Chapter 33 Upgrade
After winning the British Championship final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Yang Cheng led the team back to London and was welcomed by many fans.
Although there are not many die-hard fans, everyone can feel that after Yang Cheng took over, the club's affairs are booming.
If nothing else, my results and playing style have completely changed.
Yang Cheng, who had just reached a consensus with FA CEO Mark Palios, also announced this happy event when meeting the fans.
"Just a few days ago, our club just reached an agreement with Kimberley Green Government, Hendon Club and Princes Park Club to purchase a 150-acre piece of land on the north bank of Brent Reservoir for a total price of 5.5 million pounds."
This news really excited the fans at the scene.
The media who came to the scene were also very surprised.
Such a big deal is rare in the Premier League, not to mention League Two.
Yang Cheng explained that the reason for spending 5.5 million pounds is mainly because both Hendon and Princes Park clubs already have certain youth training foundations and venue facilities.
Once the acquisition is completed, Bayswater Chinese will integrate the youth training of the two clubs.
This can create a relatively complete youth training echelon in the shortest possible time.
“Not only that, we are applying for relevant procedures. We plan to invest at least 20 million pounds in the future to build the most advanced training base in the world and the best youth training system in the world.”
If the previous £5.5 million was scary enough, then the current £20 million is simply going to make everyone’s jaws drop.
There were not many media at the scene, but they all caught the exciting signal and gathered around to ask about specific matters.
Yang Cheng revealed some details, such as preparing to invite a professional design team to plan and design this training base.
This is very necessary.
As things stand, the Jubilee Gardens Stadium in Hendon will be retained for the time being.
The south side originally belonged to the Parc des Princes, and the area near the reservoir is reserved for the first team, which is currently unable to build.
But the area where the youth team is located needs to be renovated and it needs to be planned.
Where should the training building be built? How should we arrange it so that the construction cannot affect the training of the youth echelon, especially the nearby residents?
The Bayswater Chinese must come up with a complete set of plans before they can apply for a construction permit.
This requires a professional design team.
But no matter what, this generous move by the Bayswater Chinese is still very exciting.
In the past few years, the only club in England that has built a training base is Arsenal.
Manchester United renovated the Carrington training base, but only invested two to three million pounds.
Chelsea’s purchase of land in Cobham once attracted attention.
Unexpectedly, a group of Bayswater Chinese suddenly came out without making a sound.
Many reporters familiar with football at the scene also captured it. Yang Cheng didn't say it, but it was a very important point.
Cobham is in the southern suburbs of London, which is actually quite far away.
Accessibility around Brent Reservoir is excellent.
If it is a 60-minute drive according to the FA's youth training requirements, the Bayswater Chinese will put the youth training here, which will not only cover the entire Greater London, but can even spread to places such as Reading and Oxford. , Cambridge and other surrounding cities.
In this way, the selection area for youth training will be much larger.
Thinking of this, the eyes of many reporters looking at Yang Cheng changed.
Compared to Abu, Yang Cheng's location selection is much smarter.
But they also know that fans and readers don't care about this at all, they only care about the simplest and most direct stimulation.
Purchase of land for 5.5 million pounds and investment of 20 million pounds.
Absolutely crazy!
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The next day, Canary Wharf, London, on the Blue Sea and Sky.
When Abramovich got up and saw the news in the newspaper, he was in a bad mood.
He bought land, and the rich second generation Chinese from Bayswater also bought land.
Even bought one bigger than him.
Is this intentional to embarrass him?
He also threatened to invest 20 million pounds, what is this?
Pini Zahavi and Cash Harris were also useless.
After all this time, we still can’t get the land in the north of Hyde Park.
He even watched the rich second generation getting bigger and bigger.
Abramovich had a vague feeling that with the current situation, it would be even harder to win that piece of land again.
No matter how difficult it is, there is always a way.
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The news of the land purchase, in the context of the British Championship champion, immediately caused quite a stir after being reported by several media.
There is no way, too many people dislike Chelsea.
Now, someone steps up and gives Chelsea a kick, and they are all happy to see what happens.
Yang Cheng also struck while the iron was hot and discussed the matter directly with the FA.
After many negotiations and contacts with FA Chairman Geoff Thompson and CEO Palios, and with the FA coming forward to communicate with the Sports Department, the Bayswater Chinese finally got a satisfactory answer.
The Football Association and the Ministry of Sport have decided to provide the club with a subsidy of 1.5 million pounds.
But this money will be paid in three installments based on the investment of the Bayswater Chinese and the progress of the youth training echelon and training base.
According to the agreement, 500,000 pounds will be given before construction.
In addition, the Football Association and the Ministry of Sport came forward and Barclays, the sponsor of the Football Association, provided a long-term loan of 8 million pounds for a period of 10 years with an interest rate of only 2%.
But this money can only be used for this training base, including construction, materials and facilities.
Including Yang Cheng and his son, everyone is very satisfied with this.
8 million pounds, 2% loan interest rate, only 160,000 pounds of interest per year, it would be foolish not to borrow.
Except Lin Zhongqiu.
The old finance manager was frightened by this loan.
Previously, the club already had debts of more than 10 million pounds, and now another 8 million pounds?
Awesome!
But the arm cannot twist the thigh.
After Yang Cheng made the decision, the construction of a training base was already a certainty.
Not only that, after staying up for several long nights, Xia Qing formulated a preliminary salary structure for the Bayswater Chinese based on the current salary situation in the English Championship and Premier League.
From the first-team players to the coaching staff, to Yang Cheng who is gearing up, the youth training team and the medical department who are recruiting this summer, the weekly salary, bonuses, etc. for each position are all included. This also provides a reference for Yang Cheng to show off his talents this summer.
