Football King Bale

Bell first thanked the club for supporting him in the past two years, and also said that he had a very happy time at Manchester United. He liked the atmosphere of the club and was willing to continue playing here, but he hoped that the club would always maintain its The gumption in the last two or three seasons.

Bell's meaning is very simple. If you want me to stay and play at Manchester United, that's fine, but you must also show enough ambition. As for this so-called ambition, it is very simple. Just spend enough money for signings every season.

The same request was already raised on behalf of Bale during the early negotiations between Barnett and Manchester United. The two parties had even reached an agreement on the specific amount: Manchester United's investment in the transfer market each season should not be less than 50 million pounds. !

Such a request is really not too much in an era when player values ​​are rapidly increasing. After all, the cost of a major signing today is basically more than 30 million pounds, and 50 million pounds is just the cost of two major signings, or the transfer of a superstar player.

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The reason why Bell specifically made such a request was because he knew that with the vampire attributes of Manchester United's owner Glazer family, if such a request was not made and Manchester United's results were decent, they would not invest even a single dollar in the transfer market. A penny's worth.

In another time and space, Manchester United has made almost no major moves in the transfer market in the past two years, which has also led to Manchester United's performance getting worse day by day. It wasn't until Sir Alex retired and Manchester United's performance dropped so drastically that it directly affected Manchester United's market value and the wallets of its American owners that Manchester United started spending money in retaliation.

However, the effect of this kind of retaliatory spending is difficult to guarantee. After all, when a club's performance is not guaranteed, its attractiveness to players will be greatly reduced. Therefore, the club can only lure other clubs and players by spending higher costs, such as high transfer fees and high salaries.

In another time and space, Manchester United since the beginning of the Van Gaal era is a typical representative.

As for the result, Bell, as a Manchester United fan, couldn't be clearer. In those years, Manchester United was simply being ripped off by other clubs as a stupid guy with a lot of money.

Because Manchester United's appeal to players has plummeted, although the club has been making moves all over the world, it has not been able to buy many of the players it really likes. This has also led to Manchester United being nicknamed "Manchester United" and "High Price" by fans of other clubs. "Link".

Moreover, this 50 million pounds is not a net investment, it is just the cost of buying people. As for the income received by Manchester United players from transferring to other clubs, they will not be deducted.

Just like this summer transfer window,

Manchester United signed Modric and Robin van Persie, spending a total of 59 million pounds. At the same time, they also gained almost 45 million pounds in income through the departure of Nani, Berbatov and other players. Once in and out, Manchester United's net investment in the transfer market was only 14 million pounds.

But the effect is very obvious. It not only solves the chronic weakness of Manchester United's midfield, but also enhances the strength of the striker. As of now, Manchester United's midfield and frontcourt strength is sufficiently guaranteed within three years.

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Originally, the Glazer family and Manchester United CEO David Gill were very dissatisfied with Berti's request, and only Ferguson supported it. This is also the fundamental reason why Bell's contract extension with Manchester United has not been reached.

The Glazer family believes that Bell, as a player, wants to interfere with Manchester United's transfer plan and is too demanding, and has been unwilling to back down.

Just when Bell thought that his request could not be realized, a person's voice turned the matter around.

This person is none other than San Dezi.

Originally, Santoku was opposed to Bell's request. However, when the Glazer family began to work on Manchester United's listing on the New York Stock Exchange, Santoku discovered the significance of Bell's proposal through market research.

The plan of the Glazer family and Ed Woodward is to list Manchester United on the New York Stock Exchange and raise approximately US$300 million by issuing 10% of Manchester United's shares.

Ed Woodward is responsible for this matter. Through market research, he found that because of Manchester United's excellent record in the past three years and the ambition shown by Manchester United, the market is very optimistic about Manchester United. It is estimated that 10% of the shares can bring $350 million in funding.

Ed Woodward immediately reported this matter to Manchester United chairman Joel Glazer, who was close to him, which caused some changes in Joel Glazer's attitude.

In particular, Manchester United officially listed on the New York Stock Exchange on the morning of August 10, issuing approximately 16.6 million Manchester United shares. The stock price reached 24 US dollars (15.3 pounds) per share, which was much higher than the US owner’s expected opening price of 16-20 US dollars. , which also means that Manchester United’s market value has risen from US$3.1 billion to US$3.98 billion (£2.5 billion), and the market value has increased by approximately US$900 million.

This directly stimulated the Glazer family, so they agreed to Bell's request.

