After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

"This is our training base."

Jason McGill took Pan Yi along the Waddington Road in the north of York City, and introduced him to Pan Yi while walking.

Pan Yi nodded, then took a bite of chocolate, without saying anything.

After he contacted the owner of York City, Jason McGill took him around the city first, and then went to see the related facilities of the York City Club, and introduced him along the way, right to be a tour guide!
York City is really a place to visit.

Because of the deep historical origins of the Roman Empire and the Vikings, York has obtained rich historical resources from them, and these resources have also greatly promoted the tourism industry of this town.

For example, York Minster is currently the largest medieval Gothic church in Europe, with the largest stained glass window in the world and the largest gray monochrome glass window in the UK.

The Yorkshire Museum is one of the most famous museums in the UK. It houses a variety of precious jewelry and cultural relics from the ancient Roman, Saxon, and Viking ages.

Clifford's Tower is one of the existing remains of York Castle. It is located on a small hill in the south of the city. You can climb to the top of the tower along the spiral steps in the tower and have a panoramic view of York City.

The National Railway Museum is a must-see for train fans.As the birthplace of railways, Britain's unique "train" culture has always been one of the cultural elements that tourists from other countries around the world compete to taste and explore.

Even here, you can go to the "Diagon Alley" where Harry Potter once visited to buy things.

This street is the best-preserved medieval-style street in Europe. Of course, the reason why this street is famous is due to the "Harry Potter" movie, because "Diagon Alley" was filmed here.

In addition, there are York City Walls, Britain's first windmill, and various interesting castles...

You can also go to the church where Jay Chou got married!

Yes, on the day when Chelsea played Swansea, that is, on January 2015, 1, Jay Chou held his wedding at Selby Church in York, and then the wedding banquet after the wedding was held at Castle Howard in York.

If it wasn't for Pan Yi's competition mission at that time, Gao and Low would have come to the scene to have a look.

Of course, what attracts Pan Yi more is the delicious and fragrant chocolate here - all thanks to the chocolate factories with a long history and excellent technology in the town.

Tourists from all over the world come to York not only to appreciate various ancient buildings and ancient streets, but also to taste chocolate here.

Of course Pan Yi is no exception!He is a famous snack lover.

And he is also interested in a special tea restaurant called "Betty's Tea Room". According to Jason McGill, all kinds of handmade desserts, butter biscuits, macarons and all kinds of cake scones here are very good. .

However, the business in this store was so good that there was a long queue in front of the store early, so Pan Yi had no choice but to give up and bought a few chocolates in the small shop beside him to satisfy his cravings.

In short, the town of York is really a place suitable for living and living, and it is also the kind that Pan Yi likes.

However, when the two of them wandered around York City for a long time and finally came to the topic, when they went to see the training base of the York City Club, the strong sense of contrast came out.

Such a good city, but there is no big football club to match it!
Just talk about the training base in front of you...

Although it can't be said that the facilities are complete, at least it is better than nothing.

Or, to use the description in the FM game: it works just fine.

This is in sharp contrast to Pan Yi, who just came from a top training base like Chelsea.

I really want nothing.

Of course, this is also a good match for the various infrastructures in York City.

It's not just the training base that is so bad!

If Pan Yi could display an electronic display in front of his eyes, the various facilities in York City displayed now should look like this:

Stadium condition: dilapidated.

Underfloor heating system: No.

Roof: No.

Office facilities: the most basic office facilities.

Training Facility Level: Adequately available training facilities.

Echelon training: improvised youth training facilities.

Youth Player Recruitment: Basic youth player recruitment.

……

In short, it is very in line with the level of a team that has repeatedly jumped in the professional and amateur leagues.

And Pan Yi is also very clear, which is why such a League Two team can only sell for a few million at most.

Fields, training grounds, youth training...

All need money!
Why does a club sell money?
In addition to a team with top overseas appeal like Manchester United, more factors must be considered when selling, and low-level clubs like League One and League Two basically look at the team's hardware, and player value.

But what value can York players have?

The most powerful players in the team are often on loan and are not part of the team's assets.

And this "most awesome", for example, the highest salary in the team now is Zubba, who is on loan from Bournemouth, which is 2500 a week.

The players in the team who belong to their own contracts have the lowest weekly salary of only two or three hundred, which is after excluding the apprenticeship contracts of tens or hundreds.

Then if these people sell it, the theoretical value will not exceed 20 to 30 euros, and the lowest is only a few thousand dollars.

But the problem is that basically no one will actually spend money to buy players of this level.

