Start from 1999

Chapter 181 Hilton's Ambition
On August 8, the first round of the DFB-Pokal started, and defending champion Borussia Mönchengladbach's away opponent was Hoffenheim again.

Karl sent a large number of substitute players to Huo Village. The 5-0 game last year was still fresh in the players' memory, and the opponent's strength was limited.

Nick watched the live broadcast at home. If the defending champion hadn't come to Huo Village, I'm afraid this game would not have been broadcast live.

Hilton actually found Nick's house. This little girl was really tough and almost scared Nick to pee. Fortunately, there was only Nick in the house, otherwise it would definitely reveal her secrets. Nick thought to himself what would he do in the future?But what can be done?Although fickleness doesn't need a reason, it is sometimes punished. Nick wondered if he would take some time to show it to a few women?
The game is not as easy as Nick imagined. Hoffenheim's strength has made a breakthrough this year. Now they are a member of the Southern German Regional League and are only one step away from the professional league.

And just 8 minutes into the game, Borussia Mönchengladbach was knocked on the door by Hoffenheim center Gulot using a cross from the right.

"Damn, what's going on? Let Huo Cun score a goal?" Nick's eyes widened. The backup central defender Asanin took off slowly when marking Gulot. It seems that the long-term absence of games has a great impact on Asanin. Borussia Mönchengladbach needs to strengthen the position of central defender.

Hilton yelled, "Damn it, the ball was missed. Why didn't the goalkeeper save it? What an idiot."

Hilton has little knowledge of football, and this is to cater to Nick's hobbies. Hilton has been playing football for a while, so when Hilton sees Borussia Mönchengladbach conceding a goal, he immediately puts the blame on Borussia Mönchengladbach's goalkeeper Ilgner.

At the moment, Ilgner is also depressed. He originally wanted to compete for the team's main goalkeeper position through his performance, but he conceded the goal when facing a Bundesliga team. This may give the head coach a bad impression.

After conceding the ball, Borussia Mönchengladbach immediately pushed forward. At this time, the gap in strength immediately appeared. Although Borussia Mönchengladbach played as a substitute, it was still not something that Hoffenheim could fight.

In the 19th minute, Nosa received a through pass from Yaya Toure and succeeded in countering offside.

Hilton jumped up as soon as he saw the goal, put his arms around Nick and kissed: "Bo'er! My dear, your team scored a goal, wow, it's amazing!"

"Haha, that's amazing? Paris, you haven't seen anything better. You should watch more of my games in the future. I promise it's much better than this." Nick knew Hilton was a fake fan when he saw the goal. He thought it was wonderful when he saw the goal, but the real wonderfulness was ignored.

Hilton blinked and said suddenly, "Honey, why don't I buy a team for fun?"

Nick was taken aback for a moment, Hilton plays football?

This is really new, but thinking of Hilton's history of attracting money, this girl's business standards are still quite high, maybe she really made a name for herself.

"Really want to play football?" Nick asked, looking into Hilton's eyes.

Hilton blinked again, and said, "Of course, you think he's talking about it for fun?"

"Think about it, football is a sport that burns money." Nick said seriously. In fact, he was also thinking about it at the moment. Although he had bought the Xichuan 1999 team, it was not easy to make a lot of money. After a year, it would be great if the Xichuan 1999 team could earn Nick millions of euros.

But if you play European clubs, there is still great hope for making money.

"Honey, don't you still have you? I want to build a business for the two of us. It must be very fulfilling from scratch." Hilton also said seriously. In fact, Hilton can get a sum of money from the family, but she chose to start a business with Nick, which shows that this woman is still very independent.

"Well, since you want to play, I'll go crazy with you. In two days, I'll ask my dad to go to the UK to find a chance to buy a team. The football atmosphere in the UK is good, and you can definitely make money. I decided to start with a low-level team. The purchase price won't be too high." Nick made up his mind.

But if you buy a League One team or a League Two team, it won't cost much. A team suddenly popped up in Nick's heart. This declining giant that once won the Champions League twice, if he can save them, he will definitely have a sense of accomplishment.

Hilton nodded, but he was already thinking about learning to manage a football club.

At this moment, Borussia Nossa scored twice with a corner kick to help Borussia overtake the score.

Hoffenheim's strength is indeed not good, and soon they were defeated, because after the score fell behind, Hoffenheim had to press out, which gave the experienced Borussia Mönchengladbach a lot of counterattack opportunities.

In the 38th minute, Larson scored a single goal; in the 44th minute, Nossa completed a hat-trick; in the 59th minute, Larson scored twice
The final score of this game was 7:0. Borussia Mönchengladbach won the away game and advanced to the next round of the German Cup.

After the game, Nick called Mr. Hansen.

"Dad, where are you? I have something to do with you."

"Oh, son, I'm in the UK. There are two Chinese national team players who want to join the League One team. I'm working on it." Mr. Hansen said happily on the other end of the phone. Now his agent business is doing well, and there are many international-level players under his banner.

"Oh? That's good. It's great that you're in the UK. Here's the thing. I'm planning to buy a League One Nottingham Forest team in the name of my girlfriend Paris Hilton. Go get in touch and see if they have any intention of selling it." Nick directly said the name of the team he wanted to buy——Nottingham Forest Team.

