Chapter 716: The First Round of the New Premier League Season Arrives; Great Britain Once Again

"Man Evening News" reporter: Ten Hag does not wish to push for Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer, but the Manchester United management hopes to use this to increase the team's commercial value, which is considered part of the club's mission.

As a Champions League and Premier League winning coach, Ten Hag still holds significant influence within the Manchester United hierarchy.

However, regarding the matter of Cristiano Ronaldo, Ten Hag's personal opinion failed to play a decisive role.

So the question arises: if Cristiano Ronaldo really joins, will he be able to play the striker position well for Manchester United?

"First, we must be clear about Manchester United's current configuration; Tom and Bruno are both top-class passers, and in addition, Dembélé, as a winger, possesses passing ability that ranks among the best of all Premier League wingers."

While being interviewed by Sky Sports, Ferdinand raised his right hand, leveling it above his own head.

This body language means "big," indicating the Manchester United legend's approval of the active players within the team.

"Although Rooney is getting older and may not have the sprinting power he had in 2008 or 2009, I have always believed he is a top-class poacher who can seize opportunities that others cannot."

Ferdinand maintained his consistent line of thinking.

Except for the short-statured Lisandro Martínez and the unpredictably form-fluctuating Jesse Lin Lin Jiade, this Manchester United legend approves of every Manchester United player.

And as Cristiano Ronaldo's former teammate, Ferdinand's support for the Portuguese man surpasses everything else.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

A heavy rainstorm fell over the Carrington base.

"Damn, this rain is really heavy..."

Tang Ye took a gentle breath; sitting together with Dembélé on chairs at the cafeteria entrance, they watched the intensity of the rain outside through the glass doors.

He remembered this was the heaviest rain since Manchester United returned from the United States.

Today was... August 12th!

Tang Ye did not need to look at his phone to know the time.

Because the season was about to begin; the off-season was like a student's holiday, where students on break do not know what month or day it is, nor what day of the week. But the start of the season is equivalent to students returning to school, and students after school starts will remember today's date very clearly.

This was because, after the season started, time became even more important to Tang Ye.

"There are only two days left until the new season."

Tang Ye spoke softly, chewing gum while turning to look at Dembélé.

"Haha, you look like you're very nervous."

Dembélé expressed his mockery of Tang Ye: "With our strength, there is no need to be this nervous."

Seeing that Tang Ye's expression still wasn't great, Dembélé made a fist and punched his teammate's arm: "Hey! What are you nervous about? Mancheng and Liwupu are only considered strong by those newspapers; we are much stronger than them!"

Football press agencies in England and even Europe liked to describe the new Premier League season as a "Struggle of Three Kings," meaning the fierce competition between the three teams: Manchester United, Mancheng, and Liwupu.

But in the eyes of some Manchester United supporters and Manchester United players, saying this was actually inaccurate.

Wasn't Manchester United much stronger than Mancheng and Liwupu!

"No, no, it's not that."

Tang Ye shook his head: "It's about Cristiano, cough."

Tang Ye's emotions were currently somewhat complex.

Cristiano Ronaldo's arrival brought some uncertainty to Manchester United's new season.

This uncertainty did not refer to uncertainty in strength, but rather to the one thing Tang Ye valued most: uncertainty regarding the team atmosphere.

What would the state of affairs within the Manchester United team be like after Ronaldo's arrival?

"Oh, you're scared!"

Dembélé waved his hand.

"No, no, no, I'm not scared, I'm just uncertain about what we might encounter!"

"You are scared!"

Dembélé moved closer, pinching Tang Ye's flesh hard: "Don't be afraid, Tom, I'll protect you, haha!"

"Fuck, get lost!"

"Haha!"

Pinned Post: Countdown to the start of the 21-22 Premier League season: 7 hours 15 minutes (First Round: Southampton vs. Liwupu).

