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Chapter 226: The new king of transfers! The final frenzy of the transfer market! Americans are making too much money [Subscribe]

Time slowly moves into July.

The smoke of war in major European transfer markets has gradually subsided.

The top teams have all begun preparing for summer training.

The International Champions Cup, which was popular in the North American and Asian markets last summer, has also begun to build momentum in full swing.

This year's commotion is obviously going to be bigger than last year's.

The World Football Challenge, which was suspended in 2010 due to the World Cup, has also resumed.

Obviously, the organizers from North America do not want to give up this piece of fat meat that they once had in their hands.

As all 12 European giants have signed contracts with the ICC and their schedules are limited, they are unable to participate in the World Football Challenge.

However, Americans have expressed their willingness to pay higher appearance fees.

For these top teams, stable expectations and excellent post-season guarantees are the most important.

But the World Football Challenge still attracted many European teams.

They invited five European teams this year, namely Valencia from La Liga, Roma from Serie A, Olympiacos from Greece, Celtic from the Scottish Premier League, and Benfica from the Portuguese Premier League.

Together with Atlético Guadalajara and Club America from Mexico, and the Eastern and Western teams composed of Major League Soccer teams, there are a total of nine teams participating.

But the schedule is really confusing.

It was already July when they finally came out and gave the match schedule for the participating teams.

Anyone can see that this is just a makeshift match.

On the contrary, the International Champions Cup of ICC announced the grouping and schedule early on.

Due to the resumption of the World Football Challenge, competition in the North American market will be very fierce this year.

The two sides are not only competing head-on in terms of participating teams, schedules and competitions, but even the competition for the stadiums is very fierce.

Looking at the distribution of stadiums in the United States, there are more large stadiums in the eastern region, and many of them can accommodate more than 10 people.

Last year, Bayswater Chinese in the eastern United States was sold out every time.

The ICC company had anticipated this, so when signing contracts, it signed contracts with many major stadiums in advance and confirmed the schedule, so the World Football Challenge could not be snatched away.

Moreover, they are not confident that the World Football Challenge will have such a high attendance rate.

The bigger the stadium, the more expensive the rent will be, and they have to calculate the cost.

But here on the West Coast of the United States, the situation is different.

The most typical example is Texas.

The World Football Challenge took the lead in grabbing the largest Reliant Stadium in Houston through its connections in the United States.

The stadium not only has a capacity of over 7 people, but also has 166 boxes and 7000 VIP seats.

These are all additional items that can increase your income.

Not only that, they also signed Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, which is also a stadium with a capacity of 7 people.

This has seriously affected the schedule of the International Champions Cup.

To this end, David Pensel and Richard Masters have spent most of the past period of time in the United States, traveling around.

In the end, the two used various connections to not only solve the problem of the competition venue, but also came up with a plan that even Yang Cheng applauded after hearing it!
If it goes smoothly, I’m afraid we will never be able to watch the World Football Challenge again!
In order to cope with the pressure from the World Football Challenge, ICC decided to arrange the four most box office-appealing clubs in North America to the United States after sufficient exchanges and communications with the 12 giants.

That is Bayswater Chinese, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona.

These are undoubtedly the four most influential teams in world football today.

Not only that, Arsenal, who just won the Champions League, and Chelsea, who have been deeply involved in the North American market for many years, will also participate in the North American competition.

Bayswater Chinese participated in the Eastern Division last year, so they were assigned to the Western Division this year.

In addition, Yang Cheng also made an exception to support ICC and decided to arrange this summer training camp in the United States, in Los Angeles.

This is also to heat up the ball market in advance.

Interestingly, the warm-up match opponents arranged by Yang Cheng were all European teams invited by the World Football Challenge.

But before that, Yang Cheng encountered a very difficult problem.

……

The Sun, which has always been famous for its transfer market news, broke a bombshell on the first day of July.

Bayswater Chinese's Croatian midfielder, Ivan Rakitic's contract renewal negotiations have reached a deadlock.

