Liverpool is a club with a long history, with a history of more than 110 years. Especially in the 1970s and 1980s, it dominated European football. The Red Army Liverpool at that time made the entire European football world tremble. They were the first team in European football at that time.
A well-deserved dominant team. At that time, European football was dominated by English clubs. Aston Villa won the Champions League once, and Nottinghamshire also won the Champions League twice. There were strong English teams in the Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Cup.
figure. But the only overlord and the only representative among these strong teams was Liverpool at that time.
Although Liverpool has not won a Premier League title since the establishment of the Premier League, they also had their glorious moments, winning the five-time crown under Houllier. Although the five-time crown was criticized for not having enough gold, how can I say that?
He is also a five-time champion. After Benitez took over, he gave Liverpool the Champions League gene. They won the Champions League for two consecutive seasons, turning Liverpool's number of Champions League championships into six. It became a veritable name in European football.
of top wealthy families.
For such an old and wealthy club, when David Morris made some noise and hoped to find a partner, there was actually no shortage of buyers.
Although the economy in the United States is now in a mess, the subprime mortgage crisis is spreading across the board and is beginning to hit all aspects of the U.S. economy. It has also begun to leave the United States and will soon fly to Europe. The net worth of many rich people, especially those in the United States, has begun to shrink.
But Liverpool's suitors have always been numerous.
Of course, the most active people at this time are the Russian oligarchs and the Middle East oil tycoons. After all, it is usually difficult to acquire a giant like Liverpool. Like Thaksin, the Bank of Spain wanted to buy Liverpool before, but failed. Now David Mo
Reese jumped out to find a collaborator, which was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the wealthy people who have been eyeing Liverpool. Compared to Chelsea and Manchester City, Liverpool's starting point is simply too high.
The first one to stand up turned out to be Berezovsky, who had a life-and-death fight with Abramovich and was beaten up by Abramovich. However, David Morris immediately abandoned him.
Except for cooperation partners. Because if Berezovsky was placed ten years ago, he would be a real top predator with a huge net worth. Even Abramovich would not dare to mess with him.
But now, Berezovsky is dead. Whether he has the capital to buy Liverpool is a big question. Whether he can survive now is also a question. And David Morris looks down on Berezovsky.
Russian oligarchs like Zovsky.
"It's just them?"
After rejecting Berezovsky, the most active one at present is the "Dubai International Fund", a consortium from the Middle East. Dubai International Fund was established in 2004. It is mainly engaged in private equity, listed equity investment, global asset allocation and emerging market investment.
Dubai International Capital is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dubai Holding Company, which provides capital appreciation, diversification and strategic investments for shareholders. The company has more than US$12 billion in assets under management.
Having said all this, to put it bluntly, Dubai International Fund, that is, Dubai International Capital, is a capital investment company fully controlled by the Dubai government. As the second largest emirate in the United Arab Emirates, the Emirate of Dubai is very wealthy. Although the funds they can mobilize are not as high as
The Abu Dhabi Consortium. But compared to the average wealthy people, it can be overlooked. Even Abramovich cannot compare with Dubai International Capital in terms of financial capabilities.
Dubai International Capital has money and proposed a purchase price of 450 million pounds. Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City are different. Abramovich and Al Fahim spent more than 100 million to buy Chelsea and Manchester City, but Liverpool, as a world-class
For wealthy clubs, the price is several times theirs. For example, Dubai International Capital is now offering 450 million pounds, which is in line with Liverpool's status.
"Currently, they have the highest bid. The others are just tests. There is no substantive action. Not only do they have the highest bid, but they can get the money directly as long as we agree."
"How could Liverpool be left to such a rich man?"
David Morris was very unconvinced. As a famous family in Liverpool, the Morris family is almost connected with Liverpool. For half a century, when it comes to Liverpool, it is the Morris family. Do you want to hand over Liverpool to him now?
These Arab tycoons, David Morris, cannot afford to lose face.
"Now it seems they are the best choice."
Rick Perry is different from David Morris. Although Rick Perry has a good personal relationship with David Morris, he is still the GEO of Liverpool. In Rick Perry's view, now
The Premier League is a money game. Without money, no matter how glorious your history is, it’s useless.
