Chapter 812
He is back!
After Manchester City defeated Tottenham Hotspur at home, the whole of Europe was hyping this topic wildly. All the media seemed to have been planning for a long time, and they all took out various eye-catching news and commentary articles, combined with sensational titles, creating a huge sensation around the world.
Especially the Sun, the largest sales in the UK, has the only big red title on the entire front page.
Below the title is a close-up of Gao Han's face, with firm and sharp eyes.
Abramovich's first reaction when he saw this title was, "Damn, Sun News is crazy?" The cover of a single word of money actually used to do such a thing?
But the second reaction next is, is this crazy? Is it necessary to exaggerate? Isn’t it just to win the Premier League championship and return to the Champions League? As for such a big hype? Didn’t they know it long ago?
In fact, long before the winter break, everyone knew that Manchester City would win the championship and return to the Champions League. What else is there to be suspense, surprise, and shocking?
But all the media have regarded this as a holiday and hyped it up. As for it?
He placed the Sun on the sofa next to him, and Abramovich no longer went to read other newspapers.
It's meaningless.
Almost all major newspapers are hyping this matter. These profit-oriented media reporters regard Gao Han as a weapon to promote sales. Before the game, Manchester City was hyped, Gao Han's winning streak was about to be terminated. After the game, they hyped Gao Han's strong team, and the game turned bad and turned good, but there were also crises. What would happen to the next round?
This has become a hype routine for major European media.
Abramovich was so strange. Are the readers' minds full of straw? Don't they understand the hype tricks these media have created to promote sales?
When he thought of this, the Russians breathed heavily and sighed in their hearts that there are so many idiots in this world.
"Marina, what is the current situation of the team?" Abramovich calmed down and looked at Marina Granovskiya, the trusted assistant who had been sitting silently opposite him.
"It's okay, if nothing unexpected happens, there will be no problem with the runner-up in the league." Granovskia replied.
"What about the FA Cup?" Abramovich asked with concern.
Chelsea did have some bad years this season, and they stopped in the quarterfinals in a row. This European result made Abramovich very dissatisfied, and the league has been suppressed by Manchester City and cannot be reversed. The League Cup was eliminated early. The only hope is the FA Cup.
But Manchester City also reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, and its opponent is Portsmouth, which is even weaker. The Pompeii Army has been destined to be relegated this season, and it is probably difficult to snipe Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-finals. On the contrary, Chelsea, the opponent in the semi-finals is Redknapp's Tottenham Hotspur, who is very strong.
Even if you can reach the finals and meet the tall Manchester City, the result will probably be in danger.
When Abramovich thought of this, he became upset, but soon his reason kept reminding him repeatedly that it was different from the past.
From the subprime mortgage crisis to the current European debt crisis, Abramovich has suffered heavy losses. Coupled with the huge squandering in the past few years, it has been difficult for him to maintain high investment in Chelsea. As the European economy turns into a cold winter, it must start to tighten its money supply, and when will it start again...
To be honest, Abramovich himself was not sure.
"You inform the team to increase the FA Cup prize money to increase it to five times, and ask them to win the FA Cup no matter what. Also, tell Scolari that rumors are all rumors, and the team will not evaluate his performance in the FA Cup. He will still be the coach of the team next season."
Granovskiya looked at Abramovich in surprise, guessing the boss's intention.
It is obvious that Abramovich is already a little overwhelmed.
If the economic crisis has greatly reduced his wealth, then the huge gap in performance between Chelsea and Manchester City this season has allowed Abramovich to see through the reality, that is, during Gao Han's coaching period, even if Chelsea makes it difficult to compete with Manchester City.
Therefore, Abramovich's strategy is more conservative, focusing on stabilizing Chelsea's current situation. Staying Scolari is the best proof. As for the huge bonus, it is more like a castle in the air.
If the team could really beat Gao Han Manchester City, let alone five times, Abramovich would be happy ten times.
Abramovich ignored the assistant's thoughts and turned on the TV. Sky TV was broadcasting sports news.
"The latest news from our reporters from Madrid."
"This season, the dark horses of La Liga this morning held a signing ceremony at the youth training base in the southern suburbs of Madrid. Chinatown officially signed two sponsorship contracts with Qatar Airways from the Middle East. The club owner Gao Han did not attend the signing ceremony, but was signed by General Manager Armando Marcos."
"According to both parties, the two sponsorship contracts are sponsorships for the new stadium in Chinatown for the next twenty years, with annual sponsorship fees ranging from 10 million to 15 million euros, while the advertising sponsorship on the jersey chest is for five years, floating between 12 million and 15 million euros each year."
"At the signing ceremony, Qatar Airways CEO Becker was delighted to say that the team was very satisfied with this sponsorship contract and praised Chinatown as one of the most influential teams in the world. Being able to cooperate with such a team will have a huge boost to Qatar Airways opening up the global market."
