Volume 1: When Heroes Appear, People Pay Attention. Chapter 167: Acquire Liverpool? (Third Update, Please Vote for Me!)

Chapter 167: Acquire Liverpool? (Third update, please vote for me!)

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Chen Yingxiong was not surprised when he heard Chen Xing say he wanted to buy a team. Anyway, this idea, it is not unusual for big conglomerates and rich people to buy a team. Nowadays, there are things to pay attention to when playing. Playing with women is too common, so some rich people started to play football.

Ordinary people without money can only enjoy the addiction of controlling the team in computer games such as Football Manager, while rich people can play real-person FM.

He thought that the team Chen Xing bought must be a second-tier team in some second-tier league, maybe a team in the second-tier, third-tier, or English League One. Anyway, there are teams in those lower leagues that are not in financial crisis.

Considering Chen Xing's Chinese identity, it is possible that he might acquire a Chinese team to play with.

So without any mental preparation, he was really shocked when he heard those three words spoken by Chen Xing in an inaudible voice.

He asked in shock: "Which team?"

The sound was so loud that it immediately attracted the attention of other people dining in the restaurant. Fortunately, he spoke in Chinese, otherwise the rumor that "Chen Yingxiong is also a mysterious figure and is suspected of changing jobs" might appear in newspapers in Naples and Italy the next day...

Chen Xing was startled by Chen Yingxiong's voice.

He almost rushed forward and covered Chen Yingxiong's mouth.

Fortunately, he restrained himself. Because I thought that no one else could understand the conversation between them. The low voice is purely out of habit - when people are saying some relatively secret things, they will subconsciously lower their voices regardless of whether there are people around.

"Liverpool," he repeated. Afraid that Chen Yingxiong might not hear clearly, he spoke a little louder.

Chen Yingxiong stared at Chen Xing, then laughed loudly: "This joke is really funny, Brother Chen!"

He felt that Chen Xing was joking with him.

As for Chen Xing buying a Serie A or Serie B team to play in, he thinks it might be a bit more reliable. What team is Liverpool? It's a wealthy family! Although they have been a little depressed in recent years, no matter how depressed they are, they are still wealthy. As the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

Can a wealthy club like Liverpool be acquired through acquisition?

Besides, the English are very loyal to their team. Can they accept a Chinese as their boss?

In the past, there was an uproar about Manchester United changing ownership, and many people opposed it. Chen Xing has no official background, and his assets are not as large as those of Rupert Murdoch. How can he acquire Liverpool?

When he thought about it, he felt that Chen Xing was joking when he said he wanted to acquire Liverpool.

"A joke?" Chen Xing, who was opposite him, also laughed. "You think I can't do it?"

Chen Yingxiong smiled and shook his head: "If you buy a low-level league team, I think it is completely possible, but Liverpool..."

Chen Xing nodded: "How about we make a bet, hero?"

"What bet?"

"If I successfully acquire Liverpool, how about you come and play for Liverpool?"

Chen Yingxiong was stunned for a moment.

The bet was this, which was somewhat beyond his expectation. And...it's too much, right?

Seeing Chen Yingxiong's hesitation, Chen Xing smiled very happily: "What? Are you scared?"

This is a provocation method, but it is very effective for single-celled organisms.

Chen Yingxiong patted the table.

"Damn! Who's scared? Who's scared?" He stared at the boss.

"Then let's take a gamble, do you dare?"

"What are you afraid of?" Chen Yingxiong raised his head and said.

"Okay, then it's settled. If I successfully acquire Liverpool, you have to agree..." Chen Xing quickly calculated, "Come to Liverpool next season!"

Chen Yingxiong didn't think too much: "As long as you can really buy Liverpool." Then he snorted twice, "But I don't think this is possible!"

Lu Ang, who was next to him, suddenly said: "Do you want to write down some written agreement?"

Chen Xing waved his hand: "No need, I still can't trust my brother?"

Chen Yingxiong also rolled his eyes: "What I say is hard to follow!"

Lu Ang was robbed by Chen Yingxiong and just smiled without getting angry.

