In order to alleviate the impasse just now, Rick Barry and Zhang Shubin did not continue to discuss Chen Yu's contract renewal, but just drank and chatted, and at the end, Rick Barry said: "Zhang, we haven't been dealing with each other for a day, let's be honest, with Chen Yu's strength and influence, as well as the huge Chinese market behind him, it is worth giving Chen Yu what kind of annual salary he wants, but you?" I know, the current Liverpool economy is not very good, originally we thought that Liverpool ushered in a God of Wealth, but we didn't expect to usher in two American vampires, they don't have much money, they purely want to use Liverpool's golden rooster to lay eggs, so if Chen still plans to stay in Liverpool, the requirements can't be too high. It's not that Liverpool doesn't want to be satisfied, it's that they can't afford it. ”

If at the beginning Rick Barry and Zhang Shubin were still intriguing, testing each other's thoughts and bottom line, now as Rick Barry reveals his sincerity, Zhang Shubin also expressed Chen Yu's meaning to Rick Barry, "Barry, I know what you said, Chen Yu also knows, last year Chen Yu was injured, Fiorentina also hesitated to renew the contract with Chen Yu, Liverpool has always been grateful for Chen Yu's love, which is why so many clubs are poaching and proposing extremely superior conditions, But Chen Yu still wants to stay in Liverpool, but Chen Yu is now one of the top stars in the world, he must have an annual salary and treatment worthy of his identity, he is not so greedy, but he will not work for Liverpool in vain, since Liverpool wants to have the best star in the world, then there must be the determination to smash the pot and sell iron to support, otherwise it is better to let Chen Yu leave Liverpool, so that Liverpool can also take the opportunity to make a lot of money. ”

Rick Barry hurriedly said: "Liverpool has no intention of selling Chen Yu, and Chen Yu must be retained, which is the opinion of everyone in the club, including the two American owners." ”

Zhang Shubin smiled and said: "I don't want to let Chen Yu go, and I don't want to pay a high annual salary, the Americans are really treacherous, but no one is a fool, how can there be so many good things that have the best of both worlds, I still reiterate what Chen Yu meant, you either meet Chen Yu's salary requirements, or sell him to make money, don't think about Chen Yu's good deeds last year." ”

Rick Barry sighed, he played the emotional card today, just hoping to be able to get the best of both worlds, since the benefits can't be obtained, then he can only go all out to keep Chen Yu, although Liverpool has no money now, but for Liverpool, depressed for more than ten years, finally to keep the time to raise their eyebrows, for the sake of results, they really would rather smash the pot and sell iron to keep Chen Yu.

Rick Barry said: "Zhang, tell me about Chen's renewal conditions, and I'll go back and discuss with Mr. Gillette and Mr. Hicks to see if they can be met." ”

Zhang Shubin said: "Our requirements are not high, an annual salary of 8.5 million euros after tax, 50% of the image rights, and 30% of the jersey sales commission." It should be said that such a request cannot be called a salary increase, we just take back what we lost last year.

Rick Barry has been mentally prepared, but Zhang Shubin's words still surprised Rick Barry, to be honest, Chen Yu's request for such a salary combination is very unfavorable to the Liverpool club, they would even rather give Chen Yu a fixed salary, rather than divide the portrait rights and jerseys, because Chen Yu's influence has spread all over the world, and the portrait rights and jersey shares will only get higher and higher, as for how high it will be, no one knows this.

Rick Barry said with an ugly face: "Zhang, even if I don't tell Mr. Gillette and Mr. Hicks, such a request is outrageous, I think you are a bit of a lion." ”

Zhang Shubin smiled and said, "You think I'm a lion with a big mouth, but I think you underestimate Chen Yu's strength and potential." ”

Rick Barry said: "Zhang, are you kidding, maybe Chen Yu still has the strength, but do you think he still has the potential?" I think it's a bit risky for us to renew his contract, after all, he's 28 this year, and when his two-year contract expires, he'll be 30 years old, which is the pinnacle of professional football, and then it's going downhill. ”

Zhang Shubin smiled: "You can choose not to renew the contract. ”

Rick Barry said: "I think since we have the same goal, we all want Chen Yu to stay in Liverpool, then we should be more honest, not to mention that the boss will not agree to such a request, even it is difficult for me to convince myself, because if I renew the contract under such conditions, I will definitely be scolded as a bastard." ”

Zhang Shubin said: "Maybe it will be considered a foresight later, but Barry, since you can't call the shots, you might as well ask the two bosses, this is not your money after all." ”

Rick Barry patted his head and said, "Yes, I'm just a manager, not a boss, okay, Zhang, I'll go back and discuss it with Mr. Gillette and Mr. Hicks, but you have to be mentally prepared, such a condition is difficult to be accepted by any sensible." ”

Zhang Shubin said: "Well, I know Chen Yu's ability, Barry, you just have to tell Gillette and Mr. Hicks." ”

At this point, Rick Barry has nothing to say, so he hurried back and reported it to Gillette, the owner who was sitting in Liverpool and waiting for news.