Mr. Hansen said in surprise: "Nick, are you serious?"

"Of course, Dad, the football atmosphere in the UK is good. There is still hope to make a lot of money by investing in football. Besides, we have sufficient football resources. If we manage it well, Nottingham Forest will be promoted to the Premier League this season. Then you can help Paris from the side and make the club a good one."

Mr. Hansen said with a smile: "Okay, son, I understand what you mean. Dad, I have been in touch with British football for a while, and I have quite a bit of experience. Your decision is right. Well, I will get in touch with Nottingham Forest immediately. Well, these two Chinese internationals can also be recommended to Nottingham Forest. The fat water does not flow to outsiders. I think the level of these two Chinese internationals is still very suitable for Nottingham Forest."

"Okay, you decide, Dad, I believe in your vision. By the way, try to lower the price as much as possible. I only have about 1000 million euros in hand now, so you can quote at 1000 million euros." Nick is indeed not rich, but quoting 1000 million euros to a League One team is already very face-saving.

"No problem, just play football and I'll take care of it all."

Mr. Hansen moved very quickly. On August 8, the League One team Nottingham Forest Club suddenly held a press conference to announce that the team had changed hands.

Hilton walked up to the rostrum with a happy face and delivered her inaugural speech.

"Fans of Nottingham Forest, I am very happy to take over such a team with a glorious history. I am a man of action, so I won't talk nonsense. The purpose of my coming is to send Nottingham Forest back to England's top league, return to the European arena, and get back everything lost!"

Under the stage, the flashing lights kept flashing, and the photo of this beautiful chairman was bound to occupy the headlines of the major British media the next day.

Hilton enjoyed all of this, and the ambition in her heart, like a seed, sprouted out of the ground
Nick only spent 350 million pounds to complete the acquisition of Nottingham Forest, which was beyond Nick's expectations.

Of course, Nottingham Forest's debt is as high as 800 million pounds, and this debt must be repaid by Nick.

The original owner of the club, Nigel Doughty, chose to change hands after only being the owner for one year. There were indeed reasons for the team's poor performance and poor management. In order to surpass as soon as possible, Nigel Doughty introduced some well-known players, but these players did not bring what the team needed. They only added a large amount of debt to Nigel Doughty.

Now this Nottingham Forest team has Michael Dawson, Jermaine Jenas, Marlon Heywood, Andy Reid and other outstanding players, and given time, they will definitely shine.

For the Nottingham Forest team, Nick only gave his own suggestions, and the specific operations were carried out by Hilton and Mr. Hansen.

Therefore, the team's signings soon started, and the action was very fast. The first signings were Chinese internationals Yao Xia and Li Bin. The combined worth of the two was only 50 pounds.

Right now is the time when the enthusiasm for Chinese players to study abroad is on the rise, but every Chinese player with some strength is trying to find a way to play abroad.

Nottingham Forest fans questioned how the team would introduce two Chinese internationals?Does that help the strength of the team?

In fact, Yao Xia got a lot of training in the Xichuan 1999 team. Under the guidance of the old tower, this winger who is known for his speed has also made great progress in his skills, and his adaptability on the field has also improved.

As a center forward, Li Bin has good header skills and good physical fitness. It is no problem to play as a substitute at Nottingham Forest.

And the money to buy Yao Xia and Li Bin is just money from Nick's left pocket to his right pocket, both clubs are his own.

Just when the doubts of the fans had not dissipated, the second signing came again. Birmingham's 19-year-old midfielder Michael Carrick joined the team for 100 million pounds.At the same time, the club announced that the 16-year-old Leighton Baines of the Wigan Athletic youth team and the 15-year-old Ashley Young of the Watford youth team joined the team. The two spent a total of 80 pounds on the club.

The fans are wondering, what does the new boss do?Either get some players from less developed countries in football or get some young players, should this be overtaken?
This is not over yet, the third signing also surprised the players of Nottingham Forest. The Spanish 17-year-old José Antonio Reyes transferred from Seville for a transfer fee of only 150 million pounds.

Of course, the introduction of these players only cost Nick 380 million pounds in total. At the same time as the introduction of these players, Collymore, which the club introduced from Aston Villa last year, was sold to the Premier League Leicester City team for 450 million pounds. In this way, the club also made a profit of 70 pounds in the player transaction.

So Nick used the money to hire Chinese coach Xu Baogen as the team's head coach. Many of Xu Baogen's tactical ideas are still very good, but the ability of Chinese players is not up to his requirements, while European players are quite capable of tactical execution.

Nottingham Forest fans naturally don't understand it. It is simply unreasonable to hire a coach from an underdeveloped football area to take charge of the team.

Some Nottingham Forest fans even protested at the gate of the club in order to vent their dissatisfaction. Hilton took a lot of effort to get it done.

But Hilton likes this kind of challenge very much. This kind of sense of accomplishment is more pleasant, and it is easy to succeed. It is not suitable for Hilton's personality. Now she is ambitious and plans to do a big job.

Within two days, Nottingham Forest had completed the signings for the new season. Nick was very satisfied with the actions of Hilton and Mr. Hansen. The airs had already been set up. How big this stage is depends on the efforts of all club members.

And Nick is now focused on the first round of the Bundesliga. Borussia Mönchengladbach's opponent in the first round is Stuttgart.

(End of this chapter)