The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 495

Ye Qiu usually didn't come to the office in White Hart Lane very often, but whenever he came, something must have happened.

Therefore, when the employees of the White Hart Lane Stadium saw Ye Qiu walking into the office in a hurry, and then saw that he had an obviously uncomfortable expression on his face, they all wondered in their hearts whether something happened to the team. something wrong?

Youdao is famous and popular. Tottenham Hotspur’s performance has soared in the past two years. It has attracted a lot of attention and there are too many things. Not to mention the whole world, let alone Europe, let alone the UK, almost every day There are newspapers that publish news about Tottenham Hotspur being poached, just poaching news, it happens every day, either in big newspapers or tabloids.

So many fans are wondering why Tottenham Hotspur didn't clarify?
The reason is very simple, you don't have the energy to clarify one by one, other newspapers rely on pens to make a living, can you speak against them?And as soon as you clarify, they will immediately reverse it to you, saying that you are trying to cover up your mistakes. If you did not clarify before, but now you clarify, it means that you have been hit by them.

As the saying goes, there is no reason to blame, so Tottenham Hotspur kept silent many times.

Besides, in the words of Peter Kenyon, this kind of hype and publicity is also good for Tottenham Hotspur. At least many players in the team have been fired into stars one by one, and the attention has soared.

Ye Qiu is aware of many situations, just like the competition within the team.

With Van Persie, Messi, Ribery and others holding the main position in the team for a long time, there must be many players who have pimples in their hearts, just like Carroll, as a local star, coupled with youthful vigor, he was When interviewed by the media, he said that he would leave without giving the main position, but he changed his words after being pressured by the club.

The competition within the team will definitely cause some people to be happy and others to be sad, and the team is targeted by those rich and powerful giants. The management has nothing to do about it. The reason is very simple, you can't compete with them at all.

After the team won the Champions League, Tottenham Hotspur has once again raised the upper limit of the team's salary structure. According to the current team's renewal situation, Messi, Fabregas, Ribery, After Van Persie and Thiago Silva and others, Tottenham Hotspur's salary has quickly risen to the fourth place in the Premier League, second only to Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City.

The reason why Manchester City's salary is high is mainly because they are under a lot of tax pressure, and Tottenham Hotspur have formed an effective tax avoidance method, which is why Wenger said before that Arsenal's salary will not be higher than Reasons why Tottenham are low.

In this case, if there is a large salary increase in order to retain the players, the salary pressure on the team will inevitably increase further, because you can meet the reasonable requirements of the players, but you will never be able to satisfy their appetites.

This is a crazy era. At present, the highest salaries in the Tottenham Hotspur team are Messi and Ribery. The salaries of both players are [-] pounds. The new contract signed with Messi will last for five years.

In addition, the salaries of Van Persie, David Silva, Thiago Silva, Alves, Petr Cech and others are all within [-] pounds, but they all reach around [-] pounds. So overall, The salary structure of Tottenham Hotspur is relatively well controlled in the Premier League, because the team has performed well and the strength of the players has improved a lot, and the salary is almost always raised once a year.

At this point, some main core players are very satisfied. Even if they seem to be paid less than the stars of other teams, but the team is currently on the rise, and they will not have any resistance.

But the main problem lies with the other players.

The contract of Cesc Fabregas is under discussion, and the team wants to offer him a weekly salary of [-] pounds, reaching the same level as Van Persie, Thiago Silva and others, slightly lower than the newly joined David Silva A little higher, but Cesc Fabregas is still considering it, because he obviously prefers to go to Barcelona.

If Fabregas' hesitation and the team are still psychologically prepared, then Carroll's demand for a weekly salary of up to [-] pounds, and Ashley Young's demand for the weekly salary of core players, will make Tottenham hot The stabbing management felt a little unacceptable.

At present, the top salary of the Premier League is Robinho of Manchester City, which is as high as 16 pounds. John Terry's weekly salary is also as high as 15 pounds, while Frank Lampard's weekly salary is 14 pounds. Gerrard It was 13 pounds, all of which exceeded the previous salary bottom line of [-] pounds in England.

