Chapter 416 Follow the Saints

"Hey, Hamad, call me now, what's the matter?"

Yang Huan sat on the red rosewood chair covered with soft cushions, looking like an indescribable local tyrant.

Seeing Peter Kenyon across from him was funny in his heart, this eldest young master is really...

"Master Huan, someone wants to meet you. I don't know what you mean."

Hamad seemed polite over the phone.

This kid is actually quite smart. When there is no one on weekdays, he is very casual, even a little messy.

But once outsiders are involved, he is very knowledgeable.

Otherwise, Yang Huan would not be very close to him personally.

"Who is it? Let your little prince in the Middle East appear in person?" Yang Huan asked with a smile.

The implication is that even you have come forward, can I not see you?

Hamad chuckled, "Actually, I guess you also know, the CEO of Manchester City, Mubarak."

"It's him?" Yang Huan was taken aback.

Mubarak has met several times, the most recent one was at the Premier League Chairman Summit, but there was basically no communication.

How could this very low-key Manchester City leader suddenly come to him?

Yang Huan felt a little strange in his heart, but he seemed to have vaguely guessed something.

Anyway, looking for Yang Huan at this time is nothing more than for those few things!

"Master Huan, if you don't like to see him, I'll help you back!" Hamad is also a righteous boy.

Yang Huan laughed, "What? You bring him here!"

"Okay, hehe, we'll be there in an hour!"

Dare to love, they are in London!

After Yang Huan hung up the phone, he looked at Peter Kenyon and talked about Mubarak.

"He is here at this time for two purposes, one is a transfer, and the other is the International Champions Cup."

With Manchester United confirmed, the last of the eight group places in the first International Champions Cup is left.

The outside media also attaches great importance to this event, and the organizers have been revealing news intentionally or unintentionally.

Now for the last place, it is generally believed that it is one of Milan and Chelsea.

But in Yang Huan's view, the spectrum of these two teams is a bit too big.

It's really hard to talk about it, Manchester City is not bad, and this team's influence in the United States is not bad.

While waiting, Yang Huan made a special call to Zhuang Zicheng.

The hacker boy is now Yang Huan's personal information station, and there is almost no information he can't find.

I don't know if I don't check it, I'm startled when I check it.

Everyone knows that the behind-the-scenes boss of Manchester City is Al Fahim, a member of the royal family in Abu Dhabi and the helm of a consortium in Abu Dhabi, whose worth is staggeringly huge.

But I am afraid that few people know that Mubarak, who was actually appointed by Al Fahim as the chairman of Manchester City, actually has another identity, that is, the chairman of the board of directors of Abu Dhabi Mudallah.

Mudala Development Company is one of the main investment departments of the UAE government, with a very wide range of businesses, in charge of more than 50 billion US dollars of wealth,

The scope of investment includes new energy and technology fields.

Yang Huan smiled bitterly.

Damn you, there are really not many local tyrants in the Middle East. They are tens of billions of dollars at every turn, so why not let people live?

A small Abu Dhabi is so amazing. In addition to these two major consortiums, there is an even more amazing Abu Dhabi Investment Authority with assets of more than 600 billion US dollars. It is amazing to think about.

But what about the money?

If something really happened, don't you have to take the initiative to come to the door?

Just when Yang Huan couldn't help but feel a little complacent, Hamad and Mubarak had already arrived.

The chairman of Manchester City is actually very young. He looks only in his thirties. He wears a pair of gentle and elegant glasses, and has the temperament of a scholar. No matter how he looks at it, he cannot be connected with the big local tyrants in the Middle East in his impression.

If nothing else, let's say Hamad is inferior to Mubarak in temperament.

"Hello, Mr. Yang Huan!"

"Hello, Mr. Mubarak!"

After the two shook hands and said a few polite words, everyone sat down.

"Mr. Yang Huan, when I came here just now, I made a special trip to the Royal Dock in Southampton. The new stadium of your Saints is amazing! It's great!" Mubarak gave Yang as soon as he came up. Happy face.

"Thank you, I also learned about the design of your new training base at Manchester City, very, very good!"

Manchester City's stadium is not bad, but the training base is old and rotten.

Coincidentally, Manchester City's training base is in Carrington, next door to Manchester United.

But relatively speaking, Manchester City's training base is obviously not as good as Manchester United.

Therefore, Mubarak has always hoped to rebuild an advanced training base.

But if Yang Huan remembers correctly, it seems that this matter is not very smooth, and was blocked by a nail household who is a Manchester United fan. It has not started until 2014 when he crossed.

"To tell you the truth, Mr. Yang Huan, I came here this time for two main purposes."

Yang Huan nodded noncommittally.

"The first purpose is to learn, and although we got into football earlier than you guys and we won the league again last season, we found that in many ways we were inferior to Southampton."

This is also true!

To give the simplest example, Southampton won the Europa League last season, which not only made the team popular, but also became popular with Chinese medicine massage because of Tony Cross' comeback at a critical moment.

