The Young Lion

Perhaps before July 2003, not many people in the football world knew who Abu was.

But back in time for a year, in the spring of 2002, when the top of the Champions League battle, Millwall encountered Barcelona and Real Madrid in a row, before the battle started at the Lion King Stadium, Abu took a private plane from Barnett. When he was in London, he was greeted by Andrew Hall, who accompanied him to watch the soul-stirring battle in the stadium.

A year later, when Abu came to England again to watch the game, the people who met Abu at the airport were Zahawi and Blackburn coach Sonez.

Zahavi, an agent of Israeli nationality, has his presence in numerous transactions in the English football world, and only a few people know that he is Andrew Hall’s royal follower.

Andrew doesn't show his head often. He wants to see him, only when some earthquake-level transfers occur, such as before the World Cup, when he took four Italian internationals to Milan, and some other players traded, he would let others come To come forward, such as Ferdinand's transfer, Zahavi is Andrew's representative who was pushed to the stage.

Andrew probably realized what was going to happen, so starting this spring, Zahavi kept in touch with Abu, and himself, in order to avoid suspicion, money, still have to earn, but did not want to cause some trouble to Audridge .

After all, if he is too provocative, he will inevitably be involved in some unclear right and wrong.

Abu came to the UK this year, not to London, but to Manchester. Zahavi greeted Abu with Sonez with the VIP ticket that Andrew had already prepared, and then watched Manchester United and Manchester United at Old Trafford Real Madrid's exciting battle.

At the end of April this year, Zahavi held a private meeting with Chelsea executive director Bocchi, discussing issues including Chelsea player transactions, and finally launched a new topic based on Chelsea's financial issues. Chelsea needs money, while Zahavi knows one A rich man.

Abu wants to buy a Premier League team, which is no secret in his circles.

The world position of the British itself is there, and after excluding Manchester United’s political influence, London is the highest.

From the end of April, throughout the month of May, Abu made a line with Chelsea, but he didn't pay attention.

Paying money is simple.

However, he is a rich man, he can choose goods slowly.

Unable to buy Millwall, he thought that the second choice was Manchester United, but he was concerned about the turmoil caused by Murdoch's acquisition of Manchester United, and Manchester's geographical location, which made Abu finally give up.

Therefore, his choice is only in London, not even Liverpool.

Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea.

Chelsea is the last.

Arsenal's situation is too complicated, except for the club's major shareholders, most of the shares are in the hands of the conservative British.

Abu really started to entrust Zahawi to help with the negotiation of the deal.

The representative of the ENIC group, the Jew Levi and Zahavi had a meeting. When Zahavi asked the other party at what price they wanted to sell the 29.9% stake held by the ENIC group, Levi, the Jew thought of Abu as For Kaizi, the direct asking price is 150 million pounds. In fact, Levi’s own valuation is not even 50 million pounds, let alone the total value of Tottenham’s stock does not exceed 80 million pounds.

So Abu gave up Tottenham again.

Finally, at the end of June, Chelsea’s stock price was still in a downturn, and Chelsea, hesitant because of Bates’ many choices, seemed to be afraid of losing money. As a result, some rich people who throw olive branches were dissatisfied. When Abu When deciding to start a meeting with Chelsea, it was Chelsea's last choice, or the best of the remaining choices!

But this is not the best option from the beginning, because there were consortia bids higher than Abu, but unfortunately, Bates paid a certain price for his greed, but this can be ignored.

Just after 7pm on June 26, at the luxurious Dorchester Bar, a place where dignitaries and celebrities often come and go, Bates met with Abu and Abu’s entourage. They drank mineral water and ate at the bar. For the snacks, the talks were not protracted, Bates could not withstand the pressure, and Abu was not stingy. After only 45 minutes, the two of them shook hands and reached a deal!

The next day, Abu and his private team visited Chelsea Village and held a temporary hasty meeting with Chelsea management.

In the past day, Abu’s funds have been confirmed by Citibank, and the full acquisition is officially launched!

A hurricane engulfed the English football. At this decayed and desperate time, the impact brought by Abu seemed to reinvigorate the entire English football!

Despair, from those small teams that are constantly bankrupt, can't see hope, from Leeds United is still falling, Chelsea seems to inevitably sink into fate!

The most talked about by people is that the future is getting worse and worse, as if English football is going to death, which has nothing to do with competition, but the survival foundation of a football kingdom is shaking, the team, bankrupt one by one, One by one ushered in reincarnation, even if they still have strong teams such as Millwall, Manchester United, Arsenal, but if there are no other teams, or other teams are in the pace of decline and death, then Milwaukee Uh, Manchester United, their survival, will it be the same as now?

