Chapter 166: Landing in the Premier League, joining Manchester City with a sky-high signing fee!

After Lin Quan returned to Germany from Brazil, Pere found Lin Quan immediately and reported to him the results of his contacts with Bayern during this period.

Lin Quan frowned after listening to Pere's report.

"Bayern is unwilling to guarantee my playing time?"

“That’s right!”

"What about Gotze's?"

"Götze is an important member of the German team. For next year's World Cup, the German Football Association came forward to negotiate with Bayern, and Bayern agreed to give him a starting position!"

"So, I can only play as a substitute?"

“You could say that!”

"Does my father know about this?"

"Well, Pep already knows about it. He told me to respect your personal choice!"

Lin Quan nodded. Guardiola must be in a difficult situation being caught in the middle.

He certainly hopes that Lin Quan can go to Bayern to help him, but going to Bayern may not be the best choice for Lin Quan personally.

"Since Bayern prefers Gotze, there is no need for us to go to Bayern!"

Lin Quan has no feelings for Bayern, he went to Bayern just for Guardiola.

But since Bayern has chosen Gotze, there is no need for him to put his face in the cold butt.

As the absolute core of Spain, the winner of the Confederations Cup Golden Boot and the Golden Ball, he can't really go to Bayern as a substitute, right?

Not to mention that he is not happy, the Spanish Football Association is not happy either! Bayern actually wants both of them. Lin Quan is so strong that they will not let him go if they can sign him.

But their frontcourt positions are basically full, with Robben, Ribery, Thomas Muller and Gotze, and Mandzukic in the center position.

The competition in the midfield and frontcourt is too fierce for Bayern, so they can only make choices.

Signing Lin Quan can certainly improve the team's strength, but what Bayern wants now is to determine the core of the future team.

However, Lin Quan was unwilling to sign a long-term contract with them, and had no feelings or sense of belonging to Bayern.

Bayern is worried that he will be poached by other teams in the future, causing the tactical system they have built to become a castle in the air.

Just like Barcelona, ​​they have become accustomed to relying on Messi. If Messi is suddenly poached, it would be almost a devastating blow to Barcelona.

Bayern does not want to lose Lin Quan after developing a dependence on him. They are a wealthy club and cannot afford the losses brought about by such turmoil.

"Excluding Bayern, what other teams are left to choose from?"

Since he is not going to Bayern, the Bundesliga can basically be ruled out.

Dortmund is an option, but it's not a good option.

"The big clubs in Serie A, La Liga and the Premier League have all invited you. Just decide which team you like!"

Lin Quan is not a fringe player that no one wants. He is the hottest player in the transfer market right now.

All the big and powerful families have opened their arms to him. They are not afraid that he will go, but they are afraid that he will not go!

"Serie A is ruled out, La Liga, La Liga is also ruled out!"

Serie A is a declining league. The competitive level is declining year by year, and the team's investment is getting less and less. Coupled with Italy's poor economic situation, people are very pessimistic about the future of Serie A.

Lin Quan currently does not want to play in Serie A, so Serie A was ruled out first.

La Liga is actually the most suitable league for him. He doesn't have to worry about adapting to playing in La Liga. And considering his super high popularity in the national team, he will immediately gain a lot of fans and supporters when he returns to La Liga.

However, there is a huge gap in La Liga, with only two real giants.

He definitely can't go to Barcelona, ​​but he can go to Real Madrid. However, considering his status as a former Barcelona player, going to Real Madrid will cause a lot of controversy.

So after all the calculations, I can only go to the Premier League!

Lin Quan does have the idea of ​​going to the Premier League, but his plan is to level up in the Bundesliga and then go to the Premier League after he becomes an adult.

It seems a bit too early to go to the Premier League now.

"Many teams in the Premier League are interested in you, and the most interested ones are Manchester City and Chelsea!"

