[Football] The transfer fee is 10 billion

Ling Yun has been very busy recently, with transfers and financial reports, he also has to worry about money.

He had bought Arsenal's family property last year, with a loss of 5000 million yuan, how could he still be able to pay for it.

If they can achieve good results in the Premier League and the Champions League this year, and even win the championship, it will naturally be a lot of money, plus the cost of the new jersey sponsor, it seems to be pretty good.

But the club, the stadium and the training base all need to be maintained, plus the loan for repairing the stadium, and the salaries of the players and staff have to be paid. Even the CEO of him has an annual salary of 300 million pounds every year... The income of the club can be invested in the end There are very few in the transfer market.

There are several plans in front of him now, first, he, the shareholder, injects capital into the club himself, and second, borrows money from the bank.

Luo Cheng didn't agree with him choosing the first one, why spend his own when he could spend the bank's money, no matter whether Arsenal were losing money or in debt, it seemed that Ling Yun would be under huge pressure from the outside world, but it was actually not a bad thing for them.

Kroenke and Usmanov still hold 30% of Arsenal's shares in their hands. As long as they don't sell them, others can't do anything to them.

The most direct way to get them to take the initiative to sell their shares is to make the club worthless. They are businessmen. Once the huge investment loses its return, they will immediately withdraw and abandon Arsenal.

When Ling Yun mentioned no dividends for three years at the beginning, he was right on this point. If the two big bosses didn't care about their hundreds of millions of pounds in the bottomless pit of Arsenal, then he could also not pay dividends for five or ten years.

This gang of vampires is really used to go wrong. Other clubs are almost self-financed even without the owner's capital injection. These two are good, but they can still make money from Arsenal?

What Ling Yun didn't expect was that just the day before the team was about to fly to Paris, his office welcomed an unexpected visitor.

This person is their other major shareholder - Usmanov.

Ling Yun was a little surprised when he first saw the other party, not only in his heart, but also on his face.Because this wealthy Russian businessman is very busy, he rarely shows up in London.

Before Ling Yun acquired the shares of Arsenal, Usmanov had repeatedly lost to Kroenke and his son in the competition of the board of directors and club affairs. The key is that he himself was not liked by the old men on the board. , he has no sense of presence within the Arsenal board.

In fact, Ling Yun has always had a question that he can't figure out. Logically speaking, Usmanov is far less annoying than Kroenke, why the board of directors doesn't like him so much.

Ling Yun remembered that when Van Persie published the open letter not to renew the contract with the club, Usmanov wrote a long letter to the board of directors.

Of course, this letter was published by the media for the first time. In the letter, the rich Russian businessman sharply criticized Kroenke and the board of directors for their whimsy of not spending money but also achieving results, and expressed his understanding of Van Persie's approach , and finally deeply sympathized with Wenger.

Of course, this letter has a certain element of pleasing the head coach and fans, but it also pointed out many problems of Arsenal at that time.

After a long time, Ling Yun figured out why the board of directors had completely different attitudes towards Usmanov and Kroenke at the beginning.

Back then, when Usmanov began to acquire shares in Arsenal, he was very strong. He wanted to completely privatize the Arsenal club, and then pour money into it after it became his own business. This intention was from the very beginning. It was put on the table, so it was disgusted by the board of directors.

On the other hand, Kroenke, when he entered Arsenal, pointed out that he was very good at keeping low and small, and he voluntarily agreed to the upper limit of equity holdings set by the board of directors for him. After he gained the trust of the board of directors, he would gradually erode the shares of other shareholders and wait for him to break through. At the time of the equity cap, the board of directors realized that the United States is a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Later, Kroenke became the largest shareholder of Arsenal at the time, exposing his greedy nature without a bottom line, but it was too late at this time, he already had the right to speak for Arsenal, and showed Biusmano Husband's even more shameless ambition-he wants to privatize Arsenal, but he doesn't want to spend money, and even wants to make money from Arsenal.

Ling Yun also knew that before his arrival, the two fought to the death, but Usmanov was always at a disadvantage. He repeatedly proposed to buy Kroenke's shares, but was rejected by the other party until several years later. After that, he voluntarily gave up and ended the ten-year battle with Kroenke for Arsenal.

