Arsenal's triumphant return to London was greeted with a grand line up at the airport. Most of the London fans rushed to the airport to welcome the return of the heroes.
Next, Arsenal began to launch a celebratory parade for winning the title. The team also had a grand carnival, celebrating in nightclubs and dining in high-end restaurants.
Fleet Street commented that Arsenal had created a new history and drew a perfect end to the Highbury era!
Qin Xiong could not completely relax because the World Cup would be held next month. He could not completely relax, otherwise it would be difficult to adjust his condition when the World Cup started.
Other than the two days of recovery and rest after winning the Champions League, he spent the next few days attending social events and using his leisure time to maintain his physical condition.
Sylvia graduated and she was almost inseparable from Qin Xiong. At the same time, she began to take over Qin Xiong's business planning and make the most reasonable arrangements for Qin Xiong.
The news of the Champions League was quickly drowned out by the resurgence of the World Cup.
Before Henry and Fàbregas reported to the national team, they privately asked Qin Xiong out for a meal. They probed Qin Xiong and naturally hoped that Qin Xiong could complete the contract renewal with the club as soon as possible.
Qin Xiong told them part of his heart.
Staying at Arsenal was his first choice now.
That was all. Qin Xiong could not guarantee that the negotiations would be successful.
The World Cup was the focus of the world.
The China team gathered at the end of May and would come to Europe for the warm-up games before the World Cup.
Qin Xiong did not return to China and would meet the team directly in Europe.
The day before he left for Copenhagen in Denmark, Qin Xiong was called by Freddy to a restaurant outside for dinner.
Now that Qin Xiong was out, there would be countless paparazzi following him in the dark. His every move seemed to be able to occupy space in the news.
During dinner, Freddy said to him, "This year, you will add two more important sponsorship contracts, as well as cooperation projects with seven small brands. Most of the previous sponsorship contracts will also be renewed. Business income will increase by about 60% compared to the past two years."
Qin Xiong was silent and did not seem to care much about it. His commercial value was increasing day by day. It was difficult to expand his territory in the European market, but he still began to make a difference in the European market with his personal football charm.
His ability to make money was already at the top of the football circle, because the emerging market in Asia was too crucial, and the Asian fans who poured their passion on him would pay attention to him all the time.
Now, he could earn more than 300 million yuan a year just by relying on the football market. If he added the profits of his partnership with Tang Le, his net worth was estimated to break through the one billion yuan mark in the next two years.
But this was not what he was most concerned about now. He knew that the topic Freddy wanted to talk about when he asked him out for dinner today was definitely not this.
When dinner was almost over, Freddy said with a glass of wine, "I wanted to talk to Arsenal about your contract renewal after the World Cup, but Arsenal can't wait any longer. Dane asked me to meet to discuss your contract renewal two days in a row. I found an excuse to temporarily decline. I plan to talk to him in detail tomorrow."
Qin Xiong smiled. The Arsenal club was anxious to renew his contract, which should be a good sign.
However, Freddy poured a bucket of cold water on him.
"Don't think that Dane's enthusiasm is simple. In fact, it's not, because Arsenal doesn't want to delay your contract renewal until after the World Cup. In that case, they might pay a higher price and be unable to meet your requirements. "
"What do you mean?"
"Not to mention the China team, maybe all the teams in Asia are not valued by the outside world in this World Cup. The outside world I'm talking about is the European football world. The reason is very simple. On European soil, even the South American heroes have never reached the top. This is the world of the Europeans. The South American teams don't have the ability to behave atrociously, let alone the Asian teams that the European powers have never paid attention to. The China team is even more so. The outside world will not have any expectations for the China team, even if you are in the China team. It's not because of you that the China team will be valued by the outside world. Think about how many superstars there are who are not able to qualify for the World Cup. Because of this, the Arsenal club has a risk assessment. The China team will go around the World Cup group stage and return home. No matter how bad their performance is, it will not affect you because the outside world does not expect it. But what if the China team can make it into the top 16? What if they create a miracle of a little dark horse? What about your personal prestige and influence, as well as the clubs that are interested in you? These will affect your value. After the World Cup, Arsenal may have to pay a higher price to meet your contract renewal conditions. Under this background of no profit and no loss, Arsenal naturally wants to complete the renewal of your contract as soon as possible. "
Football was simple to say, but this circle was actually very complicated.
Qin Xiong usually did not like to think about these things, but he could figure out what Freddy said.
Freddy went on to say, "According to the information I received, Arsenal's senior management is actually a little dissatisfied with you because they feel that you have inflated too quickly. Think about the price they paid to sign you two years ago. Now that you want to renew your contract, they are demanding an exorbitant price. This is not only greed, but also a kind of ungrateful arrogance in their eyes."
Qin Xiong laughed at himself.
Greed?
Arrogance?
If he was greedy, perhaps he would not have come to Arsenal at all.
Now the proposed contract renewal conditions also hoped to make him the team's most important player, not the specific amount of money he earned.
Only Arsenal dared to invest a lot in Qin Xiong to make Qin Xiong firmly believe that his relationship with the club was mutually valued.
He had never measured the remuneration he received at Arsenal with the standards of other clubs and powerhouse clubs.
He had always focused on the club's internal salary system from beginning to end.
It was the most normal thing in the football circle to use the salary system to establish one's position in the team.
"Kyle, I don't care about this. I just want to see a good result. Go negotiate with Dane tomorrow and directly lay your cards on the table. In short, I want to have a conclusion about the contract renewal before the World Cup, so as to avoid being distracted during the World Cup."
Freddy nodded gently. He had the same idea.
Anyway, they would either talk after the World Cup or before the World Cup. If they talked during the World Cup, not only would Qin Xiong be unable to concentrate, but it would also create pressure due to the media's attention.
After the dinner, Qin Xiong went home to pack his luggage and was ready to board the plane to Copenhagen the next day.
The China team's pre-World Cup warm-up was more particular. As they were assigned to Group D, the other three opponents were Portugal, Mexico, and Angola.
The warm-up before the World Cup was chosen for the three teams, Denmark, Tunisia, and the United States.
Because the opponents in the group were from Europe, North America, and Africa.
The opponents in the warm-up game were naturally from the same continent for targeted adaptation.
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