Zhang Yang will definitely sign with Millwall, and Millwall will definitely sign Zhang Yang.

The two sides are on the same page in this regard.

The new contract is only disputed on key points: contract length, annual salary, bonuses, etc.

The length of the contract is the number one point of contention.

Zhang Yang signed the head coach's guarantee contract, without additional terms such as leading the team's performance, focusing on ensuring the salary received by the individual, and the unilateral guarantee contract is very beneficial to the head coach, because according to the provisions of the contract, he can get the rest of the salary if he is dismissed halfway.

For Millwall FC, the risk of securing the contract is very large, such as leading the team to poor results next season, they want to contact and publicize the contract, hire a new manager, and need to take out the remaining salary in one go, which must be a lot of money.

Zhang Yang's results are also not guaranteed.

In the eyes of others, Millwall club chairman Grigory and general manager Ebenezer also see it this way, mainly because Zhang Yang is too young, he is only in his early twenties, and leading the team to achieve good results in the Championship does not mean that he can be as stable in the Premier League.

In their opinion, the risk of 'dismissal' is high.

So Millwall FC don't want to sign a long-term contract.

The second point of contention is the annual salary.

Zhang Yang's original salary was 4,500 pounds a week, and the combined annual salary was nearly 240,000 pounds, which is actually not low, but it will definitely not be able to catch up with the 'English Super League' level, and the salary will have to be increased if you want to sign a new contract.

Bonuses are also important.

Zhang Yang attaches great importance to bonuses, for example, how much bonus will there be for leading the team to win the top six, and how much bonus can he get for leading the team to win the top four...... In short, various bonus terms are indispensable.

Millwall FC did not expect Zhang Yang to make such a contract request.

Is this the legendary 'overconfidence'?

It's a Premier League!

Millwall is also a team aiming for relegation, and there is not much difference between the bonus clause and the bonus clause for good results, but the dispute between the two sides in this regard has taken the longest time.

In the end, the two parties negotiated a satisfactory contract.

The new contract is only two years long, with a stipulated annual salary of £650,000 and £850,000 for the second year, for a total of £1.5 million.

There are a lot of bonus terms.

For example, at Zhang Yang's strong request, the 'Premier League champion bonus' clause was added, if this clause can be activated, Zhang Yang can get a bonus of 1 million pounds, which is higher than a year's salary, and the 'Premier League semi-final' clause, with the qualification for the Champions League, you can have a bonus of 600,000 pounds, which is equivalent to a year's salary.

Ebenezer agreed to these things without even thinking about them.

If Millwall can finish in the top four of the league or qualify for the Champions League next year, it will bring millions or tens of millions of pounds to the club, and it will not be a big deal to give some to Zhang Yang as bonuses.

As for...... Champion?

That's definitely not a million pound problem!

The FA has awarded more than £10 million to Premier League winners, plus the increase in TV revenue from high rankings, so what is £1 million?

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The new contract satisfies Zhang Yang.

The length of the contract is not a problem at all, two years is enough, he does not rely on the number of years to eat, what will happen in two years, no one can say, if you can lead the team to achieve good results, it only takes one year, and the contract should be changed.

Zhang Yang is satisfied with all kinds of bonus clauses, the Premier League is indeed a big stage, in the Championship, Millwall's strength is in the middle, but in the Premier League, even if 20 million pounds are invested in the summer, Millwall is still the worst team.

Maybe...... None of them.

Millwall is unlikely to have a £20 million transfer fee, and he will have to rely on most of his squad to play in the Premier League.

It's too difficult!

Zhang Yang knows that it is difficult, and the club also knows it, so they don't care about the bonus terms, but Zhang Yang is more sure that he can lead the team to achieve good results, and he doesn't dare to say anything about the championship, and there is still hope for the top few in the league.

If you try hard, the champion...... Maybe think about it!

In short, with absolute confidence, the bonus clause must be fought for, and after negotiating the contract, the next morning, Zhang Yang came to the club and officially signed the contract in the chairman's office.

