i am beckham

Chapter 232
Beckham was a little surprised to see the news about himself and Coca-Cola published in The Sun.

He didn't expect the other party to get the news so quickly, and rushed to publish the manuscript overnight.

It was a bit funny to say this. A man in a neat suit said that he was the person in charge of the UK region and had something to do with the club, but he was naturally blocked at the door by security.

That buddy didn't come in with his mouth almost worn out, so he could only guard at the door until Beckham finished training and stopped him at the door.

He had an impression of this person, but he didn't remember his name was Albert or Wood, anyway, it was such a name.

Albert also couldn't laugh or cry when he saw Beckham, it was the first time he saw such a star.

Without an agent, without an assistant, without contact information, you can't send the endorsement contract to his mailbox, right?
For the privacy of his endorsement, he once tried to stay at Beckham's house, but a security guard not only drove him away, but also drove him for five streets, until he fled in horror.

So he could only stay at the entrance of the club, at least the security personnel here seem to be much gentler.
Albert wanted to discuss the contract with Beckham in the car. The last endorsement contract was brokered by Sophie Marceau. He thought that through the last cooperation, he should be able to do it alone. Unexpectedly, the other party didn't even remember his name.

Beckham gave up after reading the second page. What bullshit rights and obligations are too confusing.

Professional things have to be done by professional people, and he is going to consult the club's legal staff.

But this matter has to be reported to the head coach first. The old man is too narrow-minded. If he doesn't tell him now, he might be paranoid when he finds out.

So Beckham reported to Ferguson first, and when he heard someone asking him to speak for him, the old man's expression immediately became serious: "Don't rush to read the contract, I'll ask him a few questions first."

Then Ferguson asked the other party to explain the content of the contract like a prisoner.

The content of this contract is very simple. As the spokesperson of Coca-Cola in the UK, Beckham cooperates with the company to shoot at least two commercials every year, attends the company's large-scale activities in the UK, and has to play in the League Cup sponsored by Coca-Cola. The contract period is three years and the endorsement fee is 450 million pounds.

As a result, when he said that the negotiation was over, Ferguson interrupted him mercilessly: "Go back and tell your bosses that David can only attend an event once a year. It must be during the offseason. We cannot guarantee that he will play in the League Cup. If he is signed for three years, the endorsement fee will be at least 600 million pounds.

This is our condition, you go back and think about it, goodbye! "

Albert left in despair. Ferguson and Beckham talked about life and ideals, and enthusiastically called him the future of the club.

Beckham immediately responded positively, and he felt that the old man was laying the groundwork.

As a result, the old man also came up with a contract: "David, according to the report from the marketing department, the club's No. 10 jersey sold very well. We preliminarily judged that it was you. In order to verify the conjecture, we used your avatar to make some gadgets, but they sold out again.

Then the problem came. Our legal staff checked the contract we signed and found that there was no clause about portrait rights in our clauses.

In other words, the marketing department's actions have violated your portrait rights. If you sue the club now, you may make a small profit. "

The corner of Beckham's mouth twitched slightly, is it okay for the head coach to encourage the players to sue the club?
"Hehe, this method is a bit drastic. Is there any compromise?"

Hearing Beckham's words, Ferguson shook his head regretfully: "Are you sure? I think this method is the most exciting!

David, this is your right, the law will definitely support you, why don't you think about it? "

"Hehe, I don't know anything about this stuff, so I can't sue!"

Hearing Beckham's words, Ferguson nodded: "The appraisal is over, you are out of your mind. After the club's discussion, we plan to pass some additional conditions to improve the loopholes in the contract.

The club decided to keep using your image rights and pay you £1 a week in return. "

Beckham walked out of Ferguson's office in a daze. He really didn't expect his portrait rights to be so valuable.

In this way, his weekly salary has risen to 3, which is definitely not a small sum.

The income of a professional player has reached 3 pounds, which has entered the high-paying class.

If you can maintain this salary standard until retirement and don't invest rashly, you will definitely be able to live a very nourishing life.

Although professional athletes have very strict requirements on physical ability, and the average working life is only one-third of that of ordinary people, the income is really not covered.

The "Sun" reported all the details of Coca-Cola's contract, but did not get news of Beckham's supplementary contract. This shows that Coca-Cola has an insider, so the old man terminated the deal.

This little episode has made Beckham's training more vigorous, and now even Gary dare not say that he is training harder than him.

Four days after defeating Arsenal, Manchester United ushered in the most powerful Juventus in the Champions League group stage at home.

On November 11th, Old Trafford was full of seats, and the entire stadium turned into a sea of ​​red. The fans wanted to see what the Premier League champions could do against the European champions.

