The benefits of becoming unexpectedly popular are beyond Lin Quan's own imagination!

When Lin Quan unexpectedly became popular with the two semifinals of the Champions League.

Nike, another giant among sports brands, was alarmed.

After watching Lin Quan's league and national team game highlights and his skyrocketing popularity on social media, Nike immediately realized that this could be the next Messi and Ronaldo-level player.

Gotta sign him right away!

So, they sent people from the United States to Europe as soon as possible, ready to contact Lin Quan himself and his agent, to see if they could move the other party to join Nike and become their signed player.

Nike has not signed many footballers in Europe, and the big-name stars include Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic, Neymar, Falcao and others.

Their previous signings such as Henry, Ronaldo, Drogba and others have retired or are at the end of their careers, and they can no longer carry the banner of Nike in football.

Although the 28-year-old Ronaldo is still in his prime, his peak can remain four to five years at most.

Nike needs to find a new and influential successor to Ronaldo as soon as possible to carry the face of their brand image in football.

That's why they spared no expense to sign Neymar!

Nike was originally very optimistic about Neymar, because many football experts believe that Neymar is extremely talented and can become a third person other than Melo.

But now, Lin Quan's birth has given them a new choice.

From the outside world's evaluation of Lin Quan, as well as his excellent performance in the Bundesliga, it is enough to prove that he is a real player.

Signing with such a player, with his current results as a guarantee, will not make Nike lose a lot because of his eyes.

What's more, Lin Quan is still very young, and his future potential can be said to be unlimited.

Nike can now save a lot of money by signing him before he is fully famous and worthy.

In addition, from the perspective of commercial development, Lin Quan is of the yellow race.

Signing him may also help Nike develop its business in Greater China, something Neymar can't do.

Therefore, after a meal of analysis by professional analysts within the Nike Group.

They made a judgment: Lin Quan's importance should be ranked above Neymar, second only to Ronaldo.

Therefore, it is necessary to set it up as soon as possible, and there must be no delay.

Once other brands take the lead in signing a contract with each other, it will be a huge loss for them.

……

With his previous experience with Adidas, Perre was not surprised by Nike's visit.

However, after the other party made a contract offer, Perre's heart couldn't help but beat wildly.

Nike is really generous!

Adidas was only willing to make an offer of 9 million euros for 3 years, while Nike made an offer of 21 million euros for 5 years as soon as it came up.

The amount of the contract doubled, and the time was only two years longer.

On average, they get 4.2 million euros from each other every year.

It's 4 percent more than Adidas gave.

However, when Pere saw the amount of this contract, he shook his head and refused:

"Sorry, we can't sign this contract with your company."

"Why? Have you already signed a contract with another company? ”

Nike's director of football, Barberly, was taken aback when he heard this, thinking they were finally a step too late.

Lin Quan currently plays in the Bundesliga, and the most likely contact for him is Adidas.

The thought of signing such a promising player on Adidas' side made Barberi's heart full of apprehension.

"Hehe, although this involves trade secrets, but for the sake of your company's sincerity, I can tell you that my players are not currently signed with any company."

Barberi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Perre's words.

It's good that you haven't signed a contract, and if you don't sign a contract, it means that Nike still has a chance.

It's just that the other party just refused to sign a contract with them, why is this?

The first thing that came to his mind was that the other party was not satisfied with the amount of the contract, so he asked tentatively:

"Since Lin Quan hasn't signed a contract with other companies, why don't you consider our Nike?"

Pere knew that the other party was testing his side's attitude, but he didn't intend to hide it:

"My player needs a contract worthy of his quality and status, and your company's sincerity is a little lacking."

Sure enough, it was a question of the amount of the contract, and Barbery suddenly understood in his heart.

This problem is easy to solve, but it is not easy to solve.

The good solution is that it only costs money to get it.

The problem is that his authority is not large enough, and he may not be able to afford the price that the other party wants.

"Lin Quan is indeed a very strong and potential player, and we have a lot of sincerity to cooperate with him."

Seeing that the other party was unmoved, Barbery gritted his teeth and made an offer that he felt was very high, and at the same time close to the limit of his own authority:

"What do you think about the same five years and the contract amount becomes 25 million euros?"

