Football giants

Chapter 737 Master Key
"Hi, Master Huan, welcome to Frankfurt, I'm Thomas Lake from Deutsche Bank!"

At the Frankfurt International Airport in Germany, just as Yang Huan stepped out of his private jet and set foot on German soil, a German middle-aged man in his 40s with a neat suit greeted him.

"Hello, Thomas!" Yang Huan smiled and shook hands with him.

Long Wu, who followed Yang Huan, looked around as soon as he got off the plane, full of vigilance.

Kesh Harris was at the end, saw Thomas Lake as soon as he got off the plane, and immediately walked up with a smile.

"Ha, Thomas, long time no see!"

"Long time no see, Kesh!" Thomas Lake respected Yang Huan very much, but he seemed very familiar with Kesh Harris.

Yang Huan waited until the two shook hands before asking with a smile, "Is anyone here?"

"Well, here we come!" Thomas Lake nodded.

"For the sake of confidentiality, I specially arranged to stay at the Sheraton Hotel next to Terminal [-] of the airport. There is a passageway that can directly enter the airport without going through the lobby. In addition, I reserved half a floor to ensure that no outsiders would disturb me!"

After hearing this, Yang Huan immediately nodded and smiled, "Good job!"

For this kind of person who can do things, he has never been stingy in admiration and affirmation.

Thomas Lake immediately nodded with a smile, "Thank you, Master Huan!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around and pointed to the northeast direction, "Come, this way please!"

Yang Huan turned his head, glanced at the luxurious private jet behind him, and couldn't help feeling that it was convenient to have a plane waiting for him all the time, and that feeling was really sour.

It's okay, let's buy one ourselves sometime!
The Boeing [-] behind him is owned by the Prime Minister of Qatar. After being brought to London by Hamad, Yang Huan happened to have something to come to Germany and wanted to keep it secret, so he borrowed it and used it. It felt very good.

It's just that the stewardesses on the plane are not pretty enough, if only a few itchy-eyed stewardesses can be invited to serve on it...

Wow, it's fun to think about it!
Thomas Lake accompanied Yang Huan and others to the reception car at the airport, and within 2 minutes, they came to an internal passage.

After passing through the passage, I entered the Sheraton Hotel directly, and the whole process was unimpeded.

This also made Yang Huan look at Thomas Lake quite differently.

After going up to the sixth floor, Yang Huan and others, accompanied by Thomas Lake, entered a spacious luxury suite.

"Master Huan, take a rest here first. I'll arrange a meeting room and let him know that the meeting will be held in half an hour. Look, okay?" Thomas Lake asked.

Yang Huan thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, half an hour!"

"Good!" Thomas Lake turned and left.

Yang Huan looked at his back and kept nodding, "Kash, how is this man?"

Kesh Harris followed Master Huan's gaze, "Master Huan, you mean Thomas?"

"Ok!"

"Thomas Lake, 39 years old, graduated from the University of Frankfurt, Germany, a native of Frankfurt. After graduation, he first worked for Allianz Group, but one year later he switched to PwC."

"Worked in PwC's consulting department for five years and was promoted to a senior manager. Because of his outstanding performance during his work, he was poached by Deutsche Bank and held an important position. He has been working until now."

After Yang Huan heard this, he knew what was going on.

With this resume, Thomas Lake is simply perfect!
Whether it is Allianz Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers or Deutsche Bank, they are all well-known international companies.

Just because Thomas Lake was able to make achievements in these three big companies, it is not difficult to see that this guy is a talent!

"Help me keep an eye on him!" Yang Huan urged.

Kesh Harris immediately nodded in agreement.

If Master Huan said he should pay attention, then he must use all the resources at hand to "pay attention". If possible, he should investigate how many girlfriends he has had and how many jobs he has had in a week.

Twenty minutes later, Thomas Lake reappeared in Yang Huan's room.

Along with him was a middle-aged German in his early fifties.

This is a man who can easily impress others. He has long hair that doesn't match his age at all, or even this era. He has a round face and a standard figure, but it makes his head a bit big.

Anyone who sees him will easily remember him, but they don't know him at all.

His name is Dietmar Beiersdorf.

What?never heard of that?

Is this normal?

Yang Huan hadn't heard of it at all, and if it wasn't for the recommendation of the team behind him, he wouldn't have known this person at all.

But according to intelligence, Dittmar Beiersdorf was a well-known defender in the Bundesliga in the early 90s. He first played for Hamburg, but later switched to Hamburg's rival Werder Bremen, and reached the peak of his career at Werder Bremen, winning a Bundesliga championship.

Like many famous players, after retiring, Dittmar Beiersdorf switched to management and served as the football director of the Hamburg team from [-] until [-].

During his time in charge of Hamburg, the performance of this northern German team has always been firmly in the middle and upper reaches of the Bundesliga, but in the past few years after he left, the team's performance has gone from bad to worse.

On the other hand, Beiersdorf, whether he is at Leipzig Red Bull or Zenit in Russia, his work ability is worthy of recognition.

After knowing Beiersdorf's resume, Yang Huan is not surprised why his subordinates would recommend him.

