Chapter 530 An irresistible temptation

In fact, Ye Qiu had only been in the United States for less than five hours before he was called back to London by a phone call from London.

This made Ye Qiu, who was originally looking forward to the inspection in the evening, somewhat regretful. Not to mention Eliza, who finally mustered up the courage, but the damn Peter Kenyon ruined the mood. He deserved to be bald for life!

I don’t know if the little girl’s curse in the United States came true. Peter Kenyon in London kept scratching his bald head, and always said with a self-deprecating smile that he didn’t know what was going on. His scalp was itchy all day today.

In the more than half a month since Ye Qiu left London, many earth-shaking changes have taken place in European football.

First of all, Real Madrid and Manchester City are both making bloody acquisitions in the transfer market. Real Madrid takes the high-end route and specializes in superstars, while Manchester City is holding on to cost-effectiveness and pays more attention to the mid-range practical route, but this is also because they have paid a sky-high transfer price of 150 million euros for Messi.

But if the big signings of these two big money holders were expected by the outside world, then what happened next surprised everyone.

Russian super-rich man Rebolovlev took over West Ham United!

This fertilizer tycoon on the Forbes list has a more gentle temperament than Abramovich, but he is obviously much more ruthless in doing things, especially in the transfer market. His first signing after taking office was to dig up Portuguese central defender Ricardo Carvalho from Chelsea.

But this is just the beginning. Immediately afterwards, West Ham United announced that the famous Italian head coach Ranieri, the tinkerer, returned to the Premier League. This Italian coach who had just been fired from Juventus was called by the industry as the best at building the foundation of a top team, but a tragic figure who had no championship destiny. He returned to London and took over West Ham United.

With the arrival of Ranieri, strong reinforcements also arrived one after another. Soon after, West Ham United once again poached from the Premier League competitors and poached Berbatov, a powerful center forward of Manchester United, for which they paid a high price of 30 million euros. Manchester United slaughtered a large sum of money.

But this is just the beginning. After Carvalho and Berbatov announced their arrival at the Hammers, Brazilian center back Lucio, whose contract with Bayern Munich expired this season, also announced his arrival in the Premier League and rejected the recruitment from Inter Milan. The reason is simple. West Ham United is willing to pay him a higher salary. This is undoubtedly a very ideal choice for Lucio, whose career is beginning to decline.

French winger Giuly; Portuguese midfielder Moutinho, who is known as Deco II; Lyon's French midfielder Toulalan...

The transfer market has just started for less than half a month, and it has only been a week since Rebolovlev announced his entry into West Ham United. This East London team has already spent a transfer fee that is not inferior to Manchester City, a full 100 million, which is enough to make everyone feel the wealth of this East London team.

When interviewed by the media, West Ham United's CEO Scott Duxbury smiled and said that West Ham United's goal for the new season is to strive to enter the European arena and show its strong competitiveness in the Premier League. For this reason, the club will not stop in the transfer market.

When asked by reporters and media about the specific transfer budget of West Ham United in the new season, this young wife who used to be overwhelmed by London rivals such as Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, and Arsenal in East London, now that she has become a mother-in-law, inevitably has a bit of wealth and power, "300 million, this is our transfer budget this summer, not including salaries!"

The whole world thinks these guys are crazy, spending 300 million?

But I believe this is not the craziest, because among the targets listed by West Ham United, Ribery, Fabregas, Yaya Toure, Van Persie, Tevez, Ibrahimovic and other powerful stars are all on the list, which shows the ambition of West Ham United and also shows that they are not fundamentally different from other wealthy teams, that is, poaching.

In the column of Martin Samuel in the Times, it is emphasized that whether it is Abramovich of Chelsea, Abu Dhabi consortium of Manchester City, or Rebolovlev who is now acquiring West Ham United, they are all entering the football market in a savage way with traditional capital, which completely disrupts the rules of the football market.

But Martin Samuel also said that the arrival of these huge capitals has further reflected the value of the Premier League.

"Recently, the media has begun to spread rumors that the holding company under the Qatari royal family hopes to acquire Manchester United of the Glazer family. They are ambitious to make Manchester United a signboard of the Qatari royal family because they want to strive for the right to host the World Cup. However, facing the acquisition price of 1.5 billion pounds offered by the Glazer family, they seem a little hesitant."

"Why does the Glazer family have enough confidence to call out the acquisition price of 1.5 billion?"

"On the one hand, it is because the current European football market is generally bullish, especially the Premier League market, but more importantly, professional football, especially the Premier League, which has a huge influence all over the world, is regarded by more and more investors as a platform to show themselves, rather than investing in football itself."

"Whether it is Abramovich, the Abu Dhabi consortium, or Rybolovlev and the Qatar consortium who want to land in the Premier League, their purpose is actually more to show themselves. They are already capable enough. With money, they don’t need to use football to make a profit.”

