The Glory of the Godfather

UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Before the UEFA Cup 32 knockout round draw, the UEFA Champions Cup round 16 knockout draw was conducted.

Fang Jue didn't pay attention to the draw of the European Champions Cup, it was not his stage.

After the UEFA Champions League round of 16 knockout draws, the UEFA Cup round of 32 knockout draws were conducted.

Saint Etienne, who was in the same group as Ibiza, was drawn first. The French Ligue 1 team was drawn to Dynamo Kyiv, who was "relegated" from the Champions League. This can be said to be a signing, the strength of Dynamo Kyiv Not to mention the strong, when the time comes to visit the icy Ukraine in February, this is not a warm and comfortable journey.

Subsequently, Olympiacos, the strong team in the third sequence of the group, was drawn to CSKA Moscow. The luck of the Greeks was quite bad, and the Russians welcomed them on the ice and snow.

Ibiza was drawn out right after, and Fang Jue showed a very surprised expression when the draw guest and the football star of Turkey, the country where Istanbul is located, read "Aston Villa".

He was really surprised. Just now when he saw Aston Villa in the third group that he might encounter, he murmured that it would be fun if he encountered Aston Villa. , Actually won Aston Villa.

"It looks like Coach Fang Jue is very surprised." Mike Pirano, the anchor of Spain's national TV station, said with a smile, "Aston Villa, this is a more difficult opponent. This is not a good sign."

Currently in the Premier League standings, Aston Villa ranks fourth with 34 points, only 4 points behind the top Liverpool and three points ahead of fifth place Arsenal, which shows its strength.

"Of course, Aston Villa coach Martin O'Neal will certainly not be too satisfied with the result of this draw." Mike Pirano said, "Ibiza is the leader of La Liga, winning Barcelona and The presence of Real Madrid."

Pirano was right. Aston Villa head coach Martin O'Neal looked serious and shook his head slightly. He was obviously dissatisfied with the result of the draw. Although Ibiza was newly promoted in La Liga, no one would regard the newly promoted horse in this way. Look at Ibiza, this is the leader of La Liga!

In addition to these three sets of matches drawn out, among the other games, after all, AC Milan vs. Werder Bremen, Tottenham vs. Shakhtar Donetsk, Fiorentina vs. Ajax , And Paris Saint-Germain vs. Wolfsburg.

...

Fang Jue did not spend the night in Nyon, and took a flight overnight to meet with Miss Papa in Birmingham, England.

After the passionate turn-based adventure game.

Papa talked about the progress of negotiations with Aston Villa.

Although Miss Papa came to Birmingham, she was behind the scenes and directed the team to negotiate, but she did not show up. The company that acquired Aston Villa was also an offshore company registered in the Cayman Islands, ensuring confidentiality.

Randy Lerner opened his mouth, asking for 150 million pounds.

Obviously this is a wild asking price. Just two and a half years ago, when the Yankees bought Aston Villa, it only cost 66 million pounds. Fang Jue and Miss Papa once asked the professional team to estimate Counting the continued investment in the past two and a half years, the appreciation of the club’s value, the value of future potential, etc., the market price of Aston Villa should be about 100 million pounds.

Obviously, Randy Lerner’s calculation is that if the other person is stupid and really willing to spend 150 million pounds to buy Aston Villa, he is naturally willing to make a fortune and let it go.

If the other party disagrees with the price, then continue to bargain and drag on first.

"Drag, can he afford it?" Fang Jue asked.

He got news from Papa that Mr. Randy Lerner, the American boss of Aston Villa, has been very unlucky lately. He has not been able to obtain the authorization letter for the extension of the loan repayment, and the loan repayment period is nine days short. Randy Lerner had difficulty raising this high loan.

...

"According to the news I got, Randy Lerner has found a way to raise funds." Papa said.

Randy Lerner had to tear down the east wall to make up the west wall. He is considering using Aston Villa’s equity as collateral to obtain a loan from the famous Elliott hedge fund to cover the debt caused by the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers. Of this debt crisis.

"Randilerner is still hesitating. This is mainly because Elliott's hedge fund is a well-known vulture fund. He is worried that if there is a problem with his capital chain, he will lose his Aston Villa club. Take control."

The news that Papa received was that the conditions of the Elliott hedge fund were very demanding, not only the interest rate was high, but also that Randy Lerner had to raise funds within a year to redeem Aston Villa’s equity. In fact, , Elliott hedge funds have always been very fond of grabbing high-quality mortgage assets in this way, and they hope that Randy Lerner will not be able to pay the mortgage principal and interest.

"Furthermore, I got news that the Cleveland Bruins, the American Football League team owned by Randy Lerner, is also in a financial crisis. He was forced to tilt his already tight funds to the football team, so he ignored football. This way..."

"In the hearts of Americans, football is naturally more important than football." Fang Jue said with a smile.

"Do you think Randy Lerner chooses to mortgage funds with a high probability?" Fang Jue asked.

"It's possible." Papa nodded and said, "If he chooses this method to temporarily deal with the upcoming financial crisis, he is betting, waiting, he is waiting for the results after the end of this Premier League season, if Aston Vera can reach the European Champions Cup, then Aston Villa will receive generous bonuses and broadcast dividends in the new season, which can directly alleviate and even solve his financial chain crisis."

"And if Aston Villa fails to reach the top four in the league as expected, Randy Lerner's situation will be worse. If he is lucky, he will expect us or other buyers to pay back. He is interested in Aston Villa and can buy the team at a relatively fair price. Otherwise, he may be in danger of being seized by hedge fund companies."

...

"We must avoid Randy Lerner using Aston Villa's equity to mortgage the hedge fund company." Fang Jue said, shaking his head, "That will cause unnecessary trouble."

