I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 175 Revenue soars! A wealthy team! Three signings! The highest price in team history! [Subscribe]

Calm and calm!

another beautiful day!
When Yang Cheng woke up from the soft Simmons mattress in the villa west of Holland Park, he felt relaxed all over.

I got out of bed and walked over, then pulled open the curtains with a swish. The dazzling sunlight shone in, and my whole mood became beautiful.

Winning the Champions League was something that happened the night before yesterday.

The team celebrated all night in Rome before flying back to London at noon yesterday.

Upon arrival, the entire Heathrow Airport was filled with fans welcoming the Bayswater Chinese.

After several years of hard work, especially last season's Champions League victory, the influence of Bayswater Chinese in the London area has been growing.

Now, they have won the second treble in England's history and the first six crowns in a season in England's history.

This achievement surpasses Manchester United!
This is definitely a happy event worth celebrating for the London area.

In England, fans in the south have always been looked down upon by fans in the north because of their poor performance.

it's good now.

Bayswater Chinese emerged.

Manchester United has a treble?

We have it too!
Liverpool has five titles?
Hey, we have six crowns!

By the way, may I ask, which five titles does Liverpool win?
Is there a Premier League champion? Is there a Champions League champion?
(Xiao Yueyue’s cheap style) We have them all!
Are we proud? Are we proud?
For a moment, the whole of London was in a sensation.

A large number of fans took to the streets, some of them were not even fans of Bayswater Chinese, but they were also cheering for Bayswater Chinese.

This represents a victory for Southern football!
The only pity is that the new stadium has not been completed yet, so the team's trophy display can only be held at Wembley Stadium, which is somewhat regrettable.

The entire grand Treble celebration ceremony was so grand that even the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, came to congratulate in person.

Both the British royal family and 10 Downing Street sent congratulatory messages.

Naturally, the British media also reported extensively and sang praises for the Chinese in Bayswater.

It was also in Rome, Italy that Yang Cheng met with the decision-makers of Bulgari Hotel Group, and the two sides formally reached an agreement.

Bulgari Hotel will officially move into the new golf course project of the Chinese in Bayswater.

The four buildings surrounding the stadium are only six stories high and have a relatively simple overall structure. They are expected to be completed in 6 and handed over to the Bulgari Hotel for renovation.

On the contrary, the construction schedule for the stadium project is still quite tight.

But all parties have promised that as long as there are no problems with funding, the project will be completed and delivered on schedule with guaranteed quality and quantity.

Everything is moving in a good direction.

This also made Yang Cheng feel particularly refreshed.

……

After washing up and walking out of the bedroom, Yang Cheng heard some noise coming from the kitchen downstairs.

He didn't need to guess to know that it must be Xia Qing who was preparing breakfast.

There are servants at home, but she is still used to doing things herself.

Hearing the noise of someone coming downstairs, Xia Qing turned around, smiled at Yang Cheng, and said, "It will be ready soon."

Soon, a hearty and nutritious breakfast was placed on the table.

After so many years in Europe, Yang Cheng has long been accustomed to milk bread.

But even so, Xia Qing can always create different fresh flavors with simple ingredients.

Yang Cheng casually flipped through the morning newspaper and found that it was all praising the Chinese in Bayswater.

Some reports praised him so much that he even felt embarrassed.

But it has to be said that this kind of media hype is effective.

In particular, it will bring huge benefits to the subsequent series of business promotions for the Chinese in Bayswater.

Some people say that a Champions League title can bring continuous income to a club for at least the next two years.

Worth over 100 million!
Yang Cheng now knows that this is somewhat exaggerated.

Because it includes the enhancement of the club's brand value.

But the potential benefits are indeed considerable.

And the more top-notch the team is, the greater the benefits.

The Bayswater Chinese are now undoubtedly moving towards the top ranks.

Yang Cheng was also wondering how much help could the halo of the only successful defense of the Champions League title since the reform bring to Bayswater Chinese?
There are many things to do in the morning.

After Yang Cheng and Xia Qing had breakfast, they changed their clothes and went out together.

This is very rare.

Xia Qing's office is in Bayswater and Yang Cheng's office is in Brent, which are completely unrelated.

But today, the two went out together.

And I walked through Holland Park and slowly headed north.

