"...The latest news is that the Madrid Kings failed to reach an agreement with Hu on the transfer... The Madrid Kings officially refused to disclose the reason for the failure to reach an agreement... It is currently unknown whether the Madrid Kings Club will re-submit an offer to Leeds City...
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When Mellie Banega in the car heard such a voice coming from the radio, a smile appeared on her face.
If he wanted to, the news would not say that Julay rejected the King of Madrid, but Melly knew that it must be Julay who rejected the King of Madrid, rather than the two parties failing to agree on personal treatment.
After suddenly receiving a call from Hu Lai, Meili had a vague hunch that Hu Lai might not come.
Sure enough, he didn't come!
This was really the best news that Merry had heard recently, and it also made his heart drop to the ground.
No matter where Hu Lai goes next, at least they can continue to be opponents, and he also has a chance to defeat Hu Lai.
After getting off the car and leaving, Melly entered the locker room of the team's training base and heard the team's last player, Rafael Fonseca, talking loudly.
"If I were Hu, I wouldn't come. After all, the previous events were hyped by the media and have made many Kings fans dissatisfied. If he wants to show off, he shouldn't come..."
"I don't think so, Rafael. The so-called fans' opinions are just excuses. If you really want to transfer, this will not constitute any resistance at all." Fonseca's Brazilian national team teammate Dudu Carlos has a different opinion.
"The failure to reach an agreement could only be due to personal treatment issues."
Carlos' words won the approval of many people.
After all, this is the King of Madrid. Apart from personal treatment issues, it is really hard to imagine any other reason to prevent a player from joining.
Unless Julay is an "anti-king element", this is a general term for those who do not like the King of Madrid and oppose the hegemony of the King of Madrid.
But judging from the photo of Hulay and Francis, he should not be an "anti-king element".
So it was only the salary issue that led to the failure to reach an agreement in the end.
Melly glanced at Cerrados, who was changing clothes with an expressionless face and had no intention of participating in the discussion.
Indeed, given his sensitive status, how could he participate?
Everyone knows that if Hu Lai comes, the one most threatened is Alexandra Cerrados.
How do you want him to comment on this matter?
Moreover, many Kings of Madrid players don't quite understand the club's thinking. Cerrados has just won the World Cup and reached the peak of his career. There is absolutely no need to buy Hulay now to replace Cerrados.
But if Hu Lai is not bought to replace Cerrados, then it is also a huge waste for Hu Lai.
He did a good job as the core in Leeds City, but he went to Madrid to play as a substitute?
Of course, there is no such precedent. But it seems unlikely that this kind of thing would happen to Hu Lai...
Now that Julay has rejected the King of Madrid, it is good news for Cerrados.
This shows that his status in the team is still unshakable, at least within two seasons. After two seasons, the 35-year-old Cerrados’ career has come to an end, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to hold him in the team again.
The position of the King of Madrid is over.
Or retire directly and become one of the few players who can retire with the Madrid Kings.
If he is not willing to retire, he is likely to leave the Madrid Kings as a free agent. Anyway, the Madrid Kings will not easily renew the contract with Cerrados.
Melly looked back and walked to her cabinet as usual and started to change clothes.
He didn't dare to reveal his inner joy, otherwise it would attract everyone's attention and he would have to break the casserole to get to the bottom of it.
He just kept praying to God in his heart, let Hulay go to Catalan United or Madrid Pirates!
Catalan United is the best, and Madrid Pirates are also very good.
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"Catalan United, Turin Bulls and Madrid Pirates, these are the three teams that are currently shortlisted for the finals. Let us first exclude the Catalan United that you don't want to go to, then only the Turin Bulls and Madrid Pirates are left. They
The conditions offered are similar, which one do you want to go to? Both of them are good."
Song Jiajia called and asked Hu Lai.
Hu Lai replied: "Since they are almost the same, I choose Madrid."
Song Jiajia laughed: "I knew it! Is it because of Qingqing?"
"Her reason is involved, but it is not the decisive factor. If you go to Madrid Pirates, you can play against Madrid Kings and Catalonia in the league. If you go to Turin Bulls, you can only wait until the Champions League, but the Champions League is not always
Being able to meet the Kings of Madrid and Catalonia depends on luck. It’s not satisfying.”
Hulay added: "And among these giants, only Madrid Pirates has won the least Champions League. They have reached the finals four times and only won two Champions Leagues. This was fifteen years ago. If I can win the Champions League at Madrid Pirates
Isn't it more difficult and more interesting to win the Champions League than to win the Champions League with Madrid?"
"Okay." Song Jiajia nodded in agreement. "And the treatment offered by the Madrid Pirates is also good. The annual salary after tax is nine million, not counting various bonuses."
Looking at the numbers alone, nine million is not much higher than Hulay’s annual salary in Leeds City:
Last summer, Leeds City renewed Hulay's contract. In order to retain Hulay for a long time, they gave Hulay an annual salary of 6.76 million pounds, approximately 7.9 million euros. This is still the first year's figure.
, it will increase by 5% each year based on the previous year.
That contract made Hulay Leeds City's highest-paid player.
However, it should be noted that this annual salary figure in Leeds City is before tax.
The UK levies a 45% tax on the wealthy. The actual annual salary Hu Lai can receive is actually about 3.72 million pounds, which is approximately 4.35 million euros.
From this point, it can be seen that Leeds City is indeed far from being a wealthy club. The after-tax annual salary offered to players by Premier League giants is probably similar to Hu Lai's pre-tax annual salary, and it is not the annual salary level of the top players in the team.
