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Chapter 328 The world is in chaos! Platini surrendered! Once Yang Cheng comes, we will be saved! [Subscribe]

From the moment Platini defeated Johansson and was elected UEFA President in January 2007, almost everyone concluded that he was Blatter's successor.

Everyone believed that he would walk from Nyon, Switzerland to Zurich.

Even Blatter himself is convinced of this.

Even Blatter personally stepped in to campaign for Platini, helping the young "successor" defeat his longtime rival Johansson.

But the most interesting thing about things in the world is that they are always changing.

Goals are changing, decisions are changing, and everyone’s behavior is changing.

In June 2014, Platini publicly opposed Blatter for the first time.

At the 64th FIFA Executive Committee, he masterminded a motion to force Blatter to step down.

He called for strict restrictions on the age and term of office of FIFA officials.

Everyone knows that this is aimed at Blatter.

But the cunning Blatter is no less capable.

The two of them created a ridiculous farce that was unbelievable to fans all over the world.

The electronic voting machines prepared by FIFA for all the executive committee members on site suddenly malfunctioned at the moment before the vote.

According to the procedure, when the electronic voting machine failed, everyone turned to traditional manual voting.

Then someone will definitely say, aren’t electronic voting and manual voting both voting?
Electronic voting is anonymous and no one knows which button you pressed.

But manual voting means voting under Blatter's nose, and he knows exactly what you voted for.

Everyone knows that with Blatter's vengeful character, anyone who opposes him will not have a good ending.

Through this move, Blatter completely reversed the previous unfavorable situation, and Platini's attempt to force the emperor to step down failed.

But the two former allies have now completely and publicly broken up!

After this scene was reported, media and fans around the world were shocked.

FIFA, which earns so much money every year, can't even afford electronic voting machines of better quality, preferably made in China?

Also, even if only one was broken, it would be understandable, but why are all of them broken?

Still the same time!

FIFA Secretary General Valcke also felt very "wronged" and said that they had tested it before the meeting and everything was normal.

Afterwards, they blamed the problem on the voting machine supplier and said they would switch to another one.

But the matter ended there.

The result of the vote is that FIFA will continue to have no restrictions on the age or term of office of officials.

This high-level political struggle did not attract much attention.

Even in December 2014, when FIFA held another executive committee meeting in Morocco and Platini took the lead in demanding the disclosure of the investigation report on the World Cup bid, not many fans paid attention.

But everyone in the industry feels a sense of tension that a storm is about to come.

The FIFA presidential election at the end of May 2015 is getting closer and closer.

Everyone felt that Platini's pressure would become more and more intense.

But just as we entered March, not long ago, Platini attended a meeting of the 3 European football associations, and he publicly stated that he would focus more on the work of UEFA.

"I love UEFA so much that it would be very painful for me to change jobs!"

These are Platini's exact words.

The entire European industry was in an uproar.

That's not what he said before.

Platini previously criticized Blatter, saying, "Blatter is a liar who deceived everyone. He promised me that he would not seek a fifth term."

"I feel really bad now. I actually supported such a scam!"

Over the past period of time, he has also expressed his further intentions, repeatedly accusing FIFA under Blatter's administration of being full of corruption and needing fresh blood.

What you mean is the young him, right?
How has it changed now?

The most amazing thing is that right after Platini finished speaking, FIFA Executive Committee member Michel de Hoog came out to be interviewed.

"This is a very positive sign and we are delighted that he is willing to continue in his role as UEFA president."

"This means that there is no so-called battle between FIFA and UEFA."

What this means is that there is peace in the football world!
Is it that simple?
No.

Not only did Platini accept the offer himself, he also secretly persuaded the president of the Dutch Football Association, former Ajax president Van Praag and legendary star Figo to withdraw from the FIFA presidential election.

Figo announced his candidacy in January, but less than two months later, the Portuguese superstar announced his withdrawal.

The former rebel leader was the first to surrender!

Everyone knows that there must be some insider trading involved here.

But no one knows.

Including David Gill.

