[Football] The transfer fee is 10 billion

Ling Yun put away his mobile phone and added: "The Kroenke father and son are greedy, what other serious purpose do they have besides money? Oh, yes, yes, they also spared no effort to fight against me. It doesn't matter, then let's check Find out if the Nuggets or Rams are short of money recently, and if they have any big expenses."

"Okay," Nick agreed, "I'll ask Brother Cheng to investigate tomorrow morning."

Having said that, Ling Yun inadvertently turned his head and looked out the car window, just in time to see a tall figure coming from a distance in the quiet underground garage.

T-shirt and shorts, and a solid-color shirt with sleeves rolled up to the elbow, and a backpack casually draped over one shoulder. This is his usual casual attire in life, but it gives a mature man a different kind of sexy.

He raised his hand and lifted the strap of the backpack to his shoulder, and a light spot flashed on his wrist, which was the light reflected by the sapphire mirror of the watch he was wearing.

Ling Yun has long noticed that Alonso seems to be in love with that watch for 10 minutes, and he wears it almost every day to go out. It is an IWC Portuguese series perpetual calendar watch, with an ivory white dial and a rose gold case, decorated with simple Arabic numerals hour markers, slender willow-shaped hands and rail-type minute hand ring, no diamonds, no pure gold case, and no individual tourbillon. At first glance, it is not eye-catching, but it is not difficult to observe carefully. Discover the classical charm flowing in time, low-key elegance, inadvertently revealing the unique charm of mature men.

It's like him, who at first glance is stable, majestic, and unassuming. His clothes and attire look ordinary at first glance, but he can always surprise people in details when he looks closely.

A little inattentive, Ling Yun's eyes followed him all the way, and when he came back to his senses, the other party had already arrived in front of his car.

He cleared his throat in embarrassment. Nick raised his head, thinking he had a cold, and was about to express his concern to the boss, when he saw Alonso walking from a distance, and couldn't help being curious: "After tax 11 With a weekly salary of [-] pounds, how can you rank in the top [-] in the Premier League, can't you afford a car?"

Affordable, but not necessary.The boss's car is spacious and comfortable, and there is a full-time driver. The key is that it is on the way. He is usually at the training base or at home. He doesn't have much time to go out, and he hasn't found any inconvenience yet.

However, a few days later, Arsenal's car sponsor, Peugeot Citroen, came to the club to deliver cars to all the players and coaching staff of the first team.

Arsenal and the sponsor's father held a car gift ceremony together. Citroen was very sincere, and all the models presented were flagship models. Players can choose their favorite models at will.

Ling Yun stood by and watched the players choose their cars, when suddenly someone ran towards him and whispered something into his ear.

This person is the domineering president's little wife, because he is favored by Ling Yun, so several young players urged him to come and give advice to the boss.

"They said they don't want Citroen next season, they want to change to a more aggressive one."

Ling Yun turned his head and glared at him before he finished listening, and reprimanded in a low voice: "Shut up."

Azar stretched his neck to look at the representatives of the sponsor's father in the distance. They were busy taking various group photos and couldn't notice this side at all.

So he posted it shamelessly and whispered in Ling Yun's ear: "Come on, think about it."

Because the contract with Peugeot Citroen was signed in the first half of last year for a period of three years, and there is at least one and a half years before it expires, Ling Yun has not carefully understood the specific content of this sponsorship.

When he turned his head, he gave Hazard an amiable smile. Boss Xiao Ling has a pretty face, with stars in his eyes, and he looks even better when he smiles.Hazard followed him and laughed too, and then, the other party raised his hand to hook his neck, and Hazard was caught off guard and pulled into his arms, leaning into his ear and threateningly said: "Don't Find trouble for me, or I will ask the coach to fine you a thousand push-ups a day."

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Alonso picked out a white Cactus series SUV, which looks very unpretentious.

In fact, Ling Yun could tell at a glance that Alonso didn't like this car—the whole team didn't like it, but there was no way around it. The contract was signed by Gazidis before it expired, and the terms were stipulated. , Players must drive the car provided by the sponsor to and from the training base. After all, the sponsor's father not only gave the car, but also gave him a sponsorship fee of 1000 million pounds every year.

However, whether you like it or not, you can still consciously abide by the club's regulations. Therefore, Mertesacker, the locker room disciplinary committee member, feels that he has not received a fine for a long time since the new season.

