中國企業家夏建統成功收購阿斯頓維拉 出價6000萬鎊

Chinese businessman Tony Jiantong Xia bought English soccer club Aston Villa for a reported 60m pounds last Wednesday.

上週三，我國商人夏建統正式收購了英國足球俱樂部阿斯頓維拉。據報道，收購價格爲6000萬英鎊。

The sale to Xia's Recon Group follows the central England club's relegation from the Premier League after placing last in the 2015-16 season.

在夏建統的聯合睿康集團收購這家位於英格蘭中部的俱樂部之前，該俱樂部因在2015-16賽季中成績墊底而從英格蘭足球超級聯賽降級。

The sale, subject to clearance by the Premier League and the English Football Association, would see Xia take 100% ownership and become chairman.

此次收購由英超聯賽和英格蘭足球協會審批，獲批後夏建統將擁有俱樂部100%的股權，併成爲俱樂部主席。

Although Sky News reported Xia had paid as much as 70 million pounds, the club wouldn't confirm the amount paid.

雖然《天空新聞》報道稱夏建統支付了7000萬英鎊，不過俱樂部方面卻沒有證實實際成交金額。

Sky News said former Chelsea player and manager Roberto di Mateo was being tipped as the next Villa manager.

《天空新聞》報道稱，維拉隊下一任主帥候選人之一是曾在切爾西隊效力、執教的羅伯特·迪馬特奧。

Recon Group is a privately owned holding company that controls five publicly listed companies in Hong Kong and Chinese mainland, which employs 35,000 people in 75 different countries and regions, according to the Aston Villa club's website.

根據阿斯頓維拉官網上的介紹稱，聯合睿康集團是一傢俬人持股的公司，旗下擁有5家在中國內地及香港上市的企業，在全球75個國家和地區有超過35000名員工。

Xia is described as a passionate football fan who played as a striker while he was at university. Xia's move is the latest in a series of Chinese moves to invest in European soccer clubs.

據悉，夏建統是一個狂熱的足球迷，他在大學期間曾擔任過前鋒。而夏建統的這一收購行動是一系列中國企業投資歐洲足球俱樂部的最新進展。

China has set improving the domestic soccer game as a major goal, and last October Britain announced plans to invest money and expertise in Chinese domestic soccer programs. Last year CCTV started showing English Premiership games after a gap of several years.

中國已經將提高國內足球水平作爲一個主要目標，而在去年十月，英國方面宣佈計劃在中國國內足球項目上投入資金和專業知識。同樣是在去年，中央電視臺在經歷幾年的間隔之後，也重新開始轉播英超聯賽。