Jiang Chenxi hung up the phone.

"A call from Arsene Wenger personally? What did you say? Su Xun asked with interest.

"Nothing special." Jiang Chenxi pretended to be calm and said, "It is to express concern and appreciation for me, and invite me to join Arsenal and so on." ”

Although his expression seemed to be calm, a smile on the corner of his mouth still exposed Jiang Chenxi's inner emotions, not to mention whether he would join Arsenal, if he could receive a call from Wenger, the professor personally invited him to join, which was enough to make him a little proud.

"You promised?" Su Xun asked.

"Nope." Jiang Chenxi said, and added, "I refused." ”

Su Xun looked at Jiang Chenxi in surprise.

……

"That's it......"

Arsene Wenger admitted on the phone that the Arsenal club is chasing Real Madrid's Argentine star Higuain, and this transfer negotiation has been going on for more than a month, so it has not been possible to take into account Jiang Chenxi's transfer for the time being, however, the professor said that once Higuain's transfer has a result, regardless of whether Higuain can join Arsenal or not, he will fully operate Jiang Chenxi's transfer to Arsenal.

"Is this appeasement?" Su Xun said.

"Sort of." Jiang Chenxi nodded.

Obviously, the purpose of the professor's call was to appease and explain, and he personally called to express his appreciation for Jiang Chenxi, precisely to show that Jiang Chenxi was not a spare tire, but just the order of transfer operations.

"What else?" Su Xun asked.

She understands her boyfriend, with Jiang Chenxi's character, Arsenal's sequential queuing operation will definitely make Jiang Chenxi uncomfortable, because obviously, compared with the complexity of Higuain's transfer, Jiang Chenxi's transfer is very direct and simple, as long as Arsenal is willing to pay a transfer fee of 20 million euros, Jiang Chenxi can directly negotiate personal treatment with Arsenal, which is very simple. Or to put it bluntly, the reason why Arsenal focuses on Higuain may be precisely because it is not a big problem to consciously win Jiang Chenxi: as long as he is willing to spend 20 million euros on the release fee, with Arsenal's fame and Wenger's attraction to young people, Jiang Chenxi will not refuse Arsenal.

In fact, it is precisely the case that among these transfer intentions, in Jiang Chenxi's intention selection, Arsenal is indeed in the leading pole position. He is a young man of the 92 generation, deeply influenced by the Premier League, Arsenal's most glorious era, the undefeated season to win the championship, is Jiang Chenxi's early football memory, even if it is not an Arsenal fan, the impression of Arsenal and Wenger is not bad, of course, it should be more accurate to say that this generation of young people has a good impression of the Premier League.

Arsenal's attitude of eating Jiang Chenxi will make Jiang Chenxi feel unhappy, but after Wenger personally called to appease and explain, Su Xun believed that this unhappiness would be gone.

Therefore, she was surprised why Jiang Chenxi directly refused the professor's invitation.

……

'The maximum salary Arsenal can give is £35,000 a week.' Jiang Chenxi said.

When Su Xun heard this, he immediately understood.

The salary of players in the UK is generally before tax, which is different from the habits of the media in Spain, Italy and other countries. In 2013, the UK's highest personal income tax rate was 50%, and the exchange rate of the British pound against the euro was around 1.3.

Over the past few years, it has been widely reported in some media that the Premier League does not pay wages in the off-season. Therefore, when calculating the annual salary of Premier League players, some people say that it is a weekly salary multiplied by 48 weeks, and some say that it is 42 weeks or 40 weeks.

But in fact, after Su Xun entered the circle of agents, he learned that when the Premier League team calculates the annual salary, it is all directly multiplied by the weekly salary figure for 52 weeks per year, and the salary is paid even if it is a holiday.

The weekly salary of £35,000 before tax is converted into an annual salary after tax, which is 3.5×52× (1-50%)× 1.3 = 1.183 million euros. (For the high salaries of top stars, the quick deduction for income tax is basically negligible)

The annual salary of 1.18 million euros after tax is already a very high salary for most 20-year-old young players, but Jiang Chenxi has received an annual salary of 500,000 euros in Basel, which is still the situation when he renewed his contract at the end of last year, and now he is the new Golden Boot of the Champions League and the double champion of the Swiss League.