As the business of Bayswater Chinese is getting better and better, the two are now getting busier and busier.

Sometimes when they have to play consecutive away games, Yang Cheng and Xia Qing may not even be able to sit down for a meal for a week.

But the two also have their own way, which is to make frequent phone calls.

No matter how busy they are every day, they will take time to call each other.

Holding hands and walking side by side along the way.

But after arriving at the Chinese office in Bayswater, the two separated, looking very businesslike.

Today, the office has more than 200 employees, which is quite large.

The rules that need to be followed still need to be followed.

In fact, the whole world knows about their relationship.

So, when the elevator came, everyone else automatically waited for the next one and let the two of them go up first.

Anyway, this office is not on a high floor.

"By the way, Lucas von Cranach called me yesterday and said he hoped to meet with you."

In the elevator, Xia Qing suddenly thought of something.

Of course Yang Cheng would not forget him.

The founder of OneFootball, but currently only has business in Germany, and no Apple or Android business.

"They are probably about to collapse, while London is developing very fast," Xia Qing said simply and succinctly.

This was already within Yang Cheng's expectations.

The business on the Apple side developed the fastest, and with the resources of Yang Cheng and Bayswater Chinese, it successfully won partial copyrights for all leagues in the UK.

They have even begun to target Italy, Ligue 1 and La Liga.

As soon as this APP was launched in the Apple Store, it was immediately promoted by Apple and became one of the top 1000 applications with huge traffic.

If the situation was still unclear a year ago, now, a year later, everyone has noticed that the era of smart mobile phones is an inevitable trend.

Not to mention anything else, iPhone 3G has sold million units since its launch.

The hot sales have shocked the whole world.

Next up is the new generation of mobile phones that will be launched in early June, which is sure to be a best-seller.

As more and more users use Apple phones, this APP will become popular all over the world.

Cranach was no fool, he understood this trend.

"This guy is a talented person, and we don't have time to be distracted by this business, so I want to give him some shares and take over the German business in his hands." Yang Cheng expressed his thoughts.

Xia Qing agreed.

Yang Cheng’s layout in the mobile Internet is mainly due to his focus on this news and social networking software, and his desire to control the mouthpiece of public opinion.

This is the same as Culiang making mobile phones and investing in a lot of self-media.

Yang Cheng has always deliberately kept his distance from this company. Even until now, probably very few people know that this company was invested by Yang Cheng.

Therefore, the best outcome would be to give Lucas von Cranach some shares and let him continue to shine.

Yang Cheng is responsible for controlling the overall situation behind the scenes.

"I'll get ready later."

Yang Cheng's heart moved when he heard this. He turned around and saw his wife who was becoming more and more like a strong woman. He couldn't help but reach out his hand and secretly scratch her palm.

Xia Qing's face turned slightly red, and she pretended to be serious. She only spoke softly when the elevator door was about to open.

"Go home and deal with you!"

Yang Cheng followed her with a smile and walked out of the elevator.

……

Today's meeting is a mid-level meeting, attended by the heads and deputies of all departments, big and small.

Even the people from Brent Training Center were present.

Today, the Chinese in Bayswater are full of talented people.

The already narrow meeting room was filled with people.

As the club's CEO, Adam Crozier first introduced the achievements made by the Bayswater Chinese in the past season.

Needless to say, the achievements in football are there for everyone to see.

Adam Crozier highlighted operational achievements.

According to preliminary settlements, Bayswater Chinese's revenue from broadcasting rights and prize money last season exceeded 9 million pounds.

The reason why the final result has not been reached yet is that UEFA has not yet given a settlement.

But one thing is certain, as the defending champions, Bayswater Chinese's income in the Champions League will reach 3800 million euros.

Of this, approximately 1800 million euros comes from the television broadcasting rights revenue of the Champions League.

The income of the Champions League is divided into two parts. One is the match bonus. The 32 teams that enter the group stage can all get 300 million euros. After that, they can get a considerable bonus if they win, draw or advance.

All added together, that’s the prize money for the competition.

Television broadcast revenue is divided according to country and region.

For example, in the UK, UEFA takes a portion of the money from the sale of the Champions League copyright, and the rest is distributed among the Champions League participating teams in the British league.

This is what is called the bonus pool.

Among all countries, the UK has the highest prize pool, so the four Premier League teams also get the most.