This temporarily relieved Yang Cheng's urgent need.
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If the obligations of the Bayswater Chinese were successfully fulfilled, then in the cooperation negotiations between Yang Group and Umbro, Goldman Sachs assisted and Xia Qing proposed The plan not only received support from Yang Jianguo, but also satisfied Umbro.
The two parties agreed that Yang Group would invest US$40 million to establish a subsidiary in China to buy out the ownership and permanent operating rights of the Umbro brand in China, including Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
This means that Umbro China will officially operate independently.
In this company, Yang Group holds 90% of the shares and Umbro holds 10% of the shares.
Not only that, Yang Group will invest RMB 100 million to purchase 5% of Umbro's shares.
The two parties will cooperate in the research and development and design of new products, and Umbro will also open its R&D center in Italy.
Italy's shoemaking technology, processes, product development and design have always been world-famous.
Umbro established a R&D center in Italy two years ago, investing in R&D in all aspects and achieving certain results.
Now, all this will be open to Chinese partners.
Not only that, in the next few years, both parties have agreed to continue to increase investment in research and development and innovation.
But these are not what Yang Cheng cares about most.
After the Young Group and Umbro reached a cooperation, Umbro announced that it would sponsor the Bayswater Chinese starting from the 2004/05 season.
The sponsorship amount is only a mere 500,000 pounds, which is more like a mouthful of soup given to Yang Cheng after the cooperation between the two major consortiums, but this already makes him satisfied.
Not to mention English League One and English Championship, many Premier League teams are still naked.
At the current market price, the mid- and lower-tier teams in the Premier League probably earn between 1 million and 1.5 million pounds per year.
It’s hard to say when it comes to the English Championship, no matter how low it is.
Some teams even accept sponsors as long as they give away free sports equipment and apparel.
So, Yang Cheng is quite satisfied with the annual sponsorship fee of 500,000 pounds offered by Umbro to the Bayswater Chinese.
But he only signed for 1 year.
“Because we are going to the Premier League next summer, we can sign another contract.”
The Yang Group sponsored in the name of a real estate company, but it gave a lot, 1 million pounds. .
But Cheap Daddy is also a scammer.
"Deduct it directly from the debt you owe me."
If it weren't for the fear of thunder, Yang Cheng would really want to scold her on the spot.
What do we owe you?
You were the one who shamelessly joined me in the first place, right?
Do you want us to pay it back now?
“This is called father and son settling accounts openly.”
The cheap dad is obviously very satisfied that he was able to trick his precious son before returning to China.
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Three days after returning to London from Cardiff, the Bayswater Chinese went straight into English League Two.
First, in the 38th round of make-up games in midweek, they drew 1-1 away from Luton Town, and then narrowly defeated Wrexham 1-0 at home in the 39th round.
A week later, in the 40th round of League Two, the team drew 1-1 away from Burnsley.
However, in the last 6 rounds of the league, the Bayswater Chinese achieved an impressive record of 5 wins and 1 loss.
Including a 2-1 home win over Wycombe Wanderers, a 4-1 away win over Oldham, a 2-0 home win over Colchester United, and a 3-1 away win over Hartsfield Erp United, and defeated Queens Park Rangers 2-0 at home in the last round.
Only in the 42nd round, they lost to Bristol City 0-1 away from home.
After 46 rounds, the Bayswater Chinese have 46 games, 30 wins, 12 draws and 4 losses, with 102 points, ranking first in the English League Two, a full 12 points ahead of Plymouth in second place.
According to the rules, there are three promotion places in English League Two every season. The top two players in the standings, Bayswater Chinese and Plymouth, are directly promoted.
Queens Park Rangers, Bristol City, Brighton and Swindon from 3rd to 6th are divided into groups for the promotion play-offs.
In the end, Queens Park Rangers defeated their opponents consecutively and got the last promotion spot.
This made Yang Cheng somewhat disappointed.
He was still looking forward to the failure of Queens Park Rangers to upgrade and the Bayswater Chinese to occupy the magpie's nest.
Unexpectedly, Queens Park Rangers are not bad either.
When the English League Two is over, the last English League One season is also over.
West Ham lost to Crystal Palace in the play-offs and failed to reach the Premier League. Norwich, West Bromwich Albion and Crystal Palace entered the Premier League next season.
Walsall, Bradford and Wimbledon are relegated to League Two, the winners of the new season.
With the intention of buying the bottom, Yang Cheng took a look at the lineup configurations of the three relegated English League One teams, and was very disappointed.
There is no player that he can like.
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After the league, players will either participate in national team tasks or start taking vacation.
Yang Cheng still couldn't stop.
Preparatory work for the training base is still going on, and the rectification of the youth training echelon is not yet clear, but the most important thing is that the home court for next season has not yet been identified.
So, after Queens Park Rangers qualified for the new season of the British Championship, Yang Cheng took the initiative to come to the door and made an appointment with the chairman of Queens Park Rangers, Gianni Palladini.
Yang Cheng brought Lin Zhongqiu, and Paladini also brought three people to have dinner together in a hotel on the west side of Hyde Park.
Yang Cheng did not hide his intentions at all, and told the other party frankly that he hoped to rent Queens Park Rangers' Loftus Road stadium in the future.
What surprised Yang Cheng was that Paladini did not hesitate and even readily agreed on the spot.
"There's no problem."
But soon, Paladini changed the subject.
“However, Mr. Yang, we also have an idea.”
“We can negotiate the rent.”
Palladini smiled and shook his head, obviously not this.
"As early as last summer, we almost signed Martin Rowland from Bradford, but unfortunately, they took a step ahead. Facts have also proved that he was the best midfielder in League Two last season."
“Our head coach Ian Holloway is obsessed with him, and we hope to sign Martin Rowland.”
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