Chapter 166: Land in the Premier League and Join Manchester City for a Sky-High Signing Fee!

After Lin Quan returned to Germany from Brazil, Perret immediately found Lin Quan and reported to him the results of his contact with Bayern during this period.

Lin Quan frowned after listening to Pere's report.

"Bayern won't guarantee my playing time?"

"Is such that!"

"What about Gotze's?"

"Götze is an important member of the German team. For next year's World Cup, the German Football Association came forward to negotiate with Bayern, and Bayern agreed to give him a starting position!"

"That means I can only play as a substitute?"

"You can say that!"

"Does my father know about this?"

"Well, Pep already knows. He told me to respect your personal choice!"

Lin Quan nodded. Guardiola was caught in the middle, which would definitely be difficult.

He definitely hopes that Lin Quan can go to Bayern to help him, but going to Bayern may not be the best choice for Lin Quan personally.

"Since Bayern is more inclined to Gotze, then there is no need for us to go to Bayern!"

Lin Quan has no feelings for Bayern and went to Bayern entirely for Guardiola.

But since Bayern chose Gotze, there is no need for him to put his hot face on his cold butt.

The absolute core of Spain, winner of the Confederations Cup's Golden Boot and Golden Ball, can't really go to Bayern as a substitute, right?

Don't say he's not happy, the Spanish Football Federation isn't happy either!

Bayern actually wants both. Lin Quan is so strong that he will not let go if he can sign him.

But their frontcourt positions are basically full, with Robben, Ribery, Thomas Muller plus Gotze, and Mandzukic at the center.

Bayern's competition in the midfield and frontcourt is too fierce, so they can only make choices.

Signing Lin Quan can certainly improve the team's strength, but what Bayern wants now is to determine the core of the future team.

Lin Quan is unwilling to sign a long-term contract with them, and has no affection for Bayern and no sense of belonging.

Bayern is worried that he will be poached by other teams in the future, causing the tactical system it has built to become a castle in the air.

Just like Barcelona, ​​they have become accustomed to relying on Messi. If Messi is suddenly poached, it will be almost a devastating blow to Barcelona.

Bayern does not want to lose Lin Quan after developing a dependence on him. They are a wealthy club and cannot afford the losses caused by such turmoil.

"Excluding Bayern, what other teams are there to choose from?"

Since he is not going to Bayern, the Bundesliga can basically be ruled out.

Dortmund is an option, but it's not a good option.

"The giants in Serie A, La Liga, and the Premier League have all sent you invitations. You can decide which team you like!"

Lin Quan is not the kind of fringe player that no one cares about. He is currently the hottest player in the transfer market.

All the major wealthy families have opened their arms to him. They are not afraid that he will go, but they are afraid that he will not go!

"Exclude Serie A, exclude La Liga, exclude La Liga!"

Serie A is a declining league. The competitive level is declining year by year, and the team's investment is getting less and less. Coupled with Italy's poor economic situation, people are very pessimistic about the future of Serie A.

Lin Quan currently does not want to play in Serie A, so he ruled out Serie A first.

La Liga is actually the most suitable league for him. He doesn't have to worry about adapting to playing in La Liga. Moreover, considering his high popularity in the national team, he will immediately gain a lot of fans and supporters when he returns to La Liga.

However, La Liga is very divided, and there are only two real giants.

Barcelona is definitely not allowed to go. As for Real Madrid, he can go, but considering his status as a former Barcelona player, going to Real Madrid will cause a lot of criticism.

So after all the calculations, I can only go to the Premier League!

Lin Quan does have the idea of ​​​​making a career in the Premier League, but his plan is to wait for training in the Bundesliga and then go to the Premier League when he becomes an adult.

It seems a little too early to go to the Premier League.

"In the Premier League, many teams are interested in you, and the most interested are Manchester City and Chelsea!"

Lin Quan glanced at Perret. Among the Big 4, Arsenal was definitely the one who was most interested in him.

