Chapter 393: Sania's Renewal Issue

"Bakari, I'd love to know what you thought when you fell to the ground? It's only seven months until summer and the club's staff have been talking to you since the last winter transfer, and we've been doing so ever since. I think we should have a good talk, just you and me. Arsene Wenger said to Sagna, who was sitting across from him.

Sagna had her head bowed and her face dark, not because he was putting on a face for Wenger, but because his complexion was black

The renewal of Sargna's contract has always been a headache for Wenger, since last year the club's staff began to negotiate with Sarnia's agent on the renewal of the contract, but now a year has passed, and there is no progress at all, which makes Wenger a little anxious.

Sagna's current contract expires in the summer of 2014, which means that if Arsenal are not able to complete a new contract extension with Sagna before then, then at the end of this season, the French iron gate, one of the best right wing-backs in world football, will leave the Emirates Stadium as a free agent.

So Wenger had to be anxious, and there was no progress so far, so Wenger planned to communicate face-to-face with Sagna. That is, talk openly and honestly, and put aside those agents who cheat.

"You're not young anymore and you need to be careful about your choice. You've been with Arsenal for six years and you're familiar with it. Team mates, coaches on the coaching staff, team doctors, jersey caretakers, and even team bus drivers. Your future belongs here, Bakari! Seeing that Sagna did not speak, Wenger continued. It's just that this time it's the emotional card that is played.

After a long time, maybe it was after a long ideological struggle, or maybe it was held in my heart for too long. Sagna looked up at Wenger with some embarrassment and said, "As you say, Professor." I'm not young anymore and I don't have much to do as an attacking and defensive wide player, so I'd love to earn a pension before I retire, and in fact I'd love to retire at Arsenal very much. I love it here, Professor. But have to face reality! ”

"You know the club's finances and salary ladder, and £60,000 a week is a good figure for the club. Considering your age, this weekly rate is very reasonable. After a moment's hesitation, Wenger said.

But after saying that, Wenger couldn't help but turn his eyes to the floor-to-ceiling windows of the room, through the transparent glass, Wenger could see the entire training base.

The professor wasn't looking at the scenery in the distance, but he was a little embarrassed by what he had said before.

Sania smiled, not knowing if it was funny or mocking. Then he said: "Sixty thousand pounds and sixty thousand pounds!" Since I came to Arsenal, my salary has been £60,000 a week. Now that six years are about to pass, my weekly salary is still 60,000? I've been working hard for the club for six years and my salary hasn't gone up at all? ”

"Or is my strength or my mentality wrong, and I'm sorry for a good reward?"

In the face of Sagna's questioning, Wenger wanted to say something, his lips moved, but he didn't say anything.

Arsene Wenger can't be blamed for that, as the club's salary plan is set by the club. He doesn't have extra salary space to give Sania a salary increase, once he gives Sania a salary increase, then can others do it? For example, Medsatt, Koscielny, these people. If you only give him a boost and not give it to other outstanding players, then it will be unfair. It's definitely a discordant signal for the team internally. Foreigners also understand the principle of not suffering from poverty but suffering from injustice.

And if it is also increased for other players, there are not so many salary vacancies in the club's account now. The money will either be added to the club and a new salary ladder plan, or the transfer fee will be used to fill the void, and finally the player will be sold to cash in to free up salary space.

Either way, it's not very realistic for Arsenal. First of all, according to the usual style of the club owner, it is impossible to add money and spend a lot of money every year to improve the salaries of the players, and secondly, the transfer fee of more than 70 million euros given by the club in the summer was only a few million euros when the introduction of Ozil and Li Zihan, and Wenger also expects these millions of euros to be able to loan one or two players in the current winter transfer period to supplement the current squad of the team, and finally, it is even more unrealistic to sell players. In fact, Arsenal has never wanted to sell key players, and the players they have sold over the years have been forced. Arsenal's fringe players, on the other hand, are not selling for much and their salaries are not high.

Bendtner Wenger really wants to sell, but these two goods are not easy to sell, last summer, this product actually said that he can be side by side with Messi and Ronaldo, the two best people in football today.