Gillette almost jumped when he heard Rick Barry's return, his hand holding the cigar shook violently, and he pointed at Rick Barry and said, "This is Chen's renewal condition?" ”

Rick Barry smiled bitterly, "Yes, Mr. Gillette. ”

Gillette roared: "This Chinese, who does he think he is, the football king Maradona?!" It's not that you want to renew your contract with me, it's that you want to blackmail, and he doesn't know what his last name is just after winning the double! 8.5 million euros, 50% of the image rights, 30% of the jersey income, does he want to be on an equal footing with the whole of Liverpool? Rick Barry doesn't have to talk about it anymore, not even a raise, finish the remaining two years of his contract, and let him go, no! Didn't he want to go? Then put him on the transfer market and sell him for a high price while he can still sell for a high price! ”

Rickbari felt that the American was a little impulsive at Gillette's anger, like a child who had been touched with cheese, but he still mustered up the courage to say: "Mr. Gillette, Chan is very excessive, but ......"

"But what! No, though! Gillette interrupted Rick Barry, "...... He's arrogant! It's trying to rob me! I wouldn't allow that to happen! He had to know that Liverpool is a team, that Liverpool's results are not his own work, and that I would not have agreed to such conditions unless my brain was broken. ”

Rick Barry saw that Gillette was indeed too excited and angry, and he thought that he couldn't listen to any normal words, either he didn't say anything, or he had to give him a slap in the face and wake him up.

Rick Barry plucked up his courage and raised his voice: "Gillette, if you don't give him this condition, I think someone may still give it." ”

"Someone? Be! Only the wronged man Abramovich and the fool of Florentino would satisfy such an unreasonable demand......"

Gillette's voice suddenly became lower when he said this, and his anger leaked more than half of it at once, what Rick Barry said made sense, he was never willing to give, but there are people in this world who are willing to pay a higher price, which means that either they look down on Chen Yu, or the outside world looks down on Chen Yu, or it may be that those treacherous guys in the outside world can't see Liverpool and themselves, and they know that they are short of money now, and they want to raise the price maliciously.

Thinking of this, Gillette's cold sweat almost came down, he took two puffs of his cigar fiercely, and walked around the office twice, forcing himself to calm down.

It took two minutes for Gillette to calm down and say to Rick Barry: "I'm sorry, dear Barry, I was a little impulsive just now, I was angry with Chen Yu's forgetfulness of profit, he forgot that when he was injured, who bought him and helped him recover to the peak, and now he has just made a little achievement, and he asks us for a high salary, which is really shameless." ”

Rick Barry said, "It's nothing, Mr. Gillette, I'm just as angry as you are after hearing his terms. ”

Gillette barely showed a wry smile and said, "Barry, do you think we underestimated Chen's value, or is the outside world maliciously hyping Chen Yu's worth?" ”

Rick Barry groaned: "I think it's both, first of all, we signed Chen Yu in the trough last year, and the annual salary and transfer fee at that time could not reflect Chen Yu's strength and value at all, so there is the current price increase, but now the price given in the market is higher than Chen Yu's value." ”

Gillette smiled slightly and said, "Yes, Barry, you're right, the market is either undervalued or premium, and it will never be exactly the value of the player, what do you say we should do now?" ”

Rick Barry said, "Would you like to discuss it with Mr. Hicks?" ”

Gillette said: "No, my opinion is his opinion, there will be no difference between the two of us, you can tell me your opinion." ”

Rick Barry said: "I think no matter what the outside world is, we must have our principles and bottom line, that is, whether we keep Chen Yu or sell, if we keep Chen Yu, what kind of conditions can we give him, and if we sell, how much transfer fee we have to pay at the minimum." ”

Gillette said: "I've been thinking about this for a long time, we still choose to keep Chen first, we can give him the top salary, the same as Ronaldinho's, the image rights and the jersey share should be kept as it is, or cut the jersey share, if you want to sell it, less than 80 million euros is absolutely impossible." ”

Rick Barry said: "Mr. Gillette and I think about the same, now I think we should let Chen Yu calm down first, I think he may be a little overestimated in his own value, thinking that Real Madrid and Chelsea will give the price as said in the media, in fact, when there is real contact, the price given by Real Madrid and Chelsea will definitely shrink, we might as well wait patiently and then continue to negotiate." ”

Gillette nodded and said, "Okay, the summer transfer has just begun, otherwise, freeze Chen Yu's contract renewal negotiations first, and talk about other people's first." ”

Rick Barry said, "Well, that's what I thought. ”