Football: start copying peak Messi attributes

Chapter 138 Nike is off, 2500 million vows to sign Lin Quan!
The benefits of unexpected popularity are beyond Lin Quan's own imagination!
When Lin Quan unexpectedly became popular with the two semi-finals of the Champions League.

Nike, another giant in sports brands, was alarmed.

After watching the highlights of Lin Quan's league and national team matches and his rapidly rising popularity on social media, Nike immediately realized that this might be the next Messi and Ronaldo level player.

He must be signed immediately!

Therefore, they immediately sent people from the United States to Europe, preparing to contact Lin Quan himself and his agent to see if they could persuade him to join Nike and become their signed player.

Nike has not signed many football players in Europe. The big-name players include Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic, Neymar, Falcao and others.

Their previous signings such as Henry, Ronaldinho, Drogba and others have all retired or are at the end of their careers, and they are no longer able to carry the banner of Nike in football.

Although the 28-year-old Ronaldo is still in his prime, his peak period can last for four to five years at most.

Nike needs to find new and influential spokespersons who can succeed Ronaldo and carry their brand image in the football field as soon as possible.

This is why they spared no expense to sign Neymar!
Nike was originally very optimistic about Neymar, because many football experts believed that Neymar's talent was excellent and he could become the third player besides Melo.

But now, Lin Quan's sudden birth gave them a new choice.

The evaluation of Lin Quan from the outside world and his outstanding performance in the Bundesliga are enough to prove that he is a truly capable player.

Signing with such a player, with his existing achievements as a guarantee, will not cause Nike to suffer heavy losses due to misjudgment.

More importantly, Lin Quan is still very young, and his future potential can be said to be infinite.

Nike can save a lot of cost by signing him now before he has fully achieved his fame and worth.

In addition, from the perspective of commercial development, Lin Quan is of yellow race.

Signing him may also help Nike develop its business in Greater China, which is something Neymar cannot do.

Therefore, after an analysis by professional analysts within the Nike Group.

They made a judgment: Lin Quan's importance should be ranked above Neymar, second only to Ronaldo.

Therefore, it must be high-definition as soon as possible, and there must be no delay.

Once other brands take the lead and sign with the other party, it will be a huge loss for them.

……

With previous experience with Adidas, Pere is not surprised by Nike's visit.

However, after the other party gave the contract offer, Pere's heart couldn't help but beat wildly.

Nike is really generous!
Adidas is only willing to offer 3 million euros for 900 years, while Nike offered 5 million euros for 2100 years as soon as it came up.

The amount of the contract doubled, and the time was only two years longer.

On average, they can get 420 million euros from each other every year.

It is 4% more than what Adidas gave.

However, after seeing the amount of the contract, Pere shook his head and refused:

"Sorry, we cannot sign this contract from your company."

"Why? Have you signed contracts with other companies?"

Barbelli, Nike's director of football, was taken aback by the news, thinking they were finally one step too late.

Lin Quan is currently playing in the Bundesliga, and the most likely contact with him is most likely Adidas.

Thinking of Adidas signing such a promising player again, Barbelli was full of worries.

"Hehe, although this involves commercial secrets, but for the sake of your company's sincerity, I can tell you that my players have not signed with any company at present."

Barbelli breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Pere's words.

It's fine if you don't sign a contract. Not signing a contract means that Nike still has a chance.

It's just that the other party clearly refused to sign a contract with them just now, why is that?

The first thing he thought was that the other party was not satisfied with the amount of the contract, so he tentatively asked:

"Since Lin Quan has not signed with other companies, why not consider our Nike?"

Pere knew that the other party was testing his attitude, but he didn't intend to hide it:

"My player needs a contract that is worthy of his strength and status. Your company's sincerity is a little bit lacking."

Sure enough, it was a question of the amount of the contract, and Barbelli immediately understood it.

This problem is easy to solve, but it is not easy to solve.

The good thing about it is that you only need to spend money to get it done.

The difficult part is that his authority is not large enough, and he may not be able to afford the price the other party wants.

"Lin Quan is indeed a very capable player with great potential. We at Nike have great sincerity in cooperating with him."

