Israeli agent Pini Zahavi was a little famous in European football.
In the past few years, he had been involved in many clubs.
Until he met the Russian tycoon Abramovich.
The Russian tycoon wanted to use the Premier League and football to help him integrate into the British upper class.
Pini Zahavi tailored a plan for him, wanting to help him build a Premier League giant that was no less than the Galaxy Battleship Real Madrid.
However, whether it was the Stamford Bridge Stadium located southwest of Hyde Park or the "broken warehouse" training ground located north of Heathrow Airport, they were incompatible with the planned super giant.
Abramovich was not short of money, and with a wave of his hand, he planned to buy land in the southern suburbs to build a five-star training base.
The new stadium was naturally put on the agenda.
This "unfinished" project in the north of Hyde Park immediately caught Chelsea's attention.
Most importantly, it was very close to the Stamford Bridge Stadium.
The straight-line distance was 4 kilometers.
With Abramovich completing the acquisition of Chelsea, he was bound to recruit a lot of players.
This is a good time for Pini Zahavi to
show his skills. Before that, he hoped to show his ability and talent to the Russians by acquiring the land of this low-level club on the verge of bankruptcy.
So, when they came to Bayswater , as soon as the two sides sat down, even before Luxman quoted the asking price, Pini Zahavi gave a psychological price very strongly.
5 million pounds.
A big discount!
At first, Luxman thought that the other party was paying back the money.
But gradually, Pini Zahavi had no intention of letting go, and he looked like he had won Bayswater .
"I inquired about your current financial situation. You now have a funding gap of at least one million pounds, and you urgently need this money to solve the urgent problem."
"And now, we are the only ones who can help you through this crisis."
After Pini Zahavi finished speaking, he also winked at Cash Harris beside him.
Cash Harris is a football trader in the City of London. He is involved in everything from club buying and selling to the capital flow of player trading.
When Rajesh came to London to buy the club, he helped to make the connection.
But Abramovich's thigh is thicker and stronger.
"Lux, I must remind you that there are no banks or institutions in the City of London willing to lend you money anymore. You don't have much time left." Cash Harris reminded with a chuckle.
Luxman's face was very ugly.
When the wall falls, everyone pushes it.
When Rajesh left, he had already anticipated such a situation and even made the worst plan.
Selling this land for 5 million pounds is not enough to pay off the debt, not to mention that everything invested in the some Indian in Bayswater over the past few years will come to nothing.
This club is probably over.
On the contrary, Chelsea picked up a huge bargain for nothing.
But what can we do?
The situation is stronger than people.
Luxman raised his head somewhat dejectedly. Just as he was about to speak, a hand suddenly reached out from under the table. It was
very powerful and determined.
Yuvi reached out and held Luxman to stop him from speaking again. He smiled and looked at Pini Zahavi and Cash Harris.
He had dealt with these two cunning guys many times in his previous life.
Especially Pini Zahavi.
Yuvi didn't like this treacherous agent very much.
"The price of 5 million pounds is too low. It is far from our psychological price. We need to reconsider it."
Pini Zahavi and Cash Harris looked at each other and were very surprised.
I clearly saw that the middle-aged man was about to give in just now, so why did he suddenly intervene?
"Of course, Mr. Yuvi, it's a serious matter. It's right to consider it carefully."
Cash Harris responded with a hypocritical smile, "But I still say that the time to save lives is very precious."
"We know it in our hearts." Yuvi nodded confidently.
This immediately made Cash Harris and Pini Zahavi confused.
But since it has come to this, the negotiations can only be put on hold for the time being.
After leaving the door, Pini Zahavi turned back and glanced at Yuvi from a distance.
"Young people don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is. There will be a time when he will bow his head and beg."
Cash Harris nodded, "They have borrowed all the money they can borrow. This time they are doomed. It doesn't matter if they wait for two more days."
...
After the two left, only Yuvi was left in the office, and Luxman, who looked anxious.
"Yuvi, 10 million pounds is our psychological price, but 5 million pounds is also within the acceptable range. We urgently need this money. This is also the task your father gave me when he left."
Luxman is loyal to Rajesh, otherwise he would not have been left to deal with this matter.
This club is obviously no longer able to be saved, and bankruptcy is inevitable.
The only thing that can be done is to try to avoid affecting the country.
Abandon the car to save the coach.
"Uncle Luxman, I know that we really need this money, but please believe me, there must be other ways."
"What else can be done?" Luxman was anxious.
Saving lives is like putting out fires.
One more day of delay means one more day of risk.
"I haven't thought about it yet."
"Then what did you do just now..." Luxman became even more anxious.
