Chapter 218 Transfer and Salary Increase?

To be precise, there should be several.

"Rooney, do you still want to compete with Chinese directors for positions?" "The Times" used sarcastic language to ridicule Rooney, "If you continue to miss nightclubs and prostitutes, England's future will be lost to the Chinese. Don't think that you are on the wing. Once you find your position, you think you can rest easy. Please don’t forget your mission! But in your current state, how can you compete with the Chinese directors?”

"The Times" told the ruthless fact that with Rooney's recent goal rate and form, he is not qualified to compete with Dong Fangzhuo for the position. Even Ruud Ruud, who has regained his form, cannot shake Dong Fangzhuo's position. What will shake it up?

"Although he already holds a starting position and Ferguson still loves him very much, this is only Ferguson's second choice for him. If Rooney thinks about it for a moment, he should understand that his future in Manchester United is not imaginary. He's so good. If he continues playing like this, he will gradually become a winger or a full midfielder, but is he really better than Ronaldo and Robben in this role?"

Although the "Times" article seems to be relatively objective and hates iron, it is also suspected of provoking conflicts in the Manchester United locker room. Rooney was originally designated by Ferguson as Ruud van Nistelrooy's successor and became Manchester United's first choice for the striker in the next ten years. But now Rooney is actually assigned to the left winger position to serve as Dong Fangzhuo's assistant. No one is happy about it.

The dignified England striker was actually pushed to the wing by Dong Fangzhuo...

Ferguson can still tolerate this news, but the following news will challenge Ferguson's psychology a bit.

After the game against Newcastle, "The Sun" did not report the situation of the game, but sent a photo.

In the photo, Dong Fangzhuo appears in an Italian restaurant in Manchester, with Manchester City player Sun Jihai and Manchester City chairman sitting next to him.

It looks like there is a lot of information in this photo, mainly the presence of the Manchester City chairman. It's okay to eat with Sun Jihai, but what's the deal with eating with Manchester City chairman David Bernstein?

This photo was not taken after the game. The time and place do not match. It must have been some day before.

But after the photo came out, various media news outlets reprinted the report.

"The Sun" said bluntly: "This was taken after the Chinese Dong returned from the East last weekend. It seems that Manchester City owner Bernstein is very interested in the Chinese Dong. Bernstein, through Sun's relationship, worked with Dong After having a meal, they were discussing the possibility of a transfer at the end of the season. The 20-year-old Chinese forward has performed very well this season, and Bernstein really wants to lure him to Manchester City."

"Although you are the third captain of Manchester United,

But they enjoyed the meal quite happily. In order to obtain the Chinese Dong and further develop the Chinese business market, Bernstein did not mind offering Dong a weekly salary of up to 100,000 pounds and promised him a starting position in the Manchester City team. You know, the Chinese director's current weekly salary at Manchester United is only 20,000 pounds. It seems that next season, the Chinese director will return to Old Trafford wearing a blue shirt..."

"Shit!"

Ferguson threw away the newspaper in his hand, his face exploding with anger.

"This must be a conspiracy by the Londoners, just to distract the Manchester United players!"

Ferguson muttered.

"But why did this kid go to eat with Bernstein?"

He wants a raise? But for things like a salary increase, you can just talk to me directly. Why do you have to react through the media? But the club itself is exploring the possibility of giving Dong Fangzhuo a salary increase...

Because Dong Fangzhuo's recent performance has become more and more amazing, Ferguson has indeed started to renew the contract with Dong Fangzhuo and raise his salary. The 20,000 weekly salary is indeed too little. For Manchester United's main forward, Dong Fangzhuo is getting 10,000 yuan. Ten thousand pounds is not too much. Ferguson just wants to talk to Dong Fangzhuo after playing all the games this season. Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, the media jumped out to report it.

Regardless of whether this news report is true or false, Manchester United is already in a quite passive position. Originally, according to Ferguson's idea, he decided to increase Dong Fangzhuo's weekly salary to a level similar to Rooney's.

Rooney's current weekly salary is about 60,000 pounds. Judging from Dong Fangzhuo's current performance, Dong Fangzhuo can definitely get such a weekly salary, and it should be a little higher than Rooney, because his status is different.

Even Ronaldo's weekly salary should be raised.

Just as soon as the media reported that Manchester City directly lured Dong Fangzhuo with a weekly salary of 100,000...

£100,000 was a very impressive weekly salary in 2005.

Didn't Ferdinand just sign a new contract with Manchester United recently? His weekly salary rose from £100,000 to £120,000.

What makes Ferguson even more depressed is that Manchester United is reducing player wages this season. Manchester United's player wages this season have accounted for 46.1% of all expenditures. If Ferguson wants to raise the wages of every important player, then Manchester United's wage expenditure will really increase a lot...

Another question is, does Dong Fangzhuo really want to go to Manchester City?

Ferguson really doesn't know.

Today's young people are not as loyal as they used to be. As long as the team gives them plenty of money and a promising future, they will embrace them. Wasn't Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas seduced by Wenger just like this? Even Pique in the Manchester United team almost offered an olive branch like this.

Isn't it normal to poach Dong Fangzhuo away?

Ferguson thought about the extremely nasty side.

No matter what, Dong Fangzhuo cannot leave. If Dong Fangzhuo is allowed to leave, it means that he himself will not sell Ruud.

Dong Fangzhuo is the future of Manchester United, he is the same as Ronaldo and Rooney. How could he be successfully robbed by Manchester City? Just kidding!

He felt it was time to talk to Dong Fangzhuo and call his agent...

In fact, after this news came out in the morning, manager Lin Xu called Dong Fangzhuo and told him not to say anything to the media.

This is a common trick used by agents. They always use the media to make the club feel pressure, and finally succeed in giving players a salary increase...

Lin Xu also wants to do this now.

But Lin Xu thought too much, and things were not as complicated as he imagined.

When he arrived in England, Ferguson immediately made an appointment with him and Dong Fangzhuo, and a contract was already laid out on the office table.

Ferguson showed full sincerity, and the amount on the contract was empty...