……

"Platini made this decision very suddenly, even we all were surprised, and he didn't seem to have discussed it with anyone else."

David Gill was also puzzled by the result.

Given the current situation, with only two months left until the FIFA election, Blatter's only remaining competitor is Prince Ali Hussein of Jordan, but this guy cannot challenge Blatter.

Ultimately, the foundation is too shallow.

Everyone felt the coming storm, and it was really getting weirder and weirder.

Yang Cheng was immersed in the situation and felt it was becoming more and more exciting.

After all, this is a bit like the succession of the throne in a feudal dynasty.

Blatter is the emperor who is high above, and below him are many princes fighting for the throne.

Platini is recognized as the crown prince of the East Palace.

David Gill was the prince who was unpopular, did not attract anyone's attention, and had no strong maternal family to support him.

But now Yang Cheng supports this unpopular prince.

"From this point of view, Blatter and Platini must have reached some kind of agreement, so Platini persuaded Van Praag and Figo to withdraw from the election," Adam Croser analyzed.

This is obvious.

The point is, what agreement did they reach?
"Another possibility is that Blatter has some leverage over Platini."

Yang Cheng guessed what it was, but wasn't quite sure.

After listening to it, everyone thought about it carefully and nodded immediately.

Even if an agreement is reached, it won't make Platini work so hard for Blatter, right?
The most likely scenario is what Yang Cheng said, that Blatter has some kind of leverage over Platini that makes him very wary.

Based on this, Blatter reached a cooperation with Platini.

For example, Blatter was re-elected for one more term and supported Platini’s candidacy for the next term.

This is very possible.

Because Platini is not yet 60 years old.

By normal human age, this is indeed not young, but for FIFA, this is considered very young.

"If things continue like this, Blatter will have no opponent and re-election is a foregone conclusion."

When David Gill said this, he couldn't help but turn his head and look at Yang Cheng.

It was Yang Cheng who encouraged him to stand up and fight, but now it seems that he is obviously unable to win.

Yang Cheng could see David Gill's desire for power from his eyes.

This is a good thing!

If he has a desire, he will fight for it, and cooperation will be much easier.

"Don't worry, David. As I said, the whole thing is not out of control. Everything is still going according to plan."

Yang Cheng gave the other party a confident smile.

"You should still follow our original plan and target the vice chairman and the financial director. This is a choice that is very suitable for your current position. No one will doubt you."

"You can also use this name to lobby everywhere."

Now, everyone's attention is on Blatter and Platini, who will pay attention to David Gill?

Where did this English talent come from?
To put it bluntly, what qualifications does he have to be elected as the President of FIFA?
Let’s not talk about anything else, just in terms of seniority, FIFA Secretary General Valcke, Dutch Football Association President and UEFA Vice President Van Praag, Spanish Football Association President and UEFA Vice President Bilal, UEFA Secretary General Infantino…

Which of these people doesn't have a better chance than David Gill?
Especially people like Van Praag and Bilal, who are veterans who have worked in FIFA and UEFA for decades.

To put it bluntly, unless David Gill was stupid enough to jump out and shout that he wanted to run for election, no one would notice him at all.

Even Figo himself jumped out to be selected. Who thinks he has a chance?

Sometimes, in high-level games like power struggles, not just anyone can sit at the table; there are also seniority considerations.

It doesn’t mean you can have it just because you want it.

For some reason, David Gill always felt a sense of confidence from Yang Cheng.

Perhaps it was not just what Yang Cheng gave him, but also the power behind Yang Cheng.

"Now, I believe you have seen clearly that this is a dangerous struggle. You should take advantage of this period of time to look back and sort out your past affairs to see if there are any violations or unclear points."

"It is better for us to discover some things in time and solve them as soon as possible, rather than letting our opponents dig them out and use them as weapons to attack us."

Yang Cheng was no longer hinting, but stating it directly.

David Gill nodded. "Don't worry. After entering UEFA and FIFA, I have been very careful and I don't think I have done anything wrong. When I was at Manchester United, I didn't make any major mistakes either."

