Sky-High Annual Salary, Inter Milan's Sincerity

"How stingy, they're actually only willing to offer 3 million Euro!"

Upon seeing the offer from Bayern, Lin Feng's father couldn't help but complain.

Because there were so many offers, they couldn't finish reading them all at once.

With the permission of the Greuther Fürth chairman, Lin Feng brought these documents home to study them with his parents.

His father, Lin Yong, was a fan of the Bundesliga, and Bayern was the undisputed hegemon of the league.

Furthermore, since they lived quite close to Munich, he was more inclined to send his son to play for Bayern if a transfer were truly to happen.

But looking at such an insincere offer from Bayern, Lin Yong knew that a move to Bayern was likely off the table.

"Bayern is the hegemon of the Bundesliga, after all; they get whatever they want in the league and poach whoever they please. Perhaps in their eyes, offering 3 million Euro to a 2. Bundesliga team is already showing them great face."

His older brother, Lin Feng, leaned over to take a look and commented casually.

Bayern had a rather infamous nickname in the Bundesliga: the Bundesliga Excavator.

The reason for this nickname was that Bayern loved to poach star players from other Bundesliga teams, especially high-profile players with real talent.

Players like Effenberg and Matthäus from Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Scholl and Kahn from Karlsruhe.

Zé Roberto, Ballack, and Lúcio from Bayer Leverkusen.

Dæschler from Hertha BSC, and so on.

This list of victims could go on for a very long time.

Among Bundesliga teams, very few had never been poached by Bayern.

Whenever a player on another team started to shine, Bayern would swing their shovel without hesitation and come to poach them.

Take, for instance, the Werder Bremen forward Klose, who performed brilliantly in the 2004-2005 season; he had been targeted by Bayern.

Initially, Bayern's manager, Hoeneß, had sworn that Klose wasn't good enough for Bayern and that Makaay was ten thousand times better than him.

But under the guidance of Werder Bremen Head Coach Schaaf, Klose's abilities continued to improve, his technique became more well-rounded, and he gradually revealed the potential of a world-class forward.

And then, Bayern's attitude toward Klose changed...

Arrogant at first and humble later—it was laughable to think about!

"3 million is just too low. Even if we agreed, the club's board of directors wouldn't!"

Lin Feng no longer held any hope of going to Bayern.

When it comes to selling a player, from the perspective of Greuther Fürth, they would certainly want to sell the player to the party offering the highest price.

After all, who would turn their back on money?

So, Bayern was definitely out of the question unless they were willing to increase their bid.

There were quite a few giants that had submitted offers; from the Premier League, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Manchester United had all made their moves.

Seeing Arsenal's name appear on the list of offers, Lin Feng felt quite emotional.

Professor, oh Professor, you just couldn't help yourself in the end, could you?

It's just that you're as stingy as ever...

An offer of 7 million, let alone being completely uncompetitive against Inter's 15 million offer.

Even compared to the other giants in the Premier League, it fell completely behind.

With an offer like this, even if I wanted to help you, I couldn't!

"Manchester United made an offer too? How much was the transfer fee when they brought in Dong Fangzhuo?"

Lin Feng's father was very surprised to see the name of Manchester United.

But when he saw that the names of Premier League giants like Liverpool, Chelsea, and Arsenal were all on the list of offers, the curve of his mouth became hard to suppress.

His son had truly made something of himself; there were actually so many teams fighting and scrambling to sign him!

And the ones competing for him were all top-tier giant clubs—when had a Chinese Player ever received such treatment?

"Your precious son is one of the most closely watched young players in Europe right now; it's perfectly normal for these clubs to have their eyes on him.

Operating on the principle of 'taking a swing at the tree to see if any dates fall,' it's quite normal for them to participate in the competition."

His older brother, Lin Feng, picked up the offers and began to read them seriously; he studied financial management, so he was quite adept when it came to matters involving money.

Lin Feng first picked up the offer from Manchester United.

Compared to Arsenal and Chelsea, Manchester United's fame was significantly greater.

After all, Manchester United was the absolute hegemon of the Premier League over the past decade and one of the most successful clubs in the Premier League!

Compared to a fallen giant like Inter, the high-flying Manchester United held even more weight.

"Although Manchester United has offered you 8 million Euro, they spent 3.5 million Pound Sterling to bring in Dong Fangzhuo back then, which, when converted to Euro, is about 5 million Euro. Your offer isn't much higher than Dong Fangzhuo's."

Seeing Manchester United's offer, Lin Feng couldn't help but frown.

Upon hearing that Manchester United was only willing to offer 8 million for his son, the filter of affection Lin Feng's father had for Manchester United shattered instantly.

"This offer is so insincere! They spent 19 million Euro to sign that Portuguese kid the year before last, so why are they only offering an 8 million Euro transfer fee for you? In what way is my son inferior to that Portuguese kid who only knows how to dive?"

Father Lin complained indignantly.

Lin Feng, standing to the side and hearing his father's complaints, couldn't help but wipe away a cold sweat.

Dad, do you have any idea that the "Portuguese kid who only knows how to dive" you're talking about is one of the future Peerless duo of the Football World!

"Manchester United's offer is too low; this price clearly shows they don't value you much. At most, they're buying you back as an investment, and they might not give you many opportunities to play."

His older brother remained rational, unaffected by their father's complaints.

If Ferguson truly thought highly of his younger brother, he would never have made such a low offer.

"That's right, Manchester United has no sincerity; you can't go there!"

Father Lin also chimed in, shouting.

He wouldn't let his son choose to play for Manchester United just because of their fame.

For a young Player, where to play is a matter of great importance; if the wrong platform is chosen, it could seriously delay or even ruin his son's bright future.

"I feