Chapter 497: One Step Away (Page 1/1)

The cash portion of this offer has already exceeded 80 million euros, and with Van der Sar's words, the total value is basically close to Manchester City's offer.

So, it didn't take long for Karlsruhe to agree to a new offer from Manchester United.

"In 24 hours, China Wu will definitely sign Manchester United!"

After getting the news, "The Sun" took the lead in poking out the transaction information between them and Wu Feng on the front page.

The Times also confirmed that their reporters found Wu Feng's agent Zhu Zhixing in Manchester and was meeting with Manchester United CEO David Gill.

"I haven't met, but I've heard his name. I'm sure China Wu is a great player. He was able to lead Karlsruhe to the UEFA Cup, he was the player we needed and had a strong fighting spirit. If we can have the Chinese team, we will be stronger in the new season and even continue to dominate the Premier League. ”

On the third day after Zhu Zhixing's contact with Manchester United, through the "Daily Mirror", Rooney, the core star of Manchester United, who is participating in the European Cup, also expressed a warm welcome to Wu Feng's imminent arrival.

And Rooney's statement is also considered by the media to be a big evidence that Wu Feng is extremely close to Manchester United.

You must know that when the main goalkeeper Van der Sar has not left the team, he publicly expressed his welcome to the new goalkeeper, and such remarks contain a lot of information in itself.

The next day, in an interview with Manchester United's official website, Manchester United CEO David Gill also confirmed that their negotiations with Zhu Zhixing have been very deep.

Only one last detail is missing, and they can officially announce the joining of China Wu.

And the local media in Manchester also noticed that in recent days, Wu Feng's girlfriend Song Qian has appeared in Manchester and seems to be looking for a house.

"The Chinese goalkeeper is only one step away from Manchester United!"

Through a litany of signs, The Times came to such a conclusion.

Originally, Manchester City should be closer to Wu Feng, but why did Manchester United come from behind?

A lot of people are curious about this question.

And the latest issue of The Sun also gives their answer.

The key person is Wu Feng himself!

According to The Sun, after Wu Feng learned that the club had accepted Manchester United's offer, he decisively informed his agent and suspended contract negotiations with Manchester City.

Because, between Manchester United and Manchester City, Wu Feng is obviously more inclined to the Red Devils Manchester United!

Wu Feng believes that only Manchester United can meet his needs for team strength.

Also can participate in the Champions League, Wu Feng's chances of success at Manchester United are obviously much higher than Manchester City's team.

Although the Manchester City later voluntarily gave up the right to Wu Feng's image rights and promised to give Wu Feng an annual salary of up to 7 million pounds, it failed to save Wu Feng's pace of approaching Manchester United.

In an interview with The Times, Manchester City's transfer manager also reluctantly said that he had done his best, but there were some things that he really couldn't force on.

For Manchester City, all they can do now is wait.

So, will Wu Feng really sign for Manchester United?

The media is right, Wu Feng is indeed very close to Manchester United.

In the past few days, agent Zhu Zhixing has been staying in Manchester to hold talks with Manchester United's negotiators.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson also attaches great importance to this transfer deal.

In order to convince Wu Feng personally, the Scottish coach even interrupted his vacation and flew directly to Shanghai, China, to talk to Wu Feng face-to-face.

During the conversation, Ferguson promised Wu Feng that the team's main goalkeeper position in the new season would definitely be his.

In order to secure his main position, the team is currently seeking a next home for Van der Sar, ready to sell him.

It can be said that in order to sign Wu Feng, Manchester United has shown a lot of sincerity.

As for joining Manchester United, Wu Feng is also very interested.

Everything seems to be going very well, but why hasn't the deal been officially announced?

The problem lies in the contract.

To be precise, it is in the attribution of portrait rights.

Manchester United's CEO Gil believes that their commercial sports ability is very strong, and through the distribution of image rights, Wu Feng will bring rich returns every year.

Therefore, he believes that the club should take the lion's share of Wu Feng's image rights gains.

But Zhu Zhixing does not agree with this.

During his time in Karlsruhe, Wu Feng has already received generous commercial sponsorship through successful business operations.

Even without Manchester United, their commercial income will not decrease.

Therefore, in terms of the ownership of image rights, Wu Feng and his agent should obtain greater rights and interests, and Manchester United Club can only account for a small part of them.

As a result, the two sides had some disagreements on this detail of the contract.

The controversy over image rights has arisen in the transfer transactions of many big-name stars.

This benefit doesn't seem to be worth much to most players.

However, for some of the most popular stars, the commercial benefits they receive can even outweigh the annual salary they receive at the club.

David Beckham is the most obvious example.

During his time at Real Madrid, Beckham received several times the annual salary from his sponsors from his sponsors.

After leaving Real Madrid, Beckham's total income this year reached $33 million, far more than his annual salary during his time at Real Madrid.

In a sense, during his time at Real Madrid, Beckham not only worked for the bank battleship for free, but also acted as a cash cow for the La Liga giant......

The root cause of this phenomenon lies in the distribution of portrait rights.

Therefore, in the contract negotiation of these super popular strength and idol stars, how to distribute the image rights has become a very important issue.

On this issue, Manchester United's attitude is relatively tough.

As a giant club, as one of the top two clubs in the world in terms of commercial development, they have the confidence to do so.

However, Zhu Zhixing does not intend to compromise easily, and he is even more confident in his employer, which involves a very large amount.

So, the two sides are stuck here.

At this time, one party needs to take the initiative to compromise.

If no one compromises, it will take time to slowly grind in.

But there is a saying in China that says that change occurs when it is late.

When David Gill was still waiting for Zhu Zhixing to make a compromise, Zhu Zhixing suddenly interrupted the transfer negotiations with Manchester United!

At first, Jill thought it was a procrastination by the cunning Chinese, just a negotiation trick, and nothing was a big deal.

After all, he was already looking for a house in Manchester.

And the player himself has a great affection for Manchester United, so there shouldn't be too many problems with the transfer.

Gil has a lot of faith in his club.

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