Chapter 298: If you make money, you have to spend it

The celebration in Leiden City lasted for three days, while Leiden Oriental players have received generous rewards and started their own holidays. Of course, many of them have to participate in the European Cup.

The team has a vacation, but the club cannot have a vacation. This summer they also have very important work to do. They won the Champions League last season and will get a lot of income before the start of the new season. The players' value naturally increases. Last season, the maximum salary of Leiden Oriental team was 25,000 pounds a week. This number can rank among the top six in the Premier League, but compared with those top giants, there is still a considerable gap.

Before entering the Champions League, Leiden Oriental was positioned as an ordinary strong team, so the players would not have any objections to this salary income. After winning the Champions League, they saw that the top players in the giants could get a weekly salary of about 50,000 pounds, and other levels were twice as high as their own team. If the club was not more proactive, they would be passive when some players started to be dissatisfied.

Last season, Leiden Oriental achieved a big surplus in revenue. The top spot in the Premier League and the increase in broadcasting times for two consecutive seasons has led to Leiden Oriental's revenue of nearly 20 million pounds in Premier League broadcasting expenses, while the home game was almost full, which made the ticket revenue exceed 10 million pounds. Coupled with the broadcasting fee sharing for participating in the Champions League, various sponsorship fees, sales expenses for surrounding goods and other home revenues, Leiden Oriental's revenue this season has reached 50 million pounds.

Of course, the expenditure is also amazing. Last season, Leiden Oriental invested only one million pounds in the transfer market, but the team's overall salary expenditure was close to 20 million pounds. Adding other expenses, Leiden Oriental's profit reached 20 million pounds in the 99-00 season.

"We will have to spend money this next season." Xiao Ming said to Kaft with a smile.

"I understand the importance of retaining players, but isn't it a little too much to increase the maximum salary to 50,000 pounds per week? Manchester United's maximum salary is only 60,000 pounds." Coft said with a frown.

"If there is no such number, we will definitely not be able to retain most of the players." Xiao Ming sighed: "Wait. After this season, the whole of Europe will spend money crazily on football. We are the defending champions of the Champions League. If we don't spend more money, how can we be worthy of our identity?"

Without waiting for what Coft said, Xiao Ming made a decision: "The next season will be the last year of the Premier League broadcast contract. By next year, we will at least double our income in terms of Premier League broadcast costs. It is normal to spend more money. Moreover, the income of the Champions League will increase a lot. Don't be afraid that there will be problems in the finances. I will spend more. This year our fiscal surplus is not a good thing. If the salary of players is not greatly increased, we may leave a stingy impression in Europe, and it will be difficult to buy people in the future."

Xiao Ming remembers how crazy this summer was. The player transfer record was broken twice in a row. European football began to enter a completely bubble era. In the past, if others didn't spend money, they would be considered as a sucker. At this time, if others didn't spend money, they would be considered a miser. What's more, in the next few years, many teams' money was spent in the water, such as Lazio and Leeds United, but this was not a problem for Xiao Ming. He knew what players were worth the money and what players were not worth it...

"That's it. The maximum salary is 50,000 to 30,000 per week, the second level is 40,000 to 30,000, the third level is about 20,000, and young players and substitutes are 5,000 to 10,000. The team's salary structure must be well grasped, and there is no need to be stingy, but you cannot give a top-level weekly salary casually."

A few words were sent to Kaft, allowing him to divide players into grades based on his contributions and players' age and ability to increase their contract level. The reason why Leiden East has maintained the team's stability to the maximum in recent years is that after the end of each season, they will sign contracts with the main players they need as soon as possible, and will kill the signs of possible dissatisfaction in their infancy.

Xiao Ming does not want his team to be unstable, nor does he want the players to put too much energy outside the stadium. Now he is quite good at money, so he will not let the players make trouble for the treatment. The treatment he gives may not be the best in Europe, but it will definitely not be worse than most teams. If there are unopining agents making trouble for more interests, he will not hesitate to warn him.

I don’t know if it’s Xiao Ming’s luck or the luck of those agents, so far, Xiao Ming and these agents have worked happily with each other in this regard.

"How was Luther's injury?"

After Kaft went out, Xiao Ming called Levine and asked him about Fanny's injury.

"The cruciate ligament strain on the knee and mild contusions... mainly because he also passed the ball after the injury, which made his injury worse... I personally recommend him to have surgery so that he can catch up with the new season's game and there will be no sequelae." Levin said.

"Two months off?" Xiao Ming asked in Levin's eyes.

