I have to admit that Raiola's business capabilities are almost among the best in the industry.
Originally, Southampton wanted Bell to sign a long-term "selling contract." The income received in the early stage of this kind of contract was almost only the basic salary. If he wanted to make more money in the later stage, he must achieve higher achievements, otherwise there would be no need to discuss it.
Not only that, this contract is still five years old, and the commercial income linked to it, including signing fees, image rights, etc., almost all belong to Southampton.
But after Raiola took over, he bluntly said that he did not accept any of this.
Not only did he increase Bell's basic salary by 1.5 times, he also firmly took control of commercial income such as portrait rights.
Otherwise, Bell would rather sign a short-term contract of only half a year and not let Southampton get so many benefits.
There was someone in the court who was easy to do, and Raiola was sure that Keegan bought Bale to fill the gap after Walcott left, so that he could form a partner with Wang Xiaodong.
In order to get the proceeds from Bell's transfer, Southampton finally had to agree to all Raiola's demands, except to retain a four-year contract and set a very high liquidated damages.
And if Bell transfers in the future, Southampton will also benefit from Bell's transfer, second transfer or even third transfer, which can be described as a long-term investment.
Raiola's negotiation method, which did not save the club any face, admittedly brought greater benefits to Bell, but it also completely angered the club.
Looking at the player transfer history under Raiola, there are almost no players who "turn back".
Even if that club hopes to reacquire this player, it will still be concerned about Raiola's blood-sucking ability.
Soon, before the start of the new round of the league, Southampton's official website released a piece of news that was not embarrassing.
"The club has signed a new second-team player. Congratulations to Gareth Bale for joining Southampton."
Who is Gareth Bale?
Fans have questions in their heads.
Where did the guy who became the team's newest forward come from?
Didn’t it mean that the team wanted to buy a forward from the Premier League?
How to directly replace one from the second team?
Can he do it?
Except for some Saints die-hards, few people know about this guy who is not even well-known on the second team.
Coupled with the photos posted on the official website, fans unanimously believe that the team has added monkey tricks in order to attract popularity.
The few media outlets that wanted to capitalize on Southampton's popularity also mentioned old stories: "Keegan wanted to buy a new tiger, but he ended up buying a monkey instead!"
The media all thought Keegan was really crazy.
He dreams of discovering new players like Theo Walcott, but how can God allow him to do so?
No one thinks that this ordinary tall and thin young man can really replace the vacancy left by Little Tiger. After all, after arriving at Arsenal, even a supernova like Walcott has to "take care of" honestly. .
...
As for the team, the morale is pretty good at the moment.
Two consecutive 5-0 matches in the League Cup made the players temporarily forget their predicament in the league.
In the latest round of the league, Wang Xiaodong appeared on the bench, and together with several other main players who needed to relax their muscles, watched the Saints send out their substitute lineup to play.
Although he was a substitute, the fans still gave Wang Xiaodong the biggest applause before leaving the factory.
"DONG,DONG,DONG,DONG!!!"
Every time Wang Xiaodong raised his arms, the fans shouted loudly from their chests, giving all their passion to the current team's top scorer.
Today's opponent is Ipswich Town, a little-known club.
It is for this reason that Keegan chose this opponent to let the main players take a rest.
However, the game situation was not so smooth. Southampton, which was missing most of its main players, was at home but failed to open up the situation.
It was not until the second half that Wang Xiaodong was replaced to help his teammates organize the offense.
Bell sat in the stands behind the bench, cheering for his teammates and getting used to the rhythm on the court.
Just then, a little boy wearing a Southampton jersey caught his attention.
This little saint worked extremely hard, often shouting at the top of his lungs, even until his throat became hoarse.
Especially when Southampton got a throw-in, the little boy shouted even harder.
"Come on daddy, come on daddy, come on daddy!!!"
Looking at Wang Xiaodong holding the foul ball high in his hand, Bell opened his eyes wide.
"Waterfalk?"
"What is this little boy shouting?"
"Did he shout to Dong?"
After a while, the Saints got another foul ball on this side.
The little boy stared straight at the sidelines. When Wang Xiaodong came to the sidelines to catch the ball, the little boy shouted again: "Come on, daddy, come on daddy!!!"
Is this Winter’s child?
illegitimate child?
Oh My God!
What kind of shameful thing did Dong do?
Based on his age, he has a child when he is 10 years old? ? ?
Bell was completely confused.
When the little boy shouted again the next time, Bell finally couldn't help it, grabbed the little boy's clothes and asked: "BOY, what are you shouting again?"
"I'm cheering for my dad!"
"Who is your father? That Chinese boy?"
"No, my dad is the one who picked up the ball!"
"Huh~~ So that's it!"
Bell patted his chest and let out a sigh of relief.
...
Although it was 0-0, Southampton after the league felt like it was a festival.
On January 22, Old Kyle personally stood at the door of Saints Tavern and welcomed Wang Xiaodong in.
"Crack, click, click!"
Countless flashlights flashed, recording Wang Xiaodong's heroic figure in 360 degrees without blind spots.
