I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 33 Upgrade
After winning the British Championship final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, Yang Cheng led the team back to London and was welcomed by many fans.

Although there are not many die-hard fans, everyone can feel that the club's affairs are thriving after Yang Cheng took over.

Apart from anything else, the results and playing style have been transformed.

Yang Cheng, who had just reached a consensus with English Football Association CEO Mark Palios, also announced this happy event when he met with the fans.

"Just a few days ago, our club reached an agreement with Kimberley Green Council, Hendon FC and Princes Park FC to purchase a 550-acre site on the north bank of the Brent Reservoir for a total price of £150 million."

This news really excited the fans at the scene.

Several media outlets that arrived at the scene were also very surprised.

Such a big deal is rare not only in English Football League 2 but also in the Premier League.

Yang Cheng explained that the reason for spending 550 million pounds was mainly because both Hendon and Princes Park clubs already had a certain youth training foundation and venue facilities.

Once the acquisition is completed, Bayswater Chinese will integrate the youth training of the two clubs.

This will enable us to build a relatively complete youth training team in the shortest possible time.

"Not only that, we are applying for the relevant procedures. We plan to invest at least 2000 million pounds in the future to build the world's most advanced training base and the world's best youth training system."

If the previous 550 million pounds was scary enough, then the current 2000 million pounds is simply going to make everyone drop their jaws.

There were not many media at the scene, but they all caught the exciting signals and gathered around to ask about the specific matters.

Yang Cheng revealed some information, such as he was preparing to invite a professional design team to plan and design the training base.

This is very necessary.

As it stands, the Jubilee Gardens stadium in Hendon will remain in use for the time being.

The southern part originally belonged to the Parc des Princes, and the area near the reservoir was reserved for the first team, but there is currently no capacity for construction.

However, the area where the youth team is located needs to be renovated and planned.

Where should the training building be built? How should it be arranged so that the construction does not affect the training of the youth team, especially the residents nearby?

The Chinese in Bayswater must come up with a complete set of plans before they can apply for a construction permit.

This requires a professional design team.

But no matter what, this generous move by the Chinese in Bayswater is still very encouraging.

In the past few years, the only club in England to build a training base is Arsenal.

Manchester United renovated its Carrington training base, but only invested two to three million pounds.

Chelsea's purchase of land in Cobham attracted attention for a time.

But unexpectedly, a group of Chinese from Bayswater suddenly appeared without any warning.

Many reporters familiar with football at the scene also captured this point, which Yang Cheng did not mention but is very important.

Cobham is in the southern suburbs of London, which is actually quite remote.

Transportation around Brent Reservoir is very convenient.

If the English Football Association's youth training requirements are met, and the drive is 60 minutes, the Chinese in Bayswater can place their youth training here, which will not only cover the entire Greater London, but can even spread to other surrounding cities such as Reading, Oxford, Cambridge and so on.

In this way, the selection area for youth training will be much larger.

Thinking of this, the looks many reporters gave Yang Cheng changed.

Compared with Abu, Yang Cheng’s site selection is much more astute.

But they also know that fans and readers don't care about this at all, they only care about the simplest and most direct excitement.

550 million pounds to purchase the land, 2000 million pounds investment.

It's crazy!
……

The next day, London Canary Wharf, Blue Water.

As soon as Abramovich got up and saw the news in the newspaper, he felt terrible.

He bought land, and the rich second-generation Chinese from Bayswater also followed suit.

Even bought a bigger one than his.

Was this intended to embarrass him?

He also threatened to invest 2000 million pounds. What does this mean?
Pini Zahavi and Cash Harris were also useless.

After all this time, the land in the north of Hyde Park still cannot be acquired.

I even watched that rich second generation grow bigger and bigger.

Abramovich had a vague feeling that given the current situation, it would be even more difficult to acquire that piece of land again.

But no matter how difficult it is, there is always a way.

……

The news of the land purchase, with the British Championship title as a backdrop, immediately caused quite a stir after being reported by several media outlets.

There is no way. Too many people are dissatisfied with Chelsea.

Now, someone has stepped forward to step on Chelsea, and they are all happy to see it happen.

Yang Cheng struck while the iron was hot and discussed the matter directly with the English FA.

After many negotiations and contacts with FA Chairman Geoff Thompson and CEO Palios, and the FA's communication with the Ministry of Sports, Bayswater Chinese finally got a fairly satisfactory answer.

The FA and the Department of Sport have decided to provide the club with a grant of £150 million.

However, the money will be paid in three installments based on the investment of the Chinese in Bayswater and the progress of the youth team and training base.

According to the agreement, 50 pounds will be paid before construction begins.

In addition, the English Football Association and the Ministry of Sport stepped forward, and the English Football Association's sponsor Barclays Bank provided a long-term loan of 800 million pounds for a period of 10 years, with an interest rate of only 2%.

But this money can only be used for this training base, including construction, materials and facilities.

Everyone, including Yang Cheng and his son, were very satisfied with this.

800 million pounds, with a loan interest rate of 2%, the interest is only 16 pounds per year. It would be stupid not to borrow it.

But Lin Zhongqiu is an exception.

Even the old finance officer was frightened by the loan.

Before, the club already had a debt of more than 1000 million pounds, and now another 800 million pounds?
It’s just that!

But the arm cannot twist the thigh.

After Yang Cheng made the decision, the construction of the training base was a foregone conclusion.

Not only that, after staying up all night, Xia Qing also developed a preliminary salary structure for the Chinese in Bayswater based on the current salary situation in the Championship and the Premier League.

From the first-team players to the coaching staff, to the youth training team and medical department that Yang Cheng is eager to recruit this summer, the weekly salary and bonus of each position are all included in it. This also provides a reference for Yang Cheng to show his skills this summer.

