Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs

   Chapter 202 Billion pounds, are you selling Crystal Palace?

   "Eh, I've been busy recently, so I only made one or two phone calls. Honey, what's the matter? Is there anything?"

   "It doesn't matter. However, if you have time, you can invite Caroline and the others to come to London to play."

   "Okay darling, I'll call them when I'm done with those recent gigs."

   "Dear, I have an idea, do you have any interest?"

   "Oh? What's your idea?"

   Hearing Chen Ran's words, Sheryl was instantly aroused and her attention was diverted from soap operas.

   "That's it. As my Crystal Palace continues to win various championships, these players in the team will grow into stars in the future."

   "In order to increase the loyalty of these players to the team, I want you to come forward and organize the other half of these guys to make a star girlfriend/wives group."

   "Then often hold some activities, such as going shopping together, shopping, drinking afternoon tea, etc., so as to increase the cohesion and centripetal force of the Crystal Palace players from the side."

   "How is it? Cheryl, are you interested?"

   "Huh? My dear, your idea is very good."

   Hearing Chen Ran's description bit by bit, Cheryl's eyes lit up.

   Frankly speaking, she doesn't have any friends in the entertainment industry, and she doesn't dare to make any friends.

  Because this circle is full of intrigue, she has not experienced anything about being betrayed by friends for profit.

   Now, Chen Ran has opened up another social circle for her.

   And in this circle, as the girlfriend of the club owner, she is undoubtedly the person at the top, so how could Cheryl not be tempted?

   "Then you promised?"

   Chen Ran looked down at Cheryl in her arms and asked.

   "Oh dear, but I'm worried that I can't do it well and mess up your plan. What should I do? Besides, the company arranges a lot of performances and activities, and I don't necessarily have that much time to organize activities."

  Cheryl, who was originally interested, fell into hesitation again when she thought of her schedule.

   "Haha, little fool, I asked you to organize this wives group, not to arrange work, but to add a platform for you to communicate and interact."

   "Organize activities when you have time, and don't when you don't have time. Besides, it's not just leisure activities such as shopping, shopping, afternoon tea, and dinner parties. You can do these things at ordinary times. How can you not do them well?"

  Chen Ran rubbed Cheryl's little head with her hand, and she couldn't help laughing when she saw her worrying about gains and losses.

   "Okay, then I agree. But let's talk about it first, if I don't do well, you can't blame me."

   "Okay, okay, okay, don't blame you."

   Three days after the Champions League match against Real Madrid, Crystal Palace ushered in the 33rd round of the Premier League.

   Taking into account the huge consumption of the Champions League, Chen Ran also made a large rotation in this Premier League.

  In the end, with two headers from Jan Kohler and Thiago Silva, Crystal Palace defeated Fulham 2:1 at home.

  At the same time that he got three points, Chen Ran also got a "Free Kick Master Card" from the system again.

   In the game against Real Madrid, Ronaldo used this "free kick master card" to score key goals, and the effect was very obvious.

   Now there are new products added, I am very satisfied with this reward.

   In other Premier League matches in this round, there is also a strong dialogue, that is, Manchester United vs. old enemy Arsenal.

  In the end, with the goals of Van Nistelrooy and Scholes, Manchester United beat Arsenal 2:1 at Old Trafford.

   In addition, Chelsea beat West Ham United 4:1 at home, and Liverpool beat Bolton 1:0 at Anfield.

   After the 33rd round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace continued to top the standings with a record of 93 wins and 3 draws.

Chelsea are still five points behind in second place, Manchester United are third with 75 points, Liverpool are fourth with 70 points, Tottenham Hotspur are fifth with 58 points, and Arsenal with 54 points. ranked sixth.

After the    and Fulham game, Crystal Palace had a rare week off.

   After that, the Champions League semi-finals and FA Cup semi-finals plus the final game of the Premier League will start one after another. You don't have to think about it to know that this must be another devil's schedule.

