Chapter 624 This Is Called a Local Tyrant
Joe Lewis did not come from a wealthy family, nor did he have any background at all.
Twenty or thirty years ago, he ran several woolen sweater shops in London, targeting the wealthy Japanese tourists at the time.
Later, I saw that many Japanese tourists ran a foreign exchange shop because of the inconvenience of currency exchange. What I didn't expect was that the foreign exchange shop made more money than his sweater shop.
Since then, he has entered the foreign exchange market and accumulated a considerable amount of wealth through speculating in foreign exchange. In 1996, he acquired the company and began to be involved in large-scale foreign exchange transactions, becoming a first-class rich man , worth close to four billion pounds at its peak.
In the 1990s, with the advent of the listing boom of Premier League clubs, almost all Premier League teams, including Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, landed on the London stock market one after another. Although it ended in failure, it stimulated Lewis.
So, soon, Lewis, together with Magnell and McManus, the two Manchester United shareholders, tried to initiate the acquisition of Manchester United, but at the last minute, it also failed.
However, the failure of the acquisition of Manchester United did not shake Lewis' determination to make money from football club stocks, coupled with the appearance of Daniel Levy, a famous gold medal broker in the London stock market and an avid fan of Tottenham Hotspur.
Ever since, the two joined forces, and through the company, gradually acquired teams including Tottenham Hotspur, Scottish Rangers, Prague Slavia, Bulgaria CSKA Sofia, Athens Aek, Vicenza, and Basel. Shares in multiple European teams, even complete holdings.
The peak moment occurred in 1999, when Aek Athens and Slavia Prague sued UEFA on the grounds that it was an old rule in European professional football that ownership belonged to the same person or group Teams, due to the principle of fair play, cannot participate in the same competition.
But in the end, UEFA still kicked Aek Athens out of the UEFA Cup at that time.
Since then, the business has become difficult.
What's more terrible is that with the rapid decline of the football club listing frenzy in the late 1990s, the stocks of almost all listed clubs have been falling all the way, especially Tottenham Hotspur, which fell to less than 10% when it was listed. one.
Joe Lewis lost a lot in this transaction.
But it was also at this time that he began to adjust his business direction and gradually put resources on Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.
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Since 2003, he has bought shares of Tottenham Hotspur aggressively and appointed Daniel Levy to take over the White Hart Lane Stadium, so the North London team has had a strong rise in recent years.
But no matter how good Tottenham Hotspur performed, Joe Lewis never changed his mind.
He has only one purpose in running the North London team, and that is to make money!
Especially in recent years, with the onset of the economic crisis, Joe Lewis has gradually transferred his assets, investing in medical institutions, bars, restaurants and art collections.
For Tottenham Hotspur, a hot potato, he has long been eager to get rid of it.
And from the acquisition of Tottenham Hotspur to the present, there is no doubt that the closest to his goal of cashing out and leaving is now!
Two hundred million pounds is undoubtedly a pretty good price.
In the final analysis, it is because the current Premier League competition is too fierce.
Now, what is placed in front of Lewis is to either continue to invest and keep the top four in the league, or simply cash out and sell, make a fortune and leave.
If the quotation of 200 million pounds is followed, Lewis can at least earn 100 million.
This also more or less made up for his regret of running a football club in the past few years but suffering heavy losses.
"Prime Minister Hamad, I accept your offer, 200 million pounds!"
In the silent conference room, Joe Lewis suddenly stood up and let out a heavy breath.
This old British man in his seventies still looks full of courage. No wonder he was able to rank in the top 300 on the Forbes list. No matter how you look at it, it is not a fuel-efficient lamp!
"Okay, Mr. Lewis!" Prime Minister Hamad also stood up, laughing, "Give me a week to raise funds!"
Lewis nodded, stretched out his hand to button up his suit, and glanced at the crowd again. He had nothing to do here.
The moment he nodded in agreement, he had nothing to do with Tottenham Hotspur.
Both Daniel Levi and Yang Huan got up to see him off. After all, he is an old man, isn't he?
Joe Lewis was sent away, and all the shareholders and executives of Tottenham Hotspur were present, so the meeting started directly.
Yang Huan proposed that Daniel Levy continue to serve as the CEO of Tottenham Hotspur, because he believes that in the entire Premier League and even in Europe, Daniel Levy is definitely the best club operator.
Prime Minister Hamad had no objection and agreed on the spot. At the same time, he proposed that his son Hamad be the chairman of Tottenham Hotspur, which was also passed smoothly.
This is already an agreement reached by the Big Three of Tottenham Hotspur, and now it is just a formality.
The real highlight is what comes next!
"Master Huan told me before that in the new season, the competition in the Premier League will become more and more intense." Prime Minister Hamad said worriedly.
Daniel Levy nodded and said: "Yes, that's right, Southampton is still the most powerful contender for the championship, Manchester United is always strong, Manchester City is also ambitious, Arsenal must work hard to keep the top four in the league, especially this summer , the London rivals are eyeing Real Madrid's Mesut Ozil and Higuain."
It is interesting to say that the reason why Real Madrid wants to sell Ozil, Higuain and other stars in the team is to raise money to buy Southampton's Gareth Bale and Vidal.
"Chelsea lost their qualification for the Champions League last season, and they didn't even qualify for the Europa League. This season, Mourinho entered the palace for the second time. Abramovich has decided to open his pockets and sign up. The strength of the Blues It will definitely improve significantly.”