The incident originated from Rakitic's agent Alduro Canales who revealed in an interview with The Sun that the player's contract renewal encountered obstacles.

Canales didn't say what the specific obstacle was, but The Sun dug it out.

The signing of Toni Kroos has challenged Rakitic’s importance to the Bayswater Chinese.

As early as 2010, the Chinese in Bayswater had repeatedly negotiated with Rakitic about contract renewal.

The Croatian's contract does not expire until 2013.

But with the arrival of Toni Kroos, Rakitic hopes to further enhance his role in the team.

"It turns out that although Toni Kroos' arrival helped the team win the treble last season, in the most important Champions League, Bayswater Chinese still stopped in the semi-finals."

"Not only Rakitic, but there are other voices within the team, questioning whether it is reasonable for Toni Kroos to replace Rakitic?"

"But Yang Cheng has great trust in Toni Kroos and has entrusted him with important tasks."

"In Bayswater Chinese, no one is allowed to question Yang Cheng's prestige and decision-making."

"Rakitic has approached Yang Cheng for communication many times, hoping to further confirm his role in the team. He hopes to get strong assurances from the head coach and hopes that he can play a more important role."

"Just like before Toni Kroos joined."

But now, the situation has changed.

Barcelona want to strengthen their midfield this summer and Fabregas is the player they want most.

But the Arsenal captain is doing well at the Gunners and has just renewed his contract with a sky-high weekly salary, so he does not have a strong desire to return to Camp Nou.

After failing to pursue Pastore, Liverpool also wanted to strengthen the team's midfield, especially to improve the team's creativity. The player Mancini most wanted was Rakitic.

Captain Gerrard is already 31 years old. It is undoubtedly a very suitable choice to introduce Rakitic, who is only 23 years old and is about to enter the golden period of his career.

What's more, the Croatian midfielder is not only good at both offense and defense, he also has an excellent pass and long-range shot. He is hailed as the type of player who can perfectly fill the vacancy left by Gerrard.

After returning to the Champions League, Liverpool is ambitious and wants to regain its past glory.

But whether it is Benatia or Pastore, the failure to recruit players has made everyone in Liverpool feel depressed.

So, the Reds hope to sign Rakitic.

The Sun revealed that in the current European football world, there are actually not many high-profile stars entering the transfer market.

For example, Aguero and Pastore, although they are young and very capable, they have not yet proven themselves on the top stage.

But who is Rakitic?
The main player of Bayswater Chinese!

The main midfielder during the season's six-crown era!

Even in the Champions League final, he had an outstanding performance.

"When such a player enters the transfer market, it will undoubtedly attract strong attention from the entire European football world."

"He is the biggest surprise in this summer's transfer market!"

……

The Chinese side in Bayswater also received a clear response from Rakitic's agent.

The player is willing to stay, but he hopes to play a more important role.

The implication is that he wants to play as a main player!
This is actually a problem that all teams will face.

If one of the players was a little older, the problem would be easily solved.

But now, Rakitic is only 23 years old and Toni Kroos is only 21 years old.

Not to mention, there are players such as Aaron Ramsey, Paul Pogba and De Bruyne who are eyeing them.

To some extent, Yang Cheng agreed with Rakitic's idea.

If he doesn't fight now, his situation will become even more embarrassing when Toni Kroos really plays at his best, or when Ramsey, Pogba, De Bruyne or anyone else rises.

"We don't have many good options right now. If we can't meet the players' requirements, then I suggest we just sell them." Dan Ashworth gave his opinion.

Mike Rigg nodded in agreement. "There are still two years until 2013. It's a long time, but it's also a short time."

The reason why it is long is that there are still two years before Rakitic's free transfer.

In two years, as long as the player is willing to renew his contract, he can be kept.

I say short because if we wait until 2012, especially the second half of the year, to discuss contract renewal, Bayswater Chinese will be in a very passive position.

Even by the summer of 2012, with only one year left on his contract, Rakitic could no longer be sold for a very good price.

This is actually also a game of professional football contracts in Europe.

