"The first matchday of the quarter-finals of the Champions League is over, and in the first two games, AC Milan drew 2-2 at home to Bayern Munich, and two away goals are good results for Bayern Munich. In the other game that was played at the same time, Borussia Dortmund, also from the Bundesliga, were the dark horses of their true nature, as they unexpectedly kept a clean sheet 2-0 away from Premier League giants Arsenal. After the game, young Turkish teenager Shaheen was voted Man of the Match, not only providing an assist for Sneijder, but also playing well throughout the game, linking up Dortmund's attack. With two away goal scores, that's a huge advantage for the second leg, and if we can continue the good momentum we have had so far this season, reaching the last four of the Champions League will not be a pipe dream......

The away win over Arsenal has spoiled Dort's fans, who have had unimaginable dreams along the way this season, and it was the young Chinese man who was responsible for casting spells to make those dreams come true.

Now we have a lot of confidence in fighting with the placer mine next door! We're going to enter the Champions League semi-finals, where are you?!

In addition to the fans, Dortmund's top brass also smiled from ear to ear.

chose to let Yan Jing take over the team at the beginning, purely because he couldn't find a more suitable coach who was willing to take over, coupled with Zorke's opinion, he could only use a dead horse as a live horse doctor.

Unexpectedly, they actually picked up a treasure, and after two and a half seasons, the team's combat effectiveness has made a qualitative leap at almost no cost.

Jumping from the relegation team to the championship team, the Champions League has also brought them enough surprises.

"Michelle, you must have watched last night's game, right? Haha, Sneijder's goal with Villa is so beautiful!"

Zorke looked at the happy CEO in front of him, and nodded with a smile: "Yan's tactics are well arranged, not only suppressing the play of the opponent's core, but also not letting Frank attack on our side." ”

"It makes sense, I really don't know where Yan came out of the genius - you see, he is only 25 years old, but he is about to lead Dortmund to the last four of the Champions League, the word genius is simply born for him!"

Watzke was immersed in joy, and he changed his initial skepticism and praised Yan Jing, but then Zorke's words woke him up.

"Hans, do you remember Yan's contract?"

Watzke was stunned, he took out the key and unscrewed the lock of the drawer, and took out the contract.

This is a contract signed in May 2005 and expires on 22 May 2008.

Watzke looked at the annual salary figure written on it again, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

If the media knew that Yan Jing was only getting an annual salary of 800,000 euros now, it was estimated that the shovels of other teams digging into the wall would continue to stretch out to Yan Jing one after another.

"Yan never talked to me about salary. Watzke nodded, "I think we should really give him a raise." ”

"It's not just that, Hans. "We should find a contract extension as soon as possible, otherwise he will most likely leave Dortmund after next season." ”

Watzke put down the contract and nodded: "What do you think should be the annual salary that we should pay for this contract renewal?"

"We should give him the team's maximum salary. Zolke expressed his thoughts, "3 million euros, which is Thuram's annual salary figure. ”

Yan Jing has brought in far more than 3 million euros in income from the club's operation since taking charge of Dortmund.

The pace of development of the Champions League can be seen in the growth of its prize money.

The first to lift the Champions League trophy was French side Marseille who beat AC Milan 1-0 at the Stadio Fragi when the total prize money for the Champions League was only 38 million euros.

In the years that followed, the Champions League prize money continued to increase, and after the 1999/2000 season, the total prize money soared to 611 million euros.

Of course, the Champions League has also led to a certain degree of decline due to wrong reforms.

In the 2002/2003 season, the Champions League prize money reached 809 million euros, but the group stage of the double round round was complained by countless fans about the boredom.

The Champions League prize money has also been reduced after the abolition of this format, but it now seems inevitable that the prize money will continue to increase.

This season, the total prize pool for Champions League matches has skyrocketed to €754.1 million, up from €579 million last season.

Of these, €413 million is directly linked to results, while a pool of €341 million is linked to the market value of each country and the amount invested in each league.

Let's talk about the 413 million euros, as long as you enter the Champions League, you will have a guaranteed 3.3 million euros to start.

You will receive €800,000 for each win in the group stage and €400,000 for a draw.

Based on Dortmund's record of four wins and two draws in the group stage this season, this alone has brought them 7.3 million euros.

Once in the knockout rounds, the Champions League prize money is even more enticing.

Each team that reaches the round of 16 will receive €3 million, with a further €3.3 million for reaching the quarter-finals, an additional €4.2 million on the club's account if they reach the semi-finals, and a whopping €9 million for the Champions League winners, while the runners-up also receive €5.6 million.

Borussia Dortmund are now in the quarter-finals and look very likely to make it to the semi-finals, and if the semi-finals are counted, Yan Jing has generated a profit of 17.6 million euros for Dortmund – not counting the broadcast distribution and ticket revenue for each game.

According to the season's incomplete financial statements and estimates, Dortmund's good results so far will bring them at least 136 million euros in gross profit.

