"I don't understand. Uncle Wen, you can probably tell me what's going on. ”

Jin Ming really didn't think about Arsenal.

Arsenal wants money without money, has strength without strength, wants championships without championships. Like Jin Ming now, it should be the time to climb to a higher peak in his career. There are still champions in Schalke, so do you want to go to Arsenal without champions?

But I didn't expect Arsenal to be the most positive. Even Arsenal's CEO Gazidis has personally contacted Wen Dongfang, which can see Arsenal's sincerity. It's just that Jin Ming doesn't quite understand what it means.

"What Gazidis means is that Arsenal can't give you that high salary for Manchester City, Chelsea. Although there is no specific discussion, it is estimated that Arsenal can give you a maximum of 100,000 pounds a week. ”

Jin Ming nodded.

Jin Ming has known this for a long time.

Arsenal's maximum salary is £100,000. The best Arsenal player at the moment is Robin van Persie, but none of Van Persie's salaries exceed £100,000. Arsenal can offer 100,000 pounds, which is already very sincere.

Not to mention anything else, if it is a weekly salary of 100,000 pounds, the salary is already twice as much as Jin Ming's in Schalke.

But compared to the £170,000 a week offered by Manchester City, it is much shabby. The difference is 70,000 pounds, that's a weekly salary. Millions of pounds were lost over the course of the year.

However, it can also be seen in the salaries of Premier League teams.

Schalke is also not a low-paying club in Germany. Schalke is also a team that can fight for the Bundesliga title. However, Schalke's salary is immediately inadequate compared with these strong teams in the Premier League.

Arsenal are the lower paid teams in the Premier League. But their average main player salary is above £60,000. In Schalke, it is the highest salary.

"But Arsenal don't think you can compete with that salary. So they made another concession. That is, the club only owns half of your image rights, and the prize money will be three times what you currently have in Schalke. The last one is a three-percent cut of your Arsenal shirt sales. ”

In order to introduce Jin Ming, Gazidis is really desperate.

Of course, Gazidis also takes a fancy to Jin Ming's huge commercial value. Especially in China, which is a huge market. Otherwise, how could Arsenal make so many concessions.

First of all, in the Premier League, the image rights of players are basically in the hands of clubs.

Of course, Arsenal have been poor in promoting this aspect over the years. In the past, with high-quality resources such as Fabregas, Arsenal did not make any commercial profit from Fabregas. Including Rosicky and Van Persie, these people actually have strong commercial value, but Arsenal has not developed much. Holding the image rights of these stars in his hands, he failed to package them well and failed to get any money.

If it is for Manchester United and Real Madrid to develop, those Arsenal will definitely be able to take advantage of these stars. Earn a lot of money.

But now it's different.

Now the Arsenal boss is American. Americans are the best at these things, the best at playing business. Just look at Manchester United's Glazer.

After Gazidis came to Arsenal, he paid more attention to commercial development. It's a pity that Gazidis came to Arsenal. Arsenal were the most difficult times. The loss of stars in the team is very serious, and now even the players of Cesc Fabregas and Nasri have left. Van Persie has not signed a contract extension with the club at the moment.

Anyway, Arsenal don't have any outstanding stars that can be packed and launched by Arsenal at the moment.

Despite this, Gazidis still attaches great importance to the image rights in his hands.

This time in order to introduce Jin Ming. He broke most of the practices of Premier League clubs. was willing to give up half of Jin Ming's portrait rights. In addition to this, Gazidis is also willing to use high bonuses to make up for the gap in Jin Ming's income.

And then there's the share of jersey sales.

"Three percent? That's how much. ”

Jin Ming didn't study this after all. I'm not sure how much money I'll get if I get three percent.

Wen Dongfang thought about it for a moment and said, "How much can you have, it depends on your appeal." However, judging from the sales situation after your cooperation with Li Ning, in China, as long as the price is not too outrageous, hundreds of thousands of sales should be possible. ”

"Uncle Wen. It's high. Hundreds of thousands of jersey sales, unlikely. I heard that Yao Ming went to the NBA. At its peak, the number of jersey sales in China was only about 10,000. ”

Jin Ming frowned.

When Yao Ming was in the rocket, it was really a sensation across the country. Yao Ming also became the first person in Chinese sports at that time, but his jersey sales that year were not high. It's only about 10,000.

Jin Ming didn't believe that his popularity could surpass Yao Ming back then. Even if it is exceeded, Yao Ming is only about 10,000, how can he have hundreds of thousands of jersey sales.

"Yes, that's true. But that was five or six years ago. At that time, everyone's income was much lower than it is now, and there were too many fakes at that time. Of course, there is another point that in the second- and third-tier cities at that time, even if you want to buy Yao Ming's genuine jersey, you can't find a place to buy it. Sales funnels are also a big issue. Now everyone's income is much higher, and there are specialty stores in second- and third-tier cities. It will definitely surpass the situation of the year. ”

Wen Dongfang has done a lot of work, otherwise how to be an agent.