   After the day's training, Stephen mysteriously came to Chen Ran's office. After entering, he didn't forget to turn around and lock the door.

   "Stephen, what are you doing?"

   Seeing Stephen's unusual behavior, Chen Ran couldn't help being aroused by him.

   "Cough, Chen, someone wants to buy our Crystal Palace."

   "Acquisition of Crystal Palace? Who?"

   Chen Ran is not surprised that someone wants to buy a Premier League team.

   Since Abramovich bought Chelsea three years ago, the American Glazer family also bought the old giant Manchester United last summer.

   However, this time someone has aimed at their own Crystal Palace, which seems to be quite insightful.

   "Like the Glazer family who bought Manchester United, they are also from the United States. But this time it was acquired by two people, one named George Gillette and the other Tom Hicks."

"George Gillette is the owner of the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League (NHL), and Hicks owns the Dallas Stars of the NHL and the Texas Rangers of the Major League Baseball (MLB). ."

Huh? Why do these two names sound familiar?

  Chen Ran recalled carefully, two people partnered to acquire a Premier League club, which did happen in a previous life.

   That's right, it was Liverpool, it was these two guys who bought Liverpool, then put Liverpool on a huge debt, and finally had to sell Liverpool to another American.

  Why these two guys didn't buy Liverpool this time, but took a fancy to their own Crystal Palace?

   "How much are they going to pay?"

  Although there is no plan to sell Crystal Palace, Chen Ran couldn't help but want to inquire about the value of Crystal Palace in the eyes of the outside world.

   "They offered £200 million."

   "How far you let them roll!"

  Chen Ran's mouth almost crooked.

  The construction of the new Crystal Palace stadium alone, including bank loans and the funds provided by the system, has exceeded 400 million euros.

   This is not to mention the value of the club itself, and the valuable players in the team.

   These two Yankees of Te Meow actually want to buy Crystal Palace for 200 million pounds?

   This is simply a white wolf with empty gloves.

   That's right, maybe it's really a white wolf with empty gloves.

   These Yankees are probably all learned from the case of the Glazer family's acquisition of Manchester United.

  The Glazer family spent about 800 million pounds to acquire Manchester United, but they actually only took out 200 million of them.

   The remaining funds, nearly 270 million pounds, were borrowed from **** banks.

   The price is to include assets such as Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium and training base as security.

  Yes, you read that right.

  The Glazer family used things that were not their own to mortgage the loan, and the **** bank even agreed.

   The first person in charge of this loan was the later Manchester United CEO Ed Woodward, who is also known as Sandezi by Manchester United fans.

  To say that there is nothing tricky in this, it is estimated that few people will believe it.

   And the remaining nearly 280 million pounds of funds, the Glazer family also borrowed.

   This time, three hedge funds in the United States contributed the money.

   However, hedge funds are not charitable funds. They are willing to provide loans and naturally need collateral.

   It’s just that Old Trafford has been mortgaged. What else can the Glazers have mortgaged?

  So, the Glazer family signed a gambling agreement with the three hedge funds.

   In addition to paying super high interest, the agreement stipulates that if Manchester United fails to repay on time, the three hedge funds will get three seats on the Manchester United board of directors or even 30% of the shares.

According to a report read by Chen Ran before his rebirth, since the Glazer family acquired the Manchester United club, the accumulated interest, dividends and other expenses paid by Manchester United have exceeded one billion pounds, even if they buy the Manchester United club again. More than enough.

   Therefore, the Glazer family's acquisition of Manchester United Club not only brought a "vampire", but also brought a Wall Street to eat meat.

  Chen Ran dared to be 100% sure that the two guys, George Gillette and Tom Hicks, must also be using the Glazer family's routine.

   Even Chen Ran was sure that, despite the fact that these two guys bought Crystal Palace, they might have mortgaged the new Crystal Palace stadium that was still under construction.

   "Chen, then I'll just reject these two Americans?"

  Stephen reconfirmed.

