Chapter 703： Weirdest boss ever

"Bates is unreliable at all!"

After meeting with Bates in London, Su Qing returned to Cheshire with Lucas and Richard Cramer, and Ken Bates also went back to Monaco. Both parties needed a little time to calm down and judge.

This is a game.

But for Ken Bates' character, Su Qing directly scored a negative score.

Of course, these words were said when the two held hands and walked in the small town of Alder Erich.

"It's normal. They've had a lot of wild ways in these years. I also specifically talked to Brian Kidd and found that Bates' deal with Ridsdale was quite strange. It was said to be 10 million pounds, but it was really so many?"

Leeds United's debt was a muddled account.

Of course, in fact, most teams are like this. Even if you check Manchester United's finances now, it is not difficult to find that the Red Devils' finances are also messy, and the transactions involved are even more varied.

This is why Su Qing proposed to let people from the Magic Circle Law Firm participate in due diligence.

Gao Shen was not aware of such an operation before, and it is even estimated that many foreign capitals did not go to this stage when they acquired Premier League teams. Otherwise, why would there be so many foreign capitals being trapped?

However, the reverse can also be seen in the same way. Are those foreign capital really clean?

Just like Abramovich, when he bought Chelsea, it is estimated that he did not conduct a very detailed investigation, but started directly. Why?

When Mansour's consortium bought Manchester City, it also did not take this step.

To put it bluntly, some people don't care, some are for the transfer of property, and they may even appear, and some people are eager to be pitted.

But as an honest person, Gao Shen feels that dealing with people like Ken Bates is to be careful.

"Fortunately, you are here this time." Gao Shen said while holding Su Qing, smiling.

Su Qing smiled sweetly, "I'm just making some suggestions."

"I know it all. Lucas told me when he came back. He said that the rhythm of the whole negotiation is under your control. Ken Bates was speechless by you. They didn't expect that, You still have such a side." Gao Shen was also quite surprised.

He knew that Su Qing was an excellent talent trained by ministries and commissions in China, but he didn't expect that after training in ministries and commissions for a few years, her abilities were so outstanding. .

"The main reason is that we have sufficient information. I think the price on Ken Bates' side can be further suppressed."

The psychological price that Gao Shen originally envisaged was 20 million pounds, and then we would look at the situation and buy back the stadium, training ground and land.

"Do you think our valuation is too high?"

"Yes, as soon as Keish Harris contacted him, he agreed to meet right away, flying in from Monaco, he felt very anxious, and he was almost eighty years old, and he didn't take care of Leeds United all these years, I think he's eager to cash out."

Gao Shen nodded, agreeing with Su Qing's judgment.

"In the current environment, there is not much capital willing to enter professional football, and even fewer are interested in Championship teams, and I don't know how long the economic crisis will last, unless, as you said, Premier League broadcast rights Selling it for an astonishing sky-high price, and then driving the value of the entire English league up, otherwise, he will not want to sell for a good price."

"So, I think we should take the opportunity to press it now and get stuck at the price of 15 million pounds. He is in a hurry, we are not in a hurry."

Gao Shen must also be anxious, but in the negotiation, this anxiety cannot be seen by the other party.

Bates seemed a little anxious, probably because it had been ignored for so long.

In fact, in Gao Shen's previous life, Leeds United signed the broadcast rights contract of more than 3 billion pounds in the Premier League, and almost entered the promotion zone of the British Championship in a row. After the results were very stable, they sold 52 million pounds. high price.

This seems outrageous at first glance, right?

But in fact, there are 24 million pounds of debt lent to Leeds United, the purpose is also to rush to the Premier League. When the rush to the Premier League failed, the Bahrain Investment Bank sold the shares to Cellino, the chairman of Cagliari, Italy. It was only revealed that Cellino gave it back.

As a result, Cellino, the most bizarre club owner in history, felt that he stepped on the pit, and directly messed up the team. Even the cooks and laundry workers at the training base were fired, and the players were asked to pack and wash their own clothes. It was sold again in the next year.

As for how much Bates got at the time, no one knows, but certainly not that much.

Anyway, it is a confused account, and in the end, Leeds United is paying it back.

This is the price of capital operation.

…

"I spoke to Richard Cramer when I was in London and I thought that if we did buy Leeds, even if we did pay for the stadium, the training ground and the land, it would be better to set up another company and then Sublease to Leeds United."

"Why?" Gao Shen was a little curious.

He really doesn't understand these financial operations.

"It's very simple, we can collect rent from Leeds United every year in a fair way."

Gao Shen understood what Su Qing meant.

In fact, this is also a very normal mode of operation.

Gao Shen had heard about it before, but he was too busy on weekdays and didn't catch a cold, so he forgot about it.

He had heard before, why did Moratti love Inter Milan?

Because the money he gave to Inter Milan was all capital injection, not debt.

But the money Abramovich gave Chelsea was actually counted as a debt.

The advantage of being counted as debt is that if Abramovich sells Chelsea in the future, or goes bankrupt, he has reason to pursue it, but there is no capital injection.