For example, among the top 10 participating teams in this Champions League prize money, the Premier League occupies 4 places.

The Chinese in Bayswater received 3800 million euros, which is about 1 million pounds based on the current exchange rate between the pound and the euro of 1.25 to 3000.

Bayern Munich of the Bundesliga benefited the most because there were only three teams participating in the Bundesliga and the other teams did not perform well. Although Bayern stopped in the quarterfinals, their income exceeded that of other teams and was second only to Bayswater Chinese.

It ranks second with total revenue of nearly 3500 million euros.

Barcelona only has around 3000 million euros, ranking fifth, even worse than Manchester United and Arsenal.

The reason for this is that the La Liga bonus pool is not large.

For example, by reaching the Champions League final, the Chinese team from Bayswater can get 1800 million euros from the bonus pool.

Manchester United and Arsenal, who have reached the semi-finals, will both receive 1500 million euros.

And what about Barcelona?

Only a pitiful 800 million euros.

Because the rights to the Champions League are sold very cheaply in Spain.

This season's Premier League prize money rankings have been released, with the Chinese at Bayswater earning close to 6000 million pounds.

Arsenal, which ranks second, has 5600 million pounds, which is not much different from Manchester United, which ranks third, with 3 million pounds.

The main reason is that Manchester United has more broadcast matches than Arsenal.

The Gunners have long been outside the top four and their number of broadcast matches is less than that of Manchester United.

Adam Crozier's report pointed out that with the income from the FA Cup, Club World Cup, Community Shield and other cup competitions, Bayswater Chinese's broadcasting rights and prize money income in the 08/09 season will exceed 9500 million pounds.

It is even expected to be close to 1 million pounds!
This immediately made everyone in the conference room feel excited.

The income from broadcasting rights and prize money is nearly 100 million pounds!

This is so awesome!
It’s definitely the aura of a wealthy family!

As for match days, Adam Crozier said that many of the team’s games in the second half of the league were sold out.

Ticket revenue for the entire season exceeded £9500 million.

There was also £2000m in box revenue and £2000m in retail revenue.

Bayswater Chinese's entire match day revenue will exceed £1.35 million.

Everyone became more excited after hearing this.

At this moment, they all had the urge to worship Yang Cheng.

The decision to rent Wembley Stadium was absolutely the right one!
How much does Wembley Stadium cost to rent?
£500 million per year.

But this 9-seat stadium brings Bayswater Chinese £1.35 million in revenue every season.

Is there any business more profitable than this?
Everyone is talking about the three pillars of football club revenue.

Match day revenue and broadcast rights revenue have both achieved rapid development, but in the past two years, Bayswater Chinese has not made much breakthrough in commercial revenue.

It is still around 4 million pounds per year.

Adam Crozier explained that this was mainly because the Chinese in Bayswater were subject to contractual restrictions.

Many sponsorship contracts are exclusive.

There was no way. At that time, the Chinese in Bayswater had no reputation and influence. It was a blessing if someone was willing to sponsor us.

For example, jerseys and chest advertisements.

The jersey sponsor of the Bayswater Chinese is Puma, which gives them £1000 million per season.

That looks like a lot, right?

But what about Manchester United?

The Red Devils have been sponsored by Nike since 2002, with an annual sponsorship fee of up to 2300 million pounds.

Manchester United is still very dissatisfied with this sponsorship contract.

Not long ago, Manchester United just announced that it had signed a four-year, £4 million chest advertising sponsorship with American Aon Insurance, or £8000 million per year.

The advertisement on the chest of the Bayswater Chinese is Prudential Insurance, which costs £800 million a year.

In addition, Manchester United's various sponsorship fees are also higher than those of Bayswater Chinese.

Adam Crozier revealed that the club's commercial team is currently in intensive talks with partners around the world.

"In the past two years, we have reorganized the team's sponsorship system and upgraded it comprehensively."

"We are confident that our business revenue will see rapid growth in the next few years!"

There is no need to think too much or too complicatedly about the so-called comprehensive upgrade, it is purely a literal meaning.

However, many sponsorship contracts currently expire at the end of the 10/11 season, so they need to be renegotiated.

Currently, the club is negotiating several sponsorship contracts and the progress is quite good.

