Football Giants

　　 "I am also very confused!"

　　 Charlene? Laheri gave a wry smile, but on her flowery face, even the wry smile was particularly moving.

　　 So, the number of followers following her on WeChat skyrocketed again by nearly 2,000.

　　 "I once threw this question to the new boss in Southampton, Mr. Yang Huan, but after he heard my question, he asked me another question in turn."

　　 "What's the problem?" Lineker was very interested.

　　 He believes that not only himself, but also all the viewers who watch the daily game, must be very interested in the maverick boss of Southampton. If there is a chance to invite him to do shows in the future, the ratings will definitely skyrocket.

　　 Charlene Laheri sat on the soft sofa chair with her legs folded, and she didn't mind showing her long and charming legs to the camera. "He asked me in turn, does the football club make money?"

　　 Lineker and Alan Shearer were dumbfounded.

　　 Yes, do football clubs make money?

“The most profitable football club back then was Manchester United, but before the Glazer family’s acquisition, Manchester United’s profit was more than 10 million a year. After the acquisition, the situation became even more miserable. As for Bayern Munich, Audi and What are the shares of companies such as Adidas?"

　　Speaking of this, Charlene Laheri shook her head helplessly, "I found out that he was right. Which football club makes money? Or, how many can be truly financially healthy?"

"I have to admit that what he said is really right. Professional football can't make money even in Europe!" Lineker had to admit this. "But we should all be clearly aware that, The most important thing in running a football club is sustainable management. How does Southampton solve this?"

Charlene Laherité replied: "Yes, sustainable operation. This is the long-term view. From a period of time in the past, the contract signed by Southampton with sponsor Umbro was £2 million, but this number is now To five million pounds."

　　 "Previously, Southampton chest jersey advertisements could not sell, but now some companies are willing to pay 5 million pounds, but Southampton has refused, and there are other things like stadium advertisements, brand licensing and so on."

　　 "As I expected, Southampton's commercial revenue this season will be at least several times higher than the previous season."

　　 Lineker and Alan Shearer were both surprised. They didn’t expect Southampton’s business income to be so fast.

　　 "According to the assessment of Kesh Harris, a famous football investment banker in the City of London, Southampton's market value in July was about 20 million pounds, but now, Southampton's market value exceeds 100 million."

　　 Speaking of which, Charlene Laheri smiled again, "But don't forget, they are just a League One team."

　　 "God!" Lineker exclaimed, "In just over a month, the market value has soared by more than five times. This is nothing short of a miracle, it's incredible!"

　　 Alan Shearer was also full of shock, feeling that this speed was too fast.

　　 Charlene Laheri was also a little surprised. She can be said to have witnessed the various things in Southampton over the past month. There are even many things that she knows and understands better than outsiders.

　　 If she is asked to evaluate, Southampton's market value of 100 million pounds is still underestimated.

"Okay, thank you very much for Miss Charlene Lahry's analysis!" Lineker ended the topic, "but we still have to return to the topic just now, why Southampton can attract Ibrahimovic Joining Qi and Neymar?"

　　 Charlene Laherit smiled, "I said, this is actually a problem."

"Some people say that the value of players is reflected in the football field, but the value of professional players is not only reflected in the football field. It's like we see Real Madrid introduce Cristiano Ronaldo. Do you think he can help on the field? How many championships will the team win to get back his transfer fee and salary cost?"

　　 "In fact, the value of professional players lies largely outside the football field, that is, commercial operations."

After a pause, Charlene Laheri smiled confidently, "Then we look back again. After Ibrahimovic and Neymar moved to Southampton, did their business value increase? Or? Fell?"

"According to the assessment of the City of London Investment Bank, although their value on the football field has declined, the overall value is increasing because more people know them, understand them, and follow them, and these are valuable. of."

　　 Charlene Laheri’s remarks are completely different from those of traditional football media.

　　 This also made Lineker and Alan Shearer unable to digest for a while.

"When Mr. Yang Huan was interviewed, I was very impressed by a sentence. He said that he hopes that one day in the future, Southampton will be able to complete the new stadium and tell all the fans that our tickets are free. Anyone of you can watch it anytime you want."

　　 "This is impossible!" Lineker shook his head vigorously.

　　 Alan Shearer also felt, "This is too idealistic!"

　　 Charlene Laheri laughed, "I thought it was impossible at first, but then I thought about it very seriously. In fact, it is possible, but I don’t know how far away this ideal is from us."

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　　 When this special daily game was broadcast on the BBC-1 channel, it immediately caused a wave of ratings.

　　 No one thought that after such a temporary special program was broadcast on BBC-1, the highest ratings reached 19.6%, far exceeding the ratings of independent television stations during the same time period.

　　In other words, there are more than 12 million people watching this episode at the same time.

　　 And the total population of the entire UK is only over 60 million.

　　 It's incredible to think about it. This is already the highest ratings of the daily game in the past two years.

　　Although the average viewership rate of the entire program is only 16.2%, the number of viewers still exceeds 10 million.

