January 27th.
There are less than a few days left before the end of the European winter transfer window.
The transfer window is coming to an end, and the biggest transfer news in English football is not that Juan Mata, the core midfielder who helped Chelsea win the Premier League and Champions League, switched to Manchester United for a record transfer fee of 37 million pounds.
Nor is it Chelsea’s acquisition of Basel winger Salah, making him the first Egyptian player in the history of the Blues.
But where is Ling Feng, England's rising future star who is being robbed by many Premier League clubs, going?
In order to gain traffic and royalties, large and small media outlets and transfer reporters all joined this carnival party of "Where is Ling Feng going?"
Some media people claimed that Ling Feng had arrived in London and was preparing to reach a personal agreement with Arsenal based on "reliable information" obtained from unknown sources;
Some small newspapers speculated that the team Ling Feng joined was located in London, but it was not Arsenal, but Chelsea;
The reason is also very good. Mourinho has just bought the winger Salah who helped Basel double beat Chelsea in the Champions League group stage.
It is normal to buy Ling Feng, who helped Leicester City eliminate his own team in the FA Cup.
As the saying goes, if you can't beat it, buy your core.
This kind of operation is nothing new in football.
Various gossips make the cautious Leicester City fans nervous and uneasy.
I am afraid that the next latest news that will pop up is that Ling Feng officially announced that he is leaving Leicester City and joining other clubs.
For most Leicester City fans, they can only go to the club's official website and social media to call on the club to quickly sign a new contract with Ling Feng.
However, for the members of the "Fox Club", Leicester City's largest fan organization, they do not intend to just sit back and watch Ling Feng leave!
So, early in the morning, nearly fifty fans wearing Blue Fox jerseys came outside the Belvoir base holding placards they made.
They have only one purpose, which is to show the club the attitude of the fans!
The organizers of this protest were Big William and his friend Bob.
Since today is the day when the team resumes training, the players of the first team have returned from vacation.
When Leicester City players drive into the base, they will all be a little surprised when they see fans holding signs saying "Ling, don't leave!" and "Ling Feng, stay!"
It would be a lie to say that I am not envious.
Ling Feng became the darling of fans in less than a month.
As for them, if there are transfer rumors, will the fans try to retain them like this?
Faced with the fans' inquiries, the players who did not understand the situation just shook their heads and expressed that they were unclear.
Mahrez, the only one who knew the inside story, tried hard to maintain an expression of "I don't know anything."
He knew very well that it was impossible for Ling Feng to transfer, and he would also sign a new contract with the club.
However, it would be best for him not to leak the news to the fans or anyone until he has negotiated a new contract with the club.
After signing the jerseys for several fans, Mahrez drove slowly into the base.
At this time, Bob, who was paying attention to the transfer news with his mobile phone, turned to look at his friend aside and said:
"William, I just saw a tweet from a sports reporter. He said someone saw Ling at London Airport."
Upon hearing this, William, who was wearing a blue woolen hat with the Leicester City emblem printed on it and his nose turned red from the cold, immediately said:
"impossible!"
"Ling is a very polite and kind young man. He will not leave like this!"
"But someone took a photo of Ling Feng appearing at the London Airport..."
While the two were having a conversation, a black Land Rover slowly approached from a distance.
Seeing an unknown bald man in the driver's seat, the Leicester City fans who were about to surround him stopped immediately.
However, what they never expected was that the middle-aged man in a black suit sitting in the back seat of the black Land Rover was actually the famous Mendes!
And Mendes is the agent Ling Feng just hired...
. . .
At the same time, in a conference room at the Belvoir base.
The club's sports director Rudkin and the team's head coach Pearson were sitting on their seats, but their faces were full of anxiety.
They frequently looked towards the door, as if waiting for the arrival of some important person.
"Why haven't you come yet?"
"It should be soon. The guard said his agent has already driven into the base."
However, when the two saw Mendes entering the conference room, both sports director Rudkin and Pearson were stunned.
"Good afternoon, gentlemen."
As the other party blurted out English with a slight Portuguese accent, Rudkin couldn't help but widen his eyes and recognized the identity of the person!
