Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 419 The Dust Settles
London is completely surrounded by lights at night, and it is no exaggeration to call this city the city that never sleeps.

Mr. Abramovich was sitting on the top floor of the Chelsea office building, holding a glass of red wine in his hand, sitting in front of the glass window, enjoying the night view of the street outside while slowly tasting it.

At this time, he was reviewing Chelsea's journey this season and everything he had achieved.

In terms of business, his assets have increased by [-] million U.S. dollars this year. The growth rate of this asset is definitely among the top in the world. However, Abramovich doesn't really care about this, he cares more about it. What is achieved at Chelsea is everything.

In the past, he has been investing in the CSKA Moscow team, but that team is only a Russian Super League team, and the attraction to European stars is really too small. No matter how much money he pays, the stars are unwilling to go to Russia to endure severe cold.

So, he bought Chelsea and came to London to run his football.

Facts have proved that he succeeded. In just two seasons, this former Premier League team has transformed into a strength that surpasses ordinary giants. This season can be said to be the most successful season for Chelsea in the century since its establishment. They have won Premier League winners, League Cup winners, FA Cup winners and that supreme Champions League winner.

Such achievements made Mr. Abu very satisfied. Now he has met many British upper-class aristocrats and has a good reputation in the upper class, which will be extremely helpful for his future development in the UK.

Therefore, everything Chelsea has achieved is what he is most worthy of showing off. It is a kind of success and a kind of pride.

And these days, he is also very happy about another thing, that is, AC Milan is willing to spend 2000 million euros plus Shepchenko in exchange for the team's No. 21 teenager Alan Wang.

Although the performance of that black-haired boy has always made Mr. Abramovich proud, but Chelsea has already won many championships, and he will be suspended for half a year. This kind of player is in exchange for so much money and his fellow countryman Shevchenko , which is really a bargain.

Ever since he bought Chelsea, Mr. Abramovich has always wanted to buy Shevchenko. After all, this Ukrainian is also half of his fellow countrymen. Doubt, but he is now the strongest football player in Eastern Europe.

"Next season, he will be able to come to Stamford Bridge." Thinking about this, Mr. Abramovich felt very happy.

But at this moment, the door of the office was pushed open. This sudden change caused a few bodyguards to directly protect Mr. Abu, took out their pistols, and looked at the door vigilantly.After seeing that the person who came in was Peter Kenyon, they returned to their respective positions after Mr. Abu waved his hand.

"what happened!?"

Mr. Abu had a calm look on his face, but he was very dissatisfied in his heart.But based on what he knew about Peter Kenyon, he didn't get angry. He knew that this person wouldn't bother him at night if he had nothing important to do, and he wouldn't be so flustered either.

"Boss! Boss!"

Peter Kenyon let out a long breath. Like that staff member, he put the document in his hand directly on the desk in front of Abu, and then pointed at the document panting on the spot, Signal Mr. Abu to see for himself.

"Walter Samuel, Michael Owen, Guti plus 3000 million euros???"

Mr. Abu was stunned after only one glance. He seemed to think that he was wrong, so he quickly rubbed his eyes and looked again——Walter Samuel, Michael Owen, Guti and others 3000 million euros?

Yes, indeed!He is sure.

However, at this time, he also sat on the chair and began to meditate.He hesitated.

Walter Samuel, Michael Owen and Guti, Mr. Abramovich has heard of these three players. Among them, Michael Owen is the most famous. After all, he is the golden boy of England.

For the other two players, Mr. Abramovich has only heard the names. He doesn’t know what it means, so he needs to find Mourinho to ask. After all, the Portuguese is the head coach of the team. Mr. Abramovich Although he likes to dictate to the team, but the relationship of this transfer is too important, he also needs to seek other people's opinions.

At this time, Mourinho is sitting in the office, studying the team's tactics, staffing, etc. for next season. He needs to make a transfer list and give it to Peter Kenyon to explain who needs to go. , who can stay, and on which front of the team, what kind of players are needed.

In recent days, Mourinho has been working so late every day. At Chelsea, as the team's head coach, he is so busy almost every day.

He picked up a cup of coffee next to him, took a sip, turned his head to look at the lights on the street, sighed, and then focused his attention on the laptop screen on his desk.

In fact, Mourinho is really reluctant to let the team sell Wang Li. The team's games this season are basically centered on Wang Li, but the black-haired boy has been suspended for half a year, and the price offered by other teams is too high. Let him have no reason to refuse.

"So, after that black-haired kid is gone, what kind of players should the team add to catch up with the offensive power of this season?"

These days, this problem has been bothering him. An offensive core is not something that can be changed. Even if Ronaldinho, Barcelona's world footballer, came to Chelsea, Mourinho didn't think he could. Instead of Wang Li's position, after all, the number of goals scored by the two is too far apart.

