From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 343: Visiting Ferguson

Under the leadership of the real estate agent, Bruno and his party entered the villa.

The car came in from the outside and walked through an S-shaped passage around the circular outer wall. There were scattered green plants on both sides, and at the end there was a huge circular green plant landscape with a diameter of about 20 meters, which was very beautiful.

The main building of the villa is a three-story European style, with an elegant white exterior wall. The house covering an area of ​​more than 800 square meters looks very grand.

Entering the villa, there are many open areas on the first floor, including an open living room, kitchen, dining room, guest bedroom, as well as a party area and lounge for entertaining guests, as well as a 25-meter-long indoor heated swimming pool and All spaces in the spa are designed to blend in with the surrounding gardens and grounds, making them look very bright and spacious. On the second floor are seven bedrooms, a study and a games area, surrounded by terraces overlooking the garden.

“The entire project adopts a green and sustainable design concept. Every room faces the garden. No space is opposite to the road or neighbors. Not only are all environmentally friendly materials used, but also passive strategies are specifically targeted at solar radiation, natural light and wind. , the design takes advantage of the local microclimate through the rational organization of terraces, water bodies, natural ventilation strategies and water circulation systems."

The large area, good design concept, and good construction materials seem to be a perfect combination, and Bruno likes it very much.

The only drawback is that it is a little far away from Old Trafford Stadium and Carrington Training Base, about 20 kilometers away. But this is not a big problem, after all, it only takes about twenty minutes by car.

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"How do you feel?" Bruno asked Vanessa with concern.

Vanessa also likes this villa very much. She likes the environment of Wilmslow very much, and also likes the design and concept of this villa, especially the surrounding gardens and greenery, which makes it feel like living in a garden.

Although the price of six million pounds seems a bit expensive, it is nothing to her and Bruno now. She is now a wealthy woman with a net worth of over 50 million pounds. Although Bruno's net worth is not as good as hers for the time being, as long as Bruno completes the contract to transfer to Manchester United, his net worth will definitely surpass hers.

After all, judging from the current negotiation situation, Bruno's weekly salary after joining Manchester United will definitely exceed 300,000 pounds, as well as a substantial signing fee. Coupled with his endorsement contract, his annual after-tax income will definitely exceed Twenty million pounds.

Seeing that both Bruno and Vanessa liked this villa, Mendes smiled and whispered: "If you like it, leave it to me to negotiate."

Bruno's eyes lit up, and he thought that Mendes was a good negotiator, so he asked: "Jorge, do you have any idea?"

Mendes did not directly answer Bruno's words, but mentioned another matter: "After Ronaldo transferred to Real Madrid, his villa has been on sale, but it has never been sold. He bought it for 2010 million pounds at that time. In , he planned to sell it and listed it at around million pounds. After four years of listing, he failed to find a buyer, so he had no choice but to rent it to Luke Shaw two years ago. "

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Of course Bruno knew about Ronaldo's house. In fact, Mendes had asked Bruno before if he wanted to buy Ronaldo's house, but he refused.

He turned around and asked: "What do you mean..."

Mendes smiled and said: "With the current market conditions, this kind of top-end luxury house is not easy to sell at all, so the price can definitely be negotiated."

Bruno and Vanessa looked at each other, smiled, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you."

Although he and Vanessa are not short of money now, they can save a little bit. Instead of taking advantage of those bosses who are not short of money, it is better to use the money saved for charity.

Sure enough, after a lot of bargaining between Mendes and the real estate agent, Bruno finally bought the villa for five million pounds, saving Bruno a million pounds.

After negotiating the price, the two parties quickly signed a contract, and this top-notch mansion became Bruno's private asset.

This is also the first house Bruno has bought in his two lives.

Bruno sighed when he thought of the price of five million pounds.

In his previous life, he didn't even have the money to buy a small apartment of sixty or seventy square meters. When he first came to this time and space, he only had fifty euros when he moved to Novara.

Now, four years later, he has bought such a super mansion worth 6 million euros without blinking an eye.

Everything is really like a chess game!

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After settling the matter of the house, Bruno did not show off too much. On the one hand, he found a decoration company to decorate the villa, and on the other hand, he sent text messages to Kanter, Maguire and others.

His current situation is not suitable for public disclosure, so there is no way to meet him for the time being to avoid being spotted by the paparazzi, which adds some obstacles to the negotiations.

Now Bruno's transfer is actually a certainty, but the problem lies in the details of some sponsorship contracts and the negotiation of Bruno's personal treatment. Among them, the negotiation of the sponsor contract is the most troublesome. Star individual sponsors and team sponsors have always been a conflict of interest.

