Chapter 324 The key to the decisive battle
The new contract between Millwall Club and Zhang Yang has been negotiated long ago.
Millwall gave a guarantee contract, which guaranteed that as long as Zhang Yang did not leave voluntarily, he would get all the salary specified in the contract.
The contract term is three years.
Three years is a very strange period. Most head coach contracts are four years, and player contracts are four years or five years. Three years seem a bit awkward.
In fact, the Millwall Club began to propose four years, but Zhang Yang cared about his salary every year. Millwall Club could not accept high salaries and long-term periods, so they had to bear great risks. For example, if the performance was not good next season and the club dismissed Zhang Yang, they had to pay all the remaining salary, and the risk was too great.
The two sides only finalized a three-year contract, and the focus of the dispute was 2.4 million pounds, but it increased by 25% every year, and by the third year, you can get 3.6 million pounds. The total salary for the three-year contract is 9 million pounds.
This salary is definitely the world's top, and it is higher than most coaches.
However, compared with the "competitors", there is still a gap in contract salary. For example, Chelsea coach Mourinho earns more than 5 million pounds every year, Manchester United coach Ferguson and Arsenal coach Wenger have a salary of the same level, but in fact, the two are not comparable at all.
Ferguson and Wenger got the top contracts, and their salary was only part of their income. Their actual income was linked to the club's income that year.
Many media have said that Mourinho is the highest-paid head coach. In fact, Ferguson and Wenger are the ones with the highest-paid income. They are like members of the club's board of directors, and can be directly divided into the club's annual income.
This is the treatment of a truly top coach.
Of course, Ferguson and Wenger are both veteran head coaches. If they have coached in their respective clubs for more than ten years, they will naturally enjoy better treatment. Zhang Yang will definitely not be able to compare. Even if he leads Millwall to win the Premier League championship, he will only have one and a half years to lead the team. It would be quite good to get such a salary.
This is more than five times the salary higher than the previous contract.
The average annual salary is 3 million pounds, which is just the salary required by the contract. Zhang Yang attaches great importance to bonuses. The new contract stipulates many bonus items linked to results.
First of all, the prize money for the Premier League champion is 1 million pounds, the same as the previous contract, while the prize money for the Premier League semi-finals is 200,000 pounds.
The FA Cup championship is £300,000.
The League Cup winner is £100,000.
The most important thing is the regulations of European competitions. As long as Zhang Yang can lead the team to the Champions League final, the prize will reach 5 million pounds, and only enter the semi-finals will be 2 million pounds.
The previous bonus regulations, during the negotiations, Andy tried hard to fight for it, perhaps because, Ebenezer or Wilkinson, they were very confident in leading the team. They felt that the "enter into the semi-finals of the Premier League" regulations were almost equivalent to giving away money. With Millwall's situation this season and the strengthening of his strength in the summer transfer, there is still a great hope of winning the semi-finals.
The bonus rules for Champions League events are the easiest to talk about.
When Andy proposed that the Champions League championship cost £5 million, before Ebenezer could speak, Wilkinson made the decision directly, "No problem, that's the decision!"
Ebenezer nodded as well.
They don't think Millwall will do anything in the Champions League.
Actually, this is a normal idea.
Millwall has not performed in European competitions since history. For example, in 2003, Millwall entered the UEFA Cup semi-finals and was directly eliminated in the qualifying stage.
Millwall is different from the past, but it can only be a team that has just started. It has no experience in European competitions and is incomparable to the top European giants. In terms of European competitions, even Manchester United, Chelsea and other teams are not easy to get good results. Arsenal is even more "losing when encountering European competitions". In contrast, in recent years, only Liverpool, which has poor league performance, has won the Champions League championship.
So European and league are different.
Wilkinson and Ebenezer are both confident in the league results led by Zhang Yang, but it is difficult to explain what results they can get when they switch to the European arena.
