The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 1158
1158 Mr. Mendes Came to Sell
Hearing Zhong Cheng’s words, Jorge Mendes immediately shook his head and said, “No, no, no, Mr. Loria, you can’t say that, because this is the contract year. Many of the Cherry Blossom Grass’s star contracts are about to expire, and this salary will definitely rise significantly. 140,000 pounds really can’t be ranked in the top two!”
Zhong Cheng frowned slightly as he thought in his heart, “This Mendez is indeed not easy to deal with!”
It is indeed a contract year and many Premier League stars want to renew their contracts.
In Zhong Cheng’s previous life, many Premier League stars’ contract renewal wages had gone up crazily this year, and the rate of increase was very, very frightening.
Jorge Mendes immediately said: “Haven’t Mr. Loria heard that Gareth Barry of Aston Villa has just moved to Manchester City for £ 12 million and the City club fired him for £ 120, 000 a week, not counting other bonuses, you know?”
Zhong Cheng smiled bitterly in his heart. This Jorge Mendes was really hard to deal with.
Jorge Mendes said: ‘Gareth Barry is paid £ 120, 000 a week. Will John Terry, Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres, Adebayor and Anelka, who will be renewed in a few years, be paid less than Gareth Barry?’
Hearing this, Cristiano Ronaldo nodded slightly and his eyes narrowed.
Zhong Cheng said indifferently, “That’s why I just made a temporary adjustment. We are willing to pay Chris £ 110, 000 a week.” And you know, Terry, Steven Gerrard, and the rest are defensive, and they don’t have any Golden Globe Awards for assists, and Cristiano Ronaldo has a big bonus for that, so the salary is capped. “What I want to say is that this is also the highest salary that our Leeds United can offer now. I hope you can think about it!”
Hearing this, Jorge Mendes was delighted. This way, Cristiano Ronaldo should have moved to Real Madrid.
However, at this time, Cristiano Ronaldo stepped forward and broke Jorge Mendes’s plan.
To be honest, Cristiano Ronaldo would rather stay at Leeds United.
Because when Zhong Cheng introduced him, that sentence moved him!
Cristiano Ronaldo is at best an addition to Real Madrid, becoming an ordinary member of the many legendary stars of the club. And when he came to Leeds United, he would create a legend that belonged to him, become Leeds United’s Maradona, become Leeds United’s legend leader, and personally lead Leeds United to create an era that belonged to him!
Cristiano Ronaldo is here to do something big.
Cristiano Ronaldo is keen to stay at Leeds United but his heart is still priced at £ 120, 000 a week.
This is Christie Ronaldo’s request!
When Zhong Cheng heard Cristiano Ronaldo’s request, he began to ponder.
In Zhong Cheng’s previous life, this summer’s contract year had indeed attracted a huge salary increase. John Terry earned £ 155, 000 a week when he renewed his contract with Chelsea. Last year’s scandal between Lampard and Inter gave him a £ 150, 000 new contract and Steven Gerrard will earn £ 14, 000 a week or more this year. Adebayor and the others moved to Manchester City for around 140,000 pounds …
So Cristiano Ronaldo is not asking too much for £ 120, 000 a week.
After all, Cristiano Ronaldo is now the world’s number one soccer player.
In Zhong Cheng’s memory, Cristiano Ronaldo became the world’s number one player when he moved to Real Madrid this year, earning an astonishing 14 million euros a year, or around £ 224, 000 a week.
So it’s really cheap for Leeds to give Cristiano Ronaldo £ 120, 000 a week. Cristiano Ronaldo earns around £ 15 a week with bonuses and may not make it into the top three of the Premier League.
Therefore, this salary level was not bad!
Of course, this was a bit too much for Leeds United!
Leeds United’s previous maximum floor salary was £ 85, 000. This time it rose to £ 120, 000, an increase of £ 35, 000. Fortunately, it was still within the scope of acceptance, but it exceeded Zhong Cheng’s previous plan.
However, it wasn’t too much.
Next up, Leeds United’s average salary this season should be around 50,000 pounds. Apart from Cristiano Ronaldo’s 120,000 pounds, there will be some players earning around 80,000 pounds a week. Leeds United’s players will receive a big pay rise, which should be enough to keep the Leeds United players on occasion.
So in the end, Zhong Cheng agreed to Cristiano Ronaldo’s request, and Cristiano Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo will earn £ 120, 000 a week and some big bonuses. Overall, Cristiano Ronaldo should earn around £ 150, 000, but the good news is that Leeds United’s contract with Cristiano Ronaldo runs out in 2014.
