Chapter 656: Expedition to Meazza

Aston Villa's victory over Chelsea, their direct rival for the championship, in the top battle has aroused heated discussions and attention from the media.

Now, there are few voices saying that Aston Villa will be a flash in the pan.

Everyone is beginning to realize that Aston Villa is really rising to become a new force in the Premier League.

The club has become the focus of media attention, and Villa's players have also become the focus of many media discussions.

Especially the Welsh young star Gareth Bale.

The league has only played eight rounds, and Bell has already scored two goals and also contributed eight assists.

This is a very scary statistic. You know, Bell’s league statistics last season were nine goals and ten assists. With such an outstanding performance, Bell was named the best rookie in the Premier League last season.

Now, let alone the number of goals scored, Bell has already scored eight assists in less than a fifth of the league.

In addition, the Welsh young star has an assist in the Champions League.

Such a crazy data performance has attracted the exclamation of the media.

"The Times" reporter Duncan directly asserted, "This is Bell's season."

With such an outstanding performance, this young Welsh star has also attracted the attention of many giants.

"The Sun" reported that many giants, including Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, are already paying attention to Bale.

The newspaper predicted that if the current hot state continues, the Welsh player may move to a giant club as soon as next summer.

"How is the contract renewal negotiation with Bell?" Fang Jue asked the club's general manager Byron.

Fang Jue also noticed the relevant media reports.

Although there is no sign that Bell intends to transfer to other teams, Fang Jue must not be more vigilant.

This is the tragedy of non-rich teams.

After a good player emerges, it is necessary to prevent fire, theft and poaching.

If Aston Villa has now grown to the status of Manchester United, Fang Jue does not need to worry too much. Almost every transfer window, there are rumors that Rooney will be poached, but the actual operability is extremely low .

Bell's contract with Aston Villa will not expire until 2014, and there are still three and a half years of contract.

However, in order to avoid some unexpected situations, Aston Villa is still negotiating with Bell to renew his contract.

In fact, not only Bell, but also players like Milner, Abanglaho, Diego Costa, etc., the clubs are all negotiating contract extensions at the same time.

It's not just about tethering players and preventing poaching.

This is also a compliment to the players.

The team won the league championship last season and achieved a good result of the double crown. The club's performance is outstanding, and the players need to raise their salaries. This is also the meaning of the question.

You can't just rely on publicizing your sincerity to the club to tie players, monetary rewards are the most practical.

It is foreseeable that after such a wave of contract renewals, Aston Villa's player salary expenses will increase significantly.

This is also the reason why many non-rich teams can't keep their players after achieving good results. Not only is the check book waving in front of the rich teams tempting, but also the players' continuous salary increases and contract renewals will eventually make It is difficult for a team that is not well-off financially to support.

Fortunately, Aston Villa's financial situation is very good. Facing the player's salary increase and contract renewal, the pressure is not too great at present.

This is also related to the relatively reasonable salary structure of Aston Villa.

The team's current maximum salary is 80,000 pounds a week, and only Ronaldo, Ballack and Deisler receive a maximum salary of 80,000 pounds.

Then there's Shevchenko's £50,000-a-week salary.

Like Bell, his current weekly salary is 25,000 pounds, which is not too low for a 21-year-old young man.

However, considering Bell's current ability and excellent state, as well as his popularity in the transfer market, this salary is very low.

In fact, Aston Villa and Bale have been negotiating a contract extension for some time, but they have not reached a consensus for a long time.

Bell's agent, Jody Stevens, proposed a weekly salary of 80,000 pounds, which is to match the maximum salary of Ronaldo and others in the team.

This is unacceptable to Fang Jue.

Let alone whether Bell's current team status and ability can be on par with Ronaldo, even considering Bell's age and sustainability factors, he cannot agree to this salary request.

Bale is only 21 years old now, and this time he will be offered a maximum salary of 80,000 pounds. Then, one year later, two years later, when they negotiate to renew the contract again, how much salary Aston Villa needs to offer to be able to do so? Satisfy?

Not only that, if Bell gets the team's maximum salary, it will also cause huge waves in the locker room. What will Milner, Abanglaho and Diego Costa think? How much is appropriate for their salary?

Therefore, the player's contract renewal negotiation is not isolated, and must be considered in all aspects.

Fortunately, Bell's current contract with Aston Villa still has more than three years, and the contract renewal can be negotiated slowly, and there is no rush for the time being.

A day later, the Aston Villa team left Birmingham for Milan, Italy, to prepare for a major event in the Champions League group stage.

Aston Villa will play an away game against the seeded team in the group and the defending champions of the Champions League Inter Milan at the San Siro Stadium in Milan.

"Benitez suffers a crisis of confidence!"

"Moratti gave the order to win Villa at home!"

On the plane, Fang Jue flipped through the newspaper, and saw the front-page article of Gazzetta dello Sport.

Tsk.

Fang Jue shook his head. It seemed that Master Bei, an old rival, had a hard time at Inter Milan.

Benitez officially became the coach of Inter Milan this year, and he signed a 2-year work agreement with the Nerazzurri.

But in the new season, Benitez led the team to an unsatisfactory record.

In the European Super Cup in August, Inter Milan lost 0:2 to Atletico Madrid, losing the only chance in the 102-year history of the team to hit the championship.

In the new season, Benitez's team's record in the league and the Champions League is currently unsatisfactory.

As the overlord of five consecutive Serie A titles, Inter Milan ranked third behind Lazio and AC Milan after seven rounds of the league.

In the UEFA Champions League, Inter Milan, who became the seeded team, was tied 2-2 by Twente, the weakest opponent in the group, on the first match day, which aroused criticism from the Italian media.

Although on the second match day, the 4-0 victory over Werder Bremen at home made Benitez feel less pressure.

However, I am afraid of comparison. In the same group, Aston Villa first beat Werder Bremen 5-0, and then beat Twente 5-1. They ranked first in the group, which made the defending champion International Milan has lost face, so Benitez can be said to have encountered a crisis of confidence.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the game against Aston Villa is a test for Benitez. Only by winning Aston Villa at home can Benitez pass the test. Otherwise, Master Bei's life will only become more and more difficult.

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"Inter are the defending champions, a very strong team that deserves respect."

"I know Benitez, this is a winner."

"No, no, if we can take away one point from Milan, we will still be number one in the group. This is our goal."

"The game at San Siro will be very difficult and we are ready to play a difficult game."

At Milan's Malpensa Airport, Fang Jue was interviewed by reporters. In his words, he praised Inter Milan very much, and his attitude was very low-key.

This makes the good-looking Italians very happy.

In the subsequent report of "Gazzetta dello Sport", it expressed a little satisfaction that the defending champion of the Premier League is very awed by the Triple Crown. In this game, what Inter Milan has to do is to let Aston Villa face the international team after the game. Milan was even more in awe.

"In this game, we have only one goal, to win!"

"The triple crown is just history. We don't need to pay attention to it. With our current strength and state, we should be afraid. It should also be Inter Milan who is afraid of us!"

When he arrived at the hotel where he was staying, Fang Jue called the whole team for a meeting, and the first sentence he said was like this.