Chapter 52 Salary Reduction

Returning to the league, Fiorentina vented all their resentment on their next opponent Regina. On the road, Fiorentina finally swept the weak Regina with a score of 7:0. Regina also suffered a reckless disaster. Barcelona and the referee caused the debt, but now they want them Come and return.

During the game, Digan scored a hat-trick, and Kavinage, Pachini, Hamsik and Modric also made contributions. When the game was over, not only Regina's players left the field in an instant, but also Reggina fans in the stands played a flash.

After the game, Degan said in an interview in the mixed zone: "We have no intention of hitting and insulting our opponents, but after the last game, it made me and my teammates begin to doubt whether the rules of the football match have changed, because we have no way to win according to the previous playing style. , so we need a game to prove what is right, but the football match is still the same as before, but it makes me even more confused why we play the same football and are not allowed to win the victory we deserve in Camp Nou!"

UEFA expressed its silence for Degan's complaints. After all, his methods were indeed very lowly, and Reggina, who was innocently stabbed seven times, was very aggrieved.

You have to do experimental proof, why did you come to us!

Who provokes whom!

Florence won a refreshing victory, but his brother Kaka had to accept the fate of a two-line defeat. After being eliminated from the UEFA Cup by Werder Bremen, they lost to Sampdoria at home in the league.

After the game, Berlusconi and Galliani left San Siro with a black face, and perhaps a big plan was brewing in their hearts.

Soon after the game, news came that there was a problem with the renewal negotiations between the team's vice captain Ambrosini and AC Milan, but the problem is not only that he alone, but also the renewal of many veterans has been put on hold indefinitely, which is a good thing for AC Milan's rejuvenation. Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages to the indiscriminate "one-size-fits-all" approach.

Due to the opposition of the fans, the renewal of Sedorf's contract on the agenda was put on hold. The Dutch renewed their contract with AC Milan in 2007 until the summer of 2011. In 2011, Sedorf will also reach 35 years old. According to past practice, AC Milan will renew their contracts with these veterans year by year, but this season However, it is different from every season. Up to now, in addition to Gattuso, who renewed his contract in the summer, it is goalkeeper Abiati and veteran Inzaghi, because their contracts will expire in the summer of 2010 and 2009 respectively, and they have only got two-year and one-year contracts respectively, which is with AC Mi Lan's past practice was very different.

In the past, AC Milan always renewed the contract first, even if the contract was finally terminated with the players, such as Pancaro, Stam and others, who left the team for free without the expiration of the contract.

Sedoff is a very troublesome person. Although he is still starting on the field and still scoring goals, fans are increasingly opposed to him. It is certain that if Ancelotti's position is over at the end of the season, then Sedorf's position will be greatly shaken. Under such circumstances, the club does not want to continue with Sedorf under the pressure of the fans. About.

Another person whose contract extension has been put on hold is Kaladze, which is somewhat controversial, because the 31-year-old Kaladze is still a relatively player on the old defense line of AC Milan. His poor performance this season is also the impact of injury, but AC Milan Club is also With their considerations, Kaladze's success in the business world has made his annual salary of more than 3 million as a player unable to stimulate him. Compared with previous years, Kaladze lacks motivation.

relatively speaking, Ambrosini is still unfair. Unlike Sidov and Karazer, Ambrosini's contract, which will take over the captain's armband, will expire in 2010 next season. However, so far, the renewal negotiations are still in a stalemate state, and Ambrosini's loyalty and contribution to the team are obvious. If some situations kill all the veterans with a blow because of their youth, it is not what fans want to see.

It's just that he was out of the UEFA Cup and lost the league to Sampdoria, which is full of youth**. At present, he only ranks fourth in the Serie A rankings. If he is not careful, he may even be squeezed out of the top four, and he doesn't even have a place in the Champions Cup qualifiers.

Gariani, who previously supported Ancelotti, also lengthened his face: "The premise of Ancelotti's stay next season is to enter the top three in the league."

That is to say, even if he wins the fourth place and participates in the Champions Cup qualifiers, Ancelotti will not keep his position.