"Let me just say, 12 goals is not difficult for me at all! Can you see it now? Hahahahaha~~~"
"That's right, 12 goals is nothing. It's only been half a season, and you can still score 12!" Old Kyle said following Wang Xiaodong's words.
"Of course, there are still so many games left, so I will score 12 more!"
"Oh oh oh oh~~~" The fans around also shouted loudly.
"12 more, 12 more!!!"
Wang Xiaodong's rhetoric made the Saints extremely excited. These 12 goals in the first half have already brought so much glory and victory to the team. If they score 12 more in the second half, will they be promoted properly? !
The media immediately publicized Wang Xiaodong's "lofty words". Anyway, these words were said by Wang Xiaodong himself, so he couldn't refuse even if he wanted to.
The tavern was buzzing with people. Old Kyle led Wang Xiaodong to the "Wall of Merit" and handed Wang Xiaodong a bucket of special paint and a brush: "Wong, I can't write Chinese characters, so you should do it yourself." Write your name on it!”
Looking at the English letters on the wall, Wang Xiaodong waved his hand and wrote a huge "Winter".
The huge word "Winter" almost occupies the entire wall. Wang Xiaodong is very smart, and every stroke falls on the blank space between the names.
Looking from a distance, the densely packed English letters on the wall seem to be a background board, but the word "Winter" is the most conspicuous, as if the entire wall is to set off Wang Xiaodong alone.
"Haha, how about this time? I'm a celebrity too!"
"Yes, Mingsu, Mingsu!!!"
Old Kyle raised his glass: "Cheers to Southampton's youngest star!"
"cheers!!!"
The fans and media were enjoying themselves and were in one place.
Old Kyle took the opportunity to shout loudly: "Within one week from today, all Chinese tourists who come to our store to make purchases will be free of charge!"
"Oh oh oh oh~~Free of charge, free of charge!!!"
Although the local drinkers were no longer exempt, they still cooperated with Kyle and shouted together for the sake of atmosphere.
"Here, Wang Xiaodong is really cool. Who would have thought that he would be so popular in Southampton?"
In the crowd, Liu Jia and Zhang Wei looked at Wang Xiaodong who was surrounded by everyone, with surprise written on their faces.
In China, even the 11 people in the World Cup were not so supported by the fans!
For such a player, the Football Association said he was not selected because he was not selected?
"Damn the Football Association, what a bunch of rubbish! Good players don't need to be used, so they have to do something stupid! Huh, wait until I bring this video back to China and see what they say!" Zhang Wei gritted his teeth and watched the grand scene. As soon as the photo was taken, he said, "Come on, let's go in and have a couple of drinks! It's free anyway!"
"good!"
After the two of them finished shooting, they just packed up their tools and walked inside when they saw two South Korean tourists squeezing out in a panic.
"Hey, you guys are here to cheer for Dong too?"
"Are you fellow Dong fellows too?"
"Come in quickly, come in, it's free for all Chinese tourists today!"
Seeing the Chinese faces of Zhang Wei and Liu Jia, several drinkers enthusiastically welcomed them in.
"Dong Ke is really incredible!"
"You can play football so well at such a young age!"
"If there are a few more players like Dong, it would be easy even to qualify for the Champions League, let alone promotion!"
A hospitable drunkard welcomed the two to a free table: "You can sit here! All drinks are free today, you can drink as much as you want! Don't just drink two like the two compatriots you just left." It’s so boring to just leave with the most expensive bottle of red wine!”
"Compatriots? Which two?" Upon hearing this, Zhang Wei and Liu Jia suddenly had a bad feeling.
"They are the two who just squeezed out the door! They said they were in an emergency and left early. This table was left by them just now."
"Fake, they are not my compatriots at all, they are not Chinese!" Liu Jia became anxious when he heard this, and immediately stood up and patted the table.
"What? Not Chinese? No, they look similar to you, and they even taught us a Chinese language!"
"What Chinese?" Zhang Wei asked tentatively.
"What, I, I...Kenny, how do you say that?"
"I'm sorry!" Kenny said loudly and proudly, as he had just learned the most seriously.
"Go to Teemo, I have you, they are just two sticks, sticks! They are not Chinese, they are from South Korea!" Liu Jia said anxiously, "Hurry up and chase them back! They are pretending to be us to cheat us with food and drink. !”
Hearing Liu Jia shouting, the drinkers around him instantly lost their spirits.
"this..."
"Fake, I'll just say it!"
"These two people are coy and coy, which is completely different from Dong Hao's straightforward character!"
"It turns out they are not Chinese, they are two sticks!"
"What bad luck!"
"Bah, bah, bah, I'm still so serious about learning Chinese with them."
Seeing that there was a situation here, Old Kyle also quickly came over to ask what happened.
When Zhang Wei and Liu Jia explained the situation, Old Kyle nodded: "So that's what happened. If you are deceived, you are deceived. Let this be a lesson."
"Store manager, are you going to let this go? They defrauded you of two bottles of red wine!" Liu Jia said anxiously.
"So what?" Old Kyle showed a wise expression, "Since they drink wine as Chinese, then we can just treat him as Chinese. And this also shows from another perspective, Even Bangzi recognizes Dong’s strength and influence, doesn’t he?”
