Reborn Russia As An Oligarch

The money to buy a stake in Gazprom has not yet been prepared, so another matter of spending money is coming.

One day at the end of March, Abu suddenly called.

"Misha, have you been busy lately?"

Wang Ye smiled bitterly and said: "You are so busy. Sometimes when I think about it, I still envy you. Hiding in Chukotka, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Every day I am either hunting and skiing, or drinking coffee and smoking cigars. That is comfortable. Well. What do you think I am trying to do? I am just a deputy speaker of the Duma, and I am as busy as the one in the Kremlin Palace all day long."

These words were just a complaint in front of Abu. They were not being pretentious, because Abu understood Wang Ye's feelings.

Sure enough, when he heard what Wang Ye said, Abu laughed and said:

"You are still young. It is definitely right to do more work while you are young.

In a few years, if you are really tired, you can be like me and apply to be a governor in a remote area. Siberia will be great.

By the way, I'm not in Chukotka now. Guess where I am? "

Wang Ye's heart moved, where is Abu?

I remember the last time they met, Abu talked about his plan to settle abroad in the future, and also...

He blurted out: "In the City of London!"

Abu smiled heartily and said: "Haha, you guessed it right.

The acquisition of the team mentioned last time has taken shape, and I will discuss it in London now.

I plan to buy Chelsea, and the price has been negotiated.

I've also contacted Arsenal over there. Apart from the asking price being a bit high, there's nothing else.

But with your ability, the price shouldn’t be a problem. "

Buying a Premier League team in 2003 did not cost much money.

For example, Abramovich won Chelsea for less than 100 million pounds. Including helping Chelsea pay off debts and additional funds to purchase players, the expenses in the first two years did not exceed 300 million pounds.

Of course, this is for super oligarchs like Wang Ye and Abu!

This amount of money was already shocking in 2003.

After Abramovich acquired Chelsea, the whole world waved checks to snap up players. It is no exaggeration to say that it directly changed the landscape of global football.

It was from then on that the so-called Jinyuan Football Era began.

The wealthy clubs are getting stronger and stronger, and they no longer train their own players. Instead, they use their strong financial resources to directly "rob" the leading players of small and medium-sized teams.

As China D's oil capital entered football, this phenomenon intensified.

Like super Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, etc...

Oh, and Newcastle United, whose owner is Salman!

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"Arsenal agrees to sell? If it is fully purchased, how much will it cost?" Wang Ye asked excitedly.

Although he is a half-hearted fan, he has never been a die-hard fan of a certain team. He usually likes whichever team has good results and has many big-name stars.

But I am definitely very familiar with the famous Arsenal, especially Arsenal in the 2004 season. In that season, the Gunners were unbeaten in the league for more than a year and were unbeaten in 49 consecutive league games!

It created the myth of being undefeated in the Premier League and set off a red storm around the world!

Superstar Henry became a strong contender for the World Footballer by virtue of his outstanding performance at Arsenal this year. In the end, he lost to his national teammate Zidane...

Of course, Arsenal is still in the 2003 season and their results are not that good.

Otherwise, it will not be that easy to acquire this team.

At this time, Arsenal was in financial crisis due to the construction of a new stadium, and its performance on the field began to decline.

They have been surpassed by Manchester United in the league and are looking at losing all four teams this season.

Abu smiled and replied:

"It's hard to say how much it will be, because Arsenal's shareholders are too scattered and they need to be negotiated one by one.

But now I have found David Dein, Arsenal’s largest shareholder. He holds more than 30% of the shares and he is willing to sell his shares.

In addition, he is also willing to provide help to lobby more small shareholders to sell their shares.

At that time, the shares in their hands can be purchased in a package. Given Arsenal's current situation, the price will not be too high.

The acquisition team I hired estimated that the entire Arsenal acquisition would probably cost between £120 million and £150 million. "

Up to £1.5 billion...

At that time, the pound was quite valuable, and the exchange rate for RMB was about 15. If the highest price was 1.5 billion pounds, it would be 2.2 billion yuan, less than 300 million US dollars!

Spending US$300 million to acquire a world-renowned football giant was a relatively cost-effective business, and Wang Ye was quite moved.

"Okay! Then buy it. Do you need me to send someone there, or do you want me to fly there myself?" Wang Ye said decisively.

“The best thing would be like this, I invite David Dein to go to Moscow and you guys have a chat in person.

The reason why David Dein is willing to sell his shares is not that simple. You will know it when you meet him.

If you only buy Arsenal to make money, he probably won't sell you shares.

Of course, I know you definitely look down on the little money the club makes, that’s why you dare to talk big words in front of David Dein, and that’s why he is willing to sell his shares to you, haha..." Abramovich said.

Wang Ye was a little surprised to hear what Abu said.

Aren't you selling shares just for money?

So what does this David Dene want?

Under Wang Ye's questioning, Abu gave another explanation.

It turns out that this David Dein is currently the deputy director of Arsenal Football Club and the club’s largest individual shareholder.

The reason why he wanted to sell his shares was because Arsenal's financial situation was in trouble. The new stadium was about to be capped, but the club had no money...

Originally, the stadium was built with a loan from a bank, but now it is impossible to get a loan.

The club is burdened with loans of more than 60 million pounds, and its revenue can barely cover the players' salaries. After all, Arsenal is also a wealthy club with many stars in the team, and their salaries are not low.

When David Dein was desperate, he wanted to find a wealthy major shareholder for the club, preferably one who was willing to spend his own money on the club.

Just like the boss of Inter Milan...

Coincidentally, Abramovich was acquiring Chelsea during this time, and the news reached David Dein's ears.

After all, they are all from the London football circle, and they are well-informed. He learned that there is a big energy oligarch from Eastern Europe who is extremely rich and wants to enter the Premier League!

David Dein had an idea, could he let this oligarch also buy a stake in Arsenal? Arsenal is obviously more famous than Chelsea.

So I took the initiative to find Abu's acquisition team.

But at that time, Abramovich had already decided that he wanted to acquire Chelsea, and he did not refuse Arsenal who came to his door, because Wang Ye also wanted to buy a club for fun...