Seeing that the other party was unmoved, Barbelli gritted his teeth and offered an offer that he thought was very high, and it was also an offer that was close to the limit of his own authority:

"The five-year period remains the same, and the contract amount becomes 2500 million euros. What do you think?"

Pere raised his eyebrows. This amount has increased by 400 million euros, and on average, it is 500 million euros per year.

Although not as big as Ronaldo's contract, it is [-]% higher than Adidas' contract.

This is probably the opponent's limit, right?
No matter how high it is, it is probably impossible for someone of his level to come up with it.

"I feel the sincerity of your company, and I will convey the sincerity of your company to Lin."

After hearing the other party's words, Barberry finally breathed a sigh of relief.

With these words, this trip was not in vain.

He can go back and wait for news!
……

"5 million in 2500 years? Nike's?"

Lin Quan received a call from Pere and was a little surprised after hearing Nike's offer.

It is said that Nike spends a lot of money, and he has learned it today.

The price is much higher than that of Adidas, which is indeed very attractive.

But for some reason, he was not interested in Nike or Adidas.

In addition, the contract period of the other party is too long, if it is really signed, it will be him who suffers.

"Don't rush to answer them, let's see how other brands react!"

Anyway, he's not in a hurry now, it's the sponsors who are in a hurry.

He wanted to use the opportunity of Nike and Adidas to test the reaction of other brands.

See if they are interested in you.

…………

With the power of Adidas in Germany, the people from Nike came to find Lin Quan, and they knew it immediately.

"Have you heard any inside information? How much is Nike's asking price?"

Adidas is a little worried about the contact between Nike and Lin Quan.

Nike has always been a big spender, not stingy with money.

Their influence in the football field is not as good as Adidas, but they are willing to spend money!
Jimmy Dano was very worried that Nike would offer Lin Quan a high price, and he was even more worried that Lin Quan would be moved by the amount offered by the other party and then sign a contract with Nike.

Although it was less than half a month since their last contact with Lin Quan, during this period, Lin Quan's influence in European football has once again been greatly improved.

At this time, he is no longer the little-known little star before, but has become a real star.

What's more, with his growth rate and the spread of his influence in football, he has vaguely begun to move towards the road of superstardom.

This made Adidas, which was confident in its offer, become unconfident.

If this continues, Adidas may have to increase the contract offer if they want to sign him.

"Not yet, but Nike has always been generous. Our people said that Barberi left Bremen with a smile, which shows that their contact was smooth. Nike probably offered a very high price!"

When Jimedano heard this, he couldn't sit still:

"Send someone to Bremen again!"

"Is it the same contract as before?"

the assistant asked.

"Increase the amount by 100 million and give him 3 million for 1000 years. Now he should be satisfied, right?"

Jimmy gritted his teeth and said, as if the 100 million were cut from his body.

Facing the second offer from Adidas, Lin Quan directly rejected it after hearing only the amount of the contract.

Up 100 million?

Isn't that the same as no rise?

This Adidas contract can be said to be insincere.

……

In the 31st round of the Bundesliga, Werder Bremen challenged Bayer Leverkusen away.

For Werder Bremen, this is a battle of revenge.

They had lost 2:4 to Leverkusen at their home court before, and their unbeaten home game was broken by the opponent.

Because of De Bruyne's absence, the team could only let Lin Quan lead the team in that game.

So for that loss, Werder Bremen is not convinced.

Since the second half of the season, Werder Bremen's condition has been getting better and better, and the game results have also increased.

So the players have been working hard for a long time, wanting to find their place on Leverkusen and avenge their original revenge!
This game is irrelevant for Werder Bremen, who already have enough points to lock in a Champions League place next season.

As for ranking third or second, there is not much difference. Anyway, they have no points in the European war, and they are very likely to be classified as third in the Champions League.

But for Leverkusen, this game can be said to be quite critical.

In the case that Schalke 04 has already defeated Hamburg, if they lose this game, their lead will be reduced to 3 points.

There are still three rounds in the league, and a 3-point lead is not guaranteed.

Therefore, in this game, Leverkusen must keep a tie and win.

At least one point at Werder Bremen.

Although other teams are afraid of Werder Bremen, Leverkusen is not.

After all, they have defeated Werder Bremen before and have a certain psychological advantage.

After the opening, Leverkusen thought the same as last time, using the opening rush to catch the opponent by surprise.

