Magpies turned into phoenixes, and Newcastle became the number one local tycoon in football

In the early morning of Yesterday Beijing time, the British media and Saudi Arabian media reported that the transaction of premier league team Newcastle was officially completed, and the Saudi consortium PIF (public investment fund) bought Newcastle for 300 million pounds. There is no doubt that with the influx of Saudi capital, Newcastle, nicknamed "Magpie", will surely "fly up the branches and become a phoenix". With one or two transfer windows, The makeover Newcastle will surely become the new magnate of the Premier League.

Surpass Greater Paris to become the number one local tycoon

Since the Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea in the summer of 2003, the "local tycoon" has become a revolutionary of the established order in football, and having an "oil daddy" has become the ideal of fans of all walks of life. In recent years, Middle Eastern capital has poured into football. In August 2008, the UAE's Abu Dhabi Investment Authority bought Manchester City in the summer of 2008, and in June 2011, Qatar Investment Group bought Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain, and there are more and more clubs with "oil daddies", which have gradually become new forces in the European war.

However, compared with the Saudi PIF that bought Newcastle, the "oil daddy" of Chelsea, Manchester City and Paris can only be regarded as a small witch, and this time it is the "oil grandfather". According to the British "Daily Mail" report, the asset valuation of Saudi PIF can reach 320 billion pounds, which is 100 billion pounds more than the Qatar Investment Group that bought Paris. It can be said that after the transformation, Newcastle has become the number one local tycoon in football.

After the change of ownership, the Newcastle management immediately changed. New executive director Stanwelly said: "Our ambitions are in line with those of the fans to build a team that can continue to compete for trophies and enjoy a global reputation. ”

Reinforcements changed the coach first, and Conte and Mourinho entered the field of vision

Newcastle can't immediately strengthen the squad, and the fastest will have to wait until the winter window to buy people, but considering that the winter window is difficult to buy big stars, Newcastle is likely to not be able to really implement the luxury purchase plan until next summer. So, Newcastle's goal this season is to try to get as much better a place as possible on the basis of relegation.

Not being able to buy players does not mean that you cannot change coaches. Newcastle's current manager Steve Bruce has a poor record, and the British media generally believes that Newcastle will soon change the coach, and the new boss will directly send Bruce away with a severance payment of 8 million pounds.

British media revealed that Italian coach Antonio Conte is the number one manager of Newcastle, and Conte's coaching ability has been proven at Juventus, Chelsea and Inter Milan. Portuguese José Mourinho is also favored by PIF, and for Mourinho, who has always been good at leading upstarts, coaching Newcastle is far more attractive than coaching Roma. In addition, England's "double Germany" Lampard and Gerrard are also within the scope of the selection of coaches, but in horizontal comparison, the most likely to replace Bruce is Conte, after all, Conte is idle at home and can regain the coaching whip at any time.

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Clubs League Owners Asset Valuation

1 Newcastle Premier League Saudi Public Investment Fund £320 billion

2 Paris Saint-Germain Ligue 1 Qatar Investment Group £220 billion

3 Manchester City Premier League Abu Dhabi Investment Authority £21 billion

4 Leipzig RB Bundesliga Red Bull Group £15.7 billion

— Red Bull Salzburg (ibid.) (ibid.)

6 Juventus Serie A Fiat Cars £14 billion

7 Chelsea Premier League Yevraz holding £10.5 billion

8 LOS ANGELES GALAXY Midland Anschutz Entertainment £8.1 billion

9 Arsenal Premier League Klenke Sports Company £6.8 billion

10 Inter Milan Serie A Suning Group 6.2 billion pounds