Although Manchester United lost to Juventus in the first round, the fans feel that it can't be counted. Who hasn't played at home yet, and if you have the ability to win a game at Old Trafford, that would be really awesome.

After the game started, Manchester United fans were surprised to find that the high-level Champions League was so intense, even more intense than the Premier League.
Keane brought down Zidane three times in the first 15 minutes of the game. Beckham and the fiery Jugovic kept fighting on the wing. Giggs was hit by Di Livio and rolled three times on the ground when he broke through for the first time.

After several years of training in high-level games, Giggs found that he was simply miserable. He would receive special care and enjoy inhuman treatment every game.

However, compared with Cantona, his treatment is better. Juventus' Montero and Ferrara have been irritating the French with dirty moves and trash talk.

If Cantona drops back to catch the ball, Deschamps will also come up and continuously violate him.

As we all know, the conflict between Cantona and Deschamps in the national team has become irreconcilable, and the latter is the core player in the heart of the French coach Jacquet.

The two could not coexist, and Cantona always made troubles, so Jacquet excluded him from the national team forever.

Lippi arranged for Deschamps to engage Cantona, just to give the French mental stimulation and give it some intensity.

As the captain of Manchester United, Cantona could only bear with it, and he was determined not to harm the team because of his own reasons.

Although the pace of the game was not fast, the intensity really amazed Manchester United fans.

Juventus is very sophisticated, they completely restricted Cantona and Solskjaer.

And Manchester United is not ambiguous here. The double-wing combination of Beckham and Giggs once again ran out of the opponent's wing.

The right back of Juventus had cramps and was replaced in the 80th minute, and Di Livio, who was circling around Giggs, was replaced after 1 minute.

Keane shoveled Zidane to the point where he was a bit resistant to taking the ball, and Juventus strikers Bogosic and Del Piero were watching the ball for a long time.

The game ended in a draw, and with this point, Manchester United regained their advantage in the group stage.

In the last round of the game, Fenerbahce had to score at least 1 point away from Juventus on the premise of defeating Rapid Vienna.

This is almost impossible. Even if Juventus uses a substitute lineup, they can destroy them at home.

Perhaps influenced by Manchester United, Fenerbahce stormed away to the Austrian champions, but was successfully stolen by others. They did not equalize until the end of the game.

There is still one round in the group stage. Fenerbahce is 3 points behind Manchester United and has basically been eliminated.

Manchester United half a foot into the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Ferguson proud, he even discussed with Lippi with great interest for a while after the game.

Returning to the league, the Manchester United team encountered a tough stubble again. The Middlesbrough team, which introduced Italian striker Ravanelli, suddenly broke out with a strong combat effectiveness after meeting Manchester United.

United were twice ahead thanks to goals from Beckham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but Ravanelli equalized twice with the help of Middlesbrough, and Manchester United failed to start the winning streak.

Next came the fourth round of the League Cup. Manchester United drew Leicester City. Interestingly, after the League Cup ended, the two teams would play another game in the league.

So Ferguson simply deployed a full bench lineup in the League Cup to consume the opponent, and then used the main players to destroy the opponent at home.

The result was similar to what he predicted. Manchester United's substitute lineup lost to the opponent vigorously away, and returned home to win the opponent 3-1.

After two games, an 18-year-old black center made Manchester United's defense miserable. Neither Pallister nor Johnson could bear his body.

This guy's offensive ability is mediocre, but he is especially capable of causing trouble. He is very good at creating opportunities for his teammates in the penalty area.

After defeating Leicester City at home, Beckham noticed that the old man took a deep look at the big black man. Did he want to add a meat shield to the team?
It is a pity that Manchester United did not make any moves during the winter transfer period. The team's momentum in the league is in full swing, and there is no need to supplement strikers.

Moreover, the Leicester City team held the 18-year-old center tightly in their hands and did not negotiate with any team at all.

Beckham thinks Wenger is a bit like a mascot. Since Manchester United defeated Arsenal at home, they went smoothly in the next 13 league games, with a record of 9 wins and 4 draws, overtaking Liverpool in the standings. In the 25 rounds of the league, they ranked first with 14 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses, accumulating 50 points.

Nearly two-thirds of the league has progressed, and Beckham has continued his previous performance. He scored a total of 13 goals in all competitions and provided 9 assists.

Among them, the score of 11 goals in the league is second only to Babyface who scored 12 goals, becoming the team's second scoring point in the league.

Next is nearly 20 days of international competitions. England will welcome Italy, the most powerful opponent in the group, in the World Cup qualifiers.

(End of this chapter)