Excluding all the day-to-day expenses and wage expenses, the club's final net profit is likely to reach a staggering 62 million euros.

This may not sound like a shocking number, but it's actually quite scary.

Real Madrid, who ranked the highest-grossing last season, had a total of €308 million, which topped Europe. But what also tops Europe is their spending, with Real Madrid's revenue around 81 million euros if you just look at net profit.

Especially considering that Borussia Dortmund's net income in 2003/04 was negative 21.2 million euros, it was not easy for the club to turn a profit last season.

And this year, Dortmund was able to gain such benefits, and Yan Jing, who led the team to win one victory after another, contributed a lot.

Watzke pondered for a while and gave an affirmative answer: "Let's renew the contract with Yan for one year, with an annual salary of 3 million euros, I don't think the board of directors will have an opinion." ”

Zolke's eyebrows twitched: "Won't a year be too short?"

"It's okay, Michelle, we have to be prepared for a second time, don't we?" Watzke shook his head, "We can't be sure if he's going to be a flash in the pan, and if something happens, we'll be able to pay a lot less for the release." ”

Zolke clearly did not quite agree with Watzke's idea: "But ......"

"Take it easy, Michelle. I believe that if we renew the contract with Yan in the future, he will also agree, and I can see that he is a real Dort fan. Watzke was in a good mood and got up and patted Zorge on the shoulder to interrupt him, "To celebrate Dortmund's good results this season, why don't we go out for a drink or two in the evening?"

Zolke sighed, of course he could see Yan Jing's feelings for Dortmund, but it always seemed a bit unkind to use this to gain an advantage in contract negotiations.

However, there is still a long time left, and Zolke does not intend to spoil the good mood of the two now: "No problem, see you at the old place at nine o'clock in the evening." ”

"Okay, I'll call Yan first and tell him that the club wants to renew his contract as soon as possible. ”

Only yesterday was a high-intensity game, and Yan Jing gave the players a half-day off today. The afternoon training was mainly recovery training, and everyone was in a good mood and completed the task with a smile.

Yan Jing was just about to go home when he received a call from Watzke, and after learning about Watzke's idea, he replied very happily that he was of course willing to renew his contract with Dortmund.

However, he also said that he would consult his agent Mendes on some details of the contract.

After ending the conversation, Yan Jing immediately dialed Mendes' phone and conveyed the news that Dortmund wanted to renew his contract with Mendes.

“…… That's the way it is, Jorge, what do you think?"

"You've agreed to renew their contract, what more can I say, but I personally want you to be a little more careful about renewing your contract, and I promise that by the end of the season there will be other teams who want to sign you. ”

"But this is Dortmund and I have no way to refuse......"

"Oh my God, you've got to think about yourself first, Yan. ”

"Three million euros, I'm satisfied, it's Dortmund's maximum salary. ”

'It's a good number, but I need to look at the details of the contract and I'll be coming to Dortmund in a few days. ”

Yan Jing smiled embarrassedly: "Okay, maybe I should think more about you." Jorge, you're getting a pitiful amount of commission from me this year, aren't you?"

"I politely turned down all the companies I wanted you to endorse, what do you think?" Mendez didn't hear the slightest dissatisfaction, "Since you know to think about me, then I think you should give an interview." ”

"Interview?" Yan Jing was stunned, "Uh, when?"

"After Borussia Dortmund reached the last four of the Champions League. ”

"Are you so sure Dort will make it to the last four? ”

"I trust you, Yan. Mendez's tone was a little more serious, "Usually they come to the door from me, and I will refuse them if they want the media to interview you, but this time the guests are a little special." ”

Yan Jing smacked his lips: "Special?

"China's state television, at least that's what they call themselves. ”

Yan Jing was surprised not that CCTV wanted to interview him, but that they actually wanted to contact him through Mendes: "...... cctv？”

"Yes, I went to learn some information about them, and I think this interview can't be dismissed, otherwise it may have a great negative impact on your image. ”

Yan Jing pondered for a moment, and probably figured out the reason.

Generally speaking, if you want to be more formal, you did send someone to contact the Dortmund club several times, but they all ended in rejection, because it was the club that unilaterally refused, they were helpless and at the same time, it was not easy to throw the pot to Yan Jing, saying that he was playing a big name.

Now they are contacting themselves privately, and it is clear that this time they cannot refuse, otherwise they will be labeled as "playing big".

"What do they want?"

"They are expected to shoot for two days, the first day of which includes daily training sessions and interviews with the players. The next day is matchday, where they will record at the Westphalen Stadium and hope to gain access to the Dortmund dressing room to shoot. ”

Yan Jing was a little helpless, now is the critical moment of the season, in fact, he doesn't want to be disturbed by this kind of interview to the team's preparation, but if he really refuses CCTV's request, maybe he will be hacked in the future......

"Okay, but it's impossible to get into the dressing room at half-time. Yan Jing could only choose to compromise, "I will reject them through the club in this matter, and you tell them that I will agree to them all." 166 Reading Network