Becoming a football god from Arsenal

Chapter 81: Contract Finalized! Generous Bonus Clauses!! [35]

"First, let's confirm one thing."

Mendes still wanted to take the initiative in the negotiations, and he put forward a request, "All negotiations are based on the premise of a one-year contract extension and a total contract period of four years. The players attach great importance to this aspect.

"It's not that he is considering leaving, but he wants to leave some space for himself. He believes that he can perform better in the future and continue to get similar salary increase contracts."

Wenger nodded to show his understanding. He did not insist on the age limit. It was also good to leave some space for players with great talent and potential like Maher.

Otherwise, by that time there will be no way to renew the contract, and the players will be dissatisfied with the salary but will not have the corresponding bargaining chips.

Making demands to the club at this time can easily make the relationship between the two parties very strained, leaving no room for maneuver.

"We have to confirm it today."

Wenger expressed his opinion. He didn't want to delay any longer. "Let's talk about them one by one. Let's talk about the penalty first."

"My thoughts remain the same as before."

Mendes' logic was clear, and he slowed down his tone and said: "After Cristiano's transfer to Real Madrid for 8000 million pounds, I expect transfers of this price to appear frequently in the future.

"Of course, this doesn't mean that I think the players of other agents are on the same level as Cristiano.

"So, if you are optimistic about the player's future and want to set a high penalty for the player, I have no objection, but you must pay the corresponding price and let us accept this proposal with peace of mind."

"But you rejected £7000 million and £6500 million in succession." Wenger spread his hands and brought up the unpleasantness of the previous negotiations between the two.

"It is clear."

Mendes showed his white teeth and smiled: "I think with Arsenal's salary structure, it is impossible to give young players a corresponding salary."

Wenger's mouth twitched slightly, and after thinking for a while, he said: "My lower limit is 6000 million pounds. I want to set this price like this."

Mendes said nothing, but just kept looking at him, waiting for him to continue.

"Player values ​​have gone up, release clauses have gone down, and I think those two have offset each other."

Wenger spoke his mind in a low voice: "Adding my sincerity to the player and you, I can accept your previous offer of 50k weekly salary and 65 pounds signing fee."

Mendes nodded, took a few puffs of his cigar, and said slowly: "I don't think the rising value of the players can be offset by just reducing the penalty of 500 million. This is a different concept.

"But to be honest, your offer is not much different from the price I expected."

"52k a week."

Wenger raised the price. He didn't want to fight with Mendes any more. "Other things remain unchanged."

"If Mr. Wenger can raise the signing fee to 75."

"Okay." Wenger pressed his tongue against the roof of his mouth and agreed with a hint of helplessness.

Hans on the side secretly took a breath of cold air. Both the salary and the signing fee for the one-year contract extension were much higher than the Premier League average.

Giving such treatment to a Championship player shows how much the professor loves him.

But when I think about Maher's performance, it's normal. It's surprising, but I've never encountered such a player before.

"Then let's talk about the bonus." Mendes smiled happily and started a new topic. The important negotiations had been completed and much faster than he had imagined.

He basically took the initiative in this negotiation. Wenger brought several people here today, but none of them got a chance to say a word.

“I designed it.”

Wenger extended his hand to Philip next to him, who quickly brought a contract and handed it to Mendes.

Mendes took it and began to read it. He could see that this was indeed a carefully designed bonus contract, full of special features.

The first is the attendance bonus, which is £60 per season and is awarded based on the player's attendance percentage.

Basically, players can receive a bonus of £10,000 for every game they play, including appearances as a substitute.

The second is the special attendance bonus. For example, the UEFA Champions League has an additional 20 pounds, the warm-up match has an additional 10 pounds, and the last 10 is for the League Cup and FA Cup.

It is still based on the attendance rate. If you have full attendance, you can take everything away. The total attendance bonus is 100 million pounds, which is very generous.

The second item is the bonus for winning the club's championship, which includes seven categories: the Champions League, Premier League, Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, FA Cup, League Cup and Community Shield.

奖金，分别为200万镑、100万镑、80万镑、80万镑、70万镑、25万镑、25万镑。

A total of 580 million pounds.

"Oh" Mendes suddenly saw that below these, there were two bonuses, namely the bonus for reaching the top four of the Premier League and qualifying for the group stage of the Champions League.

50 pounds each, totaling 100 million pounds.

This is more pragmatic. Although the prize money for the champion is high, it is not easy to get. Most of the time you can only watch.

After that, there are the bonuses for goals and assists. Different games have different weights, and different weights represent different prices.

In this item, the Champions League and the Premier League are classified as first-level weight, the Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, FA Cup and Community Shield are second-level weight, and all other competitions are third-level weight.

The first level weighting is a bonus of 20000 pounds for a goal and 15000 pounds for an assist. The second level will reduce the bonus by 5000 pounds each, and the third level will reduce the bonus by another 5000 pounds.

In addition, there are various target bonuses, such as scoring 30 goals, 100 goals, playing 50 games, 100 games, etc., which are dazzling.

"I have no opinion."

Mendes saw the sincerity contained in this contract and knew that these were contracts with maximum bonuses carefully prepared by the professor based on the club's financial situation.

After all, bonuses are different from wages. When players receive bonuses, there is a high probability that the club will laugh along with them.

“It’s just one person.”

Wenger eliminated some of his aversion to Mendes and added: "The rest of the team's overall bonuses will also be distributed together."

"If we want to modify this bonus contract in the future, will Arsenal accept the negotiation?"

Mendes asked his last question, and he had to confirm: "It just said that he accepted the negotiation, but he didn't say that he accepted the modification."