According to Adam Crozier's estimate, in the 08/09 season, the income of the Chinese in Bayswater should be ranked third or fourth in European football.

The specific ranking will depend on Manchester United’s revenue.

The Red Devils' commercial revenue is still very high. Deloitte previously estimated that Manchester United's revenue will exceed 3.3 million euros.

But this is still behind Real Madrid's 4 million euros and Barcelona's 3.7 million euros.

The two giants of La Liga are really awesome because their broadcasting rights revenue far exceeds that of all other teams.

The income of Chinese players in Bayswater may not exceed that of Manchester United, but it is definitely higher than that of Bayern Munich.

All this is thanks to the team's outstanding performance and the match-day income brought by Wembley Stadium.

Yang Cheng was the one behind these two major decisions.

This made everyone present look at Yang Cheng with even more different eyes.

……

At this meeting, Yang Cheng also delivered a speech as vice chairman.

He first affirmed the efforts made by the senior management, led by Adam Crozier and Xia Qing, for the club over the past years.

At the same time, he also thanked his colleagues in every department.

Yang Cheng also announced that although the outside world is now in an economic crisis and many clubs and even external companies have been severely affected, everything is very stable at Bayswater Chinese.

“We are still in a period of rapid growth!”

Rather than cutting costs, Bayswater Chinese plans to give employees a pay rise in 2010.

"This represents my and the management's confidence in the future of the club!"

Yang Cheng’s decision was made by Xia Qing long ago.

The depreciation of the pound and the increase in income tax in 2010 also had a huge impact on club executives.

Although we are in the midst of an economic crisis and the external market is very depressed, the salary and benefits offered to Chinese people in Bayswater are still very competitive.

Offering a salary increase at this time, even if the amount is not large, will have a very good effect and can boost team morale.

Adam Crozier agrees.

Finally, Yang Cheng also hopes that everyone can perform their respective duties.

“We have the confidence and determination to build Bayswater Chinese into the best and most powerful club in European football!”

With two Champions League titles in hand, it is not an exaggeration for the Chinese in Bayswater to call themselves a wealthy club.

But in the end it still lacks some foundation and accumulation.

This takes more time.

Over the past few years, the income of Chinese people in Bayswater has increased very rapidly, and Adam Crozier has made an indispensable contribution to this.

But he won't be getting a pay raise this time.

With an annual salary of 200 million pounds, plus a bonus of 100 million pounds at the end of the year, this guy is now definitely the working king of the Premier League.

Even if he were placed in European football, he would probably be ranked among the top.

You know, when he was working at the Royal Mail, he only received an annual salary of 100 million pounds plus a dividend, but he was still criticized.

Nowadays, the salary and benefits for Chinese people in Bayswater are quite good!

……

After the meeting, Yang Cheng held another meeting with Chris Hunter, Adam Crozier, Xia Qing and other department heads, mainly to discuss the new stadium.

At present, the new stadium project is still mainly in the stage of pouring the foundation, especially the foundation structure of the stadium, which is very troublesome.

Once the foundation is poured, construction will proceed very quickly.

It will not be until the decoration stage that the pace will slow down again.

Three of the four buildings have been contacted so far, namely Bulgari Hotel, Peninsula Hotel and Yang’s Real Estate’s shopping mall.

But this is just a preliminary intention.

For cooperation of this scale, the subsequent docking and promotion are the key.

Otherwise, it may die at any time.

As head of the infrastructure department, Chris Hunter has heavy tasks and pressure.

Previously, Xia Qing and Chris Hunter had both done research and proposed to purchase an office building in central London to be used as the club's office building and to act as a landlord at the same time.

After Yang Cheng agreed, they began to investigate.

Finally, five relatively good properties were selected, but the distances were not fixed.

One is in Kensington, just east of Holland Park. It is the closest to Yang Cheng’s home and Bayswater, but it is not large, with only four floors in total and a single floor area of ​​only 4 square meters.

This is not much bigger than the office building that the Chinese in Bayswater are currently renting. The key point is that the price is not cheap.

Another one is located near Canary Wharf, which has been the hottest area in London in recent years.

The office building has 10 floors, is very new, very expensive, and is the farthest away.

The other three are located near Fleet Street, which is Fleet Street where the Goldman Sachs headquarters where Xia Qing used to work is located.

