Football giants

Chapter 613 Let me teach you how to play!
Yang Huan has a bit of a headache now, because the group of Qataris in front of him, one by one, they all look the same, and they are very clear about who is who, okay?
Fortunately, Hamad was by his side and introduced him one by one.

It turned out that the middle-aged man who looked very similar to Hamad, but a little bit fatter and had a belly, was now the Prime Minister of Qatar. It is said that in this country, he belongs to the second most powerful figure.

Accompanying Prime Minister Hamad were several important officials from the Qatari government and royal family, but they were more of a symbolic presence. The one who really played a role was a sports minister with a mustache, bin Nasser al-Ali.

Because Yang Huan did not visit Qatar officially this time, but just came for vacation, so the meeting this time was completely private, and there were not so many annoying procedures such as official diplomatic etiquette.

The big guys met in the living room of the prime minister's official residence, and after a few pleasantries, they sat down.

Prime Minister Hamad immediately thanked Yang Huan for taking care of his son during his stay in the UK.

Yang Huan could tell that his gratitude came from the bottom of his heart.

Although Hamad's father is a powerful prime minister and he is a member of the royal family, in fact, as long as there are people, there must be competition, especially in a country like Qatar, where the competition is even more intense.

It's just that only those inside the royal family know about this.

In the past, Hamad was more foolish, and he did things in a mess. Although he was very obedient, it was useless.

But it's different now, there are a lot of bad things, I heard that when I was in England, I messed with men and women, but so what?
At least in the eyes of Prime Minister Hamad, the current Hamad is at least more suitable to survive in this tragic royal competition!
More importantly, through Yang Huan's relationship, Hamad has established quite good contacts in the UK and even in the world, and most of them are either rich or expensive, which will be of great help to his future.

And all the changes in the baby son are precisely from Yang Huan.

That's why he thanked him in the first place.

After thanking them, the two sides discussed a lot of side matters, such as Qatar welcomes Yang Huan to invest, and Prime Minister Hamad also promised to do his best to help and so on.

In addition, Yang Huan also expressed that Qatar is welcome to invest in China, and the Yang Group is willing to provide support in all aspects, and even cooperate. This is also the decision to leave Longhai City, and his father Yang Wenfeng agreed.

The talks were carried out in a very pleasant and relaxed atmosphere, until the end, the two sides talked about football.

"Mr. Yang Huan, what do you think of Manchester City after the Abu Dhabi consortium takes over?"

Yang Huan followed the prestige and found that it was the sports minister of Qatar who asked the question. He nodded and smiled politely at him.

"Many people doubt Manchester City's investment over the years, but I personally feel that, at least, Manchester City's investment is successful."

If you simply look at the investment and the team's achievements, whether it is successful or not is very controversial.

But if it is from the advertising effect of the Abu Dhabi consortium, Manchester City is absolutely successful!

Everyone present, including Yang Huan, knew very well that the Qataris were more concerned about the advertising effect, and then the team's performance and whether they were losing money.

To put it bluntly, they are not short of money at all!

"In the past ten years, the influence of the Premier League has been spreading at a geometric rate. Now, the world has entered the Internet age. The Premier League is the first league among all leagues to realize Internet live broadcast and launch Internet copyright."

Everyone present couldn't stop nodding after hearing this.

In the past few years, the Internet has become synonymous with being tall.

But don't think that this is some kind of unreachable high-tech. On the contrary, the Internet is gradually becoming a popular product similar to TV, which is necessary for every household.

"I once had a very in-depth discussion with the chief executive of our club, Peter Kenyon, and the chief executive of the Premier League, Richard Scudemore, and we agreed that the rapid growth of the Premier League's paid TV rights will gradually stabilize in a few years."

Judging from the current situation, Asia, Africa and South America have great potential, but the development speed is slow, so this will be a long-term task.

"In the future, the copyright of the Premier League will gradually become a tripartite model, that is, the local market, overseas market and the Internet market!"

Speaking of this, Yang Huan smiled again, "Everyone has seen how big the local market is. Over the past few years, the overseas market has developed quite rapidly, and it has not lost to the local market at all. Moreover, relying on the advantage of English, it will continue to maintain its development momentum in the future."

"Only the Internet market, the current income in this area is quite small, but in the next few years, I can guarantee that it will develop into a potential market that is not inferior to the local market and overseas market, and even bigger than these two markets!"

Having said that, Yang Huan laughed again.

"That is to say, in the foreseeable future for many years, the broadcast rights of the Premier League will continue to rise rapidly like a rocket, and the influence will continue to spread, and finally spread all over the world!"

After hearing what Yang Huan said, Prime Minister Hamad and the Minister of Sports looked at each other, feeling the surprise in each other's eyes.

Long before they decided to acquire Paris Saint-Germain, they had already conducted a very detailed assessment and budget for the Premier League. At that time, they gave up the opportunity to acquire Manchester United and chose Paris Saint-Germain.

But a few years later, Ligue [-] is still the fifth largest league in Europe. Although Paris Saint-Germain is already the champion of Ligue [-], its prestige in Europe and its influence in the world are developing very slowly.

In the final analysis, the French League is still not good!
In this case, they have already regretted their decision not to choose the Premier League.

Now, after hearing Yang Huan's words, they all immediately realized that there is still a lot to do in the Premier League.

"Mr. Yang Huan, thank you very much for your candor!"