There is no excuse for renewal raises, meaning that Leeds United’s next restructuring should be in 2013 or 2014, or almost always at that level.
Although Jorge Mendes was a little dissatisfied, he still accepted it.
After all, it was Cristiano Ronaldo himself who made the final decision, and Jorge Mendez could not interfere. Jorge Mendes was also shrewd, so it didn’t affect his relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo or Zhong Cheng.
After talking about Cristiano Ronaldo, everyone was still talking and laughing.
After finalizing this matter, everyone felt much more relaxed.
At this moment, Jorge Mendes suddenly asked, “Mr. Loria, I heard that your club is looking for a striker?”
Zhong Cheng was slightly stunned, and then he nodded.
Indeed, Leeds United are now looking for a striker!
Because Alexander Pato hasn’t fully recovered yet, he has already resumed training. However, there was an accident in the recovery training. He is still recovering from his injuries. It is said that he will not be able to make a comeback until around November this year.
More importantly, Edison Cavani is seriously injured, this season will not pay, will go next season.
Diego Milito, Levandowski and Khalk are the only strikers in the Leeds United squad, and Khalk has been prepared as a full-back.
One more thing is that Leeds United don’t know if they can keep Diego Milito.
There are a lot of clubs that want to poach Diego Milito now.
Internazionale are currently digging for Diego Milito, who is said to be paid € 4 million a year. The average weekly salary is around £ 65, 000, but it is much higher than his current weekly salary at Leeds United.
Nouveau riche Manchester City are also seducing Diego Milito, who has even been paid more than £ 100, 000 a week by Leeds United.
Even if Diego Milito doesn’t leave, Leeds United are looking to bring in a striker.
To tell the truth, There are plenty of strikers looking to move this summer, such as Inter striker Ibrahimovic, Barcelona striker Eto’o, Valencia striker David Villa, Stuttgart striker Mario Gomez, Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor and Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko.
Atletico Madrid duo Diego Fran and Aguero are among those in the midst of a transfer storm.
To be honest, Zhong Cheng had many strikers, and Ibrahimovic was definitely one of them. Evidently Ibrahimovic is tired of playing in Italy, as the atmosphere in Italian football has deteriorated since the Calciopoli season, and more importantly, Ibrahimovic believes he will not be able to win the Champions League if he stays at Inter.
So Ibrahimovic wants to leave Inter.
To tell the truth, Zhong Cheng really hoped that Ibrahimovic could move to Leeds United.
However, this was almost impossible!
Because Ibrahimovic’s salary is too high, he is a king in Inter Milan and Inter president Moratti likes him very much. Moratti even offered the world’s number one salary of 1,200 euros. Such a high salary was definitely not something Leeds United could afford.
Although Ibrahimovic claims he is willing to cut his salary to join a team that can compete for the Champions League. But Zhong Cheng knew very well that even if he cut his salary, Ibrahimovic would not be able to reduce it by much.
According to what Zhong Cheng remembered in his previous life, Ibrahimovic was the one who received the most salary cuts to join Spanish giants Barcelona, but his annual salary was around 11 million euros.
The annual salary is around £ 176, 000 a week, and he has other goals bonuses and so on, so Ibrahimovic is really, really not cheap.
If Ibrahimovic comes to Leeds United, the salary structure of Leeds United and Cristiano Ronaldo will be renegotiated and Leeds United’s club will collapse.
Therefore, Zhong Cheng could only watch Ibrahimovic with keen eyes and would not have any substantive contact with him.
What does Jorge Mendes mean by asking this question now? Could it be that he has players under his command?
Zhong Cheng stared at Jorge Mendes and said, “Yes, we do need a player in front. What, does Mr. Mendez have any recommendations?”
To tell the truth, this was what Jorge Mendes was waiting for!
This was also one of the reasons why Jorge Mendes came to Zhong Cheng today. It was to recommend one of his players to Zhong Cheng. To tell the truth, Jorge Mendes is very optimistic about the player, he even thinks that his player can reach the height of Drogba.
Jorge Mendes chuckled and said, “To be honest, I really have a very good candidate here!”
Zhong Cheng also understood that Jorge Mendes’s real purpose in coming here today should be this.
Perhaps, Jorge Mendes had never thought that they would be able to negotiate the Cristiano Ronaldo contract. He was here to recommend players to Zhong Cheng.
Zhong Cheng immediately said, “Oh, really? Then I have to listen carefully. Who would think so highly of the famous Mr. Mendez and be willing to recommend him?”