One is near Liverpool Street subway station, with a suitable area and floors, 7 floors, and each floor is 2300 square meters.

The all-glass curtain wall design is rare in central London.

Liverpool Street Underground Station is only 500 metres away.

The disadvantage is that this is also the area where the London Underground lines intersect, with five subway lines converging at Liverpool Street Station.

This resulted in this property being the most expensive of all the properties selected, with the other party asking for a price of 2.5 million pounds.

No matter how much it is cut, it will cost at least 2 million pounds.

Another disadvantage is that it is 8 kilometers away from the new Bayswater Stadium.

“The location is perfect, right in Mayfair, in an old Grade II listed building.”

Chris Hunter took a lot of photos and made them into a PPT, which he showed to Yang Cheng and others.

"The building is located between Marble Arch Station and Bond Station, near Grosvenor Square. It is five stories high and each floor is more than 5 square meters. It is currently in a semi-idle state. The only tenant left is the British government, and there are several government agencies working in it."

This building was sold to an asset management company by the British government a few years ago. However, in recent years, after experiencing the subprime mortgage crisis and the European debt crisis, coupled with the plummeting pound from last year to now, many asset management companies have suffered huge losses.

“The reason why it is semi-vacant is that when the asset management company bought the building, it planned to renovate it.”

"This is very common in central London. After the renovation, the floor area of ​​each floor will reach 4 square meters, which will increase the total floor area and the facade will be more modern."

"So, over the past few years, they have been clearing out tenants, including some multinational consulting firms, foundations and commercial banks."

"I also found out from someone that when the building was fully leased, the government contributed 50% of the rental income, and it was a long-term lease of about 10 years."

Mayfair is home to many government departments in the City of Westminster and Victoria areas, while the neighboring Soho district is home to media, creative, fashion and retail companies.

When Adam Crozier was at the helm of the English Football Association, he moved his headquarters to the Soho district, near Soho Square.

In Yang Cheng's previous life, Manchester United later moved its headquarters office to London, in the Mayfair district.

Adam Crozier and Manchester United both value London, and the reason they value Mayfair and SOHO is that they are more conducive to attracting elite talents from around the world.

"At present, this building has attracted the attention of many international investors. The other party asked for 6500 million pounds, which is not expensive. The problem is that after taking over the building, it will need to spend at least 5000 million pounds to renovate it and rent it out again."

This is indeed daunting for many international investors.

The advantage of this building is that it has a stable tenant, the British government, which provides stable rent every year.

In fact, in London, this is also a business.

Many British asset management companies will buy such properties, renovate them, rent them out again, operate them for a few years, and then sell them to foreign investors after they become stable.

There is often a huge price difference here.

But for foreign investors, it is also very beneficial, and the annual rental income of about 5% is very cost-effective.

Yang Cheng did not express his opinion, but turned to look at Xia Qing.

Xia Qing nodded gently. "I asked someone to investigate. From Marble Arch Station to Bond Station to Oxford Station, they are all the areas with the highest traffic in London. There is no lack of popularity there, and there is no shortage of tenants."

"If it can be expanded to 4 square meters per floor, the annual rent is expected to be around 1000 million pounds, of which the British government can contribute at least 400 million pounds in rental income."

After a pause, Xia Qing said: "This deal is worth doing!"

The main reason is that the Chinese in Bayswater are familiar with the city of Westminster. After taking over, there should not be any major problems in continuing the renovation project.

If it were other foreign investors, they might not have the courage to do so.

"Let's do it!" Yang Cheng made a prompt decision.

He believed in Xia Qing's analysis and judgment.

If Xia Qing thinks she can do it, then do it.

Xia Qing smiled happily, "I'll find a way to deal with the funding."

She obviously had it all figured out.

Everyone present also felt Yang Cheng's courage.

In a few years, Bayswater Chinese will not only own the world's most advanced dream stadium in Bayswater, where every inch of land is valuable, but will also have an office in Mayfair, the most prosperous district in London.

Isn’t this definitely the configuration of a top-notch wealthy club?

However, Chris Hunter has been busy with the new stadium and office recently, and has delayed the satellite training center.

Currently, there are only 8 satellite training centers for the Chinese in Bayswater, which has failed to meet Yang Cheng’s previous expectations.

But Yang Cheng didn't say anything.

Chris Hunter is indeed very busy and cannot get away.

