Red Rebels

614 Takeover War

On a hot summer day, the sun is high in the sky, and the fierce sun seems to want to scorch the earth's surface.

But unlike the hot weather outside, the castle villa where Xiao Yu lives is warm in winter and cool in summer. The hot summer temperatures seem to be insulated from here. Even if the air conditioner is not turned on, you will not feel hot living here.

When Xiao Yu opened his eyes from the bed, the first thing he saw was the dazzling sunlight outside, which made him unable to open his eyes. He hit his uncomfortable temples while getting up from the bed.

People in their thirties are not as good as young people after all, and their bodies and bones are not as good as before!

Sometimes, Xiao Yu really feels that time flies by so fast. It seems like yesterday when he first came to this world, but in the blink of an eye, 9 years have passed.

Over the past nine years, he has adapted to everything here, to having a gentle and loving fiancée and a smart son at home; to having a group of close friends and colleagues around him, who together created the glory of the Red Rebel Army .

Occasionally thinking back, Xiao Yu still found it incredible. He couldn't believe that all of this was really his own creation. It was the same now. He was lying on the bed, squinting, and everything seemed like a dream. It's like if you look carefully, you will find that you have returned to the small and simple dormitory in your previous life.

But when Eva Snow walked into the room, he couldn't help laughing!

This is all true, very, very true!

"You're awake!" Eva Snow came to the bedside, lowered her head and kissed Xiao Yu's forehead, "Would you like something to eat?"

Xiao Yu lay half on the bed and yawned, "What time is it now?"

"It's already past 2 p.m.!" Eva Snow scolded in a funny tone, "You drank too much last night."

Xiao Yu smiled bitterly. He did drink too much last night, but that was also because he was too happy.

People, there is always a time to celebrate happily. If it is always as dull as boiled water, what flavor will life have?

"Whatever!" Xiao Yu got up from the bed and walked to the bathroom, "By the way, where is Chopin?"

"Playing in the garden!" Eva Snow made the bed.

Although there are servants at home, there are some things she just likes to do herself. This is obviously inherited from her mother, a somewhat traditional Chinese woman.

After washing his face and brushing his teeth, Xiao Yu went to the balcony on the second floor. It was very cool with the sun behind him and a breeze passing through.

"It seems that today's newspaper headlines are not unexpected!" Xiao Yu said with a smile.

The Red Rebels won three consecutive Champions League titles and another four crowns this season. If the media doesn't know how to hype up such content, then Xiao Yu really feels that these media should go home and eat themselves.

While eating breakfast, he looked at Chopin playing on the swing in the courtyard downstairs. He was having a great time. Xiao Yu felt a surge of satisfaction in his heart. He really found that he was becoming more and more satisfied now. , maybe it’s because I’m older!

"The agent just called from London and said that our island is almost ready. Let us find an opportunity to go over and have a look. If there is anything we are not satisfied with, we can make rectifications in time!" Eva Snow came to Xiao Opposite Yu, he sat down and watched him eat breakfast and said.

The idea of ​​buying an island has been around for a long time. Ever since he vacationed in the Caribbean, he has been "fascinated" there, so he has already been paying attention to the island transactions there.

At the Oscar Awards ceremony at the beginning of this year, Xiao Yu proposed to Eva Snow and wanted to get married. At first, he wanted to get married in an old castle like Beckham, but he felt it was not good. After all, here in the UK It was so eye-catching that he wanted to buy an island overseas and plan a wedding.

At this time, there was a rich man near the Caribbean who wanted to sell the island in his hands. Xiao Yu and Eva Snow went there several times and lived there for a while. They were very satisfied with everything there. The facilities are also very complete, so I decided to buy it.

This small island is located near the Virgin Islands, with a total area of ​​20 square kilometers. It has complete facilities and good living conditions. It also has a private airport and port, making it easy for Xiao Yu and his family to enter and exit easily.

After spending more than 20 million pounds to buy the island, Xiao Yu made modifications to the island. In addition to renovating the villa on the island, he also added some facilities that he considered necessary, such as communications. Facilities, Xiao Yu just wanted to avoid the hustle and bustle, but it did not mean that he really wanted to live a secluded life isolated from the world.