However, the signing of the European War bonus clause is still no harm to the club.
If Millwall really enters the Champions League final, the benefits created for the club will definitely be calculated in tens of millions of pounds. In comparison, five million pounds are nothing. It is natural to pay some bonuses if the results exceed expectations.
Zhang Yang is very satisfied with this.
No matter what the results of the European war will be like, at least the club has a bonus statement, and the huge bonus is still very attractive.
On the same day, Zhang Yang completed the signing of the club.
Later, the official website of Millwall Club announced the news, and a press conference was officially held at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, announcing that Zhang Yang and the club had signed a new contract.
There are many reporters coming to interview.
Many media are paying attention to Millwall Club. One is that Millwall Club won the league championship, and the other is that it is difficult to say whether the club's senior management changes will affect Zhang Yang's position as coach. Recently, there has been news that Zhang Yang may leave Millwall.
Now that Zhang Yang has officially signed a new contract, there will definitely be guaranteed next season.
At the press conference, Zhang Yang said that he would work hard to lead the team and strive to achieve good results and briefly said that Millwall is working hard to prepare for the FA Cup final and looks forward to winning another championship at the end of the season.
Next, a reporter asked about the next round of the league, "Will Millwall give his all?"
This is a very 'piercing' problem.
If a rookie finds that the team has won the championship, they may say, "We will send a substitute lineup." Then there will be comments in the media such as "Milwall does not respect the league" or "Milwall should have a spirit of fair play."
Anyway, you can't answer that way.
Zhang Yang smiled slightly and replied, "Of course we will do our best. In fact, the team has been preparing for the next game, three league games, one FA Cup, and each game is very important. We will give our all to each game, and the players who play will be very serious."
This answer is very standard.
It was difficult for the media reporters to say anything, so they started to let the club disclose the details of the new contract. Unfortunately, the content of the contract is confidential and it is impossible to take it out for the reporters to watch.
The media are still very powerful.
Although they did not get a first-hand contract, the Times disclosed that night that Millwall gave Zhang Yang a contract with an average annual salary of 3 million pounds.
They said it was very certain.
This news also attracted attention for a while, and many media reports began to say sourly, "Zhang Yang is less than 30 years old and his annual salary reaches 3 million pounds."
The Internet is also full of excitement, and many netizens said that Zhang Yang is the standard diamond princess--
"He's paid more than a top coach!"
"He has surpassed most top coaches!"
"He is not only famous but has a high income. The key is that he is less than twenty-three years old!"
"Maybe he will become the most popular footballer among actresses!"
"In terms of East Asian aesthetics, he is still very handsome and handsome!"
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When Zhang Yang saw the last sentence, a sip of water almost spurted out of his mouth, "The aesthetics of East Asians? No! In terms of the aesthetics of the whole world, my brother is extremely handsome! Otherwise, how could so many beauties be obsessed with me?"
After being intoxicated for a long time, Zhang Yang looked at the seven-digit account balance happily and his mood suddenly became extremely refreshing.
The club has paid bonuses!
After signing the new contract, Wilkinson simply distributed the league championship bonus to Zhang Yang. The previous contract stipulated that if you win the Premier League championship, you can get one million pounds, which also allowed Zhang Yang to get rid of the "poverty line" in one fell swoop and officially entered the ranks of rich people.
In the past season, Zhang Yang's salary and bonuses have not been a million pounds. It's still refreshing to get such a bonus in one go.
"I finally got rich!" Zhang Yang's economic situation was not very good. After buying the house, he felt like he became a house slave. Half of his salary had to be paid for loans. He also injected some investment into Denise's company, but his personal living expenses were the least.
For example, some wealthy coaches, stars, wear luxury goods, and dress up and spend a lot of money, various life consumption, nightlife expenses, etc. Especially single stars, if you "raise" a girlfriend, the consumption will be higher, and the consumption of a family will not be lower. Every consumption of a wife and a child is relatively high-end.
