Chapter 1 three days later
Sleep until you wake up naturally, count the money until your hands cramp.
Lin Sen did this by accident.
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When Lin Sen opened his eyes, he seemed to have the crazy celebration of last night in his mind. Carnival came at a price, and his head seemed to be still aching. He grinned, lifted the quilt and stood up from the bed, stretched out his hand and gently pressed his temple. He hadn't drunk so much wine for a long time, and hadn't slept for such a long time.
Lin Sen turned his head and looked at the alarm clock on the bedside table next to him. His alarm clock was set to be set at a fixed time every day. Although he knew that he had run back and threw himself into the bed last night, it was obvious that he could not have any thoughts to cancel the alarm clock. It seems that this is the first time he has not been woken up by the alarm clock. The headache was relieved slightly, Lin Sen stood up and then opened the thick curtains.
The afternoon sun poured in, and Lin Sen opened his eyes slightly and stretched.
Today is May 16th.
Three days have passed since the UEFA Cup final.
In the past few days, Manchester City Club has arranged a grand celebration. Lin Sen, as the head coach, is naturally the core figure. After a few days, I feel that it is even more tired than the team playing a few games in a row, but I am afraid that anyone will be unable to ask for such fatigue.
After the noise, there is peace.
After the celebrations in City Square yesterday, the team announced the disbandment. Of course, for most Manchester City players, this summer is destined to not spend a wonderful holiday as comfortable as usual, because they have another more important task, which is the World Cup.
Due to Manchester City's outstanding performance this season, Manchester City players who also performed well naturally also rose with the flow. There are 24 first-team players in Manchester City's first team, and they may be included in more than two-thirds of the World Cup roster. Except for Wales, Ireland and other countries who failed to advance to the World Cup, almost other players may be selected.
Robben and David Silva are basically no suspense. What surprised Linson was that Joe Hart and Wright, who don’t have too many opportunities to play at Manchester City this season, have also become popular candidates. It is said that Capello is not giving up on Bridge. He plans to work harder between the deadline for registration for the World Cup roster.
Of course, the World Cup football event has nothing to do with Lin Sen. He even politely declined Sky Sports' invitation to serve as a special guest during the World Cup. After a busy season, he just wanted to make himself more leisurely. Moreover, the transfer work this summer is destined to be much easier than last summer.
Last year, Manchester City's transfer work was no less than reconstruction, but this year, Lin Sen has already set a solid framework. No matter from any aspect, it doesn't need to be as big as last year. What's more, in fact, in the past season, Lin Sen has laid a lot of preparations for the new season, such as Di Maria's transfer, Falcao's return, etc.
All of this marks that this summer, Manchester City will be extremely quiet, at most, and some targeted supplements, or passive supplements.
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"...With the post hitting the post many times in the first half and midfielder Barack was injured, he scored with Drogba's free kick in the 58th minute. Chelsea finally defeated Portsmouth with a score of 1-0 at Wembley Stadium, winning the FA Cup championship this season..." Not all TV stations will leave headlines for Manchester City celebrations. Shortly after Lin Sen turned on the TV, the news of yesterday's FA Cup final was broadcast on the TV.
As in memory, Chelsea finally won the FA Cup this season, but because the league championship was "stealed" by Linson, Ancelotti's first season's report card was less important. Therefore, no one knows whether Chelsea can still be as calm as last summer this summer. After all, after Manchester City came from behind, the good-looking English media's remarks about the aging of Chelsea's lineup have never stopped. In fact, Chelsea is indeed brewing a blood change storm, and their position is the most proud midfielder. Several veterans, including Barack, Deco, and Beletti, are facing the expiration of their contracts.
In fact, it is not just Chelsea. After Manchester City's strong rise, whether it is Ferguson or Wenger, even if it is calm, it is impossible to mock Manchester City indifferently like last season. Money does not equal the championship. Manchester City's success in a season may not completely deny this statement, but in any case, the championship needs investment, which is beyond doubt.
Lin Sen doesn't know what the four giants will do this summer, but his butterfly has caused a huge storm in the Premier League. Next, everything in his memory is likely to change greatly. Not to mention anything else, a round of arms race is probably inevitable. One or two hundred million has already broken the original pattern of the Premier League. So, what about the next two hundred million?