In the past, Premier League teams were reluctant to exceed the weekly salary of [-] pounds. One of the important reasons was taxation, but now basically [-] weekly salary is nothing in the Premier League. You can go to the [-] Premier League teams and see the weekly salary. Almost every team has more than [-] players. Tottenham Hotspur only has two, and the top four teams in the league are well controlled.

At present, the British labor department has released the news that starting from April 2010, all high-income groups with an annual salary of more than 4 pounds will be subject to personal income tax of up to 15%. Once again ushered in a new round of gains.

Some people may think, oops, what is the increase from 40% to 50%, besides, the players' salaries are all pre-tax, and the deductions will also be deducted from the players' salaries. What does it have to do with the club?
In fact, this is a big mistake, because the players will not be happy at that time. In order to ensure that their income is at least not cut, the club must fill the tax vacancy for them, and this is not only 10%, but 20% !

For example, suppose a certain player’s annual salary is 100 million. According to the current tax rate of 40%, he can get 60. In April 2010, in order to ensure that he can get 60, his annual salary will be It must be increased to 120 million, which is 20%, because it is simple, and the increase is also subject to tax.

Judging from the current salary structure of all teams in the Premier League, except for those young players in the youth training camp, almost all players have to pay taxes, and their annual income exceeds 15 pounds, so this is tantamount to the government forcing the club to pay more for no reason. Pay 20% of the salary, because they know very well that with the signing of a large amount of live broadcast rights, the Premier League teams are not poor, and it is the government that is poor.

Of course, you can choose not to raise the salary of the players, but if you are a player, would you be willing?Don't you want to leave this damn country?
Therefore, both Ye Qiu and Peter Kenyon knew very well in their hearts that the salary structure must be suppressed. If it cannot be suppressed, it will definitely be a catastrophe for Tottenham Hotspur, because once The salary structure is broken and that will be a heavy burden on the club's back for a long time.

Regarding the salary increase request of Carol and others, Ye Qiu and the management had very consistent attitudes, it was impossible to accept it!
Before Carroll said to the outside world that he would leave if he didn’t give him the main force, Ye Qiu had conveyed it to Carroll’s agent through Peter Kenyon, telling him that he could find a place for his players, as long as the bid was right, Toth Nam Tottenham release people at any time.

Not to mention, the efficiency is still very fast. It didn't take long for several teams to come to their door, but they all wanted to fish in troubled waters. The price they offered was basically around 1000 million euros. Hotspur saw it.

To this day, Joorabchian, the famous Premier League agent, came to White Hart Lane in person, had some contact with Peter Kenyon, and asked about the two native English players in the team, Andy Carroll and Ashley Young's transfer price, and also asked about Messi with concern, the two sides had some initial contact.

"2000 million euros, this is the price they offered for Andy Carroll, and Mark Hughes also wants to introduce Ashley Young!" Peter Kenyon was in the office, after seeing Ye Qiu , introducing the situation with a smile, "And Joorabchian also asked us about Messi's transfer."

"They want to get Messi?" Ye Qiu frowned.

"Any price, as long as we are willing to sell!" Peter Kenyon was a little excited.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Ribery, Kaka, and Chelsea's Wayne Rooney, these are the few superstars who can cause a sensation in today's football, and two of them are actually in Tottenham Hotspur , and they can almost be said to be Tottenham Hotspur's facade.

Many people say that Tottenham Hotspur is a giant because of the support of Messi and Ribery in this team.

"How high a price can you give?" Ye Qiu asked with a smile.

Peter Kenyon was serious, "Let's drive, nine figures are fine!"

Ye Qiu was really surprised by this statement. Regarding his previous life, Manchester City wanted to use a nine-figure transfer fee to introduce Kaka. Ye Qiu was a little skeptical about this, because he was always dubious about the remarks and reports of some media in his previous life. attitude, but now, when it really happened to him, he really felt a little surprised.