“It’s OK before the season.”

Wenger smiled faintly and replied: "Of course not during the season, especially before the final."

"Hahaha" a burst of laughter finally rang out in the heavy atmosphere, and many people at the scene smiled.

"I want to express my gratitude to you on behalf of Mahel." Mendes was very happy and stood up and stretched out his right hand: "It's a pleasure to cooperate with you. I wish Arsenal will get better and better."

"Pleasant to work with."

Wenger stood up and shook hands with him, and the rest of the people also stood up and came to the two of them.

Hans felt that it was inappropriate for him to go there, and when he saw that no one was taking pictures, he took a few pictures and saved them in the album to record this moment.

After the signing date was confirmed, Mendes left the office, apparently he had something else to do.

Wenger sat back on the sofa, his expression neither sad nor happy.

"Did we get a good deal?" Philip asked him from the side. The final price was not the one Wenger told them at the beginning.

"do not know."

Wenger shook his head and was stunned for a while before replying: "From the current point of view, no. It depends on the players' return. He is the only factor to judge whether we have taken advantage of him, not the money."

"agree."

Although Hans didn't want to speak in the situation just now, he was already feeling pent up after sitting there for a long time. "Mendes is too strong. This is the first time I've met him."

"Mr. Wenger is actually very strong."

Philip looked at him and explained, "It's just that he wanted Mendes and the players to feel that they had won. Mendes may have figured it out in the end, or he may not have."

On January 1, the winter transfer window officially opened, and Europe's major giants immediately took action in the transfer window.

Among them, the Premier League is the craziest.

On the morning of the day the transfer window opened, Manchester United officially announced that 21-year-old supernova defender Smalling had joined the team, and the official website released a photo of Sir Alex Ferguson and him.

Liverpool was not to be outdone and signed Argentine star Rodriguez from Atletico Madrid. Even Arsenal, which had not made any major signings in a long time, announced that Campbell would soon return to the team!

The Championship teams are not moving as quickly as they were more focused on preparing for the league game that day.

At 24: pm, the th round of the Championship kicked off with Sheffield United away to Burnley.

Gilbert and Steven from the regular starting lineup were rotated, and Britton and Williamson came on the field for the first time.

"Evans! He gave the team the lead in the 9th minute! What a display of personal ability! After intercepting the opponent's return pass, he passed two players and sent the ball into the opponent's net! I don't understand why he was not included in the best team?"

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"It's him again! Evans scored twice! Sheffield United leads 2-0! This time it was an assist from Ward!"

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"Eagle struggled to pull one back for Burnley. He headed the ball and kicked it twice in a row, but they were either blocked or saved. He finally headed the ball into the net!

"Sheffield United defenders are still prone to lapses in concentration and their reaction abilities are average."

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"Britton passed the ball and Evans broke into the half-space again, trying to complete a hat trick?! The goalkeeper saved it!

"From outside the penalty area, Maher's long-range shot! It was powerful and a world-class goal! The ball went in! 3-1!"

At Burnley's home ground, Mooring Ground, Maher ran to the sidelines with a smile on his face and looked back at Evans, mocking him for not seizing the opportunity to score a hat trick.

"Damn it!"

Evans was angry and wanted to laugh all the way. When he came to Maher, he shook his head and sighed: "I think I am destined not to have a hat trick in this game."

He guessed correctly.

"Sheffield United beat Burnley 16-30 away! Evans scored twice, Maher scored his th league goal, creating a goal tally of over !" - London Evening News

On January 1, Maher accompanied his family shopping in Sheffield for the last time, and they will leave tonight.

The reluctance to part came over him that day, and he took his family to visit many clothing stores and eat a variety of international snacks in the city center.

Relying on his wealth, Maher kept shopping along the way, from clothes to shoes, from bags to toys, he bought more than 7,000 pounds of miscellaneous items and packed them all for them.

He took this opportunity to buy some for himself. He didn't have time to dress up on weekdays and felt it was troublesome and a waste of his good-looking face and figure.

"OK OK."

"oops!"

The Clermont family of five had never spent money like this before. They felt uneasy and excited along the way, and everyone was carrying large and small bags in their hands.

Maher knew that he would most likely be able to sign a new contract this month, so before leaving, he gave each of his three children a red envelope of 5000 pounds.

In fact, I was afraid that my uncle and aunt would feel embarrassed to receive the money in person, so I gave it to them in another way.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, he called the club's business car to take them to Manchester International Airport, where the family sat down.

Along the way, whether it was because of the sadness and bitterness of parting or because they were just tired from walking around, they spoke very little to each other.

Even Ava, who was usually active, lowered her head alone, looking very depressed, sniffing and wiping her eyes from time to time.

They entered the airport and the terminal in silence, and finally stood across the aisle, welcoming the moment of their official separation.

Clemont stood at the front with his bag. The dream journey was over. He looked at his nephew's figure, still speechless, and only felt a little sore in the corners of his eyes.

He gave up, picked up a few suitcases and walked to the check-in area on the other side, "I'm going to check in the gift."

The three children stood behind Betty, whose eyes were red, with different postures and expressions.

The eldest sister Maggie didn't dare to look over here, the second brother had a stern face, and Ava burst into tears with a "wah", and no one was there to comfort her.

"Mael, keep doing your best!"

Finally, Betty, who had been the least supportive of his playing football, waved at him with a smile through red eyes, "We are all waiting for you to become the best player."

She may not understand what it is like to be the best player, but there is still that expectation.

"See you next time in London."

Maher waved at them, his smile not entirely pure, "Bring them along, bye!"

(End of this chapter)