Chapter 412 Lin Quan takes action and signs old teammate Harvey

The population in Miami is relatively complex, with Mexicans, Cubans, and immigrants from various European countries gathering together.

The gathering of so many ethnic groups not only brings diverse cultures, but also greatly enriches the food here.

After negotiating the matter with Beckham, as the host, Beckham took Lin Quan to a high-end restaurant for a banquet.

The hands that take people are short, and the mouth that eats people is soft.

Lin Quan not only took the benefits from Beckham, but also enjoyed Beckham's top hospitality.

This made him feel a little guilty, so he thought about adding more money or something.

"Mr. Beckham, wouldn't this be a good idea? How about I give you more money so that you don't have to deal with other investors?"

"It doesn't matter. I will naturally explain it to the other partners, and they will definitely support your joining!"

Although Beckham repeatedly explained, Lin Quan still insisted on injecting capital.

Beckham finally had no choice but to compromise and agreed to let Lin Quan inject $25 million.

This money is just enough for the team to buy a team spot from the Major League.

As early as 2007, Beckham joined the Los Angeles Galaxy Football Club of Major League Soccer.

He once reached an agreement with the Major League Soccer League and obtained a quota to purchase an expansion team to join the league.

This spot is worth US$25 million.

Of course, the normal price is far more than this amount. This price was obtained by Beckham playing in the Major League for five years.

According to Beckham's original plan, the newly established club's original registered capital should have been US$100 million. Including the expenses for purchasing quotas, the total cost would be US$125 million.

Now Lin Quanduo has invested US$25 million. As long as other partners do not withdraw their capital, their total registered capital has reached US$150 million.

Therefore, according to the capital contribution ratio and the previous equity commitment to Lin Quan, in the end, after Lin Quan increased his capital, his shareholding increased to 35%, which was similar to Beckham's shareholding ratio, becoming the largest shareholder of Inter Miami. shareholder.

However, there is basically no expectation of return on investment in football. Whether it is Beckham or the investment partners he has attracted, they are only involved in this matter out of their love for football and have no real expectation. Make money from this.

Lin Quan's original intention was similar to theirs, but he knew that this club would be able to make money in the future, at least it would not lose money.

Therefore, if you invest the money, you will invest it without any psychological burden.

But since it is his own team, he, the big boss, must take advantage of his time traveler advantage to network some talents for the team.

"How will the new team recruit players? Do you have any candidates?"

After all, Inter Miami was founded by Beckham, so Lin Quan did not blindly express his opinions, but planned to understand Beckham's plans first.

"I have some contacts in the UK and know some well-known stars. I plan to lobby first to see if I can persuade them to join our team."

Having been in North America for almost ten years, Beckham already has a full understanding of the characteristics here.

At that time, it was the Major League Baseball that offered favorable conditions to bring him in, which launched the signature of the Major League Soccer League, making it a retirement home for top stars and attracting countless stars to join.

After that, major teams followed the example of the Los Angeles Galaxy and paid a high price to buy a star to serve as their team, in order to build their own brand, expand the team's influence, and use the star's fame to drive the ball market and surrounding areas. Sales of products.

This kind of investment has a very high return rate, and it is almost impossible to see anyone losing money.

And unlike the five major leagues, which have promotion and relegation, the MLS does not have a bottom-place relegation system. Here, there is no need to worry about the team's relegation causing previous investments to go to waste.

Coupled with the strict salary cap restrictions, you may not make much money, but it is also difficult to lose money.

Of course, it is precisely because of the existence of the salary cap that the team has problems with signings.

According to MLS regulations, in 2015, each team's salary cap was $3.5 million.

Note that this is the salary cap for all team members combined, not the salary cap for a single player.

Taking into account substitutes and rotations, a team may have as many as twenty or thirty players, which means the average annual salary of a player is less than $150,000.

This annual salary is almost catching up with Lin Quan's daily salary.

Of course, in order to attract international stars to join, the league has also opened some exemptions for teams.

According to MLS regulations, each team can have 3 special quotas each year.

Players enjoying these three special quotas will not be restricted by the salary cap, and their income will not be included in the team's total salary cap.

And the MLS is different from the European leagues. Here players can be traded as items at will, and there is no need to ask for the player's consent, just like in the NBA.