But it's just a little surprised. For Ye Qiu now, nine figures is really not a lot of money.

"You know, the top players are priceless, so there is no need to talk about Messi!" Ye Qiu said bluntly.

Peter Kenyon also smiled, but it was a wry smile, "However, I'm afraid that the conditions they offer the players are too good!"

Tottenham Hotspur's new contract for Messi is a weekly salary of 46 pounds, but don't think that Messi only gets a weekly salary of [-] pounds. This is not the case, because the salary in the Premier League is based on the working week To calculate, that is to say, the summer vacation is unpaid, so generally speaking, it is about [-] weeks a year.

However, the personal income tax of the players is calculated on a monthly basis. The entire calculation process is very cumbersome and complicated. Tottenham Hotspur specially hired several very famous accountants in the UK to be responsible for the tax payment and tax avoidance of the players. Most of Tottenham Hotspur's player taxes are paid by the club.

Another point is that Tottenham Hotspur has established a complete set of tax avoidance procedures. For example, according to the current tax standards of the Premier League, personal income tax is 40%, but if it is represented by a public relations company, it only needs to pay 28%. Corporate tax, not to mention tax shelters for PR firms headquartered overseas.

Beckham set up his own public relations company for tax avoidance. His personal income tax is handled by himself, which is already mature, so there is no need to go through Tottenham Hotspur, and Tottenham Hotspur also has a complete set of tax avoidance. Way.

For example, it used to be the player's portrait right, but since 2006, this part of the income has been included in the player's salary and has to be taxed, so Tottenham Hotspur will control the player's portrait right income below 15% of the player's salary , because this part is not taxed, while the rest is paid through various other names and channels.

For example, resettlement costs, Champions Cup bonuses, subsidies for players' families...etc.

According to the regulations of the Premier League, the club must provide the salary of each player, but does not need to submit portrait rights income and various bonus income, so this gives the team room for manipulation.

Therefore, in theory, Messi’s weekly salary is 15 pounds, but 28% of it is income from portrait rights that do not pay taxes, and the rest has to be operated through a public relations company to pay [-]% corporate tax. So fundamentally speaking, Messi's actual after-tax income is definitely more than [-] pounds.

The actual salary he got is at least not much worse than that of Gerrard, Lampard and other top-salary people, so Messi is also very satisfied with this contract, and Tottenham Hotspur did not pay much more, that is, The whole process is a bit cumbersome.

The Premier League also turns a blind eye to this kind of thing. As long as your team has the ability to avoid those tax items, no one will care how much tax you stole, because this is called reasonable tax avoidance, and everyone cares no.

However, it should be noted that compared with the outside world, this salary is still very different, because according to the information obtained by Ye Qiu in private, according to the agreement reached between Jorge Mendes and Real Madrid, Cristiano ? In this contract signed by Ronaldo with Real Madrid, the weekly salary is as high as 22 pounds after tax.

After Robinho moved to Manchester City, his weekly salary reached 16 pounds before tax. If Manchester City really wanted to persuade Messi to directly offer two or three times the current weekly salary, would Messi refuse?
Ye Qiu thought about this, and he knew what the situation was now. As long as Tottenham Hotspur continue to follow the healthy management line, the number one star will be poached. It will happen sooner or later. , Manchester United is the best example, from Beckham to Cristiano Ronaldo, top players are inevitably poached.

"Iron battalion and flowing soldiers, let's talk about it at that time!" Ye Qiu sighed softly.

"However, Peter, the transfer of Andy Carroll and Ashley Young, you have to give me a high price to sell it. I will take care of the players. At least I will not let them speak out again, and the price will be high. , Their salaries will be higher, unfortunately Manchester City, so it is not a big problem, you have to try to raise your voice!"

Peter Kenyon smiled after hearing this, "Manchester City urgently needs to introduce a few local players, and there are not many youth training embryos in England in the past few years. From Rooney to now, almost no one has picked them up. Now it's hard to come out. A Carol, I know how to operate!"

