Chapter 42: Renewal! The highest salary in the team! [4,000 words in two-in-one]

January 27th.

There are less than a few days left until the end of the European winter transfer window.

As the transfer window draws to a close, the biggest transfer news in English football is not the transfer of Juan Mata, the core of midfielders who helped Chelsea win the Premier League and Champions League, to Manchester United with the record highest transfer fee of 37 million pounds.

Nor did Chelsea take Basel winger Mohamed Salah and make him the first Egyptian player in the Blues' history.

It's about England's rising future star Ling Feng, who has been coaxed by many Premier League clubs, where is he going!

For the sake of traffic and manuscript fees, large and small media people and transfer reporters have joined this carnival party of "where is Ling Feng going".

Some media people claimed that Ling Feng had arrived in London and was ready to reach a personal agreement with Arsenal based on "reliable information" that they did not know where to go;

Some small newspapers speculated that the team Ling Feng joined was located in London, but it was not Arsenal, but Chelsea;

And for good reason, Jose Mourinho has just bought winger Mohamed Salah, who helped Basel beat Chelsea twice in the Champions League group stage.

It is normal to buy Ling Feng, who helped Leicester City eliminate his own team in the FA Cup.

As the saying goes, if you can't beat it, buy your core.

This kind of operation is nothing new in football.

All kinds of gossip made Leicester City fans nervous and uneasy.

I'm afraid that the latest news that pops up next is that Ling Feng officially announced that he would leave Leicester City and join other clubs.

For most Leicester City fans, they can only swipe the club's official website and social media, calling on the club to sign a new contract with Ling Feng as soon as possible.

However, for the members of Leicester City's largest fan organization, the "Fox Club", they are not going to just sit back and watch Ling Feng leave!

So, early in the morning, nearly 50 fans wearing Blue Fox jerseys, holding their own placards, came to the outside of Belvo Base.

They have only one goal, which is to show the club the attitude of the fans!

The organizers of the protest were none other than William and his friend Bob.

As today is the day the squad is back to training, the first-team players are back from holiday.

When Leicester City players drove into the base, they would see fans holding "Ling, don't go!" "Ling Feng, stay!" slogans, will be a little surprised.

To say that there is no envy is false.

It took less than a month for Ling Feng to become the darling of the fans.

And what about them, if there are transfer rumours, will the fans keep them like this?

In the face of the fans' inquiries, the players who didn't know the situation just shook their heads and said they didn't know.

Mahrez, the only one who knows what's going on, is trying to keep a "I don't know anything" expression.

He knew very well that Ling Feng would not be able to transfer, and he would also sign a new contract with the club.

However, it would be better for him not to leak the news to the fans or anyone until a new contract has been negotiated with the club.

After signing the shirts for a few fans, Mahrez drove slowly into the base.

At this time, Bob, who was holding his mobile phone and always paying attention to the transfer news, turned his head to look at his friend on the side and said:

"William, I just got a tweet from a sports reporter who said someone saw Ling at a London airport."

Hearing this, William, who was wearing a blue beanie hat with the Leicester City emblem and his nose was a little red from the cold, immediately said:

"Impossible!"

"Ling is a very polite and affectionate young man, he won't leave like this!"

"But someone took a photo of Ling Feng appearing at the London airport..."

Just as the two were talking, a black Land Rover slowly drove from a distance.

Seeing that there was a bald man in the driver's seat, the Leicester City fans who just wanted to surround him suddenly stopped their pace.

However, what they would never have expected was that the middle-aged man in a black suit sitting in the back seat of the black Land Rover was actually the famous Mendes!

And Mendes is the agent that Ling Feng just hired...

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At the same time, somewhere in a conference room at the Belvour base.

The club's sporting director, Rudkin, and the team's head coach, Pearson, sat in their seats, but their faces were full of anxiety.

They frequently looked at the door, as if waiting for some big man to arrive.

"Why haven't you come yet?"

"It should be soon, the janitor said his agent had already driven into the base."

However, when the two saw Mendes walking into the conference room, both sports director Rudkin and Pearson couldn't help but be stunned.

"Good afternoon, gentlemen."

