The Ball at Your Feet

Gillette’s words made Benitez Huo startled, he couldn’t think that such words would come out of the other person’s mouth.

"We can't sell him." Benitez said word by word, "I don't know how the Red Army built the team back then, but now, we build the team around him. Without his words , Our playing style will change greatly, which is absolutely unacceptable."

"Sorry, I didn't expect you to have such deep feelings." Gillette quickly calmed down, "I just proposed an idea."

"Our feelings are not deep, and it is not a question of whether our feelings are deep or not. What I do is to be responsible for the team. Players like Joey, anyone wants him, he is in our team, It’s our luck, we can’t do anything wrong.”

"Of course we won't be foolish." Gillette promised vowedly, "No, absolutely not! How could I do something that makes fans dissatisfied! I am preparing to let someone negotiate a contract extension with him... I really hope that he can stay on the team. But, I asked this, mainly because I want you to have an attitude to cooperate with me: I'm afraid his agent will ask for a high salary. It doesn't matter if we use such a team without anyone. , You can suppress the contract. You know, as you said, Torres is here, we must discuss the contract, then, what if he asks us for a weekly salary of 200,000? We are not La Liga and can’t afford it. what."

The salary structure of the Premier League and La Liga and Serie A are very different. The wages of the Premier League teams will not be very different. For example, Liverpool, the highest Gerrard has a weekly salary of 100,000, but his rewards and other miscellaneous expenses are not required. And Zhao Yaning's 90,000 weekly salary, two of them have the highest salary. The lowest Rise et al.'s weekly salary can also reach about 30,000. The gap is not very big.

La Liga is different from Serie A. In these two leagues, star salaries are high to death, while ordinary players have poor salaries. For example, Real Madrid, the highest Raul, up to 7 million, but the lowest rookie Higuain and others, the salary is just 1.8 million euros, such wages are considered low in the Premier League, it is precisely because of this, the Premier League as a whole Strength will surpass them. Those players whose level is not too high are willing to play in better teams, not teams with less money.

In the past, Liverpool bought ordinary players with low wages in La Liga, but this time, Liverpool bought Torres, who has always been regarded as a genius. His salary is extremely high, equivalent to the Premier League, reaching 110,000. Liverpool naturally cannot accept his salary so high. Although Torres himself offered to cut his salary, Liverpool is also considering a raise.

But how much is appropriate? Zhao Yaning’s current weekly salary is 90,000. If you convert it, it’s only about 4 million Euros. Two years ago, it’s a good idea. But now, Barcelona has offered Ronaldinho a 10 million Euros contract, and his salary continues to rise. What salary?

"Joy is not a greedy person, and even so, don't do such a thing, it's useless and meaningless." Benitez shook his head. "I know who is giving you advice, those Liverpool veterans. They are worthy of respect, but the suggestions are not worth adopting. It is not the 1980s. At that time, Keegan was sold and Dalglish could be bought. But now, the world is different."

"Can't Torres replace part of Zhao Yaning's role?"

"It's just a part." Benitez shook his head.

"Maybe I was thinking wrong." Gillette said, "I understand this: You said that Joey is now the Premier League, and even the world's first midfielder, is unmatched, right? "

"Yes it is."

"But when he came, he was not number one in the world, right?"

"At that time? Can't count." Benitez thought for a while.

"So, you said Torres will be the world's number one striker in the future, right?"

"If there were no injuries or accidents, it would definitely be."

"So I will inevitably have this idea: This is a good deal. The midfielder we bought for 20 million will be worth 60 million in three years. And we now buy a striker for 30 million. In a few years, the value will be How much? Buying at low prices and selling at high prices will ensure the economy of our team. I swear, I want to see the team play better, but I have to build a new stadium for the team, and we need money. For money, we sometimes have to do things that we don’t want."

"With a championship, without a stadium, Anfield is enough. With a stadium, without a championship, what is the use of an empty stadium? If Joey is gone, it will be difficult for us to continue to maintain our strength, even if we continue to invest and maintain Strength, there will be turbulence for a while, I think, we better not try that."

By Benitez's words, Gillett nodded repeatedly until Benitez left. Gillette didn't mention it again, as if he wanted to sell Zhao Yaning just now, but it was just a joke.

It was not until Benitez left that Hicks spoke, "Aren't you really going to keep him?"