Lin Quan glanced at Perez. Among the big four, Arsenal was definitely the one most interested in him.

But Arsenal has no money and cannot afford to buy players.

So that's why Pere thought the other party had no interest, right?

He doesn't understand the professor. The professor has no money, not no interest.

"Which one do you think is better, Manchester City or Manchester United?"

Lin Quan excluded Chelsea and went straight to discussing the two Manchester teams.

"Manchester United is one of the most successful clubs not only in the Premier League but in the world.

Manchester United has a large number of fans all over the world.

Their business development is very good and the team's record is also excellent.

Moreover, Manchester United is a wealthy club with a strong foundation. Going here can not only get a high salary, but also gain various honors.

The only question worth worrying about is, after Ferguson announced his retirement, can Manchester United's new coach continue the glory of the Ferguson era? "

At this time, Manchester United was not the Manchester United that had been without a championship for many years. They had just won the 20th English Premier League trophy in team history and were the most successful club in the entire Premier League.

However, Manchester United's glory belongs to the past.

Manchester United in the post-Ferguson era is simply a mess, and various coaches have been unable to solve the problems within the Manchester United team.

As a result, Manchester United did not win a Premier League title for ten years.

Lin Quan didn't want to consider such a turbulent team at all.

Joining Manchester United at this time is equivalent to joining the Fruit Army in 1949.

Seeing that Lin Quan rejected Manchester United, Perez cheered up and began to introduce Manchester City: "The owner of Manchester City is very rich and sincere. He sent someone to contact me a long time ago and has a strong interest in you. He is even your fan.

But Manchester City is not a wealthy club, it is just a nouveau riche.

Manchester City does not have the foundation of a top club. They have too few championships, including only one Premier League trophy. They have only played in the Champions League twice and were eliminated in both group stages.

It can be said that this club has nothing but money! ”

Lin Quan nodded. At this time, Manchester City was still on the rise.

The team spends money like water every year, but fails in various competitions every year.

It can be said that he spent the most money and suffered the most severe beating.

But isn’t this just right? Isn’t it just right for a team with almost no honors to start a business?

If he goes to another big club, even if he wins, it will be a success standing on the shoulders of giants.

But if he goes to Manchester City to create a dynasty, then he himself will be that giant! Thinking of this, Lin Quan made up his mind:

"Reject invitations from other teams and go to Manchester City!"

…

When Manchester City owner Mansour learned that Lin Quan might come to his team, he excitedly flew to Germany on his private jet and personally picked up Lin Quan to go to Manchester.

Such speed and such treatment, not to mention Lin Quan, even Pere and Guardiola were dumbfounded.

"I'm so sorry for not informing you in advance. I'm sorry for disturbing you!"

Mansour apologized politely to the three of them. He was worried that things might get more complicated if the situation persisted and that Lin Quan might be abducted by another team, so he came in person.

At this time, Manchester City was in its start-up phase and could only spend money to buy players, but could not buy top stars.

Lin Quan finally had some progress, and Mansour naturally didn't want to miss this opportunity.

In fact, he didn't need to take action personally in this kind of thing, but in order to show Manchester City's sincerity, Mansour took action personally.

"Come in, please!"

Pere quickly called Mansur and his assistant in.

After Mansur came in, he shook hands with several people in turn and said straight to the point:

"Lin, I formally invite you and hope you can join us at Manchester City."

After Mansoor finished speaking, he nodded to his assistant.

Fahim, the executive of the Abu Dhabi consortium, handed over the contract from Manchester City.

"This is?"

Both Guardiola and Pere came over curiously, and then were dazzled by the long list of numbers on the contract.

"Haha, it's just a small token of my appreciation, not worth mentioning!"

The 'little gift' Mansoor mentioned was a check with the number 1 followed by eight zeros.

"This is?"

Guardiola subconsciously sat up straight and asked.

The amount was so huge that he had to take it seriously.

"Signing fee, in pounds!"

