Chapter 536 Return to the England Team
How much is Wang Li worth?
No one can explain this question clearly, but a form provided by Real Madrid's Commercial Department can explain something.
In one season, the sales of Wang Li's No. 21 jersey, the increased advertising revenue he brought to Real Madrid, the increased sponsorship fees from many investors, plus the championship bonus for helping the team win the game, etc., all these scattered sources added up to a total of nearly 130 million euros in revenue for Real Madrid.
Among these, Wang Li's personal salary and goal bonus expenses totaled about 70 million euros.
By this calculation, in the 05/06 season, Wang Li alone earned 60 million euros for Real Madrid. Therefore, Florentino said that if Wang Li could maintain this state for three years, he would be able to make up for his transfer fee from Chelsea to Real Madrid.
Such players are rare, but Florentino was still tempted by the price offered by Inter Milan.
From a business perspective, based on the situation this season, Wang Li brings 60 million euros in revenue to Real Madrid every season, so 330 million euros will take at least five seasons, provided that Real Madrid can continue to win the championship.
Although this is possible, Florentino has little confidence. After all, winning the treble is very unrealistic.
But this is not the case, because with the end of this season, Wang Li's outstanding performance will obviously bring more commercial channels to Real Madrid, and Real Madrid has also made unprecedented progress in the development of the Eastern market. In the next one to two years, this part will start to make money for Real Madrid.
Then the commercial value that Wang Li creates for Real Madrid will increase again. According to Florentino's estimation, as long as Wang Li maintains his form and stays in Real Madrid for four years, Real Madrid will have a good chance of making back the more than 300 million euros with interest.
So what about selling him to Inter Milan?
The 330 million euros will go directly into Real Madrid's pocket. This is indeed very tempting, after all, long-term investment brings long-term benefits, and selling Wang Li is a direct benefit.
So, Florentino hesitated.
As a pure businessman, he didn't know what to choose. Even if he believed in Wang Li, he still needed to consider carefully in such a long-term investment of several years. After all, this was not a small business.
"What to do?" Florentino didn't know.
But when he thought about the deal between Real Madrid and Chelsea last summer, he was no longer worried about it. Why? Because Real Madrid was in control anyway.
Regardless of whether this black-haired boy will go to Inter Milan or not, Real Madrid will not suffer any loss because they will always make money. The one who should be anxious is Inter Milan. I'm afraid that the Italian Moratti family has been raising funds for the transfer of this black-haired boy for a long time.
It is indeed Inter Milan that should be anxious.
At this moment, the transfer of most players has already started, but everyone is still waiting and watching, because the World Cup in Germany is about to begin!
There is no doubt that if their players can perform well in the World Cup, their prices will increase. This idea has prevented most clubs from taking any action.
Thinking of this, Florentino was no longer in a hurry. Although he had the right to decide, he still felt that he would consider this troublesome matter after the World Cup. The most important thing was that he didn't know how to choose between the future and the present.
Florentino is not in a hurry, so Moratti is of course in a hurry.
Moratti has paid a lot for Wang Li's transfer. He first contacted his brother and then found several elders of the Moratti family to raise funds for Inter Milan together.
Perhaps 300 million euros is a huge fortune for other teams, but for the Moratti family, it is not a big deal. As one of the largest families in Italy, they can easily mobilize this amount of money.
After obtaining the funds, Moratti invited Chelsea head coach Mourinho to be on the safe side.
Moratti admires this newly emerged coach in recent years very much. He thinks such a coach will definitely lead the team to glory. Of course, this is not the most important thing. The important thing is that this Portuguese has a good relationship with the black-haired boy of Real Madrid. With this relationship, the team's goal of getting the black-haired boy and becoming the world's number one team will be more guaranteed.
Yes, Moratti has always wanted to restore Inter Milan's glory, and this time he plans to go all out.
However, he did not receive any response after sending the offer to Real Madrid. Moratti was puzzled: "Could it be that 330 million euros still cannot impress them?"
When Real Madrid bought Wang Li, it spent 200 million euros, and after just one season, it sold him for 330 million. This deal was a huge profit no matter how you look at it.
Unfortunately, what Moratti didn't know was that Wang Li made a lot of money for Real Madrid every year. Even if he was sold, Florentino would have to think carefully and hold a board meeting to discuss it.
At this time, Wang Li, the protagonist, was also in trouble because an American was chattering in his ear.
This is Mr. Hoffman, the Business Manager of the Los Angeles Galaxy.
