Angel Hill is the son of Jesús Hill, aka 'Old Hill', and is the current CEO of Atletico Madrid.

In contrast to Jesús Hill, Hill Jr. is quiet, polite, and well-suited.

Reluctant to use his father's office, Hill Jr. opted for a small office in Calderon, close to the old Hill's huge office (now a trophy showroom).

Hill Jr. and his family now own 77 per cent of Atletico's shares, but very few of them come from the elder Hill.

Hill used to be a veterinarian, but he has been working for Atletico since the early 90s.

He lays out what needs to be learned: "The dressing room is the most important job at a football club. How people perceive football: with enthusiasm and irrational logic. ”

Little Hill loves his father, but he says, "It's not easy to work under him as an employee because he won't listen to you. I guess it's like working under Berlusconi or Abramovich. ”

From the mid-90s, Hill Jr. ran the club smoothly.

In 1996, Atletico Madrid won La Liga and the Copa del Rey, and the elder Hill cruised Madrid on an elephant.

Four years later, the elder Hill was banned from all football-related activities, and the team was relegated, but the fans did not decrease.

Because Real Madrid always pride themselves on their victories, while Atletico Madrid take pride in their defeats.

The club's nickname, El-Pupas, means "man of bad luck".

Little Hill is very capable.

Financially, he brought in outside money for the club, and the club's results have been improving under him.

In 2001, at the age of 17, Torres made his debut in La Liga in an atletico Madrid shirt, and on a Sunday afternoon six years ago, his grandfather, who came from working class, took him to his first football game on a whim.

"When I was a kid, I wanted to play for Atletico," Torres said, "and it was enough to play one game in La Liga and every game after that was a gift. ”

In 2007, Torres left his beloved club of Atletico Madrid for Manchester, saying, "I left after seven years at Atletico Madrid and I feel like the best years of my career were here. The decision to leave was the hardest choice of my life. ”

Despite the loss of Torres, Atletico Madrid is still on the rise.

This is inseparable from little Ciel.

Hill Jr.'s main task is to find sponsors for the team, but the Spanish economy is sluggish, and companies generally go to Real Madrid and Barcelona.

For many years, Atletico Madrid was heavily in debt.

That's why Hill Jr. is considering selling his stake in Atletico Madrid, hoping to bring money to the team and reduce some of the debt pressure so that the club can function normally.

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According to José Maria, an economist at the University of Barcelona, as of 2010, Atletico Madrid had a debt of 422 million euros, nearly half of which was tax arrears.

Considering a series of reasons such as Spanish national policies and bank contracts, Atletico Madrid cannot be said to be a club with negative equity, but their true net worth is actually not high.

But Hill Jr. was still hesitant to sell his shares.

The reason why he continues to insist is his pure love for Atletico Madrid, which cannot be measured by money.

The Chinese company's offer was impressive, but they were also over-the-top – they wanted to buy a stake in the club outright.

How much is that?

Needless to say, at least 51 percent.

If 51 percent of the shares are sold, the Hill family will not be able to regain control of Atletico Madrid, and it will be very uncertain what will happen to the club in the future.

Hill doesn't want to see the club fall.

He has been campaigning for Atletico Madrid all his life, and he would rather carry the pressure on the club than bring in a huge amount of money to lighten his burden.

Under the uncertain state of mind of Hill Jr., the negotiations between the two sides lasted for a week without much tension.

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The people who came to negotiate with Atletico Madrid on behalf of Tewan Development Investment this time were Deng Kai and Sinal.

Deng Kai is a senior advisor to the Tagorewan Group's asset valuation, and Sinar has become the vice-principal of the Tagorewan Football School, mainly responsible for finance.

The acquisition of Atletico Madrid is mainly in charge of Sinal, who is still familiar with the European football market.

When Sinar learned that the Tagore Wan Group, or Wansheng, was interested in buying a football club, he immediately became excited, which meant that he had another opportunity to work for a European club.

So Sinar offered to preside over the negotiations.

As an aide to former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Sinal's ability is unquestionable, having graduated from Oxford University and is fluent in five languages, including Spanish.

Sinar came with great hopes, and he was also very confident, in the past two years, the Tagore Wan Group has developed rapidly, and its assets have exploded several times, and they have enough assets to buy a European football club.

In particular, the target is Atletico Madrid......

