In fact, Ye Qiu had only been in the United States for less than five hours before he was recalled to London by a phone call from London.

This made Ye Qiu, who was originally full of expectations for the inspection at night, somewhat regretful, not to mention Eliza, who finally mustered up the courage, but that damn Peter Kenyon was ruining the scenery, and he deserved to be bald for the rest of his life

I don't know if Lu Dao is the fulfillment of Xiao Nizi's curse in the United States, Peter Kenyon in London kept grabbing his bald head, and said with a self-deprecating wry smile, I don't know what happened to Lu Dao, my scalp is itchy all day today.

In the more than half a month since Ye Qiu left London, many earth-shaking changes have taken place in European football

The first is that Real Madrid and Manchester City are both making bloody acquisitions in the transfer market, Real Madrid takes the high-end route and picks superstars to start, while Manchester City is holding on to the cost performance and focusing more on the mid-range pragmatic route, but this is also because they have paid a sky-high transfer price of 150 million euros for Messi.

But if the big reinforcements of these two big funders were expected by the outside world, then what happened next surprised everyone.

Russian super-rich Ryponorev has taken over West Ham United

The Forbes-listed fertiliser has a more suave temperament than Roman Abramovich, but is noticeably more ruthless, especially in the transfer market, where his first signing was Portuguese centre-back Ricardo Carvalho from Chelsea.

But this was just the beginning, and immediately afterwards, West Ham United announced the return of the famous Italian manager Ranieri to the Premier League, the Italian coach who had just stepped down from Juventus, and was known in the industry as the best at building a top-level team base, but without a championship life, the tragic figure returned to London to join West Ham United.

With the arrival of Ranieri, strong reinforcements have also arrived, followed by West Ham United once again poached from the Premier League rivals, and poached Manchester United's strong center Berbatov, for which he also paid a high price of 30 million euros, and was slaughtered by Manchester United.

But this is just the beginning, after Carvalho and Berbatov announced that they would come to the Hammers, the Brazilian central defender Lucio, whose contract with Bayern Munich expired this season, also announced that he would land in the Premier League and refused the offer from Inter Milan, for the simple reason that West Ham United are willing to pay him a higher salary, which is undoubtedly a very ideal choice for Lucio, whose career has begun to decline.

French winger Giulli; Portuguese midfielder, Moutinho with the title of Deco II; French midfielder Tulalang of Lyon

The transfer market has just started less than half a month ago, and it has only been less than a week since Rebonorev announced his arrival at West Ham United, but the east London team has already spent more than 100 million in the transfer market for a transfer fee that is not lost to Manchester City, which is enough to ⊥ everyone feel the deep pockets of this east London team

In an interview with the media, West Ham United's CP Te Duksbury said with a smile that West Ham's goal in the new season is to try to break into Europe and show their strong competitiveness in the Premier League, so the club will not stop in the transfer market

For reporters and media inquiries, when about the specific transfer budget of West Ham United for the new season, this little daughter-in-law who was a little overwhelmed by Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Arsenal and other London rivals in East London in the past is now a mother-in-law, and it is inevitable that she is a little rich, "Three hundred million, this is our transfer budget for this summer, excluding salary"

The whole world thinks that this group of guys is crazy, and they actually spent 300 million?

But I believe that this is not the craziest of all, because among the targets listed by West Ham United, Ribery, Cesc Fabregas, Yaya Toure, Van Persie, Tevez, Ibrahimovic and other powerful stars are listed, which shows the ambition of West Ham United, and also shows that they are not fundamentally different from other rich teams, that is, poaching.

In the column of Martin Samuel of The Times, it is emphasized that whether it is Chelsea's Roman Abramovich, Manchester City's Abu Dhabi consortium, or the current acquisition of West Ham United, Reponolev is all savagely entering the football market in the way of traditional capital, completely disrupting the laws of the football market.

But Martin Samuel also said that the arrival of these huge capitals also further reflects the value of the Premier League.

"Recently, the media has begun to rumor that the holding company of the Qatari royal family wants to buy Manchester United of the Glazer family, and they are ambitious to make Manchester United the signature of the Qatari royal family, because they want to fight for the right to host the World Cup, but they are a little hesitant in the face of the purchase price of 1.5 billion pounds offered by the Glazer family."

"Why does the Glazer family have enough confidence to shout out the purchase price of 1.5 billion?"

"On the one hand, this is because the current European football market is generally bullish, especially the Premier League market, but more importantly, professional football, especially the Premier League, which has a huge influence in the whole world, is seen by more and more investors as a platform to show themselves, rather than invest in football itself."

"Whether it's for Roman Abramovich, for the Abu Dhabi consortium, or for Reponorev and the Qatari consortium that wants to land in the Premier League, their purpose is actually more to show themselves, they are rich enough, they don't need football to make a profit."

