Chapter 615 I'll teach you how to play!

Yang Huan is having a headache now, because the group of Qataris in front of him, one by one, all look the same, and it is hard to tell who is who at all.

Fortunately, Hamad was with him and introduced them to him one by one.

It turns out that the middle-aged man who looks very similar to Hamad, but is a little fatter and has a belly, is the current Prime Minister of Qatar. It is said that he is the second most powerful person in this country.

Accompanying Prime Minister Hamad were several important officials from the Qatari government and royal family, but their presence was mostly symbolic. The one who really played a role was a mustachioed Sports Minister, bin Nasser Al Ali.

Because Yang Huan was not on an official visit to Qatar this time and was just here for vacation, the meeting was completely private and there were no annoying procedures such as official diplomatic etiquette.

Everyone met in the reception room of the Prime Minister's residence, exchanged a few words, and then sat down.

Prime Minister Hamad went straight to the point and thanked Yang Huan for taking care of his son during his stay in the UK.

Yang Huan could feel that his gratitude came from the heart.

Although Hamad's father is the powerful prime minister and he himself is a member of the royal family, in fact, wherever there are people, there will be competition, especially in a country like Qatar, where the competition is even more fierce.

However, only people within the royal family know this.

Hamad used to be rather careless and did things in a messy manner. Although he was obedient, he was useless.

But things are different now. He has a lot of bad habits. I heard that he had promiscuous relationships when he was in the UK, but so what?

At least in the view of Prime Minister Hamad, the current Hamad is at least more suitable to survive in this brutal royal competition!

More importantly, with the help of Yang Huan, Hamad has established quite good connections in the UK and even in the world, and most of them are either rich or powerful, which will be of great help to his future.

All the changes in his beloved son came from Yang Huan.

This is why he thanked her at the beginning.

After expressing their gratitude, the two sides talked about a lot of trivial matters, such as Qatar very much welcomes Yang Huan to invest, and Prime Minister Hamad also promised to do his best to provide assistance.

In addition, Yang Huan also expressed that he welcomes Qatar to invest in China, and that the Yang Group is willing to provide support in all aspects and even start cooperation. This is also a decision that his father Yang Wenfeng agreed to after leaving Longhai City.

The talks were conducted in a very pleasant and relaxed atmosphere, and it was not until the end that the two sides talked about football.

"Mr. Yang Huan, may I ask what you think of Manchester City after the Abu Dhabi consortium took over?"

Yang Huan looked in the direction of the voice and found that the person asking the question was Qatar's Minister of Sports. He nodded and smiled politely at the other person.

"Many people doubt Manchester City's investment over the years, but I personally think that, at the very least, Manchester City's investment has been successful."

If we simply look at the investment and the team's achievements, perhaps its success or failure is controversial.

But if we look at it from the perspective of the advertising effect on the Abu Dhabi consortium, Manchester City is definitely a success!

Everyone present, including Yang Huan, knew very well that the Qataris were more concerned about the advertising effect, followed by the team's performance and whether they were making a loss or not.

To put it bluntly, they are not short of money at all!

"The influence of the Premier League has been spreading at an exponential rate over the past decade. Today, the world has entered the Internet age, and the Premier League is the first league to implement Internet live broadcast and launch Internet copyright."

After hearing this, everyone present nodded continuously.

In recent years, the Internet has become synonymous with high-end.

But don’t think that this is some high-tech that is out of reach. On the contrary, the Internet is gradually becoming a popular product like television, which is a must-have for every household.

"I have had very in-depth discussions with our club's chief executive, Peter Kenyon, and the Premier League's chief executive, Richard Scudamore, and we both agree that the rapid growth in the Premier League's pay-TV live rights will gradually level off in a few years."

Judging from the current situation, the potential in Asia, Africa and South America is huge, but the development speed is slow, so this will be a long-term task.

"In the future, the copyright of the Premier League will gradually become a three-legged model, namely the domestic market, overseas market and Internet market!"

At this point, Yang Huan smiled again, "Everyone has seen how big the domestic market is. The overseas market has developed very rapidly in the past few years and is no longer inferior to the domestic market. Moreover, with the advantage of English, it will continue to maintain its development momentum in the future."

"The only exception is the Internet market. Currently, the revenue in this area is quite small. But in the next few years, I can guarantee that it will develop into a potential market that is not inferior to the local market and the overseas market, or even larger than these two markets!"

Having said that, Yang Huan laughed again.

"That is to say, in the foreseeable future, the broadcasting rights of the Premier League will continue to soar like a rocket, and its influence will continue to spread, eventually spreading all over the world!"

After hearing what Yang Huan said, Prime Minister Hamad and the Minister of Sports looked at each other and felt the surprise in each other's eyes.

Long before they decided to acquire Paris Saint-Germain, they had already conducted a very detailed evaluation and budget for the Premier League. At that time, they gave up the opportunity to acquire Manchester United and chose Paris Saint-Germain.

But a few years have passed, and the French Ligue 1 is still the fifth largest league in Europe. Although Paris Saint-Germain is already the champion of the French Ligue 1, its reputation in the European arena and its influence around the world have developed very slowly.

In the final analysis, it’s not the French Ligue 1 that’s good enough!

Under such circumstances, they have begun to regret their decision not to choose the Premier League.

Now, after listening to Yang Huan’s words, they all suddenly realized that there is still a lot to be done in the Premier League now.