According to Deng Kai's investigation and assessment, Atletico Madrid, including the value of the contracted players, does not have positive assets of more than 100 million euros, mainly because they have too many liabilities.

Of course, considering factors such as Spain's national policy and the reasons for the club's debt, the asset valuation of Atletico Madrid Club will definitely be higher than 100 million euros, but no matter how high it is, it will not exceed 200 million euros.

This time, the Tagore Wan Group allocated 200 million euros for the acquisition of Atletico Madrid.

If negotiations go well, part of the money will be used to buy the club, with the rest going towards investments in summer transfers.

However, Sinal didn't expect that the acquisition would be stuck here in Little Hill.

"I want to keep enough shares that Atletico Madrid can't give to Chinese......"

Little Hill insisted.

Sinal immediately shook his head and said, "But we want more than just a seat on the Atletico Madrid board, it doesn't make any sense." ”

"I don't know what you're trying to do with Atletico Madrid, but I don't want to see the club decline under your management......"

"Of course not, Mr. Hill." "I worked for Manchester City in the Premier League just over two years ago, when Manchester City swept Europe and won all the titles......

"It doesn't mean anything." Little Ciel shook his head.

"Are you worried that Atletico Madrid's results will slip?" Sinal had a flash of inspiration and grasped the key point from Hill Jr.'s words, "You can rest assured that we will add a lot of investment in the future to help the team buy a lot of stars." ”

'Atletico Madrid has enough stars, it's not a problem, we're always on the rise.

Little Hill didn't let go.

Sinar scratched his head, his saliva was running out, and he just couldn't convince this stubborn 'Ciel'.

It is clear that Hill Jr. wants to help the club bring in foreign capital, and even he intends to sell most of his shares, but only if there is a certainty that Atletico Madrid will grow.

Relying on Sinal's mouth alone, it is difficult to convince Hill Jr. that Atletico Madrid's results will rise after he sells his shares.

In this way, the negotiations ended in failure again.

As he was leaving, Sinal gritted his teeth and said to Little Ciel, "In two days, a big man will come, and then you may change your mind." ”

Little Hill rolled his eyes noncommittally, he was already determined not to sell his shares, he couldn't think of any 'big guy' who could make him change his mind.

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The negotiations between Taywan Development Investment and Atletico Madrid are not public, but this is not a secret to the officials and directors of Atletico Madrid.

When a message is known to several people, many people will know it.

So in the evening of the same day, the "Marca" newspaper announced the results of the negotiations on its official website, "Little Hill once again rejected the acquisition request of Taiwan Development Investment." ”

The negotiations, which lasted for more than ten days, have not made progress so far, and many Spanish media have analyzed that "there is no progress in the negotiations that have lasted for more than ten days, and Taiwan Development Investment hopes to actually control Atletico Madrid, but this is unacceptable to Hill." ”

"The acquisition of Atletico Madrid by Tawan Development Investment is likely to fail."

At the same time, many media also praised Hill Jr.'s dedication to Atletico Madrid.

With the club heavily in debt, it takes a lot of courage to refuse such a large acquisition and investment as the largest shareholder.

"It shows the love that Hill Jr. has for Atletico Madrid."

As a result, many Atletico Madrid fans also publicly declared that they would contribute to supporting Atletico Madrid, with two fan associations and even organizing public donations, which helped the club raise more than 500,000 euros in just one day.

This is a huge debt for Atletico Madrid, which is almost a drop in the bucket, but it also shows the attitude of Atletico Madrid fans who do not want the club to be traded.

But it doesn't end there.

Just when the Spanish media was saying with certainty that the 'Chinese company acquisition failed', Hill Jr. was receiving a person in his office.

This is a handsome man with black hair, dressed in sportswear, and his expressions and movements are very casual, but before he knows it, he will exude a majestic momentum around him.

Anyone who takes a closer look knows that this person is certainly not simple.

When he walked into the office, little Hill glanced at it and immediately stood up in surprise, and he didn't care about the folder falling to the floor.

"Wan ...... Wan Sheng? Are you Wansheng? ”

Little Ciel covered his mouth in disbelief.

The black-haired man smiled, stepped forward and reached out his hand, and said, "Hello, Mr. Hill, my name is Wan Sheng, and the principal of Tagorewan Football School ......" (To be continued. )