My uncle is Inzaghi

Chapter 261 Where is Li Mo going?

in London.

Arsenal training ground at Colney.

Although the players are on vacation, Arsenal's coaching staff and staff are still in the midst of a busy off-season work.

At this stage, they have to determine the team's recruitment plan and also deal with the contract issues of the players in the team.

For Arsenal FC.

Top priority.

It's Li Mo's contract issue.

before the World Cup starts.

Arsenal's feedback to Li Mo's agent is that they accept Li Mo's request for a maximum Premier League salary, but do not accept a contract that will always match the Premier League maximum salary.

But this set of contract plans was temporarily shelved by Li Mo's team.

The reason given to Arsenal is of course that the players must prepare for the World Cup with all their strength.

But now, the World Cup is about to end.

Before the World Cup.

Li Mo is a top star.

After the World Cup.

Now the media has already called out the football champion.

What contract and salary to give Li Mo is simply the first two big problems for Arsenal.

In fact.

Even with the previous plan, Arsenal was somewhat "stretched".

It's not that Arsenal has no money.

Although Arsenal Club is not as rich as Manchester City and Manchester United.

But it is still the second most successful Premier League club in the Premier League era.

The size of their club is quite large.

The key lies in Arsenal's shareholding structure.

Arsenal is owned by Kroenke.

But he is only a major shareholder - not a major shareholder with absolute control.

Arsenal's shareholders, large and small, are waiting to get their money.

Add to that Arsenal's debt problem.

therefore.

In terms of player salary structure, Arsenal does not plan to make major upgrades.

"Lee's agent has not responded yet. My opinion is that they are definitely not satisfied with just the maximum salary in the Premier League."

Arsenal general manager Gazidis said.

"The top salary in the Premier League is not enough, so what else does he want?"

Arsenal boss Kroenke made a rare trip to London.

His eyes were fixed on the TV. The Italian players were running and celebrating holding the Hercules Cup.

Kroenke didn't care.

He even had a headache.

Li Mo won the World Cup championship. ,

And his performance in the World Cup was so incredible.

Arsenal are about to have a ball-winning player.

This is a good thing.

But at the same time, it's also troublesome.

"They want the guarantee of a maximum salary in the Premier League during the contract period, that is, during the contract period, once a player with a higher salary than him in the Premier League is spent, his salary will automatically match."

"This is impossible."

Kroenke rejected it outright.

Gazidis opened his mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Kroenke thought for a moment and asked, "How much is he worth now?"

Speaking of which, Gazidis is no longer sleepy.

He immediately cheered up: "This issue is very complicated. It depends on Li's own wishes and which team is taking action."

"Real Madrid, if Real Madrid buy him, how much will we ask for."

Gazidis was stunned for a moment, then thought about it and said: "At least 200 million euros."

In fact, in addition to Real Madrid, many clubs are also eyeing Li Mo.

Manchester City boss Mansour has ordered the Manchester City club to "make every effort to bring Li Mo to Manchester City."

"Go all out" as the boss of Mansour's consortium said.

That's quite substantial.

But these have nothing to do with Li Mo for the time being.

He is now holding the World Cup trophy and taking group photos with the Italian team's players, coaching staff, and the players' families.

This is the final part of the championship celebration.

Of course, this refers to the celebration part of the scene.

After the Italian team returns home, there will be a series of celebrations in Italy.

on the TV screen.

Most TV stations did not cut off live broadcast signals.

after all.

The victory celebration is also part of the World Cup final.

At least Italy's supporters would be happy to see this part.

"Li Mo is standing in the C position, he is in the middle of the group photo. This is enough to show his status within the Italian team. He led Italy to win the World Cup. It is foreseeable that in the next ten years, he will The undisputed leader of the Italian team!”

He Wei, who said this, felt somewhat bitter in his heart.

Somewhere in the Dragon Kingdom.

In front of a food stall, beer bottles were strewn here and there.

Hearing He Wei's voice on the TV screen.

One man muttered a curse word.

"What a football association!"

This made many people couldn't help but curse.

Italy wins.

This makes many Dragon Kingdom fans feel very complicated.

"Mom, mom, why does Li Mo play for the Italian team?"

one little boy asked.

His mother's face showed a somewhat complicated look.

"This is a very complex issue"

"It must be very happy to win the World Cup."