"You know, Manchester United introduced modern management models very early. It is also the earliest European club to commercialize. The salary is also high. There are many things I won't touch."

"That's good." Yang Cheng nodded with a smile.

As far as he could remember, David Gill had never been involved in any scandal.

"Next, we will still follow the original plan. Don't worry, whether it is Blatter or Platini, they will not be able to jump for long, and someone will take care of them soon!"

Both David Gill and Adam Crozier were obviously very surprised.

Both FIFA and UEFA have their headquarters in the permanently neutral country of Switzerland.

This isolates other countries and regions from the perspective of international law and exercises jurisdiction over FIFA and UEFA.

Not only that, they also signed an exemption agreement with Switzerland, where their headquarters are located.

Therefore, even Switzerland's own laws cannot effectively govern them.

Even many disputes and accusations are often resolved by paying a fine.

This is actually Switzerland providing a disguised umbrella for these institutions.

Let me ask, in the current world system, who can deal with Blatter and Platini?
But Yang Cheng didn't say anything, and they didn't dare to ask.

One can only tell from Yang Cheng's tone and attitude towards work that it must be an incredibly powerful force.

Where does such a powerful force in world football and European football come from?
……

After seeing David Gill off, Xia Qing quickly brought Yang Cheng the latest news.

The Dutch Football Association finally issued the first fine to Twente.

3 points are deducted.

This is actually not important for Twente, which is currently ranked in the middle of the Eredivisie.

There is no worry about relegation, no hope of winning the championship, and entering the European competition zone is not very realistic.

Therefore, Twente's reaction to this is still lukewarm.

As early as January 1, the Dutch Football Association had issued a warning, but Twente didn't care at all.

Therefore, being punished now is within expectations.

The key is the next step.

"Now, the Dutch Football Association requires Twente to do three things within one month."

Xia Qing talked about the information she got from the Netherlands.

"First, effectively improve the club's financial situation and come up with a plan and timetable as soon as possible. Otherwise, another three points will be deducted in a month, and by then it will be six points."

After 26 rounds of Eredivisie, Twente is ranked 36th with 8 points.

After deducting 3 points, they still ranked 9th.

If 6 points are deducted, it will be ranked 12th.

There is still a certain gap from the relegation zone.

So, this is not a serious injury.

But being punished twice is definitely not a good thing, and it will have a huge impact on the team.

Especially the morale of the players.

Therefore, if we really do this, it is really hard to say what the result will be.

"Another thing is Ziyech's transfer."

"In the past few years, Twente has been playing by the rules, and the Dutch Football Association has repeatedly given them a break. For example, in April 14, Twente did not even submit the annual accounts for the 4/12 season and was fined 13 euros."

"In June, Twente submitted incomplete accounts and its financial situation was worrying. It was classified as Category 6 by the Dutch Football Association, which means it is subject to the association's financial supervision."

"But in the summer of 14, Twente sold its star player Tadic to Southampton for 1400 million euros and Quincy Promes to Spartak Moscow in Russia for 1150 million euros."

"Also, buy Ziyech from Heerenveen for €350 million."

"None of these three transfers were submitted to the Dutch Football Association for approval."

"Moreover, the Dutch Football Association suspects that part of the two sales involved the so-called third-party ownership, that is, Chief Sports bought the ownership of seven Twente players for 500 million euros."

"For all this, Twente has not given a reasonable explanation."

"This also involves the third thing. The agreement signed between Twente and Chief Sports must be made public to the Dutch Football Association."

"Now, the Dutch Football Association means that a reply must be given within one month, otherwise they will start a discussion on whether to deprive Twente of the qualification to continue to participate in the Eredivisie next season."

After hearing this, Yang Cheng, Adam Crozier and others all laughed and shook their heads.

European football is really full of makeshift teams.

This is how Barcelona was punished by FIFA before, and now this is also how Twente is punished by the Dutch Football Association.

People have let you off the hook several times before and let things get by, can't you just cooperate a little?
Everyone knows that your transfers and sales are problematic.

