Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 306 Buying Granada
Under the camera lens, Shan Yongzhuo appeared very calm and composed, though he was clearly very happy inside.

Wigan Athletic's defense was indeed quite poor, and they defended throughout the entire game, resulting in a significant drop in their overall performance.

Shan Yongzhuo's substitution caught Wigan Athletic off guard.

With only a few minutes left in the game, Wigan Athletic had no chance of catching up, and both sides tacitly began playing garbage time.

Shan Yongzhuo was surrounded by the opponent's heavy defense. They were really scared. Even though they knew the team couldn't catch up, they still wanted to stop Shan Yongzhuo and prevent the swimmer from conceding another goal.

They were really scared.

For any team, if a single opposing player scores three goals within fifteen minutes of entering the game, even if they lose the match, the blow is simply too great.

Shan Yongzhuo had no sympathy for the underdog; he wouldn't easily give up the hard-won opportunity to score goals.

"That's what respect for your opponent is all about. Giving it your all is the only way to show respect!"

With this mindset, Shan Yongzhuo continued to look for opportunities in the final few minutes.

Finally, in the 88th minute, he found an opportunity.

This time, on the right side of the field, Shan Yongzhuo received the ball, then unleashed a whirlwind ground kick, charging all the way to the middle, shaking off two Wigan Athletic players along the way.

Upon reaching the edge of the penalty area, Shan Yongzhuo immediately unleashed a shot with his right foot.

Wigan Athletic's goalkeeper was helpless and watched the ball go into the net.

"The ball went in again!"

Wigan Athletic's commentator sighed helplessly, "The fourth goal, Shan Yongzhuo's fourth goal of his own, he scored four goals in less than 20 minutes!"

"Many players don't even score four goals in a whole season, but he scored four goals in less than 20 minutes, that's terrifying..."

"Perhaps that's why he's the world's number one striker..."

Wigan Athletic's commentators couldn't help but praise Shan Yongzhuo, as could many Wigan Athletic fans. Losing the game was very frustrating, especially since they had a chance to draw with Manchester City for most of the match.

But with Shan Yongzhuo's appearance, they plummeted from heaven to hell in just 20 minutes.

However, many Wigan Athletic players didn't care. They saw Shan Yongzhuo's brilliant performance of scoring 4 goals in 20 minutes and suddenly felt that it was worth the ticket price.

After the match ended, many Wigan Athletic players applauded Shan Yongzhuo. They had nothing to criticize about Shan Yongzhuo, the world's number one player, even though he was an opponent. They still didn't hesitate to give him their applause.

The match ended, and Manchester City won the 21st round of the Premier League, allowing them to continue to firmly hold the top spot in the league.

After the match, there were reports everywhere.

However, Shan Yongzhuo didn't pay attention to these reports; Kroos brought him some good news.

He found a very suitable team for Shan Yongzhuo to acquire: Granada, a newly promoted team in La Liga.

Granada is a team that spent a long time in the lower leagues of Spain. For many years, the team's financial situation has never been good. In 2002, it was even relegated to the fourth division due to unpaid wages.

After four seasons in the Spanish Third Division, things improved considerably after former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Soz took over. However, in 2009, the team faced severe financial difficulties and only managed to overcome them through an alliance with Udinese, allowing the Pozzo family to take over Granada.

In the 2010-2011 season, Granada miraculously qualified for the promotion playoffs and performed exceptionally well, successfully gaining promotion to La Liga.

This season, Granada is fighting to avoid relegation, and their chances of survival are not very good.

The Pozzo family acquired the nearly bankrupt club in 2009, burdened by €1200 million in debt, and successfully brought it to La Liga. The Pozzo family is a rather unique family in Italian football, unlike the more famous families of Ranieri, Moratti, and Berlusconi, who often incorporate passion into their club management—Moratti and Sensi being prime examples.

The so-called sentimentality is irrelevant to the Pozzo family; for them, football is business, it's about the euro.

Of course, the Pozzo family is not like those cautious families; they have achieved considerable success with their broad strategic vision and business acumen.

Overall, they are excellent football profiteers.

For unscrupulous merchants like the Pozzo family, everything has a price, and they don't mind selling Granada.

Despite bringing Granada to La Liga, they have no qualms about selling the team for a high price.

Overall, their goal is the same as Shan Yongzhuo's: buy a team, increase its value at the lowest possible cost, and then sell it at a high price.

At least, that's how Granada is seen by them, incomparable to their home turf, Udinese.

Kroos then set his sights on the team and quickly reached an agreement with the Pozzo family.

"So, how much money will we need to spend?"

Shan Yongzhuo was also a little tempted. A team like Granada must not be expensive; he should be able to buy them for around 20 to 30 million euros.

Buy this team for such a small price and leave it to fend for itself until you can leave Manchester City and then join them.

Based on their strength at that time, I believe they will be able to compete in La Liga without spending much money on team management.

Kroos smiled and said, "Those vampires, Pozzo, they asked for 3500 million euros, which is too high. I think we can get it for 2500 million euros, which is the entire share of the team."

"Alright, then go and talk to them."

Dan Yongzhuo smiled and waved his hand, still quite confident in Kroos.

Acquiring a team is not a simple matter, and it is estimated that the final agreement will not be reached until the summer.

Whether it's 2500 million euros or 3500 million euros, it's just a drop in the ocean for Shan Yongzhuo; he can easily complete the acquisition.

Moreover, in Shan Yongzhuo's mind, acquiring a La Liga team is a very good option.

If he can join the team and lead it to a level where it can rival Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​he might just create a formidable European club.

Cross left England to continue negotiations with the Pozzo family.

Shan Yongzhuo continued to focus on the English Premier League.

A week later, in the 22nd round of the league, Manchester City hosted Tottenham at home.

Tottenham Hotspur have been a dark horse this season, and their performance has been outstanding.

After 21 rounds of the league, Tottenham Hotspur have 45 points, ranking third in the league behind only Manchester City and Manchester United, and leading fourth-placed Arsenal by a total of 9 points.

Being able to surpass Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool to rank third in the league is enough to demonstrate that this Tottenham team has considerable strength.

The most crucial factor is the outstanding performance of their winger Gareth Bale this season.

(End of this chapter)