Fahim began to explain.

A signing fee of 100 million pounds?

Guardiola and his brother looked at each other in bewilderment. They had long heard that Manchester City was a nouveau riche and generous.

But I didn't expect him to be so generous! "Sorry, we can't accept this money, it's too much!"

Guardiola didn't know what Manchester City was going to do, but the amount of money was beyond his imagination, and he instinctively wanted to refuse.

No one doesn't like money, but too much money will make people feel scared and uneasy.

A signing fee of 100 million, I've never heard of such a thing.

"Haha, I didn't explain it clearly, so you misunderstood."

Mansur saw everyone's nervous expressions and said with a smile:

“As far as I know, Lin Quan is currently a free agent.

If we can sign him, we can save a lot of transfer fees, and this 100 million pounds is the transfer fee we originally planned to offer to Bayern during the winter break.

I think, for a player who has just joined the team for less than half a year.

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Faced with our £100 million poaching, Bayern may find it difficult to hold back.

As long as Lin himself agrees, the transfer is very likely to be successful.

Even if it doesn’t work this winter, it might work next summer.

However, by then, as Lin leads the team to win the World Cup, our offer may have to be increased to 120 million or even 150 million pounds.

Since the money has to be spent eventually, it can be given to Bayern or to the players.

The sooner we give it away, the better it will be for us at Manchester City.

Because good players are definitely getting more and more expensive! Moreover, even if a transfer is reached in the future, we will still have to pay Lin Quan a signing fee.

If we pay it now, the transfer fee and signing fee will be settled in one go. In the end, we have saved tens of millions of pounds!

This is a win-win cooperation, isn’t it? "

What a business genius!

After listening to his explanation, even Guardiola felt that the money should be taken, and he could take it with a clear conscience and without any psychological burden.

But he still has one question, is Lin Quan really worth 100 million pounds?

"You think so highly of my son?"

It is not easy to win the World Cup championship. It is a goal that more than 30 strong teams from all over the world compete for.

Spain's chances of winning the title are not very high, especially as their squad will age further next year.

"Of course, I am a loyal fan of Lin. It is no exaggeration to say that in my mind, he is the Messi of Manchester City!"

Well, the other side even brought up Messi, and Guardiola was immediately speechless.

He doesn't understand other players, but he is clear about Messi's value.

Is Messi worth 100 million pounds? Of course he is!

The other party regards Lin Quan as Manchester City's Messi, so Lin Quan is worth the price.

"Okay, I have no objection!"

Guardiola raised his hands in surrender. He was tempted by such a huge signing fee.

If he hadn't signed with Bayern, I would have to ask: Do you still need a coach at Manchester City? I don't want a signing fee of 100 million pounds, 50 million, no, 20 million will do! Seeing that Guardiola had no objection, Lin Quan continued to open the contract and read the rest.

Manchester City offered a five-year contract and a weekly salary of 400,000 pounds, which is about 21 million pounds in annual salary.

If Lin Quan really signs this contract, he will surpass Eto'o and become the player with the highest annual salary in football.

The wages offered by Manchester City are indeed worthy of their status as nouveau riche.

In addition to the annual salary, the total amount of miscellaneous bonuses such as goal awards and appearance fees is also not small.

There is another big bonus, which is the loyalty award.

If Lin Quan can play for Manchester City for five full years without transferring, he will receive a loyalty bonus of 50 million pounds in the fifth year.

That works out to 10 million pounds a year! So the total value of the contract is about 250 million pounds.

An average of 50 million pounds per year! This is definitely a very lucrative contract, even Guardiola can't find any fault with it.

There is no way, the other party gave too much!

"To show our sincerity, we can give up Lin's image rights!"

Seeing that Guardiola and others didn't say anything, Mansour thought that the other party was not satisfied with the contract.

So he added: "In addition, after Lin Quan moves to Manchester City, we will also help him with accommodation and travel. These do not need to be included in the contract. It is considered my personal sponsorship."

