I am a nobleman in England

"Lord, did you really decide to buy the Southampton Club?"

Speeding in the BMW car on the road back to Boleyn Manor, the butler Paul held the steering wheel and glanced up at the image of the young earl closing his eyes in the rear view mirror, asking with both curiosity and concern.

"I do have this idea, and Jerry is right. The Southampton club, which is in a trough now, really has a lot of potential to be tapped. If the acquisition can be successful, a long-term system of future plans can be established. The saints may not be important. Back to the Premier League." Arthur opened his eyes and said with a smile.

"Of course, the first thing is to be cheap, otherwise I can't afford it either."

This is as if he still has a lot of money now.

In fact, Arthur himself was full of eyes and stomachs, and he had no money to eat the saints. After all, even if the saints were on the street and cheaper, it would cost tens of millions of pounds to sell. There are still millions of pounds of Arthur on the account. , It seems that there is only a stare.

However, Arthur, who has recently learned a lot of financial knowledge, doesn't think so. In his opinion, as long as the price is low enough and there is room for profit, he can swallow the Southampton Club.

You know, there is a method called leveraged buyout, which can completely satisfy him to complete the acquisition without money.Leveraged buyout, also known as financing mergers and acquisitions, is a corporate financial tool.Refers to the strategy of a company or individual using the assets of the acquisition target as debt collateral to acquire the company.

In fact, it is also called the empty glove white wolf. It uses Southampton Club’s assets and future earnings to show bank financing loans, and then uses bank loans to purchase Southampton Club, and finally transfers all the loans to Southampton Club.

Although he can't get income from the club until the debt is paid off, the club belongs to him.

The typical representative of this type is the Glazer family of Manchester United. It has to be said that Americans have superb financing capabilities and are the best in financial means. They used the principle of leverage to acquire Manchester United at a price of less than 800 million pounds. Almost all of this money is a loan, and the debt is passed on to Manchester United, which is why Manchester United fans hate Americans.

Why take debt to acquire a club that has made it to League One?

How you look at it, it’s a bit of a loss for the current Arthur, but Arthur knows that the future English football club will become more and more valuable, and football, that is, advertising.

Especially in the United Kingdom, football is the national football of the United Kingdom and has a great social influence. Many celebrities are fans of the team. Buying a club is actually buying a business card for yourself, allowing you to truly enter the upper ranks of the United Kingdom. society.

Although Arthur, as the Lord Earl, belongs to the upper class of the British society, he has no reputation. He wrote a popular novel and did not dare to disclose his authorship. This is undoubtedly a very depressing thing. .

And investing in football has a high degree of attention, and it has everything!

As a local club in Southampton, Hampshire, butler Paul is also a fan of it, but he doesn't think it is a good idea for his own earl to acquire the Saints. After all, playing football is to burn money.Any Premier League club burns more money every year than its own earl’s worth.

In the current Premier League, you have no money, and you even owe money. No matter how strong the foundation is, how can you use it?

Looking over the transfer records of Premier League teams in recent years, who didn't start with 20 million pounds?Others keep throwing money away, and you are still thinking about how to repay the debt. Even if you stay in the Premier League, it is estimated that when the debt crisis passes, the team will be a relegation life. The negative number on the account is not changed to 0. The improvement is not small. Slowly Level up, step by step from the bottom up, hit the middle reaches-no worries about relegation, you can look forward to the future-do you think 10 years is enough?If you can stay in the Premier League, you will be fatal.

What's more, the Saints who are going to play in the league this year, the English Championship, the Premier League, the Champions League......Gee, some crawled!

As for the young earl of his own family, Paul, the butler, completely couldn't understand it now. He clearly looked very smart, but he was doing everything to the death. He wanted to persuade him, but he didn't know where to persuade him.

Naturally, Arthur didn't know what Paul, the butler who was driving, thought in his heart, but even if he knew, he would not change his mind. Anyway, he had already borrowed a lot from the bank, and he didn't care about any more.

Moreover, the development of football must be slow, and managers must have enough patience. No one can expect to "get rich overnight.""It may take ten, twenty years or even longer to build a champion division. It is enough to have a plan, dream and expectation for the future. At the same time, it must follow the internal laws of football. This is not based on personal will.

Of course, all this depends on the price offered by the shareholders of Southampton. If it is really cheap, it will be missed. If it is too expensive, then it can only be ignored.

"Beep—"

The BMW car stopped in the square in front of the main entrance of Bolin Castle. The waiter and the maid heard the horn of the car, and they were already separated on both sides of the main entrance, welcoming the return of the castle owner with a smile.

Seeing everything in the manor, Arthur couldn't help feeling a moment of peace from the heart. Perhaps unknowingly, he had already developed a sense of belonging to the manor. It felt good to be home!

After taking a shower, I changed into loose and comfortable casual clothes, and then enjoyed his exquisite afternoon tea. When the afternoon tea was almost finished, Arthur’s cell phone rang and the phone was called by Jerry Fuller. of.

"Boss, I have met the major shareholders of the Southampton Club. They offered a price of 20 million pounds..."

Hearing this number, Arthur was not surprised, but the price was not acceptable to him, so he asked directly: "Is this their final offer?"

"Boss, this price is negotiable, but the other party doesn't know our sincerity, so they gave me this price, and they will also announce their intention to sell the team in the near future."

"That's it..." Arthur took the phone, frowned slightly and groaned, and said: "You will replace me, contact the other party and tell them that I am very sincere to take over Southampton, but the price is 20 million pounds. For the current Southampton Club, it is indeed high, 10 million pounds, which I think is the most suitable price."

"Ahem..."

Not only Jerry on the other end of the phone coughed a little unnaturally when he heard the offer, but even the butler Paul, who was standing next to Arthur, unnaturally twitched.

10 million?Still feel the most suitable?

Well, Arthur’s bargaining level really makes people wonder what to say. However, Arthur did not realize that there was any problem with his offer. Instead, he said: "The club is already on the verge of bankruptcy. To the extent of being managed, they are reduced to the League One and unable to sell players, their shareholders will suffer the most.

The reason why I am interested in Saints is also because Southampton’s youth training system and scouting system have self-reliance and sustainable development systems and capabilities. Otherwise, 10 million pounds, I think it’s a bit high, tell the other party , I am really very sincere."