"At the beginning of the winter break, last season's defending champion Atletico Madrid has achieved surprising results in La Liga... In the past eighteen rounds of the league, they ranked first in the league with twelve wins, four draws and two losses.
First, this is not a particularly perfect result. However, when the performance of other strong teams is not satisfactory, they are already seven points ahead of second place Deportivo! Except for Atletico Madrid, which is the only one.
, the eight teams below are all huge teams that are in the Champions League area! The second place Deportivo has 33 points, and the eighth place Valencia also has 30 points! Ninth place
Barcelona's points are 27 points, and the competition for the top spot will be extremely fierce! Atletico Madrid's performance is not particularly impressive, but they have won as many games as possible in the first half of the season.
Enough games allowed their advantages to accumulate bit by bit, and Dick, who led the team to advance in both the league and the Champions League for the first time, showed his outstanding abilities!"
Old Hill was in his office looking at the latest report from Marca about the first half of the La Liga season, with a smile on his face.
Then, there was a knock on his office door.
"Please come in." Old Hill said loudly.
The next moment, Dick easily opened the door and walked in, then sat down in front of Old Hill's desk.
"Merry Christmas, boss." Dick said with a smile.
"Yeah, I'm very happy this Christmas, especially when I see our ranking."
Old Hill put down the newspaper in his hand and said with a smile: "Di, I have said it many times, but I still want to say this time that it is the first time since I took charge of Atletico Madrid that I can promote you to be the first team coach of Atletico Madrid.
The smartest move ever made.”
Dick smiled slightly and did not answer.
"I still remember when I became president of Atletico Madrid... I brought two people, one was Argentina's coach Menotti, who was one of the best managers in the world at the time, and the other was a player, Portugal
Futre, the top star of the league... I thought I would be able to win the league championship at that time, but I didn't expect that I had to wait ten years to win my first league championship. Before you, I changed more than 20 head coaches.
, It wasn’t until you took office that I found the person who is most suitable for Atletico Madrid! Di, my health is getting worse and worse. Maybe I will go to see God or Satan soon. Who can tell clearly?
...But I definitely don’t want Atletico Madrid to continue to lose you after I leave.”
Over the past year or so, Old Hill's aging has become more and more obvious. Dick listened silently to Old Hill's sighs, looked at the obviously old face, and thought about the time when he saw Old Hill two years ago.
At that time, although old Hill had just come out of the lawsuit, he still looked so high-spirited. Although he was already sixty-seven years old at that time, he only looked like a man in his fifties.
Now, the sixty-nine-year-old Hill looks like a real old man.
"Di, I know it's difficult for a head coach like you to stay in one club forever, but don't forget that before Ferguson took charge, Manchester United's number of championships may not be much more than that of Atletico Madrid. Ferguson spent more than ten years
You have built Manchester United into the best club in the world, and the Edwards family has also given him the most trust. I believe you can do this and build Atletico Madrid into the best team. The Hill family can also
I also give you the most trust and leave the entire team to you to manage. You will control everything about the team!" Old Hill's voice suddenly rose, and a fanatical gleam appeared in his eyes:
"The Edwards family can do so many things through Manchester United, and the Hill family can do the same. The Edwards family found Ferguson, and the Hill family found you... We can do the same things that the Edwards family can do.
It can be done too!”
Looking at Old Hill who looked a little excited, Dick lowered his head, and then quickly raised his head.
"Boss, to be honest, if it were you, I believe you would always trust me. However, if someone else were the chairman, I don't think I would still have the power I have now."
After shaking his head, Dick continued: "Boss, I know how much you value me... In the entire La Liga, no coach has such power as me - I control all the annual transfer fees.
, I have the final say on the entire team, and even the club staff, as long as they are related to the team, I have the power to fire them and let others come to work in the club! No head coach has such power.
I have! Only you can give me such a young head coach such a great power! This is also the reason why I have been very happy and successful at Atletico Madrid! If I change any president, I will not
The boss who gave me such power... I am willing to continue working at Atletico Madrid as long as I can always have such an environment."
Old Hill looked at Dick and laughed.
"I knew you were going to say that." Old Hill smiled mysteriously, looking very happy: "Now I have a way to ensure that you always have the right to speak in the club, how about it?"
Dick was stunned for a moment.
"I estimated your current wealth... It's about five million dollars."
Old Hill did not look at Dick's expression, but continued talking to himself: "If you come up with these five million, I can make the decision and transfer 5% of the Atletico Madrid shares I have.
