Chapter 500: Mansour personally visits Lin Quan to renew his contract with him at a sky-high annual salary
Although some people are upset by the outrageous remarks made by Manchester City fans, few people directly refute their claims.
After all, Atletico Madrid's proud defense was shattered in front of Manchester City. They would be considered successful if they didn't lose in the next round, let alone a reversal! "Manchester City will reach the Champions League final for three consecutive years, and there is even a great possibility that they will win the Champions League for the third consecutive time!"
"Yes, it's incredible to think about it. Before Manchester City successfully defended the title, there were so many giants in the football world, and no one had been able to successfully defend the title for so many years, not even Barcelona at its peak. But Manchester City did it, and not only did it, but also had the opportunity to complete three consecutive championships. Who would have believed this three years ago?"
"Haha, three years ago Manchester City was still a weakling in the European competition, unable to even qualify from the group stage. Who would have thought that they would suddenly rise to prominence, not only qualifying but even winning the championship!"
"All this is thanks to this man. Without him, there would be no chance for Manchester City to win the Champions League!"
"So, Manchester City Club executives, what are you still doing? Hurry up and renew the contract with Lin Huang!"
"That's right. No matter what method we use, whether it's playing the emotional card, the family card, or even the honey trap, in a word, we all hope to see Emperor Lin die in Manchester City!"
Manchester City only has two years left on its contract with Lin Quan, which is a relatively safe contract period for most players.
But for a superstar of Lin Quan's level, having only two years left on his contract is a very dangerous signal.
Although Lin Quan has never accepted offers from other teams to leave Manchester City in the past few seasons, this does not mean that he will always be like this.
If a player does not renew his contract, it is in itself a signal that he is ready to leave.
After smelling this signal, other wealthy families will definitely not sit idly by but will definitely take action.
Therefore, for Manchester City Club, the contract renewal work with Lin Quan really needs to be accelerated.
"How is it? What did Lin's agent say?"
In Manchester City's chairman's office, Fahim is listening to his assistant's work report.
"Lin's agent said he doesn't want to discuss contract renewal for now!"
"Is that what he meant, or is that what Lin meant?"
After hearing this answer, Fahim couldn't help but frown.
Lin Quan is so important to Manchester City that Manchester City cannot afford to lose him.
However, the contract renewal between the club and Lin Quan was not smooth. The contract offered last summer was rejected by the other party. During the winter break, Fahim originally planned to talk to Lin Quan and his agent again.
But the other party said that he wanted to focus on the game and did not want to discuss such matters in the middle of the season.
As there is no winter break in the Premier League and the existence of the Christmas Express, it is difficult for clubs to disturb the players too much and increase the burden on them.
So Fahim put the contract extension on hold again! But watching the season slowly approaching its end, the summer transfer window is about to open.
Lin Quan's contract has little time left. If he cannot renew it at this time, Manchester City will be annoyed by offers from other clubs after the transfer period begins.
Manchester City is definitely unwilling to sell Lin Quan, but Manchester City must find out what the player himself thinks and whether he is willing to stay.
Otherwise, he would end up losing both his money and his life. Who could he turn to for justice? "Chairman, do you want us to..."
"Shut up! I don't want to hear that a second time. Otherwise, just pack up and leave!"
The assistant was rudely interrupted by Fahim before he could finish his words.
Admittedly, selling Lin Quan is a very tempting option.
Given his value and performance on the field, if Manchester City is willing to sell him, it is possible to sell him for 200 million euros or even 300 million euros.
But the question is, after selling Lin Quan, what will Manchester City do? Where can they find someone who can perfectly succeed Lin Quan?
There is no other player like him in the world.
If Lin Quan is really so easy to replace, those wealthy clubs would be crazy to wave hundreds of millions of dollars to make crazy offers to Manchester City!
The higher Lin Quan's worth, the more it proves that he is irreplaceable! Himmler has few options left. He now has three choices:
First, contact the player directly and try to persuade him to sign the contract extension by appealing to his emotions and reason.