Generally the contract is for four or five years, and the players and the club are always in a state of negotiation.

Once a player performs well, the club will often be willing to discuss contract extension.

The more difficult thing for Yang Cheng now is that Rakitic did not make a fuss and even did not say anything to the outside world.

With two years left on the contract, things haven't come to a head yet.

For the Chinese in Bayswater, there are now two best options.

Let's part ways amicably and let him go. He can still be sold for a good price now.

Or meet his requirements and renew the contract with him.

"I want to have a good talk with Modric!" Yang Cheng said.

Everyone also understood that Yang Cheng attached great importance to Modric.

Rakitic happens to be Modric's national team teammate, and the two have a very good personal relationship.

Whether selling or keeping, Yang Cheng must listen to the captain's opinion.

……

Yang Cheng called Modric.

The Croatian returned to his home country for a break and he also heard the news about Rakitic.

Yang Cheng guessed that Rakitic should have also discussed this matter with Modric.

Modric said he respected the decision of Yang Cheng and the club.

He would not express any opinion on this matter.

"Please believe me, no matter what decision you make, Boss, I will continue to contribute everything to you and our club!"

After getting Modric's reply, Yang Cheng felt relieved.

But at this moment, AS from Spain suddenly published an exclusive interview with Real Madrid head coach Mourinho.

In the report, Mourinho actually took the initiative to talk about Ivan Rakitic.

The Real Madrid head coach said that the current Real Madrid team is in great need of a midfielder like Rakitic who is good at both offense and defense, which can take Real Madrid's overall strength to a higher level.

"I don't know why he can't become the core of the Chinese team in Bayswater, but I want to say that he is the most underrated player in Europe. He has unparalleled strength and skills. He is a genius!"

Mourinho said that a talent like Rakitic can be an absolute main player in any top team.

"When I saw the recent news and knew there was an opportunity to sign a player like Rakitic, my first reaction was to call Florentino and tell him that we have to sign Rakitic!"

This interview with AS immediately caused an uproar around the world.

The participation of Barcelona and Liverpool is itself full of gunpowder.

Unexpectedly, Real Madrid has also intervened.

This is the rhythm of snatching people!
Moreover, unlike Pastore, Aguero and other players, Rakitic is obviously superior to them in terms of transfer valuation and fame, and his transfer fee will definitely not be low.

La Liga transfer expert Balague revealed in his column that Real Madrid has officially asked the Chinese in Bayswater whether they are willing to listen to offers for Rakitic.

“The Chinese in Bayswater gave a positive answer!”

Balague revealed that Real Madrid is preparing an offer in full swing and that the deal will be handled personally by general manager Jose Sanchez.

"Florentino supports Mourinho's statement that a star like Rakitic entering the transfer market is something Real Madrid cannot miss in any case!"

At the same time, Dzeko also mentioned Rakitic when he was interviewed by media reporters.

Coming from the Bayswater Chinese, Dzeko's words were extremely cautious. He said Rakitic is a world-class midfielder.

"I have worked with him for many years and he has always had unparalleled quality. He can play an important role in any team."

As for the Chinese players from Bayswater and Toni Kroos, Dzeko only gave positive comments.

"I haven't worked with Toni Kroos, but I have played against him. He is indeed a very distinctive midfielder, and many people have told me that he has a very unique personality."

As for, who to choose between Toni Kroos and Rakitic?
Dzeko is no longer the young man who just started out. He immediately said with a smile, "It seems that we only have a chance to sign Rakitic now."

Not only that, Dzeko also said that he has a good relationship with Rakitic, and if necessary, he can call Rakitic and invite him to the Bernabeu Stadium.

With the Chinese in Bayswater agreeing to sign the player, the last and biggest star in European football officially entered the transfer market.

It was at this time that everyone suddenly realized the madness of the transfer market.

Barcelona made the first offer of 4000 million euros, but it had been rejected by the Chinese in Bayswater.

Liverpool and Real Madrid made offers successively, and both clubs offered 5000 million euros at the same time.

