Reborn Almighty Life

June 9, 2007, was originally just an ordinary weekend. Although there were a lot of transfer rumors in European football, before the summer transfer window officially opened, all the rumors were just soap operas.

Last season, Manchester United swept across European football and won the "Quadruple Crown", which undoubtedly greatly stimulated other European giants clubs, and an arms race is about to begin.

This summer, all stars with some potential have been involved in transfers. As long as their agents appear in a certain city, the media will link them to certain wealthy clubs.

Even other players in the Manchester United team except Gu Fei have had scandals with many clubs, especially the popular Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo, who are valued by many wealthy clubs, and there will be some from time to time.

News appears in the media.

In the eyes of the media, the two young superstars are both arrogant and arrogant people. Naturally, they are not willing to stay at Manchester United and live in the shadow of Gu Fei. Perhaps they both have the idea of ​​​​leaving Manchester United and establishing another company.

Of course, it doesn't matter even if these two young players have no intention of leaving Manchester United, the media only want sales, not real transfers.

Of course, some wealthy clubs are also involved in this, adding fuel to the fire. For them, it is enough to muddy the waters and destabilize the military within Manchester United. If they can gain something in the summer transfer market, it will be an unexpected surprise.

Under such circumstances, although European football is very lively, no heavyweight news has been produced. Everyone is watching the excitement with the mentality of watching a show as in previous years, waiting for the opening of the summer transfer window.

On the afternoon of June 9, the Manchester City team held a press conference. Originally, some reporters from media giants were not interested in this small Manchester City club, but they all received instructions from their immediate superiors and must be present for interviews.

When the reporters came to the City Stadium, they found that there were many colleagues there. Everyone was whispering and exchanging information, but they all found that no one could grasp the specific situation.

Among the reporters at the scene, there were many official media outlets such as Reuters, China News Service, RIA Novosti, and the Associated Press, as well as media outlets such as The Sun. It can be said that they are all-encompassing.

Some media reporters also quickly figured out that Manchester City Club has been seeking a transfer during this period and has had scandals with many consortiums. It seems that the dust has settled today.

It is said that Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been closest to Manchester City. His negotiation team has been stationed at Manchester City Club since March to conduct an inventory of the club's assets, and has invited professional accounting firms such as PricewaterhouseCoopers to conduct an assessment of the brand value of Manchester City Club.

Evaluation is only one step away from acquisition.

As far as the media is concerned, there is only one team in Manchester, and that is the Red Devils Manchester United. Even though the Blue Moon Manchester City team is also a Premier League team, it is just a dispensable role.

In addition, Fleet Street, which has always cherished the glory of the empire on which the sun never sets, does not quite recognize Thaksin from Thailand, even though Thaksin is the current Prime Minister of Thailand.

In the eyes of the gentlemen of the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets, Taipei is just a small country in a wild world. Although Thaksin is the prime minister of Thailand with a net worth of billions, he is not a qualified owner of a Premier League club.

Over the years, four top Premier League clubs including Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal have been acquired by foreign capital, which has made the English extremely sensitive.

The English not only hope that the Premier League clubs they support can receive more financial support, but they also do not want the glory that belongs to England to be invaded by more and more overseas capital.

Arsenal is probably the first Premier League club to be acquired by American capital. Its major shareholder, Stan Kroenke, is known as "Silent Stan". He is a North American sports tycoon and a super rich man. He also has the identity of being the son-in-law of the Wal-Mart family.

When Arsenal introduced Kroenke's investment, they originally thought that they could use North American capital to help Arsenal expand. However, Gunners fans would not have thought that after winning the league championship in 2004, Arsenal would continue to expand for as long as

In 16 years, they have missed the Premier League title, let alone the more difficult Champions League.

When Abramovich took over Chelsea, first of all, all the club's equity was in the hands of Bates. Abramovich's offer quickly defeated the psychological defense of Bates, a Jewish businessman; and at that time, although Chelsea was founded by Vialli and Gullit

It entered the era of 'sexy football' and won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1998, but it was still a long way from becoming a wealthy club. Abramovich's acquisition of Chelsea did not encounter much backlash.

