The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 721 Detective
As Italian bald coach Vialli said in his book, the right back has become a major weakness of all football teams today, because the left foot will be valued, and the excellent right foot will go to the frontcourt Or a central defender, only the kind of right-footed players who are too high to be low will play right back.

Excellent right-backs in football are indeed very scarce at present, especially when Maicon shows his old age, and even when Manchester City is somewhat unable to hold the main position, Lahm and Alves have become the top right-backs at the moment. Defenders, Puyol and Ramos look more suited to develop in the middle.

As for Glenn Johnson, Zabaleta, Sarnia, Abarth and others, they are still lacking for the time being, and young people such as Rafael and Kyle Walker still need to be further refined and improved, so when the outside world reported When Tottenham Hotspur may want to sell Alves, it immediately caused a huge reaction in the transfer market.

As the party concerned, Tottenham Hotspur have always denied the possibility of selling the Brazilian right-back. However, regarding the conflict between Ye Qiu and Alves, as the party involved, Ye Qiu has never come forward to clarify, which also left people with doubts. Doubt and suspense.

You know, Ye Qiu has always believed in the tradition of internal resolution of the team's internal conflicts. Although he did not expose it to the outside world this time, he also did not actively defend Alves. Some attitudes from Weiss are very disgruntled and disappointed.

There is no shortage of buyers for Brazilian right-backs. Russia's Anzhi is the first team to officially contact Tottenham Hotspur. He became another superstar of the Anzhi team after Roberto Carlos.

In addition, teams including West Ham United, Newcastle, and Chelsea are all salivating at Alves, and their right backs need to be further strengthened, especially Chelsea, where Bosingwa, Ferreira, and Ivanovic have all been eliminated. Having proved difficult to dominate on the right, bringing in a reliable right-back has become Mourinho's number one target.

However, in the transfer market, the most powerful contenders for Alves are from the La Liga duo of Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Real Madrid's current main right back is Arbeloa, but this player's defensive ability is good, but his offensive ability seems to be somewhat insufficient. Alves is not only a top star, but also the kind of offensive ability that is superior, but defensive ability is not bad Right-back, perfect for Real Madrid's needs.

More importantly, Barcelona also want to get this right back, the reason is very simple, to liberate Puyol!
In the past, Barcelona lacked a reliable right back, so Puyol was transferred to the right to make up for it. However, in this way, the central performance was not good, and the right did not make people feel safe. It has become an urgent need for Barcelona, ​​and they have expressed interest in Alves more than once.

29 years old, the world's number one right back at the age of playing, Alves can attract the attention of so many giants, it is not surprising at all, and the salary structure of Tottenham Hotspur in the past few years is not high, Alves Compared with those rich teams, his own salary will not become a pressure.

This is also an important factor why Tottenham Hotspur players can sell high prices.

Because the transfer cost is the transfer fee plus the player's salary, considering any team's own cost pressure, if the player's salary is relatively low, the transfer fee can be appropriately relaxed, and if the player's salary is high, then the transfer fee Basically, it is necessary to keep down as much as possible, or even give up signings.

Ye Qiu believes in a healthy management policy, he will not blindly pay players high salaries, and he attaches great importance to the team's salary structure.

For example, last season, Chelsea's total salary expenditure was as high as 100 million pounds, or nearly 4000 million euros, while Manchester City's was 300 million pounds, Liverpool, West Ham United, Newcastle, Manchester United, etc. The salaries of the teams all exceed 5000 million pounds, which is considered a very high level.

Tottenham Hotspur's salary expenditure ranks in the middle of the Premier League. It was originally lower than Arsenal's 400 million pounds, but as the team continued to renew their contracts, the team's salary expenditure increased to 3000 million pounds. Thousands of pounds.

Last season, the salary of the Premier League skyrocketed by more than 2 million pounds. The increase was the highest and most terrifying among all European leagues. At present, the overall debt of the Premier League has reached an astonishing height. Chelsea alone are in debt. It is as high as [-] million pounds, and you must know that Chelsea's total annual income is only about [-] million pounds.

Even not long ago, when an authoritative organization assessed the overall value of Chelsea, the total value of the Blues was only more than 4 million pounds, and the brand value was only 5000 million pounds.

All of this shows a problem. Teams like Chelsea and Manchester City are supported by blood transfusions from Abramovich and the Abu Dhabi consortium. They are completely different from Manchester United itself. The Glazer family, but they survived on blood transfusions from the boss behind them.

And you must understand a truth, no matter what angle you look at, the models of Chelsea and Manchester City are not sustainable, and if Manchester United get rid of the debt crisis of the Glazer family, they will be a long-term business model .

There is another experience worth learning from Bayern Munich. The Bundesliga's annual income is around 500 million pounds, but their salary expenditure is only [-] million pounds, which is also maintained at a relatively reasonable level.

So Ye Qiu has always been very aware of one thing. Tottenham Hotspur's superstars have been exodus frequently in the past few years. Many fans think it is the result of the team's low salary structure, but they have never considered it. On the contrary. , It’s not that the salary structure of the team is low, but that the salary structure of many teams outside is high, even ridiculously high.

