I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 91 Signing and intercepting! We are moving into Wembley Stadium! [Subscribe]

Before Andrei Arshavin's parents divorced, his mother died, and before he got in touch with football, he loved checkers very much and dreamed of becoming a chess player.

It was a blurred memory.

But that experience gave him a very profound insight.

The most important thing in checkers is choosing the route, which step to take first and which step to take later, and you need to consider the overall situation.

The opponent will intercept.

At this time, you need to know how to build bridges and borrow bridges.

If you want to walk fast and jump far, you must have a long-term vision.

These life experiences gained from playing chess have always had a profound impact on Arshavin.

Not only his life, but also his football.

So, before he became a professional player, he studied at a university in St. Petersburg.

He is an extremely rare college student in the Zenit team.

It’s a pity that because of football, he hasn’t graduated from college, but he has found a lover.

Zenit St. Petersburg has never been a strong team in Russia.

On the contrary, they are poor.

The team is so poor that it has to rely on selling players to survive almost every season.

In December 05, Gazprom began acquiring shares in Zenit.

There have been reports that this giant company will inject capital into Zenit and help it rise.

But no news has been received yet.

Who knows what the future will bring?
Due to its geographical location and climate, the Russian Premier League is different from mainstream European leagues.

The league starts in mid-March every year and ends in November.

Zenit has games in December because they are participating in the UEFA Cup.

The 06 schedule also starts in mid-February.

Last season, Zenit only finished sixth in the Russian Premier League, but due to its outstanding performance in the first half, it also qualified for the UEFA Cup.

This is Arshavin's second time playing in the UEFA Cup.

The last time was in 02, but Zenit was eliminated in the first knockout round of the UEFA Cup.

Arshavin still remembers that the opponent at that time was Grasshopper Zurich of Switzerland.

Unlike Zenit, where he had smooth sailing and even became the team captain, Arshavin's development in the Russian national team was not smooth.

At the age of 21, he was selected for the national team by the then Russian head coach Oleg Romantsev, but was not selected for the roster to participate in the World Cup in South Korea and Japan.

In addition to the fact that his technical characteristics are incompatible with the national team, it is also because of his personality.

The same was true for the later head coach Valery Gazaev.

He even excluded Arshavin from the squad.

This mediocrity almost caused Russia to miss the 04 European Cup finals.

Fortunately, he was replaced by Georgy Yartsev.

Arshavin was very upset because he failed to be selected for the national team.

He was eager to prove that both Romantsev and Gazaev were wrong!

So he put all his energy into Zenit's games.

Finally, after the 04 European Cup, thanks to his outstanding performance in Zenit and the retirement of a group of veteran players in the national team, Arshavin began to steadily enter the national team and became the core of the team.

However, due to changes in the national team, Russia was unfortunately blocked from the finals of the World Cup in Germany.

Precisely because of this, Zenit has become the bridge that Arshavin values ​​most.

He worked hard for so many years to build this bridge, just to use it to escape from Russia.

He longs to go out and explore the world and have adventures!

Like all young people in Russia.

Cruyff's Barcelona dream team is Arshavin's favorite, and he dreams of playing for Barcelona.

But before that, he felt that he needed to build another bridge.

End of March 2006.

An Englishman named Mike Rigg called Andrei Arshavin in the heavy snow in St. Petersburg.

Although Gazprom acquired Zenit's shares in December last year, the process is still underway.

Many things have yet to be resolved.

Do you really want to inject capital?

neither knows.

Therefore, Zenit attaches great importance to offers from the Premier League.

According to their thinking, after selling Arshavin at a high price, they can sign cheaper and better players from Eastern Europe and Brazil to make up for the club's losses.

Arshavin's transfer fee was based on the £700 million that Spartak Moscow centre-back Vidic paid to Manchester United.

Vidic is the best central defender in the Russian Premier League and the Serbian Footballer of the Year in 05.

The Serbian national team's defense, led by him, conceded only one goal in 10 games in the German World Cup qualifiers, ensuring the team remained unbeaten and was even singled out for praise by FIFA.

The transfer fee for such a player is only 700 million pounds.

What about Andrei Arshavin?
The Russian's transfer value is estimated at 900 million euros, or 600 million pounds.

Although he does not have as many honors as Vidic, he is a front-line attacking player and the captain of Zenit.

