Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 302 Buy a team to play for yourself

"A Qatari consortium is taking a huge gamble, offering 200 million euros to buy Shan Yongzhuo."

"Paris Saint-Germain's astonishingly extravagant move!"

"Two hundred million euros is just the initial transfer fee; Paris Saint-Germain will offer an astonishing contract."

After the news was released, it immediately became the hottest news before Christmas, and every media outlet participated in it, conducting a series of analyses and reports.

According to sources in Paris, the Qatari consortium has held four board meetings and launched a fan event recently.

For years, Paris Saint-Germain has been overshadowed by Lyon in Ligue 1, and the club itself has also had many problems.

Then, in the summer of 2011, Paris Saint-Germain finally ushered in a major transformation. The Qatar Sports Investment Fund invested a total of €5000 million to purchase 70% of the club's shares, of which €1500 million to €2000 million was to be used to repay the club's previous debts.

With this, Paris Saint-Germain became the second Middle Eastern team after Manchester City.

However, Paris fans have been very welcoming of this.

After all, Chelsea's first foray into big-spending football was a huge success, almost making them one of the top clubs in Europe.

Manchester City has seen remarkable results since the oil tycoon took over, even better than Chelsea. They won the treble last season and are one of the favorites to win the Champions League this season.

Seeing these teams successively taste the sweetness of money-driven football, Paris fans naturally welcomed the arrival of big spenders, hoping to see PSG rise to become a European powerhouse after Chelsea and Manchester City.

The arrival of the Qataris did not disappoint Paris fans.

In the summer of 2011, they spent 91.5 million euros to acquire eight well-known European players, including Pastore, Menez, Sissoko, Matuidi, and Gameiro.

However, the expected good days have not come. They are currently only ranked third in Ligue 1, which has greatly disappointed the proud Qataris and the Paris fans who have high hopes for the team.

So, during the winter transfer window, they once again waved their checkbooks.

First, they targeted the championship-winning coach Ancelotti. Tempted by his €7 million annual salary, the highest salary ever offered to a coach in Ligue 1, Ancelotti succumbed.

Now, they have set their sights on Shan Yongzhuo, the world's number one football star.

In the minds of Qataris, Manchester City's rise is largely due to Shan Yongzhuo, as they had spent so much money before without much success.

Until Shan Yongzhuo arrived, they immediately won the triple crown.

This is enough to show how strong Shan Yongzhuo is.

So they set their sights on their Arab brothers.

In their view, there is nothing that money cannot solve; if it still doesn't work, it only proves that not enough money has been spent.

Moreover, once Shan Yongzhuo is brought to the Parc des Princes, firstly, there's no doubt that the results will be guaranteed. Secondly, given Shan Yongzhuo's immense popularity, he will certainly be welcomed by the fans.

"If the Qataris bring Shan Yongzhuo to the Parc des Princes, they will undoubtedly gain the most heartfelt support from the Paris fans."

"This is the most successful strategy."

"Two hundred million euros, that's an absolute steal. The only reason they'd spend so much money on a player is because that player is Shan Yongzhuo..."

This sounds almost unbelievable.

However, after seeing this news and looking at the amount of money the Qataris spent on acquiring Paris, Shan Yongzhuo's focus shifted elsewhere.

"Can Paris really be bought for 5000 million euros?"

"Isn't Paris Saint-Germain a powerhouse?" In his previous life, as a casual football fan, Shan Yongzhuo thought that Paris Saint-Germain was the only decent team in Ligue 1 and could be considered a powerhouse in Europe.

A team like that can be bought for 5000 million euros?

He completely forgot that the era of inflation in European football had not yet arrived, but the idea of ​​buying a team still tempted Shan Yongzhuo.

If that's the case, should I buy a team myself?
Shan Yongzhuo doesn't usually make any investments; he saves all the money he earns, and now he has over 100 million euros in savings.

Since this money is just sitting there anyway, I might as well spend it.

Moreover, instead of investing in things you don't understand, you might as well buy a sports team and give it a try.

Then he can go play for his own team and buy some good quality, inexpensive players.

Shan Yongzhuo's idea was simple: buy a struggling football team and then spend several years working his way up to win various championships.

Anyway, I still have more than two years left on my contract with Manchester City. At worst, I can choose not to renew it now and join my team as a free agent.

At that time, I was only 25 years old, in my prime, and I used my life to build the team into a powerhouse.

As for transfers, Shan Yongzhuo didn't even consider it. How much higher could Paris's salary be?
In that case, the team's value should increase, right?

Moreover, he still knows a bit about the promising young players from later generations, and with Kroos's keen eye, if things go well, he could make a lot of money by trading players like a black market dealer.

It should be able to multiply several times over, right?
Then, he took the opportunity to sell the team and made a fortune.

Even if he only earns a hundred or two hundred million euros, he can live a carefree life after retirement without having to work.

Thinking about it this way, Shan Yongzhuo felt it was feasible more and more.

This is definitely a reliable way to make money.

So he immediately contacted Kroos and shared his ideas with him.

"You want to buy a team?"

Kroos was initially surprised by Shan Yongzhuo's idea. He originally thought that Shan Yongzhuo wanted to ask him about Paris Saint-Germain, but he didn't expect that this guy actually wanted to buy the team himself.

However, after hearing Shan Yongzhuo's explanation, Kroos immediately became Shan Yongzhuo's most loyal lackey and vowed that he would find the most suitable team for Shan Yongzhuo.

Of course, there are conditions. When it comes to the acquisition, Kroos will also get involved and become a shareholder second only to Shan Yongzhuo.

He has absolute confidence in Shan Yongzhuo, and moreover, Shan Yongzhuo will definitely not play with the same attitude as he is now when he plays for the team he is playing for.

After playing for 4 or 5 years, the team will have won numerous championships and become a top-tier team in Europe, or even a powerhouse team. At that time, they can make a fortune by reselling the club.

The two unscrupulous individuals hit it off immediately.

They immediately began targeting suitable teams.

For Shan Yongzhuo, it wouldn't matter if the team was in the English Championship, Spanish Second Division, or Italian Second Division; he could lead the team to promotion in just one season.

Most importantly, the team price needs to be a bit cheaper.

Since 5000 million euros can buy Paris Saint-Germain, it would be better to spend 3000 million euros to resolve this matter.

With this in mind, Shan Yongzhuo fell into a blissful dream of making money.

(End of this chapter)