Chapter 165, The Unexpected

Jin Taige walked towards the club office building, and he was a little puzzled: Since he had already made an appointment with Woodward to discuss things in the office at 9 o'clock, why did Woodward call and ask in a hurry when it was only past 8:30 ?

Although Woodward did not expressly urge him on the phone, Jin Taige could hear that Woodward seemed a little anxious. So he quickened his pace and soon entered the building and came to Woodward's office.

As soon as he walked into the office, he found that Woodward was already standing in front of the sofa waiting for him. Jin Taige came in, and Woodward stepped forward and closed the office door, and then sat on the sofa.

Jin Taige sat opposite him, looking at Woodward who was a little anxious: "Ed, what's wrong with you? Didn't we agree to discuss team building today? I see why you are a little restless."

Woodward sighed softly: "I originally planned to talk to you about team building today, but... something unexpected happened yesterday afternoon. I originally planned to call you at night, but I was afraid of disturbing you You, that's why I called you to the office today."

Jin Taige was very puzzled: "Ed, what happened to make you so anxious?"

Woodward stood up, took a cup, and poured a cup of hot water for Jin Taige himself: "Yesterday afternoon, Streford came to see me."

"Streford? He's..." The name sounded familiar, but Kintag couldn't remember who it was.

"He's Rooney's agent," Woodward explained.

"Oh, I remembered, it's that skinny monkey, right? I've seen him once, but I don't have a good impression of him. That man looks a bit sinister, and when he smiles at people, he seems to have a hidden knife in his smile." Jin Taige said honestly.

Woodward also nodded: "You think the same as me, and I think so too."

"Ed, what did he come to see you for?"

"He said Rooney is having some difficulties with the team and needs my help."

Kintag frowned slightly: "If Rooney encounters difficulties in the team, then he should come to me, not the club officials."

Woodward smiled bitterly: "I think so too. But Stretford said that his players have encountered some unfair treatment and want to talk to me."

Kintag picked up the water glass: "Is he talking about Rooney's suspension? In fact, Rooney is completely to blame for this matter. Because of his impulsiveness, the team fell into a passive position. We spent a lot of effort yesterday afternoon. His strength was reduced to 4 games from 6 games. Why is Stretford still not satisfied?"

"That's not what Stretford said," Woodward said, waving his hand. "He told me Rooney was treated poorly in the team."

Hearing this sentence, Jin Taige's brain suddenly became bright, he closed his eyes, and remembered something.

In the parallel world of his previous life, in the winter of 2014, Rooney proposed a salary increase to the club. At that time, his request was a weekly salary of 300,000 pounds, which was half higher than the 200,000 pounds weekly salary of the highest paid Van Persie in the team!

Because Manchester United was at a low point at the time and was short of major generals, the good old Moyes finally agreed to Rooney's request for a salary increase.

Now this thing finally happened to me!

Kintag opened his eyes suddenly: "Did Stretford ask the club to raise Rooney's salary?"

Woodward was taken aback, then nodded in admiration: "Tiger, you are so smart. Streford did propose a salary increase, and the salary requirements are ridiculously high."

"He wants £300,000 a week?"

"You guessed right!" Woodward slapped his hands, "This damn Stretford, he actually proposed 300,000 pounds? Why didn't he rob the bank! Now the club's highest salary is only 200,000 pounds. The weekly salary of Giggs and Carrick, the veterans of Manchester United, is only about 160,000 pounds, while Rooney's weekly salary of 150,000 pounds,

It is already considered very high. "

Jin Taige nodded: "The people I signed in this summer did not have a weekly salary of more than 100,000. I signed Icardi, Nainggolan and De Bruyne with the highest weekly salary, and their weekly salary was only 90,000 pounds. That’s all, and Kanter, Mahrez and Martial, who are the main players, only earn around 50,000 a week.”

After Woodward was angry, he was a little depressed again: "But Stretford told me that some clubs have already offered Rooney a high salary. If Manchester United cannot meet Rooney's requirements, then Rooney does not rule out the possibility of transferring. !"

Jin Taige did not speak, he held the water glass, drank the warm water in the glass without a drop, then put the water glass on the table, he slowly said to Woodward: "For the current Manchester United, This salary situation is quite reasonable. If we win enough championships this summer, it is also appropriate to give the players an appropriate salary increase. However, it must be within a reasonable range! If we blindly increase the salary, it will only Cause more conflicts in the team!"

"If Rooney raises his salary by 300,000 pounds, what about Mahrez who is also the starter? What about Kanter, the midfielder's defensive core? What about the team's core goalkeeper De Gea? Are these core players all aiming for 300,000? On par? If someone gets paid less, won’t they feel dissatisfied?”

"Now our club is in the stage of changing from old to new. In the next few years, people will come and go. If Rooney raises his salary to 300,000 pounds, then every new player will look at him in the future. As the benchmark of their own contracts, the club will be passive all the time! Either they cannot sign players, or their salaries are ridiculously high! At that time, the club does not have to wait for the economic crisis and does not need to consider the operating situation, but the players’ salaries will be borne Great!"

Woodward was very embarrassed: "Tiger, I understand what you said, but if we don't give Rooney a salary increase, what should we do if Rooney proposes a transfer?"

Jin Taige thought for a moment: "Well, I believe that Streford will come to you again in the next few days. When he comes to you, you can tell him that the salary increase is negotiable, but it is only a small increase. It is absolutely impossible for the salary to be 300,000, and it cannot even be equal to that of Van Persie; and the salary increase is not now, it has to wait until the end of this season, and the club will make a unified salary adjustment for all players."

"What if Stretford disagrees?" asked Woodward.

"If he doesn't agree?" Jin Taige stood up at this time, he came to the window, watched the cold wind outside the window, and then said in a slow and firm tone, "If he doesn't agree, then his players will You can leave Manchester United!"