Football's No. 1 Prodigal Son

The two sides also had a good relationship.

At the award ceremony, UEFA President Johansson presented the awards to them personally as the award presenter.

This fat Swedish old man is a key figure in the history of European football. He successfully promoted the commercialization of football and turned the sport of football into a money-making project.

Now he is 76 years old, and his health has not been very good. He is trembling when he walks.

When Johansson walked to Yang Luo, the Swedish old man smiled and said, "Yang, you are really the most amazing young man I have ever seen."

Yang Luo was stunned.

Johansson smiled and said, "Let's talk later?"

How could Yang Luo refuse? "Okay, I'll come to you later."

When the big-eared cup with the name of Manchester City Club was handed to Captain Distin, the award ceremony reached its climax.

Countless gold foils bloomed in the sky, covering all the players.

Yang Luo stood aside, smiling at his players.

At this moment, he felt a great sense of accomplishment!

After the award ceremony, all the players stayed in the center of the venue to celebrate, while Yang Luo came to Johansson's room.

The Swedish old man kindly asked him to sit down: "Yang, this is really a wonderful game."

Yang Luo smiled: "Mr. Chairman, thank you for your compliment."

Johansson smiled: "This game is the most exciting Champions League final I have ever seen, even more exciting than the one in 1999. Of course, the game in 1999 made me go back and forth several times, which made me very tired."

Yang Luo also laughed. He remembered the legend of the last few minutes of the 1999 Champions League final. He didn't expect it to be true.

Johansson said again: "But this kind of game is so exciting that my heart can't stand it."

Yang Luo laughed: "Sorry, it's our fault. We should make the game more stable."

Johansson shook his head: "It should be a little more exciting, so that there will be box office, right? If every year's Champions League final is as exciting as this year, I can't imagine how much money it will make."

Yang Luo joked: "It seems that we have to work harder."

Both laughed.

Johansson added: "Yang, I have been following you since you took over Manchester City. Everything you have done in the past two years has amazed me."

Yang Luo said modestly: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your compliment."

Johansson said: "You can turn Manchester City from a relegation team into a Champions League champion in just two years, which is almost beyond my cognition. So, I am very optimistic that you can turn Manchester City into a top team."

Yang Luo hurriedly said: "We are just getting started."

He was already confused. What was the intention of this fat old man coming up to praise me?

As expected, Johansson said: "In fact, I am optimistic about you not only because of your ability to build a team, but also because of your efforts in commercial development. I heard that you are planning to build another stadium recently?"

Yang Luo also knew that he could not hide it from him: "Yes, we are planning to build another stadium to increase the club's income."

Johansson smiled: "As expected of a young man, his way of thinking is more advanced than us old men. So, I am also optimistic that Manchester City will become a new giant to share the biggest and sweetest cake in the football industry."

Yang Luo immediately understood what Johansson meant.

In fact, Johansson's consistent idea is to support top teams to make the whole cake bigger and promote the commercialization of European football.

But the G14 Alliance established a few years ago made him feel threatened.

If these top clubs unite to challenge UEFA, he will be very passive.

Therefore, he plans to find a new force like Manchester City to cultivate in order to attack the original G14 Alliance.

However, Yang Luo also knew that if Manchester City developed into an important club, it would inevitably fall into factional struggles, so he did not reject Johansson's solicitation.

However, he also had his own ideas: "Mr. Johansson, I understand what you mean. It's just that there are still two years before the UEFA presidential election. Will you continue to run for election?"

Johansson immediately understood what he meant, and complained in his heart, but his face remained calm: "I'm considering it."

Yang Luo smiled: "As far as I know, Platini is eyeing the position of UEFA president. But his idea is to support small and medium-sized clubs and small football countries, which is very different from your idea. By then, we may

I am afraid that it will be difficult to guarantee my own interests. "

Johansson's expression was stunned.

Yang Luo's words proved that he was much more mature than he thought.

After a while, Johansson smiled and said, "Don't worry, even if I don't choose, I will arrange for someone else to choose."

Yang Luo smiled, "Then we should consider cooperation."

Next, the two foxes, one old and one young, communicated in the room for more than half an hour.

No one knew what they said, but when Yang Luo came out, he had a faint smile on his face.

Of course, there was no financial transaction between them, just a little exchange of interests.

Johansson promised to help him get a good group in the Champions League draw next season, and Yang Luo also promised to try his best to help him get votes from some small countries.

However, Yang Luo also understood that he could not keep too close contact with these politicians, otherwise he would not get any good results in the end.

So, this is just to get what each needs, and each of them uses their little ability to help each other do a little bit, and will not leave any handle for the other party.

As for how to help Yang Luo naturally has his own way to help Johansson canvass votes.

After coming out of Johansson's room, Yang Luo's mobile phone restored the signal.

He smiled, this old man is quite cautious.

After celebrating in Istanbul for a night, Manchester City's players returned to Manchester with honors.

And waiting for them are countless enthusiastic Manchester City fans.

They were all shouting the names of each player outside the airport, and the scene was extremely spectacular.

Yes, this is the first Champions League trophy in the history of Manchester City!

And local reporters in Manchester are also blocking here, ready to complete the interview.

Yang Luo's eyes lit up and he immediately came up.

The reporter also quickly handed over the microphone: "Hello, Mr. Yang, congratulations on winning the Champions League. At this moment, do you have anything to say?"

Yang Luo smiled: "At this moment, what I want to thank most is the fans who have always supported us. Without them, we can't get to where we are now."

He paused and said, "Of course, we have to thank one person in particular. That person is Mr. David Jones, a reporter from the Guardian. Without his tireless efforts to discredit us, we would not have such a strong fighting force. He is our unsung hero, and I sincerely invite him to join us in the victory parade tomorrow! "