Chapter 84 Exposure

After eliminating Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Cup, Wansheng was not in the mood to celebrate the victory, nor was the entire team in the mood, because this victory was already prepared, and there was no suspense at all to win. In addition, the more important league The cup final is here.

Although the League Cup is tasteless to the strong teams, the Guardian also joked that "it is obviously much harder to remember those League Cup finals than the FA Cup finals that symbolize the milestones of English football", but the League Cup winner is always It is also an honor, and this champion can also qualify for the UEFA Cup. This qualification is of no use to Chelsea and Derby County, but the championship is the most attractive. Chelsea and Derby County, which have just been promoted to the Premier League, are very attractive for the League Cup, especially when both sides are only one game away from the championship.

So both sides attach great importance to the game.

Wansheng started training the team for the final two weeks ago. In his eyes, the league and UEFA Cup in the middle are not important at all, and it is the same in the eyes of the media. Even if they look down on the League Cup, this is a traditional English cup match. , is an honor only in the FA Cup, and other league cups, such as La Liga's Copa del Rey, Serie A's Coppa Italia.

But the next day, media attention was drawn to another piece of news.

There are rumors that Derby County is being acquired, the other party is an American consortium, the actual owner of Derby County, Ji-Smith has agreed to the acquisition, and this acquisition is already in progress.

The news attracted countless media outlets.

Many reporters came to interview, and the media's attention was also on Derby County.

The acquisition of a Premier League team can always attract a lot of attention, just like Chelsea last season. Even if the foreign capital injection is successful, Chelsea's success comes first. Derby County fans are not too resistant to foreign acquisitions of clubs. Some fans even feel that Derby County will soon be like Chelsea, with enough funds to introduce many big-name stars.

They obviously have no concept of the American consortium on the acquisition side, and they just think about it in confusion.

Media reporters want to get more information. Many things in the UK cannot be kept secret. In particular, the acquisition of a Premier League club is impossible to keep completely secret. Soon the "Daily Mirror" appeared in the "Daily Mirror". Details about the acquisition of Derby County information.

There are several names involved.

Adam Pearson, an Englishman who is friendly to Derby County. A Derby County fan in his youth, he is now the face of the American GSE consortium on the acquisition.

Appleby, Chairman of the American GSE Consortium.

Of course, the current chairman of Derby County, Gee Smith, and the club's general manager Paul Wilcox, who is in charge of dealing with the GSE consortium, are also indispensable.

The price of the detailed acquisition has not been announced. It is estimated that the media does not have the ability to know such accurate information. However, it is certain that the Derby County Club is being acquired by breaking out the details.

For Derby County fans, being acquired is not what they want to see. If Derby County had even been in danger of being relegated in the second division two seasons ago, they would have loved to see the club be bought by an outside consortium. This means that the club's results are at least no worse.

But now the Derby County club is in great shape. It can even compete for the league title this season. If the club is acquired again, some sensible fans are worried about the team.

Especially now that the league is sprinting, the acquisition of the team has become a negative news.

The future is unclear, but the current incident will definitely have a certain impact on the team, which is not good for Derby County's sprint results.

certainly. The "Daily Mirror" that broke the accurate news doesn't care so much. For them, the important thing is that this news has a wide range of influence and attracts more people's attention. What's more, they are eager to see Derby County unlucky. , it would be better if Derbyshire got a new boss and fired the young Chinese. Throw him out of Derby and then the young man had to leave Derby in a daze and never get back on his feet... that's what they wanted to see.

So they reported the Derby County takeover. The newspapers and official websites were full of detailed descriptions of the Derby County takeover. A message was repeated several times by them, and at the same time, a reporter analyzed the impact of the acquisition on Derby County.

The final analysis is definitely not good for Derby County.

Derby County has always had an injury problem. Now that the club has been acquired, the mentality of their players will definitely be affected, and their performance is likely to plummet from then on. Faced with this situation, Wansheng, as a young person who has not experienced any turmoil, will have nothing to do.

"He might just collapse..."

"He's not yet 28, he hasn't experienced that. He worked for Derby County for a season and ended up selling the team with the chairman of the club..."

"He got nothing."

"I heard that Derby County didn't give him a new contract. It must be that the new boss doesn't like him. Of course, maybe the American boss prefers a more famous manager!"

While the last sentence satirizes Wansheng, it also satirizes Americans who don't understand football.

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When such a big thing happened in the club, after the media exposure, everyone knew about it.

The club's confidentiality measures were well done before. Only Wansheng and other high-level executives knew that the club was being acquired, and even Diamares did not know.

He was holding a newspaper, reading it carefully, then raised his head and asked Wansheng, "You already knew that, didn't you?"

Wan Sheng nodded, "Paul told me."

"What do you think? These people are right. This must have a great impact on the team. I am a little worried about the new owner. They are not Gill, so maybe they will not get along?" Diamares said with some worry.

Wan Sheng shook his head, "I don't know the specific situation, but I don't think it will affect my position as head coach, so you don't have to worry about anything."

"makes sense."

Diamares put down the newspaper and felt much more at ease.

Now he has decided to follow Wansheng all the time, with Wansheng at the top. He has nothing to worry about at all. If Wan Sheng can stay in the club, he will definitely stay. If Wan Sheng wants to leave, he will just leave with him. There is nothing to worry about.

Instead, many worry about the next game.

Before the League Cup final, the club was exposed to the news of the acquisition, which is not a good thing. This will definitely affect the mentality of the whole team. The media, in particular, will surely seize on this topic, because it is more intriguing than the League Cup final between Derby County and Chelsea.