The two sides went through many rounds of discussions and negotiations, and Adam Crozier even flew to St. Petersburg in person.

In the end, the CEO of Bayswater Chinese went to great lengths to negotiate the transfer fee.

600 pounds.

……

"Signed!"

While in his office in London, Yang Cheng received a call from Adam Crozier and immediately instructed him to sign.

"I have also spoken to Arshavin and he and his family are looking forward to living in London."

Adam Crozier reported on his work in St. Petersburg. "The more troublesome thing now is that he is still studying at a university in St. Petersburg, and his English is not good, so he needs to improve."

Yang Cheng nodded, "You communicate with him and see if there is anything he needs. We will definitely provide help."

"Also, please tell him that I have every confidence in him and I firmly believe that he can improve the team and achieve success in the Premier League."

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone with Adam Crozier, Yang Cheng felt funny.

You are already a college student, but your English is still not good enough?
This reminded him of another Russian player.

Akinfeev, the goalkeeper of FM Football Manager.

In Yang Cheng’s previous life, in 2009, Manchester United once wanted to sign Akinfeev to replace Van der Sar.

As a result, Akinfeev refused.

The reason is that he doesn't speak English and learning English is too troublesome.

At that time, there were many wealthy people in the Russian domestic league and the players' annual salaries were very high. This led to many Russian players who had outstanding abilities but lacked the desire to play football abroad.

Akinfeev eventually fell into disuse.

Situations like this are very common in European football.

All the fans saw was the 90 minutes of play on the field.

But players have to go through countless 90 minutes and come into contact with every detail of life.

Any problem in any detail in life may seriously affect the players' lives, and then affect their condition and performance.

Therefore, Yang Cheng has always been very puzzled, why European clubs do not attach importance to placement?
Maybe in their eyes, these players are just lifelike consumables.

This one is messed up, but isn’t there another one?
But Yang Cheng is very clear that if he wants to gather the fighting power of a team, he must put in effort, effort, and effort again.

This is also what the Chinese in Bayswater have been practicing over the past two or three years.

For Arshavin, Yang Cheng sees not only the present, but also the future.

When deciding to sell Aaron Lennon, Yang Cheng actually had another option.

Nani of Sporting Lisbon.

The winger can almost perfectly fill the vacancy left by Aaron Lennon and his price will be lower than Arshavin.

But Yang Cheng finally chose Arshavin.

Because he had a feeling that he might not be able to stay in Ribery this summer.

Under such circumstances, it will be difficult for the Chinese in Bayswater to find someone to fill Ribery's vacancy.

After Gazprom acquires Zenit, it will start injecting capital in mid-06.

By that time, it would not be as difficult and expensive to poach Zenit players as it is now.

Moreover, after the capital injection, Arshavin's salary also increased significantly.

Taking all factors into consideration, it is most appropriate to make a move on Arshavin now.

600 million pounds, which also created the highest transfer fee in the history of Bayswater Chinese.

As for what the future will be like, Yang Cheng doesn't really care.

As Las Diarra told him straight out when he joined the team, he would go to a big team in the future.

Yang Cheng thought it was okay.

In fact, he likes players who are ambitious, hungry and have desires.

Because they see the goal and are willing to fight hard!
Just like Arshavin.

In Yang Cheng’s previous life, when he was at Arsenal, why was there such a big gap in performance between the first two years and the last two years?
The rapid decline in condition, is it due to age?
Obviously, not all of them.

Yang Cheng believes that what is more important is hunger and thirst, and he lacks the ambition to make progress.

The Russian national team is no longer eligible for major tournaments due to age, Arsenal is fighting for the top four every year, and then they sold Fabregas, and they are surrounded by a group of young people who may not even be able to play in the four major leagues...

How to lead this team?
All of this made Arshavin feel that Arsenal had lost its ambition.

His career also completely lost the possibility of further development.

With this mentality, perhaps he will still want to work hard on the training ground and on the court, but no matter how hard he tries, he can't go back to the past.

He may even be tired of football from the bottom of his heart.

Examples like this are everywhere among professional players.

This is also the reason why Yang Cheng wants to sell Aaron Lennon, Chimbonda, and even Ribery in the future.

After all, this is not necessarily a bad thing for either the players or the club.

On the contrary, forcing yourself to stay is likely to result in a lose-lose situation.

And one day, Yang Cheng will turn Bayswater Chinese into one family, a top club that all professional players will flock to and never want to leave once they come!