"With the advent of the new century, the Premier League has begun to enter a hundred flowers, first Chelsea's strong rise, and now Tottenham Hotspur has detonated a wave of offensive football in the world, coupled with the north London team to create a football miracle for two consecutive years, these have made everyone realize that the Premier League is getting rid of other competing leagues at a very fast speed, spreading its influence and appeal in the world, so the value of the Premier League brand will be more and more recognized by investors."

"We have received a lot of news internally, at least four big consortia are willing to buy Premier League teams, including top giants like Arsenal and Liverpool, and the arrival of these big consortia is bound to further trigger the arms race of the Premier League, they will bring more and more stars to the Premier League, and this will further enhance the influence and appeal of the Premier League.

"But there's one thing that the Premier League has to pay enough attention to, and that's how to make sure that the club's finances don't collapse one day because of the sudden withdrawal of the big conglomerates, at least we're seeing that Manchester United are heavily indebted as a result of the Glazer family's takeover, and that's a failure we have to learn from

Martin Samuel's column has been reprinted and translated by the media all over the world, and the Premier League is indeed becoming more and more influential, especially with the strong landing of the Abu Dhabi consortium and Reponorev, so that the influence of the Premier League has been further expanded, but at the same time, how to avoid the financial impact of the Premier League team, the Premier League said that it will further introduce detailed rules.

When Ye Qiu arrived in London, it was just when Martin Samuel's report was published, and he was on the bus from Heathrow Airport back to White Hart Lane.

There are ways to circumvent financial scrupules, such as sponsoring in the name of a sponsor, so that you can give money to the club openly without being recorded as a liability, and the real problem is not in this area, but after the introduction of the stars, there is a huge financial pressure, and any investor will be put to the test.

Just like the current West Ham United, if Ye Qiu's information is not wrong, the salary structure of this team in the new season will exceed that of Tottenham Hotspur, because they pay high salaries for Carvalho, Lucio and Giuli, of which Carvalho and Lucio have all reached the level of Messi and Ribery.

And they are currently preparing to bring in Samuel Eto'o from Barcelona for a huge fee, which could see Cameroon's salary cap once again break the Premier League's salary cap if this move goes through.

That's the big problem

But the norm doesn't work, first of all, it's a fully competitive market, you have a salary cap in the Premier League, big stars can move to other leagues, and clubs have to give their players further salary increases, and a lot of times, there are many ways for clubs to avoid salary caps.

Ye Qiu's positioning for Tottenham Hotspur is actually the same, and it will not change with the change of market conditions, the reason is very simple, you can choose to go to Manchester City to go to West Ham United to other teams, because they can give you a higher salary, if you value money, you can go, I will not stop it, as long as there is enough transfer fee return.

But if you're willing to stay at Tottenham, and I welcome that, we can't offer the high wages that those teams can give, but what we can offer you that they can't, which is the title and the glory

Of course, Manchester United is the club that Ye Qiu thinks is the best regulated, while Arsenal is a bit misguided, so Tottenham Hotspur must learn from Manchester United in this regard, how to ensure that the team is not dragged into the quagmire of salary, but also to ensure the competitiveness of the team and the appeal of the stars.

The BMW 7 Series slowly stopped at the gate of the White Hart Lane Stadium, and Ye Qiu got out of the car and went straight to the office on the second floor.

As soon as he entered the door, the likes of Peter Kenyon, Ron Gulley and Robert Milson gave him the shocking news that Eto'o's move to West Ham United had been completed

"Very low transfer fee, only 30 million euros" Peter Kenyon really felt a little too much about this transfer.

Robert Milson shook his head and smiled bitterly on the side, "The main thing is that Barcelona's operation is too stupid, and the irreconcilable conflicts between the club and the players were exposed to the public early, especially Pep Guardiola, and the media in Catalonia have also kept exposing the news of Eto'o's departure, although this is a bit to ease the emotions of fans, but it has greatly reduced Eto'o's transfer price, and his contract is only one year left." ”

There is only one year of contract, coupled with the fact that both sides have fallen out, which is undoubtedly an important reason why Barcelona cannot make a starting price on Eto'o transfer, and it is also what Tottenham Hotspur has been trying to avoid in the past.

Oh, and there's one more, David Beckham.

The veteran is Ye Qiu, he can only play as a substitute in Tottenham Hotspur, but he continues to shine in the England national team, so he has never thought of retiring, but he took the initiative to contact Tottenham Hotspur, in addition to reducing his salary requirements, he also took the initiative to ask for a one-year signing, because he may retire at any time.

Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspur both regard Beckham as a symbol of Tottenham Hotspur's take-off, and as the most market-appealing local superstar in the history of English football, Beckham can create huge value and influence for the club even if he does not play, as long as he remains at Tottenham Hotspur.

