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"40 million pounds? Mr. Viscount Nelson, did I hear you correctly?" Alan Sugar, who had a nonchalant expression at first, almost jumped out of his chair when he heard the offer given by George. He never thought that this young man would actually make such a high offer for Tottenham shares, which in his eyes were worthless at all: "For the 25% of Tottenham shares in my hand, you are actually willing to pay 40 million pounds to acquire?!”
George was not surprised at all by Shug's surprise. With his previous experience, he knew very well that the reason why the Jewish businessman in front of him chose to join Tottenham was mainly because Venables, who was the head coach of Tottenham at the time, pulled the strings and entered the team as a layman. in professional football circles. In fact, Sugar didn't know enough about the football world at all. He thought he could easily profit from it. After becoming the chairman of Tottenham, he was repeatedly cheated. In the end, he had to sell more than half of his Tottenham shares to Joe Lewis to save him. The economic losses caused by joining Tottenham in recent years.
What's more, when Sugar sold nearly 30% of his Tottenham shares to Joe Lewis two years ago, he only received a measly £22 million from the other party, and only part of it was in cash. Therefore, the price tag of 40 million pounds offered by George Nelson is a world of difference compared to the price paid by Joe Lewis to acquire Tottenham shares, and Tottenham's current share price on the London stock market is even lower than it was two years ago. , no wonder the Jewish businessman was so surprised.
"That's right, Sir Sugar." Staring closely at Alan Sugar's eyes that were widened with surprise and greed, George curled his lips slightly and said with a chuckle, "I do plan to use 40 million pounds. I want to buy the remaining 25% of Tottenham shares in your hands at a certain price. I wonder if you are satisfied with the offer I made?"
"Well...Mr. Viscount Nelson, if you are willing to add another ten million pounds to the current price, I think I will be willing to sell all my Tottenham shares to you immediately." As a successful person A Jewish businessman, the bargaining instinct has been thoroughly integrated into Alan Sugar's blood. Therefore, although George's offer of 40 million pounds made Sugar feel very tempted, he still tried to get more benefits from George to enrich his pockets.
"Haha, Sir Sugar, being too greedy is not a good thing." George was not bothered by Sugar's lion's big mouth. He fell back and leaned comfortably on the sofa. At the same time, he raised his right hand and raised his index finger, shaking it in front of him: "You should know very well that the price I offered is already far higher than The actual value of these Tottenham shares you hold. Not to mention anything else, when you sold nearly 30% of Tottenham shares to Joe Lewis two years ago, the sale price was only 22 million pounds. .So, 40 million pounds is my first and final offer for the 25% of Tottenham shares in your hands. I hope you can seize this opportunity. You know, there are 20 teams in the Premier League. , that is to say, even if I can’t win Tottenham this time, there are still 19 other clubs for me to choose from.”
"Well, I think I'd better agree to your proposal, Mr. Viscount." Seeing George issuing an ultimatum to himself so decisively, Alan Sugar couldn't help but start to worry, fearing that the other party would really do it because of his overwhelming behavior. He asked for a price and angrily canceled this deal that had brought him a lot of profits. "However, I require that all of the 40 million pounds must be paid in cash. Otherwise, I will not agree to your acquisition request."
"No problem, I can completely satisfy your request." Seeing Shug making such a request, although George's expression did not change at all, he was secretly thinking that he was taking a risk, saying that he was lucky that he had asked John to mobilize him before. A large amount of liquidity was used to acquire Tottenham Club. Otherwise, he really wouldn't be able to raise a huge sum of 40 million pounds in a hurry to meet the other party's request.
In this way, after lawyers from both parties arrived one after another and determined that the acquisition agreement provided by George had no traps or loopholes, the two solemnly signed their names on the agreement. Next, as long as the transaction is submitted to the relevant departments and approved, George can complete the second step of his plan and obtain the 25% of Tottenham shares owned by Alan Sugar that he dreams of!
"However, Mr. Viscount, even if you get these stocks in my hands, I don't think you can surpass Joe Lewis in terms of shares." After signing the agreement, Alan Sugar, who was relieved, began to talk to George. The acquisition aroused curiosity, "You know, he now owns 29.9% of the shares of Tottenham Club. After you get this part of the stock in my hands, you must announce to the public that you are in the acquisition spree in accordance with the law." Stimulating stock news.”
"Haha, you don't need to worry about this matter, Sir Sugar." Regarding Sugar's temptation, George naturally blocked it without hesitation, "As long as you know, everything we are doing now is As long as there is no cross-border behavior within the scope permitted by the law. You don’t need to know too much about other things. It’s good for you and me. Excuse me, do you understand what I mean now?”
