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Although there are memories of the past life, and the world still runs unswervingly according to its original trajectory without George's intervention, this time, George, who has always been smooth sailing, is deciding on the candidate for the club's CEO. Got into trouble.
It's not that George can't even think of a person of this level, but because the names that first appeared in his mind are destined to be unavailable to Tottenham now. For example, Real Madrid general manager Alberto Valdano, Bayern Munich general manager Uli Hoeness, etc. Even if these well-known names in international football are interested in changing places, they will look for those who are also top players. Working in a wealthy club, he would not pay any attention to Tottenham's recruitment.
By the way, the reason why George was confident in recruiting Kenyon was mainly because the two had an agreement on this topic before. In addition, the personal relationship between them is quite good, so George originally wanted to bring Kenyon to Tottenham by playing the emotional card. Unexpectedly, Chelsea took the lead and acquired Kenyon when George had just completed the acquisition of Tottenham and had not had time to take action, forcing George to face the dilemma of having no one available for the CEO position.
Originally, former Tottenham chairman Danny Levy was a good choice, but the other person was a close friend of former Tottenham boss Joe Lewis and served as a senior executive within the ENIC Group. Therefore, it was natural for George to keep Levy at Tottenham. It's minimal. The result was just as George expected. Levi rejected his offer to stay and chose to withdraw from Tottenham with Joe Lewis, preparing to start a new business elsewhere.
After hitting a snag with Levi, George sent someone to contact Monchi, who was the sporting director in Sevilla, and Pantalio Corvino, who was working in Lecce. However, with these two, Tottenham also suffered Waterloo - the former, who was loyal to Sevilla, was indifferent to Tottenham's high salary temptation and had no intention of negotiating at all; while Corvino was not as good as Monchi. He has high loyalty, but the manager is unwilling to give up the connections and family he has worked hard to accumulate in the Italian football circle over the years to start over in an unfamiliar environment.
In this way, Tottenham's recruitment activities for Monchi and Corvino also ended in failure. And this result also worried George. He didn't expect that Tottenham's attraction was worse than he imagined!
If it is understandable that Tottenham cannot attract managers who have already made a name for themselves and work in wealthy clubs or strong teams, then this time, they will play for small clubs such as Sevilla and Lecce. Monchi and Corvino chose to reject Tottenham's invitation without hesitation. They would rather stay at their current clubs than test the waters at Tottenham, which offered a higher salary. This is enough to show how terrible Tottenham is. situation.
Do we really want John to concurrently hold the position of Tottenham CEO? As soon as this idea came into George's mind, it was immediately rejected by George himself. Are you kidding, John is very capable, but human energy is always limited. While John is managing the large affairs of Trafalgar Company, he is also responsible for supervising the operations of Tottenham, which already makes him almost at full capacity. If you add more work to him... George didn't want to see John follow in Zhuge Kongming's footsteps and end up dying young due to overwork.
"Who should I invite?" George's eyes flew across the names quickly. Obviously, George did not find a candidate who met his requirements from these names. "You can't just find someone to do it, right? If that's the case, I would rather find someone from the company (referring to Trafalgar Company) or the family." Let’s find someone to step in. At least in terms of vision and reliability, they are much better than these guys.”
In George's view, many football club CEOs or general managers are simply examples of bad minds in management and operations. For example, Leeds United chairman Ridsdale borrowed a large amount of money from the bank to buy players in the transfer market, hoping to make Leeds United one of the top three players in the Premier League. And the result? Ridsdale's gamble not only ended in failure, but the financial burden brought by its huge loan made this veteran team heavily in debt, and had to sell off the main players of the team to repay the debt. The once famous "young recent team" "The Guards" were wiped out.
If these people are allowed to become the CEO of Tottenham... Thinking of this, George couldn't help but shudder. He became more determined that if he couldn't find a suitable candidate in the football circle, he would find someone from the family or company who was proficient in financial management and management. Let business professionals manage it for you.
However, at this moment, a familiar name suddenly caught George's eyes: "Fuck me, why didn't I know that this guy was working here at this time? John, book a flight for me right away." Air ticket to Genoa, and by the way, help me contact Chairman Ricardo Garrone and tell him that I have an important matter and plan to interview him!"