Betway website, 21-22 Premier League Championship Odds List:

1. Manchester United, 1 to 1.72.

2. Mancheng, 1 to 3.11.

3. Liwupu, 1 to 3.94.

4. Chelsea, 1 to 16.8.

5. Arsenal, 1 to 38.0.

Judging from the odds list, although Manchester United finished only second in the league last season, as the super four-tournament champion of recent years, Manchester United still earned the trust of the fans.

It is still that same saying: after a dynasty is established, it will inevitably decline, but it will absolutely not decline within a short period.

This season Tang Ye has already returned, so the logic is very clear.

The Wang Chao Dynasty will continue in the 21-22 season!

Additionally, there are the two points of Mancheng and Liwupu.

Although their odds were suppressed by Manchester United, the momentum of these two teams was not weak in the slightest.

Regarding the situation of the new Premier League season, Chinese commentators and experts made a detailed analysis and simultaneously published it on Weibo and Check Dongqiu Di.

The conclusion of the discussion was that the new Premier League season would still be a "Romance of the Three Kingdoms."

But unlike the first "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," this time Manchester United has transformed into the most dominant party, while Mancheng and Liwupu are about to issue a challenge to Manchester United!

Let's see if there are any other wealth management projects.

Odds for the 21-22 Premier League Assist King: Tang Ye (Manchester United) - 1 to 1.09.

Odds for the 21-22 Champions League Assist King: Tang Ye (Manchester United) - 1 to 1.07.

Dammit!

This is truly damnable!

The new season doesn't start for another half day; I thought acting now would guarantee an invincible position.

I didn't expect the wealth management interest rate to have already dropped to 9%; after taxes, the annualized return is less than 7 percent!

When the Betway website first opened betting on the Assist King, Tang Ye's odds should have been around 1 to 1.4; subsequently, a massive influx of pounds and euros caused the odds to plummet, leaving less than 10 percentage points just two hours later.

As always, making money is about information asymmetry, or rather, the lag in information.

If your vision is short-sighted, by the time you prepare to act and deposit money into "GG Bonds," it will already be too late!

Yahoo Finance: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK), under Buffett, wagered 5 million USD at odds of 1 to 1.44 on TY as the new season's Premier League Assist King; additionally, they wagered 12 million USD at odds of 1 to 1.37 on the same player as the new season's Champions League Assist King.

"Buffett stated in an interview that he would explain the rationale behind this purchase to shareholders at the shareholder meeting."

"The World Cup is approaching; this is a good investment"—these were Warren Buffett's exact words.

Berkshire's 17 million USD bet on GG Bonds marks the company's first foray into football gambling outside of the World Cup and European Championship.

However, strictly speaking, this wager should be viewed as a wealth management strategy by Berkshire.

So the question arises: Buffett is not a professional football fan; has he considered the potential losses an injury to Tang Ye could bring to the company?

If you think that way, you are obviously being too naive.

Next year is the Qatar World Cup; Buffett's move is essentially buying 17 million USD worth of advertising on Tang Ye, hoping fans will come to Berkshire during next year's World Cup to buy "World Cup Championship Insurance" (which is essentially football gambling), thereby expanding the company's insurance business in 2022.

Furthermore, judging by the situation after the US stock market opened, Buffett's bold purchase attracted a large portion of investors who love football; Berkshire's stock price rose 3%, and its market capitalization surged by 8.2 billion USD.

Never mind whether this 8.2 billion is a bubble; just tell me, did it rise or not!

Sina Finance: Stable 9% annualized return; how can people in mainland China purchase GG Bonds?

【Holy crap, GG Bonds; who came up with that name? I'm speechless...】

【Don't say it, but I really want to buy this.】

【I'm in Australia and can buy directly, but Tang Ye hasn't suffered any major injuries for six consecutive seasons; let's be conservative this season, so I only bought 1,000 dollars' worth.】

【With a 9% annualized return, you only buy 1,000 dollars? What the hell can you earn from that... Tang Ye indeed hasn't suffered major injuries, but hasn't he had plenty of minor ones?】

【Not everyone is destined to get injured; Tang Ye's technical style makes it very difficult for him to get injured.】