Football giants

Chapter 738 The Last Piece of the Puzzle

"What is their detailed plan?" Yang Huan asked with interest.

Beiersdorf thought for a while, "Transform the club into a joint stock company, sell part of the shares to investors, increase the club's cash flow, and resolve the imminent debt crisis."

"In return, the club's board of directors will be reduced to six people, and investors can arrange up to two people to join the board of directors and participate in the club's daily operations."

According to the nature of most of the current Bundesliga teams, there is no way to attract investors.

Therefore, if you want to sell your shares like Hamburg, you must first convert yourself into a joint stock company.

As early as January, Hamburg had passed this resolution, and in the past three months, the club has successfully transformed the club into a joint stock company, taking the first step of selling shares.

"Currently the outside world's valuation of Hamburg is more than 1 million euros, so their initial intention is to sell 20.00% of Wu's shares in exchange for 3000 million euros in cash."

"Among them, the club needs to use 1000 million euros to repay the debt, and the rest will be used to operate the summer transfer, hoping to help Hamburg return to the European arena in the shortest possible time."

Yang Huan was thinking in his heart, darling, 3000 million euros, can you get two board seats?
It also has to be said that this move by the Hamburg management is not stupid, at least the prospects are very gratifying, isn't it?
If relying on this operation can greatly enhance the competitiveness of Hamburg, help the team get out of the current predicament and return to the middle and upper reaches, it is definitely a coup worthy of recognition.

But what does this have to do with Yang Huan?
Only 20.00% of Wu's shares!

Yang Huan felt a little disappointed in his heart, then turned his head and glanced at Thomas Lake, "Thomas, what do you think?"

Thomas Lake was obviously thinking about this problem too, because he knew that the client's request was to completely acquire Hamburg.

"Master Huan, I think our plan should be divided into several steps."

"Oh?" Yang Huan became interested, and smiled slightly, "Let's hear it."

"There is a Chinese saying that one bite does not make a fat man. The rules of the Bundesliga are strict and there are many loopholes, but if we forcefully break through, it is likely to lead to a situation like the Leipzig Red Bull and become the target of public criticism. It is not worth the loss."

This is also what Yang Huan is more worried about.

He has always been a clean-spirited person, and he advocates that harmony makes money.

If it offended the entire German football world in order to acquire Hamburg, it would be completely unnecessary.

"So, my suggestion is, the first step is to seek a firm foothold."

"Go on." Yang Huan understood a little bit.

"I think we can open up talks with Hamburg. I have received accurate information that Hamburg's debt is very serious, more than 1 million euros, and the monthly interest alone is how much? I can guarantee that even if the 3000 million euros are thrown down, they will not be able to overcome many storms, but will sink deeper and deeper."

When Thomas Lake said this, he looked around the crowd.

"Hamburg's transfer strategy in the past few years has been very problematic. The management's short-sightedness has caused them to chase high-profile balloon stars too much in terms of signings. This has brought a lot of financial revenue to Hamburg, but it has also brought heavy salary pressure. For example, Ruud van Nistelrooy back then, Van der Vaart, who is still in the team now, former Arsenal central defender Julu, former German national goalkeeper Adler, and Westermann, etc., all have high salaries."

"This has created a dilemma. The team has made a lot of signings and spent a lot of money, but its strength has not improved much. It is also difficult for the club to benefit from player transfers. Instead, it has to invest a lot of money every year to ensure the team's competitiveness in the Bundesliga!"

When Yang Huan heard this, his eyes lit up.

Because he discovered that the backbone talent of Germany's largest bank is still so familiar with football affairs.

"Thomas, are you a fan?" Yang Huan suddenly asked with a smile.

Many people present were stunned for a moment, obviously not responding.

Only Kesh Harris knows, Master Huan is trying to figure it out.

"Uh, Master Huan, I'm a football fan. In almost all of Germany, there is no one who doesn't like football!"

"Which team?" Yang Huan asked again.

Thomas Lake was a little embarrassed now, "Uh, Frankfurt!"

"Oh!" Yang Huan didn't say anything more, it's normal, isn't it?
"go on!"

Thomas Lake didn't figure out what Young Master Huan meant at all. He thought for a while and continued: "Because of the club's business strategy, the current actions of the Hamburg management are tantamount to drinking doves to quench their thirst. In addition, Hamburg's youth training has not been very good. Therefore, unless they can effectively adjust the team's business philosophy in a short period of time and rapidly expand the strength of the team, otherwise, they will have to continue to rely on selling shares to survive in the next few years!"

"Then you mean..."

Thomas Lake spread his hands, "They want to sell, we want to buy, everyone continues to trade."

Yang Huan suddenly thought of the time when he and Daniel Levy were talking about investing in Tottenham Hotspur.

At the beginning, Yang Huan's calculation was very shrewd, and he also voted for Tottenham Hotspur, but not long after, Yang Huan changed his mind and brought Qatar's Prime Minister Hamad into the game.

But now, Hamburg is eager to strengthen its own strength, and signings are quite necessary.

And what about Yang Huan?

There is nothing else, except that there are many high-quality players.

