625, Chu Ge is out of the horse, a top two
Manchester United have not made public the specifics of Chugo's new contract.
But that's not hard for the professional media.
Almost at the same time as United's official announcement, England's Times was the first to publish the details of the contract.
"With a weekly salary of £400,000, Manchester United is the first in the team, the first in the Premier League, and the highest in the history of the Premier League."
"The signing fee is £20 million, the first in the history of the Premier League."
"Comes with a loyalty bonus that increases year by year, a league winner, a Champions League winner, and a hefty Ballon d'Or reward clause."
The Manchester Evening News provided further clarifications on the Times report.
"If Manchester United's captain wins the European Ballon d'Or in three years' time, becoming only the fifth player in Manchester United history to win the European Ballon d'Or (after Cristiano Ronaldo), the club will give him a huge reward. They will match Barcelona's Messi and raise Chu Ge's annual salary to at least the same as Messi! ”
"This is the Golden Ball clause in Chu Ge's new contract!"
The Milan newspaper Sport relayed the Manchester Evening News report and commented.
"With a weekly salary of 400,000 pounds and an annual salary of about 24 million euros, in European football, only Barcelona's Messi and Neymar, Real Madrid's Ronaldo and Bale can get this level of salary. Now, in recognition of Chu Ge's outstanding performance last season, Manchester United have also given the Chinese star the same level of salary. ”
Before Chu Ge, the highest salary in the Premier League was his team-mate Paul Pogba, who earned £290,000 a week. Chu Ge increased the Premier League's top salary by a whopping 38 per cent, further proving his place at the heart of Manchester United and his status as the Premier League's number one player. ”
Marca newspaper relayed the report of the Milan newspaper Sport, which also added commentary.
"Chu Ge's contract extension with Manchester United has shattered Real Madrid's illusions."
"Florentino's good intentions were doomed. After Raul, Rafabrica's most outstanding talent is far from the Bernabeu! This is the price that Real Madrid pays for despising their own academy! ”
One of the players quoted reports from The Times, the Manchester Evening News, Milan Sport and Marca.
Then two words were added.
Exclusive.
……
Busby Street.
Manchester United HQ.
Braida sat at her desk, looked at the signed contract, and let out a long breath.
As Manchester United's sporting director, Ferguson's first task was to renew the contract of captain Chu Ge. Braida herself knows that only by renewing the contract with Chu Ge can the team's morale be stabilized and a clear signal to the outside world:
Manchester United is a team that wants to win the title!
Manchester United will never give up their star players!
The renewal of Chu Ge's contract proves that Manchester United can say no to the other side even if they receive an exaggerated offer.
This is a very important thing.
When Messi was just becoming famous in Barcelona, Inter Milan President Moratti offered 100 million euros to buy.
That was in 2006.
At that time, Messi was still a child, his fame had just been revealed, and Barcelona's achievements were not as illustrious as they are now.
At that time, 100 million euros was a very, very exaggerated figure. Cristiano Ronaldo, the winner of the European Ballon d'Or, did not transfer to Real Madrid for 100 million euros.
But Barcelona still did not hesitate to reject Inter's offer and retained Messi with a contract extension.
The rest of the story is well known.
Barcelona made Messi, who won five European Ballon d'Or awards here and became the first (second) man in football.
And Messi has elevated Barcelona from a La Liga powerhouse to a top European giant.
He has been with Barcelona for 12 years since he started his career at Barcelona in 2005. In 12 years, Barcelona won La Liga seven times and the European Cup four times.
If the president of Barcelona sold Messi, no one can say what the story would be, but it is certain that Barcelona's football status will be much lower.
They have won the Champions League five times, four of which came during Messi's tenure.
Although Barcelona's success is not just due to Messi, no one can question Messi's contribution at Barcelona.
Superstars are so important to a team.
Braida knows this.
He was a player, he was a Napoli player and a Napoli time with Maradona, and he personally created one of the most glorious periods in Milan's history.
These experiences determine how different he is from Woodward.
He knows that superstars are not "commodities", but the soul of a team.
A team without a soul is always swinging in the direction of development. And when a team has a soul, he will naturally move forward on the right path, even if there will be some difficulties, as long as the soul is still there, the team will not fall.
In the past, Manchester United's team spirit was Alex Ferguson.
And now, the soul of the team is Chu Ge.