"Of course."

"I will also go to the World Cup in the future!"

The little boy said firmly.

The adults around burst into laughter.

There was a bit of bitterness in the laughter.

"I will lead the Dragon Country to win the World Cup."

The little boy pointed at the TV screen and said.

"Li Mo can do it, why can't I?"

"Mom, mom, look, this is the recruitment advertisement for Li Mo's football training camp."

The mother's face changed slightly.

"Play football? Son, our family doesn't have enough money for you to play football. Only rich people can afford to learn football."

"No money, you see."

“It’s all free!”

Li Mo returned to Italy with the Italian team.

In Italy, the team traveled to major Italian cities such as Rome, Milan, and Turin, celebrating for three days.

Then the team announced a holiday.

With the end of the World Cup finals, the heat of the World Cup has gradually dissipated.

following.

This is when the transfer soap opera of the new season begins.

The summer before every summer begins is a summer of transfer rumours.

This is true every year.

What goes around comes around.

But the fans enjoyed it.

Everyone is looking forward to their respective teams recruiting in the summer and making full preparations for the new season.

And in this.

Of course, the transfer news of the big-name players who may be transferred gets the most attention.

Among them, the one who received the most attention was naturally Li Mo.

Almost all the media think so.

Li Mo will definitely leave Arsenal at some point.

The reason is of course very good.

Although Arsenal is also a big club, the size of the team really cannot be regarded as the absolute first echelon in the world.

Secondly, Li Mo is not from Arsenal's youth training. He received youth training in Milan. He is not English and has no loyalty to Arsenal at all.

so.

in this case.

People think so.

The top priority in this summer's transfer news must be around Li Mo.

The large-scale media variety show “Where’s Li Mo?” was first detonated, not by the media in Italy or England, but by France.

France's [L'Equipe], as France's authoritative football media, stated conclusively in their report that Paris Saint-Germain is ready to compete with Li Mo.

Qatar's consortium has prepared "enough" money for this purpose.

This money is enough to defeat all competitors.

[Team] is not a tabloid, not a toilet paper-level newspaper like [The Sun], [The Star], [Daily Mail] or the like. Nor is it a mouthpiece like [Marca], [Aspen], [Daily Sports], or [World Sports].

They are very professional sports media.

Although in this song era.

Even media like [Team Daily] sometimes exaggerate in their reports, but most of the time, their reports are still very reliable.

Especially when covering French domestic club and sports news.

L'Equipe said that Paris Saint-Germain has prepared enough money to carry out this "Battle for Li Mo", so this matter is 70% to 80% true.

Paris Saint-Germain is backed by the Qatari consortium. They are rich, very rich.

He didn't wait for any response from Li Mo.

[Team Daily]'s report seems to have kicked off the drama of "Where is Li Mo going?"

For a while.

Spain, England and many other teams that have the strength to pay have reported scandals with Li Mo.

Where will Li Mo go next season?

Not to mention the media and fans.

Even Li Mo himself was not sure.

Because where he goes will first depend on contract extension negotiations with Arsenal.

If negotiations don't go well.

Then Arsenal will definitely be willing to sell Li Mo at a "high position" this season.

Li Mo just led Arsenal to win the Triple Crown of Champions League, Premier League, and League Cup, and also led Italy to win the World Cup with a very strong performance.

In a competition year like this.

There are usually things that break the transfer fee record - of course, if Li Mo wants to transfer, whether it is this year or next year, breaking the transfer fee record is a sure thing.

After the World Cup matters are completely settled.

Li Mo's agent Tulio came to Milan to meet with Li Mo.

There are many things.

Generally speaking, it is divided into two aspects.

The first is that there is a large amount of sponsorship waiting for Li Mo to sign.

The second thing is the contract.

Should he sign a contract extension with Arsenal or seek a transfer?

This is something Tulio, as an agent, must understand from Li Mo.

As soon as we met.

Tulio also got straight to the point.

He directly talked about the key points of Arsenal's contract extension.

In terms of salary, Arsenal is desperate. It can only be a fixed salary and does not accept the requirement of "matching the Premier League's maximum salary".

"Weekly salary of 350,000, signed for five years, with 3% salary increase every year"

Tulio threw away his arms and carefully explained the terms of Arsenal's contract as carefully as possible.