The rich clubs spend real money to poach people from the higher-level League One or even the Championship clubs. Those without money, of course, like York City, wait for free agents to be exempted from visas.

Spend 30 to buy a player at the level of the League Two relegation team?Then the uniform team of this club must be crazy!
This is enough to pay three or four "top" players on loan for a year's salary!
Well, the so-called uniform group... In fact, there are not many people.

There must be a chairman, usually the team owner.

Then there is a director below, a head coach and an assistant coach, and then there are several coaches in charge of physical fitness, goalkeeper and youth training, which is considered very complete.

Scouts and team doctors, basically one or two each is enough.

So it is impossible to do something like Manchester United that can send seven or eight game analysts in a game.

In short, such a club can save as much as possible in all aspects, so the value of its personnel is almost negligible.

In other words, hardware assets such as training bases and stadiums are the bulk of the valuation of a low-level club.

But, let's not talk about the stadium, how much does a good training base cost?
As far as Pan Yi knows, Chelsea's Cobham training base has cost Abramovich tens of millions of pounds!
At this price, you can buy a British Championship or even a Premier League club.

And even if it is a little ordinary, expand it, upgrade some training facilities, buy some advanced equipment, and just throw out a few million.

Not to mention the stadium.

Everyone knows how much Wenger paid for Arsenal to save a stadium.

In London, where land is very expensive, buying a piece of land to build a new stadium, you know how much money it costs.

As for the Emirates Stadium, the construction cost alone exceeds 7 million U.S. dollars, which does not include land and other money.

The specific data is not available, but the final cost should be around 40 billion pounds.

It can be seen how determined Wenger and the board of directors were at that time. They took huge risks and pushed forward the new stadium plan against all opinions.

But since then, Arsenal has stepped into the pain of repaying the mortgage, and Wenger has also fallen into endless controversy.

In order to repay the large loan, Arsenal had to start sacrificing the team's combat power to sell players in exchange for funds.

Arsenal has gradually become a "talent market" for other giants. Vieira, Henry, Gallas, Fabregas, Van Persie, Nasri, Adebayor, Toure and others have been sold by Arsenal one after another.

You know, they are the big stars of the same generation, and they will definitely be treated as cornerstones in other teams.

Many of these stars sold by Arsenal were even the captain of Arsenal at the time. From this, we can see how "crazy" Arsenal is in order to collect money.

Not only that, while Arsenal is open source, it is still throttling.

A salary cap is set, and contracts for players over 30 years old are signed once a year. Such a strict policy has forced many big-name players away.

Nasri, Toure, Clichy, Adebayor and others all got contracts much higher than Arsenal's salary after leaving Arsenal.

During this period, Wenger suffered all kinds of ridicule, and also endured the loss from undefeated championship to long-term championship.And these are the "bitter fruits" brought about by his new stadium plan.

But is this "suffering" worth it?

The answer is yes.

After Arsenal finally moved to the Emirates Stadium, their matchday income has increased significantly, with at least 5500 million pounds of incremental matchday income per season!
This data surpasses Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Manchester United, Chelsea and other giants.

Moreover, Arsenal also gained a lot of money from the title of the Emirates Stadium.

And all of this is obviously a credit to the new stadium.

The Emirates Stadium has begun to become a stable "cash cow" for Arsenal. The annual repayment of 2000 million pounds in principal and interest does not seem to be high, and it is not difficult for Arsenal to complete.

Now Arsenal have a modern stadium and a healthy financial balance.

With such a foundation, no matter how the future situation changes, Arsenal will be a wealthy team.

This is the basis for Wenger and Arsenal to sacrifice for more than ten years!

From the point of view of investing in the future, it is obviously worth it.

And from the perspective of Pan Yi, a traveler, the current Arsenal is indeed on the right path, maybe a new Premier League champion is not far away from them...

At this point in time, for Pan Yi who intends to acquire a club, this is of course also a point that needs to be considered in the future.

It's just that the demand for the stadium is not so urgent for the time being.

After all, for a League Two team, York City's Crescent Stadium, which can accommodate about [-] spectators, is more than enough.

In fact, in the near future, it only needs to do some renovations on the infrastructure of the stadium, such as adding a dewatering system to the stadium lawn and improving the quality of the grass in winter, which can meet the daily use.

And this probably costs a few thousand pounds.

"We have very loyal fans." Jason McGill continued to introduce with a somewhat proud tone, "Even if we were still playing in the amateur league, we had thousands of fans present every game."

Pan Yi nodded.

It's really not easy.

This also shows the profound background of English football.