The Los Angeles Galaxy is a team in the Major League Soccer. The team is located in Los Angeles on the west coast of the United States. The word "Galaxy" represents Los Angeles as the home of many Hollywood stars.
Yes, this is a football team in the football desert of the United States.
In the United States, people are more interested in basketball, football, baseball and even hockey, which are more American sports. However, soccer was not noticed by Americans until the 1994 World Cup in the United States.
Although the American football league is difficult to attract the attention of fans from other regions, it also has its own attraction to players, that is, the salary is very high, especially the Los Angeles Galaxy, which is located in Los Angeles, a paradise for movie stars. If some superstars come to the United States to play football, they can not only earn a lot of dollars, but also join Hollywood directly after retirement. These are its attractions.
Of course, the prerequisite is that he must be a European superstar and his fame must reach a peak, which can bring both competitive and economic benefits to the team.
And Wang Li obviously meets this requirement.
Although football has not become the number one sport in the United States, there are still many people who know the name "Alan Wang". Wang Li's reputation is even comparable to that of some small NBA stars.
If he could come to the United States to play football, through the promotion of the team and the Major League Baseball, his reputation would probably surpass that of NBA stars and he would become a hot topic in the United States.
This would certainly bring great prestige to MLS and the LA Galaxy.
After all, Wang Li is already recognized as the world's number one football player.
Mr. Hoffman came with sincerity, and his sincerity was an extreme professional contract and a large transfer fee. For the Los Angeles Galaxy, if they could bring the world's number one player to the United States, then everything they paid would be worth it.
As for the transfer fee of several hundred million euros?
After analysis by the club's business department, as long as this black-haired boy arrives in the United States for two years, he can earn back all the money. This is the economic benefit that the entertainment-developed United States can bring!
Look at the handsome face and wonderful basketball skills of that black-haired boy. If he can come to Los Angeles, the number of member fans of the team will definitely increase several times. The American market alone will allow the team to earn a lot of dollars.
"I won't go there, at least not now." After Hoffman's verbal attack for a while, Wang Li said impatiently.
In fact, when Hoffman started this salary contract, even he was tempted - a weekly salary of 2.5 million US dollars (Beckham's weekly salary at the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007 was 1 million US dollars), plus some additional contracts, which means that he can get at least 150 million US dollars in salary a year.
However, Wang Li thought that he was only 20 years old, and it was not realistic for him to go to the United States to retire at this age. Moreover, if he could maintain his condition, there would be teams that wanted him no matter when he went to a place like the United States.
Although he is unwilling to go now, Wang Li does not want to offend this American. After all, who knows, he might really go to the United States in the future - when he is tired of the top league championship.
"Okay, okay, I hope you can think it over carefully, Mr. Allen. There is still a possibility of cooperation in the future." Seeing that he had been talking for a long time and the young man was not moved at all, Hoffman could only stand up and prepare to leave.
In fact, he came to Europe not only for Wang Li, but also for another target, David Beckham. After all, the black-haired boy was only 20 years old. Although the club thought he had great commercial value, it was very difficult to impress him with money. Beckham was different. He was almost at retirement age. For professional football players, 30 years old has already started to go downhill.
After Hoffman left, Wang Li drove back to his residence. Tonight, he and Beckham would catch a plane back to London because the World Cup was about to open and he had to participate in the England team's training.
However, in order not to attract attention, Angela and Victoria did not come this time, and the two women had already agreed to go shopping in Germany together first.
For women, this World Cup is probably just a journey.
The men work hard on the court, and the women have fun off the court. Although it sounds a bit depressing to say this, it is the fact. The wives of the England team have the opportunity to get together again.
This day is June 1st
Because of participating in the final of the UEFA Champions League, Wang Li came back a little late, because the final stage of the World Cup in Germany started on June 9, and the other players of the England team started their pre-war training at Wembley Stadium half a month ago.
Originally, after the Champions League final, Wang Li wanted to leave Madrid and return to London, but the team won the treble and he had to celebrate with the fans, so it was delayed until now.
Fortunately, we have arrived in London now.
Wang Li and Beckham returned to London secretly this time, so there were no fans to pick them up at the airport. After the two separated at the airport gate, Wang Li secretly took the bus back to Craven Well Road, while Beckham went directly to Wembley Stadium. He did not have a house in London, so it would be best for him to report directly to the team.
When Wang Li came back, Ellis was cooking in the kitchen. When she saw Wang Li, her face was full of surprise, and then joy. So she and Wang Li staged a show of deep mother-son love again, although Wang Li didn't like this "activity" very much.