And you may not know that Yao Ming's jersey sales in China at that time were not the highest among NBA stars. In 08, Yao Ming's jersey sales were the tenth largest among NBA stars, and there were a bunch of stars in front of him who surpassed Yao Ming in jersey sales. In fact, the NBA was still very popular in China at that time. According to NBA statistics at that time, China bought more than 400 million NBA products a year. Of course, it's not all jerseys and stuff, but there are also some souvenirs and so on, and the price is not very expensive. But it can also be seen that the promotion of the NBA was still very successful back then. ”

Jin Ming nodded.

Jin Ming really doesn't know these things.

Seeing that Jin Ming understood, Wen Dongfang continued: "I'm not sure about your jersey sales. But if you join Arsenal, with Arsenal's fans in China and your fame in Chinese football, hundreds of thousands shouldn't be too much of a problem. Coupled with sales in Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, it is impossible to be too low. Three percent, at least nearly two million euros. If it sells well, then more. ”

"That is, it is financially secure."

"Yes."

Wen Dongfang nodded.

It is true that on the face of it, Arsenal does not pay much. But these concessions given by Arsenal can increase Jin Ming's income by a large margin. It's almost as much as the salary offered by Manchester City.

"But, Uncle Wen. There is still a problem. Arsenal's strength is so poor that they haven't won the championship for many years. I heard that the current captain of Arsenal, Van Persie, has not renewed his contract, and many media have said that Van Persie is leaving Arsenal. ”

This is what Jin Ming is most worried about.

Speaking of which, it's really good to be able to join Arsenal. In any case, Arsenal is also a traditional powerhouse in European football. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is a famous coach in Europe.

It's a pity that Arsenal's quality is really too poor.

In the past few years, Arsenal has sold captains every year, and the net income in the transfer market has exceeded 40 million euros every year. Take a look at the players that Arsenal have sold in recent years, starting with Thierry Henry in '07, Cesc Fabregas, Adebayo, Colo. Toure, Hleb, Nasri. Look at these players, they are all famous players in European football, but they have all left Arsenal.

It's not just them, Arsenal should be worried now that Van Persie has not renewed his contract with the club, leaving him with only a year and a half left on his contract. Theo Walcott also did not renew his contract with the club, leaving him with only a year and a half left on his contract. By the time they get to the next summer, they all have one year left on their contracts.

With one year left on the contract, this is already a clear signal. Just like Neuer of Schalke, he deliberately delayed the renewal of the contract in order to leave. In the end, the club can only sell players.

With such a large-scale departure of core players, does such a club have a future?

Jin Ming was reluctant to go to Arsenal to play for a few years, and then be sold by Arsenal at a high price.

"That's what Gazidis told me too. He said it was possible that Arsenal might not be able to keep Robin van Persie, but they would definitely bring in more quality players to complement Arsenal's squad. You see, if you move to Arsenal for 23 million euros, then you are the player with the highest transfer fee in Arsenal's history. And this summer, Arsenal are willing to bring in more players. ”

"Uncle Wen, it seems that you can't believe all of this kind of thing. Arsenal haven't bought a good player in years. ”

Jin Ming was skeptical.

It's really a suspicion. Arsenal haven't bought any great players for years. I bought Arshavin because Arsenal was in a hurry at the time, and it was possible that they would not be able to get the top four and not be able to enter the Champions League next season. That's why Arshavin was brought in in in the winter transfer.

In recent years, Arsenal has actually sold players, and when have they seen the introduction of players. Even the players brought in are all young or inexpensive players.

"Gazidis assured me. There's no way he's fooling us about this kind of thing. But I think Arsenal will bring in some quality players at best, players who are worth around 10 million pounds. I guess you are Arsenal's biggest signing. ”

Hearing this, Jin Ming frowned.

Arsenal is very sincere, but Jin Ming does not believe in Arsenal. Although Jin Ming is willing to go to Arsenal as a thigh, he is willing to become the boss of Arsenal. But that also requires Arsenal to have enough strength to be able to attack the championship with Jin Ming.

Otherwise, what would Jin Ming do at Arsenal, to compete for fourth place.

Therefore, Jin Ming shook his head.

"Uncle Wen, I still think Arsenal's strength is too poor. I can't trust the assurances they say. I want to go to a team that can compete for the title, not a team that can only compete for fourth place every year. ”

Wen Dongfang nodded. Although Wen Dongfang is Jin Ming's agent and is willing to give Jin Ming some advice, important things still need to be decided by Jin Ming personally.

"Okay, I'll sue Sù Gazidis." (To be continued......)