And Wenger also has some plans of his own, and for a variety of reasons, he can't give Sagna a salary increase when he renews his contract.

"The team has had a good season and if we win a trophy, the board will be confident to increase their commitment to the club!" Arsene Wenger concluded by saying that he hoped to use Arsenal's results in the league to keep Sagna.

For Sagna, Wenger still understands. After all, it is a nationality, and it has been a colleague for six years. He knows that Sagna is also hungry for titles, as he has not won a trophy in the six years since he joined Arsenal, even in a domestic cup competition. Affected by Arsenal's nine-year title-notch, Sagna is as hungry for the title as many Arsenal players. And next month, Sania will be thirty years old. If he can't win the weight competition in these two years, it will be the most regrettable thing for the veteran after retirement.

'In the last six years I've been with Arsenal, we've been close to the league title, but by mid-to-late May we were so far from it! It's not my negativity, it's just the truth. And you can see my attitude towards training and competition, and I'm really keen to win some heavyweight titles with Arsenal. ”

Arsene Wenger was a little embarrassed because Sagna could see that he was "painting a big pie" for him.

Arsene Wenger would love to keep the experienced veteran at Arsenal, with Sagna still in his current form as a regular right wing-back for at least two to three years and a cameo in midfield. Even after the age of thirty-three, if there is not much impact of injuries, with his physical essence and training table, there is still no pressure to be a rotational main force.

Of course, the main reason is that Sagna's quality is really outstanding, and there are not many injuries. This can be seen from the fact that he has played nearly 40 games for Arsenal every season.

Arsene Wenger and Sagna had a long conversation in the office, with Sagna bent on a three-year contract with a £150,000-a-week salary and a memorial match for him.

It's okay to say that the memorial game or something, and the new three-year contract is no problem. The problem is the 150,000 pounds, which is undoubtedly a bit of a lion for Arsenal. A weekly salary of 150,000 pounds is converted into an annual salary of more than 6 million euros, and it is indeed unaffordable for Arsenal now, because it will upset the salary balance of Arsenal.

Speaking of image points, the highest salary in the Arsenal team is now Mesut Ozil, who joined in the new season and set a record for Arsenal's transfer fee. The German is now paid £140,000 a week at Arsenal, which is currently at the top of the Arsenal salary ladder.

Next came the £100,000 for Walcott, Podolski and others, and then the almost £80,000 a week for Wilshire and Lee Zihan. Then there are the weekly salaries of more than 60,000 pounds for Cazorla and others, and the likes of Ramsey and Oxlade-Chamberlain are currently only more than 50,000 pounds.

And Sagna wants a weekly salary higher than Mesut Ozil, which becomes the highest salary in the Arsenal team, which is obviously unacceptable to Arsenal.

As time wore on, Arsene Wenger tried to say Saysagna. Sania relented, but stopped at £120,000 a week, and told Wenger that this was his last bottom line.

After some haggling, although it was reduced by 30,000 pounds, Arsenal still felt that the figure of 120,000 pounds was a bit high.

After more than two hours of "chatting", Wenger and Sagna still did not reach an agreement. In the end, Sagna said that she insisted on a weekly salary of 120,000 pounds, and that she could call her agent at any time if Arsenal agreed.

Watching Sagna walk out of the office, Wenger rubbed his temples with a bit of a headache. Now, it's not just Sania, Arsene Wenger is in contract talks with several players at the same time. There are some players whose salaries are indeed going to increase, but the details of the increase are still being communicated with the other party's agent. As for Sagna's weekly salary, Wenger is actually not not rising, but the bottom line in his heart is 75,000 pounds per week. And when he told Sania about his bottom line, Sania still insisted on asking for 120,000 pounds.

That's a difference of £45,000, £1.62 million a year, and Arsenal would have to pay nearly £5 million more for a three-year contract.

Add a little more money to the difference, and if you make up 10 million euros, Arsenal will be able to buy a young new player.

There are no big problems with other players renewing their contracts, with Sagna now being the focus for Arsene Wenger. Because Arsenal does not have a suitable player reserve for Sagna's position, although there is a post-90s youngster Jenkinson, but Jenkinson's current ability is not enough to be Arsenal's main right defender.