Here you go, you will also be the majority shareholder of Atletico Madrid by then... In addition to receiving wages and bonuses, you will also be able to share in the dividends every year... How about? You will also be the shareholder of Atletico Madrid by then, and you will naturally be able to get enough
Power, you also have the right to speak in the club. When the time comes, the entire team will naturally be controlled by you, and others will not be able to shake your position at all!"
Dick was really stunned now - he did not expect that the old Hill would make such a decision - as a head coach, if he can become a shareholder in the club, it is considered the highest level - Wenger is Assen
He is one of the shareholders of Manchester United, so his position in Arsenal has always been very stable, and he has also made great progress in doing things for the team. Of course, Ferguson is a bit more awesome. Although he is not a shareholder of Manchester United, he does not talk about retiring.
, then no one would dare to ask him to retire.
If Dick becomes a shareholder of Atletico Madrid, even if the old Hill goes to see God in two years, his interests in the club will not be harmed. As a shareholder, he can completely manage the team as his own monolith and not let others
Anyone who gets involved in the management of the team can receive annual dividends in addition to salary - this is a huge amount of income.
You know, a club like Atletico Madrid only costs 5 million US dollars for 5% of its shares, which is incredibly cheap - Atletico Madrid is not an ordinary small club. After the distribution of La Liga broadcast rights in later generations,
It can be seen that in addition to Real Madrid and Barcelona, whose combined broadcast fees exceed 50% and are unquestionable giants, Atletico Madrid's share of La Liga broadcast fees can exceed 10%! It is the fourth share of the share.
There are many teams - if Atletico Madrid's performance under Dick's command is better than usual, then their share will definitely be higher than that of Valencia, the stadium, the support of half of the Madrid fans... all this makes Atletico Madrid
There is no shortage of money to compete. Even in the era of two-person transfers, Atletico Madrid is the best and richest club besides Real Madrid and Barcelona. Being a shareholder in such a club is a very comfortable thing.
Old Hill now owns 89% of Atletico Madrid's shares, and the other shareholders add up to only 11%. If Dick gets 5%, it will be enough to become the third largest shareholder, and he has a lot of say.
Big.
This method that Old Hill came up with can be said to have dispelled Dick's concerns to the greatest extent, and also gave Dick a reason to stay at Atletico Madrid!
"Boss, I think I need to think about it." Dick replied after thinking for a while.
"No problem, this kind of thing is relatively big, of course you need to think about it." Old Hill said with a smile: "And I don't want to transfer the shares to you now... It is the middle of the season, whether it is accounting or other things.
It's very troublesome to transfer. If you agree, I think it's more appropriate to wait until the end of the season to complete it. A new season, a new beginning, right?"
Dick nodded. He understood what Old Hill meant. If the shares were to be transferred in the middle of the season, just some of the complicated details would be enough to drive Dick crazy. This is not something that can be done by his subordinates. It is such a big deal.
To hand over the shares, Dick must personally take part and review it. Is he still coaching the team? What will happen to the team’s results next? Therefore, handing over the shares after the end of the season is the best way, and it also
Give everyone time to think about it.
After Dick left Hill Senior's office, Hill Jr. walked in.
"Father, are you really prepared to give Dick shares in the club?"
"Yes, this is the only way to tie him to Atletico Madrid. A coach's contract is not very binding. With Dick's ability and current reputation, there are many wealthy clubs who are willing to pay the penalty fee to get him."
He poached him. Think about the previous rumor. Fortunately, it was just a rumor. If it were true and Real Madrid really wanted to poach him, and Dick was impressed by Real Madrid, we would have no reason to stop him from leaving. And now Real Madrid
Although Atletico Madrid is very powerful, you should also know how many players came for Dick - although I was the one who paid them salaries, they joined Atletico Madrid because Dick can bring championships.
!If he leaves, I'm afraid many players will also choose to leave. Can Atletico Madrid still maintain its current competitiveness?" Old Hill nodded and said.
Seeing that little Hill still looked unwilling, Old Hill sighed: "Son, why can't you figure it out? Even if I give him 5% of the shares, the shares we have on hand still have a great advantage.
More than 80% of the shares are enough for our family to continue to control Atletico Madrid! And he will only be our best partner! For such a top coach, he can coach for almost fifty years! Fifty years of time
How many championships can he bring to Atletico Madrid? What kind of status can Atletico Madrid achieve? The expenditure of this share is simply too worthwhile... Besides, do you have any grudges against him? Even if you have grudges, you can
Make good use of him and let him help you, this is the real benefit...Son, everything in this world is empty, only benefit is eternal!"
Listening to Old Hill's words, Little Hill nodded reluctantly. In fact, Old Hill never understood why Little Hill didn't like Dick...
