"Having such a great team is a very special thing. We will not go the way of Manchester United and we will not transfer the debt to the club. We are engaged in the sports industry in the United States and we have enough experience in the sports industry.
, we are confident that Liverpool will become the best team in the world. And we will strongly support the construction of the club's new stadium. In up to three years, we Liverpool will have the most modern football stadium in England."
When George Gillette and Tom Hicks were interviewed by the media, they showed great ambitions. The two of them looked forward to the future of Liverpool and said that they would definitely build the best club in the world. But Lister was on the plane.
I looked at this newspaper and couldn't help but throw it aside. If it weren't for the public place, Lister would spit in front of the photo of the two of them. Lister came to Liverpool in a hurry and just got off the plane.
I asked for a copy of Liverpool's local "Echo" newspaper.
Lister laughed when he saw it. Because at this time, Liverpool's "Echo" basically supported the American boss's entry. They all believed that under the current development situation of European football, Liverpool wanted to develop.
Investment is needed. The Morris family has made a great contribution to Liverpool, but now the Morris family has left England one after another in order to avoid taxes.
It is difficult for David Morris to support a club as big as Liverpool on his own. Therefore, it is not a bad thing to find a richer man with more money. When Abramovich first took over Chelsea, fans of wealthy clubs like Liverpool
He kept sarcastic about Chelsea. He said they were ruble's toys and ruble's slaves.
But after Chelsea's strength in recent years, many people in the Premier League have changed their views. If you want to develop in the Premier League, you still need money. If an established giant like Liverpool does not want to decline, it can only follow this path.
Based on this view, the media in Liverpool were optimistic and supportive of the arrival of the American rich. There was only one request, which was not to be like Glazer. After putting down the newspaper, Lister went directly to Beni.
Tes here.
"Rister, didn't you say you would stay in Spain for a while? Why did you come so soon?"
Benitez looked at Riester with some confusion. Riester had met Benitez a few days ago. At that time, Riester said that he would stay in Spain for a week and ten days. Unexpectedly, it had only been a few days.
Time has come back again.
"Can I not come back? David Morris sold his shares. Did you know? The owners of Liverpool have changed. Two Americans have come."
Lister thought that David Morris was ambitious and would not sell Liverpool because of Liverpool's better and better results. Unexpectedly, David Morris would still take this step.
But Lister can understand David Morris. David Morris's own net worth is limited and he was able to run Liverpool in the past. But after the beginning of the new century, especially after Abramovich came to the Premier League, his little money
It's nothing at all. Rich people like Abramovich and Al Fahim just throw out 100 million pounds in the transfer market without blinking an eye. What's even more annoying is that because of them, now
The value of players is getting higher and higher. Players who could only be bought for a few million in the past are now impossible to buy without tens of millions. Players who are generally worth tens of millions have become more than 20 million. David Mo
Reese said that his net worth is not as high as that of Glazer, and he cannot keep up with the development of European football.
Although Glazer is a big bastard, his business operation ability is simply not comparable to that of David Morris. Under Glazer's operation, Manchester United, which is already a business model in European football, has an operating income of
It's getting higher and higher. But David Morris, as an old-fashioned club president, is much worse in this regard.
The income and net worth are not good, which makes David Morris' management of Liverpool become worse and worse. Now Liverpool is completely at a disadvantage in the competition with Chelsea and Manchester United.
"I know. I heard that they are all sports tycoons in the United States, and they have baseball teams and ice hockey teams. As long as they have money, it doesn't matter whether they are Americans or where they are from."
Benitez nodded and didn't care. In fact, it's not just some board members who support the American boss in the Liverpool team. Even Benitez and Gerrard also support the American boss. They believe
If Liverpool can also have the financial resources of Chelsea, then they will definitely not be afraid of Chelsea.
"Rich? Shit."
Lister couldn't help but complain. George Gillett and Tom Hicks, these two bastards, were really stunned when they deceived the British guys in Liverpool. There are so many people on the Liverpool board of directors, how could they be so easily fooled by these two people?
Cheated.
"The combined assets of the two of them are probably not as much as mine. No one is as rich as Glazer."
Benitez looked at Lister in confusion, and then said uncertainly: "Lister, are you telling the truth? But I heard that they are very rich, and the asking price for coming to Liverpool is 470 million pounds.
.And they also support the construction of our new stadium, and have guaranteed an investment of more than 30 million pounds during the winter transfer period."