"Mr. Yang Huan, thank you very much for your honesty!"

Prime Minister Hamad nodded and thanked him very sincerely.

"But I still have a question. Since the situation in the Premier League is so good, why are there so many teams that want to sell in the reports we have collected? And I heard that the debt situation of Premier League teams is very serious. Why is this?"

After hearing this, the Sports Minister nodded and praised the Prime Minister's question, saying it really hit the nail on the head.

In fact, what they want to figure out most is how European professional football should be played!

It would be best to let Young Master Huan teach us!

After hearing this, Yang Huan smiled again and nodded, "That's true. There are many teams that want to sell, and there are also many teams that are heavily in debt. But I personally think that this is caused by problems with the team's own positioning, and it does not conflict with the overall development of the Premier League."

"What do you mean?" Prime Minister Hamad immediately became interested.

"Whether it's the Premier League or Europe, there are many ways to play professional football. For example, for Barcelona and Real Madrid, youth training is just a slogan. They only pay attention to youth training occasionally. Although Barcelona is shouting youth training slogans loudly now, if you look at the history of this team, it is not difficult to find that Barcelona is a special case at this stage!"

"These teams are not short of money. What they pursue is results, championships and honors, so they have to invest a lot of money in the team every year for operation and transfer. Therefore, it is basically impossible for these teams to make a profit. On the contrary, it is easy for them to be heavily in debt. However, they are the most influential giants on the planet."

Before Florentino and Laporta came to power, Barcelona and Real Madrid were both heavily in debt and close to bankruptcy.

"There is another type of team that does not aim to win championships, but rather stability. For example, Arsenal has completely given up the pursuit of championships in recent years. They only have one goal, which is to stay in the top four of the league and accumulate steadily."

"When they have accumulated to a certain extent, that is when they will start to show their advantages, because their finances are very healthy. Once the accumulation is completed, the potential for explosion is quite large, but no matter what, in terms of competitiveness, they are definitely not as good as Barcelona and Real Madrid."

Bayern Munich also belongs to this type, but on the one hand, the competition in the Bundesliga is not as good as that in the Premier League and La Liga, which leads to Bayern Munich standing out without any pressure.

"Another typical example is Porto. They don't pursue results. As long as they can guarantee to represent the Portuguese Super League in the Champions League, they are satisfied. What they want is a long-term business model. They don't invest and rely entirely on the club's self-sufficiency. Therefore, they have to take the route of human traffickers and cultivate semi-finished products."

At this point, Yang Huan shook his head again. "There are teams like this in the four major leagues, such as Sevilla and Valencia in La Liga, Udinese and Atalanta in Serie A, etc. They all follow this path. But gradually, these teams in the four major leagues are becoming less and less successful than teams like Porto."

Prime Minister Hamad and others were immediately puzzled, "Why?"

Since they are all human traffickers, why are the teams in the four major leagues not as good as the teams in the Portuguese Super League?

"Champions League!" Yang Huan answered very concisely.

"Champions League?"

"Yes!" Yang Huan nodded. "Except for the Premier League, the mid- and lower-tier teams in Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga generally do not have ideal incomes. The gap with Portuguese Super League teams like Porto is not big, and they may even be worse than Porto."

"But more importantly, Porto can play in the Champions League. Without saying anything else, just being able to participate in the group stage means tens of millions of dollars in revenue. If they can get through the group stage, the revenue will be even higher, which will immediately widen the gap."

"Moreover, the value of the Champions League is getting higher and higher. Porto can participate in the Champions League, and the players have more opportunities to perform on a high-level stage and increase their exposure. Their value is definitely higher than those players who can't participate in the Champions League. It can also attract more potential stars who are eager to participate in the Champions League, thereby increasing the success rate!"

Seeing Prime Minister Hamad and others nodding their heads, Yang Huan felt that it was time to start summing up.

"In fact, in the European professional football system, a team's self-positioning is very important. Once you make a mistake in positioning, it is likely to lead to the collapse of the entire team for many years, or even bankruptcy."

"And there is no doubt that Manchester City is following the path of Barcelona and Real Madrid. They have only one goal, which is to maximize the advertising effect, so they have to spend money, hire superstars, and invest regardless of the cost, no matter how much they lose."

"But there are counter-examples, such as Aston Villa in the Premier League a few years ago. This team once occupied the upper middle of the league for a long time and was very competitive, but then the team's management direction had problems, and its performance plummeted. Now it ranks at the bottom."

Aston Villa was not inferior to Tottenham Hotspur in those years, but in terms of the goal of hitting the top four in the league, Tottenham Hotspur, under the operation of Daniel Levy, handled it quite well. Although it cannot be said to be a success, at least Tottenham Hotspur also secured the team's fifth and sixth places in the league.

More importantly, if it weren’t for the Northumberland Plan, Tottenham Hotspur wouldn’t have to go into debt at all!

But what about Aston Villa?

After a round of encouragement, the ranking plummeted rapidly and fell to the bottom, and the team began to worry about relegation.

Want revival?

With Aston Villa's current debt of nearly 200 million euros, it is not known how many years it will take!

Unless their American bosses are willing to spend money to stimulate the economy.

This is also why the entire European professional football world believes that Daniel Levy is the most astute and outstanding professional manager in the Premier League besides Peter Kenyon.

Without him, Tottenham Hotspur would not be what it is today! r1148