394. A good start
The price of the jersey in Chugo is around 105 euros.
1.2 million jerseys, about 12,600 euros.
It's basically close to Chu Ge's transfer fee.
However, this does not mean that United have already paid for themselves by buying shirts.
In fact, Adidas paid Manchester United £75 million a year in sponsorship fees. After the signing of the shirt sponsorship contract, the production and sales rights of the jersey were handed over to the jersey manufacturer, namely Adidas.
Clubs are only entitled to a certain percentage of jersey sales, which is around 10-15%.
Jerseys sold through the Adidas sales network will also have a lower share rate than those sold through the official website or official physical stores.
Most of Chu Ge's 1.2 million jersey sales were sold through Adidas' sales network.
The majority of jersey sales will also go to Adidas.
In the sales of clothing, the production cost is not high (about 10%), and the high is the marketing and network maintenance, the profits of wholesalers and retailers, and taxes, etc., and the net profit that Adidas can actually get is about 26%. (Based on analysis by The Sun 2016)
Generally speaking, the period before and after the arrival of new players, especially star-level players, is the period when jersey sales are at their peak.
After this period of time, the fans who own the jerseys stop buying them, and the rate of jersey sales starts to slow down.
But.
Even so, seeing such a dazzling sales figure, Adidas and Manchester United are very satisfied.
Chu Ge's jersey sales have broken the record set by Beckham and Ronaldo that year and become a new record.
This also proves from the side why Nike, even if it costs a sky-high price, wants to sign Chu Ge under his name from the Manchester United team in the Adidas camp.
And Adidas began to regret it a little.
The hesitation in the last round of offers made them miss the opportunity to sign Chu Ge.
This may become their regret in the future.
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At the beginning of the new season, the team training was actually not technical.
At this stage, it is mainly based on physical reserves.
The training content is basically running, all kinds of running.
The training intensity is very high.
In addition to training normally with the team every day, Chu Ge also signs autographs and takes photos with enthusiastic fans.
Then there's the relationship with Mata.
If United don't bring in attacking players, there should be no shortage of opportunities for Chu Ge to play alongside Juan Mata next season. The two will need to build up a rapport quickly if they are to help the team succeed in the new season.
If Chu Ge is Carrington's favourite, then Alex Ferguson is the favourite of the fans, especially the die-hard Red Devils.
Every day, fans will hold a special flag to thank Ferguson for his comeback after so many years, thank him for his comeback when the team is difficult, and thank him for bringing a rising star like Chu Ge to the team.
Seeing these slogans, Ferguson was also very moved.
Then the players increased the amount of training.
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It was soon time for United's first warm-up game of the summer.
Chu Ge accompanied his teammates to Wigan Athletic's stadium D for an away game.
Wigan Athletic, who are in the same place as Manchester United, have been promoted to the Championship after finishing top of League One last season.
Due to the short distance, a large number of United fans flocked to Stadium D to watch this pre-season warm-up game.
Their main purpose is to appreciate the performance of Mr. 150 million and Chu Ge.
Otherwise, a pre-season game won't attract many fans, especially against a Championship promoted polo team.
But.
In this game, Manchester United and Chu Ge did not go all out.
Chu Ge only played 40 minutes before being replaced by youngster Will Keane. And Will Keane, who was born in the Red Devils academy, is 23 years old this year, which is actually five years older than Chu Ge......
Although Chu Ge did not play for a long time, his flexible ball control skills were still perfectly displayed on the court.
Against Wigan Athletic's defenders, he looked chic and at ease, dribbling and breaking through with agility.
This also won him a round of applause from the fans.
It's just that because he is still in the physical reserve period, Chu Ge did not give full play to his technical advantages, but simply scored two goals, and then began to collect and kick.
In the end, with goals from Chu Ge, Mata, Pereira and Will Keane, Manchester United won 5-0 and got the warm-up game off to a good start.
It wasn't a few days after this game.
Wayne Rooney returns.
In Carrington, Chu Ge met the Manchester United captain and a former male friend of Cristiano Ronaldo.
With a chubby face and thick thighs, he looks like a ruthless person.
