After meeting Bates in London, Su Qing returned to Cheshire with Lucas and Richard Kramer, and Ken Bates also returned to Monaco. Both parties needed some time to calm down and make judgments.
This is a game.
But regarding Ken Bates's character, Su Qing directly scored negatively.
Of course, these words were said when the two were holding hands and walking in the small town of Alder Ridge.
"It's normal. They have done a lot of tricks in recent years. I also made a special inquiry with Brian Kidd and found that Bates's deal with Ridsdale was quite strange. It was said to be 10 million pounds, but it was really like that.
many?"
Leeds United's debt back then was a mess.
Of course, in fact, most teams are like this. Even if we check Manchester United's finances now, it is not difficult to find that the Red Devils' finances are also in a mess, and the transactions involved are even more diverse.
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 this kind of operation before. It is even estimated that many foreign investors did not go to this step when acquiring Premier League teams. Otherwise, why would so many foreign investors be cheated?
However, we can also look at it the other way around. Are all foreign investments really clean?
Just like Abramovich, when he acquired Chelsea, he probably did not conduct a very detailed investigation, but started directly. Why?
When Mansour's consortium acquired Manchester City, this step was also not carried out.
To put it bluntly, some people don't care, some do it to transfer property, and some people may even appear, and some people are eager to be cheated.
But as an honest person, Gao Shen felt that one should be careful when dealing with people like Ken Bates.
"Luckily you are here this time." Gao Shen held Su Qing's hand and said with a smile.
Su Qing smiled sweetly, "I'm just giving some suggestions."
"I know everything. Lucas told me when he came back. He said that the rhythm of the entire negotiation process is under your control. Ken Bates was rendered speechless by you. They didn't expect that.
You still have such a side." Gao Shen himself was quite surprised.
He knew that Su Qing was an outstanding talent trained by the ministries and commissions in China, but he really didn't expect that after several years of training in the ministries and commissions, her abilities would be so outstanding. This was the first time that Gao Shen had seen her, and her whole aura was completely different.
.
"The main reason is that our intelligence is sufficient. I think the price at Ken Bates can be further suppressed."
Gao Shen's original mental price was 20 million pounds, and he would buy back the stadium, training ground and land depending on the situation.
"Do you think our valuation is too high?"
"Definitely. As soon as Cash Harris contacted him, he immediately agreed to meet and flew over from Monaco. He seemed very anxious. Moreover, he is almost 80 years old and has not taken care of Leeds United very much in these years.
I think he's desperate to cash out."
Gao Shen nodded, approving Su Qing's judgment.
"In the current environment, there is not much capital willing to enter professional football, and even fewer are interested in English Championship teams. Moreover, we don't know how long the economic crisis will last, unless it is, as you said, Premier League broadcast rights.
If he sells it for an astonishingly high price, it will drive up the value of the entire English league. Otherwise, he would not be able to sell it at a good price."
"So, I think we should take advantage of the opportunity now and get stuck at the price of 15 million pounds. He is in a hurry, but we are not."
Gao Shen must also be anxious, but during the negotiation, this anxiety cannot be seen by the other party.
Bates seemed a little anxious, probably because no one cared about him for too long.
In fact, in Gao Shen's previous life, Leeds United signed a broadcast rights contract of more than 3 billion pounds in the Premier League, and almost entered the promotion zone of the British Championship. After achieving stable results, they sold 52 million pounds of
High price.
This seems outrageous at first glance, right?
But in fact, 24 million pounds of it was a debt lent to Leeds United, and the purpose was also to enter the Premier League. Later, when the attempt to advance to the Premier League failed, the Bahrain Investment Bank sold the shares to Cellino, the chairman of Cagliari in Italy.
It just came out that it was Cellino who returned it.
As a result, Cellino, the most bizarre club owner in history, felt that he had stepped into a trap and immediately messed up the team. Even the chef and laundryman at the training base were fired, leaving the players to pack and wash their own clothes.
It was sold again in the year.
As for how much Bates received at that time, no one knows, but it was certainly not that much.
Anyway, it's just a stupid debt, and Leeds United will have to pay it back in the end.
This is the price of capital operation.
…
"When I was in London, I talked to Richard Cramer and I felt that if we did buy Leeds, even if we did spend money to buy back the stadium, the training ground and the land, it would be better to set up another company and then
Sublet 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 openly."
Gao Shen understood what Su Qing meant.
In fact, this is also a very conventional operating mode.
Gao Shen had heard people talk about it before, but he was too busy on weekdays and was not interested in these things, so he forgot about it.
He had heard someone say before, why does Moratti love Inter Milan?
Because all the money he gave to Inter Milan was capital injection, not debt.
But the money Abramovich gave to Chelsea was actually counted as a debt.