"There is also Liverpool. Although Rodgers' team sold Suarez for 40 million pounds, the overall strength is still quite good. Coupled with Everton, this season's Premier League will become unprecedentedly tragic."
Prime Minister Hamad is completely unclear about these teams and these analyzes and is not interested.
"I want to know if there is any way to make Tottenham Hotspur the strongest team in the Premier League in the shortest possible time."
Sensing the direct gaze from the Prime Minister of Qatar, Daniel Levi glanced at Yang Huan with a wry smile, feeling depressed in his heart.
It seems that my new partner is a football idiot!
Do you really think it is so easy to build a strong Premier League team?
Right now, almost all the famous stars have been scrapped by the rich teams.
Southampton was able to rise rapidly within three years. In addition to chance and coincidence, the means and vision of signings are also indispensable.
For Tottenham Hotspur, Daniel Levy himself is not sure.
"Master Huan?" Prime Minister Hamad looked at Yang Huan for help.
Everyone present, including Charlene Lahiri, immediately realized that Prime Minister Hamad's trust in Yang Huan was from the bottom of his heart.
Yang Huan smiled calmly, "I said before that today's professional football is a capital football. If you spend a lot of money, you may not be able to win a championship. If you don't burn money, you will definitely have no hope!"
Arsenal have not won the championship for many years, what is the reason?
Don't talk about whether he is soft or not, or how Wenger is, in the final analysis, two words, put in!
No input, no output!
"Then what is the input method?" Prime Minister Hamad asked again.
Yang Huan's expression was funny. These days, even if you have money, you don't necessarily know how to spend it!
"It's very simple. Hit a high-level star, but with knowledge, it is best to be a young star who can fight and is young."
Daniel Levi couldn't help but nodded after hearing this.
Master Huan's suggestion is good. Burning money is not just casually, it has to be burned sharply.
"Age around 25 years old, preferably younger, long-term investment, choosing a reliable world famous coach, it is easier to achieve results."
After hearing this, Prime Minister Hamad thought it made sense.
"Since you say you want to invest, it depends on your budget." Yang Huan looked at Prime Minister Hamad and asked with a smile.
This is also a test. If you are a dignified Prime Minister of Qatar, but you turn out to be an out-and-out miser, and you are not talking about investing in it, you might as well just shrink your clothes and go on a diet.
Prime Minister Hamad did not know it.
Seeing him also laughed, "I believe in your young master Huan's vision and wisdom, as long as you like it and buy it, I can afford it!"
These words also boosted the confidence of all Tottenham Hotspur management present.
What is a local tyrant?
This is called a local tyrant!
No matter who you want to buy, just say it directly, buy whoever you like.
This is not a local tyrant, who is the local tyrant?
Daniel Levi immediately came out to check his presence, and continued following what Master Huan said just now.
"Actually, we originally introduced Gary Cahill and Markovic from Southampton, Moutinho from Atletico Madrid, Eriksson from Ajax, Emre Can from Bayern Munich, As well as Sporting Lisbon's Argentine left-back Rojo, they are both established stars and rookies with outstanding strength."
Prime Minister Hamad nodded immediately. Although he didn't know these players well, he knew that they were recommended by Yang Huan.
In the past few years, the vision of Southampton's scouting team is world-renowned.
Who doesn't know, the players that the Saints are looking for must be unmistakable.
"So, for now, we are short of a center forward!"
But as soon as Daniel Levi finished speaking, Yang Huan shook his head and sighed.
"Daniel, you are right, but the layout is too small!"
"The layout is too small?" Daniel Levi was taken aback. What do you mean?
Even Prime Minister Hamad and everyone present felt strange.
Didn't you, Master Huan, just praised Daniel Levi just now?
Why do you turn around now and criticize again?
"I said you are small, don't be angry!" Yang Huan looked at Daniel Levi with a smile.
"You, you are still using the old ideas of Tottenham Hotspur, don't you think about it, we are completely different from the past now, Alan Lennon, we can reuse it, but now, can we make do with it? ?”
Well……
There was a complete silence.
Everyone was choked by Master Huan's words.
Alan Lennon? Will it be done?
Master Huan, your style is too high, isn't it?
He is at least an England international player, okay?
Although it is only occasionally to brush up on the sense of existence, there is no need to demote him like this, right?
"If you really want me to say that the current structure of Tottenham Hotspur is the top four in the league, and even hit the league championship, then the imported players must follow this standard, so like Alan Lennon, Huddle Stone, Sandro, Kaboul, etc. are obviously not in line with the team's goals and positioning."
"For such a player, rather than staying on the team to waste their salary, it is better to simply sell them for cash, and then re-introduce a group of stars in their prime to further enhance the team's strength!"
Needless to say, Yang Huan's words sounded like nonsense at first, but after careful consideration, they made sense.
Players like Aaron Lennon, in the Premier League, are not as good as the top, but more than the bottom. They belong to the kind of players who can be used, but they can't bring much improvement to the team.
If Tottenham Hotspur's goal is still to maintain the top of the league and strive to hit the top four in the league, then Aaron Lennon should continue to stay, but it is obviously different now.
Instead of keeping Alan Lennon but not being able to use him and allowing him to depreciate in value, it is better to simply take advantage of his current status as an international player and his good performance last season to sell him as soon as possible to cash in.
But before Daniel Levi and the others had time to react, Yang Huan laughed again.
"I have a few candidates here, who can definitely help Tottenham Hotspur's strength to a higher level, but I don't know if you have the courage!" r1148
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