Look at Chelsea. They have such a shitty history. If we ranked the historical results in English football, Chelsea would probably not even be in the top 20. Not to mention traditional giants like Manchester United, Liverpool, and Arsenal. Even if they are like Aston Villa
, Everton, Nottingham Forest, Leeds United, Tottenham, Newcastle, even Sunderland, Burnley, Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield, Wolves, Portsmouth, Derby County, they are in the history of English football
They are both better than Chelsea.
But what's the use of those? First, Bates introduced Italian players on a large scale, which made Chelsea famous. Then since Abramovich took charge of Chelsea, Chelsea won six championships in three years. Two Premier League championships,
One FA Cup champion, two League Cup champions, and one Community Shield champion. According to Chelsea's development trend, Chelsea will become another giant in England in ten years.
Look at Manchester City again. They have spent more than 80 million pounds this summer. Each of the players they introduced is better than the last, and Liverpool also likes those players. But in today's European football, it does not mean that just because you are a wealthy club, you can grab these players.
A group of upstarts. For example, Manchester City directly offered Tevez a weekly salary of 120,000 pounds. Who in the current Premier League has such courage. Except for Chelsea, who are also upstarts.
Henry had four top scorers in the Premier League in five years at Arsenal, and when he left, his salary was not as good as that of a rising star like Tevez. If Rick Perry were Tevez, he would also choose Manchester City.
At 120,000 pounds, this is the highest salary in the Premier League.
Therefore, he hopes to introduce wealthy people from the Middle East. In today's European football, the rich are the bosses, so what's the use of talking about other things. If Liverpool really wants to compete with Manchester United and Chelsea, there is only one way, and that is to increase investment. Now the world
The economy is not that good either. It is either a Russian tycoon or a Middle East oil tycoon. Perhaps the Chinese rich who have a good economy now may invest heavily. Other rich people basically have no possibility of investing.
"Wait a little longer."
David Morris wants to make a last ditch effort to preserve his dignity as an English gentleman. There are also many rich people in Europe, and maybe one of them will invest in Liverpool.
"good."
Rick Perry is a bit funny. We have already reached this juncture, and we still care about face. Moreover, Liverpool can really be sold for 450 million pounds, and the Morris family has made a lot of money. And now this kind of
At this time, except for the Middle East oil capital, no one dares to invest.
"Didi didi——"
Rick Perry has been busy with this matter these days, so when he saw that the call was coming from a staff member, he quickly answered the call. While answering the call, his expression was very rich. He was a little happy at first, but soon
It quickly became astonishing, and finally it was baffling. It was like I couldn't figure it out.
"What's up."
David Morris also noticed the rich expressions of Rick Perry. He is still very familiar with his partner. As the CEO of Liverpool, he has always been a representative of calmness.
"Another party has contacted us."
"who?"
"The details are not very clear. But this is capital from the United States, and it is a cooperative acquisition by two wealthy Americans. One of them is the owner of the Montreal Canadiens of the North American Hockey League, and the other owns the Texas Rangers baseball team and
Dallas Stars Hockey Team.”
"Yankee?"
David Morris doesn't like the oil tycoons in the Middle East, and he also doesn't like these Americans. He thought about what the United States was when we were still under the empire. Of course, he didn't think so directly, but he had such a meaning.
The pride of the English people is directly related to the empire on which the sun never sets.
"They offered £470 million."
When Rick Perry said it, he had some doubts, and it was hard to believe it. Who doesn’t know that in the United States, because of the subprime mortgage crisis, many wealthy people are cautious in their investments. But they don’t know where they started.
Two American tycoons came out of nowhere and asked for 470 million pounds. This is 20 million pounds more than Dubai International Capital. If the sale is 470 million pounds, then this will be the highest transfer in the history of the club.
The price is up.
"Yankee, Yankee."
David Morris was talking about the Yankees in a contemptuous tone, but he was already thinking about possible things in his heart. First of all, the price they shouted was higher than that of the Middle East consortium, and secondly, although the Yankees were annoying, they were better than that group.
Middle Eastern upstarts are much better off.
"Are you sure they are different from that Yankee Glazer?"
What David Morris dislikes the most is Glazer. Morris despises bastards like Glazer who suck the blood of the club the most. Although he may sell his shares this time, he still hopes to help Liverpool find
A suitable boss.
"Not sure yet. I just received the news."
"Yes, yes."
David Morris found that he was a little anxious, so he smiled. Then he said: "Well, Rick, you should contact them immediately and see what their charter is. Do you really want to take over Liverpool?