But Arsenal has no money and cannot afford people.

That's why Pere thinks the other party has no interest, right?

He doesn't understand the professor. It's because the professor has no money, not because he has no interest.

"Which one do you think is better, Manchester City or Manchester United?"

Lin Quan excluded Chelsea and directly discussed the two teams in Manchester.

"Manchester United is one of the most successful clubs not only in the Premier League but in the world.

Manchester United has many fans all over the world.

Their business development is very good, and the team's record is also very good.

Moreover, Manchester United has a rich background. If you go here, you can get high wages and various honors.

The only thing worth worrying about is, after Ferguson announces his retirement, can Manchester United's new coach continue the glory of the Ferguson era? "

At this time, Manchester United was not the same Manchester United that had not won a championship for many years. They had just won the twentieth English top league trophy in team history and were the most successful club in the entire Premier League.

However, Manchester United's glory belongs to the past.

Manchester United in the post-Ferguson era is simply a mess, and various coaches have been unable to solve the problems within the Manchester United team in the past.

So much so that Manchester United failed to win a Premier League title for ten years.

Lin Quan didn't want to consider such a turbulent team at all.

Joining Manchester United at this time is equivalent to joining the Guojun in 1949.

Seeing Lin Quan denying Manchester United, Perret cheered up and began to introduce Manchester City:

"The owner of Manchester City is very rich and sincere. He has contacted me a long time ago and has a strong interest in you. He is even a fan of yours.

But Manchester City is not a wealthy club, just an upstart.

Manchester City does not have the foundation of a wealthy club. They have too few championships. They only have one Premier League championship trophy. They have only played twice in the Champions League and were eliminated in all groups.

It can be said that this club has nothing but money! "

Lin Quan nodded. At this time, Manchester City was still on the road to rising.

The team spends money like water every year and fails in various competitions every year.

It can be said that he spent the most money and received the most severe beating.

But isn't this just right?

A team with almost no honors, isn't it suitable for him to start his own business and work hard?

If he goes to another giant, even if he wins, it will be success standing on the shoulders of giants.

But if he goes to Manchester City and creates a dynasty, then he himself will be that giant!

Thinking of this, Lin Quan made up his mind:

"Reject invitations from other teams, let's go to Manchester City!"

…

Mansour, the owner of Manchester City, learned that Lin Quan might come to his team. He was so excited that he immediately flew to Germany on his private plane and personally picked Lin Quan up to go to Manchester.

With this speed and treatment, not to mention Lin Quan, even Perey and Guardiola were dumbfounded.

"I'm very sorry that I didn't notify you in advance before coming, so I took the liberty of disturbing you!"

Mansour politely apologized to the three of them. He was worried about the long nights and dreams, and was afraid that Lin Quan would be abducted by other teams, so he took action in person.

At this time, Manchester City was in its entrepreneurial stage and could only spend money to buy people, but could not buy top stars yet.

Finally, Lin Quan had some clues, and Mansour naturally didn't want to miss this opportunity.

In fact, he did not need to personally take action in this kind of matter, but in order to show Manchester City's sincerity, Mansour did it personally.

"Please come in quickly!"

Perre quickly called Mansour and his assistant in.

After Mansour came in, he shook hands with several people in turn and said straight to the point:

"Lin, I formally extend an invitation to you and hope you can join our Manchester City team."

After Mansour finished speaking, he nodded to his assistant.

Fahim, the executive of the Abu Dhabi Consortium, handed over the signing contract from Manchester City.

"This is?"

Guardiola and Pere both came over curiously, and were dazzled by the long list of numbers on the contract.

"Haha, a little thought is nothing!"

The 'little note' Mansour was referring to was a check filled with the number 1 followed by eight zeros.

"This is?"

Guardiola subconsciously sat up straight and asked.

The amount was so large that he had to take it seriously.

"Signing fee, in pounds!"

Fahim opened his mouth to explain.