"With the advent of the new century, the Premier League has begun to bloom. First, Chelsea has risen strongly. Now Tottenham Hotspur has set off a wave of offensive football around the world. In addition, the North London team has built a strong football team for two consecutive years. These miracles have made everyone realize that the Premier League is breaking away from other competitive leagues at an extremely fast speed and spreading its influence and appeal around the world. Therefore, the value of the Premier League brand will be increasingly recognized by investors. ”

"We have received a lot of news internally. Currently, at least four large consortiums are willing to acquire Premier League teams, including top clubs such as Arsenal and Liverpool. These large consortiums The arrival of the Premier League will inevitably further trigger the arms race of the Premier League. They will introduce more and more stars to the Premier League, which will also further enhance the influence and appeal of the Premier League. "

"But there is one thing that the Premier League must pay enough attention to, and that is how to ensure that the club's finances will not collapse due to the sudden withdrawal of capital by a large consortium one day. At least we see now that Manchester United has changed due to the tragic acquisition by the Glazer family. Being heavily in debt is a failure we must learn from.”

This column by Martin Samuel has been reprinted and translated by media around the world. The Premier League is indeed becoming more and more influential, especially with the strong landing of the Abu Dhabi Consortium and Rybolovlev, making the Premier League The influence of the Premier League has further expanded, but at the same time, how to avoid the financial impact of the Premier League team, the Premier League stated that it will further introduce detailed rules.

When Ye Qiu arrived in London, it happened to be the time when Martin Samuel's report was published. He was in the car returning to White Hart Lane from Heathrow Airport and flipped through this column. He thought it was well written. , but not much effect.

There are ways to circumvent financial audits, such as sponsoring in the name of a sponsor, so that money can be given to the club openly without being recorded as a liability. The real problem is not in this aspect, but after the introduction of stars. , has been under tremendous financial pressure, and any investor will face a test at this time.

Just like the current West Ham United, if the information obtained by Ye Qiu is correct, the salary structure of this team in the new season will exceed that of Tottenham Hotspur, because they have paid for Carvalho, Lucio and Giuly. Among them, Carvalho and Lucio have all reached the same level as Messi and Ribery.

And they are currently preparing to introduce Eto'o from Barcelona with a huge transfer fee. If this transfer is successful, the salary of Cameroon players is bound to break the Premier League's salary cap again.

This is the biggest problem!

But regulations are not enough. First of all, this is a fully competitive market. The Premier League has set a salary cap. Big-name stars can transfer to other leagues, and the clubs have to further raise the salaries of their players. In many cases, clubs have There are many ways to get around the salary cap.

Ye Qiu's positioning for Tottenham Hotspur is actually still the same and will not change with the changes in the market. The reason is very simple. You can choose to go to Manchester City, West Ham United or other teams, because they can give you more information. High salary, if you value money, you can go, I won't stop it, as long as there is enough return on the transfer fee.

But if you are willing to stay at Tottenham Hotspur, I also welcome it. We cannot provide the high salaries that those teams can give, but we can provide you with what they cannot give, and that is championships and honors.

Of course, Manchester United is the club that Ye Qiu thinks has the best standards, while Arsenal is a bit astray. Therefore, Tottenham Hotspur must learn from Manchester United in this regard, how to ensure the football The team will not be dragged into the quagmire of salary, and it can ensure the competitiveness of the team and the appeal of the stars.

The BMW 7 Series slowly stopped at the gate of White Hart Lane Stadium. Ye Qiu got out of the car and went straight to the office on the second floor.

As soon as he entered the door, Peter Kenyon, Ron Gurley and Robert Milson gave him quite shocking news, that is, Eto'o's transfer to West Ham United was completed!

"A very low transfer fee, only 30 million euros!" Peter Kenyon really felt that this transfer was a bit too much.

Robert Milson shook his head and smiled bitterly, "The main reason is that Barcelona's operation is too stupid. It exposed the irreconcilable conflict between the club and the players early, especially Guardiola, and the Catalan region The media also constantly exposed the news of Eto'o leaving the team. Although this was somewhat to ease the fans' emotions, it greatly reduced Eto'o's transfer price, and he only had one year left on his contract."

There is only a one-year contract, and both parties have already fallen out. This is undoubtedly an important reason why Barcelona cannot raise the price for Eto'o's transfer, and it is also what Tottenham Hotspur has been trying to avoid in the past. Generally speaking, the team will start to get involved in contract renewal negotiations in the penultimate year of a player's contract. Therefore, none of Tottenham Hotspur's players are expiring in one year.

Oh, there's one more, Beckham.

This veteran is left by Ye Qiu. He can only play as a substitute at Tottenham Hotspur, but he continues to shine in the England national team. Therefore, he has never thought of retiring, but he has taken the initiative to follow Tottenham Hotspur. Tenham contacted Hotspur and, in addition to lowering his salary requirements, also took the initiative to ask for a one-year signing because he may retire at any time.

Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspur all regard Beckham as a symbol of Tottenham Hotspur's take-off, and as the most marketable local superstar in the history of English football, Beckham even if it is not Playing football, as long as he remains at Tottenham Hotspur, he can create huge value and influence for the club.

