Football giants

Chapter 415

"Hey, Hamad, call me at this time, what's the matter?"

Yang Huan was sitting on a red rosewood chair covered with soft cushions, looking like an indescribable local tyrant.

Peter Kenyon, who was looking across from him, felt amused, this young master is really...

"Master Huan, there is someone who wants to meet you. I don't know what you mean."

Hamad was polite on the phone.

This kid is actually quite smart. When no one is around on weekdays, he is very casual, even a little messy.

But once outsiders participate, he is very knowledgeable and interesting.

Otherwise, Yang Huan would not have a close personal relationship with him.

"Who? Can you let the little prince of the Middle East come forward in person?" Yang Huan asked with a smile.

The implication is that even you have come forward, can I not see you?

Hamad smiled, "Actually, I guess you know him too, the CEO of Manchester City, Mubarak."

"It's him?" Yang Huan was taken aback.

Mubarak has met a few times, the most recent one was at the Premier League Chairman's Summit, but there was basically no communication.

How could this top leader of Manchester City, who acts in a very low-key manner, come to him suddenly?

Yang Huan felt a little strange in his heart, but he seemed to have vaguely guessed something.

Anyway, looking for Yang Huan at this time is nothing more than for those few things!

"Master Huan, if you don't like to see him, I'll help you back!" Hamad, this kid, was also righteous.

Yang Huan laughed, "What? You bring him here!"

"Okay, hehe, we'll be there in an hour!"

By the way, they are in London!
After Yang Huan hung up the phone, he looked at Peter Kenyon and talked about Mubarak.

"He came here at this time for two purposes, one is transfer, and the other is the International Champions Cup."

With the confirmation of Manchester United, the eight group places in the first International Champions Cup are the last one left.

External media also attached great importance to this event, and the organizers have been disclosing the news intentionally or unintentionally.

Now for the last spot, it is generally believed to be one of AC Milan and Chelsea.

But in Yang Huan's view, the spectrum of these two teams is a bit exaggerated.

There is really no agreement, Manchester City is not bad, and the influence of this team in the United States is not bad.

While waiting, Yang Huan specially called Zhuang Zicheng.

The hacker boy is now Yang Huan's personal information station, and there is almost no information that he cannot find.

If you don't check, you don't know. If you check, you will be shocked.

Everyone knows that the boss behind Manchester City is Al Fahim, a member of the Abi Dhabi royal family and the helm of the Abu Dhabi consortium, with an astonishingly huge net worth.

But I am afraid that few people know that Mubarak, who was appointed as the chairman of Manchester City by Al Fahim, actually has another identity, that is, the chairman of the board of directors of Abu Dhabi Mudala.

Mudala Development Company is one of the main investment departments of the UAE government. It has a wide range of businesses and manages a wealth of more than 500 billion U.S. dollars. Its investment scope includes new energy and technology.

Yang Huan smiled wryly.

Damn it, there are so many local tyrants in the Middle East. They cost tens of billions of dollars at every turn. Are you still letting people live?

A small Abu Dhabi is so amazing. In addition to these two consortiums, there is an even more astonishing Abu Dhabi Investment Authority with assets exceeding US$6000 billion. It is amazing to think about it.

But what about being rich?
If something happens, don't you have to take the initiative to come to your door?
Just when Yang Huan couldn't help feeling a little complacent, Hamad and Mubarak had already arrived.

The chairman of Manchester City is actually very young. He looks only in his 30s. He wears a pair of gentle glasses and looks like a scholar. No matter how you look at it, he can't be connected with the big local tycoon in the impression of the Middle East.

Among other things, let's talk about Hamad, who is inferior to Mubarak in temperament.

"Hello, Mr. Yang Huan!"

"Hello, Mr. Mubarak!"

After the two shook hands and said a few polite words, everyone sat down as host and guest.

"Mr. Yang Huan, when I came here just now, I made a special trip to the Royal Docks in Southampton. The new stadium of your Saints is amazing, great!" Mubarak gave Yang Huan a lot of face as soon as he came up.

"Thank you, I also learned about the design of your Manchester City's new training base, it's very, very good!"

Manchester City's stadium is not bad, but the training base is old and rotten.

Coincidentally, Manchester City's training base is in Carrington, next door to Manchester United.

But relatively speaking, Manchester City's training base is obviously not as good as Manchester United.

Therefore, Mubarak has always hoped to rebuild an advanced training base.

But if Yang Huan remembers correctly, it seems that this matter did not go well. He was blocked by a man who was a Manchester United fan, and he did not start until [-] when he crossed.

"To tell you the truth, Mr. Yang Huan, I came here this time for two main purposes."

Yang Huan nodded noncommittally.

"The first purpose is to learn. Although we entered the football field earlier than you and we won the league championship last season, we found that we are inferior to Southampton in many aspects."

This is also true!

To give the simplest example, Southampton won the Europa League last season, which not only made the team popular, but also became popular again because of Toni Kroos' comeback at a critical moment.

As soon as the media dug out after the game, Southampton's player data analysis and research system also became popular.