There is no way, this football giant with many stars under his command is too famous.
Suddenly, Ludkin's heart was filled with turmoil.
That guy Ling’s manager is actually the famous Mendes? !
When did he sign with Mendes? !
While Rudkin was shocked, everyone introduced each other, shook hands and sat down.
As soon as he sat down, Mendes spoke first and took the initiative in the negotiation:
"Gentlemen, I might as well reveal some information to you."
"Now Chelsea, Arsenal, Crystal Palace and other Premier League clubs have made generous offers to my clients. Even Mr. Wenger of Arsenal has personally called my clients."
Hearing this, Pearson suddenly frowned, "But Ling told me yesterday that he wasn't going anywhere!"
"Indeed, my client hopes to stay and work with the team to qualify for the Premier League."
"However, you should understand that he does not only have one choice."
"So, my client hopes to see the club's sincerity. A new contract with reasonable benefits is a must!"
"That's why I'm here!"
Faced with Mendes' slightly aggressive attitude, both sports director Rudkin and head coach Pearson were shocked.
He is indeed the most skillful agent in football in recent years!
In fact, the moment they saw Mendes, they were already mentally prepared for the possibility that the other party would make a big move.
However, they are also willing to be slaughtered.
After all, once Ling Feng leaves with a liquidated damages of only one million pounds, the club's losses will be huge.
Whether it's reputation or profit.
As long as they sign a new contract with Ling Feng, they can have Ling Feng's future.
Even if he plans to sell Ling Feng in the future, with his potential and ability, he can still bring a huge transfer fee to the club!
"We must keep Ling Feng at all costs!"
This is the final conclusion reached by the Leicester City club’s senior management after an emergency meeting last night.
Ever since, after hearing Mendez's request, sports director Rudkin did not hesitate at all and directly expressed his position:
"Of course, we are very sincere in renewing the contract with Ling."
"We hope to train Ling Feng as the future of the team, and he is our youth training player, a child of the club. The club and fans hope that he can stay here for a long time."
Hearing Rudkin's words, Mendes smiled slightly and then said:
"Very good, let's talk about the details of the new contract..."
. . .
Under the premise that one party is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, the negotiations went very smoothly.
Mendes didn't waste much time and secured a new contract with generous benefits for Ling Feng!
First of all, Ling Feng’s weekly salary increased from one hundred pounds to fifteen thousand pounds!
A total increase of one hundred and fifty times!
Compared with the weekly salary of tens of thousands or even more than 100,000 in the Premier League, this amount is simply not worth mentioning.
Due to excellent business operations, the Premier League’s broadcast fees are simply
The broadcast revenue of Premier League teams is divided into three parts: 50%, 25% and 25%, and each part is allocated to each club according to different standards.
Firstly, 50% of the domestic broadcast revenue is shared equally among the 20 clubs, which works out to an average of £34 million per club.
In addition, 25% of the broadcast revenue will be distributed according to the number of broadcast games. Teams with more broadcast games on TV channels will receive more revenue.
The final 25% is allocated based on ranking.
Each place is worth £1.7 million.
By analogy, the team ranked last can receive 1.7 million pounds, and the team ranked first can receive 35 million pounds!
Precisely because of the huge benefits after being promoted to the Premier League, almost all the English Championship teams hope to rush to the Premier League and make a lot of money!
Compared with each team in the Premier League, which can receive tens of millions of pounds in broadcast revenue, each team in the second-tier English Championship can only receive about three million pounds in broadcast revenue.
The huge difference in broadcast income has also created a huge gap in the salary levels of Premier League players and Championship players.
The weekly salary of the top players in the British Championship ranges from 15,000 to 30,000.
Considering Ling Feng's qualifications, his weekly salary of 15,000 pounds is already the maximum salary in the team!
You know, most of the team's players still earn a weekly salary of less than 10,000.
Even Schmeichel and captain Morgan, who have the highest weekly salary in the team, are only 12,000 pounds.
This means that after Ling Feng signs a new contract, he will become the team's highest-paid player!
