Chapter 1075: Sorry, Manchester United!

As he continued to browse, Xia Yu's face beamed with satisfaction.

First was the acquisition results.

For Chelsea Football Club, Guangming Fund only spent a symbolic one pound to buy it, at the cost of taking on the club's debt of 620,000 pounds.

Chelsea Football Club has two teams: the current first team and the youth team of the Chelsea Football Academy.

The former participates in the English League One, while the latter participates in the youth league.

The first team currently has 18 players, while the youth team has 12 players.

The coaching team is centered around the new head coach John Neal, who took office in July this year, and is made up of five people. The remaining four are the first team coach, the youth team head coach, the youth team manager, and the goalkeeper coach.

The management team and the player list both list the value and salary information. Xia Yu glanced at it and didn't want to look at it again. There are four veteran players on the first team who are free to transfer, and the value of the other fourteen players is also very low, and they are generally older.

There are only a few outstanding potential stocks in the youth team, but they are not particularly outstanding.

It can be seen that not only is Chelsea Football Club currently underperforming, it also has no future. If it doesn't undergo a major bloodbath, it will continue to decline.

Fortunately, Xia Yu Xia Yu took over...

Apart from Chelsea Football Club, Stamford Bridge Assets, which had total assets of £9 million and liabilities of £6.4 million, was bought for £2.2 million, which was £400,000 lower than the net assets. (The reason is for you to analyse.)

Of course, the £6.4 million debt was also taken over by the Bright Fund.

After looking at the results of the acquisition, Xia Yu turned to the list of coaches and players collected by Elton Collins from all over the UK.

He put the list of players aside and looked at the list of coaches first.

Football is a team sport, and the person who can drive the team and make everyone perform to the best of their abilities is the person who can help the team the most, and is the leader of the team. This leader can be a player or the head coach.

But Xia Yu knows that even the top star players need to eat young food, but the head coach is different, as long as they have the ability, they can continue to do the job for 20 or 30 years.

In most cases, a top-level head coach is much more important than a core player.

Without a good coach to devise excellent tactics, even if he builds the most luxurious team of stars, the game will be ruined by poor tactics.

Now he has to see if he can find a big fish.

The first one is Bob Paisley, the manager of the Red Liverpool team. Born in July 1919, he is now 62 years old. He has been coaching Liverpool since 1974, and has a winning percentage that is the highest of any Liverpool manager in history. He is also the manager who has won the most European Cups in European history.

This legendary manager is a real bull, but the rate of jumping jobs is extremely low because he is already 62 years old and has repeatedly announced in public that he will end his career as Liverpool manager. He is expected to retire in the next two years.

PASS!

The second one is Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough.

This manager is second only to Bob Paisley in terms of honours. He began coaching Nottingham Forest in 1975, when the team was in the second division. He defeated Liverpool in 1978 and 1979, winning the League Cup twice in a row. He also used the team's limited resources to win the European Cup in 1979 and 1980.

The Nottingham Forest team he coached was also the only team that could threaten the Reds' dominance.

Born in 1935, he is only 46 years old, in his prime, and is still going strong!

Third place – Aston Villa Football Club manager Tony Barton, based in Birmingham.

His rise to the top followed a similar trajectory to Brian Clough's: both were highly effective strikers before retiring and taking up coaching.

Brian Clough started coaching Nottingham Forest in 1975, when they were in the second division, while Tony Barton started coaching Aston Villa in 1974, when they were also in the second division.

In his first year, he led the team to win the English League Cup and also took Aston Villa to the First Division that season.

In the following years, Aston Villa took one step at a time, winning the English League Cup again the following year, reaching the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup, and last year, leading a group of little-known players to beat the then-dominant Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, and with a proud record of 61 points, they won the First Division championship for the first time in 70 years.

This season, Aston Villa is still fierce, winning streak in the league and the European Champions League, and even in the European Champions League is more fierce than Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, some media predicted that this tournament is likely to be defended by Aston Villa for England's glory.

And he was born in 1937, younger than Brian Clough, only 44 years old, in his prime!

Fourth...

Fifth...

Xia Yu looked at each one and made a note of the names of several outstanding coaches.

After looking at the England section, he moved on to the Scotland section.

Until he came across a special name.

Alex Ferguson?

Is that the future Sir Alex Ferguson?

When he saw this name, Xia Yu's eyes narrowed, and a thought flashed through his mind. He focused his attention again and looked carefully at the biography recorded above.

