I Am a Nobleman in England

"Lord, are you really determined to buy Southampton?"

Speeding in the BMW on the road back to Boleyn Manor, the butler Paul held the steering wheel, looked up at the image of the young earl in the rearview mirror who was resting with his eyes closed, and asked with curiosity and concern.

"I do have this idea. Jerry is right. The Southampton Club, which is currently in a trough, does have a lot of potential that can be tapped. If it can be successfully acquired, it will establish a long-term system for the future. The Saints may not be able to repeat it. Back to the Premier League." Arthur opened his eyes and said with a smile.

"Of course, the first thing is to be cheap, otherwise, I can't afford it."

This is said as if he still has a lot of money now.

In fact, Arthur himself is also hungry and full, and he has no money to eat the saints. After all, even if the saints are cheap, they will cost tens of millions of pounds before they can be sold. Arthur still has several million pounds in his account. , It seems that there is only staring.

However, Arthur, who has learned a lot of financial knowledge recently, doesn't think so. In his opinion, as long as the price is low enough and there is room for profit, he can swallow Southampton Club.

You know, there is a method called leveraged buyout, which can completely satisfy him to complete the buyout without money. Leveraged buyout, also known as financing merger and acquisition, is a kind of corporate financial means. Refers to the strategy of a company or an individual using the assets of the acquisition target as collateral for debts to acquire the company.

In fact, to put it bluntly, it is also called an empty glove white wolf. It uses the assets and future income of the Southampton club to display bank financing loans, and then uses the bank loans to acquire the Southampton club, and finally transfers all the loans to the Southampton club.

Although he cannot get income from the club until the debt is paid off, the club belongs to him.

The typical representative of this type is the Glazer family of Manchester United. It has to be said that the Americans have super financing capabilities, and they are also the best at playing financial means. Using the principle of leverage, they bought Manchester United at a price of less than 800 million pounds. , Almost all of this payment is a loan, and the debt is passed on to Manchester United, which is why Manchester United fans hate Americans.

Why take debt to buy a club that has rushed to the League One?

No matter how you look at it, it’s not worth the loss for Arthur now, but Arthur knows that British football clubs will become more and more valuable in the future, and football is advertising.

Especially in the United Kingdom, football, as the national sport of the United Kingdom, has great social influence,

Many celebrities are fans of the team. Buying a club is actually buying a business card for yourself, allowing yourself to truly enter the upper class of the UK.

Although Arthur, as the earl, is a member of the British high society, he is not well-known. It is undoubtedly a very depressing thing to write a popular novel and dare not disclose it as the author.

And investing in football, the attention is extremely high, and everything is available!

As a local club of Southampton in Hampshire, the butler Paul is also a fan of it, but he doesn't think it is a good idea for his earl to buy the Saints. After all, playing football costs money. The money that any Premier League club burns every year is even much higher than the worth of its own Earl.

In the current Premier League, you have no money, and you even owe money. No matter how strong your foundation is, is it worth it?

Looking through the transfer records of Premier League teams in recent years, who didn't start with 20 million pounds? Others keep throwing money away, and you still think about how to repay the debt. Even if you stay in the Premier League, the team will probably be saved from relegation after the debt crisis is over. The account is not negative and replaced with 0. The progress is not small, slowly. Leveling, step by step from the bottom to the mid-level - no worries about relegation, you can look forward to the future - do you think 10 years is enough? If you can stay in the Premier League, you will be lucky.

Not to mention the Saints who are going to play in League One this year, the Championship, the Premier League, and the Champions League. . . . . . Tsk tsk, some crawled!

Paul, the housekeeper, can't understand his young earl at all now. He looks very shrewd, but what he does is doing everything to death. He really wants to persuade him, but he doesn't know where to persuade him.

Arthur naturally didn't know what the housekeeper Paul was thinking while driving, but even if he knew, he wouldn't change his mind. Anyway, he had already borrowed a lot from the bank, and he didn't care about a little more.

Moreover, the development of football must be simmered slowly, and managers must have enough patience. No one can expect to "get rich overnight". "It may take ten years, twenty years or even longer to build a champion team. It is enough to have plans, dreams, and expectations for the future. At the same time, you must follow the inherent laws of football. This is not based on personal will.

Of course, all of this depends on what kind of price Southampton shareholders offer. If it is really cheap, it will be considered a miss. If it is too expensive, then it can only be forgotten.

"Beep--"

The BMW stopped on the square in front of the main entrance of Boleyn Castle. The waiters and maids had already lined up on both sides of the main entrance when they heard the horn of the car, welcoming the return of the castle owner with smiles on their faces.

Looking at everything in the manor, Arthur couldn't help but feel a sense of peace from the bottom of his heart. Perhaps unconsciously, he has developed a sense of belonging to the manor. It feels so good to be home!

After taking a shower, he changed into loose and comfortable casual clothes, and then enjoyed his exquisite afternoon tea. When the afternoon tea was almost finished, Arthur's cell phone rang, and the call was from Jerry Fuller of.

"Boss, I have already met the major shareholders of the Southampton club. They asked for 20 million pounds..."

Arthur was not surprised when he heard this figure, but the price was not acceptable to him, so he asked directly, "Is this their final offer?"

"Boss, this price is negotiable, but the other party didn't know how sincere we are, so they gave me this price. Moreover, they will announce their intention to sell the team in the near future."

"That's it..." Arthur held the mobile phone, frowned slightly and pondered for a while, and said, "You should replace me first, contact the other party, and tell the other party that I am sincere to take over Southampton, but the price is 20 million pounds. For the current Southampton club, it is indeed high, 10 million pounds, I think this price is the most appropriate."

"Ahem..."

Not only Jerry on the other end of the phone coughed a little unnaturally when he heard the offer, but even Paul, the housekeeper standing next to Arthur, twitched unnaturally.

10 million? Still think it's the most suitable?

Well, Arthur's bargaining level really makes people wonder what to say. However, Arthur didn't feel that there was anything wrong with his offer. Instead, he said: "The club is already on the verge of bankruptcy. To the extent of being managed, they are reduced to the League One and cannot sell players. The losses of these shareholders are the greatest.

The reason why I am interested in the Saints is also because Southampton's youth training system and scouting system have self-reliance and sustainable development systems and capabilities. Otherwise, 10 million pounds, I feel a bit high, tell the other party , I am really very sincere. "