Chapter 414: Manchester City is anxious, the club chairman personally visits
"These bastards, are you serious?"
After four clubs launched offers, Manchester City Club suddenly became a little panicked.
When they don't want to sell their players, so many top teams are scrambling for their star players, and anyone would be nervous.
What makes them even more nervous is that Lin Quan has not yet agreed to sign the contract extension. This inevitably makes Manchester City feel a little panicked, and they subconsciously worry whether Lin Quan is really going to leave Manchester City this summer?
Otherwise, facing such favorable conditions from Manchester City, why didn't he renew his contract? Although Manchester City's foundation is not as good as those old giants, anyone can see that they are a rising upstart.
As long as they develop step by step, it is only a matter of time before they join the ranks of top giants.
Before Manchester City won the Champions League in 2014, many people in the football world claimed that Manchester City was just a wealthy upstart and looked down upon them.
But what about now? After Manchester City won two consecutive Champions Leagues, few people in today's football world would regard them as a nouveau riche.
Many professionals have even begun to analyze Manchester City's success story, and some clubs have even unconsciously begun to imitate Manchester City's operating model, apparently intending to replicate Manchester City's success.
Therefore, for Manchester City, it is only a matter of time to have what top clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern have.
In this situation, they couldn't understand why the players in the team, especially top players like Lin Quan, didn't want to stay with the team? "Don't think too much, Lin Quan didn't refuse to renew his contract with us, aren't the negotiations still going on?"
Seeing everyone so pessimistic and depressed, Manchester City’s chairman Fahim had to speak up to comfort them.
"I got the news that Lin Quan has already returned to Europe. While he is at home, I will go there in person to show him our utmost sincerity."
In fact, Manchester City does not need to be so anxious, as Lin Quan's contract still has three years left.
Even if Lin Quan does not renew his contract, as long as Manchester City is determined not to let him go, even if Lin Quan wants to leave, he will have to wait until 2018.
During these three years, they can take advantage of the fact that Lin Quan is still in the team and strive for more honors in the league and the Champions League, and maybe they can join the ranks of top giants.
By that time, maybe Lin Quan will change his mind?
Even if Lin Quan finally insists on leaving, Manchester City, which has become a top club, can still attract other big-name stars to join by relying on its past achievements and the appeal of a top club.
Although the team's record will definitely decline without Lin Quan, with the addition of other stars, Manchester City will not fall to the point of having to fight for relegation.
However, Manchester City really does not want to lose Lin Quan. As long as Lin Quan's contract is less than three years, they will feel insecure.
Manchester City’s current tactical system is built around Lin Quan. If they cannot give Lin Quan a long-term contract and keep him in the team, then Manchester City will have to adjust their tactical play.
This is not as simple as just changing a striker, but the entire team has to start from scratch.
Just as Barcelona can't find a replacement for Messi, Manchester City can't find a replacement for Lin Quan.
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Lin Quan had just returned from Xavi's house when he met Manchester City chairman Fahim who was waiting outside his house.
"Mr. Chairman, what brings you here?"
Lin Quan was a little surprised by the other party's sudden appearance, and he also realized that the other party must have something very important to do.
"Haha, I heard you were back from abroad, so I came to visit you. Aren't Mr. Pep and the others here?"
Lin Quan does not have his own house in Catalonia, but lives with Guardiola and his wife.
He doesn't come back for long throughout the year, and he's not married yet, so there's no need for him to buy a house here for the time being.
It won’t be too late to move out after you get married and start a family.
"They went skiing in Switzerland and won't be back for a while."
"I see. Why don't you invite me in and have a seat?"
Fahim said with a smile, Lin Quan nodded apologetically, took out the key, opened the door, invited Fahim in, and poured him a cup of tea.
After Fahim came in, he did not immediately explain his purpose, and Lin Quan would not take the initiative to break the silence.
In fact, he had already guessed the other party's intention, which was nothing more than a matter of contract renewal.