The infrastructure sector is also short of staff now.

This is also the current situation of the Chinese in Bayswater.

The club is growing faster and faster, and the business department is short of people, and the infrastructure department is also short of people...

In a few years, when the new stadium is completed, the infrastructure department will be even more short of staff.

Therefore, Yang Cheng repeatedly reminded Chris Hunter to complete the team as soon as possible.

……

After the mid-term meeting, Yang Cheng met with Su Qing, Adam Crozier, Omar Berrada and others to discuss the trip to the United States this summer.

By the way, Yang Cheng’s proposal to turn the Premier League pre-season games into official events, which he had previously proposed to Premier League CEO Richard Scudmore, was not passed at the Premier League summit.

For many small and medium-sized teams, they don't have such a need.

Just like Burnley, the newly promoted team in the Premier League in the new season.

The team beat Sheffield United in the promotion play-offs with great difficulty and was promoted to the new season's Premier League.

But the city where this team is located has a population of only 8.8.

Even Burnley's young manager Owen Coyle joked: "When the Bayswater Chinese played at Wembley Stadium, there were more people there than in the whole of Burnley."

After successfully being promoted to the Premier League, Burnley could not wait to include £6000 million in the financial report for next season.

Why £6000 million?
The Premier League team that is relegated from the bottom can get 3000 million pounds, match day income is about 800 million pounds, plus a parachute fund of 1500 million pounds, and other miscellaneous income.

At least £6000 million.

Burnley's transfer budget is only 300 million pounds.

Let me ask you, how could a team like this want to play games overseas?

Today’s Premier League is not the Premier League of 2024, and the concept of globalization is still imperfect.

Even for many mid- and lower-level Premier League teams, the overseas market is where the big teams take the small and medium-sized teams to fly together.

Therefore, they will never allow the top teams to propose a reform of the model of equally sharing overseas copyright income.

And these clubs have more votes when voting.

What Adam Crozier meant was that Bayswater Chinese would take the lead, unite with the top Premier League teams, plus traditional giants such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​AC Milan, Inter Milan, etc., to jointly invest and set up a company to specifically operate this project.

In addition to a few fixed top teams participating in the competition, other teams can also be invited to play in the group stage in different regions.

Yang Cheng even thought of a name for it, it’s called the International Champions Cup!
In Yang Cheng's opinion, there was no reason to let the Americans swallow such a big piece of fat in one bite.

The worst thing is that they messed it up in the end.

This matter still needs long-term consideration.

……

After Yang Cheng finished discussing things with Adam Crozier and others, he found that Dan Ashworth, Mike Rigg and others were still waiting for him in the office.

Looking at the time again, it's already noon.

So, Yang Cheng suggested that everyone go to Jinshan Building on Queen's Road for dinner.

He's treating.

A group of people came to Queen's Road in a mighty manner. When they passed by the new stadium project, they went in to inspect the site.

After arriving at Jinshan Building and greeting everyone, Yang Cheng called out Dan Ashworth and Mike Rigg and handed them a list.

"Please sign these three people for me."

Yang Cheng decided that he would never show up this time.

As the reputation of Bayswater Chinese grows, Yang Cheng's every move is now closely watched.

In this situation, how could he dare to move?
"I will not be involved in this summer's transfer market. I will leave it to you to manage and operate. You will go and talk to the three people on the list and report to me at any time."

Dan Ashworth and Mike Rigg got together and looked at the list.

Newcastle striker Andy Carroll.

This player is not familiar, but I have heard of him. He is a young center forward with great potential. He is also an aerial master and has good footwork. He was selected for the England U19 team, made 8 appearances and scored 4 goals.

Now that Newcastle has been relegated, the Magpies are falling apart. Although Andy Carroll has not proven himself in the first team and his current market value is not high, it is not easy to convince Newcastle to let him go.

Yang Cheng's psychological price is around 300 million pounds.

The reason for choosing Andy Carroll was actually just a transition.

Harry Kane is too young now, and he won't even turn 7 until the end of July. It's not the right time yet.

In the current form, the possibility of Dzeko staying is low.

So it is obviously not enough to rely on Lewandowski and Lambert in the new season.

So, Yang Cheng needs a center.

The Chinese from Bayswater are good at playing on both flanks, and Andy Carroll, who is an aerial master, is undoubtedly a good fit.

