Chapter 881 Enter the top four?
Everyone in the conference room was amazed after hearing this. Chinatown's current business model can almost be said to be firmly implementing the black store's proposition and bringing low buys and high sells to the extreme, even worse than Porto and other teams in the Portuguese Super League.
What's even more terrifying is that their overall competitiveness has been maintained quite well and their strength has been steadily improving.
"Atlancia Madrid will probably be dying of crying this time." Seske, a reporter sitting at the editor-in-chief, said gloatingly.
Everyone present knew that he and Gao Han were mortal enemies and had been disliked by Atletico Madrid and Chinatown over the years.
His views are also the comments of many mainstream media now, because Atletico Madrid first chose Rakitic. It is said that they had contact with it, but later they bought Schneiderlin from Chinatown, while Chinatown turned to buy Rakitic. As a result, the performance of the two midfielders was equal.
This makes many people feel that Atletico Madrid's money is in vain.
"That won't be." Alfredo Relanio shook his head, his position was relatively objective.
"Atlancia Madrid has a new stadium, and its revenue has increased significantly. The commercial development in recent years has also been good, and there is a faint atmosphere of a big team. For them, buying Rakitic is an adventure, but buying Schneiderlin is more secure. If it were Atletico Madrid before the new stadium was completed, they would probably choose Rakitic, but now, it is natural to choose Schneiderlin."
"This also proves the change in Atletico Madrid's business thinking. They have begun to focus on cost-effectiveness and pay more attention to the quality of stars, because what they want is to ensure that their team's performance is firmly at the forefront of the league. Atletico Madrid is now considered a real opponent of Real Madrid and Barcelona."
Everyone also understood the editor-in-chief's meaning.
In the past few years, there has never been a shortage of challengers in the La Liga. From Super Laco, to Atletico Madrid, to Valencia, they all have it, and even defeated Real Madrid and Barcelona for a time. But every time, after the peak of glory, the team quickly fell apart under the poaching and gradually returned to the route of pursuing cost-effective players.
But now, after several years of accumulation, Atletico Madrid has already had enough financial foundation and has begun to make efforts.
"On the contrary, Chinatown has such outstanding performance this year, which is probably difficult to sustain. Now many teams are trying to poach. This summer transfer is the biggest test for them."
Alfredo Relanho has been a veteran of La Liga for decades, and it is very clear and admirable to analyze it.
"Editor-in-chief, now many media are planning to continue digging deeper on the topic of Chinatown's collapse in the second half. Do you think we should follow up?"
Alfredo Reranho thought for a while and shook his head, "It's useless. Chinatown gives the outside world a very united image. Once such a team has gained morale, it often doesn't easily collapse. This season, their condition has improved, so how to play smoothly, everyone from top to bottom of the team is holding a breath and twisting it into a rope. If you want them to collapse, the chances are very small."
Speaking of this, Alfredo Reranio laughed, "In contrast, I feel more hopeful to see them keep the top four in the league."
"The top four in the league?" Everyone present was shocked.
“Is this possible?”
"Yes, if you make it to the top four of the league, you will be participating in the Champions League next season."
"Oh my god, this..."
Alfredo Reranho was obviously mentally prepared for his colleagues' suspicion and said calmly: "Don't forget that Chinatown is now ranked third, forty-eight points, Atletico Madrid is forty-two points, Valencia is forty-one points, that is, Chinatown is at least seven points ahead."
"In terms of team strength, Valencia has no advantage over Chinatown this season. The latter has basically gained an advantage except facing Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, and at least it is not inferior. Valencia's Emery is indeed more experienced, but Pochettino is younger and full of spirit."
"There are more than ten rounds in the league, so it's too early to say this, but I think Chinatown has a great hope of keeping the top four in the league. And you have to know that Chinatown is a one-sided battle. They play one game a week and only need to consider the La Liga."
The editor-in-chief's remarks left everyone present speechless, especially single-line combat, which has a very obvious advantage for Chinatown and has plenty of time to prepare every week.
"Then you mean..."
Alfredo Reranio smiled proudly and said, "Others are belittled in Chinatown, so we might as well report to Marca's united front. We sing more Chinatowns and regard them as the top four favorites in the league, which will bring another very interesting question."
"What's the problem?" Everyone looked at the editor-in-chief curiously.
Alfredo Reranio was very satisfied with the look of his colleagues and smiled slightly.
"Manchester City led by Gao Han has basically won the championship. Next season's Champions League is sure to win. If Chinatown enters the Champions League again, then..."
When everyone heard this, they immediately applauded.
Isn't it?
There are very clear terms in the UEFA constitution. In order to prevent conflicts of interest, if a club owns shares in another club, or has any management or sports conflicts with another club, or if a person or legal person controls two clubs or has a decisive impact on both clubs, then both clubs are not allowed to participate in UEFA's events at the same time.
This is very obvious.
Gao Han is the chairman of Chinatown and the only owner of the team, but he is also Manchester City's chief technical officer and head coach. From this point of view, there is a serious conflict of interest between Manchester City and Chinatown.
So, what if Manchester City and Chinatown enter the Champions League at the same time?
Will UEFA really prohibit two teams from participating at the same time as the terms say?
Alfredo Relanio was like a cunning old fox, keenly capturing this news point.
"Immediately organize personnel preparations and interview more legal professionals who study UEFA's charter, and make sufficient preparations in this regard. At the same time, interview UEFA and ask about their views and attitudes on this matter."
"What about Chinatown and Gaohan?"
"Don't disturb them for the time being. It's not the time yet. We should encourage Chinatown to perform better. The better they perform, the more exciting this news point will be, especially for topics related to Gao Han."
Everyone also understood what Alfredo Reranio meant, and this news point was indeed very exciting.
In European football, this kind of news has not been heard before. For example, a few years ago, Tottenham Hotspur and Basel, Switzerland, Glasgow Rangers and Athens Aek and other teams belonged to the same company, which once became the focus of media attention, but later UEFA handled it in a low-key manner to end the storm with rectification.
But this time it was obviously different. Gao Han’s current status in the world football world is too noble, and his relationship with Chinatown is too special. It can be said to be an unprecedented case. This will definitely stimulate the attention of fans and increase the sales of newspapers.
"Or what if I ask Zambrano to light the first fire in the column?" Sesque suggested.
Alfredo Reranio looked at Sesque and nodded in admiration.
Zambrano has been a columnist of Ass for many years, so he makes a living. His most typical feature is that he scolds Gao Han regardless of whether he is right or not, which has also made him loved by many readers.
Chapter completed!