In Europe, if a club wants to sell a certain player, it cannot be sold if the other party does not agree to the transfer. Just like when Sneijder was at Real Madrid, he didn't want to leave, but Real Madrid couldn't send him away.

In the end, he was not even allowed to enter the locker room, and after Inter Milan's various lobbying efforts, they reluctantly moved him and sent him away.

But this kind of thing is impossible in the NBA and Major League Soccer League (MLS). Two years ago, Cooper, the teammate of Henry, the King of Highbury, was traded away in front of him, which made Henry shout that it was outrageous. He criticized the Major League Soccer League's policy and believed it was disrespectful to the players.

How can people be treated as commodities and traded at will?

Where are the basic human rights?

Henry asserted that if the MLS does not change the salary cap system, draft, and trade, these things will definitely not be able to rise.

After all, most of the stars in this world come from South America and Europe, and in these places, people are not used to being as submissive as Americans and treating themselves like a commodity to be slaughtered.

Especially those top stars, they will not be used to this kind of practice of the Major League. If they dare to trade them like this, the reputation of the Major League will be ruined immediately, and they will no longer be able to attract international stars in the future.

In general, the main reason that limits the level of competition in the Major League is wages.

If this salary cap is canceled or relaxed, the number of stars that the MLS can attract will definitely increase significantly.

And it's not just the stars. Because the average salary is too low, the technical level of most players in the team is not too high. Even if there are some potential players in the country, they will tend to go to Europe.

After all, the average salary in Europe is higher. Even for ordinary players who can play in the five major leagues, the salary they can get is much higher than that in the MLS.

In 2012, when Lin Quan played for Werder Bremen, a mid-to-lower Bundesliga team, their team's average salary exceeded 1 million euros, which was more than 10 times that of the MLS teams.

With such a huge wage gap, any domestic player with some level of skill will probably choose to run away with a bucket if they can't get those three special quotas, right?

Beckham mentioned the names of some people, and Lin Quan, who is currently playing in the Premier League, has some knowledge of the names on the list he mentioned.

Most of them are stars who have played in the Premier League, and many of them are old players who have passed their prime.

This kind of player cannot get a big contract in the five major leagues, and there is a high probability that he will go overseas to seek gold.

These players are well-known, can drive the ball market, and their strength is enough to be seen in the Major League. In addition, they are basically free agents, and the team does not need to pay transfer fees to introduce them.

This will undoubtedly save a lot of money.

But after hearing Beckham's shortlist, Lin Quan frowned.

To be honest, from his perspective, these people really looked down upon them.

Isn't your reputation too small?

The British media industry is very developed, so it is very good at using the advantage of public opinion to create stars.

Players who are slightly more advanced can easily be praised as the stars of the British Empire.

Ordinary players can be touted by them as ordinary stars, ordinary stars can be touted by them as big-name stars, and big-name stars can be touted as top stars.

But as long as these players leave the UK, without the blessing of the Fleet Street media, these people will soon be beaten back to their original shape.

Few British players who leave the Premier League to play in other leagues overseas have made a name for themselves.

Even the likes of David Beckham and Michael Owen were never past their prime.

These can be reflected in the Three Lions' record in recent years. In the last World Cup, the British team was eliminated at the bottom of the group and did not even win a game. It could not be more miserable.

Therefore, Lin Quan really looks down on the players from the UK.

Moreover, the candidate in his mind will definitely surpass those on Beckham's list in terms of strength, qualifications and influence.

"Mr. David, you also play as a midfielder and have played for Real Madrid. What do you think of Xavi's strength?"

Beckham was stunned for a moment. Wasn't he discussing the signing list for the new season?

Why did it suddenly involve Harvey?

How about Harvey?

Is this still useful?

If it was Xavi in ​​his prime, when Zidane retired, he would be sitting in the midfield and looking out for one.

What's more, Xavi is the holder of 28 championship trophies including two World Cups, two European Cups, one Confederations Cup, three Champions Leagues, and seven La Liga titles.

There is no need to ask about his strength and influence. Just ask any player who is watching the game. As long as it is not Harvey Black, the other party will give an objective answer.

Wait, Harvey is a teammate of Lin's national team, and he just looked at the list he gave him.

Could it be that?

"You want to convince Harvey to join us?"