Everyone is very good now, and they are not even late. After all, the boss sits in the office early in the morning every day, and the floor-to-ceiling windows are facing the first-team training ground. Who would be ashamed to be late.

Although Alonso doesn't need to go to the club with Ling Yun early in the morning, because he has a good habit of getting up early, he will still insist on making breakfast for his boss.

When Ling Yun came out of the room early in the morning, the first thing he did was to sit at the dining table and flip through the newspaper. Wangcai lay at his feet, rubbing his big furry head against him from time to time.

A glass of milk was placed in front of him, and the moment his finger touched the glass, he could feel the warmth from it. The milk in it was the temperature that delicate boys liked best.

"Thank you." Ling Yun accepted the other party's service with peace of mind. For the sake of fairness, he always felt that he should be responsible for cleaning up the tableware. .

Of course, tidying up the tableware is just as simple as putting the cups, plates, knives and forks into the dishwasher, and Alonso didn't intend to let him do it.

The good man at home thinks that this is just a matter of little effort. After doing all this, he can take the dog out for a walk when he has time. Wangcai's attitude towards him now is almost as good as that of his own father, Ling Yun. After all, since he moved in, He also spends much more time with the dog every day than Boss Xiao Ling, who is busy with everything.

Ling Yun is indeed very busy. He has too many things to deal with. He needs to coordinate and arrange the work of the whole club. The key point is that there are people who stand in the way and oppose him, which invisibly adds a lot of difficulty to the work.

In addition, he was distracted to pay attention to the team's training and games. He made a rule early in the morning. The night before the game, he would stay with the players at the training base. I put all my time into it, from morning to night, except for eating and sleeping, I have no personal time at all.

The Champions League group stage in midweek went very smoothly. Without Giroud as a big center, last season's Ligue 0 champion Montpellier lost its main striker and could not compete with Arsenal at all. Wenger led him to take on a new look This Arsenal easily defeated the opponent 2-[-] in the away game.

On the plane back to London, everyone won the ball and gathered together to take photos and celebrate the victory, but Ling Yun noticed that Giroud, the hero of their goal, was not in a high mood.

He looks like a lively and cheerful big boy, and he still has the sentimental and romantic temperament of a French man in his bones.Montpellier is where he spread his wings, where he won the first league title in his life, also won the Ligue [-] Golden Boot, and got an olive branch from Arsene Wenger.

Although he is now a member of Arsenal, he still retains a deep affection for Montpellier, so in tonight's game, Giroud scored without celebrating.

This is his respect for his old club and the fans who once supported him unconditionally.

In fact, it has been less than three months since he won the championship in Montpellier. It is natural to feel a little bit sad when he sees his old club lose, but he still loses in his own hands.

So when Boss Xiao Ling, who was busy with everything, stopped by him suddenly, squeezed out 5 minutes like squeezing a sponge, and sat in the empty seat next to him.

Jirou turned his head when he heard the movement, and saw that the uninvited guest next to him was his boss, a gentle and sunny smile immediately appeared on his gloomy face: "Good evening, Boss Xiao Ling."

Ling Yun also gave him a reassuring smile: "Congratulations on scoring your first goal in the Champions League in your career. Your performance tonight was very good."

"Thank you." There was an imperceptible sadness in Giroud's eyes. Before he transferred to Arsenal, it was precisely after they overtook Paris Saint-Germain, which had always led the standings, and won the first Ligue [-] title in history. He must have fantasized about scoring goals in the Champions League while wearing a Montpellier jersey.

Ling Yun looked into his eyes, with comfort and encouragement, and said seriously and firmly: "Your goal not only conquered the Arsenal fans, but also conquered the Montpellier fans. You must have heard it at that time. The moment you score, they applaud you, you are their pride."

Hearing these words, Giroud almost burst into tears. Ling Yun is right. Although he has been playing in Montpellier for less than two years, this small club on the southern coast of France has a special meaning for him. Extraordinary meaning.

Before coming to Montpellier, Giroud was just a little-known role in the French second league. In the first season here, they were only 3 points more than the relegation zone and struggled to relegation.