Although the injection of Chinese capital has given Leeds City the confidence to spend a lot of money in the transfer market. However, compared with the one-time transfer fee expenditure, the annual salary of the team players that is paid every year is the largest part. Therefore, Leeds City still has to spend a lot of money.
Carefully control the team's salary structure to avoid financial crises.
Pirates of Madrid are a real giant, although their name is not as famous as their rivals in the same city, Kings of Madrid.
But after all, they are one of the thirteen super wealthy families in Europe.
The package offered to Hu Lai was 9 million euros after tax.
The tax rate in Spain is similar to that in the UK, both at 45%. The annual salary after tax of 9 million means that Hulay's annual salary before tax is 16.36 million euros.
This number not only makes Hu Lai the Chinese player with the highest annual salary, but also the Asian player with the highest annual salary.
In Madrid Pirates also has the second highest annual salary after top star Maxi Carey.
In terms of image rights, unlike when he was in Leeds City, it belonged to Hulay 100%. If he wanted to transfer to Madrid Pirates, he would need to transfer 50% to the club, and he would only keep 50%. This is not bad. If he goes
As for the King of Madrid, he must give 100% of his image rights to the club.
In addition to his fixed annual salary and image rights income, Hu Lai also has various bonuses.
The goal award is a fixed bonus item and must be included.
Hulay can earn 70,000 euros for every goal he scores.
In addition to the goal award, Hulay also has an appearance fee this time. He can get 50,000 euros for every appearance, whether as a substitute or as a substitute. If there was an appearance fee when he was in Leeds City, Hulay would have received this alone.
To 4.8 million euros…
In addition, if Hulay wins the La Liga Golden Boot, he will also receive an additional bonus of 2 million euros and the Champions League Golden Boot 3 million.
If Madrid Pirates wins La Liga, Hulay can get another three million. As for the Champions League winner, there is a bonus of four million euros.
The clause about the team winning the championship and individual players receiving bonuses was specially proposed by Hu Lai's agency. Because this clause was already in place when he was in Leeds City, there is no reason to give up if he changes teams.
Madrid Pirates Club did not object, they just negotiated on the specific amount. The Champions League bonus of 5 million was reduced to 4 million.
After all, they signed Hu Lai in the hope of competing for the championship, especially the Champions League.
Madrid Pirates have no shortage of league championships. They have won a total of 20 La Liga championships in history. The number of championships is second only to Madrid Kings and Catalonia United. Just four seasons ago, in the 2022-2023 season, Madrid Pirates also won the La Liga championship.
.But the Champions League championship is what Madrid Pirates has been pursuing hard. Fifteen years have passed since they last won the championship. Madrid Pirates Club hopes to relive their old dream and win the Champions League championship again.
Since the player takes the initiative to ask for the championship bonus, he must pay more and try his best to help the team win the championship.
Once the championship is won, the benefits the club can gain are far greater than the bonus they gave Hu Lai.
In addition, there is a bonus, a special goal award: when Hulay reaches 40 goals in various club competitions, he can receive a bonus of 1.5 million euros. If this number is
If it is achieved in one season, an additional 500,000 yuan will be awarded.
These bonuses are completely tailored to Hu Lai's characteristics of being good at scoring goals. For example, other offensive players will ask for assist awards, but Hu Lai does not have them at all.
Assuming that Hulay scored forty goals in his first season with Madrid Pirates and won the La Liga Golden Boot and the Champions League Golden Boot, he actually wants to win the La Liga Golden Boot and the Champions League Golden Boot at the same time. Forty goals may not be enough.
But for the sake of calculation, let’s assume that only forty goals were scored.
At the same time, he helped Madrid Pirates win the La Liga championship and the Champions League championship, and played 38 league rounds and 13 Champions League games. Then he will receive an after-tax income of 19.64 million euros.
This does not include the sharing of image rights.
Through this transfer, Hulay's income has increased significantly compared with his previous work in Leeds City.
Although money is not Hu Lai's first consideration in transfer, it does not mean that he can accept a salary cut to play football.
"Then it's settled. I'll reply to Madrid Pirates and sign a contract with them."
"Okay, you can figure it out. Once everything is done, just notify me for a physical examination." Hu Lai felt relieved and left everything to Song Jiajia.
After all, in this world, if even Fatty Song can't trust him, then who else can he trust?
"There's one more thing..." Song Jiajia hesitated.
"Let's talk about what happened together."
"Since you have decided to go to Madrid, and you and Qingqing are both in the same city, should you two consider... buying a house in Madrid directly?"
Hu Lai was stunned for a moment, he really didn't expect this just now.
He just wanted to live with Li Qingqing and rent a house.
As a result, now that I think about it, it seems that I can really buy a house.
Anyway, with his annual income of more than 10 million euros, buying a house is not a big pressure.
The key is that this will be the home he and Li Qingqing share. In the traditional and simple thinking of the Chinese people, a rented house cannot be regarded as a "home", only a house bought belongs to oneself.
"Buy, buy, buy! You decide, let's do it together!" Hu Lai waved his hand and delegated power to Song Jiajia.
"Fuck, I'm your sports agent, not your real estate agent!"
"Oh, those who are capable should work harder. Who told you to do it, Fatty? The most important thing is that I believe in your aesthetic taste, Fatty. The house you choose must be something we all like!"
Song Jiajia was very proud of what she said: "Nonsense, I don't even know who your brother is..."
So everything was decided.
Whether it's transferring to Pirates of Madrid or buying a house in Madrid.