Jassim and Giaretta can't come forward in person now, because the paparazzi are watching them very closely. As long as they secretly meet Bruno, they will be exposed by the media the next day. There will be twists and turns in confidential negotiations.

In terms of personal treatment, Mendes obtained a weekly salary of 30 pounds for Bruno, which is equivalent to nearly 1900 million euros in the Premier League, more than six times what he earned at Udinese, and there was also a A huge amount of bonuses, including games, goals, championships and personal honors.

Bruno's salary is the unquestionable ceiling in the Premier League. It is 4 pounds higher than the second-placed Rooney. In the Manchester United captain's latest contract, the weekly salary is 26 pounds, which is already the top of the Premier League. Got paid.

However, in terms of world football, Bruno's salary is nothing, and he can't even make it into the top three.

Currently, in the salary ranking of football players around the world, Ronaldo and Messi are tied for first with an annual salary of 2200 million euros, and Bale ranks third with 2100 million euros. The fourth is Hulk, who has just transferred to the Chinese Super League Harbor Team. Hulk's annual salary is as high as 1930 million euros, and Bruno ranks fifth with 1870 million euros.

But in terms of star image rights, which are most important to both Manchester United and the players, Bruno did not make concessions. Instead, he signed a very complicated sharing agreement with Manchester United. Basically, it was signed by Manchester United's commercial department during Bruno's time at Manchester United. The sponsorship contract will be divided 50-50 between the two parties, and if Mendes or Bruno signed it themselves, there will be no need to share it with Manchester United.

But even so, Santoku, the director of Manchester United's commercial department, is still smiling from ear to ear. It seems that he already has a set of mature ideas and ideas for further exploring Bruno's potential commercial value.

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In order to avoid attracting outside attention and causing problems in negotiations, Manchester United did not arrange for any current executives to meet with Bruno. Instead, Sir Alex Ferguson, who lives in Wilmslow, came to meet with Bruno.

Bruno was shocked when he learned the news. On the one hand, Ferguson also lived in Wilmslow, and he inadvertently became neighbors with Sir Alex Ferguson. On the other hand, Manchester United actually arranged for such a great god to meet him.

As a two-life Manchester United fan, Bruno is all too aware of Ferguson's impact on Manchester United. It can be said that no one in Manchester United has the same influence as this old man, not even Ronaldo and another club legend Bobby Charlton.

This old man who single-handedly created the Manchester United dynasty is definitely unique in his influence at Manchester United!

Manchester United arranged for Sir Alex to meet with him, which shows their sincerity.

After Jassim bought Manchester United, although Ferguson did not hold any substantive position in the club, he served as the club's global ambassador together with Bobby Charlton.

Moreover, Sir Alex Ferguson's influence in Manchester United is not measured by his position at all.

How dare Bruno dare to let the old master come to visit him? This is simply a premature death!

He immediately said he would visit Ferguson at his home.

When Bruno came to visit, Ferguson seemed very happy and joked that when he learned that Bruno was about to join Manchester United, he was so excited that he almost stole Mourinho's job.

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This time, Ferguson came to meet with Bruno on behalf of Jassim. In addition to communicating the current situation, he also expressed Manchester United's plan to Bruno. They are confident that all contract negotiations will be concluded within the next week or two, and they hope that Bruno can Get ready.

"The whole of Manchester, and even the whole of England, is eagerly awaiting your arrival and eager for your joining. We have absolutely reason to believe that it will be an unprecedented fan meeting."

Bruno smiled and expressed his gratitude to the club for its love.

In the Premier League, Serie A and Bundesliga, clubs generally do not hold press conferences for new players. Generally, the club's official photographer takes a few photos directly, sends them to major media, and then announces them on the official website. Just one click will do.

For example, in Manchester United, even for players like Ibrahimovic, the club does not hold separate press conferences for them. The only one who enjoys this privilege is Bruno.

This is not only true for Manchester United, but also for other giants such as Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal.

In Europe, the situation in La Liga is different. As long as a heavyweight player joins, the club will basically hold a fan meeting.

For example, when Cristiano Ronaldo joined Real Madrid in 2009, fans witnessed the signing of the World Footballer of the Year at the Bernabeu.

Now, in order to show their importance to Bruno, the new FIFA Ballon d'Or winner, Manchester United has made the unprecedented decision to hold a grand fan meeting for Bruno at Old Trafford Stadium.

(End of this chapter)