The second person on the list is Sheffield United's Kyle Walker.

If you are a fan in 2024, you will definitely be particularly impressed by this strongest water-spraying player.

The characteristics of this English defender are very interesting. He has the speed of the wind and a terrifying body like a devil.

Those who are said to be stronger than him are not as fast as him, and those who are said to be faster than him are not as strong as him.

But in fact, many people are misled by Kyle Walker's speed and strong body.

During his time at Tottenham, his pass success rate has remained consistently above 80%.

After joining Manchester City in the summer of 17, his ball possession rate soared to 90% in Guardiola's tactical system, who is good at passing and controlling the ball.

That said, Kyle Walker's skills and passing are underrated.

Of course, this is normal.

Whenever there is a defender like him who likes to spray water and physical confrontation, everyone will have two words in their impression of him.

Rough guy!

But the data really doesn’t lie.

A player who can maintain such a high level of passing success rate for a long time, a defender who is favored by Guardiola, cannot have bad skills.

But the player now also faces competition, that is Tottenham Hotspur.

Sheffield United lost to Burnley in the promotion play-offs this season and missed the new Premier League season.

It wouldn't be difficult to poach Kyle Walker.

Tottenham Hotspur are said to be eyeing both Sheffield United right-backs, Kyle Walker and Kyle Naughton.

The former has only played a few times, while the latter is a main player for Sheffield United.

Yang Cheng offered Kyle Walker a maximum transfer fee of 300 million pounds.

The first two players on the list are both English, the center forward and the right back.

Dan Ashworth and Mike Rigg realized at a glance that this was a recruitment targeting Dzeko and Maicon, and that they would mainly be substitutes.

The main players are already in the team, namely Lewandowski and Piszczek.

These two Poles have been carefully trained by Yang Cheng for many years, and their strength has long been proven.

The last player on this list is worth a lot of money.

Javi Martinez plays for Athletic Bilbao.

This is a talented midfielder who has been famous in European football for many years.

Javi Martinez, who is about to turn 21, has been favored by many European top teams, including Barcelona and Real Madrid.

But no club is willing to bid for him so far.

The reason is simple: Athletic Bilbao is very weird.

The Basque Lions only recruit Basque players, so their selection range is very narrow and they pay special attention to their own players.

Generally speaking, it is extremely difficult to poach players from Athletic Bilbao.

"I got the news that Liverpool and Arsenal are also interested in Javi Martinez." Dan Ashworth reminded Yang Cheng.

This is a hot commodity!

Midfielders are very scarce nowadays.

There is no need to say much about how popular Yaya Toure is.

Now Javi Martinez is not a defensive midfielder or a central defender, but a midfielder who can play both offense and defense, and can go up and down. He is good at passing the ball and has very good footwork.

It's not surprising that it attracts the attention of many wealthy families.

As the whole world knows, Bayswater Chinese and Yaya Toure failed to reach an agreement on the contract extension, and the Ivorian is likely to leave the team this summer.

In this case, although the team has Matic, Yang Cheng still wants to sign another defensive midfielder.

Javi Martinez is undoubtedly a very suitable player.

"What is his current assessed value?" Yang Cheng asked with concern.

Dan Ashworth looked at Mike Rigg, who thought for a moment and said, "The current valuation is 1000 million pounds, but it is said that Athletic Bilbao's requirement is to pay a buyout fee if they want to take Javi Martinez away."

"Termination fee..." Yang Cheng was a little amused.

Athletic Bilbao's approach has always been like this. If you want to poach their players, you have to pay the buyout fee.

Of course, the buyout clause in La Liga is not filled in randomly.

Players aren't stupid when they sign contracts.

The amount of the buyout clause is linked to the player's annual salary and is generally negotiable.

"Javi Martinez's current buyout clause is 1600 million euros, but there have been reports that Athletic Bilbao is going to renew his contract, and the buyout clause will definitely increase by then."

Yang Cheng knew about this.

Javi Martinez renewed his contract around 2010, and the buyout clause increased to 4000 million euros.

So later Bayern signed Javi Martinez and spent a full 4000 million euros.

Yang Cheng actually has another candidate, that is the Argentine midfielder Biglia from Anderlecht in the Belgian First Division.