……

No one doesn't love money, and it's impossible to ignore monetary rewards, even the players who love football the most.

What's more, the salary package also represents sincerity to a certain extent.

You must know that Arsenal's current maximum salary is Podolski and Walcott, and their weekly salary before tax is 100,000 pounds, which translates to an annual salary of 3.38 million euros after tax.

Podolski scored 11 goals for Arsenal in the league and three in the Champions League last season, but what about Jiang Chenxi? 12 goals scored in the Champions League......

In addition, there is one point, Wenger did not say, but Jiang Chenxi understands that the reason why his salary is 'suppressed' is because Higuain will get a very terrible salary package if he joins Arsenal......

It is clear that Arsenal, who have always been budget-conscious, even if they are finally willing to spend 20 million euros to bring in a 20-year-old, are also considering a proper reduction in salary......

This is tantamount to saying that Arsenal is willing to show sincerity in the transfer fee, and the player should also show sacrifice in personal treatment......

Perhaps in Arsenal's view, giving a 20-year-old a weekly salary of 35,000 pounds is not high, but it is not low, and it is a normal category, but from Jiang Chenxi's point of view, he can't accept it, let alone cut his meat and feed it to other players......

……

Deeper, it also represents a signal that Higuain's status and importance are far above him in Arsenal's eyes.

Some things can be regressed, some can't.

"Mr. Wenger is a gentleman." Su Xun sighed slightly and quipped.

Jiang Chenxi nodded, it is true, Wenger can not make this call, even if he makes this call, he can not mention the salary and other issues, he can first appease and stabilize Jiang Chenxi, but the professor directly said this frankly and did not hide anything.

This is also about to make a good fate, if Jiang Chenxi can accept all this, then, everything is the best, Jiang Chenxi refuses, then, there is no stalemate.

We'll see you in the future.

……

On the other end of the phone, the professor put down the phone, a little distracted.

He really admired this Chinese shooter, but unfortunately, the other party politely declined his invitation.

However, Wenger soon put his bad emotions away, and he is now in good spirits, with the urge and drive to do a big job.

Without him, Arsenal have money.

Years of hard work have finally come to an end.

Now it's not just about throwing money at people in the transfer market, it's about buying big-name stars.

The gunman's pockets are bulging, on the one hand, the debt is light. The club incurred two huge debts for the construction of the new stadium, a current liability of £135 million for the construction of the old Highbury site, which was paid off in 2010, and a debt of £260 million, divided into a fixed rate loan of 210 million (to be repaid over 30 years), to be repaid at around £18 million a year, and a variable debt of 50 million to be repaid within 25 years at the latest. With the profit base created by entering the Champions League every year, it is not a problem for the Gunners to pay off the annual "mortgage", and there is still a surplus.

And the confidence that allows the club to dare to "link" with big-name stars this summer is their commercial development ability. Before moving home, Arsenal signed a number of long-term and low-cost commercial sponsorship contracts, including a seven-year shirt sponsorship contract, and its annual sponsorship income was less than 8 million pounds! In May this year, it was revealed that the club would sign a new shirt sponsorship deal with Puma, a new five-year contract worth £170 million, meaning that the shirt sponsorship alone will provide the club with £30 million a year! Combined with a series of other commercial contracts ready to be renewed, Arsenal's annual revenue is expected to jump from the current £234 million to the £300 million mark within two years.

This time, the huge amount of reinforcements is not quite the same as the previous empty checks, it is really rich.

Arsenal has been chasing Higuain, and now they are very close to signing the Argentine star, which is why after Jiang Chenxi sneered at Arsenal, although the professor regretted it, he was not so disappointed.

Jiang Chenxi is currently just a popular rookie, although his talent is good, but he also has obvious shortcomings, and Higuain is one of the top scorers in football at present.

