[Football] The transfer fee is 10 billion

"Aren't you happy that you won?"

From the moment he saw him outside the locker room, Alonso found that even if he was chatting and laughing with the players that night, his boss's brows were slightly frowned, showing that he was pretending to be something, but he didn't want to be seen by others. The way it came out.

Ling Yun shook his head lightly, but did not speak. He didn't know whether he wanted to express his real displeasure, or to refute the opponent's point that he was "not happy after winning the ball".

"Still not satisfied with my performance tonight?"

Alonso turned his head to look at the person beside him leaning on the back of the chair with his eyes closed, and then turned his head to look at the car driving ahead. The field turned a blind eye.

Ling Yun raised his eyelids, and showed his domineering president's aura: "No."

This tone, this attitude, it's no wonder.

Alonso was very good-tempered and didn't care about him, and changed the topic to coax him to talk to himself: "Are you hungry? How about finding a place to eat before going back?"

Ling Yun answered him with one word succinctly: "No."

"I'll make you some when I get home?"

"Thanks, but I'm really not hungry."

"Okay," Alonso nodded. It seemed that the domineering president was really hard to coax, so he gave up graciously: "Then you can rest for a while."

Closing his eyes, after a minute of hard work, Ling Yun found that he still couldn't fall asleep, so he simply took out his phone and found something for himself to do.

He watched the news about tonight's game on the Internet. The media, fans, and commentators, without exception, all focused their attention on Gerrard and Alonso, the former pair of partners.

Some media dug up the video of Liverpool winning the Champions League many years ago, and it happened to capture the part where Gerrard approached Alonso with a gentle and satisfied smile. The latter raised his hand to hook his neck, and the two were affectionate They looked at each other heartily, and then kissed affectionately.

Obviously it was the excitement after winning the championship, but the atmosphere of a romantic idol drama was abruptly created by the two of them.

The viewers seem to like this kind of passionate scene on the court. It has only been more than two hours since the end of the game, and the number of views of the video has exceeded one million.

Ling Yun turned off the video without hesitation, and clicked on the next one casually. At the press conference, someone was asked by the reporter about the kiss back then. He turned his head to look at the other leading actor in the incident, and the corner of his mouth raised a smile of joy. arc, said: "The truth is revealed."

Oh, what a revealing of the truth!

Boss Xiao Ling raised his eyelids and glanced at the party driving beside him, his expression was calm and composed, without any embarrassment or embarrassment.

Very good, it really shows the truth.

This time, Ling Yun simply turned off the phone screen, leaned back, relaxed his body and looked at the homeless people who occasionally passed by outside the car window in a daze.

Arsenal won the game, and the people around them showed a perfect performance from a midfield leader. How could he be unhappy, he was happier than anyone else!

However, when the media reported on today's game, all the attention was on Alonso and Gerrard, and they had been tirelessly discussing the night in Istanbul seven years ago. It's a little uncomfortable.

He attributed this discomfort to the fact that Alonso is now an Arsenal player, why do people keep mentioning his story at Liverpool repeatedly, as if his departure at that time was all involuntary, and until now he is still eager to return Same at Anfield.

Arsenal became a stopgap measure in his mind?

But Ling Yun also felt that this idea seemed a little out of place, as if he was such a stingy boss, and the players couldn't have any emotional ties to their old club when they came to Arsenal.

But this is not the case. Just a few days ago, on the plane they returned to London from Montpellier, he was still encouraging Giroud to face up to his feelings for his former club and fans, right?

So what happened to him now?

Before Ling Yun could come to a solution to this question, the car had already parked in his garage.

Boss Xiao Ling had no choice but to sit up straight again and prepare to get off the car, but the person next to him turned his head and stared at him thoughtfully. And stop means.

……

What is he trying to say?

When Ling Yun watched the video just now, he didn't wear earphones or mute the sound. The car was only that big. Alonso naturally heard and saw all the content of the video and Ling Yun's reaction.

But the media is not like this, they only care about topics that can detonate public opinion, regardless of whether you like it or not.

He suddenly felt that he should explain something, and Ling Yun should also want to hear him explain something, but he didn't know how to explain when he wanted to speak.

Is it to clarify that the relationship between him and Gerrard is purely brotherly, or should he show his loyalty to the club owner?

There was really no need for that, what else could the relationship between him and Gerrard be other than pure brotherhood?He is now in north London and helping Arsenal win every game is the best way to show his loyalty to his boss.

So, in the end, he didn't say anything, just said softly like a sigh: "Go home."