Ancelotti also realized that his future was slim, but in this way, he was also relaxed. One person obviously couldn't deal with the cancer emitted by Berlusconi from his roots: "I know very well that if Milan can't achieve his goal, that is, less than the third place, many things will change, including me, but that's fine, at least Let me know what my fate will be, which is much better than before, always hanging a knife above my head!"

Ancelotti's coaching position is not guaranteed, but on the one hand, AC Milan's poor record in the last two seasons has always reminded the management of AC Milan that the team's rejuvenation can no longer be delayed.

The main reason for the operation of the players in the team is that once the team is unable to enter the Champions League next season, the club will be unable to maintain huge expenses, which means that AC Milan's cleaning is not for the alternation of old and new, but just to break away from the ranks of the rich family and reduce expenses.

At the same time, red and black fans also noticed that Berlusconi never said that he would pay for blood this time.

Costakuta, the team's meritorious player, said in an interview with reporters: "At this time, when will it be?"

At present, AC Milan's investment direction in the transfer market has always been "world-renowned stars on the decline of their career". Of course, the most representative are Ronaldinho and Shevchenko. Although they think that such a choice can create a temporary viewing effect, they will soon only become luxury. Extra members rarely provide real value to the team.

Costa Kuta believes that the two-line failure of the UEFA Cup and Serie A is a good opportunity: "A great opportunity to face reality and seriously reorganize."

Costa Cuta means that AC Milan should have changed his blood a long time ago, but in the past two years, AC Milan has won the Champions League in 2006/2007 season and the Club World Cup in 2007/2008, and the results have delayed the change of blood. Now, AC Milan can only fall deeper and deeper at the bottom.

But the situation is indeed that Berlusconi has no energy to continue to manage AC Milan due to the internal pressure and political difficulties in the political arena.

Now the media has disclosed that Berlusconi is likely to be preparing to sell AC Milan to defeat his opponent and become the Italian Prime Minister in the general election. The media believes that Berlusconi must give up his care of AC Milan and concentrate on politics to keep his current position in the mortal battle with his opponents.

In addition, the current financial crisis is deep, and the Berlusconi family also hopes to get rid of some unprofitable enterprises. AC Milan is a good image project, but although Berlusconi's children are red and black fans, they are not overly fascinated.

Of course, Berlusconi is still a complete football fan. As long as he feels that he still has a long life, AC Milan will not immediately sell it to others.

However, Berlusconi's plan to acquire 40% of AC Milan proposed by Manchester City's boss and UAE chiefs for 500 million euros is indeed of interest. In this way, Berlusconi is still a major shareholder with 59.9% of the shares, and Arabs' money can be used to fill the deficit and invest in team restructuring.

It's just that Arab oil has not yet flowed to San Siro, and Berlusconi can only choose to open source and save money. His way is to cut wages one by one!

According to statistics, among the 20 clubs in Serie A, the total salary expenditure of Inter Milan and AC Milan is 120 million euros, ranking first among 20 teams. Juventus ranks third with commission expenditure of 115 million euros, and the commission expenditure is the most The small Regina team paid only 11.4 million euros for the whole year, which is less than the fraction of these clubs.

However, Berlusconi, the owner of AC Milan, has recently asked the club to cut salary expenses and reduce the current expenditure to 80 million to 85 million euros, a reduction of more than 30%.

Blusconi's notice can be seen as one of the results of AC Milan's impact on the financial crisis, because the club owner has clearly stopped Gagliani and said to him, "Don't worry, it's spending too much now."

Of course, no one in AC Milan will admit that in this stormy stage, Galliani, the general manager of the club, is focusing on stabilizing the internal environment to ensure that the team can successfully qualify for the UEFA Champions League.

However, the news about the spending cuts next season has been verbally passed on within Milanello, and the club players and their economies have been notified, which has caused considerable fluctuations.

This is the first time that AC Milan faced economic problems in the Berlusconi era. And they will inevitably face the choice of fate.

As mentioned before, the current commission expenditure of AC Milan Club is the same as that of Inter Milan, tied for the top of the list. After the third place Juventus, it is Rome and Florence with an annual commission expenditure of 65 million euros, which means that if AC Milan Club will open according to the instructions of President Berlusconi With the reduction to 80 million to 85 million euros, the commission expenditure of AC Milan will decline to third, becoming one of the three traditional giants with the lowest expenditure and retreating to the second place on the stage. In this way, it is almost foreseeable that AC Milan will cause this regression in expenditure in all aspects. A series of chain reactions, and it is difficult to predict what the results these changes will lead to.