Moreover, Real Madrid has begun to play the emotional card.

First it was Mourinho, then Dzeko and Maicon, who seemed to want Rakitic to join the Bernabeu with confidence.

Just when everyone was focusing on Real Madrid and Liverpool, French Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain also got involved in the transfer.

The French Ligue 5500 team directly offered a high price of million euros to the Chinese player from Bayswater, tying the transfer record when Aguero transferred to Manchester City.

After such a powerful and wealthy team joined the battle, Barcelona withdrew from the battle indignantly.

Barcelona president Rosell revealed in an interview with Mundo Deportivo that "the current transfer market has become seriously bubbled, and we at Barcelona will not get involved in such a mess."

Rosell believes that in Barcelona's positioning, Rakitic's transfer fee is worth at most around 5000 million euros.

But the current transfer market is clearly in chaos.

Behind all this is the consortium from the Middle East.

However, Roselle's words became a complete joke in the face of the actual transfer fee.

Real Madrid gritted their teeth and once again made an offer of 6000 million euros.

This shocked the media and fans around the world.

Who could have thought that Rakitic would trigger the final frenzy of the summer transfer window!
But as many media have analyzed, when Pastore can be sold at an outrageous price of 5000 million euros, how much is Rakitic, who has proven himself on the top stage, worth?
But Liverpool soon raised their offer again, directly to 5200 million pounds.

The offer is approximately 6500 million euros.

This exceeds the transfer fee of Yaya Toure.

Among all the players sold by Bayswater Chinese in the past years, he is second only to Dzeko.

But the Bosnian center is a center.

At this moment, Real Madrid was no longer able to hold on.

The Galacticos also withdrew from the battle circle very depressed and announced that they would give up the introduction of Rakitic.

But Paris Saint-Germain from Ligue 7000 once again played its trump card and offered a sky-high price of 5600 million euros, which is about million pounds.

The Saudi consortium behind Liverpool hesitated for about half a day, and immediately made another offer, hoping to sign the 6000-year-old Croatian midfielder with a transfer fee of 7500 million pounds, or about 23 million euros.

Paris Saint-Germain has already invested heavily in the transfer market this summer.

Now, facing the fierce competition from Liverpool, they have reached their financial limit.

So, Paris Saint-Germain had to give up.

In the end, Liverpool signed Croatian midfielder Rakitic from Bayswater Chinese for a sky-high price of 6000 million pounds.

This transfer deal quickly exploded around the world!
Countless media and fans are reporting on it crazily.

When everyone was shocked by the fact that Paris Saint-Germain paid a sky-high transfer fee of 5000 million euros to introduce Pastore, Saudi Arabia, also a wealthy country from the Middle East, spent 7500 million euros to introduce Rakitic to Liverpool.

No one expected that Liverpool would be so willing to give up.

Liverpool fans were extremely excited.

It's not just because of Rakitic, but also because Liverpool has money now!

Gerrard is already 31 years old, and it is undoubtedly a very suitable choice to introduce Rakitic, whose characteristics match his.

But more importantly, Liverpool was really frustrated in the previous transfer market.

He obviously had a large sum of money in his hands, but he couldn't buy anyone.

Pastore went to Paris Saint-Germain and Benatia went to Chelsea.

Although the Reds signed players such as Downing, Henderson and Bellamy, overall, the improvement in strength is not significant.

But now it's good. With the signing of Rakitic, Liverpool's midfield has gone straight to the next level.

Especially captain Gerrard has his successor!
At the press conference announcing Rakitic's joining, head coach Mancini couldn't stop smiling and said that Liverpool is building a super strong lineup.

"In the new season, we will not only compete in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup, but we will also participate in the Champions League, which places higher demands on our squad."

The transfer fee for signing Rakitic is indeed high, even ridiculously high, "but this is the current transfer market."

"When you want to buy players, you will find that players as good as Rakitic are not available at all."

Captain Gerrard was also very happy to see Rakitic join.

"He's a very good player, I felt that when I played against them before."

