I Just Can Score

Jorge Mendes.

A controversial name in European football.

On April 19, 2004, four people were eating in an extremely low-key manner at the lo restaurant 40 kilometers north of Porto, but the restaurant even closed for this reason.

These four people are Chelsea's owner Roman Abramovich, CEO Kenyon, Porto coach Mourinho at the time and Mourinho's agent Jorge Mendes. It's Mendez.

Mourinho originally wanted to manage Liverpool, his dream team, but Mendes convinced Mourinho that London had more resources and freedom.

So after the success of 2004 that sent Cristiano Ronaldo from Sporting Lisbon to Manchester United, Mendes sent several players and Mourinho to Chelsea, while returning Porto to the biggest ever income. , He himself also completed the first outbreak of his career.

Since then, Mendes' name has been known throughout Europe.

European opinion has been mixed.

In the football agent industry, Mendes is a guiding light that represents success.

In the professional player industry, many people hope to sign with Mendes, which means "maybe he can become a star in the future" and "can also be operated into a wealthy club".

The impression of Mendes at the club level is polarized.

The owners and managers of those clubs with poor economic conditions have mostly negative comments on Mendes, because Mendes represents the interests of the players and always strives for income, bonuses, etc. for the players, which will definitely damage the interests of the club , They called the agent a 'vampire', and Mendes is the vampire among vampires, a 'cancer in football'.

Those rich and wealthy clubs have the opposite impression of Mendes. They think that Mendes is a "friend who must be associated". Mendes has many excellent players, and many top clubs also want to get these players.

Newcastle United is not considered a wealthy club. They have a barely glorious history, but the past has passed. In the eyes of most fans, they are just the second-tier club of the Premier League, and Tottenham Hotspur, Everett Dayton is equal, and the competitiveness is weaker than that of the Premier League semi-finals Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal.

It is difficult for such a team to welcome Mendes.

But it's hard to say.

This year's Newcastle United is a bit different. The club's equity was acquired and the new owner Michael Ashley took office, which made Newcastle United fans look forward to it.

Michael Ashley runs a huge sporting goods company with an annual revenue of over £100 million and total assets of over £3 billion.

It is indeed worth looking forward to what a rich man of this level can bring to Newcastle United.

Many Newcastle United fans have already followed the rising Chelsea.

They are a little overthinking.

Michael Ashley is a pure businessman, not a football lover, and bought Newcastle United just because he saw the earning power of the Premier League club.

That's all.

Michael Ashley is still experienced in investing in sports clubs. He knows that he must invest first in order to continue to produce. After officially taking over the club, Ashley also has a plan for the use of funds. The most important job is to repay The debt of the past, the second point is the summer transfer.

Summer transfers are important.

When a new boss takes office, if he wants to gain the support of the fans, he must invest in the transfer market. Ashley has prepared funds of about 40 million pounds.

Ashley said to Allardyce, "You have the initiative in signing work and can decide to sign any player, but the investment in the transfer cannot exceed 30 million pounds."

He set aside £10 million to spare.

In fact, before Allardyce took office, Newcastle United began to compete for Zhen Shaolong, and the manager of the transfer department also recommended Zhen Shaolong to Ashley.

After witnessing the UEFA Cup final with his own eyes, Allardyce immediately decided to sign Zhen Shaolong. Ashley also agreed with this. Whether Zhen Shaolong can adapt to the Premier League and how he will perform in the future is not Ashley’s professional work. They are all handed over to Allardyce and other professionals for evaluation, he only needs to consider the money involved--

How much is the transfer fee?

What is the salary?

Therefore, it was Ashley himself who was negotiating with Mendes. He was also an old and cunning businessman, and he had been dealing with Mendes for several days.

The focus of the negotiations between the two sides is not the transfer fee.

Mendes knew the situation of St. Pauli Club and Zhen Shaolong, so the transfer fee was basically set at 25 million euros.

This price will satisfy St. Pauli.

The dispute between the two parties was only on the salary contract. Mendes emphasized Zhen Shaolong's strength, performance, and the commercial value of Zhen Shaolong.

Zhen Shaolong's signing of Pepsi-Cola and Zindaini brands is also Mendes' confidence. Both signings show that the world's brand companies value him.

Mendes asked for an annual salary of 12 million pounds.

"Zhen Shaolong scored 41 league goals and is the winner of the European Golden Boot this year. He also scored 33 goals in the UEFA Cup."

"A striker who is the world's top, most efficient, and recognized as the number one footworker deserves the highest salary!"