Second, report to the team’s big boss Mansour.
Lin Quan came to Manchester City at the personal invitation of Mansour. Lin Quan should have a good relationship with the big boss. If the big boss comes forward, Lin Quan should give him face, or at least not continue to refuse.
Third, try to start from Guardiola.
Everyone knows about Guardiola's relationship with Lin Quan, and he is also the team's head coach and has an obligation to retain the team's core players.
If Guardiola can be persuaded to take action, the chances of persuading Lin Quan will definitely be greater.
After thinking for a while, Fahim finally made up his mind.
He didn't choose any of these three methods, but used all three together!
As long as one way is successful, the goal is achieved.
But if all three methods fail, then they might really have to consider losing Lin Quan.
Lin Quan's contract still has two years left. If Manchester City cannot renew his contract, they can choose to sell him this year.
Otherwise, if we wait until next year to sell it, the transfer price will probably be greatly affected.
But this is the worst plan. If there is any hope, Manchester City does not want Lin Quan to leave.
After hearing Fahim's report, Mansour, who was far away in Abu Dhabi, attached great importance to this matter.
He immediately asked his assistant to arrange his itinerary and took a private plane to England, intending to meet with Lin Quan in person so that they could have a frank talk.
Mansour admires and likes Lin Quan very much. The honors he has brought to the team in the past three years at Manchester City not only proves his original vision of people, but also greatly enhances the commercial value of Manchester City as a club.
Even the City Group behind Manchester City has achieved great development! Without Manchester City's success in the Premier League and the Champions League, it would be impossible for the City Group to gain the favor of so many investors and recruit troops and expand its territory all over the world in such a short period of time.
Therefore, whether from his personal feelings or from the perspective of the commercial interests of the Abu Dhabi consortium, he hopes that outstanding players like Lin Quan can stay in Manchester City.
But Mansour is different from many profit-seeking businessmen from the United States in the Premier League. In the eyes of those people, let alone the players, even the entire club is a tool for them to make profits.
However, in Mansour's eyes, Manchester City is his career, and he has great respect for the meritorious veterans in the team who have won various honors for Manchester City.
If the other party insists on leaving Manchester City and leaving Manchester City will bring greater benefits to their future life and career, he will respect the other party's choice!
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Mansur's sudden visit caught Lin Quan off guard:
"Boss, why are you here?"
Seeing Mansour, who had been waiting for an unknown amount of time, appear outside his villa, Lin Quan quickly picked up the ball at his feet, took out the key and opened the door.
"Let me see you. Have you just finished training?"
Mansour saw that Lin's jersey was almost soaked with sweat, and it was obvious that he had been training outside for quite some time.
This made Mansour sigh in his heart: No wonder Lin always performs so well on the court, it turns out that he has put in so much sweat in places that others can't see.
He is more talented than others and more competitive than others. If he doesn’t succeed, who will?
As a boss, no one doesn't like a good employee who is serious, hardworking and dedicated.
"It's not really training, I just went out to keep my feel for the ball!"
Although Mansour doesn't have many opportunities to play football on weekdays, he is very interested in the sport.
So I asked in detail what methods Lin Quan usually used for training.
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Lin Quan did not hide anything and introduced his training methods in detail.
There is nothing special about it, just some improvements on general basic training.
For example, placing the training ground on the beach or on the mountain, this irregular terrain will greatly affect the trajectory of the ball.
If you want to practice in these places, you need to control the strength of touching the ball to a meticulous degree, which is very helpful for improving the feel of the ball.
Although Mansur didn't understand much, after seeing Lin Quan's detailed introduction, he realized that Lin Quan must have a very comprehensive and detailed arrangement for his training.
He probably spends most of his time training! No wonder he has been famous for so long, but there are rarely any scandals. There are so many paparazzi on Fleet Street, but no one has ever photographed Lin Quan going in and out of nightclubs or other romantic places.