"When I played against Bayswater Chinese, I thought to myself that he is similar to me in many ways, but his skills are better than mine and he is very good at attacking from behind. I think he will be successful at Liverpool!"

The Liverpool Echo stated that the reason why the Reds paid such a large sum of money was ultimately due to the continuous setbacks they had suffered in the transfer market.

"The Saudi consortium hopes to tell everyone again through this signing that Liverpool wants to become the Premier League and the protagonist of European football!"

...Rakitic's transfer has brought some impact to the Chinese in Bayswater.

For example, after he moved to Liverpool, his weekly salary suddenly jumped from 6 pounds to 15 pounds.

He suddenly entered the high-income class of the Premier League.

Even Modric's weekly salary is not as high as his.

The Liverpool Echo revealed that Rakitic was very satisfied with the contract offered by Liverpool.

Because in comparison, the Chinese in Bayswater only offered him a salary of 10 pounds during the past period.

This to some extent also reflects the current situation in European football.

A group of Middle Eastern tycoons, led by Liverpool, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, as well as teams such as Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal, are indeed willing to spend money on salaries.

The gunman was fine.

For a team like Chelsea, whose salary expenditure is already so high, they are still investing continuously.

Manchester United even offered a weekly salary of 8 pounds to a young player like Phil Jones.

What is this concept?
The annual salary is 416 million pounds, which is about 520 million euros.

This is considered upper-middle income in Real Madrid.

The Chinese in Bayswater remain as low-key as ever.

After selling Rakitic, the team did not recruit any new players in the transfer market.

On July 7, many Premier League teams began to gather and start summer training.

Bayswater Chinese players were not affected by Rakitic's departure.

Over the years, they have become accustomed to players coming and going.

On the first day of the team's training camp, the coaching staff and the club's official website immediately announced the team's 25-man roster for training in the United States.

Goalkeepers: Courtois, Begovic;
Defenders: Pepe, Thiago Silva, Kompany, Jose Fonte, Marcelo, Ryan Bertrand, Piszczek and Kyle Walker;
Midfield: Matic, Javi Martinez, Modric, Toni Kroos, Aaron Ramsey, De Bruyne and Paul Pogba;
Forwards: Lewandowski, Harry Kane, Giroud, Gareth Bale, Walcott, Hazard, Di Maria and Sterling.

Compared with last season's 25-man roster, Rakitic left but Sterling came in.

But fans and reporters familiar with the Chinese at Bayswater know that Sterling has been training with the first team since last season and has already played for the first team.

The team gathered at the Brent Training Center for the first three days of the training camp.

The Medical Department and the Sports Science Department conduct various very detailed physical examinations on each player, and the coaching staff tailors a reasonable "summer package" for each player to help them return to their best condition as soon as possible.

Another thing happened on the first day of training.

Toni Kroos took the initiative to come to Yang Cheng's office.

This guy probably heard some rumors about Rakitic's transfer, so he came straight to Yang Cheng and told him sincerely and firmly, "Don't worry, I will never let you down!"

"I will prove to everyone that the decision you made is the right one!"

Yang Cheng really didn't expect that Toni Kroos, who usually seemed cold to others, would actually do this.

"It's not as outrageous as what's said outside. Ivan and I still have a good relationship. Before he left, he even treated me to a meal." Yang Cheng said with a smile.

"Don't feel stressed. Relax your mind and body. The most important thing is to continue to improve yourself. I have never doubted you, and I have never worried about you!"

Toni Kroos said what he wanted to say and got what he wanted to hear.

But the more easily Yang Cheng spoke, the more Toni Kroos felt that he was somewhat sorry for Yang Cheng.

Especially last season's Champions League semi-final.

In fact, he didn't play well.

But no matter what, he must try his best this season!

……

Wednesday, July 7, morning.

A group of media reporters from London's Fleet Street gathered at the Brent training base early on.

Many of them came to see them off, but there were also a few media outlets that cooperated well with the team on weekdays and were allowed to follow the Bayswater Chinese to North America for training and report with the team.