But you are just like this, not even wanting to do the superficial work, and just lying down and letting others make fun of you?

"So, I always feel that the reason why many European clubs have a bunch of useless people is that they are spoiled by local governments and fans!" Yang Cheng shook his head and sighed.

Including those good-for-nothings in Hamburg!
The same goes for the people in Barcelona.

They are good at campaigning and internal struggles.

But when it comes to management, he is truly a perfect match.

"How does Twente respond now?" Yang Cheng asked casually.

Unexpectedly, Xia Qing also shook her head speechlessly, "No response."

"No response?" Adam Crozier was speechless.

Not even doing the most basic crisis public relations?

"Twente is now in big trouble." Xia Qing smiled bitterly.

"What do you mean?"

What could be more troublesome than this?

"Twente's tickets are operated and managed by an IT company called XS2, including season tickets and ticket sales, so daily maintenance and ticket checking for fans entering and leaving the stadium are also services provided by this company."

“But now, the company is bankrupt and operations are suspended!”

Everyone looked at each other in surprise.

Does this work too?
"But the point is that when the local media in Enschede went to XS2's headquarters in Amsterdam to find out about the situation, they discovered that the company actually had only 19 employees and its boss was the son of Twente chairman Joop Munstermann."

Everyone suddenly understood.

That's it!

This is really interesting!
It's simply going to cause chaos in the world!

"There is already a turmoil in Twente's board of directors. The fans' season tickets and game ticket sales are all handled by this bankrupt company. The club chairman is also suspected of corruption. There is also pressure from the Dutch Football Association. It can be said that there are internal and external troubles."

Yang Cheng really didn't know that the story in Twente would be so exciting.

In his previous life, this small club did not have much presence. Apart from knowing that Twente was heavily in debt, he did not know much about it.

Now that he knew the inside story, he realized that although the sparrow is small, it has all the organs.

Small teams are doing everything that the big teams are doing.

Membership is just that!
Even if the membership club is reformed into a joint-stock company, the situation will not change.

To put it bluntly, the club is not the property of the management, so who will effectively supervise the management?
Football fans?
Aren’t the management elected by the fans?

The situation is even worse in the Netherlands, and in Germany there is a so-called supervisory board.

Can it be useful?

At the end of the day, fans look at results.

If club managers manage the team's performance well, and have been in charge for many years and have great prestige, who can supervise them?
Twente is really a small fry.

But the question is, how much does the club pay to XS2 every year for these services?
Are there any other collaborations?
This is a mess!
There are countless similar incidents in European football.

Even if a modern management system is introduced, it is impossible to completely prevent similar incidents from happening.

"Twente itself has not responded publicly, but their jersey sponsor, the Qatari sports brand Burrda, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and their chest advertising sponsor, the famous Dutch mobile payment software XXImo, have come forward."

"They have both made it clear that if the KNVB's sanctions are enforced and Twente cannot play in the Eredivisie next season, they will reconsider their sponsorship."

Burda is a new brand, founded in 2007, but it has invested heavily in recent years, including sponsoring Premier League teams.

"What about the Enschede City Government?" Yang Cheng asked with concern.

"Enschede is currently changing its mayor. The former mayor, Peter den Odsten, was transferred to become the mayor of Groningen. The current mayor is the mayor of Holen, Honor van Wildhausen, who just took office in recent days. No one has time to deal with Twente."

"In an interview with local media, a government spokesman expressed disappointment with the Dutch Football Association's penalty of deducting points and urged Twente to make corrections as soon as possible. Then there was a bunch of platitudes that sounded like the Tang Emperor."

"As for the media's inquiries as to whether the government would come forward to support Twente, the Enschede city government refused to respond."

"According to local media, Twente's current debt has exceeded 9000 million euros!"

"Eighty million euros?"

Adam Crozier was immediately shocked. "How did they owe it?"

"Who knows?" Xia Qing shook her head and smiled bitterly. "In the summer of 2014, the Dutch Football Association announced that it would monitor their finances and cut their spending, but even so, the 14/15 season is expected to lose 800 million to 1000 million euros."