But the arrival of Ling Yun completely changed the competition between the two people. He won 37% of the club's shares in one go, and the three people each accounted for one-third. No one wants to privatize Arsenal if they get the shares in the other party's hands.

Ling Yun told Usmanov a long time ago that he was not his enemy.

His purpose was to deal with Kroenke and his son, and he never thought of forcing Usmanov away, but the other party probably didn't react because of the change in the situation at the time, and even regarded him as an opponent for a moment, and he and Kroenke joined forces.

Now more than half a year has passed, during which Usmanov did not show his face, and now that he came to visit suddenly, Ling Yun was somewhat puzzled about his purpose.

Boss Xiaoling remained calm, but still showed the courtesy and enthusiasm he should have for the third boss of the club.

Usmanov did not greet him too much, and straight to the point said his intention: "I want to buy all the shares of Arsenal in your hand."

"..."

Ling Yun smiled noncommittally at him, and frankly expressed his doubts: "I don't quite understand what this means."

Usmanov refused to comment on his behavior of pretending not to understand, and continued: "The price can be the same as you bought at the time, or higher, we can further negotiate this, if you want, You can continue to serve as the CEO of the club, and I will fully support you."

"But why would I do that?" Ling Yun was baffled, even if he could make a small fortune from the other party, did he look like a person short of money?

Usmanov kept staring into Ling Yun's eyes, as if he wanted to see something from it: "Since I bought Arsenal for the first time, I have never concealed my desire to fully own this club, no To tell you the truth, although I am also a businessman, at least I have more conscience than Kroenke."

"No." Ling Yun smiled confidently, and rejected the other party's proposal just now without thinking, "I will not hand over Arsenal to anyone, because no one knows its future path better than me. .”

"Who is not a businessman, and I am not a charity. But you are right. I am different from Kroenke. He regards Arsenal as a tool to make money, but I am still young and I don't need it. So eager to make money."

"..."

Usmanov looked at him, the expression on his face changed from shock to playfulness, and finally to disbelief: "Why do you say that, in fact, you are the one who has real feelings for Arsenal. But, young man, I have to remind You, your true feelings, also happen to be your weakness. Even if Kroenke stops playing someday, he can still make a fortune from you."

It's not that Ling Yun has never thought about this problem, but so what, there is no such thing as forced buying and selling in this world, and at worst, no one can buy the shares held by others. As long as he still has the decision-making power of the club, there is no such thing as People can take a penny from Arsenal, but at worst, everyone will continue to spend it.

"Thank you for reminding me." Ling Yun didn't want to continue discussing this topic with him, so he planned to end this sudden meeting, "In short, you can give up this idea, I will never sell the shares of Arsenal."

Just as he was about to stand up, shake hands with the other party, and see off the guests, Usmanov suddenly said, "Then, I'll sell you the shares in my hand, do you want it?"

"..."

Ling Yun couldn't help sitting up straight, and looked at the other party with cold eyes, as if he wanted to find a flaw in the face of this middle-aged uncle who was much older than his father, but not as well-managed as his grandfather: " I hope you didn't come here to amuse me."

Usmanov laughed, and he could still hear a bit of relief in his laughter: "I can see from your signings at the time that for Arsenal, you are more important than me and Kroenke." persistent."

"Since the possibility of me wanting to fully own this club is very slim, there is no need for me to waste my time and money here. Compared with Kroenke, a miser, I would rather hand over my shares to someone who really loves the club. It is in the hands of someone, so it will find you."

Ling Yun felt that he had heard a joke, and asked in disbelief: "So you really tested me just now?"

"That's it."

Ling Yun sneered in his heart. A businessman who is completely mercenary came to say the word "love" to him. This is not a joke.

He didn't respond immediately, nor did he appear ecstatic, but patiently waited for the other party's next words.

"However," as expected, Usmanov's next words immediately changed: "I have one condition."

Ling Yun gave him an expression of "I had expected it a long time ago": "Please tell me."

"I don't accept bank loans, I want a cash transaction, the sooner the better. You know, I gave you the priority, but it's not like others have a chance."

"Okay." Ling Yun didn't have to think about this question at all, and he agreed immediately. He didn't worry about the other party's big opening, because if the price was too high, he wouldn't want it, and Kroenke wouldn't even want it. Everyone is not a fool.

"I will arrange my team to negotiate with you immediately."