Pere raised an eyebrow, and this amount increased by 4 million euros, on average, to 5 million euros per year.

Although it is not as big as Ronaldo's contract, it is a full seventy percent higher than Adidas's contract.

This is probably the limit of the other party, right?

No matter how high the estimate is, it is not something that a person of his level can take.

"I feel the sincerity of your company, and I will convey your company's sincerity to Lin."

After Barbery heard the other party's words, he finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

With this sentence, this trip is not in vain.

He can go back and wait for news!

……

"25 million in 5 years? Nike's? ”

Lin Quan received a call from Pere and was a little surprised after listening to Nike's offer.

It is said that Nike is generous, and he has learned it today.

The price is quite a bit higher than Adidas, and it is indeed very attractive.

However, for some reason, he is not interested in Nike or Adidas.

In addition, the term of the other party's contract is too long, if it is really signed, it will be him who suffers.

"Don't rush to answer them and see how other brands react!"

Anyway, now he is not in a hurry, it is those sponsors who are in a hurry.

He wanted to use the opportunity of Nike and Adidas' offers to test the reaction of other brands.

See if they're interested in themselves.

…………

With the energy of Adidas in Germany, the Nike people came to find Lin Quan, and they knew it as soon as possible.

"Did you get the inside scoop? How much does Nike offer over there? ”

Regarding the contact between Nike and Lin Quan, Adidas is a little worried.

Nike has always been generous and sparing with money.

They are not as influential in football as Adidas, but they are willing to spend money!

Jimmy Dano was worried that Nike would make a high offer to Lin Quan, and he was even more worried that Lin Quan would be impressed by the amount given by the other party, and then signed a contract with Nike.

Although it has only been less than half a month since they last contacted Lin Quan, during this time, Lin Quan's influence in European football has been greatly improved again.

At this time, he is no longer the little-known little star he used to be, but has become a real star.

What's more, with the speed of his growth and the spread of his influence in football, he has vaguely begun to move towards the path of superstardom.

This made Adidas, who was originally full of confidence in his offer, also become unconfident.

If this continues, if Adidas wants to sign him, I am afraid it will have to increase the contract offer.

"Not for the time being, but Nike has always been generous, and our people said that Barberi left Bremen with a smile, which shows that their contact was smooth, and Nike estimated that the price was very high!"

As soon as Jimmy Dano heard this, he immediately couldn't sit still:

"Send someone to Bremen again!"

"Is it still the same contract as before?"

The assistant asked.

"The amount is increased by 1 million, and he is given 10 million for 3 years, now he should be content, right?"

Jimmy gritted his teeth and said, as if the 1 million was the meat cut from him.

In the face of Adidas' second offer, Lin Quan directly refused after listening to the amount of the contract.

Up a million?

Isn't that about the same as not rising?

Adidas's contract can be said to be insincere.

……

In the 31st round of the Bundesliga, Werder Bremen challenged Bayer Leverkusen away.

For Werder Bremen, it's a battle for revenge.

They had previously lost 4-2 to Bayer Leverkusen at home and had their home unbeaten run broken.

Because of De Bruyne's absence, the team could only let Lin Quanquan lead the team in that game.

So for that loss, Werder Bremen was not convinced.

Since the second half of the season, Werder Bremen's form has been getting better and better, and the results have also risen.

Therefore, the players have long been working hard to find their way back on Leverkusen and avenge their original revenge!

This game is inconsequential for Werder Bremen, who have enough points to secure a Champions League spot next season.

As for the third or second place, there is not much difference, anyway, they do not have European points, and it is very likely that they will be classified into the third tier in the Champions League.

But for Bayer Leverkusen, this game can be said to be quite crucial.

With Schalke 04 already beating Hamburg, a loss would see their lead narrow to three points.

There are still three rounds of the league and a three-point lead is not secure.

Therefore, in this game, Bayer Leverkusen wants to keep the draw and win.

At least one point from Werder Bremen.

While other teams are afraid of Werder Bremen, Bayer Leverkusen is not.

After all, they have beaten Werder Bremen before and have a certain psychological advantage.

After the opening, Bayer Leverkusen thought about taking the opening attack by surprise, just like last time.

