Super Spender

Chapter 383: 377: Superstar

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When Simoní Howard received this information, he was somewhat surprised. However, being a clever man, he knew what questions to ask and what not to ask. Although Atletico Madrid did have a superstar, it was just one, and now there was an addition of a famous midfielder. This was naturally a blessing for Atletico Madrid. He did not, however, expect that before he could figure out how to use Elias, he received a notice from above that Elias would not play, nor even be transferred to the youth team. Instead, he was to receive a long vacation, the length of which remained uncertain.

Nobody questioned this, including Jose. Plenty of smart people knew that Finn Lewis had money. One only needed to see the 20 billion South Federation currency in the Atletico Madrid club to know that. Even if all twenty-eight of the offers made by Lewis were bought back, most of the 20 billion transfer fee would still be left.

Buying these superstars, although it would pose some challenges for team cohesion, would not create too many problems. It would be similar to Real Madrid in the past. Though the cooperation among superstars might not necessarily work out, the power of the superstars themselves could be likened to Landon Maradona in his prime. The glow of a superstar was demonstrated in these moments.

Therefore, if a team really were to be formed by superstars, although winning the championship could not be guaranteed, the performance would certainly not be poor. Moreover, with so many superstars, one could easily imagine their commercial value.

However, the consequences of buying these superstars wouldn’t be apparent until after they were bought. Right now, only one person’s fate was certain. Florentino was somewhat surprised when he met Emery. Especially when he heard the truth of the matter from Emery, Florentino was silent. He never expected that the truth of the matter would be as it was.

Emery did not lie to Florentino, but rather, truthfully spoke about what had happened that day. He explained that Elias had been somewhat excessive, but was not fundamentally bad. Florentino did not agree. You may not be wrong for interacting with a female celebrity, but you can’t do so on camera like that. In the West, this was considered a violation of human rights.

An agreement had been made beforehand. If they had followed the original script, even an accidental touch on the chest could have been forgiven, considering the intimacy of the scene. But after the agreement, doing so would be a violation. Even if he was not successful and instead received a slap, it was the same principle. The most important aspect was that Elias didn’t chase after any other female star, but instead pursued the richest man in the world’s woman? Was he looking for trouble for himself?

What annoyed Florentino even more was that having committed the act and knowing that the she had many bodyguards, proved she wasn’t a helpless individual. A simple apology would have been enough, but instead a refusal to apologise had led to the current situation. Even if Florentino didn’t know Finn Lewis’s personality, he knew that there was absolutely no way to reverse the situation.

Florentino didn’t believe Lewis had been planning to enter the football field from the start, as there had been no necessity for Lewis to do so. Lewis clearly wasn’t a football fan either. If he had wanted to enter the industry, he would have made a move earlier instead of joining at this awkward juncture. Above all, there wouldn’t have been such a coincidence as buying Atletico Madrid, who had fifty percent rights of Elias’ transfer. He also wouldn’t have left immediately upon finding out Atletico Madrid had fifty percent of Elias’ rights during their initial discussion.

Although it seemed unbelievable that simply over an apology, Finn Lewis had spent several billions of Federal coin, only a prodigal could do such a thing! But Lewis had done it without showing any signs of regret. Most importantly, although he might lose some money, for a rich man like Lewis, he can afford these losses.

Lewis was still young and had plenty of time to earn money. Buying a football team was nothing to him; he considered it a game. At least Florentino knew that many NBA basketball team owners from the North Federation were top-tier tycoons who didn’t necessarily aim for their professional teams to make money. They simply treated the teams as their toys, cultivating their interest.

“Sorry, Mr. Emery, I can’t help you with this,” Florentino bluntly declined Emery’s request. Putting aside whether Elias was worth one hundred and fifty million Federal coins or not, even if he were, Florentino wouldn’t consider offending the world’s richest man for Elias.

There is only one world’s wealthiest man, but there are many excellent football players, even those indispensable midfielders included for each team.

“Mr. Florentino, you are a respected elder in the football community. For someone like Lewis, to discard a player’s future so easily is like murder!” Upon hearing Florentino’s unwillingness to intervene, Emery immediately became anxious and raised his voice.

“Mr. Emery, after all, Lewis didn’t actually murder him, did he? Additionally, he still needs to pay Elias an annual salary of 7 million South Federation currency for four years. He just can’t play football in these four years. Perhaps he can return after four years.” Florentino spoke blandly.

Return after four years? Emery was dumbfounded. What would be the fate of a professional player, even a top-tier superstar, if he didn’t play football for four years? Perhaps he wouldn’t be better than a player in the second-tier league of the Sperian Kingdom. Moreover, how many prime years does a player have? It was as if Elias’ potential development in the field of football had been completely discarded. A top-tier, rising star was abruptly extinguished.

Looking at Emery, Florentino shook his head mentally. Joke, offend Lewis? Considering that 20 billion South Federation currency transfer fee, he could say that all football clubs in the five major leagues of the South Federation, whether they were giants or ordinary teams, found those transfer fees daunting, including Real Madrid! Abraham was deemed the biggest sucker in the football world! However, Abraham had only invested 20 billion South Federation currency in Chelsea over the course of nine years.

What about Lewis? He threw it all in at once! And that didn’t even include the 5 billion South Federation currency debt that he paid off for Atletico Madrid, as well as all the fans’ ticket fees that he waived. Obviously, those few tens of millions of annual ticket income probably meant nothing to him. The allowance that Zero gave to Lewis every month totaled much more than this ticket income annually.

If Florentino offended Lewis, Real Madrid would probably face dire circumstances in the future. He understood what Lewis was capable of. Without saying anything else, as long as Real Madrid was interested in someone, Lewis would directly take action. Could he outbid Lewis? Looking at the 20 billion South Federation currency transfer fee, Florentino felt speechless.