……

January 1th is destined to be a lively day.

The day before the transfer market closed, Bayswater Chinese and Arsenal announced at the same time that England international Aaron Lennon and France international Chimbonda had successfully joined the Gunners.

This immediately caused heated discussions throughout the European football world.

The transfer market was very sluggish during the winter break of 2006, and there were no major moves in the four major leagues.

The biggest move at the moment is by Manchester United, which signed Vidic for £700 million and Evra for £500 million.

This is already a big move.

Everyone asserted that Ferguson's team would reverse the situation in the second half and catch up with Chelsea.

In addition, in order to maintain its top four position in the league, Liverpool is also stepping up its recruitment efforts.

The arrival of players such as Kronkamp, ​​Daniel Agger and Fowler has enhanced Liverpool's strength.

Real Madrid played the leading role in La Liga, with Cicinho and Cassano costing the Galacticos 1350 million euros.

In Serie A, Inter Milan made big moves, bringing in Lazio midfielder Cesar, Ajax left-back Maxwell and others, all of whom are strong players.

In this situation, Arsenal suddenly took action and signed Aaron Lennon and Chimbonda from Bayswater Chinese for 3500 million pounds, which immediately shocked the entire European football world.

Both of these transfers are terrifying.

Aaron Lennon is a local international, but he is only 18 years old. Can his value reach 2000 million pounds?
Chimbonda joined Bayswater Chinese from Bastia half a year ago for only 50 pounds. Now he is sold for 1500 million pounds?
It’s not that easy to make money, right?
How else can we describe Arsenal other than being rich and powerful?
The team that regrets the most is Bastia from the French Ligue 2.

Why didn’t they add a transfer profit clause in the first place?

heartache...

After selling two main players to Arsenal, Bayswater Chinese announced the club's first transfer on the afternoon of the 30th, signing Andrei Arshavin from Zenit St. Petersburg, Russia for 600 million pounds.

But after the transfer was announced, no one knew who Arshavin was!
The only thing we know is that he played in this season's UEFA Cup for Zenit, so he cannot play in the UEFA Cup.

On the morning of the 31st, Bayswater Chinese once again officially announced that they had signed Brazilian right-back Maicon, known as the "little Cafu", from French Ligue 400 Monaco for a transfer fee of million pounds.

Why Little Cafu?

Because the nickname of Cicinho signed by Real Madrid is Cafu Jr.

Maicon is not as good as Cicinho, so he is called Little Cafu.

Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport even broke the news that Maicon was originally a player that Inter Milan wanted to sign, and that they had already had substantive negotiations with Monaco. The two sides even agreed that the official transfer would only take place in June.

"At the last moment, a Chinese man from Bayswater in the Premier League, waving British pounds in his hands, kidnapped the Brazilian player."

But there is still one biggest obstacle for Maicon to enter the Premier League.

Labor certification.

……

Before Maicon's team arrived in London and had even started their medical examinations, the Chinese in Bayswater were already busy.

The game is very urgent and there is no time to wait.

Although Maicon and Arshavin cannot play in the UEFA Cup, the Premier League still needs them.

The situations of the two people are different.

Although Arshavin rarely participated in national team games before 04, he played in every game after 04.

Therefore, his labor permit is not a problem.

Maicon's situation is more complicated.

He was selected for the Brazilian national team in the summer of 03 and played the entire CONCACAF Gold Cup.

But this is because famous European stars such as Cafu did not return to their country to compete.

After the Gold Cup, Maicon began to be excluded from the national team again.

Because during that period, in addition to Cafu, Belletti also performed very well in Europe.

In the 2004 America's Cup, the Brazilian team was again composed mainly of domestic players, so players including Cafu and Belletti did not participate. Maicon once again became the absolute main force and helped Brazil win the championship.

Also because of his performance in this America's Cup, Maicon joined Monaco from Cruzeiro for 300 million euros.

After the America's Cup, things are back to square one.

Cafu is still in good shape, and a new Cafu, Cicinho, has emerged in Brazil.

In the 2005 Confederations Cup, the two right backs of the Brazilian national team were Cicinho and Maicon.

There is no doubt that with Cicinho as the main player, Maicon was a substitute and only played twice.

Since joining Monaco in 04, Maicon has been playing under Deschamps.

