Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 292 The turbulent event
Sean Davies has joined Millwall without much fanfare.

Two seasons ago, Sean Davis was a well-known player, and many clubs hoped to introduce him, including Everton, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Blackburn and so on.

Sean Davies is so popular because he has proven himself in the Premier League, can adapt to Fulham's style of play and often can adapt to other teams, every club likes players who are mature and have no adaptation problems. Can quickly integrate into the team and play a role.

Now, two seasons later, things are different.

Sean Davis has been suffering from constant injuries, resulting in very few league appearances. He only played 26 times for Tottenham Hotspur last season. So far this season, he has only started twice in the League Cup and a league substitute. Playing once, such ball statistics are hard to believe. Even if he is only [-] years old and still in his prime, no team can guarantee how much Davis can still play.

When Millwall's official website announced the transfer of Sean Davis, many media reported the news, but that's all. It is difficult for a million-pound player to cause much disturbance, especially according to media analysis, "Zhang Yang chose to let Davis join only to supplement the depth of the bench", so not many people paid attention to it.

This is a bit sad, but it is the reality of professional football.

Zhang Yang attached great importance to the joining of Sean Davis, and took the initiative to introduce him to everyone during the first day of training.Then Sean Davis got a playbook.

"You need to understand the above stuff, and then you know what to do in the game."

"That's your job for the week ahead."

"A week?"

Sean Davis didn't have the nerve to ask more questions. After returning to the training ground, he just followed the team to do training to maintain his state under the arrangement of the assistant coach. During the tactical training time, it became his personal "literature class" ' up.

Sean Davis still didn't understand. He asked other teammates, and suddenly a group of people enthusiastically explained, "You need to be familiar with the above content!"

"This is our tactical content!"

"That's necessary. We all came here like this. You didn't participate in the summer preparations, otherwise you will be even more distressed!"

"Remind you, if you want to play, you must memorize it. It is best to memorize every letter..." The last sentence comes from Joey Healy. After understanding the above, you can participate in tactical training, and when you are familiar with the coordination routine, you can play in the game.

Although it is very simple to say, "familiarity with cooperation" is not that simple. The most conservative estimate is that it will take about a month for Sean Davis to play on behalf of the team.

During this period of time, Sean Davis has to "study hard". The good news is that he doesn't need to understand it by himself. Zhang Yang specially asked Aldous to explain the content to Davis, and there is an assistant coach to guide him. , The time to familiarize yourself with tactics will definitely be greatly shortened.

Soon the second round of Premier League No.20 came.

Millwall travels to Birmingham for an away game against Aston Villa.

In the first half of the schedule, the result of the match between the two teams was [-]-[-]. This time it was replaced by Aston Villa's home court. Mill Volvo could not play with all the players. The game must be very difficult.

The British media paid a lot of attention to Millwall. Millwall suffered a wave of injuries and was disclosed by the media. How much Millwall can play has also attracted many people's attention.

After beating Chelsea, Millwall has been defined as a 'title contender'.

Although there are still many people who are not optimistic about Millwall, everyone must admit that Millwall's performance is enough to qualify for the championship, but if the injury wave affects the entire team, the decline in performance is inevitable , the competition in the league is very fierce. If you perform poorly for a period of time, you will be removed from the ranks of the "championship". One game can only be three points away, and the third or fourth game will be more than a dozen points. Will Millwall be able to maintain it? What about the status?

Many people are watching.

Zhang Yang attaches great importance to the game. He also knows the team's current results, but he has just entered the ranks of 'championship', and the difference with Chelsea has narrowed to three. There is absolutely no room for mistakes.

"Every league game is very important! I know the situation of the team, but we must strive for victory!" Zhang Yang said to the players in one sentence, we must try our best to defeat our opponents.

Millwall's fighting spirit is good.

More than ten days ago, they just defeated Chelsea, which also made the team full of confidence. Although many main players were unable to play, at Villa Park, the Millwall team still played in good form, facing Aston Villa head-on. Confrontation never fails.

It's not easy.

Millwall is only a "semi-main lineup" on the field, and several sick players cannot play. Konchesky, who just caught a cold, was put on the bench by Zhang Yang, lest there be any accidents.

But Millwall still performed very well, at least he thought it was outstanding, but the difficulty of the game is also certain. Many people said that there are no underdogs in Serie A. In terms of the strength of Millwall's lineup, the Premier League is really There are no underdogs. If the performance is not good, Sunderland, the last one, can fight with them. It is already a very good performance to be able to match Aston Villa with a "semi-main lineup". .

In the end, Millwall defeated Aston Villa [-]-[-] away.

When the game ended, Zhang Yang let out a long breath.

This game is too difficult.

The game was very difficult from the first minute to the final end. Aston Villa still had a lead for a while, but fortunately the team scored two goals in the end, and the away game achieved a go-ahead. After this game, some colds The players can also recover, and the next league will be easier to play.

With the joy of victory, the whole Millwall team took the bus all the way back to London.After Zhang Yang returned to the club, he was about to leave directly, but he was called by Ebenezer and found the chairman's office.

"Is something wrong?"

Zhang Yang felt very strange.

During the Christmas period, Grigory fell ill and was not in good health. He basically didn’t come to the club. He didn’t even attend the reception of the FA. Why did he suddenly come to the club at night?

Zhang Yang went to the chairman's office, opened the door and saw Gregory and Ebenezer, nothing unexpected, it was still the two of them.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Yang asked directly, he really wanted to go home and rest.

Ebenezer greeted Zhang Yang to sit down.