A £100m signing fee?

Guardiola and his younger brother looked at each other. They had long heard that Manchester City was a nouveau riche and spent a lot of money.

But I didn’t expect it to be so generous!

"Sorry, we can't charge this money, it's too big!"

Guardiola didn't know what Manchester City was going to do, but the amount of money exceeded his imagination, and he instinctively wanted to refuse.

No one dislikes money, but too much money can make people feel scared and uneasy.

A signing fee of 100 million, this kind of thing has never been heard of.

"Haha, I didn't explain clearly and made you misunderstand."

Seeing everyone's nervous expressions, Mansour smiled and said:

"As far as I know, Lin Quan is currently a free agent.

If we can sign him, we can save a lot of transfer fees, and this 100 million pounds is the transfer fee we originally planned to use to quote Bayern during the winter break.

I think, for a player who has just joined the team for less than half a year.

Faced with our £100 million poaching, it may be difficult for Bayern to control it.

As long as Lin himself agrees, the transfer is very likely to succeed.

Even if it doesn't work out this winter, it might work out next summer.

But by then, as Lin leads the team to win the World Cup, our offer may have to be increased to 120 million pounds or even 150 million pounds.

Since this money has to be spent eventually, it is given to Bayern and it is given to the players.

The sooner it is given out, the more cost-effective it is for us at Manchester City.

Because good players must be getting more and more expensive!

Moreover, even if a transfer is reached in the future, we will still have to pay Lin Quan a signing fee.

Giving it now means that the transfer fee and signing fee are settled in one go. In total, we have saved tens of millions of pounds!

This is a win-win cooperation, isn't it? "

What a business genius!

After listening to his explanation, even Guardiola felt that the money should be taken, and he felt at ease with it without any psychological burden.

But he still has a question, is Lin Quan really worth 100 million pounds?

"You think so highly of my son?"

The World Cup championship is not that easy to win. It is a goal that more than 30 strong teams around the world compete for.

Spain's probability of winning the championship is not very high, especially if their lineup further ages next year.

"Of course, I am a loyal fan of Lin. It is no exaggeration to say that in my mind, he is Manchester City's Messi!"

Yes, the other party moved Messi out, and Guardiola was immediately speechless.

He doesn't understand other players, but he still knows Messi's value.

Is Messi worth £100 million?

It’s definitely worth it!

The opponent regards Lin Quan as Manchester City's Messi, so Lin Quan is worth this price.

"Okay, I have no objection!"

Guardiola raised his hands in a gesture of surrender. Such a large signing fee made him tempted.

If he hadn't already signed with Bayern, I would have asked:

Do you, Manchester City, still lack a coach?

Instead of a signing fee of 100 million pounds, 50 million, no, 20 million will do!

Seeing that Guardiola had no objection, Lin Quan continued to open the contract and looked at the back.

Manchester City gave him a five-year long-term contract, and the weekly salary they offered was 400,000 pounds. If converted into an annual salary, it would be about 21 million pounds.

If Lin Quan really signs this contract, he will surpass Eto'o and directly become the player with the highest annual salary in football.

The wages offered by Manchester City are indeed worthy of their status as a nouveau riche.

In addition to annual salary, goal awards, appearance fees and other miscellaneous bonuses add up to a lot.

There is another big one, which is the loyalty award.

If Lin Quanneng plays at Manchester City for five years without transferring, he will receive a loyalty award of 50 million pounds in the fifth year.

That works out to 10 million pounds per year!

Calculated in this way, the total value of this contract is approximately 250 million pounds.

An average of £50 million per year!

This is definitely a very lucrative contract, and even Guardiola can't fault it.

There is no way, the other party gave too much!

"To show our sincerity, we can waive Lin's image rights!"

Seeing that Guardiola and others were silent, Mansour thought that the other party was not satisfied with the contract.

