Chapter Two: The Four-Million Blind Spot

Lin placed the clip beside his assessment warning and sent it to Elena. She came downstairs ten minutes later. “Do you want to prove you were right,” she asked, “or make the team right?” “Do those conflict?” “Inside a club, often.” She placed a tablet on his desk. “Graycastle's accounts. After relegation, they need ten million in revenue before June thirtieth. Vidal has one year left and isn't liked by the manager. Your valuation is accurate.” “Does Seabridge have any budget left?” “After Bello? Coins for registration purposes.” Lin studied the wage page. “A loan with an obligation after fifteen league appearances. Six hundred thousand now, two-point-four million later.” “Not enough for their deadline.”