As Richard and miss Heysen was discussing plans for the club's new season, soon O'Neill joined the conversation about Manchester City's new jersey concept for the upcoming season.
He looked puzzled at first. "Didn't you just acquire an apparel brand?" he asked, unable to hide his curiosity.
He was referring to Adidas—the iconic brand Richard had recently purchased from a French businessman for half a billion pounds.
Richard nodded, then shrugged helplessly. Originally, he could have used Adidas as Manchester City's new shirt sponsor for the upcoming season. But during the previous campaign, when he signed a deal with Umbro's John Humphreys, there was a clause giving Umbro the option to extend the contract by one more year.
As for what he expected from City this season—he saw them as contenders in the Premier League, but not a team that would bring home any silverware.