With this communication system, Xiao Yu can communicate and connect smoothly with any place in the world on the island. Coupled with the private helicopter and private port, Xiao Yu's helicopter can communicate with anyone anywhere in the world. The yacht reaches the largest nearby island land in the shortest time.

Of course, during the period when Xiao Yu gets married, the island will invite some servants to help, and guests will also be invited to the island to watch the ceremony. However, after that, the island will refuse visitors unless they can get Invitation from Xiao Yu and his wife.

The island is surrounded by a large sea area, so you don’t have to worry about running into any trouble. There are also various sports facilities on the island, and you can also climb mountains. Of course, you can also communicate with the outside world and watch programs from any TV station in the world. , but there is no need to worry about being disturbed by the outside world. It is simply an ideal life.

"Okay, let's go over there and have a look then!" Xiao Yu said with a smile.

The matter with the Red Rebels is now over, and he will start busying with his wedding.

His wedding to Eva Snow can be said to have attracted worldwide attention. Although he personally does not want to receive such attention, in fact, the whole world is paying attention to them. After all, they are both world-famous figures. Their marriage is such a big event. Naturally, it is impossible for things to go unnoticed, which is why Xiao Yu decided to hold the wedding on a small island in the Caribbean.

On the day after the Red Rebels won the Champions League, in addition to the news about the Red Rebels' achievement of four crowns, what also attracted the attention of fans were two acquisitions that were being plotted.

The protagonists of these two acquisitions are the leading teams in English football, namely Manchester United and Arsenal.

Since Manchester United was acquired by the Glazer family, Manchester United's finances have been in a tight state. Over the years, Ferguson has also spent money to buy several potential players such as Robinho, Diego, Quaresma and Carrick. Stars, compared with competitors such as Liverpool, Manchester City, and Chelsea, Manchester United's actions are indeed very small.

As David Gill said in an interview not long ago, Manchester United's current debt burden means that the team cannot afford the failure of Veron-style acquisitions, nor can it afford large-scale acquisitions like Veron and Ruud van Nistelrooy. Ferguson can only play with young players.

However, with the Premier League's mandatory financial health policy, all Premier League clubs are required to achieve financial health within the timetable given by the Premier League. At the same time, a series of measures have been adopted to suppress the Glazer family from continuing to squeeze Manchester United's business. The Glazer family has long been disillusioned with their hard work in business.

Currently, for the Glazer family, they have only two options. The first is to go bankrupt, and the second is to sell Manchester United and pay off the bank debts, because the Premier League has clearly stipulated that Manchester United must be separated from its debts.

In the end, the Glazer family chose the latter. There are indeed many asset tycoons interested in Manchester United, including the Qatari royal family. They also hope to expand their influence by acquiring Manchester United. Moreover, they are extremely rich. Not only It can solve Manchester United's current predicament and provide a large transfer fee for Ferguson to use.

For the current Manchester United, being acquired by the Qatari royal family is undoubtedly a good ending. The fans' mood is also very stable, and the players are not making much movement. They are just waiting for the Glazer family and the Qatari royal family. Negotiation results.

Unlike Manchester United's takeover battle, which is still going on over price, Arsenal's takeover has already come to fruition.

The Russian super-rich Usmanov will buy all the shares in Arsenal for a total value of 800 million pounds. This transaction has been finalized and was personally hosted and planned by David Dunn. After announcing that the transaction was completed Later, David Dunn will serve as Arsenal's CEO, with full authority to handle Arsenal matters on behalf of Usmanov.

In fact, Usmanov was introduced to the Arsenal management team by David Dunn himself. He has always believed that if Arsenal wants to create a career in today's Premier League, they must know how to keep pace with the times. Attract external funds to strengthen itself.

After Usmanov invested in the acquisition of Arsenal, he will immediately inject 50 million pounds to allow Wenger to operate in the transfer market. This is only the first amount of funds. He promised that he will start the transfer market in the future. Later, we will further evaluate whether to continue to increase the team’s investment.

Of course, these investments are completed in the form of purchasing shares, not liabilities!

