The talks with Davis were not very pleasant.

The main central defender of Aston Villa, England international believes that the club's proposed renewal salary is too low and wants to get more.

Davis' current salary is £35,000 per week, and Aston Villa plans to increase him by 10,000, and like Sendros, he gets £45,000 per week.

Fang Jue felt that Aston Villa's renewal price code was already quite sincere.

However, obviously the players don't think so.

"Okay, the club will talk to your agent." Fang Jue said, "I don't want the renewal to affect your training and game status."

Davis immediately promised that his professional qualities did not need to be questioned.

"This is the best." Fang Jue nodded.

After leaving the player's room, Fang Jue's face changed.

He called the club's chief scout, Collenberg, and asked the scouts to find a central defender in the transfer market.

This was not Fang Jue's determination to give up Davis, but the players' concealment and evasiveness made him more alert.

Moreover, in Fang Jue's view, the weekly salary of 45,000 pounds is worthy of Davis' contribution. You must know that Sendros is the backbone of Aston Villa's defense. Sendros has signed the contract extension of 45,000 pounds per weekly salary. Can Davis get more than Sendros?

"John, the boss has talked to me." After Fang Jue left, Davis called his agent John Carrize.

"Have you said what I said?"

"I said it." Davis was worried, "The boss is not very happy."

"Don't pay attention to him," said Carrizer. "You are an England international and you are eligible for a higher salary, even the maximum salary in the team is not an exaggeration."

"It's impossible. The club can't give a defender a maximum salary," Davis said.

"Don't be stupid, look at your teammates in the national team, how much do they get in their respective clubs?" said Carrize.

Davis stopped talking, which was why his agent was able to convince him to "resolutely" ask for a high salary from the club.

Within the England national team, everyone has also talked about salary issues.

Everyone was surprised that Davis actually received only £35,000 per week in Aston Villa.

You know, Ashley Young is at Manchester United for a weekly salary of 130,000 pounds.

Carrick earns 70,000 pounds a weekly salary.

Even the younger generation Smallin received a weekly salary of 50,000 pounds.

In addition, Gary Cahill, who does not play in the giants, only plays for Bolton, also has a weekly salary of £55,000.

Therefore, the agent's advice to Davis is to obtain at least £70,000 per weekly salary.

Just now, the agent even proposed to ask for the current maximum salary of the club with a £10,000 pounds.

Although Fang Jue's stern face just now made Davis feel a little nervous, the big cake drawn by the agent made him unable to resist the temptation:

You are now an England international centre-back and one of the best centre-backs in the Premier League. Some teams want you, and Aston Villa must pay attention to you.

...

Aston Villa's second warm-up match in the International Champions League was Portuguese Super League team Benfica.

Fang Jue tried a new formation in this game.

Danny Ross, Sendross and Kyle Walker form the back line of the three central defenders.

Clement and Milner are double midfielders, and they are Bale, Modric and Mane in front of them.

On the front line, Suarez and Abanglaho are partnered.

In the end, Aston Villa drew three to three with Benfica.

On the offensive end, Aston Villa's attack power is still sharp, but there are many problems exposed on the defensive end, and the three defenders are obviously not very adaptable to the three central defenders' style of playing.

In the second half, Kulibali came on the court and entered the three-center-back system, and the effect was relatively average.

Fang Jue was not angry. The purpose of the warm-up match was to discover and solve the problem.

At this time, problems are exposed, and problems will be much better after the start of the overall competition season.

This is not a question of the player's ability, and the new tactics require time to adapt.

Aston Villa was the Champions League champion last season. If Aston Villa has not attracted enough attention from many European giants before, it has a certain sense of mystery.

After the start of the new season, Aston Villa will obviously become the target of research and dealing with many giants.

Therefore, Fang Jue had to consider setting up several more formations and playing styles for the team, and have different responses to different opponents.

...

Aston Villa switched to New York to prepare for the last game of the International Champions League Invitational, their opponent was Serie A giant Juventus.

