Chapter 673 What Exactly Does He Want to Do?

"It was a phenomenal game."

"It's hard for me to explain how I feel at this moment. It's like sitting on the roof of my house and watching two aliens fighting in mid-air."

Al Jazeera Middle East, after live broadcasting the European Super Cup game, specially interviewed the famous European coaches in the President's Stand, hoping that they could express their opinions on this game.

Ferguson's metaphor is very special.

"There is no doubt that this is a collision between two of the most advanced teams in football today. Bayern Munich and Guardiola's Barcelona. Their strength is obviously higher than other teams. The showdown between them is very It’s interesting to watch, and it also allows us to see clearly the direction of football development in the next few years.”

"I think Bayern Munich deserved the win, but Guardiola didn't lose either."

Wenger's attitude is relatively neutral.

In fact, everyone knows that when the competition reaches this level, there will be no losers.

"It should be said that Barcelona is indeed the most capable of defeating Alpine teams, but Guardiola still needs to be more mature, especially in on-the-spot command, but I also believe that with the accumulation of experience, he will do better than It’s better now.”

Heynckes directly pointed out Guardiola's problem.

…

Under the interview of Al Jazeera reporters, many famous coaches commented on the game, and their opinions were very unanimous. Bayern Munich deserved to win, and it was a pity that Barcelona lost.

"According to reporters' interviews and surveys, UEFA's technical department also has a very high evaluation of this game. They believe that this game represents the pinnacle of technical and tactical levels in today's European football."

"There is no doubt that the cold Bayern Munich and Guardiola's Barcelona are the two strongest and most dominant teams in European football in the past year. Although their duel tonight is temporarily divided. Win or lose, but the collision will continue, because they are the two most popular teams in the Champions League this season."

"Here, we also congratulate Gao Han, this amazing Chinese coach."

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As the TV screen switched from live broadcast to commercial time, the four people sitting on the sofa opposite looked away.

This is the luxurious Royal Suite at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, south of London's Hyde Park. The room rate for one night is 15,000 pounds. Countless political, business, celebrities and wealthy people around the world feel honored to stay in this room for one night.

But at this moment, the young man sitting in the middle, wearing the traditional costume of the Middle Eastern nobles, has been living here for several months and feels like he thinks this place is his home.

Fifteen thousand pounds is a huge amount of money to countless people, but in his eyes, it is just a series of numbers that will not cause any expression or reaction from him at all.

Because he comes from the richest country in the world, and is the most powerful and richest noble in the country.

United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi Consortium, Mansour.

These are the three hottest terms in the European financial circle in the past six months, but they have only become well-known in recent times.

They officially completed the acquisition of the Premier League team Manchester City not long ago, and now Blue Moon officially belongs to them.

Next to Mansour, sat his two most capable assistants, Al Fahim, who had just been responsible for the acquisition of Manchester City and appeared in many Premier League media pages, and El-El Fahim, the president of Mubadala Development Group. Mubarak.

Sitting opposite them was Cash Harris, the most famous football investment expert in the London financial circle.

In the past few years, many foreign investors have entered the Premier League, and Cash Harris has made a lot of money from it. The transaction he is most proud of was assisting Abramovich to successfully acquire Bates from He joined Chelsea and brought the head coach Gao Han to Chelsea.

But that's all in the past.

Assisting the Abu Dhabi consortium to acquire Manchester City from Thaksin Shinawatra will undoubtedly become a more glorious event in Cash Harris' career, and he even became a guest of Mansour.

The ordinary fans outside only know Al Fahim, and perhaps have only heard of Mansour's name. But as a veteran of the London financial circle, Cash Harris knows Mansour's capabilities better than anyone else.

With the spread of the subprime crisis in the United States and the economic downturn in Europe, aristocrats in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, saw the opportunity of bargain hunting and formed the Abu Dhabi Consortium, commanded by Mansour from London, responsible for bargain hunting for high-quality global assets.

In just six months, under Mansour’s signature, Citibank, International Investment Bank, Daimler, Spanish Petroleum Company, Virgin Galactic, Credit Italiana...

Many high-quality European assets have become their favorites, either investing in shares, acquiring, or increasing their holdings. Mansour’s latest big move is to acquire the British bank Barclays. This old bank is also the main sponsor of the Premier League. .

The value of each transaction here is quite astonishing. Even the acquisition of Manchester City, the acquisition of properties around Knightsbridge in London and fixed asset investments such as Harrods department store all seem insignificant in comparison.

But what Cash Harris didn't expect was that Mansour would invite him to the suite of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel through Al Fahim to watch the European Super Cup together.

The game was over, but Cash Harris was still confused.

What does he want to do?

Mansour sat on the sofa and raised his right hand. The bodyguard behind him immediately stepped forward and turned off the TV.

Without the annoying sound of advertisements, the living room of the suite suddenly became quiet.

"Kesh, I heard that you are the best football investment expert in Europe. I have a question and I hope you can help me answer it." Mansour said.