In the 05/06 season, Deschamps was dismissed due to poor performance, and Serie A coach Guidolin took over the team on October 10.

Both head coaches have been of great help to Maicon.

Not only did he train Maicon into a full-back with European tactical awareness, but his physical fitness was also greatly improved and his overall strength increased by leaps and bounds.

Not only can he move back and forth on the right side, he can even serve as a central defender.

But since the Confederations Cup in 05, Maicon has never been selected for the national team again.

Who made him so unlucky to be associated with Cafu?

Looking at Maicon's national team record so far, he has always been under the shadow of Cafu.

Before it was Cafu and Belletti, then it was Cafu and Cicinho.

Whenever Cafu is unable to participate in the national team competition, Maicon will be selected.

……

"We will try to make a fuss from this point."

Yang Cheng looked at Adam Crozier who had just returned to London from Monaco and gave instructions.

"If it was another country, there would be nothing to say, but we are talking about Brazil and Maicon has proven himself in Ligue 1."

"Anyone who gets involved with Cafu is doomed."

Everyone nodded.

We are talking about Cafu now, the legendary right back who is one of the best in history.

Even the aging Cafu cannot be replaced easily.

There are too many examples of this in Brazil.

Therefore, when the UK discusses work permits, Brazil is a very special case.

"Based on the evidence and information we have at hand, there will definitely be no problem with the labor permit. The problem now is..."

Adam Crozier looked at Yang Cheng, feeling a little embarrassed.

Of course Yang Cheng also knew that this matter was not easy to handle.

"Don't use the special genius clause unless it's absolutely necessary. I have another use for this opportunity."

Yang Cheng’s idea is to play the Brazilian card.

It’s not shameful not to play for the Brazilian national team under the shadow of Cafu!
In addition to the performance in Ligue 1, Inter Milan has also taken a fancy to it. What is there to not prove?

"It's okay. Just do your best. I'll find time to meet with Geoff Thompson."

Yang Cheng has a good relationship with the chairman of the English Football Association.

Although he was about to retire in 07, he still held important positions in UEFA and FIFA and his influence was still quite large.

"And Brian Barwick, I'll talk to him," Adam Crozier said.

The English Football Association has been in a mess in recent years.

After David Davis took over as head of the FA, Brian Barwick, who had done a good job at ITV, took over.

Adam Crozier has a pretty good relationship with him.

"If possible, try to find out his opinion on the Wembley Stadium matter. Brian Barwick has been making money everywhere recently, so he should be interested." Yang Cheng said with a smile.

After Adam Crozier took over the team, he repackaged and promoted the image of Bayswater Chinese. In addition, the team's performance was gratifying and the ticket prices were not expensive, so the attendance rate has remained high.

Loftus Road has long been unable to meet the team's requirements.

But there is no bigger stadium around.

Looking for Chelsea to rent?

Yang Chengke couldn't bring himself to do that.

So, in the end, Yang Cheng and Adam Crozier both set their sights on the unfinished Wembley Stadium.

Yang Cheng and Xia Qing had previously made a special trip to the construction site of Wembley Stadium to take a look.

The roof of the stadium has been completed, and the heating and drainage systems have also been completed. The turf can be laid at any time. The only things left are part of the exterior facade, the hardening of the ground outside the stadium, and the decoration and facilities inside the stadium.

According to the original plan of the English Football Association, this season's FA Cup final should be held at Wembley Stadium.

But not long ago, the builder of Wembley Stadium announced that the project could not be completed as scheduled.

The specific reason is the funding issue.

Back in August 05, the builders announced that they had made a full-year loss of £8m, citing rising costs as the reason.

The builders asked the FA to pay an additional amount due to rising costs, but the FA refused and instead accused the builders of deliberately delaying the project.

Both sides have been constantly making statements in the media and playing against each other.

In Yang Cheng's previous life, the final outcome of this matter was that the English FA paid a sum of 3600 million pounds to the builder.

Therefore, the payment was made at the end of October 06, and the project was completed, accepted and put into use in March 10.

But now, the English Football Association is raising money everywhere to fill this hole.

Yang Cheng is not stupid, and of course he would not help the English FA pay such a large sum of money.

His idea was that the Bayswater Chinese would pay the rent in advance and rent part of the use of Wembley Stadium for the next few years.

The reason why it is part is that Wembley Stadium hosts matches of the England national team, some FA finals, as well as some commercial activities and concerts besides football matches.