"Yes, he can't participate in the European Cup after two months of rest, but if he does conservative treatment, he should be able to catch up with the European Cup, but it may make the injury worse and may affect his future career." Levin replied very affirmatively.

"It's over, that guy Luther is extremely eager to serve the country." Xiao Ming leaned back and said heavy.

"You are right, Luther strongly demands conservative treatment... He is unwilling to miss the European Cup. This is the first time he has the opportunity to represent the national team in such an important international event." Levin looked at Xiao Ming and replied with a wry smile.

"Then let me talk to him." Xiao Ming shook his head: "I think he should have surgery, which is related to his future career."

Levin nodded, but had no confidence in Xiao Ming.

Sure enough, the conversation with Fanny failed. Fanny insisted on conservative treatment and then went to the European Cup, and Xiao Ming was unwilling to say anything about him. Leiden Oriental was able to win the European Champions League, and Fanny could be said to be the most important person, especially in the final, with one goal and two assists, without his outstanding performance, Leiden Oriental could not have won the final.

"Actually, you are still young, there is no need to worry... It will be the World Cup in two years. Wouldn't it be better to be on your own stage there?" Xiao Ming was still making his last efforts.

"Boss, I'm twenty-four years old, not young anymore." Fanny looked at Xiao Ming: "Cruivit and I are in the same year. He has participated in the 98 World Cup, and I haven't even participated in the European Cup... Now I'm not young anymore, and the national team also needs me. I'm very likely to have taken the main position of the national team from Cruivit's bad form this year, and I have confidence that if I become the main player, I won't lose the main player! Boss, let me be willful once, right?"

Xiao Ming looked at Fanny with a begging face and sighed.

What else can he say? Fanny has already put this in his words, so he can only shake his head and say, "Okay, Luther, I respect your choice... But during this period you have to cooperate with Levine and do conservative treatment well... and, in the national team, pay attention to your health."

Fanny nodded excitedly: "Okay, boss, Mr. Rijkald has promised that as long as my injury heals, he will take me to the European Cup. There is still nearly half a month left before the start of the European Cup. I can walk and will definitely recover when the time comes!"

Xiao Ming shook his head helplessly. He could only pray in his heart that there must be no trouble during the European Cup. After the European Cup, even if the team loses its main center from the beginning, Fanny has to undergo surgery to completely eliminate hidden dangers.

What he wants is a healthy king of the penalty area, not a shooter who plays two games and takes one break.

This season is different from last season. The season just ended and the European Cup had not yet begun, and the major European clubs began to get ready. The two giants in La Liga Real Madrid and Barcelona are going to run for new chairman at the same time. Whether it is Sans and Florentino who are running for Real Madrid president, Nunes and Gaspart who are running for Barcelona president, they are constantly promising to bring more votes to win more votes. For example, Sans said that they would bring Leyden East captain Jin Claze, while Florentino chose a player with the opposite position. He said that he would bring Barcelona's vice captain Luis Figo...

Of course, such a promise will not be empty talk, otherwise he will be immediately ousted even if he is on the election. The two clubs began to frequently contact the players they like, and the La Liga giants' early moves forced teams in other leagues to prepare for transfer work in advance.

However, Leiden Oriental is not afraid of someone poaching their corners. As soon as Leiden Oriental performed the best in the Champions League last season, neither Jin Kraze nor Fanny were willing to leave Leiden Oriental. After the season ended, Jin Kraze announced that it would renew the contract with the club for three years, and the contract was signed until July 2004, and its weekly salary increased to 50,000 pounds. This contract immediately gave all Leiden Oriental players peace of mind. They trust Jin Kraze's loyalty and the timeliness of this contract.

Fanny's situation is different. After Xiao Ming agreed to him to participate in the European Cup, he notified his agent that he did not need to change his contract. He was willing to only receive a weekly salary of 20,000 pounds and then renew his contract after the last season. You should know that his contract with the club has three years left. Such a choice is almost equivalent to being willing to get a low salary in Leiden East.

Soon, the contract of vice captain Daniel was signed, and he also signed until 2004, with a weekly salary of 40,000 pounds, which was decided because of his position.

The successful renewal of these three people made the whole Europe see Leiden Oriental's attitude - we are a family and have a parent who is willing to pay for it - don't think about buying any important players from us, what the Champions League champion needs is stability.

In addition, with these three people as role models, the contract renewal of other players went smoothly. Xiao Ming proposed four levels of salary also satisfy most players. You should know that with Leiden Oriental's current momentum and achievements, as long as the income is not much different from other teams, the players are willing to stay in Leiden Oriental - this is the importance of club software - Leiden Oriental's emphasis on training facilities, medical facilities, and even concern for the players' personal lives have all increased the loyalty of the players.

