Super Marshal

The news that China Town won the UEFA Champions League Saint-Bride Cup at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon, Portugal, spread all over the world overnight.

No one could have imagined that this team, which had only been established for 14 years and was known as the youngest top league team in Europe, could actually beat many giants and win the top crown of this club competition.

What makes them even more unbelievable is that Chinatown is also the team with the lowest average age among the top European leagues.

Countless fans and media have exclaimed, believing that Chinatown will become a new force that cannot be ignored in European football in the next few years. Zidane's team may even dominate like Guardiola's Barcelona. All of European football.

Is this really possible?

If it were just Chinatown and Zidane, it would be really hard to believe, but there is a Gao Han behind them.

A year ago, after Gao Han left Paris Saint-Germain, he said that he would devote himself to the management of Chinatown. At that time, it did not attract too much attention from the outside world. More people were only concerned about whether Pochettino's departure from Manchester United would affect Chinatown.

Even when Gao Han defied public opinion and hired rookie Zidane to coach, everyone was still full of doubts and believed that Gao Han's decision was stupid. Let a person with no coaching experience rise to the top in one step, which is asking for death.

But a year later, they were runner-up in the Copa del Rey, runner-up in La Liga, and Champions League champion. In Zidane's first season as coach, although the results were not as good as Guardiola's, they definitely blinded the eyes of all doubters.

The name of Gaohan Bole is once again famous all over the world.

In the southern suburbs of Madrid, after years of hard work, Chinatown has become the team with the widest audience in the southern suburbs. It has deeply cultivated the local fan base, especially in the areas around Fuenlabrada and Leganes, and even in Getafe. The influence of Chinatown is no less than that of Getafe, the home club of Dragons.

Now that it has won this Champions League, Chinatown's influence in the southern suburbs and even the entire Madrid region has increased rapidly.

While all the fans and media were still immersed in the shock and joy of Chinatown winning the Champions League, at the core high-level meeting in Chinatown, Gao Han and a group of executives had already begun planning for the next season.

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"It has only been three days since the Champions League final and our ticket booking hotline has been almost overwhelmed."

When Armando Marcos said this, the expression on his face was full of excitement, even a little excited.

"At present, our season tickets have been sold out, and individual tickets are basically hard to come by. We have to wait in line for a year. Even we did not expect the enthusiasm of the fans. It is really crazy."

After listening to the general manager's report, several core executives present were also very excited.

Chinatown's performance in recent years has been getting better and better. Last season's two runner-up finishes and a Champions League championship greatly stimulated the local football market. There were already signs of this before the Champions League final.

"This is a good thing, but we should try our best to meet the needs of fans, and if possible, promote some more tickets." Gao Han suggested with a smile.

Armando Marcos shook his head and said with a smile: "Mr. Gao Han, I made this decision the day before yesterday. We have already pushed all the votes that can be pushed, but the result is still swept away. The supply simply exceeds the demand."

This time Gao Han could only smile bitterly.

Since you can't even be satisfied with pushing more, then there is really nothing you can do.

After all, the new stadium in Chinatown only has more than 40,000 seats, which cannot meet the needs of all fans. Moreover, according to the regulations of UEFA and the Spanish Football Federation, Chinatown must reserve some mobile tickets and internal tickets.

"Actually, I think the main reason is that our ticket prices are too low. I had someone do a market survey before and found that our ticket prices are currently the lowest in La Liga. There are even many people who originally preferred Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. Many local Madrid fans are now moving south, which further aggravates the shortage of tickets."

This should be said to be a very happy trouble.

The capacity of the new stadium in Chinatown was scientifically calculated and could accommodate 42,000 people. This was a relatively bold design at the time. Gao Han, Cantarero and others were worried that they would not be full, but who Can you imagine that Chinatown will develop so fast in recent years?

It can be said to be a rapid progress!

"As for the fans, we must try our best to communicate and coordinate and meet the needs of all fans as much as possible, but the expansion of the new stadium..."

Gao Han shook his head.

Many fans outside are now calling on the team to expand the new stadium. According to the original design, there is indeed a third-floor expansion space reserved, but Gao Han feels that expansion should not be done in the short term.

There is a saying that is very true. If you take too big a step, it will be easy to make nonsense.

The rapid increase from more than 10,000 to more than 40,000 at Bullock Stadium is already a big test for Chinatown. If it is more radical now, the risk is too great, especially in cultivating loyal die-hard fans.

Do you want more than 40,000 fans to create a fanatical home atmosphere, or do you want to expand the third floor, but the home stadium is not full?

In recent years, for Chinatown, consolidating everything that has been achieved so far, cultivating fans' sense of belonging to the club, and cultivating the club's home atmosphere and culture are undoubtedly the top priority.

"My attitude is the same as yours. I don't think expansion will be considered for at least five years." Armando Marcos strongly supports Gao Han's idea. "Although our ticket sales are very low, we will try our best to develop operating income from our home stadium. , greatly increasing the team’s match-day income, and I believe this area will become a major growth point for the club’s future financial income.”