The atmosphere in the office was a bit weird. Grigory and Ebenezer's faces were very heavy, as if they had really encountered something.

Zhang Yang didn't understand, but he didn't say anything, which was equivalent to Grigory's opening. In the end, the old man said, "There is one thing that I think you should know, because you are the team's head coach."

"Ok?"

Grigory's serious expression made Zhang Yang frown, "What happened?"

Grigory hesitated, but finally said, "You should have heard the latest news, right? That's the truth. There is a company from Saudi Arabia that is planning to acquire the club's shares."

Zhang Yang frowned.

Millwall is not listed, and the shares are all differentiated from the membership period. There are only five major shareholders holding more than 5.00% of the shares. Among them, Gregory, Kurd-Matter and Glick hold similar shares. A total of about 60.00% of Wu's shares are held, and the rest are scattered shares in the hands of fans.

Glick sold his stake to the Saudis last week.

It wasn't a big deal at first, Glick only had 19.00% of the shares, and he didn't have as much control as Grigory, so it had almost no impact on the club.

Now it looks like this is not the case!
Grigory continued, "I asked Glick why he wanted to sell the club's shares, and the result was that the other party offered an undeniable price."

"How many?"

"Nineteen million pounds!"

"..."

Zhang Yang knew why Glick didn't refuse.

19.00% of the shares, sold for 900 million pounds, is absolutely undeniable. Millwall has been promoted to the Premier League, including nearly half a season. The value of each team has increased, and the market value will not exceed 6000 million pounds at most.

That's just market cap.

The Millwall club still has a lot of debt pressure, and the amount of debt owed by the bank is definitely not small. In addition, the Neal Stadium is not owned by Millwall. It is a stadium approved by the city government for the club through bidding. There is only the right to use, not the right to sell.

and many more.

In short, it is absolutely unimaginable that 19.00% of the shares can be sold for a high price of 900 million pounds.

"The Saudis are really rich!"

Zhang Yang sighed.

Gregory smiled wryly, "Indeed, I can't refuse. I got the news that the other party also contacted Kurd-Matte, who is hesitating. If Kurd decides to sell the shares, they will hold more than 40.00% of the shares."

Zhang Yang knew what that meant.

Millwall Club is not listed, and a large part of the shares are held in the hands of scattered fans. If the other party can own 40.00% of the shares, it is too simple to complete the acquisition of 50.00%.

In addition, holding 40.00% of the shares, they are already the club's largest shareholder. They are qualified to intervene in club affairs, and even decide on the chairman and other personnel appointments.

What Grigory wanted to say was not just the acquisition of other shares, "The other party also contacted me. They also offered a price that was hard to refuse."

"How many?"

"Five million pounds." Grigory said without hesitation.

"...?"

Zhang Yang didn't turn his mind for a moment.

Glick's 19.00% shares can be sold for 900 million pounds, and Grigory's shares exceed 20.00%, how could it become 500 million pounds?
Gregory and Ebenezer both took it for granted, and felt that 500 million pounds was not a lot.

Zhang Yang immediately came back to his senses.

The other party already has a large amount of shares in their hands and has absolute initiative. At the same time, they contact Gregory and Kurd Matt. It is best to buy the shares held by the two of them. If they can't buy them, they can also Buy from scattered fans, and expand the holding rate of shares.

The other party didn't seem to be in a hurry.

In terms of time, it is only January now, and if the opponent wants to make a big move, it will be at least April or May. Regardless of whether Grigory sells his shares or not, it will be difficult to keep his chairmanship for next season.

In addition, the shares in Gregory's hands can be sold at a high price of 500 million pounds, which is really tempting.

Zhang Yang took a deep breath, "So, what's your decision?"

Grigory hesitated for a moment, and finally sighed, "My heart is moved."

"I've thought about it for a long time, and the fact is, I wouldn't have been in the chair for long without this. I'm getting old. I used to think about what Millwall was going to do when I was gone. ?We are just a small club without much financial support. There is no way to buy a large number of stars to supplement the lineup like other teams. Now that foreign capital joins, it may be a good thing. Just like Chelsea, maybe ten or 20 years Is it really possible for Millwall to become a giant in the future?"

"That was my dream..."

Grigory used a 'dream' explanation to explain the reason why he agreed to the acquisition, but Zhang Yang understood that the biggest reason was the temptation of money.

That's fifteen million pounds!
A year ago, Millwall's total market capitalization did not exceed ten million pounds, and Gregory's shares would be good if they could be sold for two to three million pounds.

Millwall has been promoted to the Premier League and has achieved excellent results in the past. Many players in the team have shown considerable strength, and their value evaluation has also risen rapidly. The overall value of the club has also increased greatly.

With this money in front of Grigory, he couldn't be unmoved, as he himself said, "I'm old."

Grigory is old!

An old man no longer has much energy to devote to the work of the club. At this age, he should enjoy life more. With such a large amount of money, he can live a relaxed and leisurely life without having to worry about the club.

This is the most important.

Zhang Yang respected Gregory's choice, because if he were to stand in Gregory's position from another perspective, he would probably make the same choice, right?
In addition, Gregory's choice is actually not important.

When foreign capital is eyeing the Millwall club and completes the first acquisition from Glick, everything seems to be doomed.

This is also the tragedy of small clubs.

This is the case in the world of commercial football. A club with huge influence in the world, such as Manchester United, has little resistance to foreign capital. It was acquired within a few months, and the owner was directly replaced by an American, let alone Milwaukee. Already.

(End of this chapter)