The next day, Messi made headlines in the English media, and who would have thought that the Argentine kid who became famous by one goal in the game would actually cost Notts County 2,000w euros to get him in the first place. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After confirmation from the media and FC Barcelona, it was confirmed that Loew was not lying, Notts County did pay a training fee of 2000w euros, not a transfer fee, you know, Messi and Barcelona had not signed a formal professional contract at that time.

At the age of 15, he was worth 2000w euros, which is a bit shocking!

Even if Messi is talented and has far more skills than his peers, no club will pay such a high fee for a 15-year-old young player, you know, there are too many unclear things in the future, if the growth of this young player is not as expected, then the 2000w euro will also be lost!

Thinking about it from another angle, even if they are adults and have reached the peak of their careers, how many of them can reach 2000w euros?

Although no one has made a definite count, it is estimated that there will be no more than 100 people!

How crazy it is for Notts County to make such a big bet for a 15-year-old!

This season, Notts County has not invested much in the transfer market and has been ridiculed by countless people, and now it seems that it is not that Notts County is reluctant to spend money, if Notts County is not willing to spend money, then no one deserves to be described as such.

From David to the present, Notts County's most expensive recruitment is to spend 1800w euros to introduce Robben, which is already the transfer bid king of Notts County, but now this record has been broken by the teenager Messi, who was already worth 2000w when Messi was 15 years old.

If you compare it with Rooney like this, there is really no problem with Messi and Rooney, Rooney has proved himself, although his value is exaggerated, but it also represents his unlimited potential, and Messi is even more so, when he was 15 years old, I am afraid that he has not even played many games in the youth league, and he already has a value of 2000w euros, you can imagine what a bright future he has.

And Messi's near-stunning performance in this game seems to prove it, which Rooney may not have had in his first Premier League season.

The two are now being compared with each other to hype, Rooney is very disgusted with this, but after watching the game replay, he has to admit that Messi's series of actions he will never be able to do by himself, if Messi's physical condition can be better exercised, then he will definitely be able to become the top superstar in the future, and it seems that he can really see the shadow of Maradona.

Messi is on fire, as the hottest new star in the entire Premier League, there are countless times more reporters squatting at his door waiting to interview him every day than before, and fans will suddenly come to him for a photo and autograph while walking on the road, which was a rare scene before.

But the little flea didn't get fluttering because of this, he knew what he was after!

I thought that Messi would continue to be the focus of attention during this period of time, dig out his past experience, and then spread scandals with other giants, these are all common tricks used by the media, as if everything has been routined.

However, what everyone expected was that in just one day, another major event happened in English football, which directly overshadowed Messi's brilliance.

This time it was the hapless Arsenal who had an accident!

A tax evasion investigation slip from HMRC has been placed on the desk of Arsenal club officials in relation to nearly £12 million in tax evasion.

This is the Arsenal "tax avoidance scandal" that David heard about in his previous life.

Under English law, players are required to pay 40% of their personal income tax and 1% of their national insurance premiums just like high-income earners in other industries, which means that players can earn less than 60% of their wages.

The high tax rate has also led players to try to avoid taxes reasonably, which might not have gone undetected if it weren't for the alimony lawsuit between Arsenal midfielder Parler and his ex-wife.

Because of the divorce case, the star Parler was forced to disclose his annual income to the court, his pre-tax income is 1.55 million pounds, and he only paid 350,000 pounds in taxes, which is equivalent to 22% of his personal income, and he would have to pay 630,000 pounds if he had paid taxes under normal circumstances.

A lawsuit has set off an even bigger storm, and after an investigation, Arsenal's tax avoidance methods with players have also been made public, exposing them to the sun.

It turns out that Arsenal's main players generally have to sign two contracts, one is a basic salary contract, under which the star pays taxes normally, but the other contract about the bonus of the star's game accounts for nearly half of the player's total income, and the high bonus is cleverly evaded through the front company.

Arsenal set up a front company in 2001 in which all of the club's first-team players are shareholders. The bonuses that players receive are actually their match bonuses.

In this way, Arsenal's players actually pay only 25% of their personal income, instead of the usual 40%.

For example, Henry, the top scorer, pays about 70,000 pounds less in taxes every year; Manager Arsene Wenger saves £118,000 a year, while even substitutes like Canu have escaped more than £60,000 in taxes.

There is also a theory that Arsenal's tax evasion is to set up a trust company and the trust company to give bonuses to players in the form of "loans", when in reality, these "loans" never have to be returned.

Arsenal have paid out £7.6 million in bonuses for the 00/01 season and saved £3 million for the players through this approach.

In addition to Arsenal, clubs such as Middlesbrough and Leeds have also used the same tactics to evade taxes......

In the West, personal income tax is called the "Robin Hood tax", which means that personal income tax is like Robin Hood to "rob the rich and help the poor", but if you want Arsenal and Arsenal players to evade taxes, it will make the British people very dissatisfied.

This tax evasion may not be illegal, but it is unethical and a loophole in the law.

As soon as the matter was exposed, it immediately set off an uproar, and Arsenal's reputation plummeted, and it was almost the street rat that everyone shouted at.

In the case that the issue of Henry's contract renewal is still inconclusive, once the "tax evasion case" is established, it will be a great blow to the Arsenal club, and if the level of personal income falls as a result, it will be even more difficult for the "Arsenal" to keep Henry.

Arsenal is in huge trouble, such as Notts County and several other Arsenal direct title contenders are undoubtedly very happy, even if it can't form a fatal blow to Arsenal in the long run, but the short-term trouble is enough for Arsenal to have a headache, isn't this the best time for them to get rid of Arsenal!

The road to the championship is long, it depends on who falls behind first! (To be continued.) )