"Liars, do you know? These two are just deceiving you. Most of the so-called 470 million pounds they called were bank loans. They loaned 300 million pounds from the Royal Bank of Scotland, and all the money will be used by Liverpool
Debt. Liverpool will become like Manchester United, but does Liverpool have the ability to improve as Manchester United? For a transfer fee of 30 million pounds, they can raise 30 million pounds for you by mortgaging their pants."
"Liester, is this true?"
"Of course, I can still lie to you."
Lister was sulking. He finally put Benitez into Liverpool. Lister would also be involved in the transfers of Liverpool in recent years. In addition to the transfer of many Lister players, there are also many players who have nothing to do with Lister.
List has always negotiated transfers on behalf of Liverpool. In recent years, half of Liverpool's player commissions belong to List.
Now two American scammers suddenly came. This made List very dissatisfied. These two American scammers have no money at all, which means that there will be nothing for Liverpool's transfer in the next one or two years. And the two of them are in
It is impossible for Liverpool to stay calm. Historically, the two men started fighting within half a year. It is very likely that Benitez's great reputation will be ruined by these two idiots.
"But the media said that the two of them have a combined net worth of more than 2 billion euros."
"Raphael, let me tell you this. George Gillette did have some money before. At his peak, he had a net worth of US$500 million. But in the 1990s, he went bankrupt and owed the bank more than US$600 million.
Later, he worked in meat processing and made a little money. But his assets were not as good as David Morris. He didn't have the money to buy Liverpool, so he attracted Hicks. But Hicks himself said that
The two billion euros are actually empty, even the two billion US dollars are not there. Having more than one billion US dollars is already a blessing. And now that the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States is so serious, their assets will shrink very quickly.
Quick. After this subprime mortgage crisis, it’s a blessing that the two of them can retain 500-600 million US dollars in assets. If they really had assets of more than 2 billion euros, they would not borrow more than 300 million pounds.
.”
Benitez was dumbfounded. Now many people in the Liverpool team are placing their hopes on the American rich. Of course Benitez hopes to get a higher transfer fee, and of course the Liverpool players hope to win more championships and more
High salary. It’s false that Liverpool players don’t envy Manchester City and Chelsea players.
The current highest salary in Liverpool is Gerrard. His current weekly salary is 100,000 pounds. It is not a small amount. But compared with Chelsea and Manchester City, it is far behind. They are both international players. They are also very famous.
Local players such as John Terry and Lampard were already earning 120,000 pounds a week a year ago, and there is a trend of rising. But Gerrard's salary is unlikely to increase in a short period of time.
Therefore, everyone hoped that Liverpool would also have a financial backer. However, Benitez did not expect that they all thought that Liverpool finally had a financial backer, but it turned out to be just two rich people who were just in appearance.
"New stadium? Liverpool's new stadium seems to have been completely stopped. There are also American rich people, what do they know about football. They invest in the Premier League just to make money. They only look at financial statements, not football. American rich people are interested in it.
It is a three-year domestic broadcast contract of 2.7 billion pounds for the Premier League and more than 600 million pounds of overseas broadcast rights."
"how so."
Benitez frowned. Benitez has been with Liverpool for five years, and after this season it will be six years. It is impossible not to have feelings for Liverpool. He also hopes that Leicester can have a rich boss.
But now he looks like this bear.
"Raphael, let's take a look first. David was too anxious this time. He made the decision in just a few days. Dubai International Capital is so good that it must trade with Americans."
"I heard that the board of directors is willing to cooperate with Americans."
Among the Liverpool board of directors, David Morris controls more than 50% of the shares. The remaining more than 40% is controlled by others. These people do not like the Middle East oil tycoons and prefer to cooperate with the United States.
People cooperated. In addition, the price of these two scammers was indeed higher than that of Dubai International Capital, so they immediately agreed to the transfer.
"Let's take a look first. Raphael, there has been a saying since ancient times that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Although George Gillette and Tom Hicks are business partners, they will definitely not get along. You must not get involved.
If it gets too big, don’t stay here."
Benitez and Liverpool have always been in the honeymoon period. But if these two Americans are messing around in Liverpool, Lister cannot let Benitez stay in Liverpool to clean up the mess.
"leave?"
"We're not leaving now. Don't worry about it either. Maybe the two of them are not as bad as I said. Don't worry about this. It's still a matter of course."
Lister appeased Benitez, but in his heart he had already eliminated Liverpool. Even if these two bastards from the United States have some spare money now, when the subprime mortgage crisis becomes more and more serious, they may even get 10 million.
Not coming out. Why would Benitez, a head coach with three Champions League titles, hang himself from a tree in Liverpool? (To be continued...)