There were already many reporters squatting at the gate, holding cameras and whispering to each other.
They are well-informed enough to know that the Tottenham team will hold a celebration cocktail party here tonight.
Although they did not win the championship, the team's owner was still very generous and directly booked the most expensive Michelin three-star hotel in London.
"Look at the new owner of Tottenham Hotspur. I heard that in their last game, they paid out five million pounds in bonuses alone."
"The players who scored the goals each received half a million pounds, and the rest was divided equally between the players and the coaching staff. It's really a generous sum."
"I feel that the Premier League will become more lively in the future. The oil tycoons in the Middle East and the oligarchs in Russia will face powerful opponents."
"The players are here, get ready quickly."
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The reporters quickly set up their weapons and flashlights to take pictures of the Tottenham players who were arriving one after another.
Tottenham's players all appeared in reporters' cameras with their wives or girlfriends with smiles on their faces.
Today is the day to receive bonuses, no one will be unhappy.
Especially the players who scored five goals, everyone's face was happy.
The bonus of half a million pounds is enough for them to take their girlfriends to the place they most want to go and spend a pleasant holiday.
Basically, few players playing in the Premier League are poor.
Tottenham's players all wore custom-made suits, and their female companions also wore high-end dresses, paired with various high-end jewelry.
The standard of a celebration cocktail party is no less than that of some movie conferences.
A black Phantom drove up from the street and stopped in front of the hotel.
Seven or eight bodyguards came out of two Mercedes-Benz vehicles, standing around the phantom with alert eyes.
After Chen Dongcheng got out of the car, he looked at the reporters and didn't pay much attention.
Although these paparazzi are annoying in the UK, they still have value.
The commercial value of the Premier League is so great, and these paparazzi have also contributed.
Alain Ducasse's restaurant has been booked. As London's top Michelin three-star restaurant, it attracts a large number of tourists every day.
Usually you need to book one month in advance to get a spot.
With Marotta's contact, Alain Ducasse's restaurant was naturally willing to be the venue for the Tottenham Club's celebration cocktail party.
Not only the popularity brought by the visit of Tottenham players, but also the booking fee offered by Marotta was something that Alain Ducasse's restaurant could not refuse.
The restaurant is themed with crystal decoration designed by Patrick, which is noble, elegant and magnificent.
There was a red carpet on the ground, and even the waiters were required to wear tuxedos. The restaurant took this dinner very seriously.
Marotta also wore a dress and walked around the restaurant talking to the players.
The reporters wasted a lot of time and could only take some photos outside the hotel.
As for the situation inside the restaurant, we can only get some inside information from the waiter in the restaurant tomorrow.
In the restaurant, the players chatted in pairs.
As the big boss walked into the restaurant, the players' expressions immediately changed and they cast respectful glances at Chen Dongcheng.
It is indeed a wonderful feeling to watch the stars who appear on TV become employees under your own name.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Tottenham Hotspur's annual celebration cocktail party.
I am Marotta, the chairman of Tottenham Hotspur. This season our results reached a new high and we finished second.
This would not be possible without everyone’s hard work and the hard work of the coaching staff.”
Marotta first affirmed everyone present, and then said with a smile: "The following is the moment when the boss fulfills his promise."
"Kane."
Kane walked out of the crowd, with a look of expectation on his young face.
Marotta smiled and took out a check from the assistant behind him.
"You scored a total of 26 goals this season, breaking the single-season scoring record for Tottenham players and also won the Premier League Golden Boot this season.
Becoming the first English Golden Boot winner since the 21st century, the team is proud of you.
This is your Golden Boot prize, one million pounds.
There is also a goal bonus for the last game, half a million pounds."
Kane was a little excited, took the check from Marotta, and blew a kiss to his girlfriend.
Unlike everyone’s impression that players’ girlfriends are all supermodels or celebrities, Kane’s girlfriend is too ordinary.
Just like the girls you see everywhere in the UK, they are a little fat and have some freckles on their faces.
Taking the microphone from Marotta, Kane organized his speech and said: "I am very excited. It is very dreamy for me to win the Golden Boot this season.
I want to thank my teammates and thank you for your silent sacrifice.
At the same time, I would like to thank my girlfriend for always enlightening me and comforting me when I was at my lowest point.
Finally, I want to thank my boss for your generosity!”
The teammates smiled and applauded in good faith. They had witnessed with their own eyes how Kane transformed into the British Emperor Star.
After Kane, each player stepped forward to receive the award.