"You can try to negotiate the rent of 500 million pounds a year and see if you can get it." Yang Cheng said with a smile.

Adam Crozier narrowed his eyes and calculated secretly, "Including the various maintenance costs of the stadium?" "Of course, otherwise, they will host the League Cup final, the FA Cup final, various promotion and relegation playoffs, and the England national team's games. How can I calculate it clearly?"

Since the venues are used together, it is more appropriate to maintain them together.

"That's probably a bit difficult. A big stadium like this costs millions of pounds a year to maintain."

Before Yang Cheng could speak, Adam Crozier changed the subject and started laughing.

"However, even if they are idle, they still have to spend a lot of money to maintain them. We are helping them generate income."

Yang Cheng laughed, "That's right, that's right."

Xia Qing, who was sitting next to them, rolled her eyes when she heard this.

She really wanted to open the office door and let the employees outside see that it was clearly two old foxes plotting something.

However, when Yang Cheng looked at her, Xia Qing nodded slightly.

"It would be best if we could solve their funding problem all at once, so that we can lower the price. It should work. I can get 2000 million pounds."

It’s not bad to rent it for 4 years at a time.

Yang Cheng thought about it himself and realized that there was not enough time.

"3000 million pounds, 6 years lease."

From the current perspective, the Brent training base will not be put into use until at least the summer of 07.

Not to mention whether there will be enough funds to start up at that time.

Even if there is, the original unfinished building will have to be demolished, and someone will have to be hired to design and plan it. It will be impossible to complete the construction in less than five or six years.

Besides, the time point for the loan in Yang Cheng’s mind was 09.

Xia Qing was a little embarrassed, frowned slightly, thought for a while, and nodded: "I'll think of a way."

Yang Cheng and Adam Crozier looked at each other in surprise.

There really is!

"Our club has so much liquidity now?" Adam Crozer was surprised.

The Chinese in Bayswater are so rich, but he, the CEO, didn't even know it.

How amazing!

"In the past two years, we have sold a lot of players, such as Jonathan Steed and Joe Hart. These players have been paid back in the past one or two years, and our finance department has been keeping an eye on those clubs to collect debts."

Xia Qing's expression seemed to be asking: You don't really think that as the Chief Financial Officer, I do nothing but sit and count money, do you?
"Now, the down payment for Arsenal's two transfers has arrived, plus the Premier League broadcasting fees, if we add them together, 3000 million pounds should be no problem."

The broadcasting fees for the Premier League are not actually paid in one lump sum at the end of the season, but are paid in batches during the season, and then settled in a unified manner after the season to make up the difference.

Therefore, in the summer transfer market before the season, many teams rely on this broadcasting fee to buy players.

Yang Cheng laughed immediately.

It seems that I made the right choice in finding this housekeeper.

No matter what he wants to do, Xia Qing can raise money to support him. She is truly the strongest backing!
"During the talks, there are still many specific details. You should handle them yourself and try to focus on the big picture and let go of the small details." Yang Cheng gave instructions to Adam Crozier on this negotiation.

If we could rent Wembley Stadium for £500 million, it would be a great bargain indeed.

Apart from anything else, bundling marketing to take advantage of the popularity of the England national team is still a good idea.

Queens Park Rangers has rented the stadium to Bayswater Chinese for two years. Now, the home games of Bayswater Chinese are always full.

What about Queens Park Rangers?

It's good enough if it can accommodate 1 people. The attendance rate is even lower than before.

In their words, this was the result of the Chinese in Bayswater sucking their blood.

As for other expenses, such as the security fees of the stadium, they are actually not small.

Yes, that's right, at every football match in England, you have to pay the police department to maintain on-site security.

And the prices are different in each city.

In London, a football match lasts about six hours.

Police officers at the level of chief inspector receive £61 per hour, inspectors and sergeants receive £56, constables receive £46, and if they are police officers with police dogs, it will be £66.

The mounted police with both man and horse are the coolest, but also more expensive, at 75 pounds.

Calculating this way, the security costs paid to the police station each season would amount to hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Of course, the situation varies from place to place, and some cities even offer subsidies.

For example, Lancashire Police charges very low fees, only £7700 per game.

But in a place like London, it can't be cheap.

Compared with the stadium rental and maintenance fees, the police station’s security fees and other expenses are small expenses.