He became the absolute main force on Montpellier's offensive line last season, and the coach's offensive system also revolves around him. Here, he has unlimited firepower. As long as the ball is at his feet, he can choose to shoot , as for the result, no one will make any accusations.

It is precisely because of this heavy trust and the performance of Giroud that he did not disgrace his mission that Montpellier was able to create a miracle. It defeated Paris, which was built by the king of Qatar with huge sums of money, and won the Ligue [-] championship for the first time in team history.

Ling Yun was keenly aware of the little bit of uneasiness and gap in his heart, and said calmly: "You are as important to the Montpellier club as you are to Arsenal. The coach will bring you to the Premier League only if he affirms your ability."

Such consolation sounds confusing at first, but a look of surprise flashed across Giroud's face. He didn't expect that this big boy who was one year younger than him would be able to do so in just a few days. The words seemed to give him a reassurance that after he came to London, the feeling of confusion and anxiety for nearly a month disappeared with his few words.

Yes, compared to the blockbuster Montpellier, when Arsenal scouts told him he had the chance to play for one of the (once) best clubs in the world, he said yes almost without thinking too much down.

The Premier League has a better platform, and Arsenal has better coaches and teammates. While they compete for domestic league and cup championships, they can also compete in the Champions League every year. No player will not be tempted by this.

At that time, General Fan was not determined to leave the team. A good friend told Giroud: "Don't go to Arsenal. They have Van Persie. If you go, you can only sit on the bench. Why bother?"

And what answer did he give?

He just gave the other party a gentle and slightly silly smile, and said softly: "It's okay."

It was not until late August that Arsenal and Montpellier completed the transfer. Although Giroud was mentally prepared before he came, it was only after seeing his new teammates that he realized the kind of transfer that he had never experienced before. There is a huge psychological gap between core players and role players.

Except for Pogba's free transfer, Giroud is the one with the lowest transfer fee among Arsenal's five signings this summer.

Hazard, who is from the same league as him, is worth three times as much as him. Although they are not competitors in the same position, this incident itself still caused a lot of blows and ego to the Ligue [-] top scorer last season. Suspect.

But he didn't tell anyone about it, and he was very cautious in training, not revealing it in front of anyone.

However, all this failed to escape the eyes of their young president.

Jirou opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything, he just nodded with a smile, and said softly "Understood".

Then, Ling Yun stretched out his hand and patted his shoulder, stood up and turned to leave.

The moment he was taking a step, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

Jilu's voice was not loud, but every word and every word fell in Ling Yun's ears, resonantly.

He said: "In the future of my career, as long as I wear the Arsenal jersey, I will definitely give my best on the field."

Ling Yun turned his head to look at him and smiled, and suddenly remembered that many years later, Arsenal, Chelsea and Dortmund had a three-way deal.

At that time, Wenger had to send Giroud to Chelsea in the same city in order to get Dortmund's Aubameyang.

Therefore, Ling Yun's promise remained in his heart: "As long as I am still the CEO of Arsenal, I will definitely not sell you to any club."

Just as Ling Yun was striding towards his seat, one of the two people sitting in the row in front of Jirou raised his head from the magazine he was flipping through.

Arteta was chattering in his ear to analyze Liverpool's starting list, and asked his opinion from time to time: "Xavi, do you know about Shaheen, you were teammates in Real Madrid for a season before."

Alonso came back to his senses and answered his question calmly: "It's okay, but we haven't played in the same game, not once."

His best friend nodded: "Just when you came to Arsenal, Real Madrid loaned him to Liverpool."

On the last day of this week's workday, a contract was delivered to Ling Yun's desk, which was sent by his head of the external relations department, Wright, when he was about to leave work.

Nick glanced at the cover. This is no longer a cooperation intention agreement. This is a formally signed original contract, which is more than 100 pages long, and the rights and obligations of both parties are stipulated in detail.

He raised his head to look at his boss's face, and found that Ling Yun didn't have any expression of surprise or anger except for a little twitch at the corner of his eyes.

Ling Yun picked up the contract that was as thick as a book, flipped through a few pages casually, and saw that Nike had increased the annual sponsorship fee from 2000 million pounds to 2500 million pounds, and the number on the contract was also blackened. Bold it out.