George knew very well that for a businessman like Sugar, who was born in poverty and made his fortune on the streets of London, it was difficult to say how strict his mouth could be. Maybe as soon as he revealed a little bit of information, this big-mouthed guy turned around and sold the news to the media or Lewis. Therefore, out of confidentiality considerations, George also wanted to nip this threat in the bud that might lead to the collapse of the acquisition plan.
"Haha, don't look at me like that, Mr. Viscount. I just want to satisfy my curiosity, but I have no other intention." Seeing George's resolute attitude, Alan Sugar quickly shut up and stopped asking further questions. After so many years of stumbling around in the mall, this Jewish businessman has developed an intuition for potential dangers, knows when not to do things, and knows better who he must not mess with.
"By the way, Sir Sugar." After shutting out the other party's curiosity with a tough attitude, George, who was also heartbroken, looked at Sugar, who was about to leave, intending to calm down the tension in the room. atmosphere, and said, "I wonder how your relationship with Mr. Murdoch is?"
"What, does Mr. Viscount Nelson want to get to know Rupert (Murdoch)? If that's the case, I can help him get acquainted with him." Alan Sugar couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he heard George's question. , said quickly, "I think back then, the reason why I became the chairman of Tottenham Hotspur Club. On the one hand, it was because of the persuasion of the old liar Venables, who made me mistakenly believe that it is very easy to profit from the football club. ; On the other hand, it was also because Rupert (Murdoch) was interested in winning the TV broadcast rights of the Premier League and needed an ally from within the Premier League to win votes for him... and I was the one who helped Rupert finally win. The number one contributor to successfully winning the Premier League broadcasting rights!”
Alan Sugar made no secret of the fact that part of the reason he took over Tottenham was to help Murdoch win the television broadcast rights of the then-starting Premier League. After all, this news can be said to be a semi-open secret in the British football world. Many people have even produced evidence to prove that Sugar was the one who helped Murdoch defeat ITV (British Independent Television) to win the Premier League broadcasting rights. people. Therefore, Alan Sugar thought it was very worthwhile to trade such a secret that was no longer a secret in exchange for the friendship between George and the Nelson family behind him.
"Haha, if that's the case, that's great." Hearing Shug's answer, George nodded with satisfaction. He felt that the decision to invite Shug to London this time was really a wise one. , "Then, please do me this favor and find an opportunity for me to meet Mr. Murdoch. Believe me, the Nelson family will never forget anyone who has helped them."
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"Danny, what did you just say?!" A deafening roar came from the chairman's office at the Tottenham Hotspur club headquarters, scaring all the Tottenham staff outside the door to hide away. Afraid of being tainted by this big boss and losing their jobs, "George Nelson? The acting coach who just resigned from Manchester United has actually quietly purchased the number of shares that can trigger a tender offer? London Stock Exchange We are asked whether we should make a request to the British government to refuse the other party's continued purchase of Tottenham shares in the name of a hostile takeover? How is this possible!"
Let me add here that although the acquisition agreement signed by George and Alan Sugar stated that he would purchase all the Tottenham shares held by the other party, in fact, due to legal restrictions, George wanted to take all of this part of the stock. , will inevitably trigger the 30% warning line in British corporate acquisitions. Therefore, the London Stock Exchange notified Joe Lewis at this time and asked him whether he had any intention to seek help from the British government or participate in this acquisition.
In other words, if the British government steps in to stop it, George must sell the shares exceeding 29.9% to avoid triggering the 30% warning line.
"Joe (Lewis), calm down." As Joe Lewis's friend and subordinate, and also the current chairman of Tottenham Hotspur Club, Danny Levy naturally has to play the role of a fire extinguisher, "We are the most What needs to be considered is how to deal with this acquisition of Tottenham Hotspur Club initiated by George Nelson!"
"No! I can't let Tottenham be taken away from me so easily!" However, Joe Lewis, who was in anger, could not listen to Levi's persuasion at this time. His anger made him somewhat lost. Shrewd and rational in the past, "Danny! Immediately send someone to contact the British government and say that we have been subject to a hostile takeover by George Nelson and need government support! If this doesn't work, then mobilize funds to fight this I don’t know who is richer than anyone else!”
In the eyes of Joe Lewis, although Tottenham has indeed not brought him any benefits in the past two years and has become a burden on his business empire, in the end it is also his industry. Now that George suddenly rushed out and wanted to kick him out, Joe Lewis naturally took up arms and used all his strength to repel this uninvited guest!