Therefore, Beckham currently expresses his willingness to stay at Tottenham Hotspur, and the team also supports him to stay.

"Eto'o plus Berbatov, Carvalho plus Lucio, Moutinho plus Tularan." Ye Qiu shook his head with a wry smile. It's really good to have money these days. You can buy whoever you want. Who can build a strong team in one summer? "It seems that West Ham United in the new season should not be underestimated!"

"And Manchester City!" Peter Kenyon also reminded, "This team has also spent a lot of money in the transfer market. If we add Messi..." When talking about Messi, Peter ?Kenyon glanced at Ye Qiu.

Everyone knows that Messi is Ye Qiu’s favorite player. From Chelsea to Tottenham Hotspur, Messi has always been reused and trusted by Ye Qiu, and Messi has always regarded Ye Qiu as the one he respects the most. Head coach, otherwise he wouldn’t have rushed to hug Ye Qiu after scoring a goal in the Champions League final.

So now, when he mentioned Messi, Ye Qiu felt a little hesitant.

"How is Messi's transfer going?" Ye Qiu asked with concern.

Peter Kenyon and Ron Gurley looked at each other and said with a wry smile: "It's basically finalized. Messi's father has already agreed. The only thing left is Messi's signature. And Messi said before, He would make a decision after the season, but after the season, he went on vacation, and I heard that he had a big fight with Jorge who urged him. "

Frankly speaking, from the standpoint of Peter Kenyon and Ron Gurley, and from the standpoint of Tottenham Hotspur operators, this transfer is beneficial to Tottenham Hotspur, and it is It is very beneficial, because the transfer fee income of 150 million euros can almost help Tottenham Hotspur complete many, many things, including some long-term investments.

But Peter Kenyon, the CEO, has been working with Ye Qiu for many years. Ever since the Chelsea days, there has been no problem with the two of them whether it is a cooperative relationship or a personal relationship, so the bald man understands Ye Qiu's thoughts and mentality very well. , he also knew very well that people like Ye Qiu wanted fame as well as profit. If they had to choose between the two, Ye Qiu would choose fame.

Because he is a super rich man, more than 100 million is nothing to him.

Sometimes Peter Kenyon and Ron Gurley were very grateful when talking about Ye Qiu, because they both knew that Ye Qiu decided to sell Messi because of them.

I still remember that when Peter Kenyon was at Chelsea, a very important reason why he felt depressed was that although Abramovich appointed him as the club's CEO, he interfered in everything. As a result, he, the CEO, was not even as good as Pini Zahavi in ​​the end, with no decision-making power at all.

And Ye Qiu now knows very well that he can say no to Messi's transfer, but this will definitely dampen the work enthusiasm of Peter Kenyon and others, because it is very simple, a normal club operator, a person who wants to Will the team manager who is trying to develop the team in a healthy and even profitable direction say no to this transfer?

And there is a saying that goes well, if you miss this village, you will not miss this store.

Manchester City is not selling it at this high price now, and it will definitely not be sold at such a high price in the future, because others are afraid to buy it, and if one day you actively want to sell it, the price will definitely be greatly reduced, and you may not even be able to get half of it.

"By the way, look at this!" Peter Kenyon handed over two pieces of fax paper.

Today's transfer quotations are still made by fax, which must be stamped with the club's seal and the signature of the senior management to be counted. The two faxes submitted by Peter Kenyon are stamped with the seal of Real Madrid, and Florentino's autograph is authentic.

Putting aside a lot of nonsense and kind words on the fax, Florentino is asking to buy two players from Tottenham Hotspur. It can also be said that he is looking to buy Ribery, Cesc Fabregas, etc. When players fail, they settle for the next best thing.

"They want to get Gareth Bale and Arbeloa?" Ye Qiu didn't expect it.

The progress of Messi's transfer is unclear. Once it happens, Gareth Bale will be the player Ye Qiu needs to rely on. Ye Qiu also plans to let him play on the right to further tap his potential. He has even planned the tactics, but now Real Madrid But he came to intervene.

"Fifty million euros, the same as Rooney." Peter Kenyon was obviously tempted.

Ye Qiu was also tempted, because Gareth Bale undoubtedly has great potential, but he has definitely not yet reached the level of 50 million euros, let alone comparable to Rooney.

"Arbeloa, fifteen million euros." Peter Kenyon said again.

Both transfers are at a high price, among which Arbeloa is relatively low, and Gareth Bale's price is satisfactory, but this is only a preliminary offer, and the details can be discussed again. Unless Tottenham Hotspur calls out an outrageous price that is unprecedented, otherwise, I believe that after the two sides negotiate, the price will definitely be higher than this.

"What do you think?" Peter Kenyon respects Ye Qiu's decision, so he has no movement for the time being.

Ye Qiu shook his head with a little tearful smile, "I don't know!"

After that, he stood up and sighed deeply, "I'll go out for a walk, let me think about it!"