Chapter 60 Super Nouveau Riche

"I'm also very suspicious!"

Charlene Laheri gave a wry smile, but even her wry smile was particularly touching on her flowery face.

As a result, the number of followers following her on WeChat has skyrocketed by nearly 2,000.

"I once threw this question to the new Southampton boss, Mr Yang Huan, but after listening to my question, he turned and asked me another question."

"What's the problem?" Lineker was intrigued.

He believes that not only himself, but also all the viewers who watch the daily game, must be very interested in the maverick boss of Southampton. If there is an opportunity to invite him to do shows in the future, the ratings will skyrocket.

Charlene Laheri sat on the soft sofa chair, folded her legs, and showed her charming long legs to the camera without mind. "He asked me in turn, does the football club make money?"

Lineker and Alan Shearer were dumbfounded.

Yeah, do football clubs make money?

"The most profitable football club in those years was Manchester United, but before the Glazer family bought it, Manchester United's annual profit was more than 10 million yuan. After the acquisition, the situation was even worse. As for Bayern Munich, Audi and What about the shares of companies such as Adidas?"

Having said this, Charlene Laheri shook her head helplessly, "I found that he was right, which football club is making money? Or, how many football clubs can be truly financially healthy?"

"I have to admit that what he said is indeed true, even in Europe, professional football can't make money!" Lineker had to admit this, "But we should all be clearly aware that, The most important thing in running a football club is sustainable operation, how can Southampton solve this?"

Charlene Laheri replied: "Yes, sustainable operations, that's the vision, and from the past, Southampton's previous contract with sponsor Umbro was £2 million, but this figure is now to five million pounds."

"Previously, Southampton's chest jersey advertisement could not be sold, but now some companies are willing to pay 5 million pounds, but Southampton has refused. There are also stadium advertisements, brand authorization and so on."

"According to my expectation, Southampton's commercial revenue this season will at least double from the previous season."

Lineker and Alan Shearer were both greatly surprised. They did not expect Southampton's business income to be so fast.

"According to the assessment of Keish Harris, a famous football investment banker in the City of London, Southampton's market value in July was about 20 million pounds, but now, Southampton's market value exceeds 100 million."

Having said this, Charlene Laheri smiled again, "But don't forget, they are just a League One team."

"God!" Lineker exclaimed, "In just over a month, the market value has soared more than five times. This is a miracle, it's incredible!"

Alan Shearer is also full of shock, feeling that this speed is too fast.

Charlene Laheri was also a little surprised. She could be said to have witnessed the events of Southampton in the past month or so, and there were even many things she was more familiar with and understood than outsiders.

If she is asked to assess, Southampton's market value of 100 million pounds is still underestimated.

"it is good,

Many thanks to Miss Charlene Laheri for her analysis! "Lineker ended this topic," but we still have to go back to the topic just now, why Southampton can attract Ibrahimovic and Neymar to join? "

Charlene Laheri smiled, "As I said, this is actually a problem."

"Some people say that the value of a player is reflected in the football field, but the value of a professional player is not only reflected in the football field, just like when we watch Real Madrid bring in Cristiano Ronaldo, you think he has to help on the field. How many championships does the team have to win to earn back his transfer fee and salary costs?"

"Actually, the value of professional players lies largely outside the football field, that is, commercial operations."

After a pause, Charlene Laheri smiled confidently again, "Then let's look back and see, after Ibrahimovic and Neymar moved to Southampton, did their commercial value increase? Or? fell?"

"According to the assessment of the City of London Investment Bank, although their value on the football field has declined, the overall value is bullish, because more people know them, understand them, pay attention to them, and these are valuable of."

Charlene Laheri's remarks are completely different from those of traditional football media people.

This also made Lineker and Alan Shearer unable to digest for a while.

"When Mr. Yang Huan was interviewing me, there was a sentence that impressed me very much. He said that he hopes that one day in the future, after the completion of the new stadium, Southampton can tell all the fans that our tickets are free. Anyone of you can come and see it anytime you want."

"It's impossible!" Lineker shook his head vigorously.

Alan Shearer also thought, "This is too ideal!"

Charlene Laheri laughed, "I thought it was unlikely at first, but then I seriously thought about it. It's actually possible, but I don't know how far this ideal is from us."

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When this issue of the Daily Match special was broadcast on BBC-1, it immediately caused a viewing frenzy.

No one would have imagined that such an ad hoc special program, after it was broadcast on BBC-1, had the highest viewership rate of 19.6%, far exceeding the viewership rating of ITV during the same time period.

In other words, there are more than 12 million people watching this episode at the same time.

The total population of the UK is only over 60 million.

It's unbelievable to think about it, this is already the highest viewership rating of the daily game in the past year or two.