The two went upstairs and entered the house. Ling Yun just brushed Wangcai's head listlessly when he greeted him enthusiastically, and said softly "Baby, be quiet", and then he was about to walk across the living room to his bedroom .

His voice was very low, with a little tiredness and pampering, and it sounded strangely crispy and soft.

Of course, it is impossible for a dog to feel this way, only a human being.

"Do you walk the dog?"

Just when Ling Yun put his hand on the doorknob of his room and was about to open the door and enter the room, a question came from behind him. Ling Yun blinked before he could react slowly. The other party was asking him if he wanted more money today Don't go downstairs to walk your dog.

He hesitated for a moment, and replied without turning his head: "No, it's too late today, I want to rest early."

Alonso nodded and watched his figure enter the room across the entire living room and corridor.

Ling Yun came out of the shower, feeling that the fatigue of the day had eased a lot, and was about to throw off the quilt and go to bed, but suddenly heard a slight noise coming from outside.

When he invited Alonso to live in his house, he said that his room was well insulated. This is true. Every room in this house is well insulated. Back then, his cousin made a group of men and women upstairs There is a party on the terrace, but he can still sleep peacefully in the room.

But today, he found that his ears seemed to have superpowers. Not only could he hear the sound, but he could also accurately distinguish that it was the sound from their fingerprint lock.

So he got off the bed again, opened the door and took a look in the living room.

The dogs are gone, and so are the people.

Boss Xiao Ling felt a little sorry, after all, he had fought hard for 90 minutes on the field today, and when he got home, he still wanted to walk his dog for the boss who was going to be lazy for a day?

Then the phrase Alonso said "Are you questioning the energy and physical fitness of a professional player" appeared in my mind.

Indeed, he shouldn't have such doubts.

Boss Xiaoling showed his first heartfelt smile of the whole night, and then turned around and went back to sleep with peace of mind.

On Monday morning, the Arsenal Club headquarters office building.

The employees of the external relations department and the public relations department just stepped into the office early in the morning, and they started to get busy before they had time to make themselves a cup of coffee, and there was a sense of panic and urgency in the office.

The reason is very simple. Their new president, who is resident at the Kearney training base and rarely shows up for ten days and a half months, appeared in the club for the first time today, and he came earlier than the front desk. Arranged work with his secretary in a long-vacant office.

Turn on the computer and log into the work mailbox, and the relevant personnel immediately received an email from the president's office, which was concise and concise, asking them to completely terminate the ongoing contract renewal negotiations with Nike.

Immediately afterwards, they received a second email from the administration department, informing them to go to the conference room for a small meeting at 09:30.

In addition to the external relations department and the public relations department, the human resources department also received this meeting email!

Wright is Kroenke's confidant, and was sent to the Arsenal club to hold an important position. He didn't pay much attention to Ling Yun, the young new president.

After 2 minutes of the stipulated meeting time, he was late with coffee, and made a joke with humor: "Sorry, aren't we going to discuss the style of next season's jersey? Don't make the atmosphere so serious .”

He was about to sit down, but Ling Yun, who was sitting in front, said, "It seems that Mr. Wright doesn't need to waste time listening to my nonsense, go back and pack your things."

"..."

Boss Xiao Ling not only has good looks, but also has a nice voice. He speaks slowly and with a pleasant face, but what he says is a bit scary.

The CEO who rarely shows up is not only a vengeful master, but also ruthless and resolute. Taking advantage of Kroenke's flight back to the United States on the weekend, he came early in the morning, and followed up with the renewal of Nike's contract in the past few days. The few people he opposed were all fired without distinction.

This time point was chosen just right. Even if Kroenke had Doraemon's Anywhere Door, he couldn't cross the Atlantic to come to the rescue in a short while.

Several people were taken away from the conference room by HR one after another. Everyone who stayed was trembling and did not dare to breathe. They wished they could turn into a quail on the spot and reduce their sense of presence to zero. The boss would not notice that.

The rest are ordinary employees who act according to the instructions of the leaders, and have nothing to do with little Kroenke, and Ling Yun is not an indiscriminate attack who would rather kill a thousand by mistake than miss one when he came here early in the morning.

He glanced at the crowd with a smile, and asked, "Everyone, is anyone going to go with your boss?"

"..."

The few people dismissed by Ling Yun were airborne over the past year. They were all former employees of the Kroenke Sports Company. They had mastered the core business department of the club and attempted to further infiltrate into the finance department and interfere with the team's construction. It was only because the old men on the board of directors and Usmalov fought against him that he failed.