Manchester City has invested heavily in the field of data analysis since [-], but in fact, the output is not ideal.

But Southampton has created such amazing results, not to mention Manchester City, the entire European football world is full of curiosity about this mysterious system, and they are all wondering, is it really that amazing?
As everyone knows, they are also studying data analysis, but the power given to researchers by Manchester City is far less than that of Southampton.

In the Saints, whether players can play, and even how long they will play, Satoy and others have a decisive say.

But in Manchester City, their data analysis team looks more like an auxiliary means that come and go when they are called.

Moreover, Yang Huan also gave the data analysis team the utmost support, asking money for money, asking for people to give, even when he encountered a problem, he waved his hand, and the whole team had to cooperate.

This is what Manchester City can't do!
Therefore, when Mubarak proposed to arrange people to study and introduce the research results from Southampton, Yang Huan agreed without hesitation.

If you want to learn, I will teach. As for whether you can learn well, it depends on your own ability!
Mubarak was worried that this matter would not be so easy, but he did not expect Yang Huan to be so forthright.

Therefore, the UAE people are not stingy, saying that when they cooperate in this aspect, they will definitely not let Southampton suffer.

The implication is that our technology and equipment are not good, but we have a lot of money. Don't worry, you can just ask for a price when the time comes!

"I have another purpose for going south this time, which is to hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with Mr. Yang Huan."

"Oh?"

"I heard that Mr. Yang Huan is actively planning the International Champions Cup."

"Yeah!" Yang Huan nodded, looking very frank.

Combined with his bold promise to cooperate with Manchester City before, it makes people feel that he is very sincere and wants to make friends.

"I wonder if you are interested in finding a sponsor?"

"Several companies are in contact." Yang Huan replied indifferently.

"That's why we haven't settled yet!" Mubarak laughed.

Yang Huan didn't deny it, nodded and said, "It's still close."

"We at Etihad Airways are very interested in developing the US market in the next few years, and we hope to be able to name this event."

"Named?" Yang Huan was a little surprised.

Is it really so easy to make money digging oil in the Middle East?
"We are willing to provide an annual naming fee of 2000 million euros to become the largest sponsor of this event for five years!"

The so-called naming right, to put it bluntly, means that when promoting the event, the name of the sponsor must be added in front of it.

In other words, after accepting the sponsorship, the International Champions Cup will have to be renamed the Ittihad International Champions Cup.

And the sponsor will no longer be able to accept sponsorship from other airlines or even railways and other similar companies.

Yang Huan thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Five years is too long, three years at most!"

"Three years?" Mubarak was a little surprised.

Could it be that Yang Huan is so confident in the promotion of this event?

"To tell you the truth, in my opinion, three years is already a very friendly price. I have been preparing for this event for a full year. I am confident that I can ignite the American football market in July and August this year!"

This period of time happened to be an intermission period for American games. Football and NBA games were suspended. Only the Major League Baseball still had games. But in the eyes of young fans, baseball was no longer attractive.

Therefore, football exerts its strength during this period of time, just to fill this gap.

In Yang Huan's view, the market is already there, and it depends on whether you can operate it.

But in Mubarak's view, Yang Huan, a young man, is too confident.

Even, they are a little too confident!
You know, the annual sponsorship fee of 2000 million euros is already quite high for a newly launched event.

Had it not been for the presence of giant teams such as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United, and for the confidence in Yang Huan and Miracle Media's ability to operate, Mubarak would have definitely not made such a decision.

Unexpectedly, Yang Huan had such confidence!
interesting!
"I still have the last quota in my hands. If Manchester City is interested, they can participate!"

Yang Huan threw out another piece of fat.

For Manchester City, even if he won a league championship, in the eyes of everyone, he is still a rich man and an upstart.

So what Manchester City needs to do most now is to accumulate.

Mixing with a group of top wealthy families is undoubtedly a great opportunity to establish one's status as a wealthy family.

Thinking of this, Mubarak had to sigh in his heart.

It's also the acquisition of a team, and it's also a large sum of money, but Yang Huan has made connections and connections. He has faintly entered the core circle of European professional football, and Yang Huan himself has entered the British upper class social circle.

But Manchester City has been excluded from the beginning to the end, like a cash machine for other teams.

And this time, there is no doubt that it is a very good opportunity to integrate into the core circle of European football.

Therefore, this time Manchester City can only be Southampton's younger brother once, and hang out with the Saints!

"Okay, it's only three years, but I want a promise from you. If you can run this event within three years, let's renegotiate the naming fee. At the same price, we have the priority. As for Manchester City, we must participate!"

Mubarak seemed very courageous and made a decision on the spot.

This is like the chairman of a large consortium with tens of billions of dollars in his hands!
"Okay, let's make a deal!" Yang Huan agreed without hesitation.

With the naming fee of 2000 million euros, at least it can save a little loss.

And this is just the beginning.

There are many places that can get sponsors, so take your time, don't worry!
　Brothers, monthly tickets and recommendation tickets are so pitiful, spend more! !

　　
　
(End of this chapter)