When returning to Europe, Perez had already reported in detail Manchester City's urgent need to renew the contract.
Regarding the renewal of his contract with Manchester City, Perez is very determined:
People must have a bottom line, and cannot give up money just for dignity!!!
Renew the contract, resolutely renew the contract, Manchester City comes to you and offers money, it would be a waste not to take it!
To be honest, Lin Quan was also very tempted. This salary, let alone in 2015, would be a very high annual salary even after 2020.
But he doesn't want to sign a long-term contract. He might consider a three-year contract like Cristiano Ronaldo's, but a five-year contract like the one offered by Manchester City is not acceptable.
In the end, Fahim lost the competition of who could keep his composure longer. He cleared his throat and said:
"Lin, I came here mainly for two things."
Lin Quan raised his head and looked at him, motioning for him to continue.
"First of all, as you know, there have been a lot of rumors about you in the transfer market this summer, and our club has also received a lot of offers for you. I wonder what you think about this?"
Fahim stared at Lin Quan intently, trying to find something from the changes in his facial expression.
"Is the club going to sell me this summer?"
Lin Quan did not answer the question directly, but asked a question in return.
"Well, of course not. You are the club's top star and you are not for sale. We will not put you on the shelf no matter what!"
Fahim said this in a firm tone to show Lin Quan Manchester City's determination.
Moreover, this sentence also implies that Manchester City will not sell players under any circumstances, which means that even if Lin Quan wants to leave, they will not allow it.
Lin Quan nodded and understood the club's attitude.
He really had no intention of leaving now. After all, Guardiola had just arrived. If he ran away now, it would feel like he was letting Guardiola down.
Seeing that there was no obvious change on Lin Quan's face, Fahim continued: "The club has received four offers so far, including from Barcelona and Real Madrid, but we rejected them all."
Lin Quan still didn't react much, Manchester City's reaction was within his expectations.
He also doesn't want to be entangled in these transfer rumors, so Manchester City's decisive rejection is actually helping him.
"The second thing I came here for today is about the contract renewal between the club and you."
Seeing that Lin Quan was not very interested in the transfer, Fahim was cheered up and immediately struck while the iron was hot, saying, "In view of the great contributions you have made to the team in the past two years at Manchester City and the countless honors you have won, the team has decided to offer you a new contract and significantly increase your salary and bonuses to match your performance."
This sounded nice, and in the name of giving Lin Quan a raise, they handed him a new contract, but they never mentioned the time limit of the new contract.
It is natural to give better treatment for such a five-year contract, because prices are rising every year, and the players' value and wages are also rising.
Although the annual salary offered by Manchester City is very high, it is only a 20% salary increase compared to the previous contract, which may not be able to catch up with the average salary increase in the football world in the past five years.
Of course, if loyalty awards are included, that’s another story.
However, as long as Lin Quan cannot stay in Manchester City for five full years, he will not receive the full loyalty bonus. So compared to the actual annual salary, the loyalty bonus is actually just a pie in the sky drawn by the club.
After all, when the remaining time on Lin Quan's next contract is shortened, Manchester City will still renew his contract in advance or sell him, and he is destined not to get the big loyalty bonus in the last few years.
Therefore, Manchester City’s sincerity is actually not enough.
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Of course, if Lin Quan is willing to renew his contract, all the contents here can be negotiated.
It's just that his agent Pere lacked experience in this regard. When he saw the contract amount offered by Manchester City, he was dizzy and lost his judgment, so he was easily deceived.
If it were a big agent like Mendes, he would definitely not be deceived so easily.
"I already know about the contract. I haven't read it carefully yet. How about I give the club a reply after I read it carefully?"
It is not convenient for players to negotiate directly with the club. Firstly, they are not professional enough in this area and can be easily deceived.
Secondly, when it comes to negotiations involving contracts and money, both parties are bound to argue over their own interests.
If the agent were to intervene in such a quarrel, he would play the bad guy.
But if the players themselves come forward, they themselves become the bad guys in the eyes of the club.
