Football irons are burning

Chapter 261 The Middle East Consortium Enters Manchester City
In the final round of the UEFA Champions League group stage, Inter Milan defeated Deportivo 1-0 at home and qualified first in the group.

Fighting for the first place now is still beneficial. After all, the draw for the knockout round of 16 is the No. 1 of each group, and the No. 2 of the other group. In this case, the strength of No. 1 may still have to occupy it.

However, it is not ruled out that some No.2 teams are also very strong, such as Manchester United and Manchester City. They both fell to the second place in the group this time. Who wants to touch them?

On Friday, the draw for the round of [-] knockout round took place in Switzerland.

Li Tie and Lippi also went to Switzerland to participate in the draw ceremony.

At the scene, big names gathered again, and there were quite a lot of stars.

After entering the venue, Li Tie sat down with Yang Cheng, Klose, Deke, Zheng Zhi and others very quickly, talking and laughing.

Now they are the core of their team. Yang has also become the captain of Manchester United this season. Unfortunately, Manchester United is still 9 points behind Zheng Zhi's Chelsea in the Premier League. The hope of winning this season is still slim.

Kaiserslautern is pretty good. This year they keep pace with Bayern and Bayer Leverkusen. Klose has scored 12 goals. He has also become the hope of German football's striker.

Deco's Deportivo ranked third in La Liga, only behind Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​and ahead of Valencia. These four teams may monopolize La Liga for a long time in the future.

After the draw started, Platini spoke. This guy likes to play bureaucrats.

Afterwards, the lottery ceremony began, and under the guidance of the beautiful host, the celebrities began to draw lots.

The first one to be drawn was Inter Milan, which also meant that he entered the upper half, and in the knockout stage, there is no longer a country's two-team avoidance system.

Then, Inter Milan's opponent also appeared.

"Porto!"

Bei Crow spat out his name with a smile, and Li Tie couldn't help laughing. This Platini really knows how to arrange. Inter Milan and Porto are enemies. Thanks to Porto, he has been suspended for one year.

Come on, Porto, you're out of luck.

Sure enough, the representative of the Porto team smiled wryly. He was so unlucky to meet the defending champion. It seemed that if he wanted to enter the top 8, he would have to wait until next year.

Immediately afterwards, the groups came out one by one.

Matchup format for the upper half:

Inter vs Porto, Barcelona vs Arsenal, Chelsea vs Ajax, Kaiserslautern vs Zagreb
The situation in the second half:

Manchester City vs Juventus, Manchester United vs Valencia, Bayern vs Deportivo, Bayer Leverkusen vs Bucharest

Here, there are some joys and some sorrows, and some duels are definitely going to spark.

For Inter Milan, Porto is indeed a soft persimmon, first the guest and then the host, and the schedule is also very favorable.

八分之一决赛第一回合12月5日、6日进行，次回合27日、28日。

A lot of rounds are missing, and the schedule seems to be a little looser.

But the knockout round is very cruel. I believe that many strong teams dare not be sloppy.

Coming out of the venue, Li Tie was taken to the hotel by Gong Li.

As soon as he entered, he realized that someone wanted to buy Manchester City, and the price was 10 billion pounds!
"Damn it, the Middle East consortium is really rich, so why hesitate? Sell it, and we'll build another team when the time comes!"

Li Tie jumped up happily, 10 billion pounds, divided equally between the three people, 3.33 million pounds, this is a lot of income.

It is estimated that Chelsea has stimulated the Middle East consortium, so they also plan to use their money to play with a giant. These oil tycoons really don't take money seriously.

Now the timeline of Manchester City's acquisition, another time and space, is undoubtedly advanced again.

Gong Li is a bit reluctant, for two seasons, she still has a lot of affection for Manchester City.

But Li Tie is also right, with such a high price, why hesitate?
At the beginning, the acquisition of Manchester City was only tens of millions of pounds. Now that they have won a Premier League title, their net worth has increased dozens of times immediately. This is really a big profit.

"Brother Xing actually advocates selling it, so after selling it, let's build another team?" Gong Li asked.

Li Tie thought to himself, if I still cooperate with you, is it a bit of a loss?

Now that you have money, you can do it yourself, right?

He then said: "Sister Li, I don't have much energy right now, why don't you do it yourself. Now you are also a British citizen, and your experience is not bad. As long as you don't mess around, you can still make money. I can recommend some people to you."

Gong Li was a little disappointed, of course she wanted to entangle with Li Tie for the rest of her life, but unfortunately, Li Tie was going to break up now, and she couldn't help it.

Li Tie's biggest advantage now is that he knows some potential stars, so he is still confident in recommending them to Gong Li, at least making money is not a problem.

After selling Manchester City, it's a pity for Kaka. If I knew it, I would have asked him to wait before going to the Premier League. Now, the new boss is cheaper.

On Sunday, Inter Milan beat Lecce away, winning nine consecutive league victories.