Chen Xing clapped his hands, then picked up the wine glass in his hand: "Okay, let this glass of wine be our witness! Haha!" He drank with Chen Yingxiong.

After he drank the wine, he said to Luang next to him: "Now you can explain to the hero, Niang."

Chen Yingxiong was a little confused. Explain what? What else is there to explain?

Luang pushed his eyes on the bridge of his nose and spoke. "In February 2007, two Americans, George Gillette and Tom Hicks, spent 174 million pounds to acquire Liverpool. George Gillette was the former owner of Harlem Basketball in the United States. Now owns Canada's Montreal Canadiens ice hockey team. Tom Hicks is the backstage boss of the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball. At the time, this matter did not attract much attention because the acquisition was It went very smoothly and very naturally, and Liverpool changed hands. But now Liverpool's two American owners are in trouble. They are short of money and owe a lot of debt, so they urgently need to get rid of this big burden. Starting from April this year , they announced that Liverpool opened its doors to the world, and anyone who could afford a price that satisfied them could buy Liverpool. Moreover, since it had already been sold once, Liverpool fans had no problem with the club changing hands. They are very resistant to the idea, and even because of the two American owners messing around, these fans are now eager for a reliable new owner to bring them new hope."

As soon as he introduced it like this, Chen Yingxiong understood. He couldn't figure it out before because he was just a football player and he might not know much about many things inside than an ordinary fan. He knows that Manchester United has sold this, Liverpool... he really doesn't know very well.

He usually cares about Liverpool, but he still has to play against Liverpool and care about the opponent's lineup, because that is his opponent. The intensity of his concern is not enough, it is purely perfunctory. Not to mention who is the boss behind Liverpool.

"Then now..."

Chen Xing nodded: "Yes, we are planning to acquire Liverpool now!"

"Isn't this... expensive?"

Chen Xing gestured with his hands: "I prepared this number."

"Five billion?"

"Oh, wrong!" Chen Xing retracted his thumb. "It's 400 million pounds. Rouon will be the person in charge of this acquisition. If the acquisition is successful, he will also become the general manager of Liverpool Club, and I will be the chairman and chairman of the club."

Seeing his confident look, Chen Yingxiong suddenly regretted that he had made such a bet... Damn it, I won't really go to play for Liverpool by then, right? Although it is said to be a wealthy family, it is just a wealthy family...and it has not been rich for many years!

Seeing the hesitant look on his face, Chen Xing smiled: "What? Do you regret it?"

Of course, Chen Yingxiong, who was said to be the central concern, could not admit that he was guilty and regretful, so he continued to be stubborn: "Who regrets it? It's nothing! After all, it is a wealthy team, and you want to buy it for 400 million? Just dream. !”

When he said this, Lu Ang really frowned beside him, obviously considering the acquisition of Liverpool. Judging from his expression, I'm afraid this matter is not as optimistic as Chen Xing said.

Seeing Lu Ang's appearance, Chen Yingxiong smiled, as if he had won.

Chen Xing ignored him and changed the topic. They talked about football, women, and making money. Overall, it was a very happy meal.

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Chen Xing really just came to meet his younger brother who he hadn't seen for many days. He had a meal here and left the next day. Before leaving, he sent a text message to Chen Yingxiong, telling him to pay attention to the news and wait for his triumphant return. good news.

"Liverpool welcomes you then, haha!"

His triumphant face was vividly displayed through this text message. Chen Yingxiong seemed to be able to see Chen Xing laughing in front of him, as if he had a chance to win.

Chen Yingxiong rolled his eyes and curled his lips. He didn't understand the capital operation of this club, but he felt that things would not go as smoothly as Chen Xing said. Because if something can go wrong... then something will definitely go wrong!

Of course, because he participated in a gamble, this gamble was closely related to his future, so Chen Yingxiong still had to understand it in order to be aware of it.

After understanding this, he realized that there was already a lot of news about the sale of Liverpool. It was said that a Middle Eastern consortium and an American chaebol were interested in Liverpool. Some people even said that Zhu Jun, the boss of Shanghai Shenhua in China, also wanted to acquire Liverpool. Suddenly, this This incident attracted a lot of attention from Chinese media...

Chen Yingxiong knew Zhu Jun because he used to play World of Warcraft. The agent of this game in mainland China was Zhu Jun... At that time, as a qualified World of Warcraft player, he scolded Zhu Jun a lot. As long as the server is stuck, it must be Zhu Jun who is using the server to make big profits...

Zhu Jun also wants to buy Liverpool? Chen Yingxiong curled his lips and said it was just self-promotion. This person is very good at promoting himself. Compared with Zhu Jun, he would rather believe Chen Xing.

But those Middle Eastern conglomerates and American conglomerates are also very strong...

That's right. How could Brother Chen buy Liverpool so easily? Do you really think that buying Liverpool is as easy as going to a luxury store to swipe your credit card?

A few days later, he saw the news that "Chinese rich people joined the battle for Liverpool". The Chinese rich man who appeared in the news was his eldest brother Chen Xing.

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Let’s not talk about Chen Xing’s acquisition of Liverpool for the time being. Although this matter may be related to Chen Yingxiong’s future, it is still very early. It is said that there will be no news until October. There is no need to rush.

His main occupation is playing football.

This season's pre-season training is even more tiring than last season, because Mazzarri is already planning to achieve good results on both fronts this season, especially the Champions League. The league is guaranteed to qualify for the Champions League next season. Of course, the further the Champions League goes, the better.

In order to be able to cope with high-intensity two-front combat, we must work hard on physical reserves. Therefore, the physical training this time was particularly intense and lasted several days. Ensure that the players' physical condition is at a high level after the season starts and lasts as long as possible.

After playing several warm-up matches, Chen Yingxiong showed excellent competitive status in these games.

This pleased Mazzarri.

Raul is still adapting to Italian football and Naples football. But after all, they have a solid foundation, which is different from when Chen Yingxiong, a stupid young man, joined the team, so he also scored two goals in the warm-up match and his performance was considered good.

Raul and Criscito are Mazzarri's two most important signings this summer. The other signings are mainly to increase the thickness of the bench, so there is nothing to introduce. The media also focused their attention on Raul, and even Criscito was left out. As for the other players who joined the team, who cares...

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If the qualifying rounds are also counted as part of the Champions League, the Champions League actually started on June 29 this year, but the Champions League qualifying matches that Naples participated in did not start until August 17.

On August 17, Naples challenged their qualifying opponent Werder Bremen away.

Qualifying matches are also determined by drawing lots.

As the fourth-placed team in Serie A, it was somewhat surprising that they were drawn against Werder Bremen, a strong team in the Bundesliga, in the qualifying round. But Naples is not surprised at all, because their opponent is UEFA... For this reason, it is not surprising to draw any opponent. If Barcelona also needs to participate in the qualifying round, Naples might really be able to draw Barcelona.

Without Chen Yingxiong and without Cassano, Naples went on the road. Raul started the game and played for 60 minutes, and his performance was average. Only Hamsik scored an away goal for the team. In the end, Naples lost 1:3 away to Werder Bremen.

This result made many Naples fans nervous. The opponent got a two-goal lead in the first round. Returning to their home court, this game may not be easy to play...

I thought it would be easy for Naples to pass the qualifying test, but I never expected that the entire Naples team would stumble in the first round.

For a moment, a tense air filled the sky over the city of Naples.

"...It seems that Mazzarri doesn't need to consider when Chen Yingxiong will come back. I'm afraid Chen Yingxiong will be suspended until next season..."

"Without a hero, Napoli's performance at the Weser Stadium, the home stadium of Werder Bremen, was not at the same level as last season when they eliminated Real Madrid and forced Barcelona into a panic. The opponent almost killed the suspense. If it weren't for Hamsik's performance If it’s an away goal…”

Chen Yingxiong was suspended for this game, so he watched it at his home with Cabrera as his companion. Chen Yingxiong was very excited during the whole game and kept slapping his thigh and swearing.

However, his swear words did not help the team, and Naples was forced to a dead end.