In the professional football circle, Zhang Yang is the most frugal. His life is the same as that of ordinary people. He always eats breakfast and lunch in club restaurants, and sometimes even dinner in clubs.
In the past year, Zhang Yang's living expenses have not been enough for 10,000 pounds. This standard of living is enough for him to live for the rest of his life.
"Do you have to be extravagant during the holidays? Go to Hawaii, Las Vegas, or elsewhere?" Zhang Yang thought carefully and went to sleep.
The next day, the thought of where to spend was thrown out of the sky.
Millwall has entered the normal preparation track, and their preparations are aimed at the FA Cup final, that is, opponent Liverpool, and the three league games are not considered at all.
Three days later, Millwall ushered in the league with Liverpool. The game was highly anticipated. The media believed that the game would be a preview of the FA Cup final, because Millwall was home, while Liverpool needed to consolidate the league points ranking. Losing the game is likely to be surpassed by competitors.
Will both teams give their all?
The media's judgment is not based on what criteria, but as soon as the players of the two teams came on the court, most of them knew that Millwall did not take the game seriously. Most of the lineup were substitutes. Not to mention Jamie Valdy, Curtis Weston, and even Neil Harris, Peter Sveley and other players were given the opportunity to start.
Zhang Yang did not consider the last three rounds of the league at all. He regarded these three league games as a game where players who played fewer games could also win championship medals. Therefore, players who played twice or more in the league had the opportunity to start and play. As long as they had enough five games, they could get a championship medal.
Most of these players have to leave in the summer, but after all, they are the heroes of the team. After the team won the championship, they can't even receive a commemorative championship medal, which is a bit unreasonable.
So they had a chance.
As for the victory or defeat?
Millwall has won the league championship!
The bansheeing approach made many players grateful. They knew they would definitely leave, but before leaving, they could win the championship medal, which was enough to show off. Even after retirement, the championship medal will still become a lifetime of glory and souvenir. Many players think that when they leave in the summer, they should earn the highest transfer fee for the club.
This is all they can do.
Zhang Yang doesn’t know what the players think, and it doesn’t matter even if he knows it. He will earn the highest transfer fee for the club?
That has nothing to do with him.
Anyway, the extra money in the end is the club's finances. He will get as much money as he should, and the club will not pay an extra penny of salary.
Although Millwall doesn't care about the outcome, Zhang Yang seemed very serious during the game.
He has been observing Liverpool's offense and defense.
The media said that the game was a preview of the FA Cup, but there is actually some reason. At least Millwall can observe his opponents and gain experience.
Liverpool's defensive lineup is difficult to rank among Premier League teams, but their defensive stability is definitely one of the best, comparable to Chelsea.
This is not just praise, but real data.
Liverpool ranks third in the league in terms of goals conceded, Chelsea ranked first, Millwall ranked second, and Liverpool ranked third.
Needless to say, Chelsea's defense has not conceded the ball in most games.
Millwall relies on victory. They won most of the games and were very serious about defense. Perhaps the more important reason is that many goals were "predicted" by Zhang Yang in advance, and it did not happen in the end, and the number of goals conceded will naturally be much smaller.
Liverpool only conceded four more goals than Chelsea. In the past 35 rounds of the league, four goals are nothing at all.
This is enough to show Liverpool's defensive ability.
In the FA Cup final between Millwall and Liverpool, the key to winning is how to break through Liverpool's defense line.
Zhang Yang has some ways, such as relying on Josh Simpson's set piece, relying on David Livermore's long shot, or relying on Darren Bent's play in front of the goal. The three players each have their own means and characteristics, but to break through Liverpool's goal, the cooperation of other players is also important. Liverpool will not foul in a dangerous position, and it is difficult for Livermore to kick in a good position, and Darren Bent will definitely become the opponent's focus on defense.
So in what way can we create more opportunities?
Chapter completed!