This shows how sincere the club is in order to keep Ling Feng...
As for bonuses, in addition to the basic goal award and assist award, there are other bonus terms, such as:
Won the Championship Player of the Month once and received a bonus of 20,000 pounds;
Winning the assists title of the season or being the best player of the season will receive a bonus of 30,000 pounds;
Help the team win the English Championship and get a bonus of 50,000 pounds!
The purpose of increasing these bonus terms is to motivate Ling Feng to perform better and focus on helping the team achieve victory and success.
After salary and bonuses, there is the salary increase clause after promotion to the Premier League.
Once Lingfeng helps Leicester City advance to the Premier League this season, his salary will increase by 30%!
In the end, the two parties had some differences over the terms of the termination fee.
Unlike La Liga, which likes to add hundreds of millions of release clauses to contracts, Premier League clubs generally do not add release clauses when renewing contracts with players.
However, in Mendes' view, Leicester City is Ling Feng's career springboard.
As long as he leads Leicester City to the Premier League and performs well in the Premier League, Ling Feng can enter the vision of the five major league giants and "marry" into the giants.
Adding a termination clause can make future transfer operations easier and ensure that the club will not force Ling Feng or Ling Feng to stay.
However, from the club's perspective, Rudkin is definitely not willing to add a termination clause to the contract.
If Ling Feng performs well and is worth more than the contract fee, wouldn't their club suffer a loss?
Although I was very reluctant.
However, under Mendes' strong request, Rudkin still made a compromise for the sake of future transfer fees.
Termination fee of 30 million pounds!
The contract period is five years!
After the two parties reach an agreement on the contract details, the player himself needs to sign the contract in person, and then the news is officially announced, which can bring an end to the transfer turmoil.
After overfulfilling his task, Mendes walked out of the conference room, took out his cell phone and dialed Ling Feng's number.
"Ling, it's me."
"Mr. Mendez, what's going on?"
"The negotiations are over, you can come to the club to sign..."
"Good, thank you very much."
Half an hour later, Ling Feng, who was waiting for news at home, rode his beloved bicycle to the Belvoir base.
"It's Ling!"
The moment they saw Ling Feng, the fans outside the base immediately swarmed up and surrounded him.
"Ling! Don't leave!"
"Ling, you won't leave, right?"
"Ling, we need you!"
Feeling the concern from the fans, Ling Feng felt warm in his heart.
These fans have always supported him in different ways, both on and off the court.
Facing the expectant looks of the fans, Ling Feng smiled slightly and replied firmly:
"Don't worry, guys, this is my home and I won't leave!"
He said this on his lips, but Ling Feng never forgot to murmur in his heart:
"At least not now!"
After hearing Ling Feng's personal promise to stay, the fans were immediately relieved.
At this time, a rough voice sounded:
"Well done! Ling! I knew you wouldn't betray us!"
Looking around, Ling Feng saw a familiar face among the crowd.
"Hey, are you...Big William?"
Seeing that Ling Feng recognized him, Da William suddenly smiled happily.
"Haha, you still remember me?!"
"Of course, you are the first fan to ask for my autograph!"
"We didn't take a photo last time, let's take one this time!"
After signing autographs for the fans and taking photos with William, Bob and others, Ling Feng rode his bicycle and slowly entered the base.
After arriving in the conference room and carefully confirming the terms of the new contract, Ling Feng couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Mendez's negotiation skills.
"As expected of you!"
Witnessed by lawyers from both sides and witnessing Ling Feng signing his name on the new contract, sports director Lu Dejin finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After completing the contract signing, Ling Feng was taken to the press room to prepare for taking photos of the contract renewal.
In a room with a huge Leicester City emblem on the background wall, Ling Feng, wearing a Blue Fox training uniform, was sitting behind the table with a pen, pretending to sign a contract.
Then he looked up at the camera pointed at him and smiled brightly.
With a "click", this scene was frozen.
This photo of the contract renewal was immediately uploaded to the official website and social media by Leicester City Club.
The title is - "We have renewed our contract with the team's future!"