For a Premier League team, these are a bit insignificant.

……

Arshavin and Maicon both arrived in London on the afternoon of the 31st and stayed at the Royal Lancaster Hotel arranged by the club.

Although there was a Premier League round 24 home game against Everton in the evening, Yang Cheng still took time to meet with the two players separately.

Yang Cheng expressed welcome and encouragement to both players, and invited them to watch the game at Loftus Road Stadium tonight.

Tomorrow morning, the club will arrange personnel to go with them to the cooperating hospital for a detailed physical examination.

Yang Cheng also went out of his way to reassure Maicon, saying that there would be no problem with the labor permit.

As for Arshavin, Yang Cheng did not understand Russian and talked to him for a long time through an interpreter.

Talented players like this are always particularly delicate and sensitive, so the impression of the first meeting and the content of the conversation are also crucial.

Yang Cheng naturally took more care of it.

He told Arshavin to prepare in advance and that he could play at any time as soon as he got the qualification.

Both Arshavin and Maicon are full of longing and expectation for the upcoming Premier League journey.

After all, Bayswater Chinese are now ranked second in the Premier League.

Not only are they unable to participate, Aaron Lennon and Chimbonda, who have transferred to Arsenal, are also unable to participate in Arsenal's home game against West Ham United.

The reason is that the competition procedures have not yet been completed.

This made Wenger furious and he spit in the face of the English Football Association again.

……

The 24th round of the Premier League is destined to be a Waterloo for strong teams.

After a devilish Christmas schedule, the busy January arrives.

By the 31st, all the teams were exhausted both physically and mentally.

Manchester United lost 3-4 to Blackburn away.

This was the debut for two winter break reinforcements, Vidic and Evra.

As a result, Blackburn scored 4 goals.

Tottenham Hotspur lost 0-1 to Fulham away from home.

Chelsea drew 1-1 with Aston Villa away.

Arsenal suffered the most, losing 2-3 to West Ham United at Highbury Stadium.

Wenger was furious after the game and was very dissatisfied with the result.

After losing this game, the Gunners' ranking dropped to 8th in the league.

Liverpool are also in trouble.

Even though Birmingham received a red card in the 28th minute, the final result was a 1-1 draw.

In the 88th minute, Xabi Alonso "helped" Birmingham to break Liverpool's goal.

The Bayswater Chinese played at home and encountered tenacious resistance from Moyes' Everton.

The two sides fought hard for 45 minutes, but the score was still 0-0.

In the first half stoppage time, Neuer received a pass from his teammate and kicked the ball towards the front court.

Lambert heads the ball.

Ribery made a high-speed run behind the defense, stopped the ball and broke into the penalty area, then pushed the ball into the goal in front of the small penalty area.

1 is better than 0!

This was also the only goal of the game.

Bayswater Chinese won all 3 points at home.

……

Four days later, the 4th round of the Premier League.

Arsenal finally got their revenge, beating Birmingham 2-0 away with goals from Adebayor and Henry.

Manchester United played at home and defeated Fulham 4-2 with two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo.

Chelsea even beat Liverpool 2-0 at home with goals from Gallas and Crespo.

Bayswater Chinese challenge Allardyce's Bolton away.

Yang Cheng continued to play with a weakened team and lost 0-1 to Bolton away.

After 25 rounds of games, Chelsea leads the standings with 60 points.

Mourinho's team is far ahead of the rest and its performance is quite stable.

贝斯沃特中国人以15胜7平3负，积52分，位居英超第2。

Manchester United is third in the standings with 51 points.

Liverpool followed closely with 48 points.

With the 3 points in this round, Arsenal climbed to the 6th place in the standings, with Tottenham Hotspur between them and Liverpool.

……

After 25 rounds, it was time for a week of rest.

Yang Cheng first gave the players a holiday to let them have a good rest.

Afterwards, intensive adjustments began, with the focus on preparing for the upcoming UEFA Cup and League Cup finals.

Soon, Yang Cheng received good news from Adam Crozier.

Arshavin's work permit was issued before playing against Bolton.

But considering his long journey and his unfamiliarity with the Premier League, Yang Cheng did not include him in the roster.

Yang Cheng considered using this week to allow Arshavin to practice with the team and get familiar with the team.

Maicon's labor permit is more troublesome.