First of all, the highest annual salary in the current Serie A champion is the Kaka of AC Milan Club. The annual salary of 9 million euros is proof of the high expectations of the AC Milan Club for Kaka and the price of preventing him from being pried away by other teams.

It is no secret that Real Madrid Club is willing to spend a lot of money to acquire Kaka as soon as possible. In January this year, the Brazilians just reached an important agreement with the club: the annual salary agreement between the two sides will no longer have any increase.

This proves that AC Milan Club is really eager to keep Kaka, at least if the club does not receive any difficult acquisition requests.

Now AC Milan Club has to worry more about other things. At present, there are 29 players in AC Milan's first team. Now the club has to cut at least three people from this list or replace them with cheaper young players.

Naturally, in order not to be pushed to the forefront, many heavyweight players have to make some sacrifices and give up some salary.

The most prominent example is naturally Dida. At present, Dida's contract with the club will last until 2010, with an annual salary of 4 million euros after tax, that is, the club will pay 8 million euros per year, including tax.

Dida should be the most expensive substitute goalkeeper in the world. Milan was going to sell Dida last year, but the Brazilian goalkeeper refused to close the contract and stayed. AC Milan's attitude is very clear. If he wants to complete the contract until 2010, he must accept a salary reduction. The whole team is cutting salaries, and Dida can't refuse, otherwise he will find a new owner who is willing to pay a high salary to relieve the burden for Milan.

The same applies to Emerson, another Brazilian player with a high-paying bench. However, the issue of salary reduction is the same for Ambrosini and Favali, who want to renew their contracts. Other players have to face this situation. While adjusting the introduction policy, AC Milan's throttling work will also start with the salary adjustment of the players in the team.

Berlusconi has clearly told Galliani: "The team is too expensive to reduce expenses!"

This means that as long as AC Milan is still in Berlusconi's hands, the team will still be high and low in the past two years. Not to mention the investment in innovation, even the scale will be reduced at present.

The direct way to reduce player expenditure is to kick away a few high salaries. As the highest salary of the team, Kaka broke out the transfer rumors during the turmoil of AC Milan. The premise of his departure "I am inconsistent with the club's goals" has been established. This is the first time since Berlusconi joined AC Milan. In terms of economic constraints, how can he convince people that his goal is to build a world dynasty?

It may be better to sell people. Embed new thinking quickly. What I'm most afraid of is the current wavering.

It is said that it is no problem to take the third place. That's what happened last year when they rushed to the top four, which also created the illusion of several consecutive wins. As a result, they lost intermittently to Sampdoria, Atlanta, Juventus, and finally lost to Florence. The top four officially went bankrupt. This year, who would have thought that they would still lose at the feet of Sampdoria? Question mark

If he doesn't get the top three in Serie A at the end of the season, Ancelotti will be dismissed. At the most difficult moment of the league, AC Milan issued a military order. In addition to the coach may have adjustments, the club also knows that if it wants to win next season, the team must also be innovative.

In recent years, the most important reason why AC Milan has been unable to carry out a large-scale blood exchange is money. In short, the money that can be taken out has been paid, which has fallen into the pockets of football stars, and the funds invested in the transfer market is extremely limited.

For example, when I bought a Ronaldo for 21 million euros last summer, I had to ask the boss Berlusconi to pay out of my own pocket. The club's self-financing plan that was going to implement a few years ago has become a utopia.

For many years, AC Milan has been holding the first place with Inter Milan, which is the highest salary in Serie A.

Because the league and European results cannot be guaranteed, AC Milan's income in all aspects cannot be effectively guaranteed, playing friendly matches everywhere like during the winter break, just to earn more euros.

Compared with several other strong teams, AC Milan has lost at least 30 million euros this season due to the lack of Champions League dividends. Next season, even if they return to the Champions League, AC Milan must find ways to improve their competitiveness in the transfer market.

