80_80813 "Young Master Huan, this group of guys is all heart? Ghost fetus, ill-intentioned! ”

After attending the dinner and returning to the hotel, Peter Kenyon, Ron Gurley and Sun Yue followed Yang Huan to the presidential suite with invincible sea views.

As soon as they sat down in the living room, everyone began to talk about what they had encountered at the dinner.

"Oh?" Yang Huan was a little funny, he already knew that this was the case, "Let's hear it." ”

Peter Kenyon and the others were also amused.

'David Gill spoke to me about Nemanja Matic and that United wanted to use him to strengthen their midfield.

Yang Huan couldn't laugh anymore.

The position of the midfielder is indeed too crucial, especially in the modern tactical system, the midfield plays a pivotal role.

Don't look at Nemanja Matic, but his footwork is good, his passing is solid, and his defense is strong enough, which can be called a strong barrier in front of the Southampton defence.

Toni Kroos, on the other hand, has a different style, although the defense has improved a lot, but it is still not good enough, but the technique, organization, passing ability of the foot is quite good, and he can also cut in from time to time to shoot a long shot.

At Southampton, the presence of Toni Kroos and Nemanja Matic allowed Bielsa to adopt different midfield configurations depending on the opponent and deal with different situations.

If Matic is sold, he can indeed make a lot of money, at least 20 million pounds is not running.

But the question is, where to find someone to fill the vacancy of Matic?

In recent years, there are very, very few people in the midfield position who can provide solid defense, have the ability to play the ball steadily, and even have a little organizational ability.

Schneiderlin, who Southampton sold to Tottenham Hotspur, has improved a lot, but compared to Nemanja Matic, it is still a bit of a gap.

Besides, Manchester United is now Southampton's opponent, how can they weaken themselves and strengthen their opponents?

"It seems that we have to renew the contract with Matic and sign a new contract as soon as possible!"

Peter Kenyon and Ron Gurley looked at each other, both smiling and nodding.

Southampton's current finances are not bad, with the Saints Fan Club alone earning £100 million a year in membership fees, and with sponsorship revenues, Southampton's commercial revenue reaches more than £200 million.

If you get a generous share of the broadcast fee in the Premier League this season, plus the matchday revenue from the stadium, it should reach about 350 million pounds.

This is quite eye-catching in the whole of European football.

Looking at the whole of Europe, there are only a handful of teams with an annual income of more than 300 million pounds!

Of course, Southampton also has a lot of spending, such as player salaries and team bonuses.

In European professional football, there are two main ways to play.

One is the gameplay of Barcelona and Real Madrid, who only pursue results and don't care about the team's finances at all.

There is also the play of Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Juventus, who focus on financial health and try to spend every money on the transfer fee and live on a budget.

It's hard to say which of these two different ways of playing is better or worse, only that each has its own good and bad.

The former way of playing is to pile up stars and produce results quickly, but the financial pressure is huge, and once the boss behind the scenes tightens the money, the team will immediately have problems, and the results will be greatly affected.

And in recent years, with Platini's fiscal health policy in Europe, this type of team has also been restricted.

The second way of playing is slow, relying on years of accumulation, and occasionally burning money, but once a blockbuster transfer fails, the team has to take a breather for a year or two to recover.

But usually the team with this kind of play will have a set of very complete long-term planning, and it is clear and pragmatic to formulate each goal, such as Arsenal, no reinforcements, no championships, and the top four every year.

You can accuse Arsenal of not being aggressive, but you can't deny that Arsenal are quite healthy and excellent in terms of results, as well as in terms of commitment, as well as the club's financial situation.

Southampton is one of the first ways to play.

In Yang Huan's view, the so-called self-financing is.

Can all of Europe be conceited? There are only two or three teams that lose, Real Madrid and Barcelona are not counted.

For Southampton, with so many stars and so many achievements, it is impossible to be self-financed, and even if it accumulates for a few more years, it will not be able to survive in the Premier League.

The reason is very simple, you have to pay for your own profits and losses, once you have a good performance, you will be poached immediately.

In the end, a self-financed team can only become a star processing plant for a local tyrant team.

Of course, it's okay to explode once in a while.

Since you can't be self-financed, what should you do?

Looking at Southampton from the perspective of running a company, there is no need to dwell on debt, it is good to have debt, it proves that the bank thinks you are reliable, so it will lend you money.

So, the real question is not to eliminate the debt, or how much money you owe the bank, but how do you control the risk of the debt within a reasonable range.

The way to play with Real Madrid is to bring in superstars, do my best to expand my influence and brand value, enhance the bank's trust in me, and the commercial value of the Real Madrid brand, and then go to the bank to borrow money and bring in superstars.

In this set of gameplay, the team's results don't matter, who is the head coach doesn't matter, and who is the star of the house doesn't matter.

What matters is how much Real Madrid's golden signboard is, how much it is worth, and how much money the team has earned.

Or rather, Real Madrid's ability to repay its debts.

