"Mr. Czerny, I have long admired the great name."

"Don't dare. The Arsani family is thunderous. ”

Rist also did not expect to meet the crown prince of Qatar in Spain, who is also the future president of Paris Saint-Germain club Tamim. Arsani. Tamim. Arsani is not yet thirty years old this year, only twenty-nine years old. But as the crown prince of Qatar, this person's strength cannot be underestimated.

"Mr. Cairny, please be seated."

Rist meets Tamim, and in the middle is the Malaga boss and Carvajal. The boss of Malaga is also a member of the Alsani family, but he is a fringe member of the family, just like Alfahim. The owner of Malaga is a private entrepreneur with a royal surname, and he does not have a deep connection with the Qatari royal family.

Rist was originally in England and John. Thierry Henry on Liverpool. John. Thierry Henry is almost certain to take over at Liverpool. So Rist is helping him to accomplish something simple. Unexpectedly, he received a call from Carvajal, and the crown prince of Qatar wanted to meet with Lister.

This time Riester also didn't know why Tamim. Arsani will meet with him. It seems that he has some relationship with the United Arab Emirates, but he really has nothing to do with Qatar. The new boss of Malaga, if it weren't for the relationship between Carvajal and the Sans family, Lister would not be able to do it.

"This time I went to Mr. Cherny because I needed help with something."

Tamim doesn't speak loudly or quickly. Although the clothes are worn by Arabs, they are no different from Europeans and Americans. Anyway, he was very polite to Rister.

"I don't know what it is, but if I can help, I'll definitely help."

Such a gold lord comes to him, and if he doesn't catch it, he is a fool. Tamim. Arsani's assets are believed by many to be around 60 billion euros. But in fact, the scale of Qatari sports investment funds he controls is definitely far more than 60 billion euros. How much money there is, in fact, people outside can't count it at all.

Qatar sports investment funds belong to the Qatar Investment Authority, which is not a private investment board, nor is it simply an official investment board. This is the institution where the national strategy of the Qatari state comes into being. Qatar is a small country. It is inconspicuous in the world and even in the Middle East. It is not so easy to survive in the cracks of those countries in the Middle East.

However, Qatar, like other Middle Eastern countries, is born with good fortune. Their country is rich in oil and gas, and more than 80 percent of the country's revenue comes from oil and gas. So their country is very rich. The per capita income is more than $100,000. It can be ranked among the top in the world.

But Qatar is self-aware. Knowing that no matter how much oil and gas you have, there will be a time when you run out. How will Qatar develop then, and Qatar will be a small country by then. That's why they set up an investment bureau to make all kinds of investments around the world. The goal is to be able to live a rich life in the future when oil and gas are lost. Therefore, this investment bureau is a national strategic institution, and its strength is simply not something that outsiders can understand.

And the person who was in charge of this investment bureau back then was Sheikh. Hamad is also the current prime minister of Qatar. This is a state agency, a real agency of the national investment strategy. Therefore, the strength they have is definitely not the 60 billion euros that people think.

"Mr. Cirny, Barça's general election next year is about to begin. At the moment, everyone is optimistic about former Barcelona vice-president Rosell. Do you think Russell will be able to win? ”

"Yes."

Rist didn't know why Tamim was interested in Barcelona's general election, but he replied without the slightest hesitation: "At present, although Laporta has a good result, he is too centralized, and the relationship with Barcelona's high-level members is very poor. Therefore, it is basically difficult to be re-elected. And he also did not make a move to participate in the next general election. So for Barça, no one is a match for Rosell. Russell has the support of many people in Catalonia, and it is a sure thing that Rosell will be elected president of Barcelona. ”

"That's good."

Tamim nodded, a little delighted. Then he said to Lister: "Mr. Cernny, I'm sure you've heard about it." We in Qatar are currently actively applying to host the World Cup. The results will come out around October next year. It's a big deal, and we in Qatar are very confident. But I think it's still insufficient. It should be done in many ways and let them see the strength of Qatar. ”

Rist listened quietly, not quite sure what Tamim meant. But Qatar's bid for the World Cup is clear. Recently, the English media has been slamming Qatar every day, believing that they are competing with unfair means.

Because Qatar spends money, according to incomplete statistics, since Qatar began to apply to host the World Cup last year. Over the past year or so, Qatar has spent more than $600 million. What is all this money for, it is to publicize those FIFA executive committees.

Last year, the Qatar World Cup Bid Committee was established, and nearly 1,000 people worked for this committee, except for the upper echelons from the Royal Family, the rest of the middle and high-level are all sports management elites from Europe and the United States. Also on the periphery. Qatar also spent tens of millions of dollars to invite such well-known ambassadors as Zidane, Pep Guardiola, Alex Ferguson, and Milou.

Of course, this is just the beginning. Because a lot of FIFA executive committee members, they themselves have their own companies in addition to this job. Those who can be members of the FIFA executive committee are basically family businesses. In other words, if you don't have money, you're not eligible to become a member of the FIFA Executive Committee. And the last thing Qatar lacks is money, which they use to do business in partnership with their family business. And in order to avoid suspicion, it is not Qatari state institutions that do business with their enterprises, but some Qatari private enterprises. But in the country of Qatar, none of the so-called private companies listen to the above words. Therefore, although this does not violate any laws, it is actually a naked bribe. It's just in a different form.