Thinking of this, Mansour secretly made up his mind: Such an outstanding and self-disciplined player must be kept in Manchester City!
No matter what the cost! After entering the house, Mansur didn't waste any words and went straight to the point:
"Lin, I came here mainly to talk to you about the contract renewal. I wonder what you think about this matter?"
In fact, the moment Lin Quan saw Mansour, he knew the other party's intention of visiting him.
"Boss, I haven't thought about this question yet. There are still two years before my contract ends, so I don't think we need to be too anxious!"
Mansur smiled. This kid was fooling him!
Two years is too much of a risk and the club cannot afford to delay. The contract renewal issue must be resolved as soon as possible.
"I seldom ask about the club's affairs, and I rarely come to the Etihad Stadium to watch games."
"But this doesn't mean I won't pay attention to the team. Like the majority of Manchester City fans, I clearly saw that it was under the leadership of you and Guardiola that Manchester City climbed to the top of Europe step by step, dominated the Premier League, and even established a new dynasty.
During this process, you are indispensable to Manchester City. The team cannot do without you, just like Barcelona cannot do without Messi. I hope that your names and those of your teammates can be written into the history of Manchester City, and your statues will stand at the entrance of the team's home stadium.
As for your deeds, they will be passed on by word of mouth by the vast number of Manchester City fans and will be remembered forever!"
"I hope you can become the king of Manchester City, and always be the only king of Manchester City!"
Lin Quan looked at Mansur in surprise. He was indeed a top student who graduated from a prestigious American university, and also a man who could become a chief. His eloquence was truly amazing.
Lin Quan asked himself, Mansur was really very good to him.
Putting aside the bad climate, disgusting food and the fatigue that comes from staying in the same team for a long time, he thinks Manchester City is actually not bad.
Seeing that Lin Quan seemed to be touched by what he said, Mansoor decided to add fuel to the fire.
He nodded to his assistant and asked him to take out the new contract that the club had prepared for Lin Quan.
Compared with last year's contract, this year's contract was approved by Mansour himself, and there has been a huge improvement in treatment in all aspects.
"You can think about it seriously, or you can discuss it with your father and then decide whether to stay or go!"
Mansour did not say any more, as pushing too far might backfire.
The purpose of his coming here has been achieved, which is to show the importance the club and himself attach to him and to demonstrate sincerity with the new contract.
We explained the reason to them, appealed to their emotions, and also gave them enough benefits.
If these couldn't impress Lin Quan, then he would have no choice but to accept it.
Mansoor left, and before leaving, he specifically said goodbye to Fahim.
Before the summer transfer window opens, Manchester City will not bother Lin Quan about contract renewal.
"The boss is a very nice person and is very easy to deal with!"
Guardiola seems to have a very high opinion of Mansour. It is rare in the football world to have such a boss who meets various requirements and does not interfere too much in the team's affairs.
The owner of Chelsea next door is a negative example! Mansour rarely comes to the stadium and almost never enters the team's locker room.
These are all to avoid taking away the main role, affecting the head coach's position in the team, and causing unnecessary interference to the head coach's work.
According to Fahim, Mansour watches almost every game of Manchester City, even cup competitions such as the League Cup and FA Cup. He is definitely a die-hard fan of Manchester City.
Even the head coach Guardiola feels ashamed of himself for this!
In some League Cup matches, Guardiola himself didn't even watch them, or even care about them, and left it to the assistant coach to lead the team.
"Well, he is indeed a good boss, and he is also very generous!"
Lin Quan handed the contract left by Mansour to Guardiola, who opened the contract with a puzzled look on his face, and then his eyes widened! "Annual salary of 40 million euros? Are you sure he didn't add an extra zero?"
You know, Guardiola's current annual salary is only 10 million euros. If Lin Quan really signs this contract, his salary will be 4 times higher than Guardiola's!
"Is 40 million a lot? If I say that the annual salary of Messi's contract renewal with Barcelona next year will also reach 40 million, do you still think it is too much?"
(End of this chapter)