The biggest differences have been resolved, and there is no obstacle to renewing the contract.

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Seeing that Bell made this request again at this meeting, several senior executives of the Manchester United club realized that Bell attached great importance to this matter, and David Gill handed him a piece of information.

This is a transfer plan for the Manchester United club in the next two summer transfer windows. This is truly top-secret information. Once leaked, it will cause a major blow to Manchester United's transfers.

It can also be seen from David Gill's move that Manchester United's positioning of Bell is no longer just a player.

However, in fact, Bell is indeed not just a simple Manchester United player now, but also a shareholder. Because a few days ago, Bell purchased 170,000 shares of Manchester United's 10% shares issued on the New York Stock Exchange, which means that he owns 0.1% of Manchester United's shares.

Bell saw many familiar names on this list, especially the highlighted players, which meant that they were Manchester United's next key signings, and they were all superstars who would become popular in football in the future.

Bell was a little shocked by the capabilities of Manchester United's scouting system. If Manchester United can really win these players in the next two years, then Manchester United's performance in the next few years will be guaranteed.

The investment in the transfer market will not be too large, but Bell's requirement of no less than 50 million pounds per year can definitely be met, and even if everything goes well, the annual cost will definitely be more than 50 million pounds.

Of course, the more important thing is to renew the contracts of the existing players in the team. Many players in the team will re-sign in the next two years, including Rooney, Sneijder and Bell.

Among them, the focus of contract renewal is Bell.

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When Bell was reviewing the transfer plan, David Gill also expressed the club's sincerity regarding the contract renewal issue, that is, the team is willing to double Bell's salary on the existing basis.

When Bell moved to Manchester United two years ago, the contract he signed stipulated that his personal salary was 150,000 pounds per week. Double that to 300,000 pounds, which is an annual salary of 15.6 million pounds. According to the current exchange rate of pounds and euros, this means that his annual salary is 20 million euros.

This is already one of the best salaries in world football. That is to say, Eto'o, who moved to Anzhi last summer, has a higher salary than him. The rest of Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic are all much lower than him. few.

Messi just renewed his contract with Barcelona this summer. The annual salary of the new contract is 15.5 million euros. Ronaldo is negotiating with Real Madrid about renewing his contract. Ronaldo demands an annual salary of 15 million euros, but it is said that Real Madrid does not want to agree. The Swede, who just moved from AC Milan to Paris Saint-Germain, has an annual salary of 14 million euros.

In other words, after Bell renewed his contract, he also established his status as the number one player in football in terms of salary.

As for Eto'o's extremely high salary in Anzhi, it cannot be viewed with normal eyes at all. At least as far as Bell is concerned, even if Anzhi offers him an annual salary of 5,000 euros, he will not go to Anzhi.

In addition, appearance bonuses, goal bonuses, assist bonuses, and team performance bonuses will all be significantly increased on the existing basis.

All in all, Bell's income after the contract extension will be more than double what it was before the contract extension.

It should be said that after listening to the chips given by Manchester United, Bell did feel sincerity. But he doesn't feel that the club is at a disadvantage. The reason is very simple. As long as Bell performs well in the new season, Manchester United's results will be guaranteed and they will receive higher income, which is not hundreds of thousands or even millions. It's about the British pound.

Not to mention anything else, the two Champions League championships Bell brought to Manchester United in the past two seasons have increased Manchester United's income by at least 50 million euros.

This is only the bonus that Manchester United receives from UEFA. If you take into account Manchester United's income in other areas, it will be even more. For example, jersey sponsorship, stadium naming rights, etc.

It is said that Nike and Adidas are fighting to get Manchester United's jersey sponsorship.

Nike has been Manchester United's jersey sponsor since 2002, and the contract will expire in 2015. Currently, sports companies such as Adidas are also vying for Manchester United's jersey sponsorship rights. Adidas, in particular, is said to have offered a super contract beyond imagination in order to win the jersey sponsorship of Manchester United, the current football club.

In fact, regarding the renewal of Bell's contract with Manchester United, all matters have basically been negotiated. Bell now just needs to confirm it himself.

After talking for more than an hour, the two parties fully exchanged their opinions and reached a final agreement: Bell renewed his contract with Manchester United for five years, which is actually a two-year extension on the original contract. The new contract has a weekly salary of 300,000. British pound, and will rise by a certain amount every year. As for the specific extent of this increase, it needs to be determined by both parties after the end of the season.

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