Because of this, Abu seemed to be like a god. The arrival of him alone changed the destiny of a club living in aristocratic districts in London. It made everyone feel desperate. The irreversible situation was reversed by him alone!

On the second day of his acquisition of Chelsea, all the headlines of Fleet Street newspapers published all his photos, and he became a household name. He came from cold Siberia to the European center of London, and started from the football circle as a springboard. Known by people all over the world!

He no longer has to hide in the Kremlin as a mysterious man in the shadow cabinet, although he and his mentor, the exile in England and the former Russian oligarch, are in the same city, but the fate of the two is completely different. One, Every day I have to worry about being quietly brought back to the country to be tried by Russian agents. One can be active in the West as a bright and beautiful man, as a plaything tycoon, away from the center of power in Moscow, free from shackles and free.

In one day, Chelsea’s stock changed hands over 270,000 shares, up more than 40%. Before the new news was announced, a total of 127 shares were traded, which caused a shock to the London stock trading department. It immediately asked the financial services department to conduct an investigation, and In the end, it was recorded that there were shareholders in Chelsea who took advantage of the opportunity to make huge profits. Five of them and two companies were blacklisted.

And on July 1st, Chelsea was rescued from the edge of death, and Nirvana was reborn!

Although there are still many people in the football community expressing concern: a foreign billionaire privately owning the Chelsea club is not a good thing in the long run.

Compared to death, who can live, who will think about the uncertain future?

Abu became the most mysterious and most popular headline figure.

Chelsea ushered in a series of shocks.

Bates wished to continue to stay in the club as the chairman, began to shoot Abu's ass, without the pressure to enjoy the past 21 years, even in Chelsea **** has not enjoyed the ease of enjoyment.

Ranieri was on vacation in France and was told by the club's directors that all transactions are prohibited!

Goodjohnson received a call from his agent. His father was right. When he left Millwall two years later, he parted ways with Andrew and let his father act as an agent. Tian, ​​his father told him not to rush to sign the new contract, not to show his attitude, drag and wait.

It seems to everyone that Abu, a rich man with a lot of money, has squeezed oil and water.

Chelsea, from the first day of the Abu era, has a very different starting point.

Their goal is "ideal" and their requirement is "perfect".

Every Chelsea man started to talk about the brilliant future and placed Chelsea directly in the top position in Europe because they regarded Manchester United, Millwall, Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​AC Milan and other teams as competitors.

As Bates said in an interview: "This is a wedding in paradise. Let us be honest. I have been operating Chelsea frugally. We should have continued this policy, but if we want to work with Millwall Competing with Real Madrid, we need money, a lot of money. With Abu’s financial support behind us, we can compete on the world stage. This has always been my dream and the reason I have been working hard for the club."

A team that has not had a top league title for 50 years, has suddenly started talking about participating in the top competition in the green world because of the sudden money. Bets, who won 21 years at Chelsea, seems to have not seen the reality.

On the second day of officially entering Chelsea, Abu and Bates walked in Stamford Bridge stadium, Abu is also reiterating his motivation.

for entertaining!

He did not put on a noble sentiment for football to live for football, it is very simple, and many diehard fans have heard adjectives that may be ashamed: entertainment.

It's like the process of turning a Russian provincial ice hockey team into the supremacy of the Super League: entertainment.

But in Russia, the condemnation of Abu has been one after another.

The chairman of the Russian Football Association said angrily: Abu's money should be invested in Russian sports.

The mayor of Moscow also denounced Abu: He betrayed Russia!

But Abu, as a party, ignored these voices at all. As a mysterious person in the shadow cabinet, he was the closest to the pinnacle of real power in Russia. He needed to be the object of the game. It was not the chairman of the Football Association or the mayor. He just came out. For entertainment, take the initiative to marginalize yourself and avoid angering the iron-fisted gangster. You must know that nearly a hundred Russian oligarchs were still happy and few today. In the future, there may be no one left. Why? In addition to embezzling state property, the oligarchs also tried to control politics and establish political power. Abu came to the Western playthings and lost his spirit, which was a good way to protect himself.

From this day on, modern football has changed.

Long ago, football was a public welfare activity, representing the honor and spirit of the community.

Before yesterday, football was a commodity, an investment commodity like real estate and stocks.

Starting today, football can be an entertainment tool for the rich.