This player has excellent vision and passing skills, and also has strong defensive abilities.

But he is not tall.

Yang Cheng still prefers Javi Martinez.

"Let it be the buyout clause, 1600 million euros, we'll pay it!" Yang Cheng said readily.

Dan Ashworth and Mike Rigg were both a bit surprised.

Both of them looked at Yang Cheng with incredible expressions, as if they were wondering if they had heard it wrong.

Yang Cheng was also stunned for a moment, "What's the matter?"

The two looked at each other and shook their heads.

"Just say it if you have something to say." Yang Cheng urged.

"Yang, are you sure you want to pay 1600 million euros to buy Javi Martinez?"

1600 million euros, which is equivalent to 1280 million pounds.

"What's the problem?" Yang Cheng felt very strange.

Given the current income and status of the Chinese in Bayswater, is it worth making a fuss about spending 1600 million euros to buy a player?
"Yang, you know, the highest single transfer record we have signed in the past few years is Arshavin, who cost us 600 million pounds, which is about 900 million euros based on the exchange rate at the time," Mike Rigg explained.

"and then?"

Dan Ashworth smiled bitterly and took over the conversation, "So far, our club has not had a transfer fee exceeding 1000 million euros, let alone 1600 million euros."

It can be said to be the highest price in team history!

Yang Cheng suddenly understood.

It seems these two guys are not used to it!

But if you think about it carefully, it is really true.

Over the past few years, the team has been frugal, and Yang Cheng has been looking for players who are both good value for money.

The key to transfer and recruiting players is low input and high output.

The problem is that as Bayswater Chinese continue to develop and progress, the requirements for players are getting higher and higher.

Looking around the world, how many high-level players are there?
More importantly, Yang Cheng does not want to disrupt the technical and tactical framework that the team has worked hard to develop over many years.

Under such circumstances, it will be difficult to continue to invest in players with the same cost-effectiveness as in the past.

When necessary, you have to pay a high price.

Besides, a transfer fee of 1600 million euros is nothing for a top team.

"You have to get used to it. There will be more and more big deals like this in the future!" Yang Cheng cursed with a smile.

He always felt that these employees must be talking about him being stingy behind his back.

The question is, if they weren’t stingy, how could the Chinese in Bayswater be in their current situation?
"Yang, I want to ask, isn't it a little early to start operating now?" Dan Ashworth asked.

What he was worried about was that if something happened to Yaya Toure and he stayed in the team, what would happen to the recruitment of Javi Martinez?
"Don't worry. Do you think we can keep a player who is being targeted by Real Madrid, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal?"

Yang Cheng raised the corner of his mouth. He didn't believe it anyway.

"Okay, these three players, you need to hurry up and do it, and keep a low profile," Yang Cheng instructed.

Dan Ashworth and Mike Rigg both nodded.

After seeing the two off, Yang Cheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He can no longer do everything himself.

The media reporters were watching him, and other clubs were watching him too.

Therefore, he had to let his subordinates take action now.

He has also decided that he will stay at the Brent Training Center this summer to preside over the youth training selection to keep it secret.

In Yang Cheng's plan, Dzeko will be sold as center forward, Yaya Toure will be sold as midfielder, and Maicon will be sold as defender. These three players should be able to bring in a considerable transfer income.

While maintaining overall stability, the team's overall strength will be affected to some extent, but not too much.

What's more, the players are one year more mature in the new season, and their overall strength is also steadily improving.

The most important thing is that the team currently has people who can take over these three positions.

Therefore, Yang Cheng is still full of confidence in the new season of the Premier League.

Every transfer period, Yang Cheng couldn't help but think of Teacher Tony.

Yang Cheng has always maintained private contact with him.

In January 09, he was loaned to Leverkusen by Bayern, where he played under Heynckes and performed well.

But Bayern Munich is still very optimistic about Toni Kroos.

Although Mr. Tony is resentful of Bayern Munich's contempt for him, he is not yet to the point of wanting to leave the team.

This made it impossible for Yang Cheng to find an opportunity to take action.

There were rumors before that Bayern was interested in Yaya Toure, and Yang Cheng thought there was a chance.

As a result, Bayern Munich turned around and winked at Robben of Real Madrid.

Oh my God, when can I get together at the halftime of my ceremony?

(End of this chapter)