That black-haired boy is not only a simple offensive core, but also a top shooter in the world! !

"Jose! Jose! Something big happened!" At this moment, Clark, the club's assistant coach, hurried in.

"What's wrong?" Mourinho stopped thinking and set his sights on Clark.

"I heard that the Real Madrid club has issued a new transfer application. Neither Mr. Abramovich nor Mr. Kenyon can make a decision. They need to ask for your opinion."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Mourinho became puzzled instead. He had no say in Wang Li's transfer. If it was just about money, he believed that the club's CEO, Peter Kenyon, would decide on his own. That's fine, after all, it's just for the benefit of the team.

So asking him to participate in the discussion now must be related to the players, "Did Real Madrid come up with some strange way of agreement?"

But he couldn't come to a conclusion just thinking about it this way. He straightened his appearance and immediately walked towards Mr. Abu's office on the top floor.Chelsea chairman Abramovich's office.

Mourinho read this transfer information, but he was very happy! !
Walter Samuel! !
This is a player that cannot be bought! !
As early as 2000, Samuel became a member of the Roma team at a high price of 1500 million U.S. dollars. Although Samuel, who had not adapted to Italian football at the beginning of the season, was constantly criticized by the media for his small mistakes, Samuel later became a member of the Roma team. Found the feeling, and became the leader of the new generation of central defenders in Serie A with Nesta.

In the four seasons in Rome, Samuel has always been conscientious, and his ability has been affirmed by all the head coaches. Any head coach of the Roma team will always regard Samuel as the most important rear commander of the team. In the national team, Samuel has gradually replaced the role of Ayala's defense commander.

It can be said that in the hearts of the head coaches of each team, Samuel's ability is by no means inferior to the world's top defenders like Nesta and Stam.

Therefore, in order to solve the defense problems caused by Makelele's departure, Real Madrid brought him from Italy to the Bernabeu at a price of 2400 million euros.

However, this season, Samuel has never adapted to the referee's standards in La Liga. He has been sent off by the referee many times and has been questioned by Real Madrid fans. However, despite this, Samuel's ability is still recognized by all coaches recognized.

Such a player, if he comes to the Premier League where referees have loose penalties, it is conceivable that he can play a role no less than Makelele and Terry. With such a central defender, Chelsea can completely let him replace him. Carvalho, who played unstable and was frequently injured, made the team's defensive ability absolutely among the top in the world in Europe.

John Terry, Claude Makelele, Frank Lampard, Ricardo Carvalho, William Gallas, plus a Walter Samuel, this backline , can almost become the nightmare of any striker!

For the other two players, Mourinho doesn't think much of them, but Michael Owen can still supplement the team's forward line when he comes to Chelsea. After all, the strength of England's golden boy cannot be questioned, only what he can do influence is extraordinary.

The team's CEO, Peter Kenyon, values ​​Owen very much, because he feels that Owen's arrival can strengthen Chelsea's influence, and the joining of such an English superstar will have a better impact than Samuel.

As for Guti, both of them hold an indifferent attitude. Guti is almost a marginal figure in Real Madrid. His strength is not bad, but he has been hovering between Real Madrid's main force and the substitute. But he has only played in La Liga. No one knows whether he can adapt to the high-intensity confrontation in the Premier League.

However, this can also supplement Chelsea's offensive lineup, which is better than nothing. After all, after Wang Li left, the team's offensive ability has been greatly reduced. Guti's arrival is also a good supplement.

"How? Do you think you should agree to AC Milan's transfer application, or Real Madrid's transfer application?"

At this time, seeing the discussion between the two people in front of him, Mr. Abu was entangled.In fact, he really wanted to agree to AC Milan's transfer application, but he also knew that the gap between the two applications was too great. A Shevchenko was at most equivalent to the combination of Guti and Irving, while Looking at the Portuguese, the player named Samuel is the most important to Chelsea among the three. In addition, Real Madrid's offer is 1000 million euros more than AC Milan. Even if Mr. Abramovich likes to intervene There will always be some personal feelings involved in the affairs of the club, but in the face of such two transfer applications, reason still tells him that he should agree to Real Madrid's transfer.

This is very beneficial to Chelsea's interests.

The answers of Mourinho and Peter Kenyon are the same as what Mr. Abramovich thought. They agreed that Real Madrid's application is more beneficial to Chelsea. After all, players like Samuel cannot be bought even if they want to buy them. of.

In the sports city of Madrid, Spain, the director of the transfer department is reporting the latest transfer progress to the club chairman Florentino. "Sir, this is Chelsea's reply. They have accepted the offer. It seems that we should discuss how to make the transfer go smoothly."

