Chapter 410: Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid fail to reach an agreement, Real Madrid goes all out to pursue Lin Quan, Manchester City can no longer sit still

Mendes is not very supportive of Cristiano Ronaldo's desire to leave Real Madrid, because he knows very well that the only way to achieve this is to stay in Real Madrid and take advantage of Real Madrid's influence in football and its strong ability to create momentum.

Only by doing this can Ronaldo maintain his current status and influence in the football world. Once he falls out with Real Madrid and leaves Real Madrid, his influence will inevitably decline greatly.

Without Real Madrid's support, it will be very difficult for Ronaldo to win the Ballon d'Or again.

Moreover, for a superstar like Ronaldo, there are indeed not many clubs suitable for him.

Going to a new team and facing the problem of adaptation is too risky for a player of his age.

Once you lose the bet, there is no recovery.

Therefore, Mendes tried every means to persuade Ronaldo to calm down and not act impulsively.

But the more he did this, the more Ronaldo couldn't calm down.

He felt that Mendes was only concerned with his business empire and did not consider himself at all, which made Ronaldo very unhappy.

"That's enough. I don't want to hear any more of this. Either find a suitable club for me, or get Real Madrid to accept my terms. There's nothing else to say!"

Ronaldo did not give Mendes any face at all, but spoke in an almost commanding tone.

Mendes was stunned for a moment and looked at Ronaldo with a complicated look.

The two have been working together for 13 years. When Mendes discovered Ronaldo, he was not as famous as he is today.

It was he who used his business acumen and connections in the football world to recommend Ronaldo to Ferguson, helping Ronaldo to join Manchester United in the Premier League, and then used Manchester United as a springboard to transfer to Real Madrid with the world's highest fee.

It can be said that Ronaldo’s success today is certainly inseparable from his talent and strength, but in addition to this, a large part of the credit goes to Mendes.

But now, their relationship has come to this point, which makes Mendes feel very bitter.

Sure enough, his wings have grown strong enough for him to fly solo.

"Okay, I'll go find Florentino now!"

Mendes smiled bitterly and nodded, without saying anything else, he left Ronaldo's residence directly, bought the nearest flight to Madrid, and went to see the president of Real Madrid.

In Florentino's office, the old man was not surprised by Mendes' visit.

News came from the club that Cristiano Ronaldo was greedy and was clamoring for a pay raise, which made the old man very unhappy.

Ronaldo's annual salary is not low. His annual salary of 17 million euros after tax is enough to rank second in today's football world, second only to Lin Quan of Manchester City.

Although it is widely rumored that Barcelona is going to give Messi a pay raise, this is just a rumor after all and has not yet been implemented.

It won’t be too late for Real Madrid to take action until Barcelona really gives Messi a promotion and a raise.

The contract can be renewed at any time, but using salary increase to threaten Real Madrid made Florentino very unhappy.

Real Madrid is not decided by any one player, but by the club president! Therefore, Florentino rejected Mendes' request to give Ronaldo a pay raise.

"Jorge, Ronaldo has made great contributions to Real Madrid over the years and helped us win a La Liga title, but you are also familiar with Real Madrid's salary system. If Ronaldo is really given a raise, should Modric get a raise? Should Benzema get a raise? Should Bale get a raise?"

Florentino's words made Mendes smile bitterly in his heart. In his six years at Real Madrid, Ronaldo only helped the team win one La Liga title. Can this be considered an outstanding contribution to Real Madrid?

Why do I feel like the chairman is mocking myself and Ronaldo?

As for the problem of Real Madrid's salary system, it is indeed a problem.

But with Casillas about to leave the team, there are not many players in Real Madrid who are older than Ronaldo.

Modric and Benzema are not as strong as Ronaldo, so they cannot be compared with Ronaldo.

Although Bale has good strength, he came too late and his qualifications are far inferior to Ronaldo.

So, after all, it's just Florentino's excuse. The other party clearly doesn't want to give Ronaldo a raise.

"Foucault, Cristiano is a very competitive player. Like Real Madrid, he is eager to win various honors on the field."

"But the club has failed several times in the Champions League. Since he joined the team, the club has changed three head coaches, and the team is still very far away from the Champions League. Cristiano is 30 years old this year. He wants to realize his dream again before he retires. I hope the old man can give him such an opportunity."