"Uncle Luxman, I know what you are worried about. They just showed that they wanted to add insult to injury. We don't need to rush. Let's waste two days on them first. You can buy more time for the club. I will definitely find a way."
After a pause, Yuvi added, "Hurry up and deal with it in the next two days. Cut off our business with the domestic business to avoid affecting the domestic business."
"Don't worry about this. We are already doing it."
"Okay, wait for me for two more days."
After that, Yuvi also left the meeting room.
After watching Yuvi leave, Luxman was still restless, always feeling that this matter was unreliable.
He immediately returned to the office, called India, and reported the latest progress to Rajesh.
"Did Yuvi really say that?" Rajesh laughed out loud on the phone instead of being anxious.
Luxman could tell that the boss' tone was a little surprised, and his laughter was even more relieved.
"Yes, but I always feel that it is very dangerous to do this. Yuvi has just graduated and doesn't know anything. I am afraid..."
"There is nothing to be afraid of."
Rajesh interrupted him directly on the phone.
"Old Lux, you are just too cautious."
"Let's do it according to the original plan. I am also prepared here. The worst case scenario is that we will lose all the investment over the years. I don't think this kid can come up with any good ideas."
"Just treat it as a training for him."
In Rajesh's mind, the business in the UK is dead.
Just treat it as accumulating a valuable bankruptcy experience for his only son.
How can you only make money and not lose money when doing business?
As long as Yuvi can learn something and get training from this incident, it will be worth it.
If the money is gone, you can make it again.
There is only one successor.
...
After Yuvi returned to the office, he immediately started to get busy.
He first looked through the club's financial analysis and knew that the club now needed to come up with at least 1 million pounds to solve the urgent problem.
But Bayswater had already mortgaged everything that could be mortgaged.
No bank was willing to lend money to a club in the third-tier league.
Yuvi had experienced many similar things in his previous life, and even the financial operations of some clubs made him amazed.
He now wanted to find a way to save Bayswater .
After sorting out the information, he had a general understanding of the situation of Bayswater .
Yuvi then searched around the office and found a large stack of business cards.
He looked at the business cards one by one.
But his expression was very focused.
He didn't even notice that Luxman stopped at his open door for a moment.
Soon, he selected a few of the business cards.
Sitting back at his desk, he called them one by one according to the contact information on the business cards.
These business cards were basically business managers of some banks or institutions.
On the phone, Yuvi mainly consulted about their business types and scopes.
By the time he had finished calling all the numbers on the business cards, it was already dark outside.
Everything that happened today made Luxman feel very strange.
In fact, he was full of surprise.
Yuvi was so different from usual .
In the past, Yuvi was polite to others, but he had no opinions in his bones, and he was not sharp.
He was even a little timid.
But today was different.
Especially at the critical moment, he reached out and pressed Luxman.
Looking back, Luxman vaguely saw the shadow of Rajesh when he started his business.
Luxman passed by Yuvi's office several times, but he didn't understand what he was busy with.
After waiting for Yuvi to finish his work, Luxman knocked on the door and came in.
"Uncle Luxman, you're here at the right time."
Yuvi stood up from his office chair, "Please help me organize a set of materials, from the financial situation of our club to the operating situation, and including our land, and print a few more copies."
"You are..." Luxman was confused.
Yuvi smiled slightly, "I talked to several managers in the financial city this afternoon. They are very interested in our land. I plan to meet them tomorrow morning."
"It's useless, Yuvi. We have already mortgaged this land."
"I know, but we can always find the money." Yuvi said confidently.
In the European football world in 2003, capital operations were not as varied as they will be in the future.
Rajesh and Luxman, who came from India, naturally didn't know some of the tricks in it.
As long as there is value, there will be capital interested.
Even if it is on the verge of bankruptcy like Bayswater .
Moreover, even if the other party is not interested, Yuvi has a way to create interest for them.
"Don't worry, Uncle Luxman, believe me, you hurry up and prepare." Yuvi urged.
Luxman was confused, but Rajesh had explained before that this time he wanted Yuvi to let go, so he could only try his best to cooperate.
What he didn't know was that after watching Luxman leave, Yuvi took out the top one from the many business cards.
Elvino Asset Management Co., Ltd.
Bankruptcy manager.
Chris Hunter.
In the financial city of London, where many giants gather, this company is not very eye-catching, but it is enough.
This person approached Bayswater because he saw the potential value of this piece of land and hoped to help Bayswater with bankruptcy reorganization.
After a brief conversation, Yuvi felt that he should be interested in his proposal.
You want me to go bankrupt, I will step on you to cross the bridge.
We are all very happy.
(End of this chapter)