But when the coach and players of Bayswater Chinese came on the field, everyone present was dazzled.

I saw that this group of players and coaches, who usually dressed differently, were all wearing a set of neat and uniform black suits, all of which were high-end, and they all wore a pair of shiny leather shoes on their feet.

The hair was also clearly well groomed.

Only Marcelo.

This Brazilian man was wearing a formal suit and had a messy afro, and he looked inexplicably funny.

But if someone who is familiar with Marcelo's personality sees this, they will definitely laugh.

This is consistent with Marcelo's usual personality.

If it's just a suit, that's fine.

The key point is that each of them has a suitcase, and although the styles and colors are different, they all look quite classy.

This was obviously a carefully designed step.

The media reporters at the scene immediately cooperated and started filming.

After the players and coaches arrived, the team took a family photo in front of the training center.

The whole process took more than half an hour to complete.

The staff of the new media group have an advantage over the media reporters. They keep getting closer to the players to take close-ups, including the logos on their suits, leather shoes and bags in their hands.

Afterwards, today’s video will be posted on the Internet.

As the team boarded the MAN-sponsored bus and slowly left the Brent Training Center under the gaze of everyone in the audience, commercial director Omar Berrada invited all media reporters to the press conference room.

Bayswater Chinese officially announced that starting from the 11/12 season, the American Travel brand from Samsonite will become the club's global luggage partner.

Burberry, a luxury brand from the UK, will become the club's global formal wear and leather shoes partner.

Omar Berrada told all the media reporters on the scene that Bayswater Chinese has always been committed to providing better services to partners around the world.

"At the same time, we can also proudly say that we are determined to become the most influential sports brand in the world!"

In the just concluded 10/11 season, Bayswater Chinese were the first to announce that their revenue reached 4.81 million euros.

This is in response to the Premier League's request.

All teams must disclose their financial status.

But after the Chinese in Bayswater announced it, Real Madrid of La Liga also announced its own revenue.

As a result, in the past season, Real Madrid's revenue was only over one million euros more than that of the Chinese in Bayswater.

Are there really such coincidences in the world?

According to Deloitte and previous estimates by many Spanish media, Real Madrid's revenue in the 10/11 season was actually only 4.78 million euros, but the number they finally announced was obviously a bit higher.

The intention is obvious!

Real Madrid must continue to defend its position as the leader in world football.

Bayswater Chinese has now announced two sponsorships at the same time, both of which are of the highest global level, and it is obvious that they want to tell everyone.

The new season of Bayswater Chinese has started and Real Madrid can’t keep up!

It is not surprising that Burberry sponsors the Bayswater Chinese.

Ever since Paul Smith, another luxury brand, sponsored Manchester United in 08 and achieved good results, many European luxury brands have become interested in this area.

Even Italian brands like Armani have had a lot of contact with the Chinese in Bayswater.

In the end, the club chose to cooperate with Burberry.

This time, Bayswater Chinese took advantage of the club's trip and brought in two major sponsors to organize such an event.

The key is not actually at the Brent Training Centre in London, nor in football.

Instead, after the new media team shoots a series of materials, they will immediately edit them and upload them online. The three partners will then simultaneously launch online marketing, leveraging the Bayswater Chinese training camp in the United States and the subsequent International Champions Cup craze to quickly attract global attention.

This is also a brand new marketing model for Bayswater Chinese.

Adam Crozier believes that through this kind of multi-party collaboration, very good results can be achieved.

The Chinese in Bayswater, sponsors and the event all benefit from it and everyone is happy.

This is why the new media group is becoming increasingly important in Bayswater’s Chinese marketing department and has more and more staff.

……

In his previous life, Yang Cheng led his team to Los Angeles, USA for training.

This time he specifically asked ICC to rent the Drake Stadium at the University of California, Los Angeles.

The facilities at Drake Stadium are very complete. Not only is there a football field, but the gymnasium next door also has a gym, swimming pool, etc. It is very convenient.

More importantly, this is a closed training ground.

