Chapter 17 "Sky-high" contracts

The reserve squad assembled and stared at Joyce with expectant eyes, hoping to hear from Joyce about his promotion to the first team.

Joyce was accustomed to this kind of scene, and after making an encouraging summary of today's training without squinting, he said: "This is the end of today's training, little ones, go take a hot shower, don't get caught cold by the rain!" ”

None of the players were called by name, and the players were a little disappointed.

Because it means that no one is eyed by Ferguson, they will have to work hard in the reserve squad and wait for the next opportunity to come.

But fortunately, this is not the first time these guys have experienced this kind of thing, and after a brief disappointment, they quickly changed their mood and walked towards the locker room.

Of course, there are exceptions, Morrison, who is also absolutely confident in his own talent, and he played well in this game, scoring two goals.

Morrison, who is "alone in two elements", is very annoyed that he has not been favored by Ferguson. He couldn't stand it, who was anxious to get into the first team and prove his strength.

Morrison's face was terrifyingly gloomy, and he was even more dissatisfied with Li Shuai, who stole his limelight at the last moment.

In my heart, this newcomer, what's so good, Ferguson values him so much, he actually made an exception to let him participate in the training of the reserve team. It's just that the speed is faster, and the last shot is even more ridiculous......

I hope I'll never see this damn Asian again!

However, Morrison can only think in his heart that no one at Manchester United dares to question Sir Alex Ferguson's authority.

That's the consensus of all players, whether it's the reserve team or the first team.

In the end, Morrison could only glance at Ferguson and Li Shuai, and left the court with hatred.

After the disbandment of the reserve players, Ferguson looked at the only player left on the field and said kindly: "Lee, come here!" ”

Although Li Shuai was still talking and laughing with Pogba and Lingard just now. At this moment, his heart is up and down, unusually worried, for the process of this trial, Li Shuai is still quite satisfied, because he has shown everything he can show at this stage, all on the court, of course, including his shortcomings.

All he needed to do was wait.

After Ferguson and Joyce took Li Shuai to an office, Ferguson went out, leaving Joyce and Li Shuai in the office.

As long as Joyce thinks that his hands may produce a world superstar, the more he looks at Li Shuai, the happier he becomes.

But maybe it's too straightforward, which makes Li Shuai, who was stared at with fiery eyes by a guy about 50 years old, feel cold down his spine and suffer a lot.

Fortunately, Ferguson came back soon, he came out empty-handed, with an extra stack of documents in his hand, he looked at Li Shuai with emotion, but he didn't expect his momentary kindness to let him pick up such a talented baby.

Putting his Chinese on the desk, a hint of narrowness flashed on Ferguson's face: "I'm sorry, 'Lee' your physical confrontation is too weak......"

Hearing Ferguson's words, even with Li Shuai's strong psychological quality, his face was pale, he really attached too much importance to this hard-won opportunity, although he was ready to go to Germany, but this is Manchester United, one of the largest clubs in the world, if he can stay, the ghost is willing to go to Germany, where everything is still unknown.

Joyce, who had known Ferguson's character for a long time, shook his head helplessly, although Ferguson was known for being strict, but when he was in a good mood, he occasionally played pranks, and of course Joyce could only slander in his heart: This old guy ...... Is it really good for you to scare children like this?

When Ferguson saw Li Shuai's face, it was the first time that there was such an obvious change, and he said in his heart: This is the mentality that young people should have!

Then he smiled as if he had triumphed, and said: "But as long as you sign these things on the table, Manchester United can make these problems disappear." ”

"This joke is not funny at all...... Li Shuai slandered in his heart, but the movements in his hands were not slow, he took the contract, and quickly flipped through the place he cares about the most now - the position of the salary.

"How much is this?" Li Shuai repeatedly counted the "0" on it, confirming it again and again, afraid that he would be mistaken.

