I don't just score goals

Leverkusen publicly rejected an offer from Bayern Munich.

However, he did not make a public statement on Atletico Madrid's offer, and may have secretly negotiated the price with Atletico Madrid.

Manchester City has been aggressive in the transfer market.

This made Mendes very unhappy.

In the past six months, the news that Mendes heard when he was in contact with Manchester City executives in Manchester was that they were very interested in Hao Qiang.

But when it came to the real transfer market, Manchester City was duplicitous.

Manchester City also made an offer for Hao Qiang.

30 million pounds!

But when Leverkusen was waiting for a price, Atletico Madrid could no longer withstand Manchester City's offensive and chose to sell their leading striker Aguero.

Aguero is about to sign with Manchester City.

This made Mendes furious.

Hao Qiang works out in the gym to maintain his physical condition.

Mendes took his mobile phone and yelled at Manchester City's CEO in the dugout.

"You have no specific team building plan at all! You are just casting a net, and you will be satisfied with whoever takes the bait!

That's not how business is done, and that's not how transfers are done.

You have money, and you are accelerating the upgrading of the team and rapidly improving the team's strength through continuous replacement.

Use money to increase the error tolerance rate of growth.

There is nothing wrong with this for you.

But I have to be responsible for my players!

Look at your striker, Aguero, Balotelli, Dzeko, Tevez.

Do you still need a center forward?

No, you don't need to!

You are just accumulating enough good players without any specific ideas for team building.

Children can use this method of trial and error.

I don’t feel your sincerity, so let’s leave it at that and look for opportunities to cooperate again in the future!”

Mendez was outraged.

It's not necessarily a good thing that some teams are too rich.

Rich clubs attach far less importance to the core asset of players than other traditional clubs.

Because for them, before they become truly powerful, it doesn't matter whether they only buy expensive ones.

Keeping the right stars for them through constant trial and error.

Mendes will not let Hao Qiang go to Manchester City.

That is not only risky, but also extremely irresponsible.

The outside world's understanding of Manchester City is limited to the fact that they have money and they want to win the Premier League, but they have no specific ideas on how to win.

It's simply piling expensive stars on the court.

It's simple and crude, and I don't rule out that it will be very effective.

But it may not be possible to build a long-term stable system.

Mendes prefers to move Hao Qiang to clubs where he is "needed".

La Liga ends, Ronaldo scored twice in the final game.

The number of goals scored in the league this season reached a terrifying 40 goals!

One more goal than Hao Qiang and won the European Golden Boot!

Hao Qiang’s fans were in tears.

"The president is so good at scoring, he scored 11 goals in the last 4 rounds of the league!"

"Cronaldo's determination and will to score goals can never be underestimated!"

"It can only be said that the president failed to win a significant championship. Hao Qiang's success this season is even more convincing!"

Hao Qiang also felt helpless about this result.

But he didn't feel resentful about it.

With Leverkusen rejecting Bayern Munich's offer, Bayern Munich has made no new moves.

Catherine's frustration was written all over her face.

There are various signs that Hao Qiang will definitely leave Germany.

At least Leverkusen fans don't want to see him playing for other Bundesliga clubs.

The Leverkusen club will try its best to meet the fans' requirements.

After all, Bayern Munich has never played a wealthy role in internal poaching. They rely on the club's wealthy brand to attract players.

Hao Qiang felt helpless about this.

Reality cannot be perfect everywhere.

Catherine's needs were beyond his reach.

His career requires greater challenges. In fact, he yearns to travel more, see more, and play more in European football!

As June entered, new competitors emerged.

In fact, the football market this summer is relatively bleak, and blockbuster transfers are rare.

After Barcelona acquired Villa, Real Madrid itself has Higuain and Benzema at the center position. La Liga's most purchasing power giants will not have strong interest in Hao Qiang at the center position.

Except for Manchester City, the investment of other Premier League teams is evenly distributed in various positions and roles, and it is impossible to spend a lot of money to introduce Hao Qiang.

In fact, even Bayern Munich would do the next best thing and keep Gomez.

They also analyzed that there were few wealthy families that Hao Qiang could go to, so they could wait patiently.

Waiting for Hao Qiang to reject Atletico Madrid in the end, they took action again and won in one fell swoop.

Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 is also attacking from all sides.

But Hao Qiang, who left Ligue 1, is not interested in returning to Ligue 1 at all.

Against this background, when Napoli, the third-placed team in Serie A last season, sent a transfer offer of 40 million euros to Leverkusen, Leverkusen decisively agreed!

This price has reached the sky-high price paid by Bayer Leverkusen for selling players in history.

At the same time, Atletico Madrid also increased the transfer offer to 40 million euros.

The top three teams in the northern Serie A have not invested much in the summer. Juventus' renewal and reconstruction tasks are relatively scattered, and the replacement of various positions has been carried out in an orderly manner in the past year or two.