As Ferguson once said, in today's world, you either burn money with those wealthy teams and burn yourself into debt, or you just let go, let anyone who wants to go let him go, and sell it for a high price. Stick to your own business line, who makes you not a local tyrant?
Ye Qiu is qualified to be a local tyrant, he has a lot of money, but he feels that a value issue should be considered in everything.

At least in his football values, this kind of unrestrained money-burning behavior is not included.

At least in the past few years, after he acquired Tottenham Hotspur, this North London team has undergone earth-shaking changes. In the ranking of the Forbes wealth list, Tottenham Hotspur entered the top spot. Five, with a total market value of 11 billion pounds, second only to Manchester United's 15 billion pounds and Real Madrid's 12 billion pounds in the football field.

In terms of the brand value of the team, Tottenham Hotspur surpassed Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, and became a giant team second only to Manchester United. The brand value is as high as 1000 million, which is less than Manchester United. 4000 million, and in the past year, the brand value of Tottenham Hotspur has increased by as much as 60%, which can be described as a leap forward.

Judging from this series of events, Ye Qiu's management of Tottenham Hotspur is successful. At least for anyone who wants to acquire Tottenham Hotspur, there is no need to consider 20 billion pounds, that is, About 25 billion euros, and thinking about the value of Ye Qiu's acquisition of Tottenham Hotspur back then, doesn't this mean success?

Of course, Ye Qiu can understand the thoughts of some fans, they seldom care about the management of the team, they only care about two things, the results and the stars, but as the manager of the club, Ye Qiu has to consider other more things, For example, the financial health of the team, the healthy and orderly daily operation of the team, and the business development of the team, etc.

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Sitting in the back row of the BMW car returning to White Hart Lane, Ye Qiu turned his head sideways all the way, looking at the street scene outside the car window. The city of London has become more and more like the Olympic atmosphere. I believe that this atmosphere will change as time goes on. It is getting stronger and stronger.

"Do the fans have any thoughts on the team's decision to sell Alves?" Ye Qiu asked after breaking the silence.

In fact, he still cares about the fans very much, because he knows very well that the most important core of a team is the fans.

Ron Gurley sat in the front passenger seat, turned his head, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Of course there will be some fans who are dissatisfied, but there are very few of them. After all, Kyle Walker is a local player and he performed well. The main reason is that Alves' performance in those two games last season made the fans dissatisfied."

As Wenger said, the Anglo-Saxon character is emotional, and what England fans value most is attitude.

Therefore, as a player who plays for the Premier League, you can lose everything, but you cannot lose that attitude.

"Where's the sponsor?" Ye Qiu asked again.

This time it was Peter Kenyon who answered, and he chuckled, "I've got that covered."

Ye Qiu nodded and did not continue to say anything. Now Tottenham Hotspur does not need to blindly follow the sponsors. On the contrary, many sponsors have to follow the principles of Tottenham Hotspur. This is because now Tottenham Hotspur is no longer the north London team it was six years ago.

"How do you think about Alba's question?" Ron Gurley asked with concern.

"How much sincerity can Barcelona show?" Ye Qiu asked with a smile.

"Twenty-five million euros!" Ron Gourley said, "This is their first offer."

With Abidal's illness, Barcelona's left side has also become a weakness, so they are also eager to introduce Alba, and the latter also hopes to return to Barcelona. At least Barcelona can guarantee his main position. Nam Tottenham, but he has to compete with Marcelo for a position.

"Currently, Alba's value has soared to 3000 million euros after the European Cup, and Barcelona wants to get him for 500 million euros?" Ye Qiu sneered and shook his head. Is he treating others as fools, or feeling emotionally offensive? Can be invincible?
"Do you know? I don't like Roselle very much. This guy is too snobbish and too calculating. He has never been a person who does big things. Relatively speaking, I admire Florentino more. A bold man."

Ye Qiu's words made both Peter Kenyon and Ron Gurley find it funny. Looking at today's football, how many successful business people like Florentino are in charge of the club?
However, Barcelona is indeed too petty. They always want to play an emotional offensive blindly, but they care about the transfer fee. This is why Real Madrid is so popular, but Barcelona is always rejected.

"You mean..." Peter Kenyon was the first to understand what Ye Qiu meant, "...using Real Madrid to exert pressure?"

"It doesn't have to be pressure!" Ye Qiu chuckled, "We don't need adult beauty. Could it be that Alba wants to go to Barcelona, ​​but Barcelona refuses to pay more, so we have to suffer ourselves and help them?"

Ye Qiu thinks this is like the vulgar scene in those idol dramas, which is too disgusting. Could it be that Barcelona and Alba, the true love couple, will be grateful to you all their lives for this?Don't be silly, this is professional football!

From the moment Alba said he would return to Barcelona, ​​there was only a contract relationship between him and Tottenham Hotspur, nothing else, so even if Tottenham Hotspur let him transfer to Real Madrid because of this, he would not hesitate. Can only obey.