These are debts accumulated over the past decade or so, but have been dragged on and not resolved.

9000 million euros is indeed quite terrifying for a Dutch club.

But in European football, there are not many.

For example, the Red Devils Manchester United in the Premier League has a debt of 5 million pounds.

This is also thanks to the "gift" from the Glazer family.

Benfica of the Portuguese Super League is also heavily in debt, amounting to more than 3 million euros.

The funniest team is Queens Park Rangers in West London.

After being acquired by American real estate tycoon Steve Ross, it has been making losses every year.

It is said that it has now exceeded 3 million pounds, more than five times their fixed assets.

So, Queens Park Rangers are now like a leech attached to Steve Ross, and the American tycoon can't get rid of it.

After investing money several times in an attempt to return to the Premier League, each time ended in failure and the team lost even more.

Now, now Steve Ross is also lying down and being ridiculed.

Another more interesting thing is that Benfica is a listed company. The club's stock is now worth more than one euro. All added up, the market value is only more than 20 million euros.

So what is the value of this Portuguese Super League club?

No matter how Yang Cheng calculates, they don't have more than 3 million euros.

Moreover, with the income of Benfica and the Portuguese Super League, how long will it take to pay off the debt of more than 3 million euros?

To some extent, acquiring such a club is really worthless!
Not to mention, the Portuguese Premier League has been in turmoil over the years, especially in terms of third-party ownership transactions of players. The Portuguese Premier League is second to none in European football.

Don’t be fooled by the Portuguese Super League teams, they all seem to sell their players at very high prices, but what is the reality?
The prices have skyrocketed, but how much of the money actually goes into the club’s pocket?

In this situation, buying a team like Benfica is like stepping into a bottomless pit.

Not to mention there are fans protesting.

……

52-year-old Honor van Wildhausen made his way from Nieuwkop, a city of more than 1 people, to Hoorn, a city of more than 5 people.

After 12 years of hard work in Holen, he finally took a crucial step and moved to the big city of Enschede.

As a mayor who has climbed up from the grassroots and has an educational background from the University of Münster in Germany, he is very clear about the purpose of being assigned to the border city of Enschede.

The hope is to use his experience in Germany and close ties with Westphalia to promote cooperation between Enschede and German cities and drive the development of Enschede.

Honor van Wildhausen is also ambitious and wants to make a big splash in Enschede.

When he was still in Holland, he had already developed three strategies.

The first one is football.

No matter which city in the Netherlands, football is very important and is the best way to get close to the citizens.

The second is Germany.

The University of Twente came in third.

It was precisely because of the above understanding that Van Wildhausen’s first inspection after taking office was to the University of Twente.

At the University of Twente, he also invited many well-known alumni of the University of Twente to meet and discuss the city's development plans.

The first visit was to cross the border on the edge of the city and go to Münster, Germany to visit old friends and seek opportunities for win-win cooperation between the two sides.

But Van Wildhausen never made any move against Enschede's team Twente.

Because he doesn't know what to do now.

He worked in Holon for more than ten years.

The city is located on Lake Marken in the north of Amsterdam, very close to Alkmaar.

He is not only familiar with the capital Amsterdam, but also knows Alkmaar better.

He witnessed with his own eyes how Alkmaar quickly developed into a strong Dutch team in just a few years.

Van Gaal’s coaching is certainly key, but the most important thing is youth training.

Based on the foundation laid by Van Gaal, Alkmaar has always insisted on building the best youth training in the Netherlands.

Today's Alkmaar is not even inferior to Ajax in terms of youth training, not to mention Feyenoord and Eindhoven.

This is the foundation of Alkmaar!
But what about Twinter?
The youth training is a mess and the first team is also very bad.

From the late 90s to the present, they have had to seek financial support from the city government almost every year to struggle to operate.

This is simply a bottomless pit for the city’s finances!

To some extent, this team is even a burden to this city!
Of course, no one dared to admit all this.