After Inter Milan achieved the Triple Crown, the Moratti family began to significantly reduce their investment, as if they were ready to retire after realizing their dream.

The same is true for AC Milan. Mr. Bei used AC Milan to achieve his ambitions and goals in politics, and his interest in AC Milan greatly decreased in his later years.

Galliani is working hard to strengthen AC Milan's strength through "zero-yuan purchases".

Hao Qiang's worth is obviously not in their consumption grade.

What surprised Hao Qiang was that after Leverkusen agreed to Naples' offer, Naples owner De Laurentiis came to Leverkusen with a large team!

Mendes arranged the meeting at the city's most exclusive restaurant.

The German media paid close attention to the whole process.

At least Naples paid the highest level of attention to this transfer, which was also a historic move for them.

Sincerity is reflected in actions.

When Hao Qiang, wearing his personal brand of casual clothes, walked into the restaurant with Mendes in suits and ties, countless paparazzi and Leverkusen fans had gathered outside the restaurant.

Leverkusen fans have been chanting for Hao Qiang to stay.

This made Hao Qiang's thoughts confused and difficult to ignore, but he knew that he could not satisfy the fans' demands.

After Leverkusen agreed to the offer, he really had no reason to choose to stay.

Why let yourself know that you are not a human being inside and out?

Leverkusen spent 10 million euros to introduce him last year, including one year's salary, signing fee, bonuses and other total expenses, although not everything they spent went into Hao Qiang's pocket.

However, the competitive value created by Hao Qiang and the current transfer fee of 40 million euros are absolutely impossible for Leverkusen to ignore, and it is understandable to choose to cash out.

De Laurentiis shook hands with Mendes warmly and greeted him, and then took the initiative to use a cheek-to-cheek gesture when shaking hands with Hao Qiang.

Other senior Napoli personnel simply shook hands with Hao Qiang.

Everyone sits down, unlike Chinese people who like to chat while eating or drinking until they are almost done.

Although they were sitting in the restaurant, they talked about business first.

As for whether to eat or not, it may depend on the outcome of the negotiation.

Before Mendes arrived, he analyzed the reasons why Naples was eager to acquire Hao Qiang.

The reason for competition is one.

Business factors are the second one.

De Laurentiis comes from a film family, and the elder in the family was once a tycoon in the European and American film circles.

The impact this had on De Laurentiis was profound.

De Laurentiis is now also a famous producer active in the European film and television industry.

As for the rumors that he had a "mafia" background when he was young, probably any successful person in Italy would be speculated like this.

Whether it's true or false, no one knows.

Compared with some traditional football people, De Laurentiis is first and foremost a businessman.

He was able to keenly perceive the commercial value of Hao Qiang.

Although other wealthy clubs must know it too.

But the problem never gets around the competitive level.

Just like if Real Madrid wants to get Hao Qiang, Higuain and Benzema have already fought to the point of breaking up. How about adding Hao Qiang?

Is it because the team is not chaotic enough?

Barcelona had been trying to seduce Villa before, and finally got Calabash.

How could they disrupt their competitive plans due to commercial considerations?

After all, it is a membership club, and commercial factors must come second to competition.

The teams in the Premier League are even sharper.

But the problems are similar, one carrot and another pitfall. In addition, if you want to seize the benefits brought by the Chinese market from Hao Qiang, you have to spend a lot of money first.

40 million euros is currently a threshold.

De Laurentiis was chatting and laughing, praising Hao Qiang's competitive ability.

The dark horse miracles of Lille and Leverkusen are even regarded as the credit of Hao Qiang alone.

Sugar-coated bullets are not uncommon, but coming from a club owner made Hao Qiang feel that although the flattery was over the top, it was undeniably comforting.

Mendes is concerned about Naples' positioning of Hao Qiang.

De Laurentiis laughed and said: "Of course he will be the absolute main force of the team, scoring more than 50 goals every season! If such a forward does not play the main force, God will punish him!"

"But Napoli already have Cavani."

"Cavani can coexist with Hao Qiang. If not, Cavani will move to the back and Hao Qiang will always be the first choice, no matter whether he is in good or bad condition!"

Hao Qiang felt a little surprised.

This kind of treatment may only be enjoyed by superstars.

Is he already a superstar?

He actually couldn't feel it himself.

But Mendes laughed.

De Laurentiis is a sensible man.

Hao Qiang, who is from China, is not viewed with a conservative and stereotyped eye.

There has been a voice in European football questioning Hao Qiang for the past two years.

After all, no Chinese player has ever reached the heights of Hao Qiang before.

In the eyes of many people, Hao Qiang must be a flash in the pan, a moment of good luck or extraordinary performance, and everything will eventually fall into silence.

Mendes has one final concern.

"I don't want Napoli's trust in Hao Qiang to come from China."