According to the ICC's plan, Bayswater Chinese will sell training tickets every day during their training at UCLA.

This is different from last year's open training at Beaver Stadium and the fees are more expensive.

General admission tickets are $99 and include training-only admission and a special breakfast.

This is because daily open training is scheduled in the morning.

If you want to meet and interact with the stars again, you need to purchase a meet-and-greet package, which costs $399.

Fans who purchase ticket packages will be able to enter the interactive area and interact with the players, including taking photos, getting autographs, etc.

The day after Bayswater Chinese arrived in the United States, the first training session open to the public attracted more than 1500 fans, and more than 800 fans bought package tickets.

According to feedback from the ICC, the revenue from training tickets on the first day exceeded US$40.

Of course, this part of the profit is shared separately between ICC and Bayswater Chinese.

But this also shows the influence of Bayswater Chinese in the United States.

After that, every day, many fans bought training tickets to watch the team's training, which made Drake Stadium always popular.

The Chinese in Bayswater have long been accustomed to this kind of commercial competition.

After the players arrived in the United States, apart from some routine activities, the rest of their time was basically devoted to summer devilish training.

Under the supervision of the medical team and the sports science department, the coaching staff completely let go and arranged very intense training, as if they wanted to squeeze every last bit of energy out of the players every day.

During the first 10 days of the team's training at Drake Stadium, except for one commercial activity during the US tour, they basically went back and forth between two points. The training was very hard and everyone was miserable.

……

Ten days after arriving in the United States, the Chinese from Bayswater had their first warm-up match.

The opponent is the Los Angeles Galaxy from the Major League Soccer.

The match will be held at the Home Depot Center, the home stadium of the Los Angeles Galaxy.

There is nothing much to say about the course of the game.

The Chinese players in Bayswater have just gone through a high-intensity training camp and their playing condition is indeed very poor.

The Major League Soccer is still in the league, so the Los Angeles Galaxy is obviously in better shape.

England superstar Beckham and American international Donovan are both in the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Therefore, this game is also full of gimmicks.

In the end, Beckham assisted Donovan to score a goal in a counterattack, and the Chinese of Bayswater scored two goals in the second half.

2 to 1, Bayswater Chinese narrowly won!

But what really attracted Yang Cheng was not this, but the price of the tickets for this game.

This match was arranged by the ICC, hosted by Los Angeles Galaxy, and the Bayswater Chinese received an appearance fee.

The Home Depot Center has a capacity of 27000 people and it was completely full.

But the highest-tier ticket price is as high as $645, or 448 euros.

The lowest fare is 48 euros, or $76.

The average ticket price is over $250.

It’s even higher than the average ticket price for the International Champions Cup final.

In other words, the ticket revenue for this game alone reached 700 million US dollars.

The Bayswater Chinese's appearance fee was 200 million pounds, which is expensive, but it is only 360 million US dollars.

In other words, Los Angeles Galaxy's appearance fee is the same as Bayswater Chinese.

Even they earn more.

This is simply outrageous!
"So, now you know why I keep telling you that our ticket prices are too low, right?" Richard Maestri said with a helpless smile.

"In the United States, there are too many fans willing to spend money, and the price of tickets for Major League Baseball games is also very high."

Yang Cheng nodded continuously, "Since we are new here, we should make small profits but quick turnover and seize the market."

There really is a lot of money and a lot of fans here.

It’s so easy to make money from Americans!

……

After playing against the Los Angeles Galaxy, the team continued to train at Drake Stadium.

Then he participated in a warm-up match against the Scottish Premier League Celtics at the Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, north of Los Angeles.

This was originally a rugby field, the home field of the Fresno State Bulldogs University rugby team. It was temporarily converted into a football field and the field conditions are relatively average.

But the fans were still very enthusiastic, attracting a total of 4 fans.

Bayswater Chinese still failed to show their form and drew 2-2 with Celtic.

Yang Cheng and the coaching staff were satisfied with the performance in this warm-up match.

The most important thing is not the result of the game, but the process.