So at present, Beckham has expressed his willingness to stay at Tottenham Hotspur, and the team also supports him to stay

"Eto'o plus Berbatov, Carvalho with Lucio, Moutinho plus Tulalang" Ye Qiu shook his head with a wry smile, it's really good to have money this year, you can buy whoever you want, and you can create a strong team in one summer, "It seems that West Ham United in the new season should not be underestimated"

"And Manchester City" Peter Kenyon also reminded, "this team is also spending a lot of money on the transfer market, if you add a Messi" Speaking of Messi, Peter Kenyon glanced at Ye Qiu.

From Chelsea to Tottenham Hotspur, Messi has always been reused and trusted under Ye Qiu, and Messi has always regarded Ye Qiu as the most respected head coach, otherwise he would not rush over to hug Ye Qiu after scoring in the Champions League final.

So now, when Messi is mentioned, Ye Qiu is a little hesitant.

"How's Messi's transfer going?" Ye Qiu asked with concern.

Peter Kenyon and Ron Gurley glanced at each other, and said with a wry smile: "It's basically finalized, Messi's father has already agreed, and Messi is up to sign it, and before Messi said that he would make a decision after the season, but after the season, he went on vacation, and I heard that he had a big fight with Jorge who urged him for this." ”

Frankly speaking, from the point of view of Peter Kenyon and Ron Gulley, from the point of view of the Tottenham Hotspur operators, this transfer will be beneficial to Tottenham Hotspur, and very beneficial, because the transfer fee income of 150 million euros can almost help Tottenham Hotspur accomplish a lot of things, including some long-term investments.

But Peter Kenyon, the CEO, has been partnering with Ye Qiu for many years, and since the Chelsea period, the two have no problems with either a cooperative relationship or a personal relationship, so this big bald head knows Ye Qiu's thoughts and mentality very well, and he also knows very well that people like Ye Qiu are famous and profitable, and if the two make a choice, Ye Qiu will choose the name.

Because he is a super-rich man himself, more than 100 million is really nothing to him.

Sometimes Peter Kenyon and Ron Gurley are also very grateful when they talk about Ye Qiu, because they both know very well that Ye Qiu decided to sell Messi because of them.

I still remember when I was at Chelsea, a very important reason why Peter Kenyon felt depressed was that since Abramovich appointed him as the club's CEO, he interfered in everything, resulting in him being the CEO at worst, even inferior to Pini Zahavi, and had no decision-making power at all.

And Ye Qiu is now very clear that in Messi's transfer, he can say no, but this will inevitably hit the enthusiasm of Peter Kenyon and others, because very simply, a normal club operator, a team operator who wants to develop the team in a healthy and even profitable direction, will say no to this transfer?

And there is a good saying, if you miss this village, you will not have this store.

Now Manchester City doesn't sell at this high price, and it will definitely not be sold so high in the future, because others dare not buy, and if you take the initiative to sell one day, the price will definitely be greatly discounted, and maybe even half of it.

"By the way, look at this," Peter Kenyon handed over two fax sheets.

The current transfer offers are still made by fax, which must be stamped with the club's seal and the signature of the senior management to count, while the two faxes submitted by Peter Kenyon are stamped with the seal of Real Madrid and the autograph of Florentino.

Putting aside the lot of nonsense and kind words on the fax, Florentino asked for two players in the Tottenham Hotspur team, and it can also be said that after the failure of the bid to buy players such as Ribery and Cesc Fabregas, he retreated to the second.

"They want Gareth Bale and Arbeloa?" Ye Qiu didn't expect it.

The progress of Messi's transfer is unknown, once it happens, Gareth Bale is the player that Ye Qiu needs to rely on, Ye Qiu also plans to let him play on the right side, further tap his potential, and even the tactics have been planned, but now Real Madrid is here to intervene.

"Fifty million euros, the same as Wayne Rooney." Peter Kenyon was clearly impressed, too.

Ye Qiu was also tempted, because Gareth Bale undoubtedly has great potential, but for the time being, he has definitely not reached the level of 50 million euros, let alone comparable to Rooney.

"Arbeloa, fifteen million euros." Peter Kenyon said again.

Both transfers are expensive, of which Arbeloa is relatively low, Gareth Bale is satisfactory, but this is only a preliminary offer, and the details can be discussed, unless Tottenham Hotspur shouts an unprecedented outrageous price, otherwise, I believe that after the two sides negotiate, the price will definitely be higher than this.

"What do you think?" Peter Kenyon respected Ye Qiu's decision, so he didn't make any movement for the time being.

Ye Qiu shook his head with a little crying and laughing, "I don't know what to do."

After saying that, he stood up and sighed deeply, "I'll go out for a walk, let me think about it."