Cash Harris nodded solemnly, "I will tell you everything I know."

Mansour nodded slightly, turned his head and glanced at Al Fahim, "Just yesterday, my most effective assistant told me that our most valued player went to Chelsea. This is the second time this has happened. Problem."

Cash Harris glanced at Alphahim and found that the latter had his head lowered, a little ashamed, and knew better.

Mansour was talking about Robinho.

Just yesterday, the Real Madrid star announced his transfer to Chelsea for a fee of 45 million euros, breaking Arshavin's transfer record and becoming the top transfer bidder this summer.

What is even more surprising is that Abramovich gave Robinho an annual salary of 6 million pounds, which is more than twice what he earned at Real Madrid. The Brazilian star simply could not refuse this temptation.

But Manchester City also made the same offer, and even had a higher annual salary than Chelsea, but Robinho ultimately chose Chelsea, which was obviously unacceptable to Mansour.

Not long ago, Arshavin also rejected Manchester City's invitation and went to Chelsea. Now Robinho has come. This is undoubtedly a slap in the face for Mansour.

"Sir, I want to say that professional football follows the rules of professional football. Robinho and Arshavin still chose to go to Chelsea even though Manchester City offered higher remuneration. A very important reason is that they are not entirely for Money kicks.”

Mansour also understood this, nodded, and motioned for Cash Harris to continue.

"They are all in their prime. Although Manchester City now has strong financial resources, it will be difficult to compete with the wealthy teams in a short period of time, but they cannot wait, so they finally chose to go to Chelsea to play for a team closer to the championship. "

Mansour understood, and the truth was not difficult to understand, but what he really cared about was, "Is there any way?"

Cash Harris thought for a while, shook his head and said: "The accumulation of a team takes time and cannot be completed in a short time. Moreover, it is no better than five years ago, regardless of the league structure or intensity. It’s not the same thing.”

"What's your opinion?" Mansour asked again, his tone always calm, as if he didn't have much emotion.

"Slowly accumulate, first aim for the top four in the league, and then slowly strive for the league championship."

Mansour shook his head, "I heard that it was you who recommended Gao Han to Abramovich, right?"

Cash Harris was a little surprised, especially after watching the European Super Cup just now, and now he took the initiative to mention Gao Han. A thought suddenly flashed through his mind. Could this Middle Eastern tycoon want to...

"Yes, Abramovich admired Gao Han very much back then, and I was responsible for contacting him, but..."

"Then I want to ask you," Mansour didn't let him continue, and his tone was very firm and affirmative, "Is there any way to persuade Gao Han to come to Manchester City to coach?"

"This is impossible."

"Why?"

"You know, he is now the number one coach in the world. I dare say that all teams in the world want to invite him to coach, including Chelsea and Juventus, who are enemies with him. A coach like him will only go to A wealthy team.”

"I know." Mansour nodded. He is not stupid and must know this. "What I'm asking is, is there any way?"

Cash Harris sighed softly and wanted to say something, but...

"I'm sorry, I think this..."

"Kesh." Mansour interrupted him again, staring at the Bank of England. "I know he is the best, and we only want the best, with his status and status today. , will not come to coach Manchester City, I know that, but there is always a way, isn't there?"

"If you want sincerity, we have it. If you want money, we have it. No matter what you want, we will do our best to satisfy it."

Now that it's all said and done, Cash Harris can feel Mansour's determination.

This is indeed the style of the rich in the Middle East, only the best.

Whether it’s a player or a head coach.

Well, the customer is God. I’m going to kneel down for the pound!

"Let's put it this way, Gao Han is not coaching just for money. As far as I know, his treatment has always been handled by his agent Jorge Mendes. He is a shrewd and difficult guy."

Everyone has heard of Jorge Mendes, Mansour and others, the number one agent in Europe.

"If you want to convince Gao Han to coach, you can only do it softly, not by force. First of all, you must deal with his agent Mendes. He is very loyal to Gao Han. The least you can do is convince him that Manchester City has enough sincerity and ambition. "

"No problem." Mansour agreed without thinking.

"If you want to get Gao Han's approval, it's best to take a circuitous emotional offensive, make subtle moves, first establish a friendship, gain his trust, and then slowly talk about cooperation. I think there is one person who may be able to help us."

"who?"

"Atlético Madrid technical director Paul Futre."

"Why?"

"When Gao Han coached Atletico Madrid, it was because of his strong recommendation. The two have always had a good relationship. Later, Gao Han established the Chinatown team and received his strong support. Everyone has always known that Paul Foote Lei is the person Gao Han is most grateful to."

Mansour thought for a moment and then looked at Al Fahim and Mubarak. Neither of them had any objections.

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you and Al Fahim." Mansour made a prompt decision.

"I don't limit the time. I can wait for one year, two years, or even three or four years, but I hope to see Gao Han coaching our Manchester City."