   "Then don't talk to me. Just tell them that if they're willing to bid a billion pounds, then I'd be willing to talk to them. If it's less than that, there's no need to meet."

   "Er Chen, what if they really agree to pay a billion pounds? Are you really willing to sell Crystal Palace to them?"

  Stephen looked at Chen Ran with some worry. His good friend had wild ideas and often did some amazing things.

"Don't worry, Stephen, those two Yanks can't make that much money. Even if they did get a billion pounds, I wouldn't sell Crystal Palace to them. I just wanted to try, we Crystal Palace now How much is it worth?"

  Chen Ran had never thought of selling Crystal Palace Club, but just now when he recalled that these Americans used Wall Street capital to buy a Premier League team, he suddenly remembered an important thing.

   That is, the financial tsunami of 2008.

   By that time, countless assets had shrunk dramatically.

  Many rich people today will have to cut their flesh and sell their assets.

   And people like George Gillette and Tom Hicks who borrow heavily to buy Premier League clubs will have a tough time.

   If you sell Crystal Palace Club at a high price now, and then buy the team back at a low price when the financial tsunami hit in 2008, it must be a very exciting operation.

   Of course, the above are just the YY in Chen Ran’s heart, and I’ve been addicted to it.

   He really wanted him to sell the Crystal Palace, which he finally brought to this location, and he was reluctant.

   "That's good, I thought you were really moved."

   Stephen breathed a sigh of relief, his friend finally didn't give him a fright this time.

   "But, Stephen, let's be mentally prepared."

   "Mental preparation? What's wrong? What happened?"

   Stephen was taken aback by Chen Ran's words, and he didn't understand what he meant for a while.

"Look, the Glazer family bought Manchester United last year, and now a new American consortium is eyeing us. It is foreseeable that the future Premier League will attract funds from all over the world. Similar acquisition events, it is estimated that It will be endless.”

   "Chen, do you mean that there will be many teams in the Premier League that will be acquired by foreigners in the future?"

   "That's right. It's not terrible for Americans to be owners, because many of them borrowed money to buy, rely on clubs to repay their debts, and want to make money themselves, so they don't invest too much in the team."

   "The most terrifying thing is those oil billionaires from the Middle East who have a lot of money and don't know how to spend it. They may buy teams just for fun or just for face."

   "So they will most likely throw money at the team regardless of cost, and then quickly build a strong and competitive team."

   "Chen, if you follow your assumptions, won't the Premier League be more and more difficult to play in the future?"

   Stephen was convinced of his friend's judgment. Because countless previous cases have proved that Chen Ran's predictions are always so accurate.

   "That's for sure. It's just that we shot earlier, and now we can still get a wave of dividends. When the big guys from all walks of life enter the field, our life will not be so happy."

   "Chen, if the two Americans really agree to pay a billion pounds this time, then you might as well sell Crystal Palace to them, and then go to another less competitive league to buy a team to restart the business."

   Hearing Chen Ran predict that the Premier League will be more and more difficult to play in the future, Stephen immediately thought of the two Americans just mentioned.

   In his opinion, it is the most ideal investment behavior to take profits on rallies, and then re-select the target to buy at a low level.

   As for the achievements Crystal Palace has achieved now, Stephen doesn't care too much.

   He believes that as long as Chen Ran is there, he can be brought to the current position of Crystal Palace with any team.

   After all, the starting point of Crystal Palace was not a bad one.

  I'll go, how did this guy Stephen say what he was YY in his heart just now?

   Is this the so-called "heroes see alike"?

   Seeing Stephen looking eager to try, Chen Ran, who was just YY in his heart, was also a little moved.

  Fortunately, his mind is still relatively clear.

   "Ahem, Stephen, this matter is not in my plan for the time being."

   "One is that those two Americans are unlikely to come up with a billion pounds."

   "The other is, my current goal is to lead Crystal Palace to the Champions League and Premier League this season. If conditions permit, I will also win the FA Cup by the way."

   (end of this chapter)