The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 1153
1153 A Huge Problem Lay Before Him
St. Loria’s Training Center, Leeds, England.
The sun was bright and the breeze was gentle!
Sitting in his office, Zhong Cheng held a spoon and stirred the steaming coffee in front of him, his face full of spring breeze.
In front of him was the excited Albertini.
“We are Champions League winners, oh cool …” Albertini rubbed his hands excitedly.
Albertini has been restless here for a while. Zhong Chengzhen did not expect Albertini to be so excited. Albertini has won the Champions League before. Why is he so excited today?
Zhong Cheng did not understand.
Seeing Albertini’s excitement, Zhong Cheng chuckled and said, “Demi, you’ve been like this for almost twenty minutes. Haven’t you lost your excitement yet?”
Albertini immediately turned around and placed his hands on Zhong Cheng’s desk. He leaned forward and his entire face was almost on Zhong Cheng’s face.
“Aren’t you excited? Don’t you think it’s cool, my dear boss?” Said Albertini.
Zhong Cheng was slightly stunned, and then said, “Of course it’s cool!”
Albertini immediately said: “That’s right, very cool to express, otherwise like you, you will be suffocated! You know?”
Zhong Cheng chuckled. He had actually been taught a lesson.
Zhong Cheng nodded slightly and said, “Demi, I think you’re right. We should really be happy!”
Albertini was even happier because he did not sit on the sidelines during the final because of suspension. Instead, he sat in the stands. His absence did not cause any trouble for Leeds United and allowed the team to win the championship smoothly. He was naturally very happy.
He didn’t drag Leeds back.
“Yes, we should be happy now and celebrate,” Albertini said.
Zhong Cheng slightly curled his lips and said, “But now is not the time to be happy. Right now, there are a lot of troublesome things waiting for us!”
Albertini was slightly stunned.
Albertini immediately tidied up his mood and quickly dragged the chair behind him over. He sat in front of Zhong Cheng and asked, “What’s the trouble?”
Zhong Cheng slightly curled his lips and said, “Big trouble!”
Albertini glanced at Zhong Cheng and then lowered his head to ponder. He instantly understood where Zhong Cheng’s so-called troubles came from.
Albertini nodded slightly and said, “It’s really troublesome!”
Albertini’s eyes were firmly fixed on Zhong Cheng. It was very important to see if Zhong Cheng was here to deal with this problem.
Zhong Cheng sighed and said, “Our Leeds United have grown too fast in recent years. The salaries of our players have been soaring every year.” In the Champions League we earned an average of € 6, 000 or € 7, 000 a week and in the Premier League we earned around £ 10, 000 a week. And now our average weekly salary is just over 30,000 pounds! ”
Yes, Leeds United now earn an average of more than £ 30, 000 a week.
This is indeed low for the Premier League champions, and now that Leeds United have won the Champions League, the salary looks very, very low.
Obviously, after winning the championship, Leeds United players will not be satisfied with their current salary. Even if they didn’t jump out and play, Leeds United’s current salary structure didn’t fit their status.
The salary structure of the Champions League Champions League must be improved!
However, Zhong Cheng was afraid that at this time, many competitors would drive up prices and offer astronomical weekly salaries to the players of Leeds United.
More importantly, Zhong Cheng was afraid that the minds of the Leeds United players would fluctuate and he would speak out loudly.
This season, it was Cristiano Ronaldo that caused a lot of dissatisfaction among the Leeds United players. Many Leeds United players felt that Zhong Cheng was overemphasizing Cristiano Ronaldo, and they were dissatisfied.
Cristiano Ronaldo is also Leeds United’s highest-paid club, with a contract price of £ 85, 000 a week, but with the goal award, assists and other awards, Cristiano Ronaldo has earned an astonishing £ 125, 000 a week this season.
Leeds United players know that in order to sign him, they paid Cristiano Ronaldo for his goals and assists. Otherwise, Cristiano Ronaldo would not have joined Leeds United.
So, compared to Cristiano Ronaldo’s salary, the rest of the Leeds United players are really paid too much, so it makes sense for them to get a higher salary at this time, or they want to move.
To be honest, Cristiano Ronaldo’s £ 85, 000-a-week salary is a lot more than the rest of the players, and now it’s equivalent to £ 125, 000, which makes Leeds United’s players very unhappy.
There is an old saying in China that there is no lack of inequality!
In other words, if everyone was less like each other, everyone would be at peace with each other countless times. However, if there were too many people, and there seemed to be a lot of people, but the gap was too big, everyone would complain.