Ferguson and Woodward had a difficult time communicating with him, but as fellow football professionals, he and Brajda were able to quickly come to an agreement.
With Ferguson's help, Brajda became Manchester United's director of football.
And he also completed the contract renewal with Chu Ge as quickly as possible, repaying Ferguson's trust in him.
Renewing Chugo's contract was Braida's first step at Manchester United.
Next.
It's Van Dijk and Mbappe!
These days, Braida is not idle.
He has been in constant communication with the agents of both players, as well as with their clubs.
The feedback I have received so far has been both negative and positive.
Overall, the news was broadly in line with Braida's expectations.
He confirmed his previous judgment.
The renewal of Chu Ge's contract really helped Manchester United open up negotiations with these two top stars.
Right now.
It's just the last bit of fire.
Braida smiled and dialed a call.
……
Chu Ge put down the phone.
"What did Braida tell you?" Su Qingqing on the side asked.
During the vacation, Chu Ge does not answer work calls. All work calls are made to Su Qingqing or other assistants, and if necessary, they will be forwarded to Chu Ge.
Therefore, Su Qingqing knew who was calling.
'He asked me to call Mbappe and Virgil van Dijk and invite them to join Manchester United.
Chu Ge smiled and touched his nose, "Inviting players to join, isn't this his job?" What's the use of looking for me? What is human delusion? ”
Su Qingqing also smiled, "Maybe it's really useful?" You try it. ”
"Try it, just try it."
Chu Ge doesn't care.
He's the captain of Manchester United and it's kind of within his responsibilities to help the club try to bring in very strong new signings. If he can really help the team, Chu Ge is of course very happy.
Soon.
According to the phone number given by Braida, Chu Ge dialed it.
First of all, Mbappe.
A minute later.
Chu Ge hung up the phone and glanced at Su Qingqing speechlessly.
"What? Eating the closed door? Rejected by someone ten times? Su Qingqing picked Chu Ge's nose and joked.
Chu Ge's face was expressionless.
"The kid agreed."
Ha?
Su Qingqing showed a surprised expression.
"He said he was a fan of mine and asked me to find him a house in Manchester, preferably next door to my house. He also asked me how I practiced free-kicks and if I could teach him. ”
Chu Ge's face was speechless.
What about the high coldness that is good?
What about being reserved?
Feed.
You're a famous star anyway, can you do it a little, huh?
Chu Ge felt like he had met a fake Mbappe.
It is even suspected that Braida gave him a fake phone number.
Su Qingqing smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed into a slit, bent like a crescent moon.
Hearing Chu Ge say this, her interest suddenly rose.
"Hurry up next, next!"
She urged Chu Ge to call Van Dijk.
She wondered what Van Dijk would say on the phone.
"Do you want to be in Peaches?"
Chu Ge glanced at Su Qingqing. "Van Dijk is an adult, he's 26 years old, he won't be ...... like Mbappe's bear kid"
"25, 25, Van Dijk hasn't turned 26 yet." Su Qingqing corrected on the side.
"It doesn't matter. Isn't 25 years old 26? If you say it according to the sticker, the virtual age can even reach 40! ”
Chu Ge complained about Su Qingqing while dialing Van Dijk's phone.
A minute later.
He hung up again.
Expressionless again.
Speechless.
"What's wrong? How? Su Qingqing urged to know the answer, "Was it rejected?" ”
How she looked at it, how it looked like schadenfreude.
Chu Ge touched his nose.
"He agreed, too."
“……”
……
An island in Spain.
Van Dijk put away the phone and walked to his hotel with a smile on his face.
As he walked, he picked up his phone again and called his agent.
"Book me a ticket to Manchester." He said.
"I don't care who you made a deal with. Remember, you are my broker and you need to listen to me. What I say, what do you do, otherwise, I don't mind swapping an agent! ”
……
There are no impermeable walls in the world.
Soon, the news of Van Dijk's arrival at Manchester United went viral on the Internet again.
"The second season of 'The Wolf'?"
"Manchester has signed again?"
"Manho, Inter, Real Madrid, in all fairness, are these teams the strongest in Europe?"
Fans expressed disbelief.
Someone else swore and said, "Another 24-hour set?" Don't lie! Manchester United signed Van Dijk, I eat Xiang, and the post is proof. ”
Soon after.
The reporter sent back a photo from the Manchester airport.
Van Dijk has appeared!
Soon after.
A second photo came back.
This time it's Mbappe!