No matter what league your team is in, no matter whether the game is won or lost, there are always countless fans cheering for it.

This kind of football culture based on the community is really impossible to learn.

"We have a lot of local fan groups, there are Harrogate Catholics, Jorvik Reds, York Nomads, etc. It's just..." Jason McGill smiled:

"You know, like many English clubs, many of them are football hooligans, so they will also be banned by the club."

"Of course, there are also many big names who are also members of the club. For example, the Archbishop of Yorkshire is the season ticket owner of our team..."

"When we play at home, the club will also produce an official booklet called 'City Review', which costs £3..."

"The club's mascot is a lion called the 'Yorkie Lion' and he often does pre-match antics."

"Our traditional two main rivals are Hull City and Burleigh, it's just strange that fans of no other team see York City as their main rivals."

"For example, Hull City, the fans of this East Yorkshire team think that Leeds United is their main rival team..."

Following Jason McGill around the York City Club and listening to his introduction, Pan Yi almost knew the acquisition.

In general, this is a typical low-level team in England. It has a fan base, but the infrastructure is poor, and many areas need to be improved.

This is a challenge for Pan Yi.

But for him, isn't this a great opportunity to play live FM?
Turning a low-level team into an awesome team, the sense of accomplishment is absolutely overwhelming.

Moreover, the money earned by buying and selling people now is not working for the boss.

All earned by myself!

The money earned, in addition to updating the lineup and improving the strength of the team, can also be used to renovate the training base, build new stadiums, and so on.

For example, Wenger used the money from selling Anelka in exchange for Henry and a Kearney training base;

Then he used all kinds of money to sell the captain in exchange for the Emirates Stadium...

And Pan Yi is even better at buying and selling players!

Wouldn't it be nice to have enough money to set up a "Pan Yi Stadium" here?
Of course, a team like York City that is facing various difficulties will also make the club's sale price correspondingly lower.

After all, for Pan Yi now, it is still unrealistic for him to spend hundreds of millions of pounds to build a relatively mature Premier League team.

"Three million pounds, I think it's about the same."

This is Pan Yi's psychological price.

He has also done a certain amount of market research, such as League Two clubs that rank relatively high and have relatively good infrastructure, such as Portsmouth and Burton, the price is tens of millions of pounds, or even more.

After all, as soon as they are promoted to League One, their value will rise steadily.

But if it is a team in the middle and lower reaches, since it may fall to the amateur league at any time, not only there is no room for appreciation, but there is a risk of depreciation, and the price will be much lower.

And York City belongs to this category of teams.

Therefore, 400 million, up to 600 million, is the valuation range of most League Two teams.

And for Pan Yi, the risk of depreciation does not exist for the time being.

As a runner, he knew that York City would not be relegated this season.

Therefore, he only needs to buy the club now, and then he will be a hands-off shopkeeper first, and then he will have time to operate slowly next season.

It's just that, considering that I spent 300 million pounds to buy a young player like Lingard who was spurned by Manchester United before, and it only cost 300 million pounds to buy an entire League Two club. deplorable.

However, Pan Yi had been planning a bargaining plan for a long time, but when he formally started negotiations with Jason McGill, it seemed that he would not be able to use it all at once.

"£200 million. No, if you can take York City to the next level, £100 million will do."

Jason McGill looked at Pan Yi, full of fan-like expectations.

In other words, it was the kind of eyes that saw the savior!
Pan Yi couldn't be dealt with right now.

Is there such a business?

Up is the reserve price, or even sell at a loss.

"You know, in fact, most football clubs don't make money." Seeing that Pan Yi didn't say a word, Jason McGill said sincerely:

"And I also know that you don't buy clubs to make money."

"It is precisely because of this that I will extend an invitation to you, and I will hand over the club to you with confidence."

"As for the specific acquisition amount...Really, you can just give a symbolic number."

Such a negotiation process looks very unprofessional.

But Pan Yi understood that it was precisely because the old man loved this club so deeply.

Perhaps his long-cherished wish in his life is to see his beloved York City become a truly powerful club.

That's why he tentatively chatted with Pan Yi when he met Chelsea in the League Cup.

But when Pan Yiken came over today, McGill felt that he had already succeeded in half, so he must not let this savior run away because of the price!
After all, Pan Yi is now the most popular head coach in world football, and his existence represents the champion!

Although it seems impossible for Pan Yi to personally coach a League Two team, with Pan Yi's reputation and connections in European football, York City can be turned into a powerful and stable team Still very simple.