Anything, as long as you get in touch with these hedge fund companies, it will become very troublesome, especially for hedge funds with a bad reputation like Elliott.

"Papa, you help me analyze, if Aston Villa's performance is bad, will it prompt Randy Lerner to make up his mind to sell the team in advance?" Fang Jue asked.

"It depends on how bad the results are. It needs to be so disappointing and frustrating for Randy Lerner."

"In the UEFA Cup semi-finals, Ibiza drew Aston Villa." Fang Jue showed excitement. "If the team can beat Aston Villa in both rounds, it will give Lan Is Dillerna completely disappointed?"

"It will have an impact, but it's not enough. Aston Villa's performance in the Premier League is still falling. After all, what Randy Lerner values ​​most is that the team can reach the top four in the league." Papa thought for a while. She shook her head. She felt confident in the other party. She believed that Fang Jue could lead Ibiza to teach Aston Villa a heavy lesson in the UEFA Cup. However, the results of Aston Villa in the Premier League are beyond their control. .

"I think I can give it a try." Fang Jue's eyes gleamed. "Maybe Aston Villa lost badly in the UEFA Cup, morale is low, and the Premier League is also starting to lose luck."

"Listen to you." Papa nodded.

"The problem now is that Randy Lerner's authorization for delayed repayment was denied... Time is too late." Fang Jue looked at Papa as he spoke.

"Maybe, things are still turning around," Papa said, and then he blushed immediately when he saw Fang Jue's narrow smile, "You guessed it?"

"I just suspected, now I know." Fang Jue said with a smile.

"You lied to me?" Miss Papa rushed forward, pretending to take a mouthful.

"Don't make trouble." Fang Jue hugged Papa, "I didn't tell me before, worried that I would not accept it?"

"En." Papa blinked. "I have studied some books. They say that Chinese men are very face-conscious and do not accept help from the wife's family."

"Nor say that it is incorrect. Some people don't mind this, and they are eager, but some people will mind. This varies from person to person."

"What about you?" Papa asked.

"If it's me before, I might mind this." Fang Jue looked at Papa with gentle eyes, "But, just because it is you, Papa, since I decided to be with you, I accept you, and accept you more than I am richer, better connected than I am, better than me, accept all of this, abandon the so-called face and self-esteem, and you will find that this is nothing, the most important thing is to be together."

Papa was moved. She felt a little guilty. She really shouldn't be so rich. She felt wronged for Fang Jue.

However, there was something wrong. Papa felt something was wrong, but before she could figure it out in her mind, Fang Jue used actions to express love. Papa was very sensitive, and her mind and body were immediately occupied by strong love. , Can't think of anything else.

Fang Jue didn’t lie. Since he accepted Papa, he has accepted all of this: he should have refused, but the problem is that he accepts Papa to buy the team is like eating soft food. The first bite of this meal...

Of course, Fang felt he would not admit this.

...

The next day, Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner received an unexpected surprise: the bank agreed to his delayed repayment of the loan authorization. However, what surprised him and maddened him was that the bank said, Given that his ability to repay the loan was questioned, the bank did not recognize the extension he applied for and could only extend it for one month. Then, he continued to apply for the next month. If the application is passed, he can continue to extend it for another month, and so on.

Randy Lerner's face is going green, **** it, this is almost killing him, month after month, although his financial pressure has been temporarily relieved, but the psychological pressure is uncomfortable.

However, he could only accept it with a smile on his face, and had to call the bank executive he knew well to say'thank you'.

Then, during the negotiation that day, the team members arranged by Fang Jue and Miss Papa noticed that the Yankee’s face had changed, and even walked with his hips akimbo, shaking up. During the negotiation, he insisted on the price. , I don’t know the inside story, I really think that the Yankee really relieved the hidden danger of the financial crisis.

In the end, the negotiations broke up unhappy that day.

Fang Jue and Miss Papa handed over the negotiation to the team, and the two began to enjoy the Christmas holiday.

However, Fang Jue made a strange request that Papa found, and that was to get shares in Aston Villa, even if it was 1% of the shares.

Fang Jue explained that this is a psychological analysis. As long as you open a mouth, it will be easier later, and people will follow inertia.

At first glance, it seems to make sense, but if you think about it carefully, you will realize that this is a fallacy and it is not nutritious.

Miss Papa is very smart ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ She will naturally not be deceived by such an explanation, but although the other party finds this request strange, since Fang Jue has said it, Papa can do nothing.

Two days later, Christmas Eve.

Fang Jue received a Christmas Eve gift. F&P successfully acquired 1% of Aston Villa’s shares. F&P was an offshore company registered and established in the Cayman Islands by Fang Jue and Miss Papa. F and P were taken from The initials of Fang Jue's last name and the initials of Papa's name.

F&P’s negotiating team proposed that in order to show their sincerity in acquiring the Aston Villa Club, they are willing to acquire 1% of Aston Villa’s shares for 1.5 million pounds. This is exactly what Randy Lerner proposed. Was acquired at a price tag of 150 million pounds.

Regarding this proposal, Randy Lerner readily accepted. For the American boss who is caught in a financial crisis, every capital is precious. Moreover, he only sold 1% of the shares. He did not think he was in control of Aspen. Dunville will produce even the slightest threat. The most important thing is that he is very satisfied with this price. In Randy Lerner’s view, the F&P negotiating team proposes a car to show its sincerity. His mind is flooded, he sees such an unprofessional team for the first time...

The person in charge of the negotiation team of F&P Company is also very helpless. They even feel that this small plan will become a discordant flaw in their years of outstanding work, and even become a joke and talk topic for their peers. However, this is the order of the eldest. The team can only comply.

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