Because this is the belief of the people of Enschede and even the Tuk!
But it is indeed a burden.

Just like where Van Wildhausen is standing at this moment.

The Dickmann Stadium in the south of the city of Enschede.

This is a very old stadium that was once a landmark of the city.

After Twente was founded in 1965, it had been playing in this stadium until 1998, when it moved to the Gerols Castle Stadium in the northwest of the city, next to the University of Twente.

At that time, the newly built stadium was not called this name, but was called Aker Stadium, with a capacity of only 13500 people.

What about the abandoned Dickman Stadium?

Twente planned together with the city government at that time to build a modern training base here that would be comparable to those of top teams such as Ajax, Eindhoven and Feyenoord.

This is the Dickman Soccer Park plan.

The entire plan covers not only Dickman Stadium, but also a large area of ​​surrounding land.

From 98 to 15, 17 years have passed and this place is overgrown with weeds.

The road is full of mud every time it rains, and every night, residents passing by feel panic.

If that's all, then forget it.

At most, Twente didn't have the money to build a training base, so it just occupied a large piece of land.

This is in Europe, in the Netherlands, in every city.

Football fields, after all, take up a lot of space.

In 2004, six years after moving into the Aker Stadium, Twente, which had just emerged from bankruptcy with a government loan, proposed to expand the stadium from the original 6 seats to 13500 seats.

They believe that expanding the stadium's capacity will bring the team more lucrative home game-day revenue.

He even submitted a plan and convinced the then city government to support it.

It took them four years, from 2004 to 2008, to expand the first stand.

But that's it?

Do not!
In 2008, they again asked the city government for a loan of 2000 million euros to expand the stands on both sides, increasing the stadium capacity from 24000 to 30000.

But on July 2011, 7, the roof of the expanded stand collapsed, killing two young construction workers and injuring nine, and the project was forced to be suspended.

After investigation, it was found that the cause of the accident was illegal operation by the construction party contracted by Twente Club.

This caused a huge uproar at the time, but in the end no answer was ever given.

The reason is very simple, because it involves many issues that cannot be disclosed to the public.

Including corruption within the club.

It is precisely because the roof of the stands collapsed that the strange phenomenon of only three of the four sides of the stands at the Grols Castle Stadium were expanded was created.

Over the past few years, the Enschede city government has set aside a large sum of money every year to support Twente.

The club's debt is growing and has now reached €9000 million.

What's even more outrageous is that shortly after Van Wildhausen took office, the club's ticket sales and ticket checking system collapsed, and the corruption of Twente's chairman was involved behind the collapse.

Van Wildhausen simply didn't know how to describe his feelings at this moment.

He even had some doubts, are these bastards sucking Twente's blood?

No, they are sucking the blood of the Enschede city government and all citizens!

Van Wildhausen knew very well that if he could not get rid of this burden, he would have nothing to do during his term of office and would have to fill the holes every year.

That’s a loss of 800 to 1000 million euros per season!

Here, citizens will certainly call on the city government to step in and save the faith of this Tuk people.

On the other hand, Twente's management is just lying there with no fear and even enriching themselves.

……

"Hennie, you are a successful real estate businessman. Do you have any good ideas to solve the current problems?"

In the stands of the Dickman Stadium, looking at the old and abandoned stadium, Van Wildhausen shook his head speechlessly.

The situation now is worse than he had expected.

Hennig ten Hag is not only a famous real estate businessman in Enschede, but also the God of Wealth of Twente.

"Honestly speaking, Mayor, there is really no good solution at the moment. If the city government does not step in, it must at least guarantee a loan for Twente. Otherwise, the club will definitely not be able to survive."

When Van Wildhausen heard this, a look of disgust flashed across his face.

He had been in this city for a few days, and several people had said similar things to him.

He doesn't like the feeling of being threatened!
Once there is a first time, there will definitely be a second time, and a third time, until it lasts throughout his entire term.

"Have you always used this method to coerce the fans and pressure the city government in the past?" Van Wildhausen asked in a bad tone.