Lin Sen rinsed his mouth while thinking. At this moment, the doorbell sound came from the door. Lin Sen knew who the person was, his agent Jorge Mendes, and he also knew what Mendes was coming.
It was not Linson who invited Mendes to Manchester, but Manchester City Club.
After Manchester City won the UEFA Cup, Manchester City Club invited Mendes to Manchester, with only one issue, that is Linson's new contract.
Previously, Lin Sen signed a three-year contract with Manchester City with an annual salary of 2 million yuan. Now the contract has only been less than a year, and Manchester City has voluntarily renewed the contract. It should be said that the club is full of sincerity. Of course, the premise of this sincerity is naturally Lin Sen's previous achievements.
The League Cup was 100,000, the League Championship was 800,000, and the Europa League Championship was 500,000, and the three championships brought Lin Sen a prize of 1.4 million yuan, plus the annual salary. In the past year, Lin Sen's income was 3.4 million pounds. Of course, this is pre-tax income, but even if tax deductions, Lin Sen's annual income has increased by more than twice as much as last year.
Standing at the door was indeed Mendes.
Mendes saw Lin Sen's appearance and couldn't help but be stunned: "Are you... just getting up?"
"You know." Lin Sen smiled bitterly, without explaining, turned around and walked back into the house, only asking, "What should I drink?"
Mendes shook his head and said no, he closed the door himself, then found a seat and sat down, saying, "There are three things to come to see you today."
"Isn't it just a contract matter? What else is there?"
"That's the main task. There are two more things." Mendes nodded and said, then he took out a red envelope from his bag.
Lin Sen just glanced at it and knew what it was. The big ear cup logo on the envelope was so eye-catching.
This is the ticket to the Champions League final.
"Jose entrusted me to you."
"I haven't sent him a ticket." Lin Sen took the envelope, looked at the words "finalmad day 2010" in the big ear cup on the envelope, and smiled.
This is naturally a joke. The time of the Europa League final is destined to be impossible for Lin Sen to invite Mourinho to watch the game, because that was the most critical moment for Inter Milan. Mourinho is not as light as Lin Sen now.
"If you don't want it, I can give it to someone else." Mendes reached out, "This thing is so popular."
Lin Sen didn't mean to hand it back. He put it away and said, "I'll give it to Jose next season."
Mendes smiled in his heart. He understood what Lin Sen meant. Of course, he also needed to pay the ticket to the Champions League final next season. Whether it was a joke or not, the confidence that Lin Sen was vaguely displayed in his words was probably inevitable if it was placed at this time last year. You must know that the Champions League is not the Europa League, it is the top club event on this planet. Compared with the Champions League, the Europa League is just a stepping stone.
But now, Mendes has to admit that it is not impossible.
This year's Europa League Champions League next year, this is not something that no one has done. Mourinho, who led Porto, was one of them. Linson is not Mourinho, but at present, Linson's resources are many times better than Mourinho's back then. There is no absolute in the world, and it cannot be said that it is certain, but anyone who can be sure will definitely not happen.
"The second thing." Mendes put his bag on his back and leaned against the sofa, "It's about Romedal."
Romedal is Falcao Mendes, which is well known, so Linson is not surprised when he mentions Falcao.
"He also wants to talk about the contract?" Lin Sen still said in a half-joking tone.
When the agent mentioned the player to the head coach, there were only three things: one was the issue of playing, the second was the issue of transfer, and the third was the issue of contract.
Given Falcao's current situation, Lin Sen believes that it can only be a contract issue. The reason why he "confessed" with Mendes directly is undoubtedly because Mendes is also his agent. The player and coach are the same agent. The advantage is that everyone knows the bottom line. Many superficial skills are not needed at all. Of course, there are also bad things, that is, some things are difficult to speak out, or it is difficult to refuse.
"No." Mendes shook his head, "This is only the first season, and it's just on loan. Romedal's performance is good, but he has four years left for his contract with Manchester City, and this is not the time to negotiate a contract."
"So……"
"Benfica wants to buy out Falcao!"
"impossible!"
As soon as Mendes finished speaking, Lin Sen said straightforwardly.
Lin Sen knew what Benfica was trying to do. Their interest in Falcao was obvious from the winter transfer. At that time, they tried to make Falcao a part of Di Maria's transfer, but Lin Sen directly refused. Unexpectedly, they still did not give up. Of course, this thought was mostly because they noticed the current situation of Manchester City's forward line. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!
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