Prime Minister Hamad nodded his thanks very sincerely.

"But I still have a doubt. Since the situation in the Premier League is so good, why are there so many teams wanting to sell in the reports we have collected? And I heard that the debt situation of the Premier League teams is very serious. Why is this?"

After hearing this, the Minister of Sports nodded and praised secretly. The Prime Minister's question really hit the point.

In fact, what they most want to understand is how professional football in Europe should be played!
It's best to let Master Huan teach me a lesson!
After hearing this, Yang Huan smiled again, nodded and said: "It's true, there are many teams that want to sell, and many teams are heavily in debt, but I personally think that this is caused by a problem with the team's own positioning, and it does not conflict with the overall development of the Premier League."

"How to say?" Prime Minister Hamad immediately became interested.

"Whether it's the Premier League or Europe, there are many ways to play professional football, such as Barcelona and Real Madrid. For them, youth training is just a slogan, and they attach importance to youth training, but only occasionally. Don't look at Barcelona's current youth training slogans, but look at the history of this team. It is not difficult to find that Barcelona at this stage is a special case!"

"These teams are not short of money. What they pursue are results, championships, and honors, so they have to invest a lot of money in the team every year for operations and transfers. Therefore, it is basically impossible for these teams to achieve profitability. On the contrary, it is easy to get heavily in debt, but they are the most influential giants on the planet."

Before Florentino and Laporta came to power, both Barcelona and Real Madrid were heavily indebted and close to bankruptcy.

"There is another kind of team. I don't aim for the championship. What I want is stability. For example, Arsenal. This team has completely given up the pursuit of the championship in recent years. They have only one goal, to maintain the top four in the league steadily and accumulate steadily."

"When they accumulate to a certain level, that's when they start to show their advantages, because their finances are very healthy. Once the accumulation is completed, they have great potential to explode. But no matter what, in terms of competitiveness, they are definitely not as good as Barcelona and Real Madrid."

Bayern Munich also belongs to this type, but on the one hand, the competition in the Bundesliga is not as good as that of the Premier League and La Liga, which makes Bayern Munich stand out and have no pressure.

"The most typical one is Porto. They don't pursue results. As long as they can guarantee to represent the Portuguese Super League in the Champions League, they are satisfied. What they want is a long-term business model. They don't invest and rely entirely on the club's self-sufficiency. Therefore, they have to follow the route of human traffickers and cultivate semi-finished products."

Having said that, Yang Huan shook his head again, "This kind of team is not absent in the four major leagues. For example, Sevilla and Valencia in La Liga, Udinese and Atlanta in Serie A, etc., are all in this way. But gradually, the teams in these four major leagues are getting more and more mixed, and they are not as comfortable as Porto and other teams."

Prime Minister Hamad and others were suddenly surprised, "Why?"

Since they are all following the route of human traffickers, why are the teams in the four major leagues not as good as the teams in the Portuguese Super League?
"Champions League!" Yang Huan replied concisely.

"The Champions League?"

"Yes!" Yang Huan nodded. "Except for the Premier League, the middle and lower reaches of Serie A, La Liga, and Bundesliga are generally not ideal in terms of income. The gap with Porto and other Portuguese Super League teams is not big, and it may even be worse than Porto."

"But more importantly, Porto can play in the Champions League. Not much else to say, as long as they can participate in the group stage, it represents tens of millions of income. If they can break through the group stage, they can earn more. This will suddenly widen the gap."

"Moreover, the gold content of the Champions League is getting higher and higher. Porto can participate in the Champions League. Players have increased opportunities to express themselves on a high-level stage and increased exposure. The worth is definitely higher than those players who did not participate in the Champions League. It can also attract more potential stars who are eager to participate in the Champions League to join, thereby increasing the success rate!"

Seeing Prime Minister Hamad and others nodding vigorously, Yang Huan felt that it was time to start summarizing.

"Actually, in the European professional football system, a team's self-positioning is very important. Once you make a mistake in positioning, it may lead to the collapse of the entire team for many years, or even bankruptcy."

"And there is no doubt that Manchester City is taking the route of Barcelona and Real Madrid. They have only one goal, which is to maximize the advertising effect, so they have to burn money, hit superstars, invest regardless of cost, and it doesn't matter how much they lose."

"But there are also counterexamples. For example, Aston Villa in the Premier League a few years ago. This team once occupied the middle and upper reaches of the league for a long time and was very competitive. But then there was a problem with the team's management direction, and the results plummeted. Now it is ranked in the lower reaches."

Aston Villa did not lose to Tottenham Hotspur in the past few years, but Tottenham Hotspur, under the operation of Daniel Levy, handled the goal of hitting the top four in the league quite brilliantly.

More importantly, if Tottenham Hotspur hadn't had the Northumberland plan, they wouldn't have to be in debt at all!
But what about Aston Villa?
After a round of bloodbath, the ranking plummeted sharply, ranking in the lower reaches, and began to worry about relegation.

Want to revive?

With Aston Villa's current debt of nearly [-] million euros, I don't know how many years it will take!

Unless, their American boss is willing to burn money and stimulate them.

This is why the entire European professional football world believes that Daniel Levy is the most shrewd and outstanding professional manager in the Premier League besides Peter Kenyon.

Without him, Tottenham Hotspur would never be where it is today!
(End of this chapter)