Everyone knows Mendes' subtext.

The Chinese market behind Hao Qiang!

De Laurentiis said more bluntly: "If we have Hao Qiang, Naples will become the Serie A team that Chinese fans pay most attention to. We will also have the Champions League next season, and Hao Qiang will show himself on the top stage in Europe.

Naples will certainly be favored by many sponsors.

We can't earn tickets or higher broadcast fees from Chinese fans, but our sponsorship partners will be happy to see Hao Qiang wearing the Napoli jersey.

I understand your concerns, but it's a matter of business.

We cannot be so luxurious as to spend 40 million euros and the annual team's maximum salary to support a commercial spokesperson.

Doing so is like a beggar asking for alms.

We want Hao Qiang to succeed in Naples and make him a part of Naples history.

Only in this way will the benefits be maximized!

I absolutely trust his ability. If he does not perform well in Naples, it must be because the coach did not use him well.

I would tell the coach to go away and replace him with a coach who can activate him.

Frankly speaking, looking at the Serie A field, there will not be a second player who can go to Lille and Leverkusen to lead the team to win the league championship and the Europa League championship.

Hao Qiang has proven his strength. Now what Naples needs is for him to show his strength in Serie A. Then, we can expect miracles to come to Naples again!"

Mendes' concerns were allayed.

Then the next step is the most basic negotiation content.

Hao Qiang’s signing fee and annual salary.

Although De Laurentiis has strength, Napoli is considered a civilian team in Serie A.

Last season’s annual salary ranked 9th in Serie A.

The combined annual salary of the starting 11 cannot afford to support Ibrahimovic from AC Milan.

But with Napoli qualifying for next season's Champions League, their expected income will increase significantly.

There will be additional revenue from the Champions League on match days, and sponsors' sponsorship fees must also be increased accordingly.

Therefore, it is certain that wages in Naples will increase, or even double.

Some of them have built-in "upgrade" clauses in player contracts, such as how much the salary will increase if the team enters the Champions League.

Or given to players in the form of bonuses.

Hao Qiang is special, and the business income he brings will be very high.

It will not only force sponsors to further increase their price tags, but also attract new sponsors to cooperate with Naples.

This routine was played by German and Premier League teams many years ago.

Just like Yang Chen, who once studied abroad in Germany, he can get the maximum salary in the team. In addition to his strength, his business influence cannot be ignored.

In addition, the salary levels of the Chinese players who go to the Premier League are not low within the team.

Manchester United used Dong Fangzhuo to leverage huge profits in the Asian market, and the main way to monetize it is from sponsors!

As long as we have a Chinese player recognized by Chinese fans, we can say to our sponsors: We have 100 million fans in China!

Now that De Laurentiis is here, he brings enough sincerity.

Cavani has the highest salary in the Naples team, with an annual salary of 1.8 million euros after tax.

There are only 4 players in Naples with an annual after-tax salary of more than one million.

De Laurentiis bluntly offered a price that surprised even Mendes.

The signing fee is 3 million euros.

Annual salary after tax is 4 million euros!

That’s more than twice Cavani’s annual salary!

Now Mendes is so confused that he can't even talk anymore.

I thought the other party would only offer an after-tax annual salary of 2.5 million euros, but he would ask for an after-tax annual salary of 3.5 million euros.

But the current situation is enough to show Naples' sincerity.

And they have definitely carefully evaluated the business income brought by the introduction of Hao Qiang!

Since he dares to offer such a sky-high price, he must be able to earn more from Hao Qiang!

This is well known to each other.

However, players can never blackmail the club with the mentality of "pay as much as you earn".

Only when enough is enough can the matter be settled.

Naples was willing to make an offer, but Mendes had to counter-offer both emotionally and rationally.

Ibrahimovic’s annual salary after tax is as high as 9 million euros.

The only thing Hao Qiang can do against Ibrahimovic is data.

There is still something lacking in terms of honor. After all, Ibrahimovic is also at his peak and has been confirmed for a longer period of time.

Even though many people criticized him for being a weak player in the competition, his league championship success and stable scoring rate all year round are not fake.

If Mendes didn't repay the sky-high price of 9 million euros, it would be a lack of sincerity.

After paying back 6 million euros, De Laurentiis took another step back and increased it to 4.5 million euros.

Mendes also took a step back and asked for an annual salary of 5 million euros after tax.

De Laurentiis said yes!

It’s settled!

Now that De Laurentiis is here, he must go back with the results.

Delay will lead to changes, and avoid long nights and many dreams.

Everything is settled and everyone takes orders for dinner!

Before serving the food, we took a group photo together to record this milestone moment for the parties involved.

When the group walked out of the restaurant together, Hao Qiang did not accept interviews from the German media.

De Laurentiis announced in a swaggering manner: "We have completed a great deal!"