As for Gu Fei's acquisition of Manchester United and Nanxun Consortium's acquisition of Liverpool, the main reason was that the asking price was high enough, and the two clubs were in turmoil, so the two Chinese capitals succeeded easily.

However, last season, the four Premier League clubs acquired by overseas capital swept the top four in the Premier League and qualified for the Champions League next season, which invisibly increased the anxiety of the English people.

In John Bull's proud heart, if the Premier League is controlled by overseas capital, their pride will have nowhere to rest.

Therefore, when Thaksin and Manchester City were getting closer and closer, the Fleet Street media was not even willing to report these things, always feeling it was too embarrassing.

Now that Manchester City has invited media from all over the world to attend a press conference at the City Stadium, the Fleet Street media and other international media have realized that perhaps Manchester City's transfer negotiations have already resulted in a demerit.

However, the person sitting at the press conference with Manchester City Club Chairman Bernstein was not Yingluck Shinawatra, the sister of Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, but a middle-aged man wearing an Arab robe. This undoubtedly made the reporters at the scene exclaim.

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Before this, almost all signs indicated that Thaksin was extremely close to the Manchester City club. No one thought that the person who appeared at the press conference would actually be an Arab. There was really no news about it before.

"Thank you all journalists for coming. On behalf of the Manchester City Club, I welcome you all!" After coughing twice, Bernstein welcomed the reporters with a smile and said: "After friendly negotiations, the Abu Dhabi Consortium will transfer from the Manchester City Board of Directors.

Acquire all the club’s shares from all shareholders and become the club’s sole shareholder!”

Bernstein did not mince words and dropped a bombshell right from the start, which shocked the media reporters at the scene into a trance.

‘Abu Dhabi Consortium’???

Three greetings popped up in the minds of many reporters. After all, most of the reporters at the scene were working on sports lines and did not know much about the financial industry. Moreover, the popularity of the Abu Dhabi Foundation was not even as high as that of the Fuso Mitsui Foundation.

On the other hand, when those reporters from Al Jazeera saw the big shot at the press conference, they immediately realized that they had big news today.

If these reporters admit their mistake correctly, the middle-aged man sitting at the press conference is Mubarak, the head of a sports foundation under the Abu Dhabi consortium. It is said that he is a confidant of His Excellency Mansour and specializes in helping Abu Dhabi.

Than, to be precise, His Excellency Mansour manages the sports affairs.

The reactions of several Al Jazeera reporters immediately gave Sun reporters clues. After asking, Mubarak's identity became an open secret at the scene.

When Mubarak saw the commotion at the scene, he realized that his identity had been exposed, but he didn't take it seriously.

This time, attending the press conference on behalf of His Excellency Mansour and officially announcing to the outside world that the Abu Dhabi Consortium has entered European football is an honorable task given to him by His Excellency Mansour.

Although His Excellency Mansour was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he is also a studious, knowledgeable and talented person. Since taking charge of the Abu Dhabi Consortium, he has been pursuing the diversified development of the group and winning a better future for the people of the UAE.

After all, oil will eventually run out, but the citizens of the UAE may be left empty-handed in the future, so it is necessary to plan early.

Over the years, the Abu Dhabi consortium has aggressively purchased blue-chip stocks in European and American stock markets, purchased physical gold, purchased commercial real estate in major cities, and invested in real industries in various countries. The scale of assets under management has expanded like a snowball.

This time, His Excellency Mansour valued the development potential of the Premier League and decided to acquire a Premier League club. Manchester City came into the sight of the Abu Dhabi consortium.

Mr. Mansour's priority target is the top four of the Premier League. Unfortunately, the bosses behind these four teams are all big shots and will not sell the club's equity easily. Mr. Mansour can only settle for the next best thing.

Aston Villa is a good acquisition target, but unfortunately the owner of the club has sufficient funds and is unwilling to sell the club. Although offering a price that the other party cannot refuse is just a numbers game for Mr. Mansour.

But he didn't do that.