Although the average viewership rate of the entire program is only 16.2%, the number of viewers is still over 10 million.

This once again became a national topic in the whole of the UK. The next day almost everyone, all newspapers, and all netizens were discussing this matter, especially the inside story revealed by Charlene Laheri in the show.

For example, what Yang Huan said, strive for one day, Southampton can achieve free tickets.

This idea immediately aroused the enthusiastic support of countless young netizens.

"From today, I will choose to support Southampton, please call me a saint in the future!"

This comment was topped at the top of the comment column of major news websites.

Once again proves one thing, free is the ultimate killer, and it is the same all over the world.

But there are also many who are skeptical of Southampton's move, seeing it as a hype.

"Since the new season, we have seen Southampton behind the aggressive signings, but the team has never been able to form a fighting force."

"In the third round just past, Southampton suffered a 1-1 draw at home by Leyton Orient, which made Southampton, who had high hopes by countless fans before the season, now rank 20th in the League One standings. We're just one step away from the relegation zone."

"We must admit that some of Southampton's unique ideas and business concepts are indeed commendable, but the most critical thing in professional football is to rely on results."

Southampton’s supporters also refuted this kind of statement, believing that the team’s current status quo is mainly caused by the pain caused by the reform. I believe everyone knows how complicated Bielsa’s tactical system is.

"Has anyone experienced the kind of great reform that happened overnight?"

"The answer is, no!"

Charlene Laheri, who quickly became the perfect goddess in the eyes of countless British otakus, published a report in the Southern Echo newspaper, expounding her analysis of the current situation in Southampton.

"A lot of people say there are problems with Southampton, but in my opinion there is nothing wrong with this team."

"Yes, in the past three games, they have two draws and one loss, but all this is without Ibrahimovic, without Neymar, the team has changed almost half of the team in just over a month. A set of main lineup, even the coach's tactical style is completely different."

"Southampton has opened the Stapletwood training base. I believe that all fans who enter this training base should be able to feel the atmosphere inside the team."

"The league has just started, it's too early to say Southampton can't do it!"

"I believe that Southampton will soon have an explosion."

Southampton did not give any evaluation or response to the remarks of the outside media, and the team continued as always.

Two days after announcing the introduction of Neymar, Southampton once again held a press conference on WeChat, this time introducing the team to introduce Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal from Bayer Leverkusen at a price of 20 million euros.

This is seen by the outside world as a key signing for Southampton to further strengthen the team's overall strength.

At the same time, the pervasive Sun newspaper took photos of Schalke 04 general manager Peter Petters and agent Klott arriving in London at the same time, and the news about Neuer's joining the Premier League team spread like wildfire.

Southampton announced the introduction of central defender Nastasic from Serbia's Belgrade Partizan for one million pounds, but the central defender will be loaned to Zemon in Serbia's second division for a year and will appear in Southampton next summer. ampton.

But this piece of news was submerged in the whirlpool that Neuer would land in the Premier League, and no one would pay attention to this inconspicuous little role.

As for the team that Neuer may join, there are different opinions.

Some say Manchester United, some say Arsenal, some say Liverpool or Manchester City.

All in all, almost all those who are associated with Neuer are top giants.

No one thought it would be Southampton!

Two days later, Southampton held a press conference on WeChat, announcing that Neuer had joined Southampton.

The whole of the UK, the whole of Germany, the whole of Europe, and even the whole world is frying.

The feeling was as if the United States had dropped an atomic bomb on Japan, and everyone was full of shock.

Ibrahimovic, Neymar, Vidal, and now Neuer, a world number one center, a world recognized as the most talented super talent, and a powerful midfielder with World Cup fame , There is also a future German goalkeeper who is very optimistic about the outside world.

Joined Southampton?

Why?

Why is this super nouveau riche in the mouths of the fans?

What's so amazing about this team?

Why did they both choose to join Southampton?

Is it just because the team has money?

Or, does this team really have any magic power?

Rummenigge, one of Bayern Munich's big three, said in an interview with German newspaper Bild that he was disappointed that Neuer chose to join Southampton because he should have joined Bayern Munich.

"We put forward a transfer intention to Schalke 04, but Schalke 04 refused to negotiate with us. They finally chose Southampton with deep pockets. There is nothing we can do about it."

German national team coach Loew also expressed strong concern about Neuer's joining Southampton in an interview with the media, "All German internationals must maintain fierce competition in the league and maintain a good competitive state, I I don't think the League One can bring Neuer a strength improvement, and I will talk to him about this very seriously."

And German football legend Beckenbauer also questioned Neuer's choice. "The only reason for Neuer to reject Bayern Munich is that we are not as rich as Southampton."

With the comments from all walks of life in Germany, many fans and media have also speculated about how much Neuer's transfer fee will be?

Is it higher than when Buffon moved to Juventus?