my name is colane

Chapter 314 42. Welcome foreign investment
On the afternoon of February 2th, Trapani held a pre-match press conference at the Pacheco training base. The team has performed well recently. Although the work of the head coach is still very hard, Hugo is happy from the bottom of his heart. Entering the press conference scene is also full of smiles, and the reporters are no strangers to it in these few rounds of competition.

"Mr. Collenny, it looks like you are in a good mood! Are you confident about the Rome game?!"

"I'm happy because it's nice to see everyone! As for the game against Roma, I think we are capable of causing them problems!"

"In the first round of the game, you once lost three goals at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. In that game, you performed poorly. Does returning to the Barbera Stadium in this round mean that you want revenge?!"

"Every one of us can't wait to play this game! Yes, we are hungry for revenge!"

"Roma are now second in the league, do you think they have a chance of winning the league?!"

"Of course, I think Mr. Capello is coaching very well, and his Roma is also very good. I think it is entirely possible for them to win the championship after the end of the season! Of course Milan is also very good!"

"Which team do you want to win the league title?!"

"Can I say Trapani?!" Hugo laughed, and all the reporters below laughed. This is a joke. It is a fantasy that Trapani wants to create a miracle in Kaiserslautern this season.

"It is said that the Russians intend to take over Rome, what do you think about this?!" "New Sports" reporter Domenico asked a topic that is not related to the game. Hugo is the boss of Trapani. Of course, this question can be listened to. Listen to his opinion.

What Domenico said was the recent rumors in the media that the Russians bought Roma. Roma under the Sensi family is currently in serious economic problems. According to reliable sources, they have not been able to pay wages since June last year. Players make up wages.

The finances of many teams in the league are unhealthy and full of deficits. With the economic downturn in the past two years, many teams have gone bankrupt and owed a lot of debt to the bank. Rapani is completely different.

Hugo did not rely on bank loans to manage Trapani, but continued to increase capital to fill financial problems. For many other team owners, capital increase is part of it, and the other part is through bank loans.

Moreover, bank loans account for the vast majority. They did not devote themselves to the team like Hugo and Moratti. It is said that Moratti also wanted to increase capital some time ago and took the initiative to give Inter Milan blood transfusions, but the shareholders meeting If you don't pass, you fucking increase capital, we are not happy to increase capital, and there are many voices against it.

Don't the Sensi family have any money? !Of course they are rich. Although their assets are shrinking now and their business operations are difficult, they must have money, but it is impossible for them to fill the bottomless pit of Rome without reservation.

Last summer, it was not easy for Sensi to find a bank for guarantee. The loans piled up more and more. If Rome continues like this, it cannot be ruled out that one day it will go bankrupt under the leadership of Sensi. In this case, the Sensi family wants to sell the team. The news is endless, and this is true. Hugo has communicated with old Sensi.

At that time, Sensi hoped that Hugo could find a buyer. In fact, Sensi hoped that the Colleni family, which is now relatively strong in economic strength, would take over Rome, or that Hugo would find American investors to take over Rome.

Hugo searched for a while, and it was almost impossible for the Colani family to take over. The Colani family was separated from Hugo in name, but in fact, they must still stand by Trapani at the critical moment. If he wanted the Colleni family to send money to Trapani even if they wanted to invest in the football industry, he certainly wouldn't encourage his family to take over Rome. Sensi owed a lot of money.

As for the American investors, in fact, Hugo doesn't know many American sports businessmen at all, and as for Google's two good partners, they are not interested in football.

Later, a rich man from Russia wanted to buy Roma. This incident aroused strong repercussions in Italian football. Russian Abrahimovich took over Chelsea, and then opened the gold dollar football, making trouble in the transfer market. , very rampant.

There has never been a professional football club controlled by foreign capital in Italian football. The Italians themselves are relatively exclusive, and there are deep-seated reasons in it. For some powerful teams, maintaining the current state is the best. The background strength of the top three in the north is very strong. If a rich foreigner really comes and has a lot of money to invest, it will undoubtedly bring them a lot of trouble.