Sure enough, at Derby County's regular press conference before the Chelsea game, the questions asked by reporters were all about the club's takeover.

Reporters certainly couldn't find club chairman Gee Smith and general manager Paul Wilcox, so Wansheng became their only breakthrough.

"Yes, the news is true."

Wansheng admitted the news calmly, which surprised the media reporters. Generally, the head coach will not make any comments on the big issues of the club. After all, the head coach can be said to be just a 'part-time worker' at the club, no different from ordinary players, just taking the club's salary. But Wan Sheng still said it, "I knew it a while ago, because I have a good personal relationship with Jill. But it doesn't matter at all, look at our results in January and February, if we win this game, I may Will be the best coach for February."

A smile appeared on Wan Sheng's mouth.

No press would think Wansheng is arrogant, Derby County did quite well in February, although they lost the FA Cup. But they won all the leagues, also won the UEFA Cup, and advanced to the finals of the League Cup. If they can win the League Cup championship, it is not surprising that Wansheng became the best coach in February.

"So, this has no impact on me and my team at all. The outside world said that it was acquired or something, and there were various news and rumors. I saw it, but it's just a change of chairman, it has nothing to do with me and the players." Wan Sheng said seriously, "Recently we are all preparing for the next final, which is the second championship we can fight for this season. No matter what the club is, we will try our best to fight for it in the game. This is what we strive for in a season. We won the championship. Nothing can shake our determination. As for the acquisition of the club, even if the other party spends a lot of money to acquire it, it has nothing to do with me and my players, because we will not get even a penny, So the game is the most important thing for us, because we can get the honor of the championship!"

Then Wansheng talked about the team's preparations for the League Cup.

The reporters all wanted to continue asking about the acquisition, but they also knew that it was unrealistic to expect detailed information about the acquisition from Wansheng. After all, Wansheng was just a head coach, and he was not the owner of the club, so naturally it was impossible to know the details. information.

But in the end, Wansheng still talked about a problem related to the acquisition, "I think it's too early to talk about the change of ownership of the club. When it comes to this aspect, you are more influenced to care about Manchester United, that's the real big deal. acquisition.”

Wan Sheng finally said jokingly.

Of course, media reporters don’t think it’s a joke. It’s a fact. The reason why Derby County was acquired by an American consortium attracted attention is that Derby County’s performance is very good. If not, Derby County’s acquisition would not attract attention Make a little splash, after all Derby County is only a small club, the whole team together, that is, the young players brought out by Wansheng can be worth a little money, and other aspects are not worth much at all, "Financial Times" to Derby County An assessment, the value of the entire club together cannot exceed 70 million pounds, most of which are still worth a lot of outstanding players in the team, such as Van der Vaart, Ribery, Morris and other players. They are worth more than 10 million pounds, which has increased the value of the entire Derby County club. However, Derby County still has some foreign debts. Even if they have achieved good results this season, it is still not easy to make ends meet. The point is They are not well-known, and they have not participated in events such as the Champions League that generate obvious profits.

On the other hand, Manchester United has been acquired by the Glazer family since October last year, and the acquisition has not been completed until now, but according to various sources, the funds for the equity transfer alone have exceeded 500 million pounds. If Ze wants to complete the acquisition of Manchester United, he must master the absolute equity, that is to say, he has to invest at least another 200 million pounds or more to really complete the acquisition and make Manchester United truly his own team.

Glazer doesn't have that many assets, and his assets are no more than 400 million pounds, so he bought it by borrowing from banks, mortgages, etc., but no matter what the process is, the value of Manchester United is also placed in everyone. before.

Purely in terms of value, Manchester United is worth at least 10 Derby County clubs.

So Wansheng's words are not a joke. The British media and even the entire European media are very concerned about the acquisition of Manchester United. In contrast, the acquisition and transfer of Derby County is only insignificant. After all, Derby County is not a complete listing at all. The club that is acquired is really just a change of owner, and it will not have any big impact on Derby County.

(PS: Glazer acquired the Manchester United club by means of leveraged buyout (LBO, that is, bank loan). After Greg became the owner of Manchester United, Manchester United is likely to bear a lot of debt, and Derby County changes the owner, there will be no such thing at all. What impact, because they are not listed, the impact is very small, and the club assets are unlikely to be mortgaged.)

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With the end of Derby County's regular press conference, their League Cup showdown with Chelsea has also reached the final time. In two days, they will play at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, and a battle is bound to be staged.

But for the media, they have many reasons not to be optimistic about Derby County.

Even if Derby County beat Chelsea before Christmas, but now both Derby County players Maurice and Van der Vaart will miss the game, and the Derby County club is caught in the whirlpool of acquisitions, how much hope can Derby County have to overcome the aggressive? What about Chelsea?

Some people thought that the acquisition of Derby County was definitely not something that was just negotiated. Wansheng said that he knew the news some time ago, so why this news was not exposed early or late, but it was exposed before the League Cup final. Woolen cloth?

Did the Daily Mirror do this on purpose?

Perhaps many media have reached an agreement that it will be exposed before the showdown between Derby County and Chelsea, thus affecting the state of Derby County?

So they are even more optimistic about Derby County.

Wansheng also realized some problems, so before the game, he asked the players to keep a low profile and only prepare for the game silently. He knew that the game itself is always the most important thing, how arrogant before the game, it is useless to say more, can win the victory To win the League Cup is the ultimate goal.

In this low-key, the Derby County team has come to Cardiff...

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PS: The update is a bit late, sorry. (To be continued ~^~)