But with Yang Cheng's personal involvement, and Adam Crozer's connections in the English Football Association and British government departments, although there were some minor obstacles in the middle, it was still successfully completed.

Moreover, the special genius clause granted to the Bayswater Chinese in 2006 was not used.

During the team's training, Yang Cheng also noticed that Maicon integrated into the team very quickly.

It can even be said to be a seamless connection.

The Brazilian has a strong body, is very fast, has a strong ability to move back and forth on the right, and has good footwork, making him a capable player in both offense and defense.

It’s a pity that he couldn’t represent Bayswater Chinese in the League Cup.

According to Yang Cheng, neither Arshavin nor Maicon can play in the UEFA Cup, so Piszczek will be the right back.

The frontcourt will rely on Ashley Young.

Yang Cheng believed that the problem would not be serious.

After all, the Chinese midfield of Bayswater can compete even with Chelsea.

At least so far, no team has been able to take advantage.

Even during Yaya Toure's participation in the African Cup, Andreasson's performance was very stable.

If the midfield is stable, then other problems will be easy.

Another piece of good news is that the English Football Association is very interested in the proposal made by the Chinese in Bayswater to lease Wembley Stadium.

For them, apart from the England national team's games, Wembley Stadium only hosts a few finals and play-offs every year.

Most of the time on weekdays, this stadium is basically idle.

But even if it is idle, the turf maintenance still needs to continue, right?

We can’t save on staffing, right?
A series of other expenses still need to be paid.

In this case, if the stadium is rented to Bayswater Chinese and a sum of money is received every year, it will be quite attractive for the English Football Association.

At the very least, it can help to cover the expenses, right?

However, the English FA would definitely not agree to the 500 million pounds proposed by Yang Cheng, which would also include covering the daily maintenance costs.

So, former CEO Adam Crozier and his team had a fierce argument with current CEO Brian Barwick at the FA headquarters for a week.

Adam Crozier is also very skillful in negotiation.

He did not reveal his cards right away, but slowly, revealing them bit by bit.

At the same time, it is also testing the bottom line of the English Football Association.

When the time was right, Adam Crozier threw out the trump card on the spot.

Bayswater Chinese rented Wembley Stadium for 3000 years for a total price of 1500 million pounds, with a down payment of 6 million pounds.

The remaining £1500 million will be paid in three installments over the last three years of the contract.

This is too attractive for the English Football Association, which is currently in urgent need of funds.

You know, that damn Wembley Stadium took seven years to build.

It's been going on for so long that British fans are almost going crazy.

Now, when it was about to be completed, something unexpected happened.

The Chinese from Bayswater coming to us at this time was a godsend.

Geoff Thompson personally met with Yang Cheng and not only helped him get a work permit for Maicon, but also agreed on the payment method.

The down payment is £2000 million, and the remaining £1000 million will be paid in five instalments of £5 million per year.

From Geoff Thompson, Yang Cheng learned that the English Football Association really sold everything it had and only raised more than 1 million pounds.

They really can't afford the money.

Building a stadium like this is so damn difficult!
If the payment method is changed, Yang Cheng will definitely give his opinion.

He asked the English Football Association to urge the builders to put Wembley Stadium into use before the start of the 06/07 season.

"In the new Premier League season, we will move to Wembley Stadium!"

Geoff Thompson and Brian Barwick agreed personally and it was included in the lease contract.

After the two sides reached an agreement, Yang Cheng took time out to take Xia Qing and Adam Crozier to inspect the construction site at Wembley Stadium.

……

In Yang Cheng's opinion, based on the progress of Wembley Stadium, if it were to be done in China, it would only take two months at most.

But in the UK, I was still hesitating for half a year.

Yang Cheng also made a request to the builders, asking them to free up the usable space in the stadium as soon as possible and hand it over to Bayswater Chinese for renovation and decoration in advance so that it can be used in the new season.

Due to lack of ownership, only temporary commercial facilities can be transformed.

For example, bars, restaurants and shops.

These will require an investment of money.

Yang Cheng noticed that Xia Qing asked her assistant to take notes with a notebook.

"Seriously, it only costs 500 million pounds to rent Wembley Stadium, so why spend so much money to build a stadium?" Xia Qing stood beside Yang Cheng and asked the question in her mind.

"Your question is the same as buying or renting a house."

Yang Cheng made her laugh and continued, "Don't think that our current contract seems to be a good deal, but think about it, the English Football Association is short of money and we took advantage of it. After 6 years, when the contract expires, will the rent still be the same price?"