As the other party blurted out English with a slight Portuguese accent, Rudkin's eyes widened and he recognized the identity of the person who came!

No way, this football giant with many stars under his command is too famous.

Suddenly, Rudkin's heart was turbulent.

Ling's kid's agent is actually the famous Mendes?!

When did he sign Mendes?!

Just as Rudkin was shocked in his heart, after everyone introduced each other, they shook hands and sat down.

As soon as he sat down, Mendes was the first to speak, taking the initiative in the negotiations:

"Gentlemen, I may wish to tell you something."

"Now Chelsea, Arsenal, Crystal Palace and other Premier League clubs are offering great terms to my clients. Even Mr. Arsene Wenger from Arsenal has personally called my client. ”

Hearing this, Pearson suddenly frowned, "But, Ling told me yesterday that he won't go anywhere!" ”

'It's true that my client wants to stay and qualify for the Premier League with the team.

"However, you should understand that he has more than just one choice."

"So, my client wants to be able to see the sincerity of the club, and a new contract with reasonable treatment is a must!"

"That's why I'm here!"

In the face of Mendes' slightly aggressive attitude, both sports director Rudkin and head coach Pearson are all in their hearts.

It is worthy of being the most resourceful agent in football in recent years!

In fact, the moment they saw Mendes, they were already mentally prepared for the other party to open their mouths.

However, they are also willing to be slaughtered.

After all, once Ling Feng leaves with a penalty of just one million pounds, the club's losses will be huge.

Both in terms of reputation and interests.

As long as they sign a new contract with Ling Feng, they will be able to have Ling Feng's future.

Even if he plans to sell Ling Feng in the future, with his potential and ability, he can bring a lot of transfer fees to the club!

"At all costs, you must leave Ling Feng behind!"

That was the final conclusion reached by Leicester City FC's hierarchy after an emergency meeting last night.

So, hearing Mendes's request, sports director Rudkin did not hesitate at all, and directly said:

"Of course, we are very sincere in renewing the contract with Ling."

'We want to develop Ling Feng as the future of the team and he is our academy player, the kids of the club, the club and the fans want him to stay here for a long time.'

Hearing Rudkin's words, Mendes smiled slightly, and then said:

"Very well, let's talk about the details of the new contract..."

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Under the premise that one side is willing to fight and the other side is willing to suffer, the negotiations went very smoothly.

Mendes didn't have to say too much to get a lucrative new contract for Ling Feng!

First of all, Ling Feng's weekly salary has changed from one hundred pounds to fifteen thousand pounds!

It's skyrocketed by a hundred and fifty times!

Compared with the weekly salary of tens of thousands, or even more than 100,000 in the Premier League, this amount is simply not worth mentioning.

Due to the excellent operation of the business, the broadcast fee of the Premier League is simply not

The broadcast revenue of Premier League teams is divided into three parts: 50 per cent, 25 per cent and 25 per cent, each of which is allocated to each club according to different criteria.

First, 50 per cent of domestic broadcasting revenue is split equally between the 20 clubs, with an average of £34 million per club.

In addition, 25 percent of the broadcast revenue is distributed according to the number of broadcast sessions, and the teams that are broadcast more times on the TV channel will receive more revenue.

The last 25 percent is distributed according to the ranking.

Each place is worth £1.7 million.

By analogy, the bottom team will receive £1.7 million, and the top team will receive £35 million!

It is precisely because of the huge benefits after promotion to the Premier League that almost all Championship teams hope to rush to the Premier League and make a lot of money!

Compared to the Premier League, where every team can earn tens of millions of pounds, the Championship, which only earns about three million pounds per team.

The huge difference in broadcasting income has also created a huge gap in the salary levels of Premier League players and Championship players.

The weekly salary of the top players in the Championship fluctuates between 15,000 and 30,000.

Considering Ling Feng's qualifications, the weekly salary of 15,000 pounds is already the highest salary in the team!

You must know that most of the players in the team still receive a weekly salary of less than 10,000 yuan.

Even Schmeichel, the team's highest weekly salary, and captain Morgan are only £12,000.

This means that after Ling Feng signs a new contract, he will become the highest-paid player in the team!

