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Chapter 107 Hoffman Soccer City
Philip Neville made a price of 800 million pounds, or about 1300 million euros, plus 2000 million euros in cash for Petr Cech. As soon as this deal came out, it shocked the whole of Europe.

Shock!

envy!

When Petr Cech moved to Union Berlin, he didn't even pay 100 million euros, only 50. Now he sells for a sky-high price of 3300 million euros, which is a 66-fold increase in one season!
No one ever imagined that a player who has not mentioned the top league can be sold for such a price.

Some media in England believe that Sir Alex Ferguson was cheated by Union Berlin in this transaction. The game style of the Premier League is completely different from other leagues. This young goalkeeper may not perform as well as Barthez.

But even so, Mourinho was still very dissatisfied.

Edward notified him after reaching an agreement with Sir Alex Ferguson. Cech is also Mourinho's favorite player. Most of the team are Mourinho's favorite players. Every child is full of talent. Mourinho Ao guarded like a hen, and he didn't want to send any of them away. Although Edward promised to bring a better goalkeeper, Mourinho was still a little angry.

Fulham has no resistance in front of the checkbook. Last year they bought Van der Sar from Juventus for 500 million euros. Now Edward took out 700 million euros. The other side nodded and sold the team's main goalkeeper without hesitation.

The Premier League has not yet started to exert its strength, and the middle and lower reaches of the team are also living a tense life. Recently, Van der Sar was injured, and he cannot be counted on at the beginning of the new season. Fulham is very happy to have someone as a receiver. With this money Money they can buy a healthy goalkeeper back.

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"Edward Hoffman!!!"

Mourinho stormed into Edward's office.

"Jose, what's the matter?"

Edward put down the document in his hand in surprise and asked.

"You said to give me a better goalkeeper, is it better in the hospital bed?"

Mourinho was really annoyed. This was the first time he called Edward by his full name.

"Jose, I can explain this..."

Edward also has some headaches, and he still has some FM player habits.Even if many players are injured, as long as they can pass the board, he will definitely not hesitate. Van der Sar is very strong, as anyone who has watched Manchester United in his previous life knows.

But the current situation is that the other party will be absent for at least three months. After the transfer was completed, Edward remembered it.

Now it is impossible to buy a goalkeeper in this situation.

Union Berlin is not short of money, but they can’t buy another excellent goalkeeper. Otherwise, what will happen after Van der Sar recovers from injury? At this time, Stekelenburg finally has a chance. If he buys another substitute goalkeeper, he will be divorced. .

"Jose, Edwin is really a very good goalkeeper. He has more experience than Peter, and there is no problem with his strength. Stand by my side."

"What, you want to buy Manchester United?"

Mourinho was also taken aback, this kind of thing is really unbelievable.

Although Edward is very rich, Mourinho is still used to treating him as the chairman of Union Berlin. Hearing this is like the owner of a small supermarket chain at his door saying that he wants to acquire Wal-Mart, although he quickly realizes that money may not hinder Edward's plan, but Mourinho still finds it unacceptable, and even forgets about the goalkeeper.

"Yes, my acquisition of Manchester United!"

"What about Union Berlin?"

"Of course it will belong to the Hoffman family."

"So are you going to have two teams at the same time, or two very strong teams?"

"Of course, if you want, you can even wait until after Sir Alex Ferguson retires to coach Manchester United."

Edward gave a suggestion. Mourinho still has great ambitions, and he will not give up if he doesn’t try outside. Although he knows that a large part of the reason why the opponent wants to go to Real Madrid is to directly revenge Barcelona, ​​​​Edward still hopes that Mourinho able to stay with him.

This time, Mourinho is completely starting to shine at his club. Edward feels that Mourinho's character is very appetizing. He hopes that Mourinho will have a successful career.

Mourinho's coaching experience at Real Madrid in his previous life was not a failure, but it was not too successful either.