It turned out that Werder Bremen thought the same way, and Werder Bremen's offense was more threatening than theirs.

In just one minute of the opening, Werder Bremen completed a very high-quality shot, which posed a huge threat to Leverkusen's goal.

Leverkusen, who was taken aback, quickly withdrew his troops, set up a fence and prepared to defend the opponent's offensive first.

As before, they chose to focus on defending Werder Bremen's strikers.

The last time they defeated Werder Bremen, they used this trick, and it achieved a miraculous effect, making Werder Bremen's offense completely dumb.

However, this time they repeated the old tricks, but they didn't achieve very good results, and even a little self-defeating.

With De Bruyne inside, their marking of the striker cannot freeze Werder Bremen's defense.

De Bruyne also has a strong finishing ability.

In the 20th minute of the first half, after continuously cooperating with his teammates, De Bruyne received a pass from his teammates at the front of the penalty area.

He used a heavy artillery with a ball speed of more than 100 kilometers per hour to blast away Leverkusen's goal and opened the scoring for the team.

After cooperating with their teammates for a whole season, Lin Quan and De Bruyne are fully familiar with their teammates' playing habits.

And the teammates can keep up with their rhythm. This goal was initiated by Lin Quan from the wing, taking away the defensive players and creating space for De Bruyne to shoot.

And the team's center Anautović acted as a fulcrum, returning the ball to De Bruyne, allowing him to shoot this high-quality shot very comfortably without defense.

The Leverkusen players thought that the conceded goal this time was due to the opponent's luck, but they didn't know that it was actually due to Werder Bremen's tactics.

And they quickly paid the price for not realizing it!

In the 38th minute of the first half, almost in the same way, Lin Quan initiated the attack, broke into the penalty area to attract the attention of the defenders, and then passed the ball to his teammates.

Teammates then pass to a player in a better position and then plug in the player to help the opponent complete the shot.

It was De Bruyne again, and he completed another long shot from a place closer to the goal than the ball just now.

The speed of this ball was faster than that of the previous one, and the goalkeeper had no reaction to it, and could only watch the football fly into the net.

2: 0!

De Bruyne, who missed the last game, scored twice to prove himself to Leverkusen fans.

If you underestimate him and don't pay attention to his defense, the consequences will be very serious!

Leverkusen obviously learned a lesson, so they immediately strengthened their defense against De Bruyne, and no longer gave him the chance to shoot later.

However, Werder Bremen, led by Gemini, is not afraid of one-on-one marking.

After all, if you can see one of them, you can't see the other.

Especially the other one is an extraordinary maniac!

Therefore, when Leverkusen focused on marking De Bruyne, Lin Quan immediately stood up.

In the 53rd minute, his breakthrough caused a foul by Walscheid.

The latter got a yellow card and gave Werder Bremen a free kick in a good position.

De Bruyne did not choose to hit the goal directly, but played a tactical cooperation with Lin Quan.

After receiving the ball, Lin Quan quickly broke through to the right side of the penalty area. After attracting Leverkusen players to defend, he immediately passed the ball back to De Bruyne.

After De Bruyne received the ball, he sent a through ball and hit behind the defender.

Leverkusen's defenders had no time to turn around and saw Lin Quan rushing past him.

In desperation, they attacked directly and dragged Lin Quan down in the penalty area.

The referee was near the place of the foul, and he could see the pulling action of the Leverkusen players very clearly.

So he decisively took out the yellow card and warned the opponent while pointing his right hand to the penalty spot.

Lin Quan quickly got up from the ground and walked towards the penalty spot.If the opponent doesn't pull him, the ball is hard to say, there are still many defensive players in the penalty area!
But the other party probably made the worst choice without thinking about it when making the action.

But since the other party took the initiative to give a big gift, Lin Quan would naturally not be polite.

He personally took the penalty kick he created and scored the ball steadily, extending the lead to 3 goals.

With this goal scored, Leverkusen basically has no hope of coming back.

Schaf also quickly made personnel adjustments, replacing teenagers Phil Kruger and Peterson on the field, so that they can play more games and exercise.

As the season draws to a close, the coaching staff at Werder Bremen have to consider a very real question:
How will they play next season without Lin Quan and De Bruyne?
(End of this chapter)