This is the same as when Arsenal was planning to build a new stadium and Emirates Airlines took advantage of it.

Who made you short of money?
Seeing that Xia Qing still didn't understand, Yang Cheng had an idea in mind.

He certainly couldn't tell Xia Qing that in his previous life, 10 years later, when Tottenham Hotspur rented Wembley Stadium, the rent was 1500 million pounds, which is three times what it is now.

"In fact, there is a more important reason. The stadium facilities are not ours, so you see, we can only make temporary modifications. There is no way to transform the stadium according to our ideas and needs."

"If my idea is true, our stadium should have a huge bar, a dining space that can accommodate tens of thousands of people shopping and consuming at the same time, and a bar where fans like to gather before and after watching the game..."

"Don't underestimate these. Not counting other things, just the catering, if managed properly, can generate at least one million pounds in revenue from a single match." Yang Cheng said with certainty.

"Breaking a million pounds?"

Not to mention Xia Qing, even Adam Crozer was shocked.

If one game earns over a million, how many home games does that require in a season?

But when I think about it again, it seems normal.

Assuming 100 million pounds, and 5 fans attend each game, the average spending per person is only 20 pounds, right?

"This does not include a series of other supporting income such as fan shops, bars, VIP boxes, etc."

"Besides, I underestimated it. You know, in the United States, the revenue of NFL football home stadiums is amazing. Compared with them, our catering revenue of 100 million pounds for each home stadium is nothing."

“No wonder you said before that in the future, you should try to let fans come in early and leave late at home games.” Adam Crozier said with a smile.

Simply put, it is to provide all the leisure and entertainment facilities that fans want and need, so that they can stay in the stadium as much time as possible.

Rather than just watching a 90-minute game.

"That's right. So, we need a stadium of our own. We want to completely overturn the stadium management model of European football and create a multifunctional football stadium that integrates leisure, entertainment and consumption."

"That's something Wembley Stadium couldn't have given us."

Why did Yang Cheng never consider competing with West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur for the 2012 Olympic Stadium?

Because in the previous life, West Ham United only obtained the right to use football matches.

If the stadium is used for concerts, baseball games, or other events or exhibitions, it has nothing to do with West Ham United.

The Hammers also do not have any power to renovate the stadium.

To put it simply, taking over this stadium is basically useless except for increasing ticket revenue on match days.

How is this different from Serie A clubs?
The same is true at Wembley Stadium today.

In the short term, renting is definitely more cost-effective.

But if you want to take a long-term view, you still have to build it yourself.

What’s more, Yang Cheng’s land is in Hyde Park, where every inch of land is worth a lot of money!
Not build?

Yang Cheng is a fool!

……

After inspecting Wembley Stadium, Yang Cheng handed over the task of renovating it to Adam Crozier and Chris Hunter.

Speaking of which, Chris Hunter now holds great power and is highly respected by Yang Chengxin.

After a week's rest, the Premier League has once again ignited the flames of war.

The next period of time will be another devilish schedule for the Chinese in Bayswater.

On February 2th, they will play Liverpool at home, and on February 11th, they will go to Switzerland to play Basel away.

On the 19th, they will challenge Tottenham Hotspur away, and on the 23rd, they will face Basel at home.

Next, the League Cup final and the 28th round of the Premier League will both be against Manchester United.

One at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, the league is home.

That is to say, during this period, every game of Bayswater Chinese is crucial and cannot be lost.

Yang Cheng told the players that the upcoming schedule will determine the team's performance this season.

The three fronts are intertwined, and he doesn't want to give up any of them.

"Just like what we say in our team song."

The song was released on Christmas Day and quickly became a favorite song among Bayswater Chinese players and fans.

Especially Adele.

She would appear in the stadium and sing at every home game.

She is not only loved by Chinese fans at Bayswater, but also widely reported by the British media.

Just as Yang Cheng said before, anyone who has heard her singing will be fascinated by her ethereal and penetrating voice.

"We will shine in the darkness!"

"Never give up! Never back down! Fight for the rest of your life! Fight for it!"

Finally, Yang Cheng clenched his fists tightly.

"I firmly believe that we have the strength to achieve our goals and realize our wishes!"

His confidence and fighting spirit have infected every player of Bayswater Chinese.

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