This was followed by a signing ceremony held by the club.

It was just an external situation, which meant that 'Millwall and Zhang Yang had signed a contract', and officially announced it to the outside world.

The signing ceremony was akin to a press conference.

At around 11 o'clock in the morning, many reporters came to the venue, and some fan representatives were allowed to enter to watch.

In the limelight, Zhang Yang walked into the venue, went to the rostrum, took the document handed over by Ebenezer, looked at it symbolically, and then signed his name on it.

Everyone in the audience applauded.

Next is the press conference to the outside world, Gregory, as the chairman, stood up and talked about Zhang Yang's optimism, and then it was Zhang Yang's time, he smiled at the reporters in the audience, "I feel honored to be able to sign with Millwall Club, but I am not surprised, in January, I told the former coach Wise that I would lead Millwall to upgrade!" ”

That's what I said at the time. You may be able to interpret it as self-confidence, but I know I can do it. ”

'Millwall's promotion and title winning is a good start, I've signed with the club, and then there are probably some players who need to be renewed, and that's all the work that the club has to do and when it's all over, it's going to be a new season.'

'In the Premier League, Millwall is nothing, everybody thinks we're a relegation team, and now it's just the beginning. But I'm sure of one thing......"

"Millwall in the new season will surprise everyone!"

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"Will Millwall surprise everyone with the new season?"

Ebenezer and Zhang Yang returned from the venue together, chanting on the way, "It's really exciting, but Zhang, can we do it?" ”

"Have faith."

"But like you said, it's just getting started."

"yes, it's about to begin." Zhang Yang also sighed, he knew what Ebenezer meant: the transfer work was about to begin.

Unlike other Premier League clubs, Millwall are promotions who are unsure of promotion to the Premier League and are celebrating the title later, so they don't have time to prepare.

Now it's time to start preparing.

"Do you have any ideas?" Ebenezer asked. Millwall's transfer in the summer is handled by Zhang Yang and Ebenezer together, Gregory and Ebenezer are not opposed to giving Zhang Yang transfer power, but he does not have any transfer experience, and Ebenezer must assist in most of the work.

Zhang Yang has no opinion.

Anyway, it's enough for him to get the players he needs.

As for the idea?

Zhang Yang had thought about the transfer issue before, and he had already thought about it completely, "I need specific information!" ”

"Specifics?"

"The big five leagues in Europe, the youth team of all the teams, the first-team player profile, and the player profile of each team for sale, etc., this is easy to get, right? It's better to be comprehensive, and it doesn't matter if it covers the South American league, I just need the names of the players and a brief introduction. ”

“……”

Ebenezer was a little confused.

What Zhang Yang said is the surface meaning, this is his first step transfer strategy, because he has the memory of his previous life, and he still has a certain understanding of some players who will be famous in the future, but it is difficult to think about it specifically, but if there is a player's name and simple information, just look at it to know which one is better.

A player who can play in the future is certainly not bad!

This is the first step.

The second step is to replenish the squad to see which positions in the squad need to be replenished, and then consider signing those low-cost players and free transfer players.

These two steps can also be carried out at the same time, and under the two-pronged strategy, you can always 'make up' a slightly stronger team.

Zhang Yang did this, but in fact, it was also a helpless move.

Millwall's lineup is really poor, the team's forward lineup is the best, but even the main striker Neil Harris is definitely a substitute in the Premier League.

Braniff may be good, but it's hard to say what he will do in the Premier League.

Kevin Gere?

At best, he is a tactical striker.

Not to mention the other fronts, except for a few main players, other players simply have the ability to play in the Premier League.

Most of these people can leave.

Zhang Yang actually doesn't want to do this, after all, after getting along for half a year, he always feels a little unkind to let them leave all of a sudden, but professional football is like this, there is no strength to stay in the team, except for getting an extra salary, there is no other meaning, and if you keep them in the team, you won't get a chance to play at all.

The reality is so cruel.