After Ronaldo underwent a comprehensive physical examination at the best medical center in Milan, the test report was formed.
The report shows that his body is very strong and he does not look like a 33-year-old man at all. He will be able to play for another six or seven years without any problem.
Zhang Yida was relieved now. He was most afraid of buying a glass man for 400 million euros. He also expected Cristiano Ronaldo to lead AC Milan out of the quagmire!
In addition to the 180 million euro endorsement contract, he also signed a "4+3" contract with Ronaldo, with an annual salary of 30 million euros after tax for the first four years.
Taxes in Italy are very high, and players are a high-income group, so they basically enjoy the highest tax rate of 43%.
That is to say, Ronaldo's annual salary after tax is 30 million euros, and before tax, it is more than 50 million euros.
Therefore, the investment in Ronaldo is almost 400 million euros.
More money was spent, and the influence it brought to AC Milan was immediate. Recently, the club's tickets were sold out.
An old employee of the club lamented that it has been almost five years since he joined AC Milan and this has been the best year for ticket sales.
As for the more senior employee, he told him earnestly, "Young man, have you never seen Milan more than ten or twenty years ago...
There is still a long way to go before true revival."
Zhang Yida was not dazzled by the "false prosperity" in front of him. He knew where the real source of Milan's revival lies.
A football club has no achievements and everything else is empty.
No matter how good you are at marketing or business operations, if you can't win the championship, who will praise you?
Fans are now very excited and have great hopes for the future.
If the results don't get better, the fans will probably have a different look.
He is more pragmatic and knows how many pitfalls Milan has stepped into in the past few years. Like a dying patient lying in bed, Cristiano Ronaldo's young ginseng cannot be replenished at once.
You have to take ginseng slowly, and the club can only get better slowly. If you take it too hard, it will just kill you.
Winning the Champions League is something I can’t even imagine yet.
Milan is currently fifth in the league. If they want to play in the Champions League, they must enter the top four. This is also the minimum goal set by Zhang Yida for the team.
It is shameful to say that AC Milan has not played in the Champions League for five full years since entering the Champions League in the 2013-14 season.
If you can't play in the Champions League, you won't be able to get a bonus share of at least tens of millions of euros, and the club's finances can only continue to deteriorate.
High-level stars are naturally unwilling to join such a team. They can't even play in the Champions League and their commercial endorsements will be affected, let alone pursue the highest honor of football halls.
UEFA soon announced the latest punishment against AC Milan, revoking the penalty for participating in the European competition, which means that they can participate in this year's Europa League.
The Europa League is the European competition second only to the Champions League. Generally, 4-7 players from the league participate. There is also a certain amount of attention and prize money. The champion can also directly participate in the Champions League next season.
The Champions League involves the champions of the five major leagues and the top three or four of the five major leagues, as well as the champions of small European leagues such as the Eredivisie and the Turkish Super League. The level of competition is higher.
As for the 4 million euro fine announced by UEFA and the re-examination of AC Milan in 2021, this is considered a symbolic punishment.
The board was raised high and lowered gently.
The top executives of major league clubs who are paying attention to this matter all know that AC Milan's Chinese owner has been involved in a series of transactions with UEFA PY.
This can also be seen from the Champions League and Europa League announcements of copyright deals with China’s Rocket Video.
Zhang Yida considered that AC Milan could only play in the Europa League this year, so he simply spent 50 million to buy the online broadcast rights of the Europa League in mainland China.
Because of Zhang Yida and Cristiano Ronaldo, AC Milan has been very popular in China recently and has always been the focus of discussion.
A group of middle-aged fans in China who have followed Serie A since the 1990s are also very pleased. Recently, many fans born in the 90s and 00s have come to the fan base.
Seeing so many young people becoming fans of Milan makes me feel like there are successors.
Ruixiang Sports and Rocket Video have noticed these subtle changes.