Everyone has a smile on their face, and when giving speeches, they will mention the boss Chen Dongcheng.
At the end of the award ceremony, Chen Dongcheng said a few words and announced the official start of the dinner.
The team of chefs who are already ready are serving exquisite delicacies one after another.
With three Michelin stars, the quality of the restaurant's dishes is impeccable.
In addition, the visitors are all football stars, so the chef team strives for excellence when making the food.
The players had a great time eating and were helped by the restaurant waiter to take a group photo.
Marotta asked his assistant to post it on Tottenham's official website.
After the dinner, the players left the field one after another.
News about Tottenham's club's money split has spread among British fans.
Some players who are accustomed to showing off on Twitter even publicly posted their checks online with the text: "I love my Chinese boss."
A fan opened the photo and saw a check for 150,000 pounds.
The most important thing is that this is just an extra bonus given to the players by the Tottenham boss.
When reporters got the news that Kane had received a bonus of 1.5 million pounds, they were even more envious.
Not only were the fans shocked, but many players from other teams began to envy him.
The treatment at Tottenham has improved dramatically since changing bosses.
None of this is important.
What delights Tottenham fans the most is that the two signings previously negotiated by the team have finally been implemented.
Tottenham's official website released two welcome messages one after another.
Southampton's Van Dijk will undergo a physical examination soon and officially join the team.
Van Dijk's deal was negotiated during the winter transfer period.
However, Southampton refused to release him in the winter for fear of affecting the team's record.
It was postponed until summer and finally ended.
Tottenham directly activated Van Dijk's liquidated damages clause and took him away for 25 million pounds.
In addition to Van Dijk, another piece of news is about last season's dark polo team Leicester City.
I don’t know where Leicester City went wrong. They wanted to sell Kante after winning the championship.
Chelsea made an offer immediately, and Tottenham followed suit.
The bids were getting higher and higher, and Leicester City, which was originally undecided, suddenly made up its mind to sell Kante a high price.
Marotta is a well-known veteran in football circles, and he increases prices in a leisurely manner.
Always when Chelsea thinks they are about to succeed, they easily add 500,000 pounds.
After increasing the amount to 38 million pounds, Chelsea finally gave up because they were not sure where Tottenham's limit was.
To be honest, Marotta himself doesn't even know.
Anyway, the boss just said to add more at will until the other party can no longer keep up.
Chelsea gave up, and Leicester City knew very well that no other team had the strength to buy Kante than Tottenham.
After all, it's only one season, who knows what Kanter's level will be in the future.
Buying Kanter at this time is a big gamble.
When Kante was lured from Leicester City, he was defeated by Chelsea, a strong competitor.
Tottenham fans are showing off online.
Last season's Premier League steals leader joined the team, allowing the originally weak midfielder to rise to the top of the Premier League almost instantly.
Arsenal fans are very envious.
The boss of archrival Tottenham Hotspur is so rich that he can't afford Abramovich to keep up with him.
This is really new.
Just to sign Van Dijk and Kante, Tottenham have spent 63 million pounds this summer.
However, Tottenham seems to have no intention of stopping.
Marotta continued to make offers to other teams, such as Southampton for another player that caught his attention.
"Shocking! Tottenham made an offer for another Southampton player. Mane's ownership is a mystery!"
Southampton has always cultivated stars and then sold them to wealthy clubs.
It's just that they had no chance to compete with Tottenham in the past. Tottenham were so poor that they could only look for potential players from other small teams.
How could they be willing to patronize a black shop in Southampton?
When Mane was interviewed by reporters, he looked even more confused.
He had no idea when Spurs became interested in him.
Liverpool showed great sincerity towards him, and the matter was about to be settled, but was suddenly disturbed by Marotta.
Southampton readily accepted Marotta's offer in the belief that every extra point would be worth it.
Their meaning is obvious, whoever bids the highest price will own Mane.
As for the players themselves…
To be honest, Mane prefers Tottenham.
Because if nothing else, Tottenham are famous for their generosity this season.
With a new boss, the prize money for the last game was as high as five million pounds.
In the entire Premier League, I have never heard of many team owners having such a big hand.
He is just a football player, so of course he will go to whichever team pays him the most.
Don't mention the trident.
When Pochettino contacted him, the conditions he offered were no worse than Klopp's.
As for salary…
Liverpool was so desperate that they only offered Mane a weekly salary of 100,000 pounds.
Tottenham are very sincere in offering a weekly salary of 120,000 pounds.