And it's not over yet. In order to win over African brothers, Qatar actually invited the presidents of the Football Association of 20 African countries to come to Doha to watch the football tour during some warm-up matches. Then he also made the Qatari company a sponsor of the African Football Confederation, completely using money to win over African football.

Qatar has spent more than $600 million on these outward expenses. If you add some unseemly means, it is estimated that it is possible to spend a billion dollars. Rist believes that under Qatar's monetary offensive, the success of the bid is basically a certainty. It is precisely because of this that the English media will not stop lashing out at Qatar.

"We want to sponsor Barça."

Rist shrugged and said in surprise, "Mr. Arsani." You sponsor Barcelona, and Barcelona will definitely welcome it with both hands. Why bother looking for me? ”

Speaking of sponsor rights, there is a lot of power. Especially for a financier like Qatar, if the sponsor opponent is definitely a large sponsor. At that time, Barcelona may welcome with both hands raised, so why bother to contact Rist.

"Because I want to sponsor the Barcelona chest advertisement. Or maybe it's the name Camp Nou. ”

Rist couldn't help but laugh. No wonder Tamim found himself and asked Listrosel if he could become Barça's president. It seems that he already knows Russell and that Rosell and Rist have a good relationship.

If it's a general sponsorship, Tamim can actually find Carvajal. And Barcelona will not refuse, but these two sponsorships are not so easy. Although Carvajal and Barcelona have business, it is the former president of Barcelona who has a good relationship with him, not Laporta and Rosell.

If you want to name Camp Nou, this should be very difficult. After all, Pokamp has been called for many years, and those Barcelona members who want naming rights are unlikely to agree. In particular, the naming rights of the Camp Nou were handed over to Middle Eastern chiefs. And the chest advertisement of the Barcelona jersey has always been a public welfare nature. Barcelona has not sold the chest advertising. Instead, I've been working with UNICEF. Barcelona members are quite proud of this, believing that they have not been corrupted by money and have been doing public welfare advertising.

However, the world has changed over time. Now Atletico Barcelona are at their peak, but their economy is in shambles. Barcelona were great last season and this year they have won six titles in a row. It became an unprecedented six-time champion. But even so, the just-released financial situation of Barcelona shows that Barcelona's loss this year has reached nearly 80 million euros, and Barcelona's debt has now reached 460 million euros.

Under such a bad economic situation, Russell must need to open up sources and reduce expenditure. Rist remembers that in history, Barcelona sold advertisements on their chests, and they sold quite high. In this way, it seems that this aspect should be able to convince Russell. Since he can sell, Rist is willing to help Tamim in front of him. Make a good impression. In the future, we will continue to cooperate.

So Rist nodded and said, "Mr. Arsani, if you want to name Camp Nou, it is estimated that there are some difficulties. But the advertising on the chest of the Barcelona jersey, I can convince Russell. If Rosell is elected president of Barcelona, let him agree to the chest advertising on the shirt and negotiate with you. ”

"Thank you."

"Nope. It's just a gesture. ”

"Some time ago I was going to buy Manchester United. But United's asking price is too high. And if he wants to take Arsenal, Arsenal's boss Kroenke is reluctant to make a move. ”

Rist was surprised. Although Rist had also heard the news about this, it was still quite surprising to hear Tamim say it himself today. If this guy really becomes the owner of Manchester United, or if he becomes the owner of Arsenal. When the time comes, the whole Premier League will not be able to live in peace. After all, this guy is no worse than Mansour, but he is the future boss of Qatar. Looking at his move at Paris Saint-Germain, if he buys Manchester United and Arsenal, he doesn't know how he will spend it.

But Rist didn't ask why he didn't buy Liverpool. If he wants to buy Liverpool, it will certainly be a lot cheaper than Manchester United and Arsenal. According to the report, the Glazer price tag for Manchester United is too high, and Arsenal is also a high price of nearly a billion euros. And there is no problem with buying Liverpool as long as it costs three or four billion.

"But recently I've been in contact with PSG. When the time comes, if possible, I hope that I will have the opportunity to continue to cooperate with Mr. Cirny. ”

"I can't ask for it."

Rist doesn't quite understand why this group of Qatari tycoons are so obsessed with investing in sports, and they are all desperate to throw money. Could it be that people in their country love sports? Probably not.

The specific reason is that Lister really doesn't understand. However, in Lister's view, it is probably because Qatar is too small. In the Arab world, they are all small countries, and it may be that the Kuwaiti incident scared him back then. Qatar, like Kuwait, has no defense. If anyone in the Arab countries next to him doesn't like him, he won't have the power to fight back if he is bullied. He should need to use sports, a thing that the whole world can pay attention to, to build his brand, so that he can win some regional security.

Apply for the World Cup, win the advertising on the chest of Barcelona, win Paris Saint-Germain, and the current tennis open in Qatar is also famous in the world. Qatar also sponsors F1 and even hopes to bring F1 to Qatar. Ambition, madness, the Qataris are going to strike anyway.