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Chapter 273 Dilemma and Solution

Benatia himself was very cautious, but finally chose Mendes.Because he found that he really had no future in Marseille.Among those reserve team players, I was the least valued.

Originally, Benatia and Marseille still had a one-year contract.But when Benatia found Anigo, hoping to terminate the contract and let him leave, Anigo didn't keep him at all.Even relieved.In his opinion, keeping him is raising a waste, which is a waste of resources.Now that he has voluntarily terminated the contract, Anigo can't wait for it.

In this way, Benatia became a free agent at once.For Mendes, this is simply a good thing that couldn't be better.Although Mendes thought that his current vision was good enough, Li Yuxin directly approached Wenger, so Mendes brought him to Arsenal for trial training, but after bringing Benatia to Arsenal, he did not dare to make his own decisions like before.After all, the current head coach of Arsenal is Wenger, who is a famous European coach.Mendes needs to be given enough respect.Mendes also wants to see Wenger's thoughts on Benatia, if the strength is enough, then stay.If he thinks he needs to work out, then send it to other clubs.Anyway, Mendes is not afraid at all that he will not find a club to take in Benatia.

"How about Coach Wenger? Does he have the strength to stay at Arsenal?"

"Jorge, where did you find it?"

Wenger did not answer directly, but asked Mendes with a smile.Mendes smiled and said: "In the Marseille youth training camp, I was kicked out by Marseille sports director Anigo. There is still one year of contract, everyone's resources are terminated, and I brought it for free. Although Marseille eliminated him, I think he is good, so please take a look."

"What a fool."

Wenger shook his head, then sneered: "This is a good player, what does the Marseille Club look like. Look at his defense. He is a natural central defender, but he lacks experience. Stay, stay here."

In Wenger's view, only 20-year-old Benatia is outstanding.Look at his attacking, close-fitting, and positioning, all of which show his defensive talent.How could such an outstanding player be ruined by Marseilles so much, it is simply blind.

"Does that mean there is a future for development?"

"Of course. He won't be worse than Sol who left after a few years."

Wenger made the decision directly.As long as the coach likes to cultivate young talents, because it is very good for their reputation.Wenger likes to train young players. In the future, the players he trains will become famous, and it will be his achievements at that time.

Everyone knows Wenger's preference for young players. Although it is limited by the financial pressure of the club, he probably enjoys the sense of accomplishment of training young players more.What's more important now is that Arsenal's financial pressure is also a big problem. Historically, Arsenal's performance in the Champions League has been mediocre in recent years, but they have always been able to qualify from the group stage.As long as they qualify in the group stage, Arsenal will encounter a strong enemy.Basically, it is the Champions League knockout round.

But don't look at Arsenal's journey to the top sixteen every year.But Arsenal can get more than 3000 million pounds from the Champions League every year.If you add some other income directly or indirectly from the Champions League, Arsenal can earn more than 4000 million euros from the Champions League every year.When it was slightly higher, it was 5000 million euros.This income is more than many teams that have performed well in the Champions League.

This is a very high income for Arsenal.Arsenal is still repaying the loan, and it is a short-term loan.Therefore, the income from the Champions League must not be given up. In those years, Arsenal was able to survive the difficult period smoothly because of the high income from the Champions League.But there is no Champions League this season. Although you won the Europa League, the single-game bonus for winning the Europa League is 500 million euros, and the cumulative bonus can be close to 1200 million euros (depending on the number of games you win).

TV broadcasting fee, generally the TV broadcasting income of the UEFA Champions League champion is about 3000 million euros. Of course, the Europa League is far away. I take 1/6, which is 500 million euros.

In other words, the income of more than 2000 million euros was lost.So now Arsenal is very anxious.

The reason why Gazidis and Wenger wanted to travel to China was simple.Because they are short of money next season, they plan ahead and prepare to make money in Asia.In European football, other giants and strong teams have already started to make money in Asia.For example, Real Madrid has gone to Asia to play three commercial games, and other major giants are not to be outdone.Including the fact that Italian football later held the Italian Super Cup in Beijing, all to make money.

But Wenger has always opposed such commercial competitions, so Arsenal will not even put pre-season training in other continents in the past ten years, let alone go to Asia to play commercial competitions.But this time Wenger couldn't stand it anymore, he could only agree with Gazidis' idea.