Florentino was sitting on a recliner. He pointed to his chin with his left hand and held a small glass of whiskey in his left hand. He carefully read the reply, smiled, and said slowly: "Well, the next thing , it’s up to you, but Balda, we should take advantage of the opportunity and go to the east. 200 years ago, our ancestors said that the east is full of gold, and we should find some gold there , to make up for this summer’s losses.” Barda smiled, he knew that this black-hearted businessman was looking forward to going to the East for gold again, and every time Real Madrid’s trip to the East would bring a lot of money to the team Income, and if the team can successfully buy this black-haired kid this time, I am afraid that the income will be doubled.

After spending nearly [-] million euros, it is time for Real Madrid to recover some costs.

However, even so, the investment of [-] million euros still made Barda entangled. I am afraid that it would be difficult to recover so much money even after ten trips to the East.

"Then let someone discuss the contract with his agent." Florentino ordered after thinking for a while.In fact, although Florentino has always felt that the introduction of Wang Li will greatly improve Real Madrid's performance and bring good economic income to the club, it is related to a large transfer of [-] million or even [-] million euros. He has also been hesitating about the project, but this businessman believes in his own vision, and the decision will not be changed easily.

At the beginning, when formulating the "One Superstar a Year" plan, Florentino and the board of directors made such a promise: "According to this model, our results will definitely improve year by year, and we will still bring more benefits to the club." Stable, high returns."

For this, he got a lot of support.

But now, the one-year superstar plan has also produced some sequelae, that is, the team is full of superstars on all fronts, and the coordination is a bit worse. This season has been suppressed by Barcelona, ​​which Florentino did not expect at the beginning of the plan.

Now, it is time to make changes again, and the introduction of Wang Li is the key to the change. He believes that this black-haired boy can bring more benefits and better results to Real Madrid.

However, even so, Florentino still felt a lot of pressure.

After all, Wang Li will be suspended for more than half a year. If he plays at the same level as an ordinary superstar when he comes back, it is absolutely impossible to catch up with the worth of [-] million euros.

"Mr. [-] million euros", this is an honor, why not a pressure?

At this time, the Chelsea club has already started the next work. They need to consult the players involved in it for their own wishes and sign a series of contracts.

If Samuel, Owen and others do not want to come to Chelsea, or if Wang Li does not want to go to Real Madrid, then this transfer application will not be effective at all.

Similarly, the Real Madrid club is also doing their work. They hope that the three will agree to go to Chelsea in exchange. Irving does not care about this. This season, he is a tragic season in Real Madrid. He can't play the main force at all, and once in a while, his performance is also subject to too many doubts. He has not adapted to the atmosphere of La Liga. Coupled with frequent injuries, he has long wanted to leave Real Madrid and find a new environment. .

That might be a good start, no?
Although it is uncomfortable to go to Chelsea as Wang Li's head, but after all, the two are also friends, and the value of the two at this time is far away, and Owen has no objection to this.

But Samuel is different, he has already found a new owner --- Inter Milan.

Mr. Moratti, the chairman of the Inter Milan club, has promised to give him a new contract, which will not be lower than the salary given to him by Real Madrid, and promises him a main position.

Such conditions moved Samuel's heart. He is very familiar with Serie A, and he can guarantee a stable performance there, but what can he get by going to Chelsea?At least he doesn't know yet.

And Guti is even more resistant than Samuel, he doesn't want to go to Chelsea as an extra, and he likes Real Madrid very much, he has been in Real Madrid since he entered his career, he loves this club, even if it is only as a substitute , and he didn't want to leave easily.

The next day, Chelsea sent the manager of the transfer department to take charge of this matter. The transfer is a two-sided matter, and they also need to discuss matters related to the new contract with the other party.

At the same time, the Real Madrid club also approached Wang Li's agent, Rita, and contacted Wang Li through Rita.

"real Madrid?"

Hearing of his transfer, there was a new turning point. Wang Li did not have much emotional change. He had already thought about it and everything should go with the flow. Now that the two clubs have reached an agreement, Real Madrid has the right to contact He's gone, so he and Rita will start discussing the new contract with each other.

It turned out that Wang Li didn't care about these things, and he could just leave everything to Rita, but now, he didn't have much to do in London all day long, so he just talked with him.

However, on the second day, he completely handed over the work to Rita, and quarreling at the negotiating table was really not suitable for him.

At the same time, Chelsea and Real Madrid are also doing the work of Samuel and Guti. This is the real big head. It is not easy to get them to agree to go to Chelsea.

After two days of discussion, Samuel was moved, because Chelsea offered him a new contract with an annual salary of 500 million euros, which was 50.00% more than what he got in Real Madrid, and the right to portrait In terms of other aspects, the treatment is also very lenient. This kind of treatment is indeed worthy of attention. You must know that he will definitely not get such a good treatment when he goes to Inter Milan. The Italian has now reduced his investment in the team.