On the night before the game, the senior executives of Aston Villa Club held a meeting in the conference room of the hotel.

"That's the case, Barnett put forward a salary requirement that we could not agree to at all." Club general manager Daddle Byron reported on the results of the talks with Bell's agent Barnett.

Barnett really spoke up, and he directly asked to give Bell a salary increase of £250,000.

The general manager of Aston Villa club almost turned against Barnett on the spot. This is no longer a lion's big talk, it is a dinosaur's big talk.

The maximum salary in the Premier League is Manchester United's Rooney's 200,000 pounds, and Barnett's weekly salary of 250,000 pounds. So far, no Premier League team, including the veteran giant Manchester United, Chelsea, the first generation of gold-dollar football, or even Manchester City, who is not short of money, can offer such a salary.

Currently, the top three Premier League players in weekly salary are:

Manchester United's Rooney, £200,000.

Manchester City's Yaya Toure, £190,000.

Chelsea's Torres, £175,000.

Barnett was like driving a helicopter and heading over.

Barnett's reason is that Bale's performance is worthy of such a Premier League maximum salary.

"Garrez has become the top star in the Premier League, and he is likely to win this year's Golden Globe Award."

"The top player deserves the top salary."

“So, our request is not overdoing.”

...

Obviously, Aston Villa underestimated Barnett's appetite. Their previous plan was to increase the maximum salary in the team to 100,000 pounds a weekly salary, which is a special maximum salary match for Bell. Aston Villa will have only Bell in the team and can enjoy a maximum salary of 100,000 pounds a weekly salary.

For other players' salary structure, Aston Villa Club will still insist on a maximum salary of 80,000 pounds, but so far, it has only paid Clement's new contract to 80,000 pounds a weekly salary.

Objectively speaking, Aston Villa is willing to increase the maximum salary in the team to 100,000 pounds, which has enabled Aston Villa to surpass Arsenal and become a real Premier League 'power'.

You should know that in Arsenal, the maximum salary in the team is 80,000 pounds, and only Van Persie and Fabregas get 80,000 pounds a weekly salary.

Then, the third highest salary in Arsenal is the £65,000 weekly salary of Russian star Arshavin.

The salaries of other players are not high, such as Rossicky, who only earns 45,000 pounds a week.

Arsenal's "Prince" Wilhelm only has a weekly salary of 40,000 pounds.

Let me put it this way, after the team's sharp salary increase, Aston Villa's salary expenses are already higher than those of Arsenal, and are second only to Manchester City, Manchester United, and Chelsea in the Premier League, ranking ahead of Arsenal and Liverpool.

Fang Jue couldn't help but sigh. This is the price of winning the championship and dominating Europe.

...

The contract renewal negotiations with Bell ended unhappily, and the contract renewal operation was also at a deadlock.

Fang Jue is now extremely grateful that after Bale became popular last fall, the team immediately completed a contract renewal with Bale.

Now, the Welsh star's contract with Aston Villa is still four years away.

Therefore, although Aston Villa is eager to complete the contract renewal with Bale, the initiative is still in the hands of the club and is not too anxious.

Negotiation, then continue negotiation.

As long as you don’t make any trouble, it will affect the atmosphere and unity of the locker room.

Fang Jue's attitude towards Bell and Davis has not changed much compared to before.

In the contract renewal negotiations, players demand high salaries.

This certainly made him angry.

However, chasing money and interests is human nature.

As long as the players have a positive attitude in training and competitions, Fang Jue will treat everyone equally.

This also reassuring the two players.

Fang Jue's prestige in Aston Villa is too high. Even if he is as popular as Bell, he is afraid that Fang Jue will get angry.

...

Aston Villa lost in the final match of the International Champions League, and they lost 2-3 to their old rival A. Milan.

Ibrahimovic scored twice in the game, and the young player Al Salavi scored the final goal.

Although he lost the game, Fang Jue was in a good mood.
To be continued...