But it was too late, and it was almost May now before Arsenal found a middleman.However, this is mainly because the situation in the Premier League did not fully become clear until March 08. Arsenal continued to retain the hope of the Champions League next season.But after the loss this season, Gazidis realized that he should go to Asia to collect money, otherwise it will not be easy to pass the next season.But he needed to convince a stubborn Wenger, so it took some time.The last time is now.

Start planning now, and the game will be played in early July next year.It's only been two months, and the time is too tight.Which of the clubs that wanted to go to the Asian business competition before started contacting the middleman seven or eight months in advance.It only takes more than three months to promote and then sell various advertisements.

"It's still too tight."

There are some difficulties in the middle.Arsenal is obviously trying to fill the financial hole this season, playing five or six games in Asia, hoping to take away about 2000 million euros to make up for the loss of not being able to play in the Champions League.But where is it so easy.

"That's why I'm looking for you."

The middleman thought for a while and nodded.Fang Xian is a real hero in times of crisis, and since Arsenal have found their middleman, they are ready to make a move.The middleman and AutoNavi have already had extensive experience in the business competition of giants.It's not on the same level as those rookie sports companies.

Some other sports companies play commercial games in Asia and only have two incomes.One is ticket income and the other is sponsorship income.Therefore, once the sponsors are not active, the European giants will not be able to afford the appearance fees of more than one million euros.But after so many years, the middleman and AutoNavi already have a whole set of ways to make money.

Reasonably arrange the team's itinerary, organize fan meetings, sell jersey tickets, promote events, and find TV broadcast partners.Because of the excellent organization, it can attract a lot of sponsors, and after so many years, it can also bargain with TV stations to get enough broadcast fees.Among the current commercial competitions in China, only the commercial competitions organized by intermediaries and AutoNavi can get high broadcast fees.There is also on-site jersey sales, which allow players to sell half-year or one-year portrait rights in a short period of time, which is the specialty of AutoNavi.Every time it operates a European giant, AutoNavi's profit easily exceeds 05 million yuan.Like operating Real Madrid, the profit directly exceeded 4000 million RMB in [-].

It is possible to operate Arsenal, and the income is a little less than before, but it is definitely not impossible to operate.Therefore, he said: "Okay. I'll contact you right away, but you have to be mentally prepared. It is estimated that it should be about [-] to [-]% less than the usual appearance fee, because you made up your mind too late."

"Okay, intermediary. We wait for your good news."

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"No way, the middleman. Why are Arsenal in such a hurry, there is simply not enough time."

"Lack of money."

Liu Hongwei on the other end of the phone had a headache. He had never been in such a hurry for a business match.Not to mention May, even March is already relatively late.

"I read newspapers saying that Arsenal are rich every day."

"It's true that you have money. Arsenal have been making profits every year for the past few years. Last year, Arsenal made a profit of nearly 4000 million pounds. But the short-term loan for Arsenal's new stadium is a huge pressure on Arsenal. The money in their bank is all It is money that cannot be used. Arsenal will not have the Champions League next season, so they want to make money in Asia."

"It's not impossible."

Liu Hongwei hesitated for a while and said: "Don't say it's two months, I can finish a match with only half a month. But in this way, our profit will be less, and Arsenal's appearance fee will not be enough. too high."

Liu Hongwei is a businessman.With the same effort, the final profit is far less than other competitions.He doesn't really want to hold such a business competition.Moreover, Arsenal is a declining strong team. The lineup has been getting worse and worse in recent years. Except for Li Yuxin, there is no selling point.Although there are many fans of Arsenal in China, in the eyes of Liu Hongwei, Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Manchester United are even less promising than Chelsea and Manchester City.

"Old Liu, look forward. That means Arsenal will be able to get rid of the current situation within two or three years. By then, Arsenal will still be a strong European team. This time we help Arsenal once, and Arsenal will appreciate it."

"Row."

Liu Hongwei is not giving Arsenal face.Because for Liu Hongwei, AutoNavi and Arsenal have never cooperated.Liu Hongwei reluctantly nodded for the sake of the middleman as a partner.

"That is to say, the profit is a little less, so it is to give Arsenal a face. I will immediately send people to negotiate with Arsenal, and I will start promoting it now. But Arsenal must guarantee that they must come to Asia. Otherwise, the loss for both of us will be great."

"Don't worry. Arsenal's size is also a traditional giant in English football, and there will be no such backlash."

(End of this chapter)