Chapter 344: The dreams that are getting closer and closer

Obviously, for Inter Milan fans, they can have a very happy Christmas - the advantage of 11 points in the league, two consecutive victories in the Champions League group stage, and almost all substitutes from the Italian Cup still advanced. In the past six months, Inter Milan fans are very happy...

Inter Milan's president Morati also felt great happiness. Although he thought Inter Milan would win the league championship or the Champions League championship in the past season, this time, the happiness came even more strong.

The day before the team was disbanded and entered the winter break, Morati came to the Pinalti training base. After making a passionate speech, he gave a substantial reward - Morati promised that if he could win the league championship after the end of the season, he would add 5 million euros to win the Champions League championship, and an additional 10 million euros. If he could win the treble championship in the league, Champions League and Italian Cup, he would personally pay out 20 million euros to reward all the players!

These remarks aroused the players' sincere cheers. No one would think that the money was low, especially since the first team members are close to 30 people, but they have an average of 20 million euros, and each person can get about 700,000 euros. For many first team members, this bonus is almost as high as their six-year salary...

After refusing Moratti's invitation to visit his house because he wanted to go home and spend Christmas with his family, Tiger flew back to England. Moratti understood his idea of ​​a player who played football abroad, but was also a little worried, for fear that Tiger would go home like the Greek Yeogatos because of his homesickness.

Although this is almost impossible, because Tiger has not been playing football abroad for a day or two, this anxiety and loss proves Tiger's current status in Moratti's mind - at least in the past half season, his performance is even better than Ronaldo and Vieri...

Tiger did not return to Preston directly, but went to London first and spent a pleasant day with Kelly before returning to Preston together. However, he would not stay at home for a long time, because after Christmas he would attend the FIFA annual awards party. He has been selected for the final three-man list of World Footballers this year. He was selected with him as his teammates Ronaldo in Inter Milan and Bayern Germany's double captain Kahn...

Although the final result has not yet come out, everyone knows that it is no secret that Tiger defended the World Footballer - his performance this year is unparalleled. The World Cup championship alone is enough to lay his advantage. His performance in the World Cup is the most dazzling one, not to mention that his performance in Spain and Italy before and after the World Cup ended was equally impressive.

In Spain, he won the La Liga championship. In Italy, he helped Inter Milan win a row and performed well in important games. If he can't win the World Footballer, maybe the ball blind will doubt the professionalism of FIFA...

Not only the World Footballer, but also the news from France, Tiger also has the greatest possibility of winning the European Golden Ball Award, which means Tiger will become a double footballer. Since the World Footballer selection in 1991, the only players who can win the Double Footballer are Van Basten in 1992, Robert Baggio in 1993, Via in 1995, Ronaldo in 1997, Zidane in 1998 and Rivaldo in 1999 - although this probability is relatively high, when the World Footballer selection who always likes to fight against and the European Golden Ball Awards jointly select a player as the best player of the year, then there will definitely be no controversy!

"Tiger, you are already the best player in the world, no one." Kelly couldn't help but say something during a meal.

Tiger was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and thought for a while, then lowered his head and smiled: "Maybe... I had many goals to chase before, but I just thought about it and it seemed that there was no goal that could make me chase...but I don't think I have enough honors, whether collective or personal, so I seem to work harder next."

"It's not enough?" Kelly was a little surprised.

"Yes, I haven't won the Serie A championship yet, and I have only won the Champions League twice. In the national team, I still have one European Cup champion... In terms of personal honors, even if I can win the double footballer this time, I only defended the title like Ronaldo in the World Footballer selection. I have only won the European Golden Ball Award twice. You must know that Platini and Van Basten have won the European Golden Ball Award three times. Why should I not be worse than them..."

Speaking of this, Tiger couldn't help laughing: "Don't they all say I'm the third-generation football king? No matter how you say you have to get some unsurpassable results before you can get this title."

"You are really ambitious..." Kelly sighed, and then a happy smile appeared on her face: "But I believe you can do it! As long as you continue to maintain your current state for two or three years, that is enough to prove your ability. Bailey and Maradona's peak period will only be so many years! And their honor may not be as high as you..."

"That's right." Tiger snapped his fingers. He now has absolute confidence. Even if he no longer has the help of the main god space, he has enough confidence in his ability and condition. As long as he keeps it, there will be no problem with his peak period for another two or three years. His physical condition may gradually decline after he is thirty years old. However, at that time he can rely more on experience to play football, and fans will not demand anything.