After much searching, Manchester City Club became the fastest target. In just a few months, the Abu Dhabi consortium successfully squeezed out Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and became the new owner of Manchester City Club.

Of course, Mubarak knew that the reason why His Excellency Mansour chose Manchester City Club was probably directly related to His Excellency's good friend Gu Fei.

After Gu Fei took over Manchester United last year, he not only used his checkbook to buy superstars, but also went on to become the best rookie in the history of Manchester United and even world football, leading the Manchester United club to achieve the glory of the "Four Crowns".

The last time I heard the phone call between Mr. Mansour and Gu Fei, the two joked that they would create a 'Manchester City Derby', surpassing the Milan Derby and becoming the most lively city derby in world football.

After this period of negotiations, Mubarak is quite optimistic about the Manchester City club. After all, the City Stadium can accommodate more than 60,000 seats, and Manchester City fans are even more numerous than Manchester United in Manchester, and they have a sufficient mass base behind them.

As long as we find a suitable head coach, with the financial resources of the Abu Dhabi consortium, we will definitely be able to build a European powerhouse in a very short period of time. The example of Chelsea is right in front of us!

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The Abu Dhabi consortium from the Arab world acquired Manchester City Club and became the fifth overseas capital to enter the Premier League. This undoubtedly detonated a blockbuster in European football.

Suddenly, various reports about the Abu Dhabi consortium were overwhelming, and the price of the Abu Dhabi consortium's acquisition of Manchester City Club has also become the focus of media reports. At this time, neither party has disclosed specific data. It will probably wait until the English Football Association

The details will only be made public once the British government approves the acquisition.

However, at this time, it is a foregone conclusion that the Abu Dhabi consortium will take over the Manchester City Club. It seems that the Premier League will become more lively next season!

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Gu Fei knew about the completion of the acquisition before the Abu Dhabi consortium signed an agreement with Manchester City's major shareholders. He immediately called Mansour to congratulate him, but Gu Fei raised objections to Mansour's insistence on coming to Manchester.

criticized.

However, in Mansour’s words, it’s better to be more lively!

For Gu Fei, the football club is just a means for him to make money and expand his influence. Even if he changes it, he doesn't have to worry about his future stopping there.

The entry of the Abu Dhabi consortium into Manchester will probably bring fiercer competition to Manchester United, but Gu Fei is fearless!

In fact, only fiercer competition can make the commercial value of the Premier League better reflected, and Gu Fei is confident to compete with the best players in the world.

Since becoming acquainted with Mansour at the Dubai Open in 2004, the cooperation between 'Universal Investment' and the Abu Dhabi Consortium has gradually become closer, whether it is the joint development of China's domestic sports industry or the cooperation between the two major consortiums in the European and American capital markets.

, both of them tasted the sweetness and saw each other's strong strength.

The Abu Dhabi consortium has taken over the Manchester City Club. Others may only see competition, but Gu Fei and Mansour believe that only with orderly competition can the two clubs develop better.

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European football has become turbulent because of the addition of the Abu Dhabi consortium. Many clubs are crying wolf, because this is a super consortium that is really not short of money.

However, current European clubs have not yet realized what the joining of the Abu Dhabi consortium actually means?

After the Russian rich began to disrupt the European transfer market with their checkbooks and ushered in the "Golden Dollar Era", more powerful Arabs came, and the golden era of European football was about to begin.

However, in the recent period, the Arabs have to settle the internal affairs of the club and find a suitable head coach for the team before they can make a difference in the transfer market.

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At Roland Garros, Gu Fei saw through newspapers, television and the Internet that the Abu Dhabi consortium was stirring up trouble in European football. Although Mansour has not officially appeared yet, he has become the most watched figure in European football this summer.

The big boss.

Having a focal figure like Mansour in front of him to attract the media's attention made Gu Fei very satisfied. After all, the media's energy is limited.

As for whether Manchester City can pose a threat to Manchester United, Gu Fei is not worried at all because he has enough confidence in himself!

The storm in European football has not affected Gu Fei for the time being. His French Open quarter-finals are about to begin. Gu Fei is launching an attack on his 17th Grand Slam championship trophy!