Players who play for the club will see the club's managers every day. Once this impression is left, their future life will certainly not be easy.
What's more, once this kind of thing gets out, it will have a bad impact on the players' own reputation.
Therefore, Lin Quan didn't want to discuss the contract with Fahim, but asked him to find his agent.
Of course, Fahim also knew that he should not bypass Lin Quan's agent. The main purpose of his visit today was to test Lin Quan's attitude and see what his plans were.
Now, after learning that Lin Quan does not want to leave Manchester City for the time being, his main goal has been achieved.
Although it is strange why the other party did not sign the contract renewal immediately, as long as the other party does not want to leave for the time being, there is still an opportunity for negotiation between the two parties.
The rest of the matters will be left to the relevant personnel of the club and the other party's agent to discuss slowly.
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After figuring out Lin Quan's attitude, Manchester City's attitude also became tougher. They rejected the offers from four clubs in one go, and then stated again on their official website that Lin Quan was not for sale in Manchester City and they would never send him away.
In order to reassure Manchester City fans, Manchester City also revealed news on its official website, stating that the club is negotiating with Lin Quan's agent regarding the player's contract renewal.
The day after Manchester City revealed the news, a Manchester tabloid revealed part of the contract.
Although the content of the tabloid's report may not be true, the majority of the onlookers were still shocked by the amount of money in the contract! "Fuck, 125 million pounds for five years, equivalent to an annual salary of 30 million euros, isn't this too outrageous?"
"Lin Huang's current annual salary is 20 million pounds, equivalent to 25 million euros. The new contract has increased by 20%, which does seem to be a lot, but this new contract is not an increasing contract, but a fixed annual salary, so overall, the increase is not very large, and the average growth rate is even less than 4%!"
"That's true, but Emperor Lin's salary base is too high, so even if the increase is not large, it is still amazing!"
"It was previously rumored that Barcelona offered Messi a new contract. I thought the title of the highest-paid player in football was going to be taken away by Messi, but I didn't expect Manchester City to respond so quickly. If Lin Huang signs this contract, he will defend his title of the highest-paid player in football, and he will also be the first player in history to earn 30 million euros a year!"
"This is outrageous, too outrageous. This one person's salary is equal to that of an entire team!"
The tabloid only reported Lin Quan's annual salary and has not yet disclosed the signing fee offered by Manchester City.
If they also revealed the signing fee, the fans would probably be even more shocked.
After seeing the response from their club, Manchester City fans breathed a sigh of relief.
Originally, many fans felt very nervous when they learned that Lin Quan was being pursued by many top clubs.
In the past few days, a number of people have been running to Lin Quan's residence in Manchester, holding banners and slogans to retain him.
Although Lin Quan is no longer in Manchester, the fans have no other choice but to express their true feelings in this way, hoping that it can be conveyed to Lin Quan.
Now, seeing that the club’s attitude is so firm, they suddenly feel relieved.
Although the rumored salary is very high, in the eyes of Manchester City fans, their star player is fully worthy of this salary.
After all, the honors that Lin Quan has won for the team in the past two seasons are enough to prove this.
Signing him is definitely the best deal Manchester City has ever made.
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Manchester City's statement made several other clubs interested in competing for Lin Quan feel uneasy.
Both Real Madrid and Barcelona have made plans for Lin Quan to join the team this summer.
Especially Real Madrid, they are planning to sell Ronaldo for money to buy Lin Quan.
If Lin Quan doesn't come, wouldn't Ronaldo be sold for nothing?
Therefore, after hearing the news, Florentino immediately called his assistant and asked him: "Have you found Lin Quan's whereabouts?"
Manchester City's attitude does not represent the players' attitude. Last summer, when Manchester City said that Lin Quan was not for sale, Lin Quan also made a statement on the Internet to make this clear.
But this summer, Lin Quan never said that, which made Florentino sense an opportunity.
He felt that if he could get in direct contact with the player himself, perhaps things would turn around!
(End of this chapter)