by Christies Child » Fri Dec 23, 2016 6:51 pm
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The story of the Brazilian who paid R $ 9.4 mi per English team
Diego Lemos is the son and nephew of former players. Living for eight years in Qatar, he became the owner of Morecambe, the 4th division of England. "I always wanted a club to buy," he says.
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The Brazilian Daniel Lemos, 35, walked last week through the center of Morecambe, a city of 34,000 inhabitants in northeastern England. Despite the cold, he wore only a short-sleeved shirt. It was enough to win the sympathy of the locals.
"He's from Rio de Janeiro and he was walking down the street wearing a 10-degree jersey. He's one of us," said one member of the Shrimpvoices website, which gathers fans from Morecambe Football Club, the fourth division of English football .
Diego Lemos is son of Luizinho, ex-striker of America and Flamengo and nephew of Cesar Maluco (photo: Divulgação)
Diego Lemos is son of Luizinho, ex-striker of America and Flamengo and nephew of Cesar Maluco (photo: Divulgação)
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The responses to the comment were of approval because, theoretically, Lemos tried to incorporate himself into the local culture.
He is the first Brazilian to buy a professional football club in England. Last week, the English Football League approved the sale of 80% of Morecambe's shares to G50 Holding Limited, which owns Diego Lemos.
"My family is all involved in football and I've always wanted to find a club to buy." I looked for several around the world, but my goal has always been England, it's the most organized, the richest football. .
Daniel is the son of Luizinho Lemos, historical scorer of America-RJ and former Flamengo. He is nephew of Cesar Maluco, one of the greatest names in the history of Palmeiras, and Caio Cambalhota, champion of Rio de Janeiro by Botafogo and Flamengo.
"I heard that he had bought a club in Europe. It must be full of money, right?" Cesar Maluco replied on hearing of the news.
Being "full of cash" may be a relative concept, but public business registrations in the UK show that last week G50 Holding paid £ 2,220,575.00 to acquire 80% of the club. At the official price of last Friday (September 30), it is R $ 9.4 million.
"I was going to meet him, Diego was with this plan for a long time and now it happened, he was in Brazil and traveled to England to solve everything," Luizinho adds.
Even before closing deals, Lemos spent some time in the city. He went to the Morecambe games and interacted with fans. Through the discussions at Shrimpvoices, he talked to the fans and said he needed to look at the club's revenue sources and what could be done differently in the administration. He posed with photos at Globe Arena, the team's stadium with a capacity of 6,476 people.
"We are not going to change everything from one moment to the next, it takes time, we will gradually evolve, carefully and working seriously," says the new owner.
Daniel Lemos, Morecambe or the English Football League do not give details of the deal, but there are Qatar investors associated with the purchase negotiation. Lemos lives in Doha, the capital of the Arab country, since 2008. Football agent, did his main business with Brazil by taking Jobson, ex-Botafogo, and his history of problems to Saudi Arabia.
The entrepreneur appears in the English registers as sole partner of the G50, but also owns another company, Sport99 Limited. Until the beginning of July, this one had like director Jordan Saul Burnard, an Englishman of Arab descent of 23 years. The two are registered at the same address, which serves as headquarters for another 20 companies.
The Brazilian's concern in the statements is not to pass the image that he will invest heavily in reinforcements. He prefers to be an owner who will take care of Morecambe's assets. He has already assured that coach Jim Bentley will continue. In an interview for BBC Radio Lancashire, he did not rule out the hiring of Brazilian players. It is harder than it seems because if you do not have a European passport, the athlete needs a work visa and the club must prove, according to the law of the country, that the contractor has "recognized international talent". It is not an easy task in the English fourth division.
"I liked everything in the city and was very well received by everyone. They made me feel well,
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