As soon as the media dug up after the game, Southampton’s player data analysis and research system also became popular.

Manchester City has been investing heavily in the field of data analysis since 2009, but in fact, the output is far from ideal.

But Southampton has created such amazing results, let alone Manchester City, the entire European football world is full of curiosity about this mysterious system, and they are all doubting, is it really that magical?

As everyone knows, they are also studying data analysis, but Manchester City gives researchers far less power than Southampton.

In the Saints, whether players can play, and even how long they play, Satoy and others have a pivotal say.

But at Manchester City, their data analysis team looks more like an on-call, on-the-go aid.

Moreover, Yang Huan also gave the maximum support to the data analysis team, asking for money for money, for people to give to people, and even when he encountered a problem, he waved his hand, and the whole team had to cooperate.

This is what Manchester City can't do!

Therefore, when Mubarak proposed to arrange for people to study and introduce the research results of Southampton, Yang Huan agreed without hesitation.

If you want to learn, I will teach. As for whether you can learn or not, it depends on your own ability!

Mubarak was originally worried that this matter would not be so easy, but he did not expect Yang Huan to be so forthright.

Therefore, the Emiratis are not stingy, saying that Southampton will definitely not suffer when they cooperate in this regard.

The implication is that our technology and equipment are not good, but we have a lot of money. Don't worry, you can make an offer when the time comes!

"I have another purpose for going south this time. I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with Mr. Yang Huan."

"Oh?"

"I heard that Mr. Yang Huan is actively planning the International Champions Cup."

"Yeah!" Yang Huan nodded, looking very frank.

Combined with his bold promise to cooperate with Manchester City before, it makes people feel that he is very sincere to make friends.

"I wonder if you are interested in finding sponsors?"

"Several are in contact." Yang Huan replied indifferently.

"That's why it hasn't been settled yet!" Mubarak laughed.

Yang Huan didn't deny it, but nodded and said, "It's still a little bit."

"We at Etihad Airways are very interested in developing the US market in the next few years, and we hope to be able to title this event."

"Title?" Yang Huan was a little surprised.

Could it be that the oil diggers in the Middle East really make so much money?

"We are willing to provide a title fee of 20 million euros per year to become the largest sponsor of this event for five years!"

The so-called naming rights, to put it bluntly, means that when promoting the event, the name of the sponsor must be added to the front.

In other words, after accepting the sponsorship, the International Champions Cup will have to be renamed the Etihad International Champions Cup.

And the organizer will no longer accept sponsorship from other airlines, or even other similar companies such as railways.

Yang Huan thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Five years is too long, three years at most!"

"Three years?" Mubarak was a little surprised.

Could it be that Yang Huan is so confident in the promotion of this event?

"To tell you the truth, in my opinion, three years is already a very friendly price. I have already made preparations for this event for a year. I am confident that in July and August this year, I will be able to ignite the United States Ball. city!"

This period of time coincides with the hiatus of American events. Football and NBA events are in the suspension stage. Only Major League Baseball still has events, but in the minds of young fans, baseball is no longer attractive.

Therefore, football exerts its strength in this period of time, just to fill this gap.

In Yang Huan's view, the market is already there, and it depends on whether you can make it work.

But in Mubarak's view, Yang Huan, a young man, was too confident.

Even, they are a little too confident!

You must know that the sponsorship fee of 20 million euros a year is quite high for a newly launched event.

If it were not for Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United and other giants to participate, if not for Yang Huan and Miracle Media's ability to operate, Mubarak would definitely not have made such a decision.

Unexpectedly, Yang Huan has such self-confidence!

interesting!

"I still have one last place in my hand, if Manchester City are interested, I can play!"

Yang Huan threw a piece of fat again.

For Manchester City, even if he won a league title, in the eyes of everyone, he is still a local tyrant and a nouveau riche.

So what Manchester City needs to do most now is to accumulate.

Mixing with a group of top giants is undoubtedly a great opportunity to establish their position in the giants.

Thinking of this, Mubarak had to sigh in his heart.

It is also the acquisition of a team, and it is also a lot of money, but Yang Huan has smashed relationships and contacts, and has faintly entered the core circle of European professional football. Yang Huan himself has also entered the upper-class social circle in the UK .

But Manchester City has been excluded from the beginning to the end, just like a cash machine for other teams.

And this time, there is no doubt that it is a very good opportunity to integrate into the inner circle of European football.

Therefore, this time Manchester City can only be a younger brother to Southampton, and follow the Saints!

"Okay, just three years, but I want a promise from you. If you can put this event into operation within three years, we will discuss the naming fee again. At the same price, we have priority. As for Manchester City, we will definitely participate. !"

Mubarak seemed very courageous and made a decision on the spot.

This is like the chairman of a large consortium that controls tens of billions of dollars!

"Okay, let's make a deal!" Yang Huan didn't hesitate, and immediately agreed.

With the title fee of 20 million euros, at least you can lose a little less.

And this is just the beginning.

There are so many places where you can get sponsorships, take your time, don't worry!