He will definitely regret leaving Inter Milan in his heart. After leaving Real Madrid, he has nothing good to say. During that time, the dressing room of Real Madrid made Mourinho understand that the giants are not so easy to coach. Unfortunately, he does not have a long memory. Accepted the big pit of Manchester United.

At that time, Manchester United was completely rotten. Even if Sir Alex Ferguson paid again, it would take a lot of time to rectify the team. Mourinho made a completely wrong choice.

But in this life, he has better choices. Even if he wants to go to a team with more background, Manchester United is a very good choice.

He can go to Manchester United to continue Sir Alex Ferguson's career, let Manchester United surpass Liverpool in the number of Champions Leagues, and completely trample their rivals under their feet.

As for the departure of Mourinho, Edward believes that Boas can succeed.

"Little Junior Brother" looks like Zhao Kuo, but in fact he is a bit dry.

Most importantly, he understands the situation of the team.

I just don't know what Boas' ability is.

Although it will be a long time later, Edward has already made plans early. Mourinho is too ambitious, and he will not be reconciled if he does not go out and hit the south wall.

Mourinho was obviously also shocked by Edward's words, and it took him a long time to react.

"Let's talk about it later, I have to go back and calm down."

The acquisition of Manchester United still shocked him a lot.

On the way back, Mourinho was still wondering what impact Edward's acquisition of Manchester United would have on Union Berlin.

Let’s not talk about whether he will coach Manchester United in the future. It seems that Edward is going to buy Manchester United in the next year or two. Not surprisingly, he will still be the coach of Union Berlin at that time. What effect did it have on him?
Will Edward focus on Manchester United?
After all, Manchester United looks stronger, and the chairman of Manchester United sounds more prestigious.

Such a situation is what Mourinho does not want to see, and he even suspects that Edward may reduce his investment in Union Berlin.

Mourinho is also in a daze. If he remembered the conditions for Edward to unlock the legacy, he would not have such an idea.

Not only will Edward not reduce his investment in Union Berlin, but he will continue to increase his investment and strive to get the money as soon as possible. After getting the money, Union Berlin should also have a strong hematopoietic ability. Investment, every year the players change, should be a net profit.

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The Bundesliga is about to start, and the firm has finally finalized the plan.

Edward met the designer and his assistant at home.

"Mr. Hoffman, the entire area is named Hoffman Football City by me."

said the designer.

Edward has no objection to this name. He just wants to make the Hoffman family one of the most famous families in the world. There are many benefits to being famous. Why did Abramovich buy Chelsea?Edward had the same reason.

"The stadium will be built on the Havel River, and piles will be driven in the river to widen the river. Half of the entire stadium will be on the river and the other half will be on the bank. This design is unique in the world."

Edward can understand this problem. After all, stadiums built entirely on water have already appeared. The designer did this to get the world's number one title. Another problem is to save space. Bremen's stadium is on the sea. Haval Although the Er River is not narrow, it will be more difficult to operate than land reclamation. It will be very troublesome just to get the Berlin City Hall to agree to the plan.

Edward raised his concern: "Will this plan affect the ecological environment of the Havel River?"

This is what Edward is most concerned about. He is not an environmentalist, but it is always bad to affect the environment. Most importantly, even if he has a wide network, it will affect the ecological environment. It is difficult for the city hall to pass this plan .

"That won't happen, Mr. Hoffman."

Herzog helped Edward explain: "Someone has developed a new underwater operation process. This construction method will not only have no impact on water quality, but will also have certain benefits. Before construction, it will also affect the river bottom. Do some processing."

Hearing this, Edward nodded.

"The shape of the stadium will adopt the ancient Greek style. It looks like a natural stone appearance, but it is actually a reinforced concrete structure. In terms of shape, it combines famous buildings such as the Colosseum and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Hoffman Stadium It will be the best stadium in football, bar none."

"It's not cheap, is it?"

"It will be high, probably about twice as high as those famous players."

"It's okay, as long as the court is good."