Ling Yun is like a hooligan who looks polite but just doesn't reason with you. The first thing he does when he enters the door is to politely overturn the card table in front of everyone.

How can someone else play this?

They are just ordinary employees of the club, and it has nothing to do with shareholders arguing with each other for their own interests. What they need is a job to support their families, and they will do whatever the leader arranges.

What's more, this group of leaders who don't know where they come from are not popular, and the people below have long regarded them as disliked. In a sense, Boss Xiao Ling is doing harm to the people.

Ling Yun's eyes swept over everyone one by one, and seeing that no one expressed his opinion, he continued: "So that's all for today. After resigning, their positions will be vacated first, and your future work will be directly submitted to..." He looked Standing on the other side with a glance, was a professional woman who was meticulous in her clothes and expressions—that was the secretary of the president's office, but he didn't usually come to the club much, so it was Nick who handed over work to her.

But he still remembered the other party's name: "Report directly to Ms. Hearst, and she will send it to me after she compiles the summaries."

In the morning, the Arsenal Club issued a notice to their jersey sponsors: "Due to major differences in the contract renewal negotiations between the two parties, the Arsenal Club has decided after discussion that it will not renew the contract with Nike after the contract expires, and thanks the other party. Great support for the team over the decade."

The duck, which was about to be cooked, flew away inexplicably.Nike was also caught off guard. In anger, it quickly issued a unilateral announcement on its official website, but the content became: "Due to the inability to accept Arsenal's request, the company has decided not to renew the contract with the club next season."

After Kroenke got the news, he rushed back to London immediately, and first came to the new office of the president of the Kearney training base to discuss with Ling Yun.

The two parties acted wildly as if they were possessed by dramatists, pretending to be polite like dogs, and calling each other idiots in their hearts.

Ling Yun said with an innocent face: "If they are sincere, I really want to sit down and negotiate with them, but our negotiator doesn't seem to understand the current needs of the club and messed everything up. I have also seen that it is very unfair to us, and Nike has not shown their due sincerity. I proposed a more reasonable sponsorship fee and contract period to them, but Nike refused and announced to the outside world immediately Not renewing the contract."

Speaking of this, Ling Yun spread his hands innocently, the regretful expression on his face seemed to say, "The matter is irreversible, and there is nothing I can do about it."

Little Kroenke couldn't get the final decision-making power in club affairs, and he couldn't talk to him, so he could only nod with a smile on his face, and left angrily.

Ling Yun had a panoramic view of his expression of gnashing his steel teeth in anger, and snorted coldly in his heart: "Where does this come from, just wait and see."

After Little Kroenke left, Ling Yun called the external relations department to continue the meeting. After research, they could first approach several powerful sporting goods companies such as Adidas, Puma, and New Bruns, and further discuss cooperation intentions.

Negotiating a huge commercial sponsorship cannot be completed in a day or two or a month or two. Fortunately, their contract with Nike will not end until the new season next year. During this period, there will be nearly a year to slowly contact, select and negotiate. , and finally selected the most sincere sponsor for cooperation.

The most sincere is nothing more than who bids the highest.

This matter was quickly reported by good media. They quoted Nike's announcement and vaguely reported an "insider" news, saying that Ling Yun, the president of Arsenal, opened his mouth to Nike's lion, Ask for a sponsorship contract of up to 4000 million pounds per year. You must know that Nike's sponsorship fee to Manchester United is only 2350 million pounds a year.

Afterwards, public opinion ridiculed Ling Yun's overestimation: "Arsenal is worthy of such a high jersey sponsorship? This is money and crazy, saying that Kroenke is stingy and only cares about profit, and he himself is not a good thing." .”

"Manchester United is the club with the largest number of fans in the world. It only costs a lot of money a year. They also have various championships. What does Arsenal have? Is there any reason?"

"Can the stems be realized now?"

Arsenal fans were not happy, and stood up to speak for the club: "What insiders, Arsenal insiders or Nike insiders? He said 4000 million pounds is 4000 million pounds? Is there any evidence? There is a screenshot of the contract." Is it? Or Ling Yun said it himself?"

"Why doesn't Arsenal deserve to have a high sponsorship contract? Although the number of fans is not as good as Manchester United, the fan loyalty is not lost to any club in the world. Besides, is this comparable? Manchester United's contract was in 2002. Ten years ago. There are 2350 million pounds, if I remember correctly, ten years ago everyone was still holding a sponsorship contract of 400 million pounds a year, and it was only in the past two years that the new contracts of Real Madrid and Barcelona caught up."

