From the moment Gao Shen decided to acquire Leeds United, he had no intention of hiding it from Mubarak and his assistants.
This is a kind of trust.
At the right time, Gao Shen revealed this matter to Mubarak.
The chairman of Manchester City was first surprised by this, and after having a very in-depth exchange with Gao Shen, he asked Mansour, who was far away in the Middle East, for instructions. Mansour's attitude towards this was trusting and supportive.
In fact, there is really no need for Manchester City to react violently to this, because this is Gao Shen's private matter, and it is not a bad thing for Manchester City. After all, as Gao Shen said, he is optimistic about the youth training market in European football in the future and wants to acquire a low-level football club.
The team will vigorously cultivate youth training players, which is a good thing for Manchester City.
Because the teams are in different positions, there will be no conflict of interest.
Of course, Gao Shen did not tell everything, nor did he reveal his intention to hit the Premier League.
However, what is more troublesome is that if one day in the future, Leeds United is promoted to the Premier League, it may conflict with the identity of Manchester City's head coach.
Many people may not know that the so-called Premier League is actually a steward-style organization.
What does it mean?
That is, the CEO and all employees of the Premier League are hired by the Premier League.
The league is owned by the twenty teams participating in the Premier League.
Therefore, before each season, the Premier League will hold a roundtable meeting for the owners or managers of the twenty Premier League teams to sit down and discuss the Premier League trends for the coming season.
If Leeds United, acquired by Gao Shen, is promoted to the Premier League in the future, it will definitely cause protests at this roundtable.
You don't have to think twice to know that the consequences of protest will definitely be one of two.
This is why Gao Shen wanted to communicate with Manchester City in advance. He did not want the two parties to misunderstand.
Gao Shen even stated to Mansour that even if they decided to change coaches this year, he would accept it and would not ask for any compensation.
But Mansour promised to continue to fulfill his contract with Gao Shen. Even if Gao Shen needs anything after acquiring the club, Manchester City will do its best to help.
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In addition to clarifying the relationship with Manchester City, Gao Shen also communicated with several members of his core coaching staff about this matter.
Fernando Lucas was hand-picked by Gao Shen as the most suitable candidate for the future CEO.
During the previous negotiations in London, Lucas' preparation and ability were also recognized by Su Qing.
If the acquisition is completed, he will transfer all his responsibilities at Manchester City to Brian Kidd, including the analysis team he established to ensure that Manchester City can continue to operate stably.
In addition to Fernando Lucas, Gao Shen also communicated with Sarri.
The Italian has been following Gao Shen for three years and has learned a lot from Gao Shen. Gao Shen believes that he should go out and take charge of his own affairs. He did not kidnap or force Sarri, but asked him to think carefully.
If Sarri wants to return to Italy to coach, then Gao Shen will help him and at least get him a chance to coach a Serie B or even Serie A team; but if he wants to stay, then once Gao Shen completes
For the acquisition of Leeds United, he will be the head coach of Leeds United, and Gao Shen will work hard to create a lineup suitable for him.
Sarri has great respect for Gao Shen's ability. Gao Shen said he would build a lineup for him. He has no doubt about Gao Shen's ability.
So, after careful consideration, he chose the latter.
We have a chairman, we have a CEO, we have a head coach, but there is another very important role.
technical director.
As the head coach, Gao Shen actually really dislikes the constraints of the technical director, but as the boss, he has to admit that the existence of a technical director is really necessary for a team.
The head coach will change frequently, but the technical director requires stability and must be in line with the team's development direction.
For Leeds United, the most important thing is youth training.
The first thing Gao Shen thought of was Carlo. When he was in Spain, he coached the second team of Mallorca and the second team of Real Madrid for many years in the low-level leagues in Spain. He trained many players and their abilities were quite outstanding.
More importantly, Carlo is cautious by nature and steady in his work, which is very reassuring.
If Carlo were to be the technical director, Gao Shen believed that he would be completely qualified, but he would lack a very important right-hand man and no one would be able to check and fill in the gaps for him.
Buenaventura can still be responsible for training matters, but Carlo's role is still difficult to replace.
After several considerations, Gao Shen chose another person.
Rudolf Borrell.
If Carlo has rich experience in youth training, then Rudolf Borrell's experience is not inferior.
At only 40 years old, he has been coaching the Barcelona youth team since he was 25. He has climbed up step by step from the lowest level of the youth team to the most important U18 youth team. His personal ability is evident.
After following Gao Shen for many years, he has always been Gao Shen's most relied-upon technical coach. He even served as a technical consultant for the youth training camp at Manchester City, and he has a good understanding of England's youth training.
More importantly, anyone who is familiar with Borrell knows that in addition to his outstanding technical training ability, he advocates offensive football and technical schools, his tactical attainments are also quite good, and he is a good hand at discovering young players.