Edward just asked casually, and then asked another question: "If it is on the river, will the humidity of the stadium be a problem?"

"This is indeed a trouble, so there will be a humidity and temperature adjustment system in the stadium. This has been included in the price of the stadium. The turf will also choose a special turf to deal with this relatively humid environment."

"Very well, money is not an issue."

Edward is very satisfied with the plan given by the other party. Not to mention being frustrated, the other party has thought of everything that may happen, which makes him very happy. At least he will not find out the problem when the stadium is completed and used.

Although the design plan took a bit of time, but from the results seen so far, Edward still feels that there is a reason for slow work and meticulous work.

"Does the stadium have a canopy design? Can the canopy be designed in a unified style?"

This is what Edward is more concerned about.

He is very satisfied with the renderings given by the other party. The solemn and solemn look is very majestic, but if you add a technological and metallic canopy, it will look nondescript. Even though the stadium and canopy are good designs, but the style The difference still has a big impact.

"That's all right, Mr. Hoffman."

Helgezo opened the next PPT and introduced: "The canopy will adopt a unified Mediterranean architectural style, and it will have two completely different effects when viewed from the outside and from the inside. The inside cannot be seen from the outside, but the inside is The existence of light transmission, which uses the latest technology, the cost of the entire canopy is very high, even reaching one-fifth of the cost of the stadium."

The price was not an issue. Seeing that the other party had a solution, Edward stopped talking and nodded for him to continue.

Around the stadium, I designed a hotel complex of villas, still using various architectural complexes from ancient Greece. The entire complex is divided into twelve large buildings, each representing a constellation.

Golden Zodiac?
Edward, who grew up watching Saint Seiya, immediately thought of the famous comic book, and became even more interested.Seeing the picture given by the other party, it really looks like an ancient Greek temple.

"Considering that there may be more tourists, I also designed a tall building similar to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, which can also be used as a hotel or office building."

"Although the training ground of Union Berlin has already started, there is no problem in the renovation. The appearance will still be a Greek building complex. The entire Hoffmann Football City will be centered on the stadium and spread out in a semicircle. There is a certain waste of space, but I can guarantee that Hoffmann Soccerstadt will be the greatest architectural complex in the world, even if not in football."

"Is this an aerial photo of the future?"

"Correct!"

"Half Atlantis?"

"That's it, Mr. Hoffman!"

Herzog said excitedly.

Whether or not Atlantis existed has been debated in Europe, and there are many theories about what the kingdom was like, and Hergezzo adopted one of them.

This semi-circular design will definitely waste space to a certain extent, but there is no problem with the aesthetics, and it will not be a mess of planning like Barcelona. Edward has no objections.

The land given by the Berlin City Hall is completely enough. Even if it is not enough, you can continue to apply. There are still a lot of vacant land around the Havel River. What he is most afraid of is wasting space. In the future, Hoffmann Football City will not be entirely owned by Hoffmann Group operation, a certain degree of investment will be carried out here.

Moreover, the other party is also planning to build two commercial housing complexes. Although Edward is not very optimistic about selling houses in Germany, he does not deny this plan.

If Hoffmann Soccer City develops better in the future, it might really be sold. This area may even turn into a customer-oriented area in the future, radiating the entire Berlin. Just thinking about it makes me excited.

A stadium, changing a city, this kind of thing has never happened, but Edward thinks it is possible.

Berlin is also slowly remodeling. The area close to the football city, why can’t it be unified with the football stadium? Slowly, perhaps in the first half of the decade, the whole of Berlin will be integrated with the football city.

Man, who doesn't have the dream of being an architect? Many people have had the idea of ​​building a building since they came into contact with building blocks. It is also because of this that Edward is planning to build a football city.

Now thinking of the possibility of changing the whole of Berlin, his heart is even hotter.

Perhaps after more than a hundred years, Berlin may change its name to Hoffmann City!
(End of this chapter)