If he performs well, he can be given a salary increase.
Ma Xin kept thinking.
First of all, in terms of weekly salary, Liverpool has killed 100,000 pounds.
Not willing to pay a penny more, Tottenham will win without any suspense.
Secondly, regarding his status within the team, he is the core player of the two coaches' future plans. This is considered a tie.
Finally, Tottenham were runners-up in the Premier League last season and can play in the Champions League next season.
And what about Liverpool?
Eighth in the Premier League last season, that's all.
When Mane thought of this, he no longer hesitated and contacted his agent directly: "I want to go to Tottenham."
In the Jinyuan football era, players were not so easy to fool.
Rather than talking about the team's history, it would be more practical to give them more wages.
Mane's intention is confirmed, and Southampton is eagerly waiting for Tottenham's new round of offers.
Tottenham did not disappoint them and directly raised their offer to 36 million pounds, completely crushing Liverpool.
Klopp could only watch as Mane, whom he almost designated as his core player, was poached by Tottenham with money.
"Let's welcome Sadio Mane from Southampton, who will sign with the team for five years."
When the news came out, Tottenham fans were excited again!
The total transfer fee for the three players has reached 99 million pounds!
Even domestic Tottenham fans were stunned by Tottenham's actions.
Tottenham's massive signings usually only appear in fans' dreams or in virtual games.
Marotta took a sip of coffee and looked out the window leisurely.
London had rare good weather, which put him in a very good mood.
Marotta knows very well that if he wants to win the Premier League championship, he must defeat other direct competitors in the league.
Players like Kanter who are targeted by Chelsea must be bought no matter how expensive they are.
Direct competitors cannot be given any opportunity to improve their strength.
Players like Mane and Van Dijk have been followed by Tottenham scouts since last season.
The time they drive every day, the speed at which they change girlfriends, and their attitude toward teammates and fans will all be recorded in detail.
Finally, a summary was made and given to Marotta.
Is it worth quoting? What is the appropriate price?
Marotta dialed the phone lightly: "Mino, it's me, Marotta."
"Giuseppe, long time no see. Do you have any business with me?"
"I want to talk to you about Ibrahimovic's salary. What do you think of £200,000?"
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while. After a while, Raiola smiled and said: "We will discuss it in detail. I'm in Manchester."
After hanging up the phone, Marotta shook his head.
He has cooperated with Raiola many times and knows the other person's character very well.
Raiola said he was in Manchester just to put pressure on him.
However, Ibrahimovic is indeed a heavyweight player in the transfer market.
The free agent Ibrahimovic can be called the player that any wealthy club dreams of.
Marotta is very aware of Raiola's greed.
So when he came up with an offer for a weekly salary of 200,000 pounds, Raiola was tempted to come and negotiate in person.
Raiola is indeed traveling all over the world. After meeting, the two chatted for a while and got straight to the point.
Raiola smiled: "Giuseppe, Zlatan is very popular. I went to China not long ago.
The team there is willing to pay Zlatan a salary of 120 million pounds.
I swear to God, I’ve never seen such a high salary in my life!”
"This is normal, but are you sure Zlatan will join that kind of team?"
Marotta smiled wisely: "I think Zlatan is more eager to continue to prove himself in the Champions League. We Tottenham have the qualification for the Champions League next season. Don't you think it is more attractive to Zlatan?"
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Raiola sighed secretly, he is indeed an old fox.
"Giuseppe, we have worked together many times, so I don't intend to hide it from you.
Mourinho is very interested in Ibrahimovic, you know how bad their forwards are and they are very hungry for Zlatan."
Raiola smiled, his eyes flashing.
"Giuseppe, we have cooperated for so many years, and in principle I am very willing to continue to cooperate with you.
Just in terms of weekly salary, I hope you can be more sincere."
Marotta frowned, he and Raiola were usually pretty good.
Whenever player salary negotiations are involved, there will always be some unpleasantness.
However, if you work in the same circle, you will inevitably have to deal with Raiola.
As time went by, we got used to each other.
Marotta recalled what Chen Dongcheng had told him before and said with a smile: "Mino, my boss really hopes to see Zlatan display his talents at Tottenham, so this is his offer."
Marotta wrote a series of numbers on a piece of white paper.
Raiola took it and took a look, looking a little surprised.
"Congratulations, Giuseppe, Zlatan will come over as soon as possible for a medical examination."
The number on the white paper is a high price that Raiola cannot resist.