"Why do you want to keep him? The highest transfer fee for a football player is about 70 million euros. Now his worth is in the highest position. The triple crown bonus benefits. Selling him at this time, we can get the benefits. At most. In another two years, let’s not talk about the decline. What if we get injured and smashed into our hands?"

To his own person, Gillette spoke very bluntly, "I have done market research. The market for football is limited, and the value of players is as high as 70 million euros. If there are fluctuations, it depends on His personal means, the player market, can’t be bigger. Now, relying on this Triple Crown, his worth has reached the highest peak — it’s like buying a stock, reaching the highest point, why not sell it?”

Players' worth will fluctuate. But no matter how the price changes, it must not be far from the value. The value of 70 million is basically the top number of football players. If you meet a good trader, you can improve it a little bit, but no matter how it is, it can’t be too outrageous—something beyond the market, no one will ask for it. .

Zhao Yaning's worth has now risen to the highest level - at this point, his worth is not determined by strength, but by the upper limit of the market. If you stay any longer, it is very likely that the price will be reduced due to injuries, regressions, contract issues, and teammate conflicts. This is impossible for the team to accept—or rather, two Americans are unwilling to accept it.

"But, their boss, Morse, didn't he say that keeping him can make money?"

"We are not here for a long stream of water-it is a good thing to bring millions of benefits a year, but now that we sell him, we can immediately acquire 70 million. The value of this team is still rising. After a while, we will sell the team and we may have another income. We are in investment, not in football. Why do we need to know how to make money from football?"

"But, I won the championship, but there are also 60 million..."

"We are businessmen, not gamblers. No matter how good the team is, we cannot guarantee to win the championship every year. Then, we are wrong to regard the revenue of the championship as the revenue that can be definitely obtained. That is gambling, but we cannot bet We are businessmen and investors. For us, selling low and buying high is what we have to do. Since his worth has reached the highest point, why not sell?"

Hicks stopped talking, making money—this was originally their first idea. What new stadium, what promise, what future, they had never thought about it. It's just ridiculous that those Liverpool people, the promise of a new stadium, cheated them into joy. A Babel, who didn't take many years, made them think that they were willing to pay. It was really stupid.

Glazer relied on Manchester United to make money. He used the money made by Manchester United to pay off his debts and squandered the rest. But how much money did he make? When they bought Liverpool, they had made up their minds: to sell good players, buy a few so-called bright stars, rely on the sign of Liverpool, and then sell the club-this is called the empty glove white wolf. It.

As for the tens of thousands of fans who hate it... If you hide in the United States, who of you can find us? What's the use of your troubles, no matter how fierce it is, the money belongs to us, and everything you do is wasted.

"You have to be more careful. It looks like that guy, but he doesn't want to sell him very much. If this kind of thing is done well, there will be no problems, but if it is not done well, it will be a big trouble. Up."

"Stupid football tradition...but it is this stupid thing that makes good use of." Gillette laughed. "Tell Torres' agent ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ we will not let Torres cut his salary. , He can keep his original salary. At the same time, tell Gerrard’s agent that we will give him a high salary. Then, tell Zhao Yaning’s agent that he should make some sacrifices for the team because the team does not have enough money. I can’t renew his contract this year. I will renew the contract next year.”

"If he doesn't accept it, just say he asks for a high salary, threatens the team and makes the fans hate him?" Hicks laughed. "Football is nothing difficult! But what if he accepts it?"

"How could he agree? This is a battle for the status of the team. He can do without money, but if a young new striker's salary is higher than him, then what else does he mix? At that time, we put the team The old players inside have sold a lot and bought a bunch of newcomers. This originally made him feel less about the team. The team will find someone to scold him hard-just to tell the media that it is to get him to renew his contract. , The media is willing to help-and then, find a big money, and directly negotiate the contract with him, we pretend not to see, when they have negotiated, we jumped out and accused, and it was all there." Gillette said, " Moreover, they have an Asian Cup to play this year, and he will definitely not be able to participate in the pre-season training match. Couldn't we say that he stops training? Want to make it hard for one person to learn and force one to become bad , But it's very simple."

"But what if he really agrees? I'm talking about what if he is willing to sacrifice?"

"Then, he said that he maliciously refused to renew his contract and wanted to transfer." Gillett glanced at Hicks, "Isn't it that simple to discredit someone?"