"150 million euros, absolutely impossible."

Rist is talking about the nitty-gritty. At present, Rist and Barcelona have almost negotiated, from the transfer fee to Rist's commission, Messi's signing fee, Messi's salary, and Lister and Barcelona have reached an agreement. Even how to avoid high taxes, everyone has already finished talking. But on the most difficult liquidated damages project, the difference between Rist and Barcelona is very big.

"Joan, Tehiki, I've been in the business of Spanish football for so many years, and I'm sure you all understand that I have a principle for liquidated damages. That is to set up liquidated damages at ten times the after-tax salary, of course, if the transfer fee is higher than this, then the liquidated damages are based on the transfer fee. ”

Rist has been in business in La Liga for more than a decade. It started out as ten times the pre-tax salary, and as the player's salary kept growing, it became ten times the after-tax salary. Of course, if the after-tax salary is not ten times as high as the transfer fee when the player first transferred, then the liquidated damages will automatically become the amount of the transfer fee.

This is not unusual. Many young players have high transfer fees, but the salaries are not as high as expected. Many young talents are paid around two million euros after tax in the big clubs. But their transfer fees are often 30 million euros. At that time, the liquidated damages will be based on the transfer fee.

This principle is flexible and grasped. However, the final amount of liquidated damages fluctuates around 10 times the after-tax salary. Never deviate too much. Up and down will not exceed 10 million euros.

Now Rist and Barcelona are stuck here. Barcelona proposed to set up liquidated damages of 150 million euros, but Rist firmly disagreed. Messi's salary has risen sharply since he arrived in Barcelona this time. But the annual salary after tax is just over 6 million euros. As a result, Rist demanded liquidated damages of 60 million euros.

"Riester, sixty million euros is simply impossible. We also spent 60 million euros to bring in Messi this time, and the liquidated damages are only 60 million, so we can't agree to it. ”

Laporta shook his head. This time, in order to introduce Messi from among the many giants, Barcelona can be said to be bleeding hemorrhage. The liquidated damages are set at 60 million euros, and they will never agree to it. If Messi performs well in Barcelona, isn't 60 million euros a clear way to be poached? Especially now that there are so many nouveau riche, maybe any upstart will take Messi away with 60 million euros, and Barcelona will be a chicken and egg at that time.

"Hoan, if you want to set up a liquidated damages of 150 million euros, you can give Leo 15 million euros in after-tax salary. 150 million euros is absolutely impossible. I can give in a little. Bonuses as per the contract. I think Leo would earn more than seven million euros if he scored double figures in a season. In this case, let's set up a penalty of 70 million euros. ”

"Nope."

Laporta shook his head again. Although he can't remember the future transfer market clearly, he always found that the kid was difficult to deal with. To be honest, a lot of liquidated damages in La Liga. In particular, the liquidated damages of the La Liga giants are related to the degree of attention. Like Barcelona there are some young players who are valued. When they were eighteen or nineteen years old, they were all paid hundreds of millions of euros in liquidated damages.

In fact, the liquidated damages of hundreds of millions of euros are not due to any other reason. It's just Barcelona telling the club outside. This player is something that Barcelona values a lot, that's all. Very few agents bargain with the club for liquidated damages.

Just like Valdés, Deco, Ronaldinho, Henry, they are all like this. They all have high liquidated damages, and their agents are not against it. After all, European football has developed so far, if the player really wants to go. It's hard for clubs to stay, including these big clubs.

Therefore, Laporta really couldn't understand why Lister was so entangled in liquidated damages. Could it be that Rist really wants someone to take Messi away at the cost of liquidated damages? Once the liquidated damages are paid, there will be high taxes. For example, if Messi is 60 million euros in liquidated damages, if he uses liquidated damages to poach people, the money spent is estimated to reach hundreds of millions of euros. Although he didn't understand, Laporta was very careful with Riste. He always felt that Rister was too dangerous. That's why he will grind with Rist on the liquidated damages project, and if it was 70 million euros for other players, Laporta might have agreed.

"Joan, I've already given in. If you go on like this, it's going to be hard to negotiate this contract. ”

Unlike Joan Laporta, Rist is well aware of the future of the European football transfer market. Sixty million euros, seventy million euros, all came out easily.

Look at Cristiano. Ronaldo's transfer fee, Bale's transfer fee, Kaka's transfer fee, Cavani and Falcao's transfer fee, Mesut Ozil's transfer fee. The current European football scene is a completely unimaginable transfer fee. At that time, as long as it is a strong player, the transfer fee will be more than 40 million euros. Forty million euros, fifty million euros, sixty million euros, even eighty million euros, hundreds of millions of euros can appear.

"How about 100 million euros?"

