The basis for a team's stability and long-term operation is the team's salary structure, which is also the club's affirmation of the player's contribution, once the salary structure is broken, it will inevitably lead to the whole club falling into chaos.

The Red Rebels' current salary structure is very stable, the first highest salary is Juninho's weekly salary of more than 30,000 pounds, and Kaka, Hleb, Terry, Curtis and others also enjoy the first salary, and the team is also ready to sign a new contract with Drogba, Essien and others this season, and their salaries will also be increased.

Redondo is a bit of a special player in the team, asking for half of his salary at AC Milan, probably less than £30,000 a week, but once he didn't play, he refused to receive a salary, just a salary from that part-time coaching contract.

Beckham's current salary is a weekly salary of 90,000 pounds after tax, which is converted into 4.5 million pounds of income a year, and if he signs for 4 years, it is 18 million pounds, plus the transfer fee is 20 million pounds, which means that he will invest up to 40 million pounds in Beckham.

And that's not counting the rest, such as taxes, appearance fees, goal bonuses, etc., otherwise the cost would be even higher.

It is precisely because the cost of bringing in Beckham is so high that so many teams dare not make a move easily, because everyone knows that once the salary structure is destroyed, the introduction of Beckham will outweigh the losses.

In Xiao Yu's previous life, Real Madrid's salary structure has always been relatively well-maintained, and Florentino has been very effective in controlling the salaries of several superstars, but he has neglected the salaries of blue-collar people including Makelele.

In other words, Florentino is taking the salary that Makelele and others deserve to maintain the superstar's high annual salary, which is why Makelele is making trouble.

"How sure are you that you will recoup the cost of £40 million in 4 years?" Xiao Yu asked David with a smile.

He has to consider his own situation first before deciding whether to participate in Beckham's competition, as for whether he can win it, Xiao Yu temporarily put it aside, because in his opinion, if the team itself does not have the strength to win Beckham, it is useless to fight, it is better to keep Juninho Jr.

"I've made a deal with Davy and we can afford it, unless we are relegated from the Premier League, and if Beckham is willing to hand over half of the image rights income, we can recoup the money in two years, and sponsors like Vodafone, Audi and Adidas will definitely help us!" Gardner said confidently.

Manchester United's sponsor is Nike, which is a sworn enemy of Adidas, and the car sponsor is also a competitor of Audi, so Xiao Yu is very sure of Gardner's judgment, if the Red Rebels make a move, these sponsors will definitely help.

"What about the salary structure?" Xiao Yu felt a certain amount of pressure, "With the rise of stars such as Robben, Xiao Xiao Luo, Essien, Kaka, Curtis, etc., it is imperative to raise salaries, and then our operating costs will become heavier and heavier, especially talented stars like Kaka, Robben and Xiao Xiao Luo, to keep them, we must give salary satisfaction." ”

Gardner applauded Xiao Yu's worries, which only those who plan ahead would take them into account.

"Theoretically, the salary of the star is directly related to their performance on the pitch, so the better they perform, the higher the salary, the better the performance of the club, but in fact this is not the case, such as AC Milan and Inter Milan, they almost use all the club's revenue to make up for the empty hole, especially the increase in the player's salary, so in the long run, it is difficult for Serie A to retain people!"

"But we are different, in addition to our achievements, we also have very good commercial operation capabilities, over the past few years, we have established a very strong cooperative relationship with our partners, once Beckham joins, it will be a qualitative leap for us to operate in business, we have enough talent and ability to operate Beckham."

In fact, even Florentino is full of praise for some of the professionals in the commercial department of the Red Rebels, and many investment banks and foundations covet the talents of the commercial department of the Red Rebels because of the amazing results they have made in the past two or three years.

But running David Beckham is clearly the biggest challenge ever!

Xiao Yu recalled what Florentino had said before, if the Red Rebels were compared to a company, then the company's commercial development had reached a bottleneck, and he needed to make a breakthrough.

David Beckham is one such opportunity!

Gardner's business operation concept is very similar to Florentino's, that is, the joining of superstars does bring a heavy operating burden, but it also greatly enhances the commercial attractiveness of the stadium, increases the team's commercial operation income, and at the same time, the improvement of competitive strength can drive the team's performance.

In the case that both are going well, the team's double harvest in business and performance can indeed offset the pressure brought by the superstar, and the current business situation of the Red Rebels is very similar to Real Madrid, there is no profit burden, and Xiao Yu does not rely on this club to make money, and is even happy to post upside down.

Gardner's statement also dispelled Xiao Yu's worries that Kaka, Ronaldo and Messi were on the same team, because once they do rise to become superstars, then it will definitely be followed by a bumper business for the team, which can make up for the pressure caused by their salary increase.

