Thank you to "Shangguan Phantom" and "Lucky Stab V Stab" for the tip!
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Looking at the history of the Dutch Eredivisie, it was not difficult to find that Ajax, PSV Eindhoven, and Feyenoord, the three clubs had long ruled or monopolized the top level of Dutch football.
Since the league became completely professional, from 1956 to 2003, there were only five league championships that were not won by these three clubs. If it was counted from 1964, in the forty years, only Almack had staged a counterattack 20 years ago. In the other years, it was always these three clubs who divided the league championships!
Through the comparison of the number of championships and the long-term league domination in a certain period, it could also be seen that in the Netherlands, PSV Eindhoven was second only to Ajax. For example, Feyenoord, although it was the team with the third most championships, in the past, it had not completed a league title defense! PSV Eindhoven, on the other hand, had at least four consecutive domestic championships with a long span of time!
Perhaps most people thought that a powerhouse like Ajax, which was second to none in the Netherlands, should dominate the country and have the "privileges" to match their sense of superiority.
In fact, Ajax was a complete football club, but PSV Eindhoven was not completely operated and invested by the operators for pure purposes. On the other hand, Ajax would be constrained by the Dutch Football Association, such as serving the Dutch national team, grass-roots training of tactical schools, and so on.
The one who really had privileges and was feared by the Dutch Football Association was PSV Eindhoven.
Because PSV Eindhoven was rich!
The Netherlands had a famous multinational company, the Philips Group. Although the headquarters of the Philips Group was now set up in Amsterdam, its birthplace was in Eindhoven when it was first established more than a hundred years ago.
Under such a background, the PSV Eindhoven Club had long been a part of the market development strategy of the Philips Group!
So, if you opened the financial statements of PSV Eindhoven, you would see a mess of accounts. However, for many years, PSV Eindhoven did not need to worry about finances. As long as they played the role of a weapon for the Philips Group to develop the Asian and American markets, they did not need to worry about money.
Due to the long-standing rivalry between Ajax and PSV Eindhoven, the national derby of Dutch football was also a showdown between these two clubs!
However, PSV Eindhoven was not as influential and attractive as Ajax in the field of football, both in the Netherlands and internationally.
Competitors often had to know each other and try to use all their strength to suppress the opponent. Seducing the opponent's players was one of the most common methods.
Perhaps it would be difficult to poach players who had already signed a contract, but for those who had not yet signed a contract, the competition for recruitment could be fair and square.
When Qin Xiong had just entered a state of self-study in his room, he heard a knock on the door.
Taking off his headphones, Qin Xiong saw Freddy and an unfamiliar middle-aged man standing outside the door. Before he could ask, Freddy said, "This is Mr. Agnesen. He wants to talk to you about joining the PSV Eindhoven Club."
Qin Xiong was startled. This was too sudden, and he was very surprised.
He stepped aside and motioned for the other party to enter the room.
Agnesen and Freddy walked into the room and suddenly became awkward.
Because the single room was too shabby, there was not even a table and chairs for guests, so Qin Xiong and Freddy sat on the bed and let Agnesen sit in the chair in front of the single table.
After the three men sat down, Agnesen also had a certain understanding of Qin Xiong's situation.
This doubled his confidence.
Of course, he knew about Ajax's business situation. When it came to money, PSV Eindhoven was more generous and confident than Ajax.
For example, when they snatched Robben, they could give Robben a weekly salary of 20000 euros. What about Ajax? Van Der Vaart only had a weekly salary of more than 20,000 euros! How could they give Robben, an outsider, such a high treatment?
Another example was the strategic market development recruitment they completed half a year ago: the South Korean national footballer Park Ji-sung.
What kind of treatment did they give Park Ji-sung?
A weekly salary of 4200 euros.
This was already a level higher than Ajax's Snede and not too far from Ibrahimovic's weekly salary.
Qin Xiong and Freddy looked at Agnesen calmly. Freddy did not make any decision for Qin Xiong. When the opportunity was in front of him, he left the choice to Qin Xiong himself.
With a confident smile on his face, Agnesen said, "Qin Xiong, first of all, I would like to welcome you to the Netherlands on behalf of the PSV Eindhoven Club. Secondly, I won't lie and say that I have been paying attention to you. In fact, we are in a long-term competition with Jax, and we pay close attention to our opponents. Your performance today at the training ground of Jax left a deep impression on me. Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, I believe in the eyes of a professional. As far as I know, you have not signed a contract with any football club, so you can now sign a free contract with 99% of the clubs in the world. Now, on behalf of PSV Eindhoven, I extend an invitation to you. "
Qin Xiong turned his head to look at Freddy. Freddy shrugged his shoulders like a bystander, as if he did not intend to give him any advice.
When he looked at Agnesen again, the other party said, "Let me introduce you to the city of Eindhoven."
Agnesen was a very good lobbyist. He did not say how much money to "bribe" the other party.
He introduced the city of Eindhoven and the attraction of PSV Eindhoven.
For example, the current manager was Guus Hiddink, who had coaching experience in Asia, the amazing manager who led the South Korean team to fourth place in the World Cup.
There was also PSV Eindhoven's attention and welcoming attitude towards Asian players. Park Ji-sung had adapted to life here with the help of the club.
Finally, the competitiveness of PSV Eindhoven!
Last season, Guus Hiddink led the team to win the league title. What was the difference in strength between him and Ajax? In fact, it might not be too much. In terms of the league, PSV Eindhoven was stronger last season. Football was all about results. The champion was the strongest!
After all the introductions, Agnesen threw out an olive branch and said, "We are willing to provide you with a contract with a weekly salary of 1,000 euros for three years and find you an ideal residence in Eindhoven. If you have any other requests, you can put them forward. We will try our best to satisfy you. Please believe in our sincerity!"
Phew …
It was a good day. When it was about to end, something even more wonderful happened. Qin Xiong himself did not care about how much money he earned. At least, his attention was not on that for the time being.
However, in the case of comparison, he had to think more.
The difference between 200 euros and 1,000 euros was really, really big!
Moreover, the other party was willing to provide a residence, which correspondingly reduced a part of the living expenses.
In this way, he could definitely earn millions of yuan with a contract!
He would become a millionaire among Chinese people.
However, Qin Xiong still shook his head.
"Sir, I'm very sorry. I have decided to sign a contract with Ajax. Thank you for your kindness."
Agnesen's expression did not change and said, "If it's about the contract, we can still talk about it. How about 1,500 euros a week?"
At this moment, the negotiation might become very straightforward.
In 99% of player transfers or negotiations, the core issue was actually money.
Qin Xiong still shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, it's really not about money."
For Qin Xiong, the first thing was integrity. Since he had promised Ajax to go for a physical tomorrow to sign the contract, then changing his mind at the last minute would be a lack of integrity.
Secondly, he had the most basic understanding of Ajax and his own judgment. But he did not know about PSV Eindhoven and could not just listen to Agnesen's one-sided words.
Finally, it was the soil for self-development. He thought that Ajax's football school environment was suitable for him. Maybe PSV Eindhoven was also suitable, maybe not. He did not understand and could not rush to a conclusion.
It was already the end of August. There was no time!
Yes, there was no time.
Freddy also sighed on the side.
If it was a week earlier, he could have used PSV Eindhoven's recruitment of Qin Xiong to increase his right to negotiate with Ajax and fight for better contract treatment for Qin Xiong.
However, tomorrow night, the Champions League qualifiers would all end. In less than a week, the club's Champions League registration list would be submitted to UEFA!
If the contract negotiations were in a deadlock, it was likely to miss the registration time!
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