078 Professional Contract
"Edwin, with this annual salary, I think our sincerity is enough. You have seen Lin's performance this season. 7 goals and 1 assist in 6 games. This performance is the best in the Eredivisie. In Europe and those talents
The player comparison is no less generous."
"Ali, I understand. I believed in Lin's talent from the beginning. But your 3+2 contract is really not good. We are willing to give an annual salary of 1.1 million euros. Can a 5-year contract be okay?"
When Ali heard this, he already understood.
The annual salary of 1.1 million euros seems to be in the middle level for Ajax at first glance.
But that’s not the case.
Although within the Ajax first team, the highest annual salary is Huntelaar’s 2.27 million.
In such a comparison, Lin Kedi's 1.1 million is probably in the middle of the Ajax team, right?
But below Huntelaar's annual salary of 2.27 million euros, there is Ziyech's 1.5 million euros, and below that is Schönner's 1.39 million euros.
Therefore, the 1.1 million euros given by Van der Sar is actually the annual salary level at the top of the second tier in the current Ajax first team.
For comparison during the same period, De Ligt's annual salary is 650,000 euros, while De Jong's is only 770,000 euros higher.
Although Lin Kedi performed very well, he had not represented the first team for even half a season, so Ali also knew that the annual salary given by Van der Sar was really good.
At this point, Ali ended the negotiation and then approached Lin Kedi to start discussions.
"1.1 million euros, 5-year contract."
"1.1 million euros? You talked about that much?"
"You have performed so well recently, so naturally the price can go up. Lin, I feel that this price has reached the top. The next thing to talk about is the length of the contract. A shorter term would be more beneficial to us.
Especially seeing you perform so well, I can’t wait to see you shine on a bigger stage."
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Eredivisie League 5th round.
Ajax goes to The Hague City to challenge The Hague.
The Hague is the capital city of South Holland and the third largest city in the Netherlands, with a population of approximately 530,000.
Although The Hague is not the legal capital of the Netherlands, the central government of the Netherlands is here, the King of the Netherlands also lives here, and all government agencies and foreign embassies are also here.
So as soon as you arrive here, you can feel the feeling of a capital city.
There are a lot of police and security.
It’s completely different from the unrestrained atmosphere of Amsterdam.
The league's opponent, The Hague, is a Chinese-funded team.
But no one would associate The Hague with Lin Kedi.
After all, Lin Kedi is now the main player of Ajax, and The Hague is only a mid-to-lower team in the Eredivisie.
In addition, there are currently no Chinese players in The Hague team, so the Chinese media did not hype this game.
Of course, the Chinese media in the Netherlands will still be in Vitesse and Amsterdam before this season, but this summer, after Zhang Yuning announced his transfer to West Bromwich Albion, all the Chinese media in the Netherlands gathered
Here in Amsterdam.
However, there are also several Chinese media resident in The Hague. The main reason is that The Hague is a Chinese-funded team.
During the game, the Chinese media were all chatting.
"Why did Zhang Yuning have to leave the Netherlands? Look, it's been more than a month. Zhang Yuning can only train with Werder Bremen's second team to play in the German third league."
"Hey, there is no German Bundesliga. I can't even play in the German Bundesliga, and I haven't successfully registered. So this season, at least until the winter window, Zhang Yuning will have no games."
"Hey!"
"What are you complaining about? I really don't praise you, do you really think Zhang Yuning's talent and ability can compare with Lin Kedi?"
"Of course I know that the two people are completely incomparable, but now there are very few Chinese players studying abroad, and Zhang Yuning has wasted half a year."
"Half a year? He joined Werder Bremen on loan for two seasons. Unless he was later re-leased, he would have no chance to play in Germany."
"Why are you talking about Germany? We are in the Netherlands, so let's talk about how good Link is at defeating the enemy."
"Yeah, let's watch Lin Kedi's game to relieve our anger."
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In this game, Lin Kedi performed well. He made many shots on the offensive end and penetrated The Hague's defense many times.
In an attack in the second half, Lin Ke launched an attack, and in the end, Dolberg scored a goal.
Although the score of this game was still a small score of 1-0.
But after the game, Ajax fans were still satisfied.
Because what Ajax played in this game was attack, attack, and attack. This is the way Ajax fans like to see the game the most.
Although the final goal conversion rate is lower, as long as the offense is enough, plus the win, Ajax fans are also happy.
And something even happier is about to come.
September 19.
Ajax's official website posted a piece of news in the most prominent position.
"Official: Ajax Club has signed a professional contract with Lin Kedi. The contract period is until 2021. Ajax Club has a one-year priority to renew the contract."
On this news page, there are also photos of Lin Kedi and Van der Sar shaking hands, both of them smiling happily.
The photo below is a photo signed by Lin Kedi.
The third photo is of Lin Kedi and his parents Lin Daosheng and Xu Yanli taking a group photo together in front of the Ajax team logo.
As I said, Ajax specially invited Lin Daosheng and Xu Yanli.
The release of this news also dropped the ball in the hearts of Ajax fans.
After all, Lin Kedi had been on a youth contract and his annual salary was very low. Ajax fans have always been worried that Lin Kedi would be lured away by teams in other leagues.
Especially since Lin Kedi has been performing so well recently.
Therefore, since the first round of the league, Ajax fans have been demanding on various occasions that the club sign a professional contract with Lin Kedi immediately.
And now it’s finally signed.
In the afternoon of the same day, the Telegraph, the largest newspaper in the Netherlands, also exclusively disclosed Lin Kedi’s salary.
"The annual salary after tax is 1.1 million euros, and the weekly salary is 21,000 euros. There are also bonus clauses for goals and personal awards. The number of goals scored in the Eredivisie reaches 10, and the bonus is 100,000 euros. The number of goals scored in the Eredivisie reaches 20
, bonus of 150,000 euros, cumulative bonus. Eredivisie Golden Boot Award of 500,000 euros. Champions League goals reached 5 goals, 100,000 euros. European Golden Boy Award winner of 700,000 euros. Selected into the 23-person European Ballon d’Or squad for 550,000 euros.
Euros. The best young player in the Eredivisie will receive a bonus of 150,000 euros, the best player in the Eredivisie will receive a bonus of 500,000 euros, and the best player in the Eredivisie will receive a bonus of 100,000 euros."
"If Lin Kedi can meet all bonus terms within one year, then Lin Kedi's annual salary will be 3.95 million euros. Of course, this is only theoretical."
The news was quickly picked up by domestic media.
"Lin Kedi signed a four-year professional contract with Ajax Club, with an annual salary of 8.14 million yuan and a weekly salary of 160,000 yuan."
As soon as this news came out, it immediately became a hot search topic.
Even in the Chinese Super League of Jinyuan Football, Lin Kedi’s salary is among the highest among Chinese players.
Chapter completed!