Laporta saw that Rist attached so much importance to liquidated damages, and although he didn't understand it very well, he didn't want Rister to get his wish. Hearing 100 million euros, Rist still shook his head.

"I broke this rule today at Barcelona and how I will negotiate contracts with other clubs in the future. 80 million euros, which is the last concession. I think if Barcelona had a title, Leo would have been able to get around 8 million euros in terms of prize money. I will not agree to any amount above 80 million. ”

Laporta thought for a moment and nodded slowly. It took a lot of effort to bring in Messi and Barcelona, and even Ronaldinho was ready to sell it. Now that the contract talks about this, it becomes a joke if the matter is not negotiated for a mere liquidated damages.

80 million euros, although it is more than 70 million euros less than the original 150 million. But Laporta wasn't much disappointed. Because 80 million euros is already very high, if someone really takes Messi away with 80 million euros in liquidated damages, it is really crazy. Because when the time comes, there will be high taxes. There are other expenditures that are estimated to cost at least 130 million or 40 million euros. Laporta doesn't believe anyone has the courage to buy a player for so much money.

"Hoan, happy cooperation."

"It's a pleasure to work with."

Rist was pleased. Eighty million euros seems like a lot, but once Florentino takes over Real Madrid two years later, 80 million euros is nothing. If in two or three years, which club can bring in Messi for 130 million or 40 million euros, it is estimated that they will not be able to close their mouths. It seems like hundreds of millions of euros a lot now, but then hundreds of millions of euros will be nothing. In order to introduce Messi, it will not be distressing for them to spend 200 million.

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On May 27, 2007, FC Barcelona suddenly announced that they had signed PSV Eindhoven's top talent, Lionel Messi. They signed Messi to a four-year contract. Messi's transfer has been rumored since January this year. Now the results are finally out.

How much did Barcelona spend on Messi. Barcelona did not hide it. Barcelona announced that they had brought in Messi for 46 million euros. Messi's transfer broke the record for the highest transfer fee for an Under-21 player. The highest before this was Rooney, who transferred to Manchester United, whose transfer fee was 37 million euros, and Messi raised this record by nearly 10 million euros in one fell swoop. Exactly how the money was spent, there is no explanation.

But a person like Rist knows it. In order to bring in Messi. Barcelona is really bleeding. The transfer fee in cash alone was paid to PSV Eindhoven 22 million euros and to Rister 24 million euros. And it's not over yet. In the transfer contract. If Messi wins the Copa del Rey for Barcelona during the four-year contract period, he will pay a million euros more, the La Liga winner will pay two million euros more, and the Champions League winner will pay four million euros more.

If Dream Three is as strong as it has been historically, then the total transfer fee that PSV Eindhoven and Lister can get from Barcelona will definitely be more than 60 million euros. Because Dream Three has been the champion every year since the 0809 season. Champions League, La Liga, Copa del Rey. Some of the other cup titles are unknown. In other words, Barcelona need to continue to pay the rest of the transfer fee.

In order to snatch Messi, Barcelona paid Rist a commission of 6 million euros, a salary share of 2.4 million euros, and gave Messi a signing fee of 5 million euros. As a result, Barcelona spent more than 60 million euros to bring in Messi this summer. If the contract is fulfilled, it will cost more than 100 million euros in total for Messi Barcelona.

Rist was very excited. Messi has been in Eindhoven all these years and has not earned much money for Riester. That amount of money is not a lot compared to the money that Rist invested in cultivating Messi back then. But this time Messi's transfer made Rister earn an astonishing amount of money at once.

first got half of Messi's ownership of 24 million euros, of course, he didn't get the full amount. Barcelona wanted to pay the money over two years, and this summer Rist got 15 million euros, and Barcelona are willing to pay the remaining 9 million euros next summer. Then there is the commission of 6 million euros and the salary share of 2.4 million euros. For this part alone, Rist received more than 30 million euros.

And, importantly, there are some follow-up clauses. That's what Messi did at Barcelona, and if there are more titles, then Rister and PSV Eindhoven will continue to get the transfer fee. The follow-up transfer Ferrist is estimated to be able to get six or seven million euros to say the least.

This year is the year that Lister has made the most money. One Manchester City has brought Rist more than 20 million euros, and one Messi has earned more than 30 million euros. It's already quite simple to have more than 50 million euros, almost 60 million euros in revenue. This is just visible, what other players' salary sharing, players' commercial income sharing, etc., this year's Rist's income is more than 100 million, there is no problem at all. After all, the transfer market in European football has not yet fully opened, and there are not a few players to transfer this summer.

Whatever it was, though, the transfer took European football by storm. Many media outlets are calculating how much Barcelona has spent and whether Messi can adapt to Barcelona. Can Messi, a super talent, make Barcelona, which has fallen into a trough this season, normal. (To be continued......)

PS: Two shifts today