Henny Tenhahe showed a hint of panic, "Mayor, you are too kind."

"Is not it?"

Van Wildhausen's tone became worse. "Before I became the mayor of Nieuwkop, I worked in the business sector for many years. We are a market economy. As a joint-stock company with independent legal personality, shouldn't you Twente choose to save yourself?"

“Have you ever seen a company that makes losses every year and asks the city government for support every year?”

At this point, Van Wildhausen's eyes flashed with a hint of sternness, "If this is your attitude, then I have only one attitude, which is to make this club bankrupt and relegated!"

Henni ten Hag was really panicked now.

"Mayor, there is only one Eredivisie team in the entire Enschede area - Twente. They cannot be relegated!"

“Nothing is impossible!”

Van Wildhausen's tone became more serious. "Over the past decade or so, you have repeatedly made various demands on the city government. How much money do you owe the city government? How many bank loans has the city government guaranteed for you?"

"But what about you? Have you ever thought about saving yourself? No, not even once!"

"What happened to the ticket sales and ticket checking system this time? Where did Joe Munsterman go? Why didn't he come? Shouldn't he give us, all the fans, an explanation?"

Hennig ten Hag was speechless.

This matter is getting bigger and bigger and is becoming increasingly out of control.

Joop Munsterman is already thinking about quitting!
This is also the consistent practice of the past few Twente chairmen after something went wrong.

For example, the collapse incident on July 2011, 7 ended with the chairman’s resignation.

As for the cause of the accident, it is still unclear.

why?
Please, the chairman has resigned, what else is there to investigate?

"You guys were in cahoots before anything happened, and you covered up for each other after something happened. Don't think I don't know what you did. Your tricks only work in front of ordinary fans, not in front of me!"

Hennig ten Hag was scolded so hard that he couldn't even breathe.

Because he knew he was in the wrong.

More importantly, he knew that the only way to save Twente now was to rely on the city government and the newly appointed mayor.

Isn’t it just a few curse words?
I will endure!

As long as the money comes in, things will be easy in the future.

"Take my words back to Monsterman and the people from the Twente Foundation. Not only will the city government not pay a penny this time, it will not guarantee you anything, nor will it provide you with any preferential treatment. You have to find a way to solve the problem on your own!"

Hearing Van Wildhausen's firm words, Henni Ten Hag was a little panicked.

"Mayor, this won't work. If you do this, Twente will definitely be relegated or even go bankrupt."

"If it's time to be relegated, then be relegated. If it's time to go bankrupt, then go bankrupt!" Van Wildhausen still had a resolute attitude.

When Henni Ten Hag thought about this, an idea suddenly occurred to him. "If there is really no other way, then I'm afraid we can only accept the acquisition by foreign investors and sell the club."

This was originally a threat.

Unexpectedly, Van Wildhausen's eyes lit up when he heard this. "A foreign investor wants to acquire Twente?"

Hennie Ten Hag was also stunned.

Mayor, what we are discussing now is foreign investment acquisition.

Shouldn't you be firmly against it?
From the perspective of Enschede and all Turk fans, you should firmly oppose it.

You have to consider the consequences and the political impact!
How can you not play by the rules?

If you are really acquired by foreign capital and local fans start causing trouble, can you control the situation?

"Which country's capital wants to acquire Twente? The United States? Germany? Or somewhere else?"

Hennie ten Hag finally saw it.

The new mayor really has no historical baggage and really intends to sell Twente.

The Enschede City Government is now Twente's largest creditor!

"From China!" Hennie ten Hag replied indifferently.

Van Wildhausen frowned after hearing this.

It does require more consideration when introducing capital from China.

But just when Henni ten Haage thought he had fooled the new mayor, Van Wildhausen's eyes suddenly lit up.

"You're talking about Yang Cheng from Bayswater, the Chinese player in the Premier League, right?"

As he spoke, he looked extremely excited and happy.

Henni ten Haage was stunned for a moment.