Lin Quan felt that he was about to be knocked down by the opponent's financial offensive. He turned his head to look at Pere and Guardiola.

Like him, these two people felt dizzy and felt like they were having an unreal dream.

After Mansoor finished speaking, he waited anxiously for the other party's response.

Manchester City has nothing but money. If they can't deal with the opponent with money, then there is nothing else they can do.

Lin Quan and Pep both looked at Guardiola.

Guardiola shrugged.

“I really can’t find any reason to refuse such a contract.

But Lin, you have to think clearly. If you get the highest annual salary in the world, you will inevitably bear enormous pressure.

If Manchester City doesn't perform well, you will be the first one to be criticized by the outside world.

If you think you can handle the responsibility, go to Manchester City!"

Lin Quan nodded and said:

"I'll wait for you in Manchester City!"

Both Guardiola and Mansour were stunned for a moment.

Guardiola was the first to react:

"Who wants to go to Manchester City with you, you act like I can't live without you!"

Mansur's eyes lit up. He came here just to poach Lin Quan.

But if Guardiola can also be poached, then Manchester City will take off immediately.

"I promised Bayern that I would help them complete a smooth transition after winning the championship, and I don't want to break my promise!"

Mansour was a little disappointed, but the other party did not explicitly refuse, which still left some hope.

Since the other party came in a private plane, it would be difficult for Lin Quan to take a commercial airliner by himself.

With the help of Guardiola and Pere, he quickly packed his things.

After packing, they were loaded onto Mansour's private plane with the help of his assistants.

"The pace of the Premier League games is fast and the physical confrontation is fierce. When you go to the Premier League, you need to take care to protect yourself and avoid injuries."

Guardiola could not accompany Lin Quan to Manchester City because he had to lead Bayern in pre-season training.

Before leaving, he repeated a lot of instructions, and the word "worry" was almost written on his forehead.

"Manchester City will be fighting on three fronts next season. Although you are the team's top star, you should also ask the head coach for a break.

You don’t have to play in some unimportant matches to avoid getting injured due to overwork.”

Guardiola is not worried about whether Lin Quan can integrate into the team. What he is most worried about is that Lin Quan will get injured in the Premier League.

"Don't worry, I will pay attention. Just work hard in Bayern and don't get fired by Bayern!"

"That brat has nothing good to say. If anyone needs to be fired, I'll be the one to fire Bayern!"

Lin Quan's transfer made Guardiola somewhat dissatisfied with Bayern. He knew the relationship between him and Lin Quan, but he still did this.

This made Guardiola feel that he was not respected.

Although he signed a three-year contract with Bayern, he may not really coach Bayern for three years.

…

Manchester City acted quickly, Lin Quan was still on Mansour's private plane and had not yet landed.

Manchester City’s official website couldn’t wait to announce the signing of the two parties.

“I am delighted to announce that, after friendly negotiations, we have reached an agreement with Spanish international, Bundesliga Golden Boot, Confederations Cup Golden Boot & Ballon d’Or winner Lin Quan, who has officially joined Manchester City Football Club.

In the new season, Lin Quan will wear the No. 10 jersey and play for the Blue Moon! "

In fact, joining Manchester City was included in the outline, but the original plan was to play for Bayern for a year and then transfer to Manchester City for a record-breaking transfer fee.

However, when I was laying the groundwork for my future move to Manchester City, many readers misunderstood and thought that I was going to join Manchester City right away. In addition, everyone might have been reluctant to go to Bayern, and after playing in the Bundesliga for a season, they were a bit bored and wanted to change their taste.

In addition, many readers hope that the protagonist does not rely on Guardiola, but can conquer the world on his own.

So I deleted the Bayern plot and accelerated the launch of the Premier League.

This turn is a bit abrupt, so let me explain it to you here.

(End of this chapter)