Of course, as a transmigration, Gao Shen also knows that, at least before his transmigration, Abramovich was always loyal to Chelsea.

For more than ten years, he has been rushing to this point, which shows that Abramovich's feelings for Chelsea, whether it is a debt or not, is just his operation method.

It's like Su Qing is giving Gao Shen advice now.

"To be honest, what do you think of this project?" Gao Shen asked.

Su Qing stopped, turned to look up, looked at Gao Shen, and smiled sweetly: "You are so confident, I will definitely believe you!"

"You really decided?" Gao Shen asked again.

Su Qing was silent for about two seconds before making a deep hum.

A few days ago, when Su Qing arrived in the UK, she told Gao Shen in private that if he really planned to buy a club, then she would quit her domestic job and concentrate on coming to the UK to help him take care of it.

Gao Shen was surprised at the time, because he knew that Su Qing really liked her current job.

Although it is busy and tiring, it is really meaningful and fulfilling, and it also trains people.

But she still decided.

"I think you still have to think about it again." Gao Shen said softly.

Su Qing smiled at him, hugged his hand with both hands, and pressed herself tightly, "What else is there to consider? I'm fed up with the days of being separated from you, it's so torturous!"

Gao Shen is silent, why is he not?

"Actually, my dad and my mom have persuaded me many times, but you know, I haven't paid much attention to it, but sometimes, I also think, if I go to the UK, then we don't have to separate, then It's good too."

"But your job..."

"Compared to you, it doesn't matter at all!"

Su Qing's sudden words moved Gao Shen, and she reached out and hugged her shoulders hard, while Su Qing put her hands around Gao Shen and hugged his waist, all leaning on him, the two of them silently moved towards him. go ahead.

"At the beginning, I didn't have much idea, but after getting in touch, I found that the football club is actually very interesting and challenging, so I also want to try it." Su Qing said eagerly.

Gao Shen hummed.

In fact, he knew in his heart that Su Qing gave up her domestic job because of him. She said this just to make him feel better, but it really helped him solve a big problem.

Before, Gao Shen had been having a headache, who should come forward?

After all, if you entrust such a large investment to someone, unless it is your close relative, how can Gao Shen feel at ease?

Well now, Su Qing is the person who does her part.

…

In the twenty-seventh round of the Premier League, before the Manchester City derby, the British Daily Express suddenly broke a piece of news.

The Qatari royal family is planning to buy Manchester United, and the Glazer family's offer is 1.6 billion pounds.

For this news, Manchester United officials did not refute the rumors, it seems to be true.

But Gao Shen knew in his heart that the Qatari royal family thought it was too expensive and not worth it, so they turned around and bought Paris Saint-Germain.

In the next few years, European football will usher in a few years of soaring player values.

The window time left for him is running out, and he must get it done as soon as possible.

Middle Eastern tyrants such as Qatar and Abu Dhabi have been buying and buying in Europe in recent years, taking the opportunity to hunt for the bottom.

Whether it is the acquisition of Manchester United or Paris Saint-Germain, they are all for the future World Cup.

It can be seen from the quotation of the Glazer family that Manchester United has only quoted 1.6 billion pounds now, but when they crossed the line, Manchester United's performance has plummeted, but the Glazer family still quoted 4 billion pounds.

That's the rise of the Premier League team.

To put it simply, Gao Shen now acquires a team, establishes a firm foothold in the Premier League, operates it for a few years, and if it resells it, it can earn several times the price difference.

Of course, it is not realistic to want to sell for such a high price as Manchester United.

You must know that Manchester United is currently carrying a sponsorship contract with an annual income of 81 million pounds. Recently, it has cooperated with the famous logistics company DHL, and it is a seven-digit sponsorship contract.

This is a considerable part of Manchester United's annual income of up to 350 million euros.

It is worth mentioning that the club with the highest income in the world is Real Madrid, which has reached 440 million euros, while Barcelona has reached 400 million euros.

Manchester City ranks eleventh in the rankings, but this is also the most controversial, because everyone knows that most of Manchester City's income comes from sponsorship in the Middle East. Otherwise, how can Blue Moon support such a huge lineup?

The acquisition of Manchester United by the Qatari royal family has been widely reported by the British media, but it has not attracted too much attention.

Maybe it's because these media reporters are basically aware that UU reading has not yet written a word.

Gao Shen and Su Qing did not contact Ken Bates because of this, but put it on hold for the time being.

On the contrary, the middleman broker, Cash Harris, called Su Qing, roughly to ask her if she had any ideas, but Su Qing still insisted on 15 million pounds.

As for what Ken Bates thought, Gao Shen had no way of knowing.

In a few days, if there is no progress, after Su Qing returns to China to deal with her resignation, when she returns to the UK, she will release some news through the Bank of the City of London, contact other clubs, and exert some pressure.

Then it will be up to Ken Bates to lower the price.

And Gao Shen is also mentally prepared. If he really can't agree, then he simply buys another team.

He didn't have to buy Leeds United anyway.