The advantage of being counted as a debt is that if Abramovich sells Chelsea in the future or goes into liquidation and bankruptcy, he will have grounds to pursue it, but there will be no capital injection.
Of course, Gao Shen, as a time traveler, also knew that at least before he time travel, Abramovich would never leave Chelsea.
It has been more than ten years, and this alone shows that Abramovich's feelings for Chelsea, whether it is a debt or not, are just his operating methods.
It's like the advice Su Qing is giving to Gao Shen now.
"Honestly, what do you think of this project?" Gao Shen asked.
Su Qing stopped, turned around, raised her head, looked at Gao Shen, smiled sweetly and said: "You are so confident, I will definitely believe you!"
"Have you really decided?" Gao Shen asked again.
Su Qing was silent for about two seconds before letting out a deep sigh.
A few days ago, when Su Qing arrived in the UK, she told Gao Shen privately that if he really planned to acquire a club, she would quit her job in China and come to the UK to help him manage 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 is also very exercising.
But she decided anyway.
"I think you still need to think about it again." Gao Shen said softly.
Su Qing smiled at him, hugged his hand with both hands, and pressed it tightly against herself, "What else is there to consider? I've had enough of living apart from you, it's too torturous!"
He is profound and silent, so why not?
"Actually, my dad and my mom have advised me many times, but you know, I haven't paid much attention to it, but sometimes, I also think that if I come to the UK, then we don't have to separate.
It’s pretty good too.”
"But your job..."
"Compared to you, it is not important at all!"
Su Qing's sudden words moved Gao Shen, and he stretched out his hands to hug her shoulders. Su Qing put her hands around Gao Shen, hugged his waist, and leaned against him. The two of them walked towards each other silently.
Go forward.
"At the beginning, I didn't have much idea, but after getting involved, I found that football clubs are actually quite interesting and challenging, so I also want to give it a try." Su Qing said eagerly.
Gao Shen hummed.
In fact, he knew in his heart that Su Qing gave up her job in China because of him. She just said this to make him feel better, but in this way, it really helped him solve a big trouble.
Gao Shen had been having a headache before, who should come forward?
After all, how can Gao Shen rest assured when entrusting such a large investment to someone else, unless it is his close relative?
Now, Su Qing is the perfect candidate.
…
In the twenty-seventh round of the Premier League, before the Manchester City derby started, the British Daily Express suddenly broke a piece of news.
The Qatari royal family is planning to acquire Manchester United, and the Glazer family's offer is 1.6 billion pounds.
Regarding this news, Manchester United officials did not refute the rumor, and it seems to be true.
But Gao Shen knew in his heart that the Qatari royal family thought it was too expensive and not cost-effective, so he turned around and bought Paris Saint-Germain.
In the next few years, European football will usher in a period of skyrocketing player values.
The window time left for him is running out, he must get it done as soon as possible.
Middle Eastern tycoons such as Qatar and Abu Dhabi have been buying and selling in Europe in recent years, taking advantage of the opportunity to buy at the bottom.
Whether it is acquiring Manchester United or Paris Saint-Germain, it is all to build momentum for the future World Cup.
It can be seen from the Glazer family's quotation that Manchester United only quoted 1.6 billion pounds now, but when Gao Shen traveled through time, Manchester United's performance had plummeted, but the Glazer family still quoted 4 billion pounds.
This is how much Premier League teams have risen.
To put it simply, if Gao Shen buys a team, establishes a foothold in the Premier League, operates it for a few years, and then sells it, he can earn several times the price difference.
Of course, it is probably unrealistic to sell him for such a sky-high price as Manchester United.
You know, the sponsorship contract currently carried by Manchester United is worth 81 million pounds a year. Recently, it has cooperated with the famous logistics company DHL, which is another seven-figure sponsorship contract.
This accounts for a large part of Manchester United's annual revenue of 350 million euros.
It is worth mentioning that the current club with the highest revenue 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 British media generally reported on the acquisition of Manchester United by the Qatari royal family, but did not attract too much attention.
Perhaps it's because reporters from these media outlets basically know that there are no horoscopes yet.
Gao Shen and Su Qing did not contact Ken Bates because of this, but put it aside for the time being.
On the contrary, the intermediary broker Cash Harris called Su Qing, and the general meaning was to ask her if she had any ideas, but Su Qing still insisted on fifteen million pounds and would not let go.
As for what Ken Bates thinks, Gao Shen has no way of knowing.
In a few days, if there is still no progress, Su Qing will return to the country to deal with the matter of resignation. When she returns to the UK, she will release some news through the bank in the City of London, contact other clubs, and exert some pressure.
It will then depend on whether Ken Bates is willing to lower the price.
And Gao Shen is also mentally prepared. If he really can't reach an agreement, he will simply buy another team.
He doesn't have to buy Leeds United anyway.
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