Star Coach

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The jersey sponsor has been confirmed. It is the British Three Telecom invested by Li Chaoren. The annual sponsorship fee is 8 million pounds. This is the prelude to Li Chaoren's next attack on England.

His total investment in England will exceed 100 billion, and he must make a name for himself.

The jersey sponsor is still Umbro. The contract signed in 2007 expires in 2010, which is still a year away. By then, needless to say, the price will definitely be increased.

Woodward is ready. No matter who wants to sign a new jersey sponsorship contract, not only must the revenue share from the sale of jerseys be added, but also the sponsorship fee must be increased according to the team's ranking.

Even the championship reward must be added. Crazy guy. Woodward is very confident in Jiangshan. As long as Jiangshan takes action, he will not worry about the team's performance. When the time comes, it will be easy to negotiate the sponsorship fee.

He has already won new sponsorship and stadium billboards in the past few days. At Upton Park, all billboards will be replaced next season, especially the rolling billboards around the stadium, which have been targeted by countless businesses.

There are many companies in China. If China had top football equipment manufacturers, they would definitely get more sponsorship, but unfortunately they don't.

Companies such as ICBC and China Mobile have set their sights on West Ham, or in other words, Jiangshan's influence. They advertise abroad, which not only makes them look high-end in China, but also increases their influence in China. It's a win-win situation.

Soon, Woodward shared the good news with Jiangshan, "I really don't understand what kind of influence you have in China? Are you more popular than the Football Association?"

"These companies are all coming for you." Woodward shook his head, "Next season, half of the advertisements around our stadium will be in Chinese characters."

"Mr. Woodward, you don't know that the only valuable trophy in Chinese football, the Asian Cup championship, was won by Jiangshan when he was the head coach. Do you think he will be popular? Jiangshan is a superstar in China." Catherine was very proud that her man was so powerful and his influence was unparalleled.

In other words, as long as she entered China, she could get a lot of resources and become a supermodel known to Chinese fans. Mrs. Pei? Who?

"Hehe, in that case, I won't be polite." Woodward smiled cunningly, "I will increase the sponsorship fee. Next season, we can earn 4 million pounds from stadium advertising alone. In England, it must be unique."

He completed the goal of 10 million sponsorship in the summer ahead of schedule. The goal is one thing. He also knows that this is Jiangshan's influence. Without Jiangshan, he would have to give up the naming rights of the football academy if he wants to earn 10 million.

Most of the previous sponsorship contracts have not expired, and there are more places that will become commercial development sites.

Jiangshan has been buying land crazily during this period. He has cleared more than half of the remaining plots in East London with his personal assets. He has money, but it is not easy to buy land in England. Many legal terms need to be sorted out.

After listening to Woodward's report, Jiangshan was quite satisfied. "Announce to the fans that the 10 million in sponsorship fees will be fully invested in the team's operations. There are two major areas, one is youth training and the other is infrastructure."

Youth training covers a wide range, from concepts, equipment to scout system coverage, a lot of money needs to be invested, but West Ham's youth training camp has a solid foundation, so he doesn't have to worry. What Jiangshan has to do is to dig a few scouts and help find a few youth training seedlings.

"Mr. Tony Carr, I am very satisfied with your work. Don't worry, as long as you want, you can stay in West Ham until retirement." Jiangshan comforted the old director of the youth training camp.

Tony Carr has served West Ham for decades, trained many players, and earned tens of millions of pounds for the team. Although it did not go into Jiangshan's pocket, it also created the name of West Ham Football Academy.

Faced with Jiangshan's order to increase the number of scouts and trainers, Tony Carr was worried that the team wanted to kick him out. Unexpectedly, Jiangshan's idea was not like that.

"I have always dreamed that one day, all our players will be youth players of the team. At that time, we will dominate Europe with our own players and contribute to the England national team. I think this is what you want to see."

"Of course, this is my dream." Carl looked forward to it. "In 1966, our England national team won the World Cup. In fact, it was West Ham's youth training. Without us, they would not win anything."

"My idea is the same as yours. I will absorb some foreign trainers and scouts to make the football academy stronger together." Jiang Shan smiled, "Of course, our most important goal is to absorb more talented players. We cannot be limited to finding people within a half-hour drive. Talented young people from foreign countries are also our goal."

"I have always heard that you have a great vision, so you brought me good news?" Tony Carl is very smart and knows what Jiang Shan means.

It is normal to expand and strengthen the football academy and absorb foreign talents, but there is not enough exploration to absorb foreign young people. It cannot be done casually. The cost of training players is hundreds of thousands of pounds, and it is invested every year. The total account is not cheap at all.

"I have a list here. I hope you can help convince these young people to join our football academy." Jiang Shan said with a smile, "Of course, I will talk to their parents when necessary."

Tony Carr looked at the list. He hardly knew anyone on it. "Fortunately, there are English players. I thought they were all foreigners. Surena? Which team is this?"

"A small club in France. There are some good African players in France. I'll leave the list to you." Jiangshan smiled and handed the responsibility of youth training to Tony Carr. He would handle it, just like he did before.

Tony Carr looked at the players on the list. "Are you asking me to go out and rob people? Most foreign players are semi-finished products. But will these guys become talents? No matter what, the boss has said that I will do my best."

In comparison, he appreciates several English players more. If they can be taken early, they can still achieve some fame in the future.

"Harry Kane? Semi-finished products of Tottenham's youth training camp, hehe... Jiangshan has given me a big problem."

Poaching Tottenham is not easy, and poaching Ajax is also the first level of difficulty, but most of them are not difficult.

Milton Keynes is only a third-tier team, and some of its players can't even find a suitable team. As long as West Ham United offers an olive branch, why worry that these players won't come?

At the same time, Jiang Shan has set off for China to discuss the tour of friendly matches in China next season. In addition, he accepted an interview with CCTV, preparing to promote his football philosophy and eat big money in China.