Seven million euros over five years, this is an offer from Puma, and it is an endorsement contract that some of the best players across Europe may only be able to get.

But speaking of which, Xiao Qing really may not necessarily be moved by this contract, clothing endorsements, sneaker endorsements and beverage endorsements are largely the majority of a player's commercial endorsements; Therefore, Xiao Qing will naturally be more cautious about these contracts, no one will have trouble with money, and Xiao Qing will not think that he has more money. For Xiao Qing, it doesn't matter whether it's Puma, Nike or Adidas, because they are all high-end large sporting goods companies, so Xiao Qing at this time needs to pay more attention to the contracts that these companies can give him.

Puma is showing good faith as they are Hoffenheim's shirt sponsor, so it looks like a good option as well. But for Xiao Qing, the term of this contract is too long, a five-year contract, although Xiao Qing was only twenty-eight years old at that time, Xiao Qing also had the opportunity to sign another contract.

For many players, signing a long-term contract is a very secure thing, especially for those who are not young, it is a relatively stable source of income. Although Xiao Qing is now twenty-three years old, among football players, Xiao Qing, who is only in the second season of his career, can no longer become a young genius, because his age largely determines that his ceiling will not be too high, which is also the reason why Puma gave a five-year contract, because in the eyes of the vast majority of people, even if Xiao Qing will continue to grow, the increase will not be too large; And Puma's five-year contract is also at the prime age of a normal player's career.

Xiao Qing is certainly not an ordinary player. Twenty-eight years old is probably the time when the style and ability of most players are finalized. But for Xiao Qing, he could continue to improve at that time. So although the current contract offered by Puma even slightly raises his value. But Xiao Qing believes that even if it is only a year later, even after the end of this season, such a value will not meet Xiao Qing.

For these advertising endorsements, Xiao Qing is definitely unwilling to sign a long-term contract, and the contract with the club may still ask for a salary increase at any time, as long as your performance is good enough; But these commercial endorsements don't have any chance to be negotiated, how to sign them at the time, then how to execute, even if your performance after that is phenomenal. But as long as you only signed the price of cabbage before, then you can only get the price of cabbage.

"It's too long and not good enough." Xiao Qing is indeed a little depressed, as long as he signs this contract, then he will be able to get advertising endorsements that are almost his annual salary level; But reluctant to let the child catch the wolf, once the contract is signed because of a momentary motivation, then Xiao Qing will definitely regret it for a long time in the future.

"I don't know where you got your confidence, but I do feel that the years are a bit long, which is not good for your future development." Xiao Qing's agent Alan Tea agrees with Xiao Qing's point of view, and Xiao Qing is now the only 'big name' in Alan Tea's hand. So at this time, she will naturally focus more on Xiao Qing.

"My performance right now may only be worth a million, but at the end of this season I believe I'll be worth a million and a half million. And next season, maybe three million will meet my requirements. With a five-year contract, I was already a top star, and I didn't want to get an advertising endorsement at the level of a second-tier player. Xiao Qing doesn't care about Alan Cha at all, it's just a matter of facts, Alan Cha has indeed seen a lot of players, and twenty-three-year-old players still want to continue to make great strides, which is definitely not a common thing.

Xiao Qing is full of confidence, so Xiao Qing is noncommittal about Puma's contract offer, although he is not satisfied with such a contract, but Xiao Qing also knows that he has now entered the field of vision of sponsors, so it is time to sign contracts with some companies, but maybe he will pay more attention to the details of the contract.

"Puma is good, but this contract is not what I need. And Alan tea, you have to admit that I was able to get such a contract quote because I am Chinese, they are quite serious about tapping the potential of the Chinese market, and I seem to be doing very well. So now the initiative is in our hands, and we can find more contracts that meet our requirements at this time. Xiao Qing is reluctant to dwell too much on this matter, because he knows how much contract he can get is more due to his performance on the court, so now he needs to work harder on the court, so that Alan Tea can have more initiative at the negotiation table.

