The match between Newcastle United and Barcelona is the first matchday of the fourth round of the Champions League, and the game ends a little faster than the other games, making Newcastle United the first team to qualify for the round of 16 in four rounds.

It's remarkable.

Newcastle United won all four games, beating Barcelona twice and Inter Milan and Basel once, and it was really a strength and performance to advance, which also surprised the European media, Group C can be said to be the most competitive, but Newcastle United easily stood out.

"Why?"

Many media asked questions, and they immediately answered, "Zhen Shaolong! ”

Zhen Shaolong's performance was too crazy.

Zhen Shaolong scored four goals against Inter Milan, seven goals in two legs with Barcelona and one against Basel, and his Champions League goal tally reached a terrifying twelve, even if he no longer participates in the Champions League, it is enough to lock up the Champions League Golden Boot.

Twelve goals!

With an average of three goals per game in four games, "World Sports News" exclaimed, "Zhen Shaolong is a goal machine, a big brush for goals, and he has quickly brushed enough to get the Golden Boot!" ”

Other media outlets also lamented.

Think about it.

Zhen Shaolong scored an average of three goals in a single game, and even if the rest of Newcastle United did not score, it was enough for Newcastle United to get very good results.

Now, Newcastle United are out of the fourth round, so there's no surprise.

After the game.

Many media reporters wanted to interview Zhen Shaolong, and Keegan felt a lot of pressure, and he still hoped to take Zhen Shaolong to attend the press conference.

Zhen Shaolong refused, "I don't like to be interviewed!" ”

This statement is surprising.

Those teammates who know Zhen Shaolong are not surprised at all, because Zhen Shaolong has always been like this, and he rarely gives interviews before and after games.

Others were a little surprised.

They didn't expect that there would be players who refused to be interviewed, especially after performing very well, "Doesn't he want to be more famous?" Or does he simply not care? ”

Keegan was thinking a little too much.

He thought of Zhen Shaolong's strength and success, and felt that Zhen Shaolong was probably focused on football, and he didn't want the outside world to interfere with him, so that he could have his current strength and performance.

"Yes, definitely!"

"There are fewer and fewer players who are dedicated to football now......"

"Today's young people are too impetuous, and they want the outside world to report on a little performance, and they use their minds elsewhere, no wonder their strength is improving very slowly."

"As long as a player like Zhen Shaolong, who doesn't care about fame and doesn't want to be disturbed, can he focus on training and competitions to ensure his strength and ...... state."

Keegan glanced at Zhen Shaolong.

The other side.

Barcelona were not in a good mood when they lost, having played four league games and lost two games against Newcastle United.

And then.

They only have four points.

After this round, Barcelona can only finish third in the group, and manager Pep Guardiola also thought of something terrible, "Newcastle have qualified early, they will definitely not focus on the Champions League, and the next game against Inter Milan, maybe they will send a substitute ......"

"Inter will win easily!"

"It's harder for Barcelona to qualify...... Guardiola is starting to worry.

With the current situation of Barcelona, if they want to qualify from the group, they must win the remaining two games, otherwise they are likely to suffer an embarrassing group elimination.

"In his first season in charge, Barcelona was eliminated from the group?" Guardiola is scary to think about, and when the time comes, he will almost certainly be sacked, and there is not even a hint of suspense.

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Newcastle United Club.

After the day's game, Chairman Michael Ashley returned to the office and decided to continue working, to be precise, to discuss things with manager Lee Charnley.

They were talking about Zhen Shaolong.

Other clubs have seen Zhen Shaolong's performance, and Newcastle United has seen this more clearly, and Ashley thought that if any club is willing to pay liquidated damages, taking Zhen Shaolong away is also a good result.

The liquidated damages are as high as 200 million euros!

The entire Newcastle United club, with a total value of only 500 million euros, of which 200 million is piled up by Zhen Shaolong's worth, and 200 million euros are recorded in the account, which is equivalent to direct net income.

Of course.

Ashley doesn't need these false names, he prefers direct financial income.

Although the outside world says that his net worth is billions of euros, but his family knows his own family affairs, most of his assets are shares, and shares cannot be exchanged for money, unless he wants to bear huge losses.

So Ashley hopes that a club can pay 200 million euros to take Zhen Shaolong.

Now he has changed his mind.

Zhen Shaolong's performance was so good that he could be said to have beaten Barcelona alone and led Newcastle United to the last 16 of the Champions League.