However, it is not normal to not sell people after a season, especially those young players who cannot play as the main players.

Finnan submitted a transfer application to the club. He was unwilling to leave Leiden East because he was injured. However, last season, after Daniel returned to the right, Leiden East's right back position was unprecedentedly fierce. Daniel was almost not injured and had excellent physical fitness. He did not leave much time for the substitute. Sun Jihai could also get a lot of opportunities to play because of his versatile characteristics. Finnan became the third substitute. He was only 24 years old, so of course he was unwilling to retire.

Xiao Ming knew very well about Finnan's situation, so he did not set up too many obstacles. He told Finnan that as long as there was a suitable offer, he could leave.

Although Leiden Oriental won the Champions League, due to its heritage, the only things that can attract the giants to value are their main players and very important substitutes. It is difficult for a player like Finnan who has not played many games to find a next home. However, his outstanding performance in the League One two seasons ago played a role. Another League One team from London, Fulham, took a fancy to him and asked to introduce Finnan for a price of one million pounds.

Although the price is a bit lower for a player who has won the European Champions League, it is quite sincere to be able to quote this price for a second-level team. Although Fulham's Egyptian boss Fayed is relatively rich, this is a more rational boss who invests more rationally. Buying a defender for one million is also a rare big deal for Fulham.

Finnan is also very satisfied with Fulham. Firstly, he is also a London team. He has lived in London for three years and will not be uncomfortable. Secondly, Fulham is one of the strong teams in the League One now. He just moved from League Two to League One last season and won the ninth place. The upward momentum is very optimistic. Choosing such a team is often more suitable than choosing the teams in the last few Premier League.

The most important thing is that he can play games there.

The two sides quickly reached an agreement and announced it only after the transfer market opened.

Finnan's departure did not bring any losses to Leiden East. He almost didn't play any games last season. Similar to him was Simon Davis, who has also been in Leiden East for three years, but he did not get much chance to play except in the League Cup and the FA Cup. Even compared with Joe Cole, he played much less.

However, Davis and Finnan's situation are a little different. He does not intend to leave Leiden East. After all, Lombardo has left, and he may have more opportunities to play. Leiden East has also had a good environment. He is not very willing to leave. However, Tottenham, who has a good relationship with Leiden East, fell in love with him and promised that Davis will have more opportunities to play in Tottenham. After soliciting Davis's own opinion, Xiao Ming agreed to Tottenham's quotation of 2 million pounds.

In addition to the two of them who have long been determined to return to Sampdoria, the other two veterans also submitted transfer applications a few days later. Suke didn't play any games last season, especially in the second half of the season, Boban felt a little overwhelmed, so he planned to leave. Xiao Ming agreed to terminate the contract with Suke and let him find his next home freely. Xiao Ming tried to retain Boban. He knew that Boban's physical fitness has declined very well, but his experience and skills are still indispensable in Leiden Oriental midfield. In several important Champions League games, Xiao Ming chose the formation of the 451st and performed quite well.

But Boban refused. He felt that the fierce Premier League could no longer allow him to adapt to this reason - this was the same as when Schmeichel left Manchester United at that time. Xiao Ming could only shrug and agreed to Boban's departure.

Compared with these three veterans, the other two veterans are happy to renew their contract with Leiden Oriental. Deselli and Garney were both main players last season, and they also feel that they are having a good time here. Xiao Ming is also very happy to have a few more veterans in the team to make the team more stable.

They left, and Upson and Klose, who were loaned out last season, returned to the club. Both performed well at Preston last season. Klose played twenty-nine times in the game and scored eleven goals. Upson played thirty-three games, with one goal and a very good defense, helping Preston win the seventh place in the League One. It is said that Moyes strongly demanded to buy these two players, but Xiao Ming naturally would not let these two players be sold by Moyes.

This season, Xiao Ming planned to let Klose enter the first team. Phillips performed well last season and his condition may decline this season. Leiden East also lacks a person of the aerial dominance level on the front line. Xiao Ming suffered such a loss last season, and of course he will not repeat the same mistake this season.

Finnan left, Upson came back, Suke left, and Klose came back. There was no need for major surgery on the defense line and the forward line. However, the midfielder left three people in one breath. Although they were not the absolute main players, Leiden East's midfield strength also decreased a lot. Xiao Ming was not very worried about this, because he already had a good enough candidate to make the midfield stronger.

After most players have successfully renewed their contracts, what he has to do now is just waiting.

When buying people, the more people, the better. The key is to buy good ones that suit your team.
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