So this matter is opposed by the whole country. Roma fans have been putting up slogans at home recently, resolutely opposing the Sensi family's sale of the club to a Russian rich man. As a local businessman, the Sensi family sometimes really has to succumb to this pressure. Now There is one word to describe them, Roma is a hot potato, it is difficult to throw away even if you want to throw it away, and old Sensi may find it difficult to let go of his relationship with Roma in a while.

As someone in the football circle, how could Hugo not know what was going on behind the scenes? !I am afraid that the top three in the north are very opposed to the entry of foreign capital, but Hugo, hehe, of course we must support it!

He will support anything that is harmful to the enemy, that's for sure!

"In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with foreign capital entering Italian football! Look at Mr. Abrahimovic. I think he has entered Chelsea. Chelsea's strength has grown very obviously. This is a good thing for the team. It is an indisputable fact that they are quite competitive both domestically and internationally!"

"But if foreign capital pours into Italian football, it goes against the tradition of Italy, and it's not conducive to the development of our young players!" Speaking of this topic, the reporters started to talk more, and a reporter immediately said.

"Nowadays, the rich teams may not seem patient in cultivating young people. Why don't you think about it from another angle. If there is foreign capital entering, some teams will be strengthened, and the league will be more exciting and more attractive to the outside world. This means that we have more money, and we will continue to maintain our position in the world's No. [-] league! We will also have more money to develop our own youth training and be able to train more talents! There are non-EU places The Football Association always holds the initiative!" Hugo talked eloquently on the rostrum.

"Mr. Colani, do you agree with the Sensi family selling the club to the Russians?!" A reporter asked.

"It doesn't have to be Russian, I think they can sell Roma to a responsible investor! It doesn't matter if it's foreigners or us Italians, it's a good thing for Roma fans, I really don't understand why they would object? !” Hugo shrugged his shoulders, in fact agreeing that Rome was acquired by a more powerful family.

"The world football is changing with each passing day, and it's time for our traditions to change. Why can't Roma become the first team controlled by foreign capital? Some people worry that foreign capital is here to make money, but it's against the current football industry in Italy. In the economy, where do you get the opportunity to make money if you don’t invest money?!” Hugo said eloquently.

At the end of the press conference, it was no longer about the game itself, but about the entry of foreign capital. The reporters found a topic that was more exciting than the game. Hugo was the first person in Italian football to stand up and say that foreign capital was good. , He is a person of weight, how can he not attract everyone's attention.

Hugo talked a lot about foreign investment. The press conference lasted for an hour, and Hugo never refused questions from reporters.

Roma came to Trapani that night, and Sensi's eldest daughter, Rosella Sensi, followed the team to Trapani. She had dinner with the top management of Trapani, and Sensi had heard about it. Hugo's speech at the press conference, in fact, Hugo's speech relieved some pressure from public opinion on the Sensi family. After all, someone stood up to sympathize with them, and he was a relatively influential person.

"No need to thank me! Rosella! I respect your father very much. Your family has already contributed a lot to Rome and Italian football. Now it is beyond your capabilities. It is time to quit!" Rosella was outspoken.

Rosella is actually one of the members of the Sensi family who most support the sale of Rome. The real hesitant in the family is the old Sensi. On the one hand, the old Sensi feels that Rome has not really achieved glory under his hands. Not so much. On the other hand, Sensi is very affected by the opposition of the fans. He doesn't want to destroy the good relationship with the fans.

"Maybe we won't talk about selling the team again in the near future!" Rosella sighed in front of Hugo. Playing football in Italy, if you want to compete with the top three in the north, you must have strong financial strength. The Sensi family doesn't have such strength at all now. In terms of strength, Rosella didn't want her family to be affected because of Rome. Rome was a heavy burden now, so she was a little depressed.

"Take your time, Rosella, there will always be a suitable time in these two years! Look, Italy's economic downturn will also affect football. Maybe everyone's ideas will change soon!" Hugo I can only comfort him.

(End of this chapter)