After seeing off Usmanov, Ling Yun returned to the office and sat for a while.He was not stunned by the unexpected pie falling from the sky, and his thinking was still very clear.

He only believed half of what the other party said just now, and he had to weigh the rest. For example, Ling Yun didn't believe that he wanted to sell the shares to him first because of his true love for Arsenal.

Isn't the Russian just sure that he is willing to spend money on Arsenal, and will agree to it at all costs.

And the reason why he is so eager to sell the shares is that besides the hopelessness of the acquisition and the lack of benefits, he probably has other investments that are eager to spend money.

When Arsenal played Paris Saint-Germain, because Ling Yun was negotiating with Usmanov about purchasing shares, he was in a hurry to watch the game, and he arrived only 10 minutes before the kick-off, and let his The private jet has been waiting, and he will fly back to London non-stop after the game.

In fact, the quarter-finals of the Champions League between Arsenal and Paris has attracted a lot of attention compared to the other giants.

Because Paris was the club that spent the most money in Europe last summer, while Arsenal ranked second. Moreover, in the past six months, Arsenal has made big news every three to five times, and it often goes out of the circle. The captain's incompatibility is not inferior at all.

Paris has Ibrahimovic in the frontcourt and Thiago Silva in the backcourt. They are both popular stars bought by the oil daddy with a lot of money. The combination of the two is worth a whole summer of Arsenal. The money spent during the session.

At the beginning of the game, Paris Saint-Germain, who played at home, showed their dominance over the Parc des Princes. The wide-ranging offense put a lot of pressure on Arsenal's midfield.

Just 2 minutes into the game, Ibrahimovic made a wonderful volley from the edge of the penalty area. He is tall and long-legged, and his movements are stretched when he shoots. He is full of strength and has a tricky angle. When the ball flies towards the Arsenal goal, there is almost no Rotating, the fans in the stands seemed to have made up the special effect-like phantom behind the ball.

Ibrahimovic is a very narcissistic person, and he is also confident in his shooting skills. If the goal is not scored, he might be able to show you a live ball on the spot.

However, he really didn't score this goal-Koscielny stood on the goal line and blocked the ball with his own body.

Not to mention the fans, Ibrahimovic himself was fooled. Arsenal's No. 6 central defender seems to have a soft style of play and a soft personality, but he still has this kind of operation?

After all, Koscielny is French. The shot was beautiful and the block was beautiful. Both the fans of the home team and the fans of the visiting team were applauding in the stands. The scene was very harmonious.

Arsenal survived the opponent's onslaught in the first 10 minutes and began to slowly enter the state.

Wenger's tactics are very similar to his own personality. No matter how stormy the opponent is on the field, he always asks the players to follow their own rhythm and not be led away by the opponent.

Ibrahimovic is eager to perform on the court, but his height of 195 cm has very good flexibility. You can't guess what kind of whimsical shots he will make, and defense is out of the question.

He is sometimes very lonely, he would rather throw the ball himself than pass it to his teammates, and sometimes he can cooperate well with his teammates. Whether he passes the ball or not can only be dominated by him alone. If others complain, Maybe he will make some amazing remarks in the post-match interview area.

In short, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a man who has caused a lot of trouble in Arsenal's defense.

Fortunately, Alonso, as a barrier in front of the two central defenders, has always provided them with effective protection. Once or twice Ibrahimovic dribbled the ball and he and his teammates cooperated to intercept it.

No. 20 minutes into the game, Paris' offensive rhythm gradually slowed down, and Arsenal also gradually seized control of the field and began to form an advantage with steady ball possession.

Ling Yun was sitting in the stands, and it was not difficult to see that he had a confident smile on his face after several broadcast shots, as if he was not worried about the result of the game.

I don't know when it started, this young and handsome Arsenal CEO has become a sight that fans in the stands can't miss. His every move and expression, even his suit, tie, cufflinks, wristwatch, etc. Small accessories can be picked up by some fans in a special post after the game.

Arsenal's official TV station also made an edited video for him, with bgm and card points. As soon as it was posted on Twitter, the number of views soared all the way, and it was quickly popularized by netizens. In addition to Arsenal fans, there are Many fans from other homes, even some people who usually don't pay attention to football games at all, came to join in the fun, and became a fan of Boss Xiao Ling's good looks.