So I added another sentence:

"In addition, after Lin Quan moves to Manchester City, we will also help with accommodation and travel matters. These do not need to be included in the contract, they are regarded as my personal sponsorship."

Lin Quan felt that he was about to be knocked down by the opponent's Jinyuan offensive. He turned his head and glanced at Pere and Guardiola.

Like him, these two people were dizzy and felt like they had an unreal dream.

After Mansour finished speaking, he anxiously waited for the other party's response.

Manchester City has nothing but money. If they can't win over the opponent with money, then there's nothing they can do.

Lin Quan and Pep both looked at Guardiola.

Guardiola shrugged:

“I really can’t find any reason to refuse such a contract.

But Lin, you have to think clearly. If you earn the world's highest annual salary, you will definitely be under tremendous pressure.

If Manchester City's record is not good, you will be the first to be criticized by the outside world.

If you think you can afford this responsibility, then go to Manchester City! "

Lin Quan nodded and said:

"I'm waiting for you in Manchester City!"

Guardiola and Mansour were both stunned for a moment.

Guardiola was the first to react:

"You brat, who wants to go to Manchester City with you? It's like I can't live without you!"

Mansour's eyes lit up. He came here just to poach Lin Quan.

But if Guardiola can also poach him, then Manchester City will take off directly.

"I promised Bayern to help them complete the smooth transition of the team after winning the championship, and I don't want to break the promise!"

Mansour was a little disappointed, but the other party did not explicitly refuse, so he still left some hope.

Now that the other party arrived in a private plane, it was rare for Lin Quan to take a civil airliner by himself.

With the help of Guardiola and Perret, he quickly packed up his things.

After packing, with the help of the assistants brought by Mansour, they moved onto his private plane.

"The game in the Premier League is fast-paced and the physical confrontation is fierce. When you arrive in the Premier League, you need to pay attention to protecting yourself and avoiding injuries."

Guardiola cannot accompany Lin Quan to Manchester City because he has to take Bayern to carry out training before the start of the new season.

Before leaving, he gave a lot of repeated instructions, and the word "worry" was almost written on his forehead.

"Manchester City will fight on three fronts next season. Although you are the team's number one star, you should also pay attention to asking the head coach for a break.

You don’t need to appear in some unimportant games, so as not to cause injuries due to overwork. "

Guardiola is not worried about whether Lin Quan can integrate into the team. What he is most worried about is Lin Quan's injury in the Premier League.

"Don't worry, I will pay attention. You work well at Bayern and don't get fired by Bayern!"

"That brat doesn't have any good words in his mouth. If he wants to be fired, it's me who fired Bayern!"

Lin Quan's transfer made Guardiola a little dissatisfied with Bayern. He knew the relationship between Lin Quan and himself, but he still did this.

This makes Guardiola feel that he is not being respected as he should be.

Although he signed a three-year contract with Bayern, he may not actually coach Bayern for three years.

…

Manchester City moved quickly. Lin Quan was still on Mansour's private plane and had not yet landed.

Manchester City's official website could not wait to announce the news of the signing between the two parties.

“I am happy to announce to everyone that after friendly negotiations, we have reached an agreement with Spanish international, Bundesliga Golden Boot, Confederations Cup Golden Boot & Golden Ball winner Lin Quan, who has officially joined Manchester City Football Club.

In the new season, Lin Quan will wear the No. 10 jersey and fight for Blue Moon! "

In fact, joining Manchester City was part of the outline, but the original plan was to play at Bayern for one year and then transfer to Manchester City for a record-breaking transfer fee in football.

But when I was preparing to go to Manchester City in the future, many readers misunderstood and thought that I was about to join Manchester City. In addition, they may be resistant to going to Bayern. After playing in the Bundesliga for a season, they were a little tired and wanted to change their taste.

In addition, many readers hope that the protagonist will not rely on Guardiola and can conquer the world on his own.

So I deleted the story about Bayern and went straight to the Premier League.

This transition is a bit abrupt, so let me explain it to you.