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The tension in the room seemed to heighten as Joel asked the question again, despite Ed having already provided an answer.
Ed, hearing this, furrowed his brows and said, "Sir, it's, Ehm, just like I said—these are the players we're intending to buy this summer. They should be more than—"
Before he could finish, Joel slammed his hands on the table, shouting, "Enough!" Clearly, that was not the response he had hoped for.
Joel Glazer, the second son of the late businessman and billionaire Malcolm Glazer, had come from humble beginnings in real estate before branching out into healthcare and other industries. But his most successful venture had been in sports.
Malcolm had acquired both English giants—Manchester United of the Premier League and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. Both clubs had experienced massive growth under his ownership, generating enormous profits. The jewel of it all, however, had been Manchester United.