Li Shuai looked at Ferguson incredulously, and then confirmed it many times, "That's right, there is a '1' in front and four '0's in the back, but this is also too ......"

Even if Li Shuai has absolute confidence in his talent, but such a salary is too high for a reserve player, could it be that Ferguson slipped his hand and played an extra "0", making "1000" into "10000"?

As if looking at Li Shuai's doubts, Ferguson said affirmatively: "The weekly salary is 1 pound, the contract is 3 years, and Manchester United has the right of first refusal." ”

"10,000 pounds?"

"Weekly salary?"

A weekly salary of 10,000 pounds, 40,000 pounds a month, 520,000 pounds a year, and 260,000 pounds after deducting half of the personal income tax, according to the exchange rate between the pound and the yuan in 2011, that is more than 2.6 million yuan.

Not to mention Li Shuai at the moment, even Joyce was shocked by Ferguson's generosity, as far as he knew, none of the little guys in his reserve team were paid more than 10,000 pounds a week.

Li Shuai's potential is huge, and he is confident that he can train Li Shuai to become a talent, but this potential is only potential after all, and there are too many uncertain factors, and whether it can be fulfilled or not is between the two.

And the weekly salary of 10,000 pounds, not to mention the reserve team, in some Premier League teams, is completely a professional player who can play steadily, and some teams even can't reach this level.

It's not hard to understand the shock of Li Shuai and Joyce, but Ferguson believes in his eyes and years of experience. He believes that Li Shuai has enough talent, and the probability of being able to realize his talent is very high, especially the courage and willpower that Li Shuai shows on the court and never gives up, which makes him feel moved.

In addition, Ferguson knows that Chinese attach great importance to affection, and he intends to start from the emotional aspect to prevent problems before they occur. He knew that Li Shuai's family owed a lot of foreign debts in order to raise Li Shuai's medical expenses in London for a year.

Ferguson hopes that through such details, Li Shuai can feel the goodwill of the club and increase Li Shuai's sense of belonging to Manchester United.

Ferguson didn't want to go through the matter of sending his "son" he had worked so hard to raise to another club. When Ronaldo cried and wanted to transfer to Real Madrid, although he finally became a "son", he was still sad in his heart.

It can be said that by doing so now, Ferguson is investing in the future. Because everything Ferguson envisioned was premised on Li Shuai being able to cash in on his talent.

Ferguson gives a newcomer such a contract, which is equivalent to a gamble.

For talent, though, any club has to take some risks. There is no such thing in this world, there is absolutely no risk, there is no such thing as a young player who can see through the future at a glance.

Scouts go all over the world to find talents, and then bring them to their own clubs to cultivate, which is actually similar to gambling, but the size of the chips.

What's more, for today's football transfer market, players often have tens of millions of transfer fees, and Ferguson is more willing to use these millions to bet on Li Shuai.

Ferguson is well aware that a "descendant" and a "mercenary" have a completely different concept of the club's feelings.

Even if you take another 10,000 steps back, the average valuation of a current Premier League newcomer is between £3 million and £5 million. Ferguson believes that even if Li Shuai only cashes in on part of his talent in the end, he will not be able to gain a foothold at Manchester United, and he will never lose money if he sells it.

That's what Alex Ferguson was thinking, maybe he was a little selfish, but it was more for Manchester United, a club where he had given almost everything to the future of the club.

Of course, Li Shuai didn't know what Ferguson was thinking, he was now in a state of flux, holding a signature pen in his hand, and he couldn't leave it for a long time.

A moment ago, about an hour ago, he was still frowning at running all over the British Peninsula and not getting a tryout; An hour later, in Manchester United's office, Ferguson's office, a genuine professional contract was placed in front of him, telling him that he was about to become a man with an annual salary of millions of RMB.

Alternating between joy and sorrow, unpredictable, it's like riding a roller coaster, it's really exciting!

Comrade Forrest Gump was right, "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you will encounter or get in the next moment." ”