Needless to say, there are a large number of players in the Southampton youth academy waiting to participate in high-level competitions.

And Southampton's scouting system.

It can be said that if it were not for the policy restrictions of the German Football Association, Yang Huan would be absolutely sure that he would be able to build a team for Hamburg in a short period of time that is qualified for the middle and upper reaches, and even for European competitions.

But Thomas Lake's plan is difficult to achieve immediate results, but it will take a period of time to operate, and it will be implemented gradually. The shortest period may be three to five years, and the longest period may be ten years. Who knows?

But the good thing is that it can prevent Yang Huan from becoming the target of public criticism.

One of the most important reasons why Yang Huan is so interested in acquiring Hamburg this time is that he is eager to enter Germany.

Germany's high-tech manufacturing technology is amazing, especially some hidden champions.

The so-called hidden champions refer to those small but powerful companies that control the global market in this field.

In the past few years, with more and more Chinese capital entering Germany, these invisible champion companies are the most desired by Chinese capital, and they have acquired many of them. However, there are still some sensitive companies and fields that are likely to attract the attention of Germany and the world, and even interfere. Due to various reasons, they are helpless.

But if Yang Huan's company can enter the German market in the name of running a football team, then I believe many things will be much easier.

In addition, the potential of Hamburg is indeed great, whether it is from the city or from the Hamburg team.

The stadium in Hamburg is located in the northwest suburb of the city, a bit far from the city center, and there are no attractive tourist resources around it, but it is close to the airport, with convenient subway and transportation, and many residents in the surrounding area.

The training ground is next door to the stadium, and the land is ample, which is convenient for Yang Huan to implement his plan to build a complete business ecosystem around the stadium.

And from the map, Southampton is mainly facing the United Kingdom, Madrid, Monaco, and Milan belong to southern Europe, radiating the entire western Mediterranean, Basel, Vienna, and Prague radiate the entire central Europe, while Brussels and Amsterdam are located on the western coastline of the entire European continent.

Yang Huan also used Daniel Levi's relationship with ENIC to win the Athens AEK again. The latter is currently playing in the Greek second division. This is equivalent to gaining a foothold in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The only shortcoming is that Yang Huan is blank in the vast Nordic region, which is the richest and most developed in Europe.

But now, if you can take down Hamburg and use it to radiate the entire Nordic region, you will be able to complete the last piece of the puzzle.

Therefore, for Yang Huan, the acquisition of Hamburg was at best a matter of [-] to [-] million euros, but behind the acquisition, there were even greater benefits.

But it is precisely because of this that every step must be taken with caution.

"Okay, that's it for this matter!"

Yang Huan felt that when the whole plan was mentioned, it was time to make a decision.

What he dislikes the most is the kind of person who is hesitant to do great things and cherish his life.

On the contrary, his principle of doing things has always been to be bold and careful, and as long as he makes a decision, he will definitely move forward.

Maybe he will fail, maybe he will be frustrated, but he will definitely not regret it.

"Thomas!" Yang Huan looked at Thomas Lake.

The latter immediately raised his head and looked at his client.

"You are our senior consultant for this acquisition, so I will leave this matter to you and be responsible on my behalf. Is it okay?"

"Me?" Thomas Lake was a little surprised.

He is just a consultant, when have you ever seen a client put such a burden on a consultant?

"What? Is there a problem?" Yang Huan asked with a smile.

Thomas Lake looked around and found that many people were equally surprised, but then looked at Kesh Harris, the football investment expert in the City of London, who was smiling and seemed to be a little encouraging.

This immediately made him feel an unprecedented challenge.

He chose to leave Allianz Group at the beginning, and later left PwC, because he was familiar with these companies and felt that there was no challenge at all. He felt that he was completely unable to create his own value in such a large company.

Even now, he has become the top elite of Germany's largest bank, Deutsche Bank, but after staying for a long time, he still feels unsatisfactory, because he can't make decisions on many things.

It made him feel depressed and depressed.

But now, a challenging case was placed before him.

The acquisition of Hamburg completed an unprecedented case of helping foreign investors acquire the Bundesliga team!

More importantly, this time his client is not someone else, but Yang Huan!

A legend who always works miracles!

This made him feel excited and excited!

So, he took a deep breath, nodded and said: "No, Master Huan, there is no problem, I promise!"

After hearing this, Yang Huan also laughed. For the time being, he just wanted to be Thomas Lake's client.

As for the future, if he does a good job, Yang Huan will consider going further.

"Ditmar, you are responsible for assisting Thomas from the side, is there any problem?" Yang Huan asked Beiersdorf again.

The latter also shook his head. If you want to ask him about football, signings and team formation, he is an expert.

But when it comes to capital operation, he is a layman who knows nothing!
"Very well, I hope that this time your negotiations can be conducted in secrecy!"

When Yang Huan said this, he once again solemnly exhorted him.

"Money is not a problem, but I hope to win as many shares as possible during the first negotiation. You should understand what I mean!"

Both Thomas Lake and Dietmar Beiersdorf nodded in unison.

They understand!

(End of this chapter)