Keep it, stick with it, that's what Tiger is going to do now.

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On December 27, in Madrid, the FIFA annual awards ceremony was in full swing. Tiger, Kahn and Ronaldo first received the World Cup gold ball, silver ball and bronze ball trophy respectively. Then Tiger and Ronaldo won the World Cup Golden Boot Award together. Rivaldo and Klose won the World Cup silver boot award. Kahn won the Yasin Award, England won the most viewing team award, Belgium won the World Cup Fair Competition Award, and the "Chairman's Special Award" was awarded to Paminda Nagra, an Indian girl starring in "Playing Football Like Beckham". The Fastest Progress Award of the Year was awarded to Senegal, and England won the Best Team of the Year Award...

In this series of award ceremony, Tiger and England were undoubtedly the biggest winners. When Blatt announced that Tiger was the first place in the World Footballer of the Year, he won three awards in the World Cup Golden Boots and the World Footballer of the World Cup. In addition, England won the most ornamental team and the best team of the year. There is no doubt that the past year has been Tiger’s year!

"Tiger, your performance is really great... I hope we can get some easy for Inter Milan together!" Ronaldo said when hugging Tiger - he was sincere. If Brazil lost to England in the World Cup and Ronaldo was a little unconvinced, then the relationship over the past six months made Ronaldo know that Tiger is indeed the best player now - Ronaldo doesn't know which Tiger is better now or himself before the injury, but it is obvious that although he performed well after the injury, he no longer has the deterrence and lethality of Tiger...

Tiger laughed, and he was filled with great confidence in this.

After the New Year, the European Golden Globe Awards fell in Tiger again, pushing Tiger's reputation to the peak!

Even FIFA promoted Tiger as an inspirational story - he became a latecomer, and had been unknown before. Through his own efforts and outstanding performance, he became the best player in the world - this is simply an inspirational legend! The merchants endorsed by Tiger are all smiling...

However, after the European Golden Globe Awards ceremony, Ross, who helped Tiger sign a few endorsement contracts again, came to Tiger with a sad face.

"Mr. Ross, are you going bankrupt?" Tiger asked in surprise.

Tiger was surprised for a reason. Although Tiger was the only player under his command, he did not rely on being an agent to make a living. As far as Tiger knew, Ross had tens of millions of pounds, not to mention that this guy was still an aristocrat. Just a castle in the UK and the two manors he owned were valuable. Being an agent was completely his hobby. Such a shrewd guy was about to go bankrupt?

After listening to Ross' crying, Tiger realized that Ross' bankruptcy actually had a certain relationship with him...

This starts with Tiger investing in Google at that time. Google has developed rapidly in recent years. After its listing, its current market value has exceeded 10 billion US dollars. Tiger owns 15% of its investment has increased by more than 100 times. This huge profit surprised everyone. Ross was naturally moved. He is a risk-loving person. In addition, only Tiger is a player. He is usually bored, so he started to try to invest in stocks of American Internet companies by himself. However, Ross was unlucky when the bubble of American Internet companies burst. Since 2001, the stocks of Internet companies in Nasdaq have plummeted. Except for a few companies that are still strong and crazy, other stocks are dead. Unfortunately, Ross was trapped and contributed most of his cash and assets to the United States...

Rose is not without money now, but he doesn't have much cash on hand, and the companies and manors that can make money have been mortgaged. Although there is still an ancient castle, this kind of ancient building is a money-swalking thing. The British government mandatoryly requires the owner to keep the original appearance of the castle - Rose, who is unwilling to sell the castle, can't even afford to repair the castle...

"Oh, it seems that I can only be your agent for the rest of my life..." Ross said listlessly.

Tiger had nothing to say. He didn't know much about this. He just knew that Google's market value has grown rapidly in recent years, but is Rose's luck so bad? Almost all his property was consumed on Nasdaq...

However, from this matter, Tiger saw that Ross was indeed a trustworthy person. At least he was in charge of all Tiger's cash, and in the most difficult time he did not use Tiger's cash to save his wealth, but chose to mortgage his own estate and company - because this kind of investment was his personal behavior...