The two companies will be deeply involved in AC Milan's business development in China, and will naturally not miss any good opportunity to promote Milan.
The top executives of major European clubs have figured out the deal between Zhang Yida and UEFA, but no one is stupid enough to shout about it.
Because their butts are not clean, there is no telling which day they will be punished by UEFA.
Everyone acquiesces to these unspoken rules.
The Qatar Consortium is deeply proud. From Zhang Yida's series of operations, they saw familiar shadows.
This shows that the operating methods of myself and others are not wrong, and even the richest man in Asia is plagiarizing and imitating them.
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Sponsors Adidas, Audi, and the suit brand D&G, which had been clamoring to terminate their contracts with AC Milan some time ago, all changed their faces, sent people to the club, and brought new contract extensions.
“It is impossible to renew the contract at the previous price!”
Zhang Yida glanced at the contract on the table with disgust. Are these foreigners just pretending to be stupid?
Is the Milan of today the same as the Milan of the past?
Not to mention the joining of superstars like Cristiano Ronaldo, just taking over Milan, a "miracle in modern business history", can bring at least a 20% premium to the club.
This is no exaggeration. The same project will produce different results in the hands of different people.
The representative of Adidas looked at Zhang Yida who had a tough attitude and suddenly felt troubled.
He played the emotional card, "Mr. Zhang, Adidas has sponsored AC Milan since 1998, and has never stopped cooperation in the past twenty years. The cooperation has always been pleasant.
If we want to trace our origins, our two families have been cooperating since the 1970s..."
Zhang Yida doesn't believe these lies. He didn't take over Milan in his previous life. Adidas turned around and abandoned Milan.
There are no so-called friends, only eternal interests.
"A 50% premium, 30 million euros a season, is the minimum requirement."
The representative of Adidas shook his head repeatedly, "This is too much. It is already comparable to Juventus's contract, but can Milan's current results be comparable to Juventus?"
Zhang Yida smiled and shook his head, "Milan has only experienced a short-term trough. Under my leadership, it will surely usher in a revival."
The Adidas representative chuckled and said, "Mr. Zhang, I don't question your business ability, but if you want to play football, you may not be able to succeed just by having extraordinary business methods."
"Then let's wait and see!"
Zhang Yida seemed very calm and didn't care at all whether the talks would break down.
He smiled and said: "Nike has already taken the initiative to contact us. Considering the always friendly relationship with Adidas, I have been waiting for your sincerity.
If Adidas continues this attitude, we will have no choice but to switch to the Nike camp.
You should know that Ronaldo and Nike have commercial endorsements."
The face of the Adidas representative changed. After a long time, he slowly said: "20 million euros a season, entering the Champions League, and another 10 million euros."
"25 million + 5 million."
The Adidas representative seemed very hesitant. After asking his superiors for instructions, he still agreed to the plan proposed by Zhang Yida.
Zhang Yida is also satisfied. Although it is only 5 million euros more than the previous contract, this is real income, not a water-injection sponsorship like Ruixiang Sports or Musical.ly.
Ruixiang provided sponsorship to Milan, and Yanhuang Investment made up the difference.
On the one hand, Milan really has poor results and is not worthy of such a high amount of sponsorship.
On the other hand, Ruixiang also has other shareholders, and it is impossible for Zhang Yida to "act recklessly" and "harm the public and enrich private interests."
Adidas only signed a short-term contract with Milan for one year, which seems very thief.
They will decide whether to renew the contract and what kind of long-term contract they will give based on Milan's subsequent results.
Other sponsors have also renewed their contracts, all of which are short-term contracts, but the sponsorship amount has increased by 20%-30% compared with the previous contract.
No one is a fool. Because of the joining of Zhang Yida and the joining of Cristiano Ronaldo, a group of sponsors found it profitable and were willing to take a gamble.
If you lose the bet, you will lose some money; if you win the bet, you will establish a long-term cooperation with a resurgent giant.