The stable Inter Milan makes the opponents desperate.

In the middle of the week, the Manchester City club released a big news. The club changed ownership again, and the Middle East consortium officially took over the Manchester City club!

Of course, the money for the acquisition is also settled in one go, and Manchester City has no debts, which is quite easy to calculate.

Manchester City fans are naturally looking forward to this. The reputation of the Middle East consortium is naturally bigger and better than Gong Li. Will the rich and powerful Manchester City carry out large-scale signings next?Are you going to confront Chelsea?
This time, Bowman didn't hang out with Li Tie anymore. He is still the CEO of Manchester City and has a bright future. Therefore, he chose to stay, but he didn't know if the rich people in the Middle East would let him continue to work.

A day later, League One Nottingham Forest also announced that the team had changed ownership. Former Manchester City owner Gong Li officially joined the Nottingham Forest team, but the purchase price was only a pitiful 1000 million pounds.

Now, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Gong Li was really doing this to make money. However, she left Manchester City with a Premier League title, and she was not a mercenary boss. Manchester City fans were very satisfied with this, and Nottingham Forest fans began to look forward to it.

After Gong Li took over, Nottingham Forest quickly paid off their debts in the next few days, and the club's training hardware began to be replaced with new ones.

In addition, in order to gain the support of the fans, the club announced that all the tickets for the rest of the season will be discounted!
Now, it is true that Nottingham Forest has the support of the fans, and the fans have begun to rekindle their confidence in this team that is about to be relegated to the League Two.

In the next round of League One, Nottingham Forest defeated Coventry 4:1 at home. The meeting ceremony of the new club was not bad.

Li Tie also found a few foreign aids for Nottingham Forest, and he recommended them. After all, Gong Li still had a better life with himself.

Now Nottingham Forest is not in a good situation and must strengthen, and reinforcements will be made during the winter break. Although it costs a lot, once they strive to reach the Premier League this season, they are likely to earn back as soon as possible.

Now in Nottingham Forest, there is only one Michael Dawson who still has some potential. He will grow up in the future, and everyone else is soy sauce.

The first thing Li Tie can think about is his own people. Gilberto Silva, Cicinho, and Louison from the Little Boys Club can all join Nottingham Forest during the winter break. At that time, Gong Li will be charged less money.

This is also a time to rush the ducks to the shelves. Cicinho and Luisson have only played a few games in the Super League, and they can go to the Premier League. This is really a big pie falling on their heads.

Gilberto Silva is a very good defensive midfielder. After he goes there, he should be able to improve Nottingham Forest's midfield strength very quickly. In terms of defense, he must at least improve to a higher level.

And Louison's height and skills in the defense should be more than enough to play in League One. Cicinho, a winger, is of course useful.

The three Brazilian foreign players can sign up for a team to keep warm, and they will soon show their strength.

As a striker, Li Tie has taken a fancy to the Swedish player Larsson. He is currently playing for the Celtics in the Scottish Super League. If he can be found, it will definitely guarantee Nottingham Forest's scoring ability.

In addition, Li Tie has also taken a fancy to Aston Villa's tall man Crouch, a player who is over two meters tall, and Larson's partner will definitely be effective.

It is not suitable to undergo major surgery during the winter break, so by adding these three players, it is estimated that the strength of the team will rise to a higher level.

Li Tie told Gong Li the names of these people, and asked Gong Li to poach corners.

The three of Gilberto Silva are the first to get it done, but the transfer fee is also 2000 million pounds, just take it away.

The three of Gilberto Silva are definitely worth the price. They will soon be selected for the Brazilian national team, and if they go, they will be able to strengthen Nottingham Forest's midfield and backcourt and bring results.

Of course, to be able to play football in the UK, although it is League One, the three of Gilberto Silva are definitely willing. After the club here notified them, the three of them seemed very happy.

Crouch, Aston Villa asked for 300 million pounds, and after a counter-offer of 200 million pounds, they sold it and announced the deal during the winter break.

Crouch is just a marginal player in Aston Villa, and he doesn't bring much help to the team, so this transaction is also very fast.

On Larson's side, the players were reluctant to go to League One. It was not until the final weekly salary was lured to 12 pounds that the Swede finally let go. As long as the club is settled, he will be fine.

1200 million pounds, the Celtics also let go.

In the past few weeks, Li Tie also felt that it was too late. Manchester City is no longer his team, and many of them don't know the great help he brought to this team in the past, right?
Rolling in the world of mortals, if you can't leave some traces, what's the point?

Perhaps, Gong Li's Nottingham Forest will rise soon and regain the former strong team style, and the competition in the Premier League will become more and more fierce. There is no doubt that as long as it is done well, it will be a matter of time to make money.

In contrast, Serie A is probably about to enter a period of decline. It is an eternal truth that the small World Cup will soon become the tail of the five major leagues. If they are not even as good as Ligue [-] in the end, don’t be surprised.

(End of this chapter)