Even, to some extent, Borrell is more suitable than Carlo.
Therefore, Gao Shen made a decision after careful consideration, especially after communicating with Carlo and Borrell.
Once the acquisition is completed, Borrell will serve as Leeds United's technical director, responsible for the team's competitive affairs, especially the reorganization of the youth academy. This will be the key to the success or failure of Gao Shen's acquisition of Leeds United.
Su Qing, Lucas, Borrell and Sarri, this is the leadership team and head coach Gao Shen has prepared for Leeds United.
Moreover, it all comes from his coaching staff.
It is worth noting that in the new management framework designed by Gao Shen, Borrell is the technical director, not the football director.
The biggest difference between the two is the power of transfers and signings.
In a transfer, the technical director acts as an advisor, while the football director has the final say.
At the same time, the technical director focuses more on youth training development, while the football director takes charge of all competitive affairs.
Gao Shen believes that Borrell is more qualified as a technical director rather than a football director.
At least in terms of transfer transactions and negotiations, they are not his strong suit.
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After Su Qing returned to Cheshire from London, Gao Shen called Lucas and Borrell together.
This is the first meeting of Leeds United's future leadership team, and Gao Shen is also Gao Shen's most trusted confidant.
As for Sarri, he is a head coach and is not yet qualified to participate in such a meeting.
Su Qing first introduced the process of meeting Ken Bates in London, focusing on the 20 million pounds.
"Have you ever gone to see Leeds United again?"
"I've seen it. Among the 20 million pounds, the most valuable one is the Elland Road stadium and the surrounding land. The Thorpe Arch training ground is in a suburb that can be said to be a suburb. It's 20 to 30 kilometers north of Leeds.
On the outskirts of a small town called Wetherby, on the outskirts of a small village called Walton."
It’s a convoluted thing to say, right?
In fact, it is really just outside the village in a small village.
Of course, in the UK, rural areas are not necessarily worse. In fact, many rural areas have better public security than urban areas.
A rural village like Walton may even have a population of less than a thousand people.
"There are six standard fields, two are abandoned, and there is a metal training building. It doesn't even have a geothermal system. It will probably be difficult to train in winter." Borrell frowned and shook his head.
The hardware facilities are really terrible.
In a place like the UK, at least there must be a geothermal system. Otherwise, what should we do if it snows?
The venue is frozen, so how can we still train?
Not long ago, a piece of news came out of Real Madrid. It was snowing and the staff of Valdebebas forgot to turn on the floor heating, causing the first team training ground to freeze. Mourinho was furious and fired him directly.
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The indoor training ground is high-end, so don’t expect it for now, but the geothermal system is standard.
But Leeds United didn't.
"According to the information I received, Leeds United's original training base was Fullerton Park, just west of Elland Road, but it is now completely deserted. It is about the size of four standard fields and is now flat land.
On game days, it’s a temporary parking lot.” Lucas was also quite helpless.
"If we renovate the training base, how much investment will we need?" Su Qing asked with concern.
Lucas and Borrell looked at each other, and the former replied: "It's hard to say for the time being. First of all, the drainage and water supply systems must be modified, because we found that the conditions of the field are indeed too bad, and it is only for the first team.
The length of the training field is seriously irregular, it is not even a standard field, and there is no geothermal system, which also needs to be transformed."
"Also, the fences around the stadium also need maintenance. I took a special trip around and found that many places can be entered directly. This is outrageous. Although there are no people around, it is still necessary just in case."
"If you want to follow our standards, a new training building, a composite track, outdoor court analysis cameras and systems, a heated swimming pool and a gym, etc., and this does not include other things such as a freezer and a hydrotherapy pool."
When Su Qing heard this, her beautiful eyebrows frowned again, and she turned to look at Gao Shen.
Gao Shen noticed it and smiled helplessly: "You know, when it comes to burning money, we are the most professional!"
Su Qing and others were immediately amused.
There is actually nothing wrong with what Gao Shen said. His coaching staff is indeed the most professional and top-notch in terms of software and hardware. Naturally, the requirements are also the highest, including a series of high-tech auxiliary equipment.
Adding equipment and renovating the site are just investments in hardware, followed by staffing.
For example, outdoor stadium analysis cameras and systems require at least two professional analysts.
Therefore, this is not just a one-time investment in hardware, but also long-term operating costs.
Do you think these are useful?
The answer is, it is very useful and the effect is very good.
But to get these, you need investment and money.
Poor and destitute, with a completely desolate family, this is what Leeds United is today.
To put it bluntly, this is just a blank piece of paper, and Gao Shen can paint as he pleases.
The prerequisite is that you have money.
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