Ling Yun did a little research on the source of this report that was spread all over the Internet, and he knew that the so-called "insiders" were nothing more than the Kroenke cronies who had been fired by him, and this media was just the mouthpiece supported by Kroenke and his son. That's all.

Of course, Ling Yun can also reveal the details of some incidents through the media, such as Nike's crazy price reduction, Kroenke's disregard of the club's long-term interests, and so on.

Yes, but it’s not necessary. First of all, Nike is right. When you talk about business, you can talk about it if you can. If you can’t agree, let it go. It was your internal struggle at Arsenal that led to the final result. It’s not Nike’s fault.

The contract ten years ago was signed by you Arsenal willingly, and they didn't force you.

Furthermore, there are only a few well-known sporting goods manufacturers in the world, and Adidas and Nike have the largest market shares. Not cooperating now does not mean never cooperating. In front of the public, embarrassing the gold master's father.

There is no benevolence and righteousness in business, and Boss Xiaoling knows this well.

After solving the club's affairs, Ling Yun returned to the Kearney training base. Through the floor-to-ceiling glass in the office, he saw the players on the training field engaged in 8vs8 group confrontation.

Alonso scored, an assist from Arteta, who was always behind him, and the two rushed to each other, hugged tightly, and laughed wantonly.

The two old players who are usually able to stabilize the military spirit on the court are not at all inferior to the children next to them when they are lively in private.

Seeing this scene, Ling Yun thought for no reason of the match against Liverpool that day, the scene of Alonso and Gerrard reminiscing about the old days outside the dressing room, and online, all the media and fans were reminiscing about their past.

Thinking of this, he felt inexplicably uncomfortable again. For no reason, he wanted to automatically block the content where the two keywords Alonso Gerrard appeared at the same time.

Ling Yun turned around, and there was his mobile phone on the table. I wonder if he searched for keywords such as Alonso and Gerrard too frequently recently. The big data automatically analyzed his preferences and directly recommended them to him. An article came over.

The person who just said that he wanted to block these two names seemed to be disobedient, and opened the news by accident.

The article mainly reviews some off-court life of Alonso during the five years in Liverpool, and a large part of it is about the private relationship between him and Gerrard.

Gerrard always stressed that Alonso is the best player he has worked with, a lot higher than others, not only the one he has worked with, but also the best center player in world football field players.

Every time he was asked about Alonso in an interview, Gerrard would wrinkle his face into a bun, and said with great resentment: "I miss him, and his departure hurts me."

And when Alonso talked about Gerrard, he even took out his two national team teammates for comparison, saying that he is as great as Iniesta and Xavi.

When they were in Liverpool, two people would often be interviewed by reporters after the game. When one spoke, the other would look at each other for a long time, waiting for the other to finish the interview, and then return to the locker room together.

Alonso also said that the best off-field moment of his five-year Liverpool career was with Gerrard: "It was a special story, we were locked in the dressing room for hours, you have to ask me What exactly happened, I can’t reveal too much.”

!!!

He can't reveal too much, it's more imaginative than revealing it generously!

At least Ling Yun's brain has already started to disobey him, and automatically starts to think about the two men being locked in the locker room, what unspeakable things happened!

Is this plausible? ? ?

The picture accompanying the article is either a picture of two people hugging each other or looking at each other affectionately. Whether it is in the text description or the appearance in the picture, it is not difficult to see that Alonso at that time was a big boy with a very lively personality.

Ling Yun raised his head again and glanced at the mature man who was training outside, he was completely different from the photo.

Withdrawing his gaze and turning off the phone, Boss Xiaoling suddenly felt a lemon essence popping out of his heart. He didn't know what it was sour, but it just made him feel uncomfortable like pouring down a large glass of super-concentrated lemon juice. above.

In fact, this is not a big deal. After all, there are only a few players like Maldini who only play for one team all their lives. The vast majority of players will move to multiple clubs in their careers. Last resort.

To care about this, there are so many people in the club, except for the group of teenagers promoted from the youth training, the rest are all transfers, Ling Yun probably can't care about it.

So what the hell is he fussing about?

He couldn't figure it out, so he didn't think about it anymore. Anyway, the next round of the match with Liverpool will be in late January next year.

After correcting his mentality, Ling Yun was not so entangled. He went out early and returned late every day. He didn't spend much time at home, and the chance to meet Alonso was also very limited.In addition to having breakfast together every day, we can only chat for a while when walking the dog at night.