Sure enough, it was him!

Born in 1941, Alex Ferguson was only 40 years old. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he officially retired from his playing career at the age of 32. Then in 1974, he became the head coach of East Stirling County Football Team in the Scottish Football League Second Division (Third Level). Three months later, he coached the Scottish First Division team St. Mirren, and won the championship in the third year, advancing to the Scottish Football Premier League.

In August 1978, he became the manager of Aberdeen FC, a member of the Scottish Premier League. Immediately after taking office, he led Aberdeen to fourth place in the league with his superb tactics, and they reached the semi-finals of the Scottish FA Cup and the Scottish League Cup.

In the 1979–80 season, he led Aberdeen to win the Scottish Premier League championship, becoming the first team in 15 years to break the monopoly of Glasgow Celtic and Glasgow Rangers on the top league championship.

During this season, Alex Ferguson's tactical system matured, and Aberdeen's league results were also quite good. They never dropped out of the top five and were strong contenders for the Scottish Premier League title.

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Xia Yu felt a little emotional when he saw Alex Ferguson's profile.

'The Old Trafford' had not yet gone to Manchester United, and now at the age of 40, he had already won the championship of a top regional league once. He could also be called a champion coach, and his strength was definitely there.

And Xia Yu, who has the benefit of hindsight, knows full well how brilliant Alex Ferguson's future achievements will be. He has been in charge of Manchester United for more than 20 years until his retirement, and has won the most championship trophies. According to the poll, he has also been voted the most successful head coach in the history of English football.

What is most impressive about the Old Trafford boss is his tactical thinking that keeps pace with the times and is ever-changing, as well as his aggressive and offensive football.

He's the one!

No need to look any further!

Xia Yu closed the list of coaches directly.

When he saw Alex Ferguson, Xia Yu knew that the Blues' commander was none other than him.

If Chelsea wants to become a big club, it must be shaped with trophy after trophy.

Not only that, Xia Yu also doesn't want to rely on ugly iron barrel formations to win championships. Playing vigorous and fierce offensive football can also bring championships and definitely win the hearts of the fans!

Alex Ferguson is one of the very few people who can do this!

And he was loyal enough to the team to stay with Manchester United for more than 20 years until his retirement. Xia Yu boasts that he definitely has the capacity to tolerate others, is not afraid of anyone in terms of financial resources, and can also give Alex Ferguson the utmost tolerance and trust, which can best allow him to fight.

Xia Yu is looking forward to it. If Alex Ferguson is brought over, and the old lord, without any constraints, launches a fierce attack, who can stop the blue flood that will roll up in the English and even European football world!

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Seeing that the boss didn't even bother to look at the list of players, Elton Colin's heart sank. Could it be that there was something wrong with his coach's information?

Just as he was worried, Xia Yu smiled and threw the coach's list upside down onto the table in front of him, saying, 'Elton, I have a task for you. Go get him for me. He will be the future commander of Chelsea!'

Elton Colin curiously picked up the information and, when he saw the name on it, his eyes were full of shock and surprise.

It was not Bob Paisley, Brian Clough or Tony Barton, the three legendary managers who are currently ranked among the top three in English football!

It was Alex Ferguson from Scotland!

Just as he was in a daze, Xia Yumin's gentle voice sounded again: 'Elton, can you complete the task?'

Elton Colin snapped back to his senses with a start, and he nodded vigorously, saying, "I promise to complete the task with all my strength!'

Xia Yumin gave a satisfied smile and whispered, "I'll be waiting for good news from you.'

Elton Colin was about to leave when he remembered something and asked inquisitively, 'Boss, the news that Chelsea Football Club has been sold has been exposed, and there is now some instability within the team. The outside world has also been looking, so do we need to hold a press conference?'

'There is one more thing. The Mills family management team is still in their positions for the time being, but as agreed, they will all resign in half a month. The club still needs a complete management team, including the team chairman.

'The team is currently facing a lot of problems, and we need to plan for the team's future development as soon as possible.'

Xia Yu nodded slightly, and after a moment of thought, he made a decision in his heart and instructed Elton Colin, 'Elton, you take me to Chelsea now, and notify the Mirror Group to provide assistance. Hold a press conference at 4 o'clock this afternoon!'

'Okay!' Elton Colin shook his body and a guess came to mind, and he answered loudly.

After that, Xia Yu got up from his seat, picked up his suit from the coat rack and put it on, and strode towards the door.