Originally, you, Cristiano Ronaldo, a newcomer, why do you have such a high salary? Although Cristiano Ronaldo has performed well this season, they are old men who have followed Leeds from the Champions League to the Champions League. Why?
At this time, if outsiders seduced and provoked him again, this matter was really hard to say.
Albertini nodded slightly. This was indeed a big problem.
Albertini immediately asked, “Boss, have you thought of a solution to this matter?”
Zhong Cheng pondered for a moment as he pondered in his heart.
To tell the truth, Zhong initially set the average weekly salary for Leeds United next season at 50,000 pounds, The first tier is Cristiano Ronaldo’s salary. His increase should be modest. The second tier should be around £ 60, 000-£ 70, 000. The third tier is around £ 35, 000. The substitutes and young players should be around £ 10, 000-£ 30, 000.
Zhong Cheng felt that this salary structure was reasonable!
However, Zhong Cheng felt that this matter would definitely not be so simple. This salary structure should not be able to handle this matter.
Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City are very good at paying their players’ salaries. At this time, wealthy Manchester City men were waving their money, often offering players £ 100, 000 a week online to poach players.
Therefore, if Zhong Cheng offered the Leeds United players 50,000 to 60,000 pounds a week, they would not be able to keep them alive,
Therefore, Zhong Cheng, who had already thought about his plans, did not immediately reveal his plans. He asked, “Demi, what kind of salary structure do you think we should have next season?”
After hearing this, Albertini pondered for a moment.
It’s hard to say, this is related to the stability of Leeds United next season. Albertini also knows that some of the players in Leeds United are vampires and they will definitely start a fight next season.
Albertini thought for a moment and then said: “I think the average weekly salary is about 50,000 pounds. That’s a pretty high salary structure. But I don’t think it’s that simple!”
It could be seen that Albertini had the same thoughts as him.
Zhong Cheng nodded slightly and immediately said, “Your idea is very reasonable. It’s similar to mine. But I think the situation next season will be very, very complicated. I think it’s better to see the transfer situation this summer.”
Zhong Cheng remembered that this summer was a transfer boom, but it was a very, very crazy transfer period. Cristiano Ronaldo moved to Real Madrid for 90 million euros, causing the transfer fees of the players to skyrocket and the salaries to skyrocket.
But on this plane, Cristiano Ronaldo moved to Leeds United last year, and Cristiano Ronaldo is not going to move this season, so it’s hard to say what the transfer window will be like this summer.
However, Zhong Cheng knew that Manchester City would definitely go crazy this season.
The Manchester City players now have the Middle East consortium to join them. They are not short of money, nor are any of the top clubs in the Premier League short of money. Therefore, Zhong Cheng has to be on guard against being poached by his counterparts in the Premier League.
Albertini nodded slightly and said: “Indeed, we should look at the summer transfer situation. But I think the situation should be very bad!”
Zhong Cheng flipped through the information on the desk, swept his eyes, and handed it to Albertini.
After Albertini received the information, he glanced at Zhong Cheng and then lowered his head to read it carefully. Albertini was instantly shocked. The damned Red Devils United were truly selfless!
Yes, most of this information comes from the Reds’ Manchester United offer.
Albertini was looking at Alex Ferguson’s offer for Patrick Aver, Gareth Bale, Levandovski and Zhong Zheng in the Leeds United squad.
Yes, Alex Ferguson also quoted a bell card.
Albertini was full of contempt when he saw Alex Ferguson’s £ 22 m offer for Zhong Zheng.
It is a joke to want to buy the captain of Leeds United, England’s number one international, for £ 22 m. Alex Ferguson was so scratchy that Albertini had nothing to say.
Seeing these offers, Albertini shook his head slightly. Obviously, Zhong Cheng would not agree to these offers. However, this also meant that the upcoming summer, Leeds United will definitely be countless clubs crazy poaching.
Zhong Cheng said: “We have a lot to do this season, pay attention to the summer transfer market and rumors, we have to move as soon as possible!”
Albertini nodded slightly, expressing his understanding.
Zhong Cheng discussed some other matters with Albertini, and then Zhong Cheng announced that Albertini and the others were on holiday. Yes, this is the last time they have gathered this season, and the next is to fight for the new season.
Zhong Cheng wanted to accompany Christina, Isabella George, and Julia Oliveira on a vacation. Of course, he still had to go to South Africa, because there was the Confederations Cup there, so Zhong Cheng still had to go for a walk.