Chapter 1010 Bargaining

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() The Champions League semi-finals are over, and Manchester United and Barcelona have reached the final.

As the two strongest and best teams in football today, their meeting in the final is highly anticipated.

After the Champions League semi-finals, Manchester United has four games left, but these four games determine the ownership of the league, Champions League and FA Cup.

At this critical moment, it has become Manchester United's top priority to secure the contract of their core Gao Xiaodong.

As members of Class 92 such as Scholes and Giggs age, Gao Xiaodong's role becomes more and more important.

The most optimistic Manchester United fans before the season thought it would be good to snatch the league championship from Chelsea. Unexpectedly, Gao Xiaodong integrated so quickly that he actually led all three lines of Manchester United to advance together and reach the end.

"Finalize Gao Xiaodong's contract within a week to stabilize the morale of the military and allow Gao Xiaodong to play the last four games wholeheartedly and win the second Triple Crown for Manchester United."

This is the goal set by Ferguson for Manchester United CEO David Gill.

When David Gill came to Mendes with this goal, Mendes was simply overjoyed.

Now is the most critical time for Manchester United. Negotiating the contract at this time is too beneficial to Gao Xiaodong. Manchester United will definitely not dare to bargain.

It's just that if David Gill doesn't come to Mendes, it's not easy for Mendes to go to David Gill, because that would really add insult to injury. Mendes, unlike Raiola, pays more attention to appearance.

"David, welcome, you are a rare visitor."

Mendes welcomed David Gill into the living room with a smile on his face, poured tea and cigarettes, and talked about things without improving Xiaodong. In the end, it was David Gill who took the initiative to propose Gao Xiaodong's contract.

Mendes looked surprised.

He said hypocritically: "Are we talking about Xiaodong's contract now? It's not the right time. Let's wait until the end of the season."

David Gill sighed: "Xiaodong's contract only has two years left. There is a lot of speculation from the outside world and the fans are also very worried. Sir Alex Ferguson hopes to finalize the contract as soon as possible. They all have to be discussed anyway. Let's talk now or after the season." , it’s no different.”

Mendes said with a smile: "Actually, there is nothing to talk about. Our conditions are those. As for whether it is worth it, Xiaodong's performance on the court proves everything."

Gao Xiaodong's performance on the court really gave Mendes the confidence to speak, and David Gill had to admit that without Gao Xiaodong, Manchester United would definitely not be able to achieve the results this season.

"Mr. Mendes, Gao Xiaodong is Mr. Ballon d'Or and a priceless treasure. He deserves any annual salary. However, Mr. Mendes, Gao Xiaodong still wants to play at Manchester United. He can't just get a high salary, but he also has to consider Let’s take a look at the emotions of teammates. If Manchester United offers Gao Xiaodong an annual salary of 15 million euros, what do people like Rooney, Nani, Fletcher and Vidic think? If the team is not united, how can Manchester United win? Gao Xiaodong alone can't win the championship."

David Gill is very smart. He doesn't talk about whether Gao Xiaodong is worth his 15 million annual salary. He first talks about the team's salary structure and unity, and negotiates the contract with Mendes from a moral perspective.

Mendes is also very smart. He said with a smile: "I think Manchester United is very united now, and no one is dissatisfied with Xiaodong. As the only superstar in the team to win the Ballon d'Or, and the top scorer in the league and the Champions League, he can I can score goals, assist, defend, play multiple positions, and get an annual salary of 15 million euros. Is anyone really jealous?"

David Gill said seriously: "People's hearts are unpredictable."

Mendes' expression changed and he said: "If someone is jealous of Gao Xiaodong, then such a person can really be sent away, don't you think so, Manager David?"

David Gill quickly said: "I'm not saying that someone will definitely be jealous, I am saying that there is a possibility."

Mendes said: "Yes, everything is possible. I think even with Xiaodong's current annual salary, there may be people in the Manchester United team who are jealous, but I don't think Sir Alex Ferguson will let such a black sheep stay in Manchester United, and he definitely doesn't deserve it. Go to Manchester United.”

David Gill failed to convince Mendes on the issue of annual salary, nor did he gain the upper hand. He immediately moved to another issue, "Even if the club can accept such an annual salary, at Gao Xiaodong's age, renewing the contract for one year is definitely not enough." , the club prefers to renew the contract for three years."

Mendes shook his head and said: "Three years is too much. Xiaodong doesn't want to renew the contract for such a long time. It's not that he doesn't want to play for Manchester United. It's just that if the contract is renewed for three years, Xiaodong and Manchester United will have a five-year contract. This Too passive."

David Gill said: "It would be too unfair to Manchester United if Jon gets a high salary on a short extension."

Mendes smiled and said: "Aren't we just trying to find a point that is fair to both parties?"

David Gill said: "Two years? No more."

Mendes said: "Actually, I am more inclined to renew the contract for one year. A three-year contract is good for everyone, because Xiaodong is still increasing his goals. I think his value will be higher and his annual salary will be higher in the future."

David Gill was stunned for a moment. He didn’t expect that Mendes had such high expectations for Gao Xiaodong, and even the annual salary of 15 million euros was not enough. He smiled bitterly and said: "15 million euros is the highest salary in the world. Why don’t you guys?" Are you satisfied?"

Mendes said with a smile: "Xiaodong is only 21 years old now. Who dares to say in the future, he may be even better than he is now, but of course he may fail. Just like Anderson, you don't want to increase your salary by a penny."

Mendes calmly defeated David Gill with Anderson.

David Gill smiled awkwardly, "Anderson is different from Gao Xiaodong. He is already 23 years old. The three-year contract is quite appropriate, and he is not an indispensable member for Manchester United."

Mendes said with a smile: "Is Xiaodong indispensable? But I don't see much sincerity from Manchester United."

Time was tight and the task was heavy. David Gill didn't want to keep fighting with Mendes. He said: "Mr. Mendes, an annual salary of 15 million euros and a two-year contract extension should be enough sincerity."

Mendes smiled and said, "I think a 20% annual salary increase would be suitable for Xiaodong's current age and status."

Isn’t this an exorbitant price? David Gill was dismayed, "Mr. Mendes, you can't push your limits. If you increase it by 20% every year, Xiaodong's annual salary next year will be 18 million euros. This is outrageous. Even if Xiaodong continues to grow, his annual salary cannot be increased." If Manchester United really wants to sign such a contract with Xiaodong, even Rooney will not be convinced."

Mendes said leisurely: "Eighteen million seems very high now. In fact, a few years ago we didn't even think that the annual salary of top stars would exceed 10 million."

David Gill pondered for a moment and said: "I can't make the decision on this. I need to communicate with Mr. Glazer and Coach Ferguson."

Mendes smiled and said: "Okay, this is a big deal and cannot be solved in an hour. You should discuss it with Mr. Glazer and Sir Alex Ferguson."

"Okay, we'll give you an answer right away after we've discussed it."

David Gill has actually considered all the situations before he came, and now it is just a way of bargaining. Although Mendes and Gao Xiaodong now have the initiative, Manchester United cannot be at the mercy of others.