However, in today's economic crisis, AC Milan must tighten its money. In order to save money in exchange for blood, it must operate on the stars. AC Milan has made it clear that it will start salary cuts next season.

Gattuso said bluntly: "This is the most difficult time when he played for Milan."

In fact, this is also the first real large-scale pay cut by AC Milan under Berlusconi. Poor grades and economic crisis are the reasons, and it is also necessary to clean up some high-paying and useless players in the name of salary reduction.

The salary reduction on the back line is logical. Both Maldini and Favari will leave the team, and the club also requires the new players to be as low as possible, so that the salary can be guaranteed.

AC Milan really wants to invest in a central defender, and Nesta is likely to retire, so the transfer fee and high salary must be left to a much-needed central defender.

The acquisition of Danish central defender Ager has been suspended, because Liverpool still paid 8 million euros in transfer fees despite his delay in renewing his contract, which made Milan very dissatisfied. However, if the 8 million Ag is too expensive, it will take a lot of effort for Milan to find a suitable central defender.

In the midfield, Ambrosini's contract renewal has not been negotiated, but the salary increase he requested may be hopeless. Even Gatuso and Pirlo may be asked to rewrite the contract. Brazilian midfielder Emerson's salary is also about 3 million. If the salary cut is not accepted, it is bound to be sold.

The change in the front court should be Shevchenko. Ukrainians will definitely return to Chelsea after the expiration of the loan period. If Bolello recovers from injury, AC Milan will probably not buy any strikers, and the salary space left is mainly used to meet Kaka.

The salary reduction of the whole team is the trend, but Kaka's highest salary of 9 million is bound to be reduced. If Real Madrid launches an offensive this summer, it may even rise.

For Berlusconi's salary reduction theory, Kaka didn't seem to be in a hurry at all. He didn't say anything. It was Bosk who spoke for him. The old man's attitude was very clear. He wanted to reduce my son's salary. There was no way!

In terms of money, Berlusconi obviously can't stand it. In fact, last season, Berlusconi only invested 10 million euros in transfer fees for AC Milan, and 50 million yuan in salary expenses, which is very worthless.

After Gilardino and Borello, the annual salary of the two is the same. Gulkuv, Broki, Kafu and Serginho are all "low-paid people". Among the people who came, Flamini has an annual salary of 4.5 million, Shevchenko 6 million, Ronaldinho 6 million, Senderos 2.5 million, Zambrotta 4 million, Antonini 1.5 million, and Abat 2 million, including Tax, these people's salaries have to be multiplied by two, but what really works is Pato, whose annual salary is only 2 million. Although Antonini and Abart are not as brave as the Florentine period, they are still useful.

This salary cut will control AC Milan's total salary at 85 million to 80 million euros. For AC Milan, this may not be a bad thing. Through salary cuts, about 35 million euros can be vacated. If it enters the Champions League, the income will increase by 33 million, plus Lao Bei's 10 million and 78 million, which is quite a lot in today's football world. That's why the news of salary cuts comes out. On the contrary, the transfer is active.

As the old player Costa Kuta said: "AC Milan should build a young team around Kaka."

As soon as Berlusconi's open source method appeared, it immediately set off a huge wave in Italian football. Of course, AC Milan's players are in danger. Not every Milan player has such a high awareness to sacrifice his own interests and share difficulties with the club.

After all, players eat youth food. They should not only fill their stomachs today, but also prepare for tomorrow's dry food. Otherwise, the evening scenery will be very desolate.

AC Milan's players are in danger, and players from other teams also feel threatened. Once the team they play for throws the same method, what should they do? Do you firmly resist?

Or choose to bow your head and accept it?

For example, Florence, although the salary expenditure in the team is not as terrible as Milan's two heroes, it is also dangerous to rank third in Italian football. In addition, Delaware is not richer than Berlusconi, and AC Milan will cut its salary. If Fiorentina does not reduce it, it seems a little unspeakable.

For this reason, Pakinwa also found Delavale. After a detailed discussion, the two finally identified a plan. AC Milan will reduce the salary, and we will also reduce it.

But how can we achieve our goal?

There is no doubt that Degan, as the highest-paid player in the team, must be the first to take the brunt.