It would be much more convenient just to rent players!
Not to mention Chelsea, some "swill" that can't play in Hamburg is enough to enjoy-of course, considering the account book and so on, Chelsea is more suitable.

And if York City can be promoted to a higher level, such as the League One, or even the British Championship, the club will be financially rich and can buy more people.

This is buying people... The whole world knows that Pan Yi's eyes on people are very accurate.

Any one of the players he likes will skyrocket in value!
And Pan Yi will of course pay more attention to his own club.

In this way, it is not a dream for York City to become a Premier League club!

In the face of such a prospect, what is McGill's own 200 million and 300 million worth?
After all, he is first and foremost a York City fan!
Now, as a fan, he saw an opportunity to bring his team back to life, how could he let it go?
"It's only 200 million pounds to buy the York City club." Pan Yi said, "You have paid so much for York City, and I can't let you suffer."

For Pan Yi now, 200 million pounds is really nothing.

His weekly salary is 40 yuan, even after deducting taxes and fees, he can earn it in ten weeks, not to mention that he still has hidden wealth in his hands.

The main reason is that the old man really paid too much affection and real money to York City, so he felt a little sorry for taking advantage of him like this.

As McGill said just now, running the club is actually not profitable in most cases. He doesn't know how much money he has invested in the team over the years, and he doesn't know how much effort he has put into management.

Therefore, it is only natural for Pan Yi to pay a small amount of money to buy it.

"But..." McGill wanted to say something else.

"But what, does the team still have debt?"

"That... that's not true."

"Then it's settled. 200 million pounds, if you don't sell it, I'll leave."

"Don't...don't!" McGill quickly grabbed Pan Yi, "Okay, just 200 million! Let's sign the contract right away!"

"By the way, I have one more request." Pan Yi blinked.

"What?" McGill looked nervous, afraid that there would be any change of mind.

"After you sold the club to me, you still stay in the team as the chairman and help me manage it." Pan Yi said with a smile, "I can't find someone who understands team management and is familiar with the local situation in York." people to help me."

"This is no problem! You will be my boss in the future, and I will manage the team well!" McGill patted his chest.

This is equivalent to Pan Yi buying a house, and then the original owner rented the house again...

The identity conversion was completed in an instant.

Pan Yi nodded and felt relieved.

This can be regarded as helping him solve a big problem.

After all, although he suddenly owned an English club, he really couldn't devote too much attention to it at the moment.

Now leading Chelsea to the Premier League title and the Champions League title is his top priority!

And if McGill can continue to serve as the chairman, then he can really be a hands-off shopkeeper. Anyway, except for the change of "sovereignty", everything else remains the same.

At least the entire York City club will remain stable, and the overall development will not change, nor will it affect what should happen in the original timeline-mainly this season to keep the level first.

When there is time to free up his hands, Pan Yi can slowly deal with the affairs of York City.

For example, step by step to update the staff of the team, improve the level of the uniform team, training team, and medical team;

For example, let Chelsea form an associated club with York City to facilitate the transfer of some talents to York City;
Even Pan Yi is considering letting Scaloni go directly to York City as the head coach next season. This is a good place to practice, and it can also "support" some of Pan Yi's tactical ideas here more directly.

"By the way, there is one more thing." Pan Yi said again.

"You say."

"This transaction should be low-key." Pan Yi said, "You can announce to the public that you have sold the club, but it is best not to say that you sold it to me. Otherwise, some things will not be convenient to deal with."

McGill nodded: "I understand this. Anyway, it can be bought by a mysterious Dragon Country merchant. Haha..."

The two smiled at each other.

Indeed, now the Dragon Kingdom businessmen can be regarded as a very powerful branch in European football.

Recently, there are rumors that a Guo boss in Longguo is negotiating an acquisition with the English Championship team Wolves, and the acquisition price may reach 4500 million pounds.

As for Pan Yi's old club, AC Milan, I heard that a businessman surnamed Li was also interested in it, and wanted to pay a huge sum of money to buy it from Berlusconi.

The main reason is that these teams with a Chinese background are often quite mysterious, and sometimes it is impossible to find out who is behind everything.

So if McGill claims that a certain Longguo businessman bought the team and let the original management personnel continue to manage the team, maybe the fans will not have any opinions.

Of course, more importantly, if Pan Yi is found to be related to York City, this may have a negative impact on his subsequent actions, such as recruiting people from Chelsea.

Therefore, this approach should be the best at present.

So far, Pan Yi's wholly-owned acquisition of York City Club has ended after a simple meeting and talks!
Pan Yi has also officially become the owner of York City!