"I understand!" Peter Kenyon nodded, what Ye Qiu said was still the old rule, the highest bidder wins.

The car slowly entered the White Hart Lane Stadium and parked in a fixed parking space in the parking lot. Ye Qiu and the others got out of the car and entered the stadium directly, and went up the stairs to the administrative office on the second floor.

As soon as he sat down, Peter Kenyon's secretary sent an itinerary.

"Here is the detailed itinerary of the team's trip to the United States, and a copy of your personal itinerary!" Peter Kenyon handed it to Ye Qiu without even looking at it.

Tottenham Hotspur will go to the United States this summer and play four warm-up games in Boston, New York, Washington and Miami. The opponents are basically strong teams. The training plan for this trip is held by Adidas. The opponents are all Adidas-sponsored teams, and all of them are on the East Coast.

In addition to summer preparations and further development of the North American market, another reason for this trip to the United States is to personally inspect the football markets in New York and Miami. Tottenham Hotspur's plan to form a new team in the American Major League has become very clear. , This is another major move for the team to develop the US market, and it is long-term.

Whether it is New York or Miami, Ye Qiu has to go and see for himself to be sure.

In addition to these things about the team, Ye Qiu has a very important personal plan, which is to go to Harvard Business School in the United States to give an open class, which he agreed to after receiving the invitation letter from Harvard Business School half a year ago. Yes, and in this public class, he will focus on football, management and business.

This is also a public relations promotion that Tottenham Hotspur attaches great importance to, because the head coach of the team can appear on the podium of Harvard Business School as the head coach of football, which in itself is very important to Tottenham Hotspur. It is a very important recognition and affirmation, and it is impossible for them to give up such an opportunity.

In terms of the itinerary, New York was the first stop the team arrived in the United States. The team's training camp was arranged in New York, and the location was selected. During the team training period, Ye Qiu went to Harvard University to give lectures, and the team was Playing the first warm-up match in Boston, the opponent is AC Milan. This is also the second encounter between the two teams after the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

The opponents of the other warm-up matches are Ajax, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.

After four warm-up matches, the team will go to Qatar in the Middle East for a warm-up match against the Al Sadd club where Raul played. After that, the team will return to Europe to start preparing for the Community Shield and the new season of the Premier League league.

It is worth mentioning that many Tottenham Hotspur players will participate in the Olympic games this season, including Cavani, Ramsey, Kyle Walker, Phil Jones, Thiago Silva , Marcelo, Sandro and Neymar, and Coutinho and Lucas Moura, who are on loan at Southampton, have also entered the Brazil Olympic team's squad.

Ye Qiu has already negotiated with the football associations of various countries. These players will participate in the team's summer training. After the team returns from the United States, they will go to the Olympic team to report. The specific return time depends on the country they are in. The performance of the Olympic team, even if it reached the Olympic finals, it would be August [-]th and missed the Community Shield Cup.

As for the first round of the Premier League in the new season is on August [-]th, Tottenham Hotspur's opponent in the first round is an away game against Newcastle.

Last season at St. James' Park, Tottenham suffered a lot, and this season the team is once again a guest at St. James' Park. Whether Tottenham will be able to retreat is still unknown.

This summer, Redknapp was dismissed by Paris Saint-Germain after two seasons of coaching, and was replaced by the famous coach Ancelotti. Fatty An was ambitious after coaching Newcastle, expressing his attitude to bring the Magpies to the second place. To support Tottenham Hotspur is not only to achieve outstanding results, but also to play the most gorgeous offensive football.

"The FA will hold a meeting the day after tomorrow to discuss two things. One is the youth training reform, and the other is the winter break!" Peter Kenyon said to Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu is also one of the initiators of the youth training reform. Together with others, he called for the implementation of small-field youth training for young players, such as five-a-side football, or seven-a-side nine-a-side football. The field becomes smaller and more players can be added. Use of technical skills.

As for the winter break, this is already an annual topic that is never tired of speculation. Ye Qiu is not very interested in this topic, because he has always felt that although the Premier League does not have a winter break, in fact, the entire first ten days of January basically There are cup games all over the world, and even the whole month of January is dominated by cup games, and the most intensive schedule is after Christmas.

From the point of view of the benefits and the price paid, Ye Qiu thinks it is necessary to keep the winter break, which is also the reason why over the past few years, some people have mentioned the winter break every year, but every year it ended without a problem.

"You can figure out how to deal with this matter!" Ye Qiu shook his head and sighed. He already had a lot of things to do. Peter Kenyon could just make up his own mind on such matters, and he didn't need to intervene.

So Ye Qiu directly stood up after signing several documents requiring his signature in Peter Kenyon's office, "I still have to go to Theobald to meet De Vessel, I hope this time Our detective will not let me down!"

Previously, Ye Qiu asked Peter DeVissel and the scouting team to find a right back. This time, Ye Qiu didn't give any advice other than recommending De Sciglio from AC Milan. The detective team makes up their minds.

Therefore, Ye Qiu is also looking forward to what kind of report card they will give.

(End of this chapter)