After a night's rest, Wang Li drove the Brady Veyron sports car directly to Wembley Stadium the next morning.
This cool sports car drove onto the streets of London on the first day of the new year, and all the fans received a shocking message - Allen has returned to London! !
Modern technology is so advanced that the speed of information dissemination is extraordinary. Before Wang Li arrived at Wembley Stadium, reporters around the stadium had gathered at the door on one side of the stadium. It was the inner door of the stadium, which was reserved for vehicles to enter and exit.
As a result, the cool Brady Veyron encountered an ambush, and a large number of reporters surrounded the car and wanted to interview Wang Li at close range. This opportunity was rare.
Seeing this situation, Wang Li was also a little depressed. If he had known earlier, he would have taken a taxi here, which would have saved a lot of trouble.
"Alan, can you tell me about your thoughts on winning the Triple Crown?"
"What are your expectations for this World Cup?"
"Now there are rumors that Inter Milan is interested in inviting you to join. After the World Cup, will you choose to leave?"
Faced with these questions, Wang Li responded with a few words casually, and the stadium security who came to help him. Then he hurriedly drove the car into the stadium to report to England head coach McLaren.
Just three months ago, McLaren announced the England roster for the World Cup, and the list did not surprise the media too much - in the goalkeeper position, the number one goalkeeper was Thomas Clarke, the number two goalkeeper was Paul Robinson, and the number three goalkeeper was Carson. This time, David James failed to be selected for the national team. With the performance of Chelsea's most talented goalkeeper Thomas, the old James has been directly eliminated by McLaren.
On the defensive line, there are Gary Neville and Rio Ferdinand who play for Manchester United, John Terry and Wayne Bridge who play for Chelsea, Ashley Cole and Sol Campbell who play for Arsenal, and finally Jamie Carragher who plays for Liverpool.
Looking at the entire defense line, the four major Premier League giants each occupy two places except Liverpool. From this we can also see the strength of the main lineups of the four major giants in the Premier League.
Compared to the defense line, the midfield players are a bit mixed. Lampard, Gerrard, Beckham, Downing, Hargreaves, Jenas, Joe Cole and Lennon were all selected.
As for the forward line, in addition to Wang Li, Michael Owen, who performed well in Chelsea, was also selected. Others include Rooney of Manchester United, Crouch who plays for Liverpool and Wolverhampton youngster Harrison.
Now, when Wang Li arrived, the England team was complete. They would train at Wembley Stadium for another week before flying to Germany to participate in this year's World Cup.
When Wang Li walked into the training hall of Wembley Stadium, the team was already training. When he passed the lawn, he greeted Beckham who was standing nearby, and then walked directly to the office building on one side of the stadium, which was McLaren's temporary office.
At this time, McLaren was already waiting for Wang Li in the office.
It was called a report, but in fact it was just a formal greeting. All the procedures for Wang Li to join the England team had been completed long ago. After he came to the office, McLaren gave him three sets of jerseys and asked him to go to the training ground to train with the team.
"Alan, you're finally here!" Seeing Wang Li coming over, Thomas, who was standing in front of the goal, left Crouch who was practicing free kicks and ran over.
Wang Li smiled and hugged him, and jokingly asked, "Mr. Clark, how do you feel about joining the England team and becoming the number one goalkeeper?"
After hearing this, the seemingly tall Thomas blushed, then smiled sinisterly and said, "It feels good because I can be with Alan again. We have been together for more than two years. I feel very happy."
The connotation of this sentence made his teammates laugh, and Wang Li kicked him hard in the butt.
After chatting with his teammates for a few more sentences, Wang Li was finally able to calm down and look at the stadium.
Wembley Stadium.
The last time he came here was before the 2004 European Cup. At that time, he was still a rookie in the football world and his fame was not even as good as the newly emerging Rooney.
But now, time has passed, and he has become the undisputed world's number one star. Even if he is half a month late for the England team, he does not have to worry about his starting position because the head coach will automatically arrange it.
This huge difference made Wang Li even feel it was unreal.
However, thinking about this event, he became excited again.
Before, Wang Li had also thought about the World Cup, but Real Madrid’s schedule was too tight. Basically, after an important game, they had to train and work hard for the next, more important game, which made it difficult for them to think about the future.
And now that all the competitions are over, he can finally try for the World Cup.
World Cup!!
The pinnacle of football!!
This trophy is what he wants most, and it is also the most valuable honor a professional player can get. Now, he can devote all his energy to this trophy! !
(To be continued)