Mendes politely told Florentino that he still had many players playing for Real Madrid, so he could not completely offend the president of Real Madrid because of Ronaldo's incident.

Mendes said it very tactfully. It is actually very simple for Real Madrid to keep Ronaldo.

Either give him a raise or use money to keep him.

Either continue to recruit more players to improve their own strength and let Ronaldo see that staying in Real Madrid can allow him to win the coveted Champions League and Golden Ball.

If one of these two conditions can be met, Mendes will be able to work on Ronaldo after he returns.

But if Real Madrid doesn't make any response, it will be difficult for him to be caught in the middle.

Ronaldo is not a puppet at the mercy of others, he is a man with his own opinions.

If Mendes fails to do what he asks, he will most likely change his agent and fire Mendes, even if the other party is the best agent in football! As the best star under his management, to be honest, Mendes does not want to have such a bad relationship with Ronaldo.

The reason why his company is what it is today, in addition to his excellent business acumen and daring character, is also closely related to the successful signing of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Without superstars and top coaches such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Mourinho who have huge influence in the football world, it would be difficult for him to become a guest of honor at so many top clubs.

Without the connections with these wealthy clubs, it would not be so easy for his players to get into these teams.

But now that things have come to this, he can only try his best to save the situation. After all, the conflict between Ronaldo and Real Madrid is irreconcilable.

"Haha, if he wants to leave, we won't put up any obstacles, as long as he can afford the penalty!"

Florentino chuckled, not caring about Mendes' hidden threat.

Isn't it just threatening himself that Ronaldo is going to leave?

Cristiano Ronaldo is indeed very capable, but without him, Real Madrid will still be one of the world's top clubs and its strength will not be affected too much.

In fact, as long as Real Madrid can buy that person, its strength will increase instead of decrease, and it may even become stronger.

Therefore, Florentino is so confident and acts as if he doesn't care.

Ronaldo is indeed very strong and very important to Real Madrid. If he is willing to stay in Real Madrid, Florentino will naturally welcome him.

But if he really wants to leave, Real Madrid will not stop him.

This summer, Real Madrid will join the army chasing Lin Quan.

Considering the high transfer fee required to purchase Lin Quan, and after he comes to the team, someone needs to make room for him and give him the status of the team leader.

If Real Madrid can really buy Lin Quan, sending Ronaldo away is almost an inevitable result.

A few years ago, Florentino once had the idea of ​​letting Lin Quan assist Ronaldo, but now, after Lin Quan has continued to prove his strength in major competitions, he has completely given up this idea.

Although he would not say it openly, in Florentino's heart, he felt that Lin Quan was much better than Ronaldo.

If Manchester City was willing to make the exchange, he would have packed up and sent Ronaldo over long ago.

Although Ronaldo is not as strong as Lin Quan, he is still one of the Big Three.

Thirty years old is not too old. If he transfers away at this time, he can at least earn more than 150 million euros.

With this money, Real Madrid will have sufficient funds to purchase Lin Quan.

As for the result that Lin Quan does not come and Ronaldo is let go, Florentino has thought about it.

Anyway, Real Madrid's performance in recent years has not been good. When Ronaldo was there, they could not win the championship. When Ronaldo was not there, at best, they were the same as before. Could Real Madrid be relegated? Besides, after he fired Ancelotti and promoted Zidane, Real Madrid had to face reconstruction.

For a team that is in the rebuilding period, it is naturally impossible to make too high demands on their performance.

Therefore, Real Madrid can fully bear the consequences of Ronaldo's departure, which is also the reason why he is not afraid of Mendes' threats.

Hearing what Karl Lagerfeld said, Mendes sighed.

This can be considered a breakdown of the talks. The differences between the two sides are too great and this negotiation has completely failed.

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Messi and Lin next door both have at least 2 Champions League titles, but Ronaldo only has one now. For the sake of the championship, it is probably a foregone conclusion that he will leave Real Madrid.

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Just when the relationship between Ronaldo and Real Madrid was strained, Manchester City also felt a little nervous about the rumors that the outside world was scrambling for Lin Quan.

"We only have three years left on our contract with Lin Quan. Isn't that a little too short?"

"It's a bit short. Three years goes by in a flash. I think we should renew his contract for another five years and extend it to 2020!"