In Ling Yun's eyes, this seems to be implying him: "We have increased the sponsorship fee by 500 million pounds in one go. We are so sincere. What are you dissatisfied with? You and teams like Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea Is it comparable? They have champions, but your Arsenal is fourth every year, and you can’t even win the FA Cup. It’s not enough to compare with the top, but it’s more than the bottom. This price has already far surpassed other teams in the Premier League. See Just accept it, why don't you hurry up and thank Dade for the ten-year contract?"

Boss Xiaoling made up such a bunch of yin and yang nonsense in his own head, and couldn't help himself, making himself laugh.Then he closed the contract that was as thick as a book, and slowly rolled up a cylinder of about the same size. Zhou's unequal treaty drew a parabola in the air, and it was thrown into the trash can without any deviation.

The movements are extremely elegant, and even the sapphire shirt cuff buttons that are exposed from the cuffs of the suit when he raises his hands are so touching.

Seeing this scene, what Nick thought was whether Van Persie was thrown into the trash can in the same way when he received the contract extension offered by Gazidis.

It's just that General Fan certainly doesn't have the calmness and composure that remains unchanged before Mount Tai collapses.

Afterwards, Ling Yun raised his head and asked him, "Is there any result to what I asked you to go to Brother Cheng to investigate?"

"Yes," Nick opened the laptop on the table, cleared his throat, and reported to the boss the work progress of the past few days, "Denver Nuggets now have a large number of players who are negotiating contract extensions, including their head coach. The total value is about 5 million US dollars, and will be completed before the 2014 season."

Ling Yun glanced at the monitor. This amount of money is nothing to Kroenke. Every team in the NBA makes a profit every year.

Nick glanced at Ling Yun's expression, and then said: "The Rams planned to move their home court from St. Louis back to Los Angeles a long time ago. Now they are also planning a new stadium, and it has been put on the agenda. The total investment exceeds 43 billion U.S. dollars Kroenke and his Wal-Mart heir wife need to pay 16 billion US dollars out of their own pockets, and they are going to let JPMorgan Chase take the lead in borrowing 22 billion US dollars from eight banks including Bank of America, Citibank, and Citizens Bank, and the remaining 5 million US dollars. The gap will issue special bonds."

This project sounds like the Arsenal club built ten Emirates stadiums ten years ago. It seems that Kroenke's stingy boss is indeed only targeting Arsenal. For his son, he is a big deal when he makes a move. He not only spends his own money, but also pulls it. The wife spends money together.

To be precise, his wife Anna Walton is just one of Wal-Mart's many heirs, with a personal asset of nearly $60 billion, and the couple's combined total assets exceed $130 billion.

Ling Yun moved the laptop in front of him, carefully looked at the details of the football stadium in Inglewood, this project is very huge, including not only the football stadium but also commercial streets and entertainment areas, and it is the most expensive project in the history of the United States It's called the Disney of the NFL (National Football League).

Ling Yun read all the information quietly. This project looks really attractive. The rugby market in the United States is even more popular than basketball. This day will bring a huge flow of people and a lot of money.

Just before making a profit, the debt pressure of the stadium itself is astonishing. According to visual estimates, more than 20 billion in loans and bonds will need to be repaid for several decades.

Corresponding to the high return is the high risk of the project itself. Once there is a problem with the capital chain, Kroenke will have to spend half of his life in it.

Ling Yun has neither research nor interest in rugby, and Kroenke is now full of bank loans.This summer, when he competed with the opponent for 37% of Arsenal shares in the hands of Fizman and Smith, the decisive factor for his ability to strike back was that he could immediately trade with money, while Kroenke had to borrow money from the bank.

There was a sneer on his face, and his blue eyes became dark because of the light: "No wonder, I said that Arsenal didn't pay dividends for three years and he would jump. He has always found work for me this month. It turns out It’s his son who will need a lot of investment, and the Rams’ new stadium is a bottomless pit, even if he gets a dividend from Arsenal, it’s just a drop in the bucket, and it won’t solve his urgent needs.”

Ling Yun had a flash of inspiration. Since dividends cannot solve the urgent need, insisting on not paying dividends for the next few years, and then increasing investment in the transfer market for several consecutive seasons, will it become the last straw that breaks the camel's back?

Of course, Kroenke can choose not to invest a penny, and hold on to his shares firmly, but Ling Yun can increase his investment in Arsenal. The series of operations will eventually become the equity he holds, Arsenal.