……

Real Madrid's Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain has been the subject of competition among Europe's giants since his departure before the end of last season, with clubs with whom he has been "scandalized" from England to Italy. And Arsenal has the most contact with it. ”

'Arshavin has confirmed a move, Bendtner is also planning to join Eintracht Frankfurt, and Chamak is destined to be purged. As soon as these three are gone, Arsenal's attacking lineup immediately becomes weak, and if they can't take the child on top, they must need new reinforcements, and Arsenal has also stepped up the pursuit of Higuain, and now this transfer seems to be progressing again. ”

Today, Cadena YSKL from the small Central American nation of El Salvador announced that Gonzalo Higuain is heading to London for a routine medical check-up before signing with the north London side. The transfer fee is 30 million euros. ”

"In addition, we have received the news that while Higuain is about to come to London for a medical examination, Arsenal has not given up the pursuit of the Champions League Golden Boot Jiang Chenxi in Basel, and there is news that Arsenal will take Higuain and Jiang at the same time, and now, Arsenal has Podolski and Giroud and Theo Walcott ...... in the squad"

The smell of a well-prepared breakfast is emanating from the TV news BBC channel, and sports news is being broadcast.

Jiang Chenxi shook his head slightly, Arsenal did not spread the news of his refusal, it is estimated that this is also out of consideration for wanting to take the initiative in the transfer with Higuain.

At this moment, Su Xun's mobile phone rang.

……

Jiang Chenxi noticed that Su Xun's facial expression when he answered the phone showed a look of surprise.

"A call from Borussia Dortmund club manager Watzger." Su Xun said.

"Dortmund?" Jiang Chenxi was stunned, no wonder he was stunned, the Bundesliga team, the Champions League runners-up team that just ended this season, did not show any interest in him before.

"Mr. Watzger is in Geneva right now and wants us to meet." Su Xun said.

"Okay." Jiang Chenxi nodded.

Dortmund's strength is not bad, not to mention anything else, this is the new Champions League runner-up team, and it is also the runner-up in the Bundesliga.

……

Jiang Chenxi drove Su Xun to Geneva.

In the private room of a more secluded café in Geneva, they met someone from Dortmund.

"Hello, Jiang." After Watzger introduced himself, he shook hands with Jiang Chenxi, and then introduced the person next to him, "This is Dortmund's sports subjective Mr. Zogek." ”

"Hello, Jiang, nice to meet you." Zogork nodded in acknowledgment.

Both sides are seated.

Both Watzger and Zogek looked at their watches, as if they were waiting for someone.

At that moment, Watzger's cell phone rang, he said sorry, stepped aside to answer the call, and then returned, sat down quietly, and whispered something to Zogger.

Jiang Chenxi heard the word 'traffic jam'.

……

The Germans talk about things very straightforwardly.

"Jiang." "You were perfect last season and I'm sure there's been a lot of praise and we're not going to say more," Watzger said. ”

Jiang Chenxi nodded and smiled, and continued to listen.

"Dortmund is ready to exercise the right to liquidated damages clause of 20 million euros against Basel, and we have also held preliminary negotiations with Basel. Now, we are officially extending an invitation to you to hear your thoughts. Watzger said.

Jiang Chenxi and Su Xun were slightly surprised, they didn't expect the Dortmund people to be so direct and straight to the point.

However, this negotiation style is not bad, it is very direct, there is no empty head, what to say.

"I'm glad that Jiang Chenxi was able to win Dortmund's favor." Su Xun opened his mouth and said, "This is our honor, but there is one thing we need to be confirmed, Dortmund's interest in Jiang Chenxi is what Mr. Watzger and Mr. Zogek mean, or Jurgen. Mr. Klopp means the same thing? ”

This is important.

The interest and appreciation of Jiang Chenxi in the Borussia Dortmund club management is important, but the will of Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp is just as important, if not more important.

Because, it is the head coach of the team who determines whether the players can play on the pitch or not, and the role and status of the players in the team's tactics.

"I think this question can be answered by Mr. Klopp himself." Watzger said with a sudden smile.

Jiang Chenxi followed his line of sight and saw someone coming from outside the glass door of the private room, pushing open the door, and a sweaty bearded man walked in.

"I'm sorry I'm late." The bearded man apologized first.