Lin Quan's contract was signed in the summer of 2013. The contract is for five years and expires in the summer of 2018.

Of course, clubs usually renew contracts with players in advance and will not wait until the contract expires to discuss it.

The more important the player, the earlier the contract renewal negotiations will begin, sometimes a year or even two years in advance.

However, Lin Quan's current contract still has three years left, but Manchester City can't wait to start contract renewal negotiations in advance, which is indeed a bit abnormal.

Just when everyone in the club was in favor of renewing Lin Quan's contract as soon as possible, someone suddenly said, "But if that's the case, then the new contract will definitely give him a raise, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell silent.

Lin Quan's annual salary is 20 million pounds, the highest in the Premier League and even in the entire football world, and his weekly salary is 400,000 pounds.

Generally speaking, if a club takes the initiative to renew a contract in advance, it will definitely increase the salary based on the original basis.

With Lin Quan's current annual salary, even if Manchester City only increases it by 10%, it will still be a huge expense.

What's more, if it is only increased by 10%, it would seem insincere and the players may not agree or even get emotional about it, which would be counterproductive.

Therefore, regarding the renewal of Lin Quan’s contract, the club’s top management met and discussed for several days but could not make up their minds.

Finally, Manchester City chairman Fahim personally went to Abu Dhabi and met with the big boss Mansour, and then the matter was settled.

Manchester City intends to offer Lin Quan a new contract worth 250 million pounds.

The contract is for 5 years and expires on June 30, 2020.

In this new contract, Manchester City offered Lin Quan an annual salary of up to 25 million pounds, and in addition to the annual salary, he also received a loyalty bonus of 125 million pounds.

During the contract period, Lin Quan can receive loyalty bonuses of 15 million, 20 million, 25 million, 30 million and 35 million pounds in the five years respectively.

If Lin Quan signs this contract, he will defend his position as the highest paid player in football.

Not only that, even if Barcelona really offered Messi a sky-high contract, Messi's annual salary would still be 5 million euros less than Lin Quan's.

Lin Quan will also break the football record and become the first player to reach an annual salary of 30 million euros.

If loyalty bonuses are included, his income would almost exceed the annual salary of the entire team of most teams in the top five leagues.

Manchester City was full of confidence. After obtaining instructions from the big boss, they immediately found Lin Quan's agent Pere and wanted to start contract renewal negotiations with him.

Perez was very shocked by the contract offered by Manchester City. As the richest man in the Premier League, isn’t this too arrogant?

If he were Lin Quan, he would have signed his name on the agreement immediately.

But unfortunately, he was not, so Pere could only find Lin Quan and report the matter to him.

"Doesn't the contract still have three years left? Why is Manchester City in such a hurry?"

After taking a look at the new contract that Perez brought over, Lin Quan was almost blinded by the long string of numbers on it.

But now he is no longer the poor guy who relied on Barcelona's bonuses a few years ago, after receiving Manchester City's sky-high signing fee and high salary, as well as a lot of sponsorship fees.

Lin Quan's net worth at this time has exceeded 300 million euros.

This does not include his investments in the Internet, Bitcoin and other areas. If all these assets are counted, his net worth would probably exceed 1 billion euros.

After holding so many assets, money is really just a string of numbers to him.

Therefore, he cares more about the reasons behind Manchester City's actions.

"It should be the rumors about your transfer that made Manchester City feel a sense of crisis and they are eager to renew your contract to ensure that you will not leave Manchester City, right?"

Pere's guess was similar to what Lin Quan was thinking, and he also thought this was the most likely possibility.

However, Lin Quan is not too keen on signing such a long contract with Manchester City.

The weather in Manchester is really bad. Not only Spanish players like Negredo can't stand it and want to leave, Lin Quan also doesn't like the climate here.

Besides, British food is really terrible. The longer I stay here, the more I dislike British food.

In addition, after staying in a team for too long and winning all the honors, players will lose their ambition, motivation, and even become bored.

So Lin Quan instructed Perez to put Manchester City's contract renewal request aside for the time being and make a decision after comprehensive consideration.

Before this, Lin Quan didn't want anyone to disturb his vacation.

After finally getting a good rest, he decided to go out and relax.

After all, next year Spain will play in the European Cup, and he may not have such a long vacation.

(End of this chapter)