In NBA and NFL player contracts, such a clause often appears:
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In other words, if a competitor makes an "offer" and the team is willing to match the offer, then the player needs to give priority to staying with the team and renewing his contract.
This is a clause that is beneficial to the team, because when many players want to transfer, salary is part of the reason, but not necessarily the whole reason. Some players often choose to transfer because they want to leave the team's locker room and environment, but
This clause ensures that the team has the absolute initiative when matching the offer.
Unless the opposing team is willing to make a higher offer to break the match, the player must stay on the team, but the difficulty can be imagined.
Of course, taking a step back, if the offer is matched, at least the player's salary will be increased, and the team is willing to match the offer to keep the player, which shows enough sincerity to a certain extent, and it is not that bad for both parties.
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But no matter what, this clause gives the team the initiative.
Now, Nike requires Tobias to give a commitment in the form of a verbal agreement, which also means that they always have the right to make the final bid.
I have to say, Nike is really sophisticated.
On the surface, Nike has shown enough sincerity. Even if there is a situation like Crocodile that breaks the deadlock without respecting martial ethics, they are still willing to have internal discussions to see if they are willing to match the offer. This shows that they really, really want to sign Gao Wen.
But in fact, what Nike is really guarding against is Adidas.
In the competition for Gao Wen's sponsorship and endorsement, Nike and Adidas are undoubtedly each other's most important rivals. Price is one aspect, and the layout strategy in the Asian market is another aspect. Therefore, the two sides have always been secretly competing in private, wary of each other, and constraining each other.
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From a strategic perspective, Gawain's importance has surpassed that of Bouchard; but taking a step back, Gawain's emergence is still too short, and tennis is a sport that requires long-term market influence.
The article just broke out at the US Open this year and then disappeared in a flash, so what about the brands that spent a lot of money to sign endorsement contracts?
It is precisely because of this that there are turbulent undercurrents beneath the calm surface.
Nike's request is tantamount to leaving a back-up plan for itself.
However, Tobias doesn't mind——
Just like Tobias took the initiative to let the news about the crocodiles go, he didn't mind leaking the news about Adidas to Nike, and vice versa.
Anyway, the ultimate beneficiary of the competition and confrontation between brands is Gao Wen. Maybe Tobias can compete for a record-breaking contract for Gao Wen.
Tobias had no reason to refuse.
So, what about the crocodile that was the instigator?
After Knox learned that the news was leaked, he immediately understood Tobias's "hint". Obviously, this meant that the Crocodile's offer was not accepted.
Knox was neither surprised nor disappointed.
The Crocodiles are currently in a chaotic internal power struggle. They really lack the energy and courage to complete this signing that changes the market structure. The $700,000 offer is his own initiative, and there is a high probability that it will not be approved by the headquarters.
But at least he gave it a try.
Knox still admires Gawain, and he still looks forward to having the opportunity to cooperate with Gawain in the future - although this time it did not happen, Knox is also very satisfied with his sudden move to disrupt the situation, and then he
Just calm down again, watch the show, and enjoy the excitement.
Soon, Knox realized how much turmoil his act of intervening had caused. This year's US Open was really interesting.
It’s another match day and all the matches have come to an end. After the exciting clash of the previous night, today’s match is disappointing. The two night games at Arthur Ashe Stadium were all one-sided.
Sweeping and crushing, even the game at Louis Armstrong Stadium failed to bring surprises.
Then, the quarterfinals of men's singles and women's singles were all announced.
The women's singles once again brought surprises. Bencic defeated Jankovic and continued to create great results, becoming the youngest top eight player in all adult events at the US Open this year. She will compete with Peng Shuai for a semi-final position——
Peng Shuai from China finally made a breakthrough this year. She has advanced to the fourth round of Grand Slam tournaments five times before, including this year's Wimbledon. However, all five attempts to reach the quarterfinals ended in failure. Until this year's U.S.
Net, after defeating the Chinese Golden Flower nemesis Safarova, she entered the final eight of a Grand Slam for the first time.
In addition, these six players, Serena Williams, Pennetta, Azarenka, Makarova, Wozniacki, and Errani, are ranked in the top eight.
Among them, only Serena Williams and Pennetta were born before 1985, and all the other players are from the Mesozoic generation born after 1985.
In particular, Wozniacki defeated Sharapova in three hard-fought "contradictory battles", which seemed to be the pinnacle of beauty battles in recent years. It triggered countless discussions and remained highly popular on social network platforms.
Although it is a bit regretful that only Bencic is left in the new generation, the trend of youth in the women's competition is still more obvious.
So, what about the men's players who have high hopes in Flushing after making a youthful splash at Wimbledon two months ago?
Very disappointed!
In the second half, Berdych swept Thiem, Cilic narrowly defeated Simon in five sets; Monfils defeated Dimitrov in three straight sets, and Federer easily defeated Agut.
Thus, the pattern of Berdych versus Cilic and Federer versus Monfils was formed.
Tim exposed his huge shortcomings in experience and had almost no chance in the entire game.
Dimitrov exposed his shortcomings of psychological fluctuations at critical moments for the first time. Although it was said that the scores were straight in three sets, in fact, all three sets were tied, "7:5", "7:6(6)"
, "7:5", with such a close score, we can see that Monfils far surpassed Dimitrov in key points, and this was true in all three sets. This really needs to be summarized carefully.
Neither of the two "post-90s" people who had high hopes could go further, especially the "Dimitrov VS Federer" matchup was not staged, which is undoubtedly a big disappointment.
In the first half, Djokovic swept Robredo, Murray easily defeated Tsonga in three sets; Gawain overturned Wawrinka in five sets, and Kei Nishikori defeated Raonic in five sets.
Then, the quarter-finals matches between Djokovic and Murray, and Gao Wen and Kei Nishikori came out.
Compared to the bottom half, this matchup is obviously much more interesting.
Raonic failed to replicate Wimbledon's magical performance, which also means that of the four "post-90s" players who have reached the top 16, only one is left:
Gawain.
Moreover, they are still "post-95s"!
From Bencic, the only one left in the women's singles field, to Gao Wen, the only one left in the men's singles field, after this year's youth storm experienced the baptism of destruction in the top 16, only two are left, and they are also the two youngest.
In an instant, all eyes were focused on the two "post-95s".