No doubt.

Newcastle United's earnings this season will also increase a lot.

In addition, Zhen Shaolong's personal influence is also strengthening, and the report provided by Lee Charnley clearly shows Zhen Shaolong's influence: last month, his No. 11 jersey sales reached a staggering 3 million euros!

Newcastle United can get more than one million euros.

One month, one million euros!

Although October is the peak season for jersey sales, it is normal to earn seven or eight million euros a whole year based on this sales.

This can top more than half of Zhen Shaolong's salary.

In addition, Newcastle United's good results, coupled with Zhen Shaolong's influence, have also attracted many sponsors, Adidas' sponsorship is about to expire, and the two sides are negotiating a new sponsorship contract, and the current price is as high as 20 million euros per year.

Twenty million euros!

That's on par with many of the top clubs!

Ashley is not very satisfied, he feels that he can still delay it, because the team's results are very good, if they can continue to win the league title, or if they have any hope of competing for the Champions League, Adidas will definitely be willing to raise the price to more than 25 million euros.

This sponsorship fee is more than four times more than before!

This is the influence of the results, and Zhen Shaolong himself has a great influence, he was originally a player under Adidas, and Adidas was also worried that Newcastle United would switch to rival Nike, and when there were some games, Zhen Shaolong would have to wear a Nike jersey.

That's embarrassing!

Summing up the above impacts, Ashley and Lee Charnley calculated, and the final result of the calculation was that the income that Zhen Shaolong created for the club, minus the salary, bonuses, etc., would be at least more than 40 million euros per year.

Of course.

The influence of professional players is time-sensitive.

For example, Zhen Shaolong's physical condition is not good, and frequent injuries affect the game.

For another example, Zhen Shaolong just didn't perform well, his state declined rapidly, and he couldn't help Newcastle anymore.

For another example, Zhen Shaolong did some wrong things, which affected his external image, and his commercial and competitive influence was greatly reduced.

Wait a minute.

These are the risks.

"According to the current performance, Zhen Shaolong has been retained for four years, he has performed very well, and we have to win a league championship and a European championship in the middle of the way......"

"In this case, we will have more than 230 trillion euros in revenue over four years......"

"And that's not even counting the club's expanded influence, or the other sponsors it attracts along the way, and so on, these factors are not taken into account, it is an intangible value, there is no way to calculate!"

Lee Charnley said, holding the calculator.

"Two hundred and thirty million?"

Ashley nodded, "Then take a whole number, count it as 300 million euros!" We need to re-sign the contract with him and increase the liquidated damages to 300 million euros. ”

"But ......"

Confused, Lee Chanley asked, "Why not set a higher number?" Like, a billion ......? ”

"No!"

Ashley waved his hand and smiled, "Of course not, if it is a billion euros, do you think there will be clubs that will be willing to pay liquidated damages?" ”

Lee Charnley immediately shook his head.

"So 300 million euros is just the right number." Ashli said, "If there is a club willing to pay this money, even if Zhen Shaolong performs well in other teams, we are equivalent to earning it, remember one sentence: no matter when, we must leave hope to others!" ”

"How can we make money when everyone has no hope?"

“……”

Lee Charnley felt refreshed in his perception of Ashley's treachery.

This Humpty Dumpty really can!

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Newcastle United's early entry into the last 16 of the Champions League is definitely something to celebrate, and the way to celebrate within the team is also very simple - holiday!

Keegan gave all the players two days off.

This is also extremely rare.

Now the Premier League teams are basically intensive, and the two-day holiday means that they can't prepare for the next game, but Keegan still let the team take a big holiday, and he believes that after qualifying for the Champions League in advance, the whole team can rest properly, so that the players can maintain a better mentality.

Players naturally support with both hands.

Zhen Shaolong's plan was to stay at home for two days, but Owen's invitation interrupted his plan, "What? YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A PARTY? Wedding anniversary? ”

"That's right! You should be free! I'll be at home in Liverpool. ”

“……”

Zhen Shaolong didn't want to go.

He didn't know if he should say yes, but he couldn't say no.

"By the way, you can come in a car, Newcastle to Liverpool, remember to pick up Milner, I told him too, he plans to go with you."

This time, Zhen Shaolong had no choice but to refuse.

However, thinking of being able to drive the most stylish sports car, driving all the way from Newcastle to Liverpool, Zhen Shaolong is a little looking forward to it, since he has a supercar, he has driven as far as the seaside, less than ten kilometers in a straight line.

