little Hill thought of the key point, he looked up and asked, "So you can guarantee good results and turn the club into a profit?" ”
"Of course."
Wan Sheng's answer was quite decisive, with a full confidence on his face.
"How can you guarantee that?"
"Because, I've decided to go back to coaching in Europe! But only if it ...... The team I coach has to be my team! ”
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There was almost no talk of Atletico Madrid's takeover in the Spanish press that day, as everyone felt that Hill Jr. would not choose to sell the team.
Atletico Madrid fans are also relieved, they are waiting for the team's movements with peace of mind and starting to look forward to the new season.
But at this time, a message from the "Marca" newspaper suddenly made the Spanish football circle blow up again!
"Taiwan Development's investment in the acquisition of Atletico Madrid has entered the substantive negotiation stage!"
How is this possible!
When some fans saw this news, they thought they were dazzled, and they watched it carefully over and over again before they were sure that it was true.
Marca is a very best-selling sports newspaper in Spain, which mainly covers football matches, supplemented by other sports news, with a wide range of information sources, often the first to publish explosive news, and is highly concerned by fans all over the world.
In the Spanish city of Madrid, "Marca" and "As" each occupy half of the country!
Therefore, the reporting of "Marca" is still very important, they rarely report fake news, and the occasional blockbuster news almost always has a stable source.
Since Marca says so, it is likely that Atletico Madrid will be acquired.
The rest is just a matter of time!
Suddenly the Spanish media went crazy, and various media sent reporters to Atletico Madrid for interviews, but Atletico Madrid fans could not accept it for a while, and they gathered again in front of the club to demonstrate.
While Atletico Madrid urged fans to be calm, they also released two messages.
"Mr. Hill will not sell all his shares in the club, and the Hill family will still have a say in the future of Atletico Madrid, and he will continue to be the CEO of the club."
"Taiwan Development Investment is a big Chinese consortium, they will inject capital into the club, the club's economic situation will improve, and the future results will definitely get better and better."
The former is yes, and the latter is to tell fans that the Hill family sold their shares because the club has huge debts and the financial situation has gone into trouble.
This point has been discussed in major media, and even on the Internet.
After the official explanation, Atletico Madrid fans calmed down some of their anger a little, thinking about the situation of the club is really not good, having foreign capital to invest in the team can indeed improve the team's business situation, despite this, there are still many fans who are worried about the future of the team.
Negotiations between Taiwan Investment Development and the Hill family continue, no matter how crazy the media is and how dissatisfied the fans are, they can only wait for news.
This kind of negotiation involving the absolute equity of the club often takes a long time.
From the preparation of the acquisition to the completion of the acquisition, it can take nearly a month for the faster ones, and up to a year for the slower ones.
Taiwan Investment Development only acquired the shares in the hands of the Hill family, and only involved the transfer of shares of a few people in the Hill family, and the price offered made it difficult for the Hill family to refuse, but it was not so complicated, and the longest time was still some details.
For example, personnel transfers.
After Taiwan Investment Development takes the helm of Atletico Madrid, there will definitely be some people who will work in the club, which will involve a lot of personnel transfers.
The most important thing is the number of positions, the president of the club, the general managers and directors of the departments, the head coach of the team, and some other people's work arrangements.
The Hill family is ready for long-term negotiations.
But what they didn't expect was that the requirements for Taiwan Investment Development were not high, in fact, they only asked for absolute control of Atletico Madrid, and they didn't even care too much about the chairman's position.
Of course, Wansheng didn't care.
This acquisition is his personal meaning, but it is in the name of Kevin Tagore and the two of them, and after the completion of the acquisition, Atletico Madrid will also nominally belong to Tywan Development Investment.
As for the personnel transfers involved, he couldn't arrange a bunch of people to enter the club, and there were only a few people who wanted to work in Spain with him.
The aim of Wansheng is to have an absolute controlling stake in Atletico Madrid.
At that time, the profit and loss will be their own, and the club will not change in the future.
This kind of stability is the best.
Negotiations between the two sides went very smoothly, and soon a week later, the official website of Atletico Madrid announced that the Hill family had transferred 51% of its equity to the Chinese company Taiwan Development Investment.
In order to calm the anxiety of fans, the club's official website also announced that the club's president Cerezo and CEO Hill Jr. will retain their positions and continue to work for the club.
After that, the official website announced a series of personnel changes.
Former Manchester City general manager Sinal will serve as the club's vice-president, while Deng Kai and Nguyen Hailong will serve as managers of the club's personnel department and athletic department respectively.
Some other small personnel changes have not been specifically announced.
The last message is the most noticeable," ...... We regret to announce that the club will unilaterally terminate the contract with the head coach Mr. Aguirre, and in view of Aguirre's contribution to Atletico Madrid, we will pay liquidated damages in accordance with the contract normally......"
This news caused a sensation throughout Spain!
Aguirre's coaching ability is still commendable, leading the team to a fourth-place finish in the league last season, which satisfied all Atletico Madrid fans.
Even with the news of the Chinese company's acquisition of Atletico Madrid, no one could have imagined that this would affect Aguirre's position.
Many Spanish media outlets have been upset about Aguirre, but Atletico Madrid have officially announced that they have found the best candidate to take over the manager's position.
"The best candidate? Who will it be? ”
The Spanish media have counted the managers who may come to Atletico Madrid to coach, but they can't find the so-called 'best candidate'.
It was at this time that Atletico Madrid announced that it would hold a press conference three days later, when the new manager would meet with the media and fans.
The news left the media confused, because even the 'eyeliner' they bought at Atletico Madrid did not know that the club had found a suitable manager.
So who will it be?
They can only wait.
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Soon three days passed.
On June 23, Atletico Madrid held a press conference.
Sinal, who has just taken over the club's vice-president, personally presided over the press conference and announced that Taywan Development Investment will inject 120 million euros into Atletico Madrid in the first step.
This news immediately aroused enthusiastic discussion among the media at the venue.
120 million euros is not a small amount!
In the current situation at Atletico Madrid, they simply can't raise much money for a summer transfer in order to pay off some of their debts as they fall due.
With this 120 million euros, they will not only be able to repay some of their debts on time, but will also be able to invest a lot of money in the transfer market to buy the stars they want.
This news undoubtedly made the fan representatives who came very satisfied.
After that, Sinal made another speech, the purpose of which was nothing more than to reassure the fans, saying that he would run the club wholeheartedly in the future.
It wasn't until the media and fans couldn't help it that Sinal announced, "Next, let's meet our new manager!" ”
One sentence made everyone's goal suddenly look at the door of the venue.
There are already quite a few people out there!
This made the people in the venue even more expectant, and then they saw a young and immature Chinese player wearing an Atletico Madrid jersey.
Is this a new young signing for Atletico Madrid?
After that, there was a brown-haired middle-aged man in his 40s, whose face seemed to feel a little familiar, but a little hard to remember.
Then the one who came in was also a Chinese, with a square face and small eyes that felt very thick, and the Spanish media did not know it, but several Chinese media present had already exclaimed, "Fan Zhiyi!" ”
Finally, a handsome young Chinese in a straight suit walked in, his hair stood up and his angular face looked like a movie star? But immediately, almost all the media present exclaimed!
"Oh God! How can it be! ”
"Wan Sheng!"
"That's right, it's Wansheng!"
"He's back! It's back! Wansheng is back! (To be continued.) )