But at the end of the day, it's still a sentence, and that's the results!

No matter how successful you are in business, in the world of football, in the end, it is the results that speak.

"You should trust the ability of our Ministry of Commerce, Xiao Yu!" Mark? David laughed.

Xiao Yu naturally believed, "I'm thinking about how to convince Beckham!" ”

This sentence made everyone present laugh, especially David and Gardner, of course, Mourinho is obviously also the one who supports Beckham to join, because he feels that Beckham will definitely be able to play a stronger role than Juninho Jr. in the current Red Rebels, and he has this confidence.

"I understand now, you guys have already discussed it, haven't you?" Xiao Yu shook his head and smiled, "Say, how are you going to operate this matter?" And you, Jose, how are you going to use Beckham? ”

Mark? David and Mourinho did have previous talks and both agreed to Beckham's arrival, the former for business and the latter for competition, and Beckham could achieve a satisfactory level on both fronts.

"Guess how much Beckham earns a year?" David asked with a smile.

Seeing that everyone was not very clear, David smiled and continued.

"Vodafone's sponsorship contract alone is as high as £2 million, PepsiCo is £1 million, and then add casual clothing, sunglasses, hair care brands, etc., and over the course of a year, these sponsorships alone are nearly £10 million."

"If we get half of Beckham's portrait income, it is 5 million pounds, which can completely offset his salary, and we have done a strict calculation, if we work together with Beckham's agency, Beckham's sponsorship fee will exceed 20 million pounds, so I believe that even if Beckham releases half of the portrait rights, he will not suffer."

Beckham's current portrait income is to be shared with Manchester United, which is also the most serious dispute between the two sides when they renewed their contract before, because Manchester United could use Beckham's portrait rights for free before, but after the contract renewal, Manchester United must pay an additional 20,000 pounds a week for Beckham's portrait.

But compared to Manchester United's income, Beckham suffered!

"We will also work with Adidas to promote Beckham's image, and Adidas is willing to pay Beckham a huge £5 million a year in sponsorship, and if everything goes well if the team reaches the Champions League, it could be as much as £10 million, not counting shirt sales!"

Shirt sales are the club's income, but the £10 million is undoubtedly the most ideal sponsorship fee.

Don't think these figures are exaggerated, there is a professional appraisal company that has done so, and Beckham's trip to Asia this summer will be able to earn at least £10 million to £15 million.

"This guy is a super gold sucker!" Xiao Yu exclaimed.

Now Beckham is indeed a popular idol, and Vodafone asked Beckham to advertise, not letting him wear a jersey at all, but asking him to wear casual clothes, because they just took a fancy to Beckham's temperament as a popular idol.

This guy is Andy Lau in the UK!

"What about you, Jose?" In terms of money, Xiao Yu knew that there was no problem, the problem was in competition.

Mourinho shrugged, "I don't have a problem with that, we have a lot of reserves in the midfield position, De Rossi, Essien, Yaya? Toure and your new recruit Cesc Fabregas can both play, Beckham came through the United academy and has a sharper sense of running off the ball than anyone else, and Kassel even thinks he can fit seamlessly into the team! ”

Xiao Yu couldn't help laughing, frankly speaking, letting go of Juninho Jr. does have some impact on the team, but if Beckham can take on the responsibility of organization, then the strength of the team must be stronger, because he can bring more than 35 meters of offensive depth to the team, and the small Ronaldo in the front court, Hleb, Robben, Kaka, and even Drogba are all stars with very good speed.

And Beckham's free-kick attainments are not lost to Juninho Jr., and it is precisely because of this that Mourinho feels that if he brings Beckham, then he is willing to let Juninho Jr. go.

But this can be said to be the biggest deal since the establishment of the Red Rebels, Xiao Yu and everyone attach great importance to it, especially Xiao Yu, he asked everyone that before Beckham finalizes the transfer, no one is allowed to reveal even half a word to the outside world, and at the same time, they must bite the bullet on the transfer of Juninho Jr.

He doesn't want to lose Juninho Jr. without getting Beckham, it would be more than worth the loss!

He also asked David and Gardner to put together a detailed plan, and asked Mourinho to postpone his leave as David Beckham returns to Manchester from his US holiday today, before departing for Asia in a few days' time.

Xiao Yu hopes that everyone can meet and talk openly and honestly!

Although the Red Rebels are promoted to the Premier League, they are ambitious, and they can participate in the League Cup next season, which is also a European event, and Xiao Yu has a complete set of plans, and he has a very good relationship with Beckham, the most advantageous thing is that the Red Rebels are one of the few clubs in football today that can afford to buy Beckham!

(To be continued)