That's why Florentino has been able to bring in big sums of money time and time again.

The money in the bank cannot be borrowed or spent!

Yang Huan is not as outrageous as Florentino, he has his own long-term plan, that is, in the shortest possible time, to build Southampton into one of the best super giants in Europe and even the world!

To do that, you have to build a strong squad of stars.

Relying on the identity of the traverser and Southampton's strong scouting system, it can be said that the Saints have come to this day very quickly and very successfully!

But then, Yang Huan has to stabilize the one that Southampton has achieved so far.

The transfer strategy is also very pragmatic, it is best to stay, and the salary increase is also deserved, if I can't stay, then I will do everything possible to maximize my interests and do my best to squeeze the potential value of the player.

In Yang Huan's opinion, Matic can be retained!

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Ferguson is going to retire, and no one knows what will happen to Manchester United in the future.

Therefore, let's not talk about whether Manchester United intends to poach Matic strongly, even if he really puts in a lot of effort, Matic may not be tempted.

Southampton are now second in the Premier League table and will be in the Champions League next season.

Instead of going to Manchester United to take the risk, it is better to stay in Southampton, at least there are more opportunities!

"Just now, Rusell talked to me about Neymar, and I can see that Barcelona is determined to win him!"

When Yang Huan said this, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

Russell, this guy is really ......

How so?

Not bold enough!

If the price he offered just now was more bold, maybe Yang Huan would have been really tempted.

Anyway, it can't be kept, but it's better to get the one with the highest price.

"Just now Sanchez also took the initiative to talk to me about Neymar." Ron Gurley laughed.

"Oh?" Yang Huan suddenly became interested, "What is Real Madrid's attitude?" ”

Ron Gurley glanced at his colleagues and said with a smile: "Real Madrid is also very interested in Neymar, they have offered a high price of 80 million euros, and listening to Sanchez's tone, it seems that they can talk about it again." ”

"Eighty million?"

When everyone heard this number, their eyes suddenly lit up.

Three years ago, when Southampton introduced Neymar, it only offered more than 20 million euros, but now it is as high as 80 million, can it not be exciting?

"Eh, you guys, can you not be so petty?" Yang Huan waved his hand, interrupted the brain supplement and YY of this group of guys, and scolded with a smile.

"Isn't it 80 million? It's worth all the fuss you guys make?? ”

Everyone laughed one by one.

Young Master Huan, you are wealthy, and in your opinion, 80 million is a piece of cake.

But we are different, we are sad workers, 80 million to us, that is simply fragrant and spicy.

"Actually, Young Master Huan is right!"

Peter Kenyon interjected at this point.

"Nike's senior vice president of Europe also talked to me about Neymar just now, although he didn't say anything, but I can see that Nike is the sponsor of the Brazilian national team and Neymar's sponsor, but our sponsor is Adidas, and Barcelona's sponsor is also Nike!"

Peter Kenyon comes from Nike and Umbro, and he knows a thing or two about sports equipment brands sponsoring stars and teams, and even influencing star transfers.

After he said this, everyone present immediately felt that the matter here must not be so simple.

"Also, I checked, Nike's sponsorship contract with Barcelona expired this year, and the original contract, Barcelona can only get about 30 million euros a year, which was very high when it was signed five years ago, but now, among the top giants, it is low."

Everyone felt that it made sense.

The 30 million euro shirt sponsorship is indeed on the low side for Barcelona.

"There's another issue involved, and that's Messi!"

Peter Kenyon clearly grasps the key point.

"As the star of Barcelona, Messi is wearing the boots under his feet, but it is Adidas, Nike has always hoped to snatch Messi's personal sponsorship back, and Russell has been working hard for this matter, but it has never worked."

"With the resignation of Guardiola, the relationship between Russell and Messi is not ideal, not long ago, Messi's agent proposed to renew the contract and raise the salary, Bartomeu said that the team cannot frequently renew the contract with the player, and renew the contract once every six months, which is really outrageous."

"From this point of view, the differences between Messi and Barcelona's top management are already quite obvious!" Catalpa

After Peter Kenyon's analysis, everyone suddenly felt enlightened.

"For teams like Barcelona and Real Madrid, the internal contradictions are quite intense, so as soon as Russell came to power, he chased after his predecessor Laporta, sold Ibrahimovic at a low price, offended Cruyff, and fired Guardiola, just desperately trying to polish Laporta's traces in the team, brand his mark on this giant team, and then win the support of Barcelona fans."

"Doing all these things, Rosell has succeeded, but the pressure is also very high, if Rosell wants to attack Messi, the best superstar of Laporta's time, there is only one way, and that is to bring in a player who can replace Messi on both a competitive level and a commercial level."

Peter Kenyon analyzes that the answer is already on the horizon.

"Then it could only be Neymar!"

When Yang Huan heard this, he couldn't help but laugh happily.

This is really, the only one in the world, there is no other semicolon!