As a result, I didn't expect Werder Bremen to think the same way, and Werder Bremen's attack was more dangerous than them.

Just one minute into the game, Werder Bremen delivered a shot of great quality that posed a huge threat to Bayer Leverkusen's goal.

Leverkusen, who was taken aback, hurriedly shrank his forces, tied up a fence and prepared to hold the opponent's offensive first.

As before, they have chosen to focus on defending a few of Werder Bremen's strikers.

The last time they beat Werder Bremen, they used this trick, and it worked wonders, making Werder Bremen's attack completely dumb.

However, this time, they did not achieve too good results, and even some self-defeating.

With De Bruyne intrinsic, their mark-up line will not freeze Werder Bremen's defence.

De Bruyne also has a strong finishing ability.

In the 20th minute of the first half, after a series of links with his teammates, De Bruyne received a return pass from his teammate at the edge of the box.

He opened the scoring with a shot that went over 100 km/h to blast away Bayer Leverkusen's goal.

After a season with their team-mates, Lin Quan and De Bruyne are fully familiar with their team-mates' playing habits.

His team-mates were able to keep up with them, and the goal was initiated by Lin Quan on the flank, taking away defenders and creating space for De Bruyne to shoot from distance.

And the team's center forward Arnautovic acted as the fulcrum, returning the ball to De Bruyne, so that he could play this high-quality shot very comfortably when unguarded.

Bayer Leverkusen's players thought that the goal was the luck of their opponents, but they didn't know that it was actually Werder Bremen's tactics.

And they quickly paid for not realizing it!

In the 38th minute of the first half, almost in the same way, Lin Quan launched an attack, burst into the penalty area to attract the attention of defenders, and passed the ball to his teammates.

The teammate then passes to the player in a better position to cut in and help the opponent to complete the shot.

It was Kevin De Bruyne again, and he fired a long-range shot closer to goal than he had just done.

The ball was faster than the previous one, and the goalkeeper did nothing but watch the ball fly into the net.

2:0！

Kevin De Bruyne, who missed the last game, proved himself to Bayer Leverkusen fans with a brace.

If you despise him and don't pay attention to his defense, the consequences are serious!

Bayer Leverkusen had clearly learned their lesson, so they immediately strengthened their defence against De Bruyne and stopped giving him the chance to shoot from behind.

It's just that Werder Bremen, led by twin stars, is not afraid of one-on-one marking.

After all, if you look at one of them, you can't look at the other.

Especially the other one is a superhuman maniac!

So, when Bayer Leverkusen focused their marking on De Bruyne, Lin Quan immediately stepped up.

In the 53rd minute, his breakthrough resulted in a foul by Walscheid.

The latter was booked and gifted Werder Bremen a well-placed free-kick.

De Bruyne did not choose to hit the goal directly, but played a tactical match with Lin Quan.

Lin Quan quickly broke through to the right side of the penalty area after receiving the ball, and after attracting the players from Bayer Leverkusen to come over to defend, he immediately passed the ball back to De Bruyne.

De Bruyne receives the ball and sends a through ball behind the defender.

Bayer Leverkusen's defenders didn't have time to turn around and saw that Lin Quan was about to rush past him.

In a hurry, they went directly to Lin Quan and dragged Lin Quan down in the penalty area.

The referee was close to the foul and saw the pulling action of the Leverkusen players' hands very clearly.

So he decisively took out the yellow card, warned the opponent at the same time, and pointed his right hand to the penalty spot.

Lin Quan quickly got up from the ground and walked to the penalty spot. If the opponent doesn't pull him, this ball is not easy to say, and there are still a lot of defenders in the penalty area!

But the other party probably made the most wrong choice without thinking about it without thinking about it in the brain.

However, since the other party took the initiative to give a big gift, Lin Quan naturally would not be polite.

He took the penalty he created himself and scored it safely, extending the lead to three goals.

With this goal, Leverkusen basically had no hope of turning the tables.

Schaff also quickly made personnel changes, bringing youngsters Phil Krueger and Peterson on the field so that they could play more games and practice.

As the season drew to a close, the Werder Bremen coaching staff had to consider a very real question:

Next season, without Lin Quan and De Bruyne, how will they play?

(End of chapter)