Then Tai looked up.

Good guy.

Li Mo almost fell asleep without listening.

"plum?"

Tulio was a little helpless.

He, the boss, doesn't seem to be very sensitive about money. He wants the maximum salary just to recognize his status.

It seems that in addition to using part of the money he earned for investment, he also donated a lot.

Donate to Hope Primary School in Longguo.

Recently, the Longguo team held a "Li Mo Football Training Camp".

Admission is free.

And it’s not a profitable youth training camp.

It is a purely public welfare football training camp - to put it bluntly, it allows children to play football for free.

Although Tulio can't control how Li Mo spends the money he earns.

But as an agent. ,

He must have selfish motives.

Rather than staying at Arsenal, it is in his and Li Mo's interests to let Li Mo transfer - at least that's what Tulio thinks.

"This clause is not much different from the one before the World Cup, right?"

Li Mo asked.

"There really isn't much difference. Maybe Arsenal's senior management also wants to cash in at a high point."

Tulio said with a shrug.

Li Mo frowned slightly.

He thought for a while and asked: "So, given the current situation, which teams are suitable for my team and have the motivation and money to promote transfers?"

"not much!"

Tulio said.

There are many teams who want to get Li Mo.

But there are not many teams with money.

"Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Juventus, Paris."

Tulio said.

"Excluding the Premier League teams and not going to Juventus, Ligue 1 is too weak."

Li Mo, please touch it.

Although Arsenal's senior management made him unhappy, at least he was quite happy at Arsenal these two seasons, and Arsenal at least gave him a chance to appear in the professional league.

Therefore, Li Mo does not plan to return to the Premier League team and compete with Arsenal.

As for Juventus

Just kidding, he's from Milan.

Then Paris.

The Ligue 1 platform is simply too unchallenging.

So now there are only two options left: Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Sometimes, when you reach a certain status, you don’t have many choices.

"Actually, Barcelona... I suggest it's best to rule it out."

Tulio shook his head and said: "Their finances are not very healthy, in case something unexpected happens."

"Then only Real Madrid is left!"

Li Mo said in surprise.

"Theoretically, there aren't many clubs you can choose from."

Of course.

Not just any club can spend 200 million to buy a player.

Tulio also had selfish motives.

Florentino's personal representative met with him a day ago.

In addition to Florentino's promise to give Tulio sufficient benefits in terms of agent commissions.

He also reached multiple cooperation with his agency.

Real Madrid's status in football circles lies here.

If Tulio can cooperate in depth with Real Madrid, it will be of great benefit to his agency.

Comprehensive aspects.

Li Mo moves to Real Madrid.

Tulio was the most welcome.

Of course.

This is also because the conditions provided by Real Madrid are also the best.

"In terms of annual salary, Real Madrid provides an annual salary of 22 million euros. This salary will make you surpass Messi and become the highest-paid football player in the world. In addition, in terms of image rights, Real Madrid is willing to give you special treatment. You will Get 70% of your own image rights."

Tulio kept telling Li Mo the contract information provided by Real Madrid.

In every sense of the word.

This contract is very sincere.

"In addition, they provide an additional signing fee of 30 million euros."

There is also a broker commission of 10 million euros.

Tulio thought.

In order to bring Li Mo to the Bernabeu.

Florentino has indeed spent a lot of money!

Li Mo thought for a while.

Decided to let Tulio do the work.

Since Arsenal has no ambition to achieve greater glory.

Then why do you have to stay here?

before deciding to transfer.

Li Mo went to visit the old coach Wenger.

He thought Wenger would be disappointed.

But he didn't expect that Wenger's attitude was not like this.

"Selfishly speaking, I really don't want you to leave. The two years with you in the team have been almost the easiest two years since I became the head coach of Arsenal."

Wenger laughed.

"But if you feel it would be better for you to leave Arsenal, then go for it. You have the right to choose your career."

Wenger patted Li Mo on the shoulder and said.

A player's career is very short. If you waste a few years somewhere, it may be a regret for the entire career.

He also knows the situation at Arsenal.

After communicating with Kroenke.

Let alone Li Mo.

Even he himself felt like giving up.

"Remember, enjoy football. Don't dwell on anything."

Wenger said.

After leaving Wenger's residence.

Li Mo raised his head.