"The best contract is about two or three years, and it doesn't necessarily need to be a high guarantee contract, we can choose some contracts with a relatively large increase in stimulus treaties, such as my achievements on the field, such as the sales share of my endorsements, which can be negotiated." Xiao Qing said his thoughts, which was also a strong self-confidence after knowing that his strength would definitely be improved.

"Shaw, I don't know where you got your confidence, you have to know that once you make such a choice, then your current income will definitely be affected, and I think if you can't make breakthrough progress in future games, then your losses will be even greater." Meeting an assertive employer is both a happy thing for many agents and a thing that makes them constrained, especially when they meet players who are confident in themselves, the agent seems to have less room to play, and now Alan Chajian is difficult to persuade Xiao Qing and can only choose to accept Xiao Qing's arrangement.

"I have faith in myself, Alan Cha, believe me, and at the end of the season you will know how wise my choice is. And Alan Cha, you know, I'm at least in my second season, but my progress is quite obvious, so don't believe the voices outside, although I'm twenty-three years old, I'm still in a period of rapid growth, I'm the most unique player, and those so-called experiences have no market in me. Xiao Qing said to Alan Tea nonchalantly, his flamboyance and his self-confidence were most explained at this time.

"I know a lot of companies want to sign long-term contracts because it's in their best interest. So Alan Cha, we have to sign a short contract, but I don't mind that there is a right of first refusal in the contract, which will also make it easier for them to give the contract. PUMA can't accept such a contract, so don't forget that the local German company Adidas is also interested in me, so I will work harder in the next games so that you can get more initiative. Xiao Qing has a final word on this matter, this is Xiao Qing's bottom line, he will not make his long-term interests suffer greater losses, so he will not stare at some of the immediate interests, the future belongs to Xiao Qing.

On 7 October 2008, the draw for the group stage of the UEFA Cup was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland; The draw will be split into eight groups, each of which will play five rounds of single round-robin competition, with each team playing two home and two away. A total of 24 teams from the top three teams in each group will qualify for the round of 32 draw, along with the third-placed teams from the eight groups of the Champions Cup.

After two legs in the first round of the League Cup, 40 teams will enter the group stage, and then divided into five brackets of eight teams according to the team's European points. AC Milan, the team with the highest points, is seeded with a total of eight teams including Sevilla and Valencia.

The Eredivisie has five teams in the draw, which is the top of the leagues; The Premier League and Bundesliga each had five teams in the opening round, but Everton and Borussia Dortmund were eliminated, leaving both leagues like La Liga with four teams in the group stage. There are three teams in Ligue 1 and two teams in Serie A. In the draw, teams from the same league cannot be in the same group.

Group A: Schalke 04 (Germany), Paris Saint-Germain (France), Manchester City (England), Santander (Spain), FC Twente (Netherlands).

Group B: Benfica (Portugal), Olympiacos (Greece), Galatasaray (Turkey), Hertha Berlin (Germany), Erkiv Metallurgical (Ukraine). Group C: Sevilla (Spain), Stuttgart (Germany), Sampdoria (Italy), Partizan Belgrade (Serbia), Standard Liege (Belgium). Group D: Tottenham (England), Spartak Moscow (Russia), Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia), Hoffenheim (Germany), Nijmegen (Netherlands). Group E: AC Milan (Italy), Heerenveen (Netherlands), Braga (Portugal), Portsmouth (England), Wolfsburg (Germany). Group F: Hamburg (Germany), Ajax (Netherlands), Slavia Prague (Czech Republic), Aston Villa (England), Zilina (Slovakia). Group G: Valencia (Spain), Club Brugge (Belgium), Rosenborg (Norway), Copenhagen (Denmark), Saint-Etienne (France). Group H: CSKA Moscow (Russia), A Coruña (Spain), Feyenoord (Netherlands), Nancy (France), Poznan (Poland).

As soon as the draw for the group stage ended, the major media began to predict the draw this time, and although the League Cup is not as attractive as the Champions League, they are also European after all. And this draw seems to be a good draw for Hoffenheim. (To be continued......)