"Mr. Ross... Actually, you don't have to worry, because you were responsible for acquiring Google's stocks at that time, so 10% of the profits on it belong to you. If you cash out Google's stocks now, I think you can get more than one billion US dollars in profits, of which your share is more than 100 million US dollars, which is enough to make up for your losses and buy back the manor and company you lost." Tiger thought for a while and comforted Ross.

"That won't work." Ross shook his head: "Google's prospects are at its best now, and they don't have any bubbles. If they continue to hold them, their profits may exceed 10 billion in a few years. If they sell them now, it will be too unpaid. What's more, not to mention that there are so many shares, not many people can eat them in one bite. At the same time, according to US laws, you have to pay at least half of the tax, which would be a pity."

"I have to pay so much tax?" Tiger was startled.

"Yes, that's it." Ross nodded and said listlessly: "But don't worry too much. I can bear the losses, and I don't owe any debts now, but it seems that I need to continue working for you in the future."

"So that's the case, Mr. Ross, are you willing to sign a new contract with me? Not only as my agent, but also as my manager. In addition to dividends, I also give you a fixed salary on time." Ross said after thinking about it.

"Is this a pity for me?" Ross laughed self-deprecatingly: "You know, you don't need such a manager."

"No, I need it." Tiger shook his head and said, "Actually, I have always had an idea. After knowing that Google's shares are so valuable, I have another idea..."

Then, Tiger talked to Ross in detail about his desire to buy Preston and become his boss. Finally, he said: "The contract with Inter Milan is four years. After these four years, I don't want to wander abroad... I want to go home and acquire Preston... At that time, I was only 31 years old, so of course I would not choose to retire. Can I be a boss and play football at that time? Of course I can't be busy alone, so I want to hire an assistant... Are you interested in being the chairman of a Premier League club? Mr. Ross? Then I will give you 10% of your shareholding and annual salary, and help me take charge of the club. Even after retirement, I think of being a coach instead of a boss. We will definitely cooperate well at that time."

Ross glanced at Tiger in a daze, thought about it carefully, and then nodded.

He laughed: "Okay, Tiger...I think I will have to work for you in the next life... There is no way, who will let me have so many places to spend money? What should I do next?"

"Manage all my cash and pay attention to Preston's situation at any time." Tiger said simply: "There are more than three years left, which is enough. Preston has been playing well in the League One now. Now it is time to accumulate strength, but the annual income is not much. I think there will definitely be many shareholders who are unwilling to own shares that cannot obtain too much profit... Let's take a slow step and gradually acquire some shares. Preston is not very valuable. All the shares are worth only tens of millions of pounds. The cash I have on hand should be able to acquire a lot of shares."

"Ok, there's no problem." Ross shrugged: "Although I suffered heavy losses in Nasdaq, it also gave me a few smart assistants. They are experts in finance... Don't look at me, my loss on Nasdaq has nothing to do with them, so who told me to command an expert?"

Tiger nodded, it turned out that Ross entered the market and operated it himself, no wonder he lost so badly... No matter how shrewd Ross is, he is just an amateur in the stock market. Of course, Tiger is even worse than him.

After Ross said goodbye, Tiger laughed. Now he is getting closer and closer to his goal. It is an accident that Ross failed to fall on the US stock market. However, this accident seems to help Tiger solve a problem, that is, how to run the club after he has enough money to acquire Preston. Tiger is not a businessman. Even if he can hold two positions of player and coach, he has no energy to manage the club. Although Ross failed to fall on the Nasdaq, he is absolutely smart in management, and his connections in the UK are far from comparable to those in the United States...

With Rose's help, Tiger felt that he seemed to have the ability to make Preston a strong team in the Premier League. Even after fulfilling his contract with Inter Milan, Tiger felt that he could play for at least three or four years. If he had no money, cashing out some of Google's shares would be enough. What does a strong team need? Isn't it just that there is someone with money? There is no shortage of money now. As long as Tiger is in a certain team, it is not too difficult to attract some good players to join...

In life, it’s interesting to do this! Tiger can’t do anything except football, and he is unwilling to do anything else. In this way, starting to run a club after retirement seems to be a good choice...

Preston, you have cultivated me, so in the last few years of my career and all the days ahead, I will do my best to give back to you...

Of course, before that, I still have to fulfill my four-year contract in Inter Milan. At least in the past six months, Tiger has had a great time in Inter Milan! He had conquered La Liga before, and what he had to do now is to continue conquering Serie A and return home in glory...
Chapter completed!