When Chu Ge saw him, Rooney was chatting with Ferguson, he was hugging the old coach, and he was as happy as a fat man weighing 200 pounds.
Ferguson saw Chu Ge and immediately introduced Chu Ge to Rooney.
"Haha, Chu, I like you!"
Rooney met like a big bear hug.
It's a real big bear.
Chu Ge felt that Rooney's size and strength should be comparable to the two stupid bears, Xiong Da Xiong Er.
Ferguson kept Rooney back then, just thinking that Rooney would help Moyes stabilize the dressing room, ensure that Manchester United's big rear does not cause trouble, and then assist the new coach to help Manchester United smooth the transition.
His idea was good.
However, neither David Moyes nor Louis van Gaal have been able to truly win the trust of the United dressing room.
On the contrary, in the consumption of time, Rooney's age is getting older and older, and his competitive condition begins to decline year by year.
In fact, in terms of age, Rooney and Ronaldo were born in the same year, and even Ronaldo is eight months older than Rooney.
But Ronaldo is a monster after all.
When most players reach the age of 31, they begin to enter a period of decline in competitive form, or even an avalanche.
Like Cristiano Ronaldo, there are very few players who have been in three years and three years.
Wayne Rooney is clearly not that kind of player.
Lu Laohan, who is over thirty years old, has passed his prime.
However, even after his prime, Rooney's experience and strength are still an indispensable and important force for Manchester United in the new season. Ferguson still needs to rely on the experience of the Red Devils veteran to help United's young players develop better.
Rooney is very happy with the return of Ferguson and is also very happy to see Chu Ge joining.
"I'm looking forward to seeing how you do this season." Rooney hugged Chu Ge and laughed.
He has a very straightforward personality.
"Haha, I'll work hard, you have to work hard, don't let me surpass you."
Chu Ge provoked Rooney slightly.
"It's normal for you to surpass me, after all, 135 million pounds." Rooney squeezed his eyes, not fooled at all, "However, I will definitely try, don't worry." If nothing else, even if it is for the leader, for the leader's return, even if I kick and break my legs, as long as I can still crawl, I will do my best to fight to the end! ”
Rooney looked at Ferguson.
That old man is the soul of Manchester United.
He's there, and the Red Devils will be back!
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With the return of Wayne Rooney, many players who participated in the European Championship have also begun to return to Carrington one after another.
For example, De Gea, Smalling, Rashford, etc.
And at this time.
Manchester United have once again officially announced the signing of a new player.
"We are delighted to announce that France international N'Golo Kante, a member of last season's Premier League winners, has joined Manchester United today!"
N'Golo Kante joins!
The Times revealed.
Ferguson played a crucial role in this transfer.
N'Golo Kante was already close to Chelsea, but Alex Ferguson's phone call changed all that.
Although Chelsea's new coach Antonio Conte still did not give up and did a lot of work at the last minute, Ferguson's appeal in the Premier League is unimaginable.
Eventually, under the persuasion of Ferguson and after consulting Patrice Evra, Kante decided to join Manchester United.
In an interview with Manchester United's official website, N'Golo Kante also admitted that Alex Ferguson's trust in him was a key factor in his decision to join Manchester United. At the same time, N'Golo Kante said Cho is the best and most outstanding young man in the world and he is looking forward to playing with the best young man and giving his all to Manchester United in the new season.
The Manchester Evening News reports that Manchester United spent £31 million to sign N'Golo Kante from Leicester City.
But the cost is clearly worth it.
Manwan pointed out that N'Golo Kante averaged 4.4 tackles per game last season and was the leading tackle in the Premier League. Kante was also named in the PFA's Premier League Team of the Season and Barclays Premier League Player of the Year 10 nominees.
"New Roy Keane!"
That's what the Manchester Evening News expects from Kante.
Chu Ge welcomed Kante's arrival via social media.
Soon after, the two met at the Carrington training base, and the two quickly became acquainted.
After N'Golo Kante joined.
Manchester United have unveiled their squad for their trip to China.
Chu Ge and Kante are all on this list.
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At the end of the month, ask for a fat.