"It's not bad to drive a sports car for a lap! It's time to go for a ride! ”

Zhen Shaolong thought.

The next day, Zhen Shaolong took Milner and Smith to Liverpool together, Smith knew that the two were going together, and immediately decided to drive, since he saw Zhen Shaolong's sports car, he felt that his off-road weakness exploded.

Smith thought, "When I come back, I'll give it a try, and I guess Zhen won't object." ”

He didn't say it.

Zhen Shaolong didn't know Smith's careful thoughts, he took the two of them to participate together, and when he arrived at Owen's villa, he found that he was a little embarrassed.

Everyone else brought their families.

Including Barton.

Barton brings his new girlfriend, a somewhat famous British model.

The other people who were invited also brought their wives, children, and even temporarily found girlfriends, it seems that it feels strange not to bring a girlfriend because they are attending a wedding anniversary party.

Zhen Shaolong feels okay, because Smith and Milner don't bring girlfriends, and the three of them seem to be Newcastle United's single maniacs, even if they have girlfriends, they don't make it public, and they won't take it with them at any time.

Among them, Zhen Shaolong has never had an official girlfriend, at least he has never officially announced it to the public.

Smith was scattered a lot.

Milner...... He is still looking for the happiness of his early twenties, and under the guidance of various predecessors, he has no intention of finding a regular girlfriend.

Owen's wife Louis was very enthusiastic, she walked out with Owen and took the initiative to chat with Zhen Shaolong and others, no, it should be said that she took the initiative to chat with Zhen Shaolong, she kept asking Zhen Shaolong if he had a girlfriend and how his private life was, showing a gossip and curiosity.

Zhen Shaolong was a little embarrassed.

Owen was also embarrassed, he felt that his wife was a little rude, and continued to remind him with small gestures, but it didn't seem to work, but fortunately, the arrival of new guests diverted everyone's attention.

Sean Murphy.

Zhen Shaolong didn't know about this guy, but found that everyone else knew.

"He's the snooker champion of the year!" Barton said.

Milner followed, "He's very famous!" Very popular! ”

"Oh."

Zhen Shaolong didn't have much interest when he heard it.

Snooker champion?

Snooker is a billiards sport and has nothing to do with football, so he naturally doesn't care at all.

Shaun Murphy and Owen are good friends and have known each other for many years.

Shaun Murphy's family conditions are very good, of course, those who can play snooker and become famous cannot have bad family conditions, he always has a good relationship with Owen, and when he heard that Owen was going to hold a party, he specially rushed over from Nottingham.

Let's not talk about the old days.

Before the official start of the party, guests can walk around, Owen's home in Liverpool is indeed luxurious, a small three-storey building, all kinds of facilities, a large back garden, and a small swimming pool in the middle, there is a smaller pool covered by glass, which can keep the water warm in winter.

Quite a few people go to the gym.

Zhen Shaolong and Smith also went together, they were going to do a workout and try the equipment at Owen's house, but I didn't expect Shaun Murphy to come too, he went directly to the snooker table, carefully scratched the table with his hands, and seemed to check the quality, "Very good!" Very well maintained! ”

He looked at Zhen Shaolong, "Come and play?" ”

"Snooker?"

"That's right! Very interesting! "Shaun Murphy picked up a club and was ready to try.

"I don't know the rules, and I don't know how to play."

Zhen Shaolong really doesn't understand the rules, he just knows snooker, he hasn't studied the specific rules, he used to play billiards and played big balls, just casually playing.

Sean Murphy smiled, "It's okay, I'll teach you." ”

When he found a few women coming at the door, Sean Murphy also made a handsome gesture, which attracted a lot of attention.

Zhen Shaolong's face darkened, "This guy just wants to use me as a stepping stone to be handsome, right?" ”

At this time, the system prompt sounds--

"Hint: A new system task is triggered.

The famous snooker player Shaun Murphy is a little jealous of your fame and popularity, and wants to tease you in the field you are good at, to show her personal charm.

You need to beat Shaun Murphy at the table.

(During the mission, your soccer-related skills will be converted into snooker skills.) ）

Reward: Increases the appearance index a little. ”

“……”

Zhen Shaolong was completely stunned, and couldn't help but think in his mind, "The system means that as long as it is a sports that scores goals, I can be good at it?" ”

"Soccer skills can still be transformed?"

"This is invincible......"