Beckham suddenly reacted. Is Lin Quan planning to recruit Harvey to join the gang?

"Haha, that's right. How's it going? Have you done anything yet?"

Lin Quan said with a smile.

Beckham laughed and said: "If it can be done, of course there will be something to do. This is Xavi. You don't even know how huge an influence he has in the world?"

Beckham complained in his heart that, as a midfielder, Harvey was not as handsome as him and not as tall as him, but he surpassed him in other aspects.

If such a player can join Miami, the effect will be even greater than the combination of Villa and Lampard in New York City.

After all, Villa and Lampard are inferior to Harvey in terms of football status, personal strength and honor.

Moreover, Barcelona's record in recent years has been outstanding, and the fans of the Dream Three Dynasty are all over the world.

When countless fans fan Messi, they also remember the teammates around him.

And a midfield master like Xavi, Messi's top assistant, is naturally the one with the highest exposure.

Such players, even now that they are older and their strength has declined, will still be a fish in a fish pond when they come to the MLS.

Compared with the international stars currently playing in the Major League, as long as Harvey comes, he will be the most handsome boy in the village, and all the attention will be focused on him.

This is very beneficial for launching Inter Miami's first shot!

Lin Quan nodded. He was a fan in his previous life. How could he not know how influential Harvey was?

"In that case, I'll call Harvey to test his attitude!"

Lin Quan did what he said and immediately took out his cell phone and dialed Harvey's number.

Just when Lin Quan was calling, Harvey was discussing joining the Al Sadd Club in the Qatar League.

"Mr. Harvey, if you join our club, we are willing to pay you this amount!"

The negotiator of the Al Sadd Club raised a finger, which represents 10 million euros!

Xavi's salary in Barcelona's last year was 7.5 million euros, ranking fifth in the Barcelona team, lower than Messi, Neymar, Iniesta and Suarez.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that he signed the contract relatively early. The previous four people have all renewed their contracts in recent years, and the contract amounts have increased.

If Xavi is willing to renew his contract, Barcelona will definitely give him a salary increase.

But Xavi knew that his condition was declining and was unwilling to stay in Barcelona as a burden.

If he leaves, Barcelona can free up this money to train a group of outstanding youth training players.

In the past two decades, Barcelona's youth training has achieved remarkable results and produced a large number of top stars. He, Xiaobai, Busques, Pique, Cesc Fabregas and others all came from the La Masia youth training camp.

In addition to them, La Masia also gave birth to two superstars, Messi and Lin Quan!

This gave Xavi and Barcelona the illusion that stars could be produced wholesale.

And thanks to the birth of so many stars, La Masia's youth training camp has already become famous around the world. In recent years, they have attracted a large number of good prospects from all over the world to join.

With Barcelona's emphasis on youth training and La Masia's scientific training methods, stars like Lin Quan and Messi may not be born among these players.

This is Harvey's simple idea.

He doesn't want to retire just yet. After all, he still wants to play for a few more years and earn some pension by the way.

But Barcelona cannot pay for this money themselves, so they can only go to low-level leagues to find gold.

The reason why we chose the Qatar League is because the Qataris are very willing to spend money on football in recent years in order to build momentum for the 2022 World Cup.

If you go to play for them, you don't have to worry about Drogba being owed wages in the Chinese Super League. At least until the end of the World Cup, the Qataris will not do such a stupid thing to damage their own brand.

Moreover, the Middle East is not too far from Europe, and Qatar's aviation industry is also extremely developed, making it convenient for him to return to Spain at any time.

Taken together, these factors made Xavi determined to sign with Al Sadd Club.

However, just as he was about to put pen to paper, the phone rang at an inappropriate time.

"Sorry, let me take a call!"

Harvey glanced at the name on the caller ID, smiled and said to the people at the Al Sadd Club.

"This is your freedom!"

The representative of Al Sadd Club was in a very relaxed mood. Xavi had just been tempted and it was only a matter of time before he signed the contract.

My mission for this trip will be completed soon!

With the boss's usual generosity, if he helps the team sign a big-name star like Xavi, he should be able to get a large bonus, right?

He has already begun to think about what he will do with the bonus.

However, after answering the phone, Harvey's first words when he came back woke him up from his dream.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Mohammed, I'm afraid I can't sign a contract with you."