Ashley can't accept it at all. His bottom line is about 8 million pounds. Michael Owen, who plays for Newcastle United, has an annual salary of only 6 million pounds. The annual salary of 8 million pounds is already quite astonishing. He can compete with Ballack who signed with Chelsea. Compare. (Barack is free to transfer to Chelsea, and the annual salary after tax is "supposedly" 6.2 million pounds, converted into nearly 10 million pounds before tax)

Ashley still considered that Zhen Shaolong's transfer fee was "discounted". If he bought it at a normal price, the club would have to pay more, so naturally it was impossible to give such a high salary.

The two sides stalemate for a long time.

In the end, Mendes consulted Alice and persuaded Ashley to grit his teeth and agree to a contract of tens of millions of pounds with the "one-year salary reduction clause for poor performance".

"Salary reduction clause for one year of poor performance" is already obvious, that is, if one season is not good, the salary will drop by a percentage, and the salary will be reduced by 20% every year.

This clause lists the explanations for poor performance in detail, which means that if Zhen Shaolong's average scoring rate in 90 minutes is less than one goal in three games, and the total number of goals in a single season does not exceed twelve, the automatic activation will be activated. Salary cut clause.

Simultaneously.

Mendes also talked about the "salary increase clause", which is similar to the "salary reduction clause". If Zhen Shaolong's total goals in a single season exceed 30, the salary increase clause will be automatically activated, and the annual salary increase is also 100. 20/20.

The contract period is four years.

Using data to illustrate salary --

Zhen Shaolong performed well in a row. He could get £10 million in the first year, £12 million in the second year, £14.4 million in the third year, £17.28 million in the fourth year, and a maximum of £53.68 million in four years.

Zhen Shaolong performed poorly in a row. The first year was 10 million pounds, the second year was 8 million pounds, the third year was 6.4 million pounds, and the fourth year was only 5.12 million pounds. The total minimum salary was 29.52 million pounds.

All of the above are pre-tax.

Both parties are very satisfied with this contract, the next thing is to see if Zhen Shaolong decides to sign the contract.

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After Zhen Shaolong heard the details of the new contract, he immediately felt extremely satisfied.

Everyone wants to make more money.

The heavyweight contract with an annual salary of tens of millions of pounds was unthinkable before, and the "salary increase clause" made him even more satisfied. No one has more confidence in his performance than him.

Thirty goals a season?

If you only consider the 38 games in the Premier League, plus some games you can’t play, it seems that there are still some difficulties, but there are still two cups in the Premier League. The team’s performance is better, and they can participate in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup. After so many games, thirty goals is not too much.

"It will definitely be achieved!"

Zhen Shaolong had the heart to agree directly, but he still decided to consider it carefully, mainly waiting for the outcome of Arsenal's negotiations. Newcastle United and Arsenal are two clubs to choose, and he still prefers Arsenal.

This is not a 'rich family plot'.

Arsenal are the top four in the Premier League, and they will be eligible to participate in the UEFA Champions League next season. The UEFA Champions League is the big stage. He also hopes to quickly stand on the big stage. In addition, he has also discussed carefully with Wenger himself. , I feel that Wenger is a good coach.

The news came the next day.

Arsenal was only willing to offer a weekly salary of 100,000 pounds, and promised a lot of benefits. The head coach Arsene Wenger personally received Mendes, and also explained that he would value Zhen Shaolong very much.

With the permission of Wenger himself, Mendes also made a special recording.

"He will definitely be the core force!"

"He will be the most important player in the tactical system, and I will create tactics specially for him!"

"He will be the backbone of Arsenal's striker for the next ten years!"

"..."

If it is an ordinary young player who has received such enthusiastic promises from world-renowned coaches and received the maximum salary from Arsenal, he will definitely decide to join.

Zhen Shaolong only felt that Wenger was 'deceiving' himself, mainly because of the comparison with Newcastle United's treatment. Newcastle United is willing to offer a four-year contract of 50 million pounds, while Arsenal's salary is more than doubled.

Is this still worth considering?

"It's Newcastle!"

After struggling for a whole night, Zhen Shaolong finally made up his mind.

Alice's comment on this is, "Indeed, no one can refuse an annual salary of tens of millions, and the unit is still in pounds. Even before tax, it is very attractive."

"So... I'm finally fulfilling my dream of buying a sports car!"

Alice couldn't help giving Zhen Shaolong a passionate kiss.

Zhen Shaolong enjoyed the tenderness for a while, then turned the corner of his mouth in disdain, and secretly said, "Women are money, money, money! Buying a sports car? Buying a bag? Buying this or that. I chose Newcastle not because of money, but because of money." ...to lead Newcastle United to glory!"

"I'm a great player!"

"I am a player with dreams!"

certainly.

Zhen Shaolong just thought about it, and forget it if he said it, he could only curse secretly, "Damn the system, you can't even install a B!"

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