The Premier League implements a 17+8 registration policy, that is to say, in the 25-man list, there must be eight locally-trained players, but unlike what many people understand, these eight players do not have any nationality restrictions , but it is required to have three years of local youth training in England before the age of 21.

England's youth training has been pretty bad for so many years. It can be said that, except for Manchester United, almost all teams are not up to standard, and Tottenham Hotspur often have to recruit some second-team players to make up for it. Complete the registration.

However, as the FA and the Premier League announced the relaxation of regional restrictions on the selection of youth training materials, Tottenham Hotspur scouts are looking for candidates from all over England to fill the vacancies in the youth training camp. Players can directly participate in the league without signing up, so Ye Qiu doesn't miss Carol at all.

For a long time, in the Premier League, the transfer price of English local players has always been relatively high. The reason is very simple. The style of the Premier League is different from other leagues on the mainland. No problems in this regard.

Moreover, English fans have always been more inclined to local players, so the banner stars of many teams are local players, such as Manchester United's Class [-], Chelsea's Terry and Lampard, and Liverpool's Gerrard, even if these Local players often cause trouble. For example, Gerrard was arrested by the police not long ago because of a fight, but the fans still love him.

Various complex subjective and objective factors have led to the popularity of local players, but England's youth training is not strong, which has led to the inflated value of local players, especially when you want to introduce some well-known local players.

Tottenham Hotspur is located in London, which can be regarded as an international city. It is not only for local fans in England, so they do not rely heavily on the appeal of local players, so even Arsenal has few local players. Players play the main force, but their attendance rate is still high, which is caused by the objective environment of London, an international city.

"I hope to use the transfer proceeds from selling Carol and Ashley Young to invest in commercial building development projects in the financial district!" Ye Qiu expressed his true thoughts.

According to the data obtained by a market research company entrusted by Huangtian Group, although since the outbreak of the subprime mortgage crisis and the European debt crisis, the overall rent of office buildings in London’s financial district has dropped by 30%, and the overall housing prices have also shown a downward trend. And exciting, this is a very good opportunity.

It is estimated that in the next six years, 150 million square meters of office leases in central London will expire. According to market rules, 30% will move to new locations. After the Olympic Games, the number of employees in London's financial district will increase from the current 30 to 35. It reached its heyday in 2007, but with more employees, the office area will also expand, and the demand will be strong.

The skyscraper where Zhenhua Hotel is located has attracted a lot of attention, but this is only the first step of Huangtian Group. Next, they will continue to acquire land in the financial district to build high-end office buildings, or to buy properties with potential For projects, the most important thing is the market potential in the next few years.

Tottenham Hotspur was in charge of threading the needle, so naturally they wanted a share of the action, and Ye Qiu hoped that the team would invest more, and it would also generate rich returns in the future.

At the beginning, the Bernabéu chairman of Real Madrid left the old sports city for Real Madrid. As a result, Real Madrid, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, turned around completely. Not only did it introduce superstars such as Figo and Zidane, but it also became the world's leading super giant. Many people say that it is supported by the Spanish government, so they should go to Madrid to see the Four Towers business district to see if the government is making money!

It can be seen that all real estate in the world are the same, the difference is that some people play with it, and some people play with it!

Peter Kenyon is also very supportive of Ye Qiu's investment business plan. Manchester United also invested in many industries in the early years and developed the land of Old Trafford Park. However, with the acquisition of the Glazer family, the team is burdened Over the years, he has not only sold off his property, but also lost money every year.

And Arsenal, didn't they also invest in the Highbury real estate project?It's just that unfortunately, they encountered the subprime mortgage and European debt crisis, which made the team's situation even worse. Otherwise, I don't know how much better life is now.

Tottenham Hotspur took advantage of the current economic downturn to buy bottoms, and it is indeed a trick!

"Don't worry about going to Munich, leave these things to me!" Peter Kenyon knew what Ye Qiu was thinking, and he knew it.

(End of this chapter)