Because he really needs someone who is very familiar with the Bundesliga and Hamburg to help him!
So, as soon as he saw the two people walking in, Yang Huan immediately stood up, smiled and stretched out his hand, "Hello, Ditmar!"

"Hello, Master Huan!"

After several people sat down as host and guest, Yang Huan talked about his plan straight to the point.

"I think Thomas should have told you all the specific things!"

When he said this, Yang Huan looked at Thomas. The latter put on a pair of glasses at this time. Seeing Yang Huan's questioning eyes, he nodded immediately, indicating that he had already mentioned it to Beiersdorf.

"Yes, Master Huan!" Beiersdorf also nodded, "But I must say, it's very, very difficult!"

Yang Huan understood, "It's normal to have difficulties, I'm not interested in things that are too easy!"

Beiersdorf thought for a while, "After communicating with Thomas, I made a special flight to Hamburg before coming to Frankfurt. I talked with club chairman Kerkhoff, some directors, and fan organizations. The situation in Hamburg this season is indeed quite bad. It's time to make changes!"

Yang Huan is not surprised by this, because the current Hamburg is still hovering in the relegation zone!
Thomas Lake, who had been listening silently, suddenly said at this moment: "I don't know how they plan to deal with the team's [-] million euro debt?"

This question can be described as hitting the nail on the head!

Yang Huan couldn't help looking at Thomas Lake when he heard the sound, but found that the German looked very calm, as if his question was not sharp at all, and seemed to be expecting Beiersdorf's answer.

"They have explained this. In order to welcome the [-] World Cup in Germany, Hamburg, with the strong support of the government, remodeled the stadium and invested a total of [-] million euros to turn the stadium into a modern stadium. In addition to the debts of signings in the past few years, the team's debt is now close to [-] million euros."

Hearing this, Beiersdorf himself felt a little embarrassed.

Yang Huan even smiled knowingly, this is close to [-] million, and there is still a difference between [-] million.

The question is, how close?

According to the information obtained by Yang Huan, the accurate figure should be 950 million euros, but this is the figure at the end of [-], and it is now April [-]. The interest generated in the past four months is enough to pile up this debt to over [-] million.

But Yang Huan is not interested in continuing to entangle in such side details, "Keep talking!"

"Their plan is mainly divided into three steps. The first step is to reform the management, including inviting some former celebrities to enter the management and participate in the daily management of the team!"

Hearing this, Yang Huan immediately scoffed!
"This is really a clever trick. If you can't handle things yourself, you can push out the celebrity, because in the hands of the celebrity, no matter whether the team gets better or worse, the anger of the fans will be suppressed to a minimum. This trick is already a tried and tested panacea!"

Looking at the entire European football world, as long as any team encounters management problems and the team's performance drops to a trough, the first thing to do is to find a celebrity, as if the celebrity has become their master key to solve all problems.

But if you take a closer look, you will find that these are some teams with very poor management and extremely chaotic management. On the contrary, those clubs that implement modern management will hardly let celebrities enter the core management.

Of course, it is not ruled out that like Bayern Munich, Hoeness, Rummenigge and Beckenbauer are outstanding people in themselves, and at the same time they have received high-level professional education, coupled with Bayern Munich's entire set of professional management management system, that's why Bayern Munich is what it is today.

But apart from Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Arsenal, Real Madrid and other teams control the core position of the club's management, and almost none of them have the role of former celebrities, because they need to be professional!

Beiersdorf also has a deep understanding of this. He himself was born in football, so he knows very well that being able to play football and being able to manage a club are two different things!
From his retirement to his appointment as the football director of Hamburg, during the six years in between, he has been adding value to himself, learning, and receiving professional education, because his plan for his life is to transfer to management, so he needs to learn these professional cultural knowledge.

But even so, he is still a layman in the field of club operations!

Therefore, Yang Huan is right, celebrities can only inject feelings into the club!

But the problem is, this thing of feelings is not a panacea for everything!
"The second measure is to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, but this is a long-term goal that cannot be achieved in the short term."

After a pause, Beiersdorf continued: "So, they need a third trick, attracting investors and selling club shares."

This is the real reason why Yang Huan is sitting here!

Just kidding, with such strict rules and so many restrictions in the Bundesliga, if no club actively wants to sell, Yang Huan will not be able to buy it no matter how good he is, no matter how ruthless he is, no matter how rich he is.

But now, when a team is about to sell, he has a chance!

It can be said that Yang Huan originally did not plan to enter the Bundesliga, but when he suddenly heard that Hamburg was going to be sold, he was naturally moved upon hearing the news.

As for the so-called fifty plus one policy, fuck off!

I'm going bankrupt, I'm about to die, why are you talking about fifty plus one with me, isn't that nonsense?

If you have the ability, your Football Association can help me solve my financial debts?

If it doesn't work, is it possible that you want to watch me go bankrupt?
If you really do this, you just give me a place to cool off and stay there, don't come to meddle in my good deeds!

There is a saying that goes well, flies don't bite seamless eggs.

Today's burger is a crack!
However, Yang Huan is not a fly that just bites and is done!
(End of this chapter)