No, you were frowning just now, why are you so happy now?
"Is it Yang Cheng?" Van Wildhausen asked again.

Henni ten Haage knew that this matter could not be kept secret and many people knew about it.

"He is indeed interested, but..."

"Hello, Yang Cheng!" Van Wildhausen didn't intend to listen to him continue speaking and interrupted him directly.

"I had thought of him before, but I didn't expect that he would be interested in investing in Enschede."

"That's great! As long as he comes, Enschede will be saved!"

"He previously acquired Ligue 1 side Nice, built a training base and a new stadium. After several years of operation, Nice is now a strong team in Ligue 1 and its youth training is also developing rapidly."

"And Atalanta is said to be renovating its stadium, expanding its training base, and overhauling its youth training."

"Malaga is even more amazing. They have the largest training base in Spain, a brand new stadium, and a real estate project costing over 10 billion euros."

The more he spoke, the brighter Van Wildhausen's eyes became.

If Yang Cheng really came to Enschede to invest, that would be awesome, wouldn’t it?
What is Enschede?
Not to mention anything else, just the expansion of the stands on one side of the Grols Castle Stadium took four years.

Why?

No money!
And why is this stadium in front of us, which is overgrown with weeds and has been abandoned for more than ten years, still preserved?

Isn’t it because you don’t have money?
Why is Twente's youth training so bad?

After all, there is still no money!

Hello Yang Cheng!

If he is willing to invest in Enschede, bring the powerful strength of the Chinese in Bayswater, and the world's best youth training capabilities, wouldn't Twente take off directly?
By then, Twente can even rival Ajax, Eindhoven and Feyenoord and become a strong team in the eastern part of the Netherlands!
When he thought of this, Van Wildhausen's heart felt hot.

Isn't this the political achievement he has always been eager for?

Henni ten Hag, standing by, was always paying close attention to Van Wildhausen's expression.

He found that the new mayor was obviously more and more inclined to bring in Yang Cheng.

This made him feel flustered.

Now that Yang Cheng has come and taken over Twente, what role will these old guys have in the future?

At that time, how can they still rely on Twente to make money?
"Mayor, I have to remind you that Twente is the only Eredivisie team in our surrounding area, covering a population of one million and countless fans. If it is sold to foreign capital, have you considered the reaction of the fans?"

When Van Wildhausen heard this, a stern look flashed in his eyes.

This is no longer a reminder, but a threat.

It represents the group of vampires in Twente!
"Hennie, you are a smart man. You should know that Twente can't hold out for long."

"Guess, given the current status of the team, if I make this public, will the fans continue to accept you, or will they attract foreign investment like Yang Cheng and Bayswater Chinese?"

It’s really hard to say.

Those who have spoken out may be against foreign investment, but what about the vast majority who have not spoken out?

"I tell you, you are not as important as you think!" Van Wildhausen also expressed his attitude.

"I still say the same thing. If you have the ability to solve the current problems of the team and be self-reliant from now on, then I respect your opinion. But if you still want to be like in the past, I'm sorry, I don't agree!"

After hearing this, Hennie Ten Hahe finally understood everything.

Times have changed!

The good-talking Peter den Odsten of the past has gone to Groningen.

The mayor of Enschede for the next few years will be Van Wildhausen.

"If I remember correctly, Henny, your son Eric Ten Hag accepted Yang Cheng's invitation to go to Brazil to coach Palmeiras, right?"

This incident was previously reported by local media in Enschede.

Henni ten Hag nodded somewhat bewilderedly.

"In that case, I'll be relieved to leave this matter to you. You will be responsible for connecting with Yang Cheng and the Chinese in Bayswater and try to invite them to the Netherlands. I will talk to them in person!"

At this point, Van Wildhausen looked deeply at Henni ten Haage again.

"I still say the same thing, Henny, if you can solve the problem by yourselves, I will not interfere, otherwise, just do as I say."

"Don't forget, you only have one month!"

Henni ten Hag was completely stunned, watching Van Wildhausen turn and leave with a confused heart.

(End of this chapter)