　　 This once again became a universal topic for the entire United Kingdom. The next day, almost everyone, all newspapers, and all netizens were discussing this matter, especially the inside story revealed by Charlene Laherit in the show.

　　 For example, what Yang Huan said, strive for one day, Southampton can realize free tickets.

　　 This idea immediately aroused the enthusiastic support of countless young netizens.

　　 "From today, I will choose to support Southampton, please call me a saint in the future!"

　　 This comment was topped in the comment column of major news websites.

　　 once again proved one thing, free is the ultimate killer, the same reason all over the world.

　　 But there are also many people who are skeptical of this practice in Southampton, thinking it is a hype.

　　 "Since the new season, we have seen Southampton behind the massive signings, but the team has never been able to form a fighting force."

"In the third round just past, Southampton was drew 1:1 at home by Leyton Orient. This made Southampton, who had been high hopes by countless fans before the season, is currently ranked 20th in the league standings. It’s only one step away from the relegation zone."

　　 "We must admit that some of Southampton's unique ideas and business concepts are indeed commendable, but the most important thing in professional football is to rely on performance."

　　 For this type of argument, Southampton supporters also gave countermeasures, believing that the current situation of the team is mainly the pain caused by reforms. I believe everyone knows how complicated Bielsa's tactical system is.

　　 "Has anyone experienced such a great reform overnight?"

　　 "The answer is, no!"

　　 After the special program of the daily competition, Charlene Laheri, who quickly became the perfect goddess in the minds of countless British otakus, published a report in the Southern Echo, expounding her own analysis of the current situation in Southampton.

　　 "Many people say there are problems with Southampton, but in my opinion, there is nothing wrong with this team."

"Yes, in the past three games, they have two draws and one loss, but all this is without Ibrahimovic and Neymar. The team has replaced almost half in just over a month. Set the main lineup, even the head coach's tactical style is completely different."

　　 "Southampton opened the Staplewood training base. I believe all fans who enter this training base should be able to feel the atmosphere inside the team."

　　 "The league has just started, and now it's too early to say that Southampton can't do it!"

　　 "I believe that Southampton will soon usher in an outbreak."

　　 Southampton did not give any comment or response to the remarks of the external media, and the team continued as always.

　　 Two days after announcing the introduction of Neymar, Southampton once again held a press conference on WeChat, this time introducing the team from Leverkusen in introducing Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal at a price of 20 million euros.

　　 This is seen by the outside world as a key signing for Southampton to further strengthen the overall strength of the team.

　　 At the same time, the all-pervasive Sun newspaper took pictures of Schalke 04 general manager Peter Patters and agent Crot arriving in London at the same time. The news that Neuer will join the Premier League team spread like wildfire.

Southampton announced that it would bring in central defender Nastasic from Serbia’s Belgrade Partizan for a value of £1 million, but this central defender will be loaned to Serbia’s second division Zemun for one year and will appear in South Africa next summer. Ampton.

　　 But this news was submerged in the whirlpool of Neuer's landing in the Premier League, no one would pay attention to this humble little role.

　　 There are different opinions on the teams Neuer might join.

　　 Some people say Manchester United, others say it is Arsenal, and some say Liverpool or Manchester City.

　　 In short, almost all the top giants associated with Neuer.

　　 No one thought it would be Southampton!

　　 Two days later, Southampton held a press conference on WeChat again, announcing that Neuer had joined Southampton.

　　 The whole Britain, the whole Germany, the whole Europe, and even the whole world are fried.

　　 It feels like the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Japan. Everyone was shocked.

Ibrahimovic, Neymar, Vidal, and now Neuer, a world's number one center forward, a world-recognized most talented super genius, a powerful midfielder with a World Cup reputation , There is also a future German door **** who is very optimistic about the outside world.

　　 joined Southampton?

　　 Why?

　　 Why is this super upstart among the fans?

　　 What is so magical about this team?

　　 Why did they both choose to join Southampton?

　　 Is it just because this team is rich?

　　 Still speaking, UU reading www.uukanshu. Does the com team really have any magic power?

　　 Rummenigge, one of Bayern Munich’s Big Three, said in an interview with the German Bild that he was disappointed that Neuer chose to join Southampton because he should have joined Bayern Munich.

　　 "We proposed a transfer intention to Schalke 04, but Schalke 04 refused to negotiate with us. They finally chose Southampton, which is rich in wealth, and there is nothing we can do about it."

The head coach of the German national team, Loew, also expressed strong concern about Neuer’s joining Southampton when he was interviewed by the media. “All German internationals must maintain fierce competition in the league and maintain a good competitive state. I don’t think the League One can bring Neuer an improvement in strength. I will talk to him about this very seriously."

　　 And German football star Beckenbauer also questioned Neuer's choice. "The only reason Neuer rejects Bayern Munich is that we are not as rich as Southampton."

　　 As all walks of life in Germany expressed their opinions, many fans and the media have also speculated about how much Neuer’s transfer fee is?

　　 Is it higher than Buffon's transfer to Juventus?