This temporarily solved Yang Cheng’s urgent problem.

……

If we say that the Chinese in Bayswater fulfilled their obligations to help successfully, then in the cooperation negotiations between Yang Group and Umbro, with the help of Goldman Sachs, the proposal put forward by Xia Qing not only won the support of Yang Jianguo, but also made Umbro satisfied.

The two parties agreed that the Yang Group would invest US$4000 million to establish a subsidiary in China and buy out the ownership and permanent operating rights of the Umbro brand in China, including Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.

This means that Umbro China will officially operate independently.

In this company, the Yang Group holds 90% of the shares and Umbro holds 10% of the shares.

Not only that, Yang Group will invest RMB 1 million to purchase 5% of Umbro's shares.

The two parties will cooperate in the research and development, design and other aspects of new products, and Umbro will also open its R&D center in Italy.

Italy's shoemaking technology, processes, product research and development, and design have always been world-famous.

Umbro established a research and development center in Italy two years ago, invested in research and development in various aspects, and achieved certain results.

And now, all of this will be open to Chinese partners.

Not only that, in the next few years, the two parties agreed to continue to increase investment in R&D and innovation.

But these are not what Yang Cheng cares about most.

After the Young Group and Umbro reached a cooperation, Umbro announced that it would sponsor Bayswater Chinese from the 2004/05 season.

The sponsorship amount was only 50 pounds, which was more like a share given to Yang Cheng after the cooperation between the two major consortiums, but this already made him satisfied.

Not to mention League One and the Championship, many Premier League teams are still naked.

At the current market price, mid- and lower-tier Premier League teams are paying around £100 million to £150 million per year.

It’s hard to say about the Championship, no matter how low it is.

Some teams even accept free sports equipment and clothing from sponsors.

Therefore, Yang Cheng was quite satisfied with the annual sponsorship fee of 50 pounds that Umbro offered to the Chinese players at Bayswater.

But he only signed for one year.

"Because next summer we are going to the Premier League and we can sign another contract."

The Yang Group sponsored the event in the name of a real estate company and gave a considerable amount, 100 million pounds.

But the cheap daddy is also a rip-off.

"Just deduct it from the debt you owe me."

If Yang Cheng wasn't afraid of being struck by lightning, he really wanted to curse on the spot.

What do you mean we owe you?

It was you who shamelessly invested in it in the first place, right?
Now we have to pay it back?
"This is called settling accounts between father and son."

The cheap dad was obviously very satisfied that he could trick his beloved son before returning home.

……

Three days after returning to London from Cardiff, the Bayswater Chinese immediately started playing in the English League Two.

先是在周中的38轮补赛里，客场1比1战平了卢顿，接着在第39轮主场1比0险胜雷克斯汉姆。

A week later, in the 40th round of English League Two, the team drew 1-1 with Burnsley away.

However, in the last 6 rounds of the league, Bayswater Chinese achieved an impressive record of 5 wins and 1 loss.

其中包括2比1主场击败了韦康比流浪者，客场4比1击败了奥尔德姆，主场2比0击败科尔切斯特联，客场3比1击败哈特尔普联，以及最后一轮主场2比0击败了女王公园巡游者。

It was only in the 42nd round that they lost 0-1 to Bristol City away.

After 46 rounds, Bayswater Chinese topped the English League Two with 46 points, 30 wins, 12 draws and 4 losses in 102 games, 12 points ahead of Plymouth, which ranked second.

According to the rules, there are three promotion spots in English League Two every season, and the top two teams in the standings, Bayswater Chinese and Plymouth, will advance directly.

Queens Park Rangers, Bristol City, Brighton and Swindon, which ranked 3rd to 6th, were grouped in the promotion play-offs.

In the end, Queens Park Rangers defeated their opponents consecutively and got the last promotion spot.

This made Yang Cheng somewhat disappointed.

He was originally expecting Queens Park Rangers to fail to get promoted and the Chinese at Bayswater to take over.

Unexpectedly, Queens Park Rangers are also quite strong.

When the English League Two ended, the last English League One season also came to an end.

West Ham United lost to Crystal Palace in the play-offs and failed to advance to the Premier League, while Norwich, West Bromwich Albion and Crystal Palace advanced to the Premier League next season.

Walsall, Bradford and Wimbledon were relegated to League Two, the winners of the new season.

With the intention of buying at the bottom, Yang Cheng took a look at the lineups of the three relegated teams from English League One, but was very disappointed.

There wasn't a single player that he could fancy.

……

After the league ends, players will either participate in national team missions or start their vacation.

Yang Cheng still couldn't stop.

The preparation work for the training base is still in progress, and there is still no clue about the reorganization of the youth training team, but the most important thing is that the home stadium for next season has not yet been found.

So, after Queens Park Rangers qualified for the new season of the Championship, Yang Cheng took the initiative to approach and meet with Gianni Paladini, the chairman of Queens Park Rangers.

Yang Cheng brought Lin Zhongqiu, and Paladini also brought three people, and they had dinner together in a hotel west of Hyde Park.

Yang Cheng did not hide his intentions at all and told the other party very frankly that he hoped to rent Queens Park Rangers' Loftus Road Stadium in the future.

What surprised Yang Cheng was that Paladini did not hesitate and even agreed readily on the spot.

"That's fine."

But soon, Paladini changed the subject.

"However, Mr. Yang, we also have an idea."

“The rent can be negotiated.”

Paladini smiled and shook his head, obviously that was not the case.

"We almost signed Martin Rowland from Bradford last summer, but unfortunately you got there first and he proved to be the best midfielder in League Two last season."

"Our head coach Ian Holloway is obsessed with him and we hope to sign Martin Rowland."

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