So, in the afternoon of that day, George hurriedly arrived at Christopher Columbus Airport on his private plane, and accompanied by Sampdoria Chairman Garrone who came to the airport to greet him, they drove to Sampdoria together. Headquarters.
"Chairman Nelson... No, according to British tradition, I should call you Mr. Viscount." After entering Garrone's office in Sampdoria, the sixty-seven-year-old oil businessman immediately changed his mind. The question came out, "You have traveled thousands of miles to come here. What important matter do you want to discuss with me?"
To be honest, Garrone was quite confused about George's sudden visit and his statement that he had an important matter to discuss with him. After all, their main industries are fundamentally different. It can be said that they have almost no friendship with each other. The only place where they have intersection is football. Although Tottenham has had a miserable time in the Premier League in recent years, they have always competed in the top league. The team's heritage, influence and financial income are all guaranteed.
Sampdoria is different. After experiencing a relegation and dormant in the second division for four seasons, the "Marinos" are now seriously injured. The players in the team are either veterans who have been in Serie A for many years or have just debuted. However, there is not much talent for the rookie, and there is basically nothing good enough for other teams to be jealous of.
Since there is nothing on his side that Tottenham can covet, the purpose of George's trip will naturally make the old man confused. That's why Garrone asked this question.
"That's it, Chairman Garrone. I came to visit you this time because I have a merciless request. I want to discuss it with you." Regarding Garrone's question, he knew that he was indeed asking for something this time. George quickly put on a smile and continued after getting the other party's nod of approval, "I would like to hire your Mr. Giuseppe Marotta to serve as CEO of Tottenham Hotspur Club. No." I know President Garrone, can you agree to my request?"
That's right, George went all the way to the "Lighthouse City" Genoa this time just to get Giuseppe Marotta, who is serving as the general manager of Sampdoria!
George, who has memories of his previous life, clearly remembers that when Marotta was the general manager of Sampdoria in his previous life, he relied on shrewd transfer operations to single-handedly pull the Sea Blues out of the quagmire of the second division and let the ball go. The team has established a firm foothold after returning to Serie A, and occasionally can go to the Champions League. After becoming the general manager and CEO of Juventus, he also used a series of operations to bring the Bianconeri, which had experienced ups and downs after the "Calciopoli" incident, back to its peak: five consecutive Serie A championships, and the UEFA Champions League runner-up in the 2014-15 season. The best praise for Marotta’s work!
The most commendable thing is that in the context of Italy's sluggish economy and shrinking football market, Marotta can still ensure Juventus balances its books while winning consecutive championships. With this alone, he surpassed Galliani, Fassone, Corvino and others more than ten times!
This is also the main reason why when George found out that Marotta was actually working at Sampdoria, which had just returned to Serie A, he immediately went from London to Genoa to recruit people - a man with flexible transfer skills. What Tottenham needs most now is a CEO who is skilled in identifying talents that are in short supply for the team and at the same time can strictly control the club's financial revenue and expenditure. And "transfer masters" like Galliani, who seem to have given themselves a big advantage in the transfer market, but have caused the club's salary expenses to remain high for a long time, are not within the scope of George's consideration at all. .
"Well, Mr. Viscount Nelson, your request is really too much..." Garrone was firmly opposed to George's request at first. After all, Garrone also recognized Marotta's abilities very much, and he did not want to let the general manager leave so early.
However, George wrote a check for US$5 million without changing his expression, and at the same time hinted to Garrone that if he let Marotta go to Tottenham, he would transfer several of the main players in the team, such as the Serbian and Montenegrin central defender. After Bunevcevic was sold to Sampdoria at a low price as compensation, Garrone immediately changed his stance: "Haha, Mr. Viscount, what you did is really unconventional. Sampdoria and Tottenham We already have a long and profound friendship, and you and I hit it off right away, so how could I not agree to this little thing?"
Who fell in love with you at first sight, you greedy guy. Looking at Garrone, who was sanctimoniously saying things that neither of them believed, while frequently looking towards the $5 million check, George felt that his lower limit and three levels had been refreshed by this oil businessman. .
In this way, Marotta rushed to Samp's headquarters after receiving the call. The first thing he knew after stepping into Garrone's office was that he had been sold by his boss to the young man in front of him. Tottenham chairman facts.