It can be seen from this that the club is so sincere in order to keep Ling Feng...

As for the prize money, in addition to the basic goal and assist awards, there are other bonus terms, such as:

Won the Championship Player of the Month once with a prize of £20,000;

Assist of the Season, or Player of the Season, £30,000 in prize money;

Help the team win the Championship with a prize of £50,000!

The purpose of these bonus clauses is to motivate Ling Feng to perform better and focus on helping the team achieve victory and success.

After the salary and bonuses, there is the salary increase clause after promotion to the Premier League.

Once Ling Feng helps Leicester City to be promoted to the Premier League this season, his salary will increase by 30%!

In the end, the two sides had some disagreements on the terms of the termination payment.

Unlike La Liga, which likes to add hundreds of millions of termination clauses to contracts, Premier League clubs generally do not add a release clause when renewing a player's contract.

However, in Mendes' view, Leicester City is Ling Feng's professional springboard.

As long as he leads Leicester City to the Premier League and performs well in the Premier League, Ling Feng can enter the vision of the big five league giants, so as to "marry" into the giants.

Coupled with the termination clause, it can make future transfer operations much simpler, ensuring that the club will not force Ling Feng to stay

However, from the club's point of view, Rudkin is certainly reluctant to add a release clause to his contract.

If Ling Feng performs well and is worth more than the release fee, wouldn't their club be at a loss?

Although I was very reluctant.

However, under Mendes's strong request, Rudkin still made a compromise on the face of the future transfer fee.

The termination fee is 30 million pounds!

The contract period is five years!

After the two sides agree on the details of the contract, the player himself needs to sign the contract in person, and then the news will be officially announced, which can be regarded as the end of this transfer turmoil.

After exceeding his task, Mendes walked out of the conference room, took out his mobile phone, and dialed Ling Feng's number.

"Ling, it's me."

"Mr. Mendez, what's wrong?"

"The negotiations are over, you can come to the club to sign..."

"Okay, thank you very much."

Half an hour later, Ling Feng, who was waiting for news at home, rode his beloved bicycle to the Belvo base.

"It's Ling!"

The moment he saw Ling Feng, the fans outside the base immediately swarmed up and surrounded him.

"Ling! You don't go! ”

"Ling, you won't leave, will you?"

"Ling, we need you!"

Feeling the care from the fans, Ling Feng's heart warmed.

These fans, both on and off the field, have always supported him in different ways.

In the face of the fans' expectant gazes, Ling Feng smiled slightly, and replied very firmly:

"Don't worry, guys, this is my home, and I won't be leaving!"

He said this, but Ling Feng didn't forget to murmur in his heart:

"At least not yet!"

Hearing Ling Feng's personal promise to stay, the fans immediately let go of the big stone in their hearts.

At this time, a rough voice sounded:

"Well done! Insult! I knew you wouldn't betray us! ”

Following the prestige, Ling Feng saw a familiar face in the crowd.

"Hey, you're... William? ”

Seeing that Ling Feng recognized him, Big William suddenly showed a happy smile.

"Haha, do you remember me?!"

"Of course, you're the first fan to ask me for an autograph!"

"We didn't have a group photo last time, let's have one this time!"

After signing the names of the fans and taking photos with William, Bob and others, Ling Feng rode his bicycle and slowly entered the base.

After coming to the conference room and carefully confirming the terms of the new contract, Ling Feng couldn't help but give Mendes a thumbs up in his heart.

"It's you!"

Under the witness of the lawyers of both parties, witnessing Ling Feng signing his name on the new contract, sports director Rudjin was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

After completing the signing, Ling Feng was taken to the news room to take photos of the contract renewal.

In the room with the huge Leicester City emblem on the background wall, Ling Feng, who was wearing a blue fox training uniform, was holding a pen, sitting behind a desk, and making the appearance of signing the contract.

Then he looked up at the camera pointed at him and smiled brightly.

With a "click", this scene was frozen.

And this photo of the contract renewal was immediately uploaded by Leicester City Club to the official website and social media.

The headline reads: "We have renewed our contract with the future of the team!" ”