During the training period in the United States, in addition to adjusting the players' condition and building up physical strength, a very important point is to further practice the team's offensive tactics.

The two full-backs will be given more freedom.

Especially on Marcelo's side.

These things require some time to adjust and adapt, and also require competition to hone them.

After the game against the Celtics, the team continued to rest at Drake Stadium for three days before leaving California and heading to Phoenix, Arizona.

After arriving in Phoenix, the team had its last warm-up match against Valencia from La Liga.

The game is held in Tempe, right next door to Phoenix, at Arizona State University's Sun Devil Stadium.

The form of the Bayswater Chinese in this game was clearly improved, and they defeated Valencia 2-0 cleanly.

After the Bats lost several players including Juan Mata this summer, their overall strength was still affected.

The game attracted a total of 5 fans.

From the moment the Bayswater Chinese arrived in the United States, the heat was on.

Although there were some minor controversies during the process, for example, some netizens complained that the training package prices were too expensive and limited each day, which prevented them from communicating face to face with their favorite stars.

But soon, all these were gradually calmed down.

Major American media outlets are also reporting on the news that the Chinese from Bayswater are training in the United States.

The club itself is also constantly updating the team's training situation every day, and has been updating repeatedly on platforms such as Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, actively interacting with fans, and the response it has caused is getting bigger and bigger.

By late July, with the completion of three warm-up matches, the football atmosphere in the United States had already heated up.

Especially when top teams such as Manchester United, Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Arsenal, Chelsea, AC Milan and Bayern arrived in the United States one after another, they immediately caused carnival among countless fans.

After experiencing the craze of last year's International Champions Cup, this year's second International Champions Cup has once again set off the American basketball market!
Bayswater Chinese, Real Madrid, Arsenal and AC Milan battle it out on the west coast of the United States!
Barcelona, ​​Manchester United, Chelsea and Juventus are fighting on the East Coast of the United States!

Finally, the top teams from the two groups will gather in Tennessee in the southeastern United States to compete for the championship of this International Champions Cup!
Every game is a peak showdown between the top European giants!

The whole of America is cheering for this football feast.

In comparison, the momentum created by the World Football Challenge is obviously far less than that of the International Champions Cup.

With the warm-up of the International Champions Cup and the popularity created by the Bayswater Chinese in the United States, as well as the conflict created by the two major events being held at the same time, the World Football Challenge has also received considerable attention.

But the organizers still failed to solve the problems encountered in 2009.

For example, they also wanted to divide the nine teams into two major divisions, but found that the schedule was unreasonable.

And the fans didn't buy it.

They rented Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City and NRG Stadium in Houston, both with a capacity of more than 7.

But the tickets simply couldn't be sold.

According to media reports, the World Football Challenge specially arranged for Champions League teams such as Valencia and Benfica to play in these two stadiums, but in the end, less than 4 fans booked and bought tickets.

In other words, by the time the game comes around, half of the field will likely be empty.

Let’s look at the International Champions Cup.

The Bayswater Chinese team's first three games were against AC Milan at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Phoenix, where all 63400 tickets were sold out.

Then at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, against European Champions League champions Arsenal, all 92000 tickets were sold out.

And later, when they played against Real Madrid at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles, all 93000 tickets were sold out in advance.

In addition, tickets for matches like Arsenal vs. Real Madrid, Arsenal vs. AC Milan, and Real Madrid vs. AC Milan are basically sold out in advance, making it hard to get a ticket.

Why is there such a situation?
On the one hand, tickets for the World Football Challenge are not selling well, but on the other hand, tickets for the International Champions Cup are hard to come by. What exactly is going on here?
The American media gave the answer.

What fans want to watch is not just football games, but also the showdowns between top teams and the competitions between stars.

Compared to the star-studded International Champions Cup, what’s so good about the World Football Challenge?

But what really surprised everyone was this peak showdown in Tennessee!

This will be a game that will shock football fans all over the world and will also make the organizers of the World Football Challenge completely despair!
(End of this chapter)