But Guti's job is much more difficult. This local star born in the town of Dolehong, Madrid, would never leave the Real Madrid club. He would rather be between the main force and the substitute in Real Madrid than leave his hometown. , go to Chelsea to enjoy better treatment, and look for opportunities to compete for the main position.

However, for Guti, Mourinho's demand is not very urgent. In Europe, there are a lot of this type of offensive players, and Chelsea has a nonchalant attitude.

As a result, the two sides conducted a new round of negotiations, and Real Madrid also let go, adding an extra 2000 million euros to the transfer fee, and the two sides quickly reached an agreement.

These days, Rita has been busy negotiating with representatives of Real Madrid about Wang Li's personal contract.

For Wang Li, most of his income comes from football and commercial contracts, so Rita attaches great importance to this part. Moreover, in European football, a player's salary almost represents his ability. This is not just a question of money, but also an affirmation of strength, but it cannot be sloppy.Now, the income of European superstars is generally between 500 million euros and 1000 million euros per year. In Chelsea's contract, other income is not counted. The annual salary of Wang Li alone is about 1500 million euros.

This is almost equivalent to double or even triple the income of ordinary superstars!
However, Rita is not satisfied with this income.Everyone can see Wang Li's performance clearly, but this income does not match his performance.

Before the transfer negotiations, Real Madrid promised to give Wang Li a contract with an annual salary of not less than 3000 million euros, but when it comes to the negotiation table, there is something to be said, after all, there are goal bonuses and winning bonuses in the contract Wait, add all the miscellaneous things together, with Wang Li's strength, it is not difficult to get 3000 million euros.

After three days of negotiations, the two sides finally reached an agreement on the annual salary. Real Madrid offered Wang Li an annual salary of 850 million euros after tax. Ten thousand euros, four times higher! !

This figure is pure annual salary, which does not include various types of bonuses.In other aspects, in accordance with the tradition of Real Madrid, Wang Li has a goal bonus of 50.00 euros, as well as winning bonuses like other players, etc., and Real Madrid owns [-]% of the portrait rights.

The contract period is still five years. However, Wang Li's salary increases by 300% every year. Don't underestimate this [-]%. Based on Wang Li's salary, this [-]% is also [-] million So many euros!
In terms of liquidated damages, Real Madrid has set a liquidated damages of [-] million euros, which shows that Real Madrid is really sincere. It seems that Florentino may have put all his wealth on Wang Li. Chengren, if Wang Li doesn't perform well in Real Madrid, then Florentino must also step down.

After Rita negotiated the contract, she showed the contract to Wang Li. Wang Li looked at it carefully and was very satisfied with the contract.

Although his performance is very good, the annual salary income and related aspects of this contract do reflect the sincerity of Real Madrid. Compared with his performance, this kind of super contract in history can also match.

If everything is satisfactory, then it's time to go to Real Madrid for a physical examination and sign the contract.

While Wang Li's contract was finalized, the contracts of Owen and Samuel with Chelsea were also finalized at the same time.

These two players will join the Chelsea team as an addition to this transfer. Chelsea is also very satisfied with this. At the same time of selling, it will also be carefully considered.

However, with Wang Li's transfer, Real Madrid's tone is very relaxed. According to their thinking, hundreds of millions of euros have been spent, and they are not afraid to sell these two players who can't play in Real Madrid to Chelsea.

Although Chelsea has had a great harvest this season and has become the best club in the world, when Wang Li comes to Real Madrid, Real Madrid is also confident of achieving good results next season, but they are not afraid of Chelsea being stronger, after all, no matter how good Chelsea's lineup is , It is also impossible to compare Real Madrid's lineup of superstars on multiple fronts.

On June [-]th, the contract between the two parties was finally initialed. Wang Li took Rita and Angela, and flew to Madrid with the Real Madrid staff to participate in the team's medical examination. Will become a member of Real Madrid and have nothing to do with Chelsea.

At this time, Real Madrid also arranged a grand welcome ceremony for Wang Li. This is the joining ceremony of the most valuable player in the whole world. It is absolutely impossible for Florentino to keep a low profile.

However, before signing the official contract, both Chelsea and Real Madrid kept a low profile. Chelsea was afraid that Wang Li's departure would make the Blues fans extremely dissatisfied, and Real Madrid naturally wanted to surprise the fans!

Attachment: Wang Li's new contract.

Annual salary: 2850 million euros, with an annual increase of 10%
Goal bonus: 3 euros/a league, 4.5 euros/a European Champions Cup

Winning bonus: 2 euros in the league, 3 euros in the European Champions Cup

Best player prize in a single game: 5 euros

Appearance fee: 3 euros/game

Jersey sales share: 50%
Portrait rights: 50%
Years: 5 years

PS: In the book review area, everyone said that the transfer was slow to write, so I opened a big chapter, and I finished it
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