This is undoubtedly a timely help for Wenger, because he has long been ambitious and wanted to make a difference.

None of the players in Arsenal's squad this season can satisfy Wenger. Rosicky is capable, but has too many injuries. Nasri is still young and cannot take on the responsibility of team organization for the time being. Wenger hopes to introduce more talents from AC Milan. Gourcuff, who is valued by Tassotti, is a French midfielder who is very optimistic about him.

When he had no money before, Wenger could only watch from a distance and did not dare to covet it. But now that he has money on hand, although he has not yet obtained it, it does not prevent Wenger from dreaming of becoming a rich man at all.

In addition to Gourcuff, Wenger also hopes to strengthen the striker. He is optimistic about Lyon's Benzema. He believes that Benzema has the potential to become the second Henry. He is very optimistic about him, and Benzema also feels that if he is effective, Wenger is good, and the relationship between Aulas and Wenger is not bad. The two sides can sit down and talk.

Benzema's problem is that the price is high, but with Usmanov's commitment, Wenger can freely negotiate, even if the opponents he faces this time include Manchester United, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona Waiting for the top giants, but Wenger's training of Anelka and Henry will undoubtedly bring Arsenal closer to Benzema.

In addition, Wenger also wanted to join the defense. He was interested in Auxerre's full-back Sagna and Roma's French center back Mexes. But coincidentally, these two players were also favored by Ferguson. , especially Mexes, whom Ferguson has been following for many years.

In addition to signings, Wenger hopes to retain the team's star player Henry as much as possible. It is no secret that the French forward wants to leave the team. Previously, Wenger had no money and had to sell Henry in exchange for transfer fees. , the idea of ​​rebuilding the team, but now that there is money, Henry should stay on the team.

Wenger's calculations are also very shrewd. With Arsenal's current strength, if he really gets these strong reinforcements and runs well, Arsenal's strength can improve by leaps and bounds next season. Arsenal will also become more competitive.

The transfer market this season is very lively. In addition to Benzema, Gourcuff and Mexes, who Wenger is interested in, Torres of Atletico Madrid also wants to leave, Robben and Maicon of the Red Rebels, and Chelsea's Veron, Tevez and Melo of West Ham United, Malouda of Lyon and others are also clamoring for transfers.

Each of these stars is their own star, and they have also proven themselves in their respective leagues. Each of them is worth a lot of money. If these players leave, it will inevitably bring a huge chain to the transfer market of the entire European football. The effect further intensified the excitement of the transfer market.

Excluding players from the five major leagues, players from other secondary leagues in Europe have also attracted competition from many teams, such as Porto's Pepe, and Anderson, known as Ronaldinho II, Sporting Lisbon Ronaldinho II Nani, the Red Rebels' young forward Pato who is on loan at Ajax, Feyenoord's Lent and others.

There is no need to doubt the strength of these players, and their prices are not cheap, making them the second tier of the transfer market.

Originally, the media thought that these players should become supporting players in the transfer market, and that the real top players should emerge from stars such as Robben and Maicon. However, no one expected that the first transfer that reached a consensus would reach 30 million euros.

Porto's main center back Pepe transferred to Real Madrid for a sky-high price of 30 million euros. This was also the highest center back transfer ever purchased by Florentino. It also made many people laugh and say that Florentino's performance this season Lentino obviously wants to repay the debt he owed on the defense in previous seasons in one fell swoop.

In addition to Pepe, Real Madrid also hopes to introduce Maicon of the Red Rebels. This 26-year-old Brazilian international is the number one right back in today's football. He is likely to be worth more than 30 million pounds, which is 45 million euros. If true, If this deal is completed, Real Madrid will undoubtedly make two heavyweight transfers in one go.

Immediately afterwards, Alan Smith transferred from Manchester United to Newcastle for 6 million pounds. This striker has never been reused by Ferguson at Manchester United, which makes his career at Manchester United never very ideal. If he wants to change the environment, I hope my career will improve.

Almost immediately after the transfer was completed, Manchester United's official website announced that the Glazer family and the Qatari royal family had reached a consensus, and the latter officially acquired Manchester United!