Gao Han believed in Armando Marcos's vision and judgment of the market, and these things were not what he was good at.

"After we finally won the Champions League this year, I asked them to make preliminary statistics. It is estimated that our total prize money will reach 58 million euros, or even 60 million euros." Armando Marcos laughed.

As the club's steward, he loves nothing more than talking about making money.

"So many?" Cantarero was a little surprised.

Armando Marcos nodded, "The prize pool share is about 20 million euros, and the rest are competition prizes. Our colleagues in the business department initially estimate that this championship can bring us at least 100 million euros in the next year. The commercial revenue will reach at least 200 million euros in the next three years.”

In the past few years, Chinatown's game day revenue and live TV revenue have been very poor. This has stimulated the team to vigorously develop commercial revenue. This is why Armando Marcos was selected by Gao Han to take over Chinatown. Therefore, in recent years, Chinatown has been They are all one of the teams with the best business management capabilities in European football.

Gao Han believed that if Armando Marcos could tell it, then the money would definitely not escape.

"Thanks to their outstanding performance in the Champions League this season, the total revenue of the four La Liga teams in the Champions League exceeded 170 million euros, of which 67 million euros in the bonus pool were deducted, resulting in a net income of 100 million euros."

After Armando Marcos said this, everyone present was a little surprised.

The Champions League is indeed a money-attracting behemoth, and the four teams in La Liga are also amazing in their ability to attract money in the Champions League.

According to UEFA's distribution principles, the bonus pool income mainly comes from the broadcast rights fees for the Champions League in Spain. This part can be regarded as being taken from Spain and used for La Liga teams, but the remaining 100 million euros is a net profit.

This 100 million euros has flowed into the Spanish football market. It is conceivable that this will further promote the prosperity of La Liga.

"I have received news that Real Madrid has decided to introduce at least three superstars. Florentino's failed transfers in the past few years have made him questionable. If he doesn't take action now, it is estimated that the first person to turn against him will be Real Madrid. member."

Cantarero said worriedly.

Florentino entered the Bernabeu by hyping up superstars in his first term, and the same is true in his second term. But so far, he has not introduced a real superstar. It is not surprising that Real Madrid members are dissatisfied with him. .

"Barcelona is said to have raised a transfer fee of 200 million euros, and its targets include Neymar, Suarez, Sanchez and other three superstars. In addition, they also need to recruit in multiple positions such as goalkeeper and defense. My preliminary estimate is that they will also do the same this summer. It's going to be a big operation, especially with the arrival of new coach Luis Enrique."

Luis Enrique had been listed as a popular candidate for Barcelona's head coach as early as last summer, but later the management chose Martino. However, since the beginning of the season, there have been constant rumors of Martino's dismissal. Although during the winter break, He continued to stay on, but Barcelona management has been looking for candidates to replace Martino.

This time, Barcelona settled on Luis Enrique early.

On the contrary, it is Real Madrid. It is still undecided whether Pellegrini will be dismissed because the Galacticos failed to persuade Ancelotti to give up his contract with Manchester City and coach Real Madrid.

As for Zidane, who is favored by Florentino, the Frenchman has clearly told Gao Han that he hopes to continue to coach in Chinatown.

Clearly, this is the ideal decision for Zidane.

But as a result, Florentino's coach choice is once again undecided, and it is even possible for Pellegrini to stay.

"Even Atletico Madrid has a transfer budget of 150 million euros this season. Hill has been negotiating with Manchester City's Paul Futre about the transfer of Sanchez, and the renewal between Sanchez and Manchester City There are also problems with the contract, and if it goes through, the transfer fee will probably be astronomical."

Sanchez is only 25 years old now and is in his prime. With his current strength and age, it is normal for him to create sky-high transfer prices.

Atletico Madrid has an even more obvious advantage over Barcelona. That is, after Villa retires, Sanchez will be the first choice on the left. He may even replace Torres and become the core of the team's frontcourt attack. This will be a great match for Sanchez. It will be a huge attraction.

Real Madrid are also interested in Sanchez, but Florentino's first target is obviously Paris Saint-Germain's Neymar.

This deal attracted much attention a year ago. If Paris Saint-Germain really lets him go, Neymar's transfer fee will exceed 100 billion, and may even set a new historical sky-high price.

In terms of financial resources, it is difficult for Barcelona to match Real Madrid.

If it is true as Florentino expected, Real Madrid really poached three of the superstars Neymar, Sanchez, Suarez, and Aguero to form a frontcourt attack combination with Gareth Bale. , then Real Madrid’s attacking lineup in the new season will be staggering.

The same situation exists in Barcelona. Russell is now raising money everywhere and aims to become a superstar.

In the final analysis, the performance of these two giants last season was too sluggish. This summer, they will start to invest in retaliation, which will further trigger the arms race in La Liga.

Under such circumstances, how should Chinatown deal with itself?

Everyone looked at Gao Han in unison.