"It is worth mentioning that Chinatown's current jersey and chest advertisements are also from the Middle East and will not expire until 2011, so this sponsorship contract with Qatar Airways will not take effect until July next year."
"In addition to chest advertising sponsorship, Chinatown also signed a new stadium sponsorship contract with Qatar Airways. The naming time lasts for 20 years and pays up to 15 million euros per year, which is twice the cost of Emirates sponsoring Arsenal's Emirates Stadium. This has to be admired by Chinatown's commercial operation capabilities."
"After the signing ceremony, the club's general manager Armando Marcos was interviewed by media reporters and said that the management was very satisfied with the team's current performance. He ranked ninth in the La Liga and was the dark horse of La Liga this season. He also showed excellent standards against many strong teams. Head coach Pochettino also became famous in one fell swoop."
"Amando Marcos also revealed that since 2010, the team has achieved outstanding results in business operations, achieved good results in the development of the Chinese and Asian markets, as well as the US markets, and its revenue has also been continuously increasing. Now, we have signed high sponsorships for new stadium titles and jersey chest advertisements in the future. The team's finances will be very stable in the next few years."
"According to Chinatown's plan, the construction of a new stadium will be started in the near future."
"According to the reporter's knowledge, the new stadium is currently handed over to a Chinese architectural design company and a Swiss architectural design company to jointly design. The plot has been initially completed and applications have been submitted to the Madrid District Government and the Fuen Lavrada Municipal Government. The project is being carried out in an orderly manner and is expected to start construction in the second half of the year."
"This time, the funding for the construction of the new stadium in Chinatown will be divided into three parts. In addition to sponsorship funds from Qatar Airways and the club's finances, the move to build the new stadium has also received strong support from the Madrid district government. Not long ago, the Bank of Madrid had voted to pass the board of directors and promised to provide Chinatown with a long-term low-interest loan of 150 million euros."
"Amando Marcos expressed confidence in the interview that the team is confident in completing the preparations for the new stadium and promises to start as soon as possible, which has made more and more Chinatown fans around the world excited."
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Abramovich silently watched the news on TV. When he heard the anchor's magnetic voice, he felt mixed feelings. He never expected that Gao Han's team actually started the construction of a new stadium, which was faster than Chelsea.
The new stadium is a long-term pain for Chelsea, and it is also a thorn in Abramovich's heart.
He once thought about rebuilding Stamford Bridge Stadium, but the club did not have the ownership of Stamford Bridge Stamford Bridge Stamford, so he had to give up after arguing. Later, he thought about absent a factory in south London and transforming it into a stadium, but it was left alone.
Today's Chelsea can be said to be living a life completely based on Abramovich's blood transfusion, which is far from what Abramovich expected to turn losses into profits within a few years.
On the contrary, the high-altitude Chinatown is upgraded every year, but now it is really going to build a new stadium.
What’s even more ironic is that there is 90 million euros in the start-up capital of the new stadium and it was sent by Abramovich. How can this balance the Russians’ minds?
Falcao and Ramirez performed well after coming to Chelsea, but after Chinatown sold two tiger players, their results were not much affected. Diego Costa and Aubameyang successfully took over Falcao's goal task, and Ander Herrera also filled the vacancy of Ramirez.
Firmino, De Bruyne and James Rodriguez, introduced during the winter break, also basically achieved eye-catching levels, and Gao Han’s magical signing ability was once again confirmed.
In addition to players such as Mkhitaryan, Isko, Hazard, etc., Chinatown's overall strength remains unabated. After a brief turmoil during the winter break, the team's league rankings have always been steadily ups and downs between seventh and tenth, and it is estimated that there will not be much change after the end of the season.
The matter has developed to this point, and how could Abramovich not understand that he had stepped into the pit set up in advance by Gao Han?
With Chelsea's big money in the front and the team's stable performance, any team that wants to poach Chinatown in the future may have to be prepared for heavy bleeding, and may even have to pay the liquidated damages directly like Chelsea.
Chinatown plans to follow the routes of Porto and Atletico Madrid, and to complete the club's basic accumulation by cultivating young players and cashing out at high prices. When the results are stable and the new stadium is completed, we will seek further development.
Thinking of this, Abramovich suddenly felt so stupid.
From 2003 to now, he has spent so much money and invested so much. He has finally worked hard to build a Chelsea team. But now, looking at everything Gao Han has done in Chinatown, his investment in recent years is less than a fraction of Chelsea. But who dares to say that this team will not become another powerful team in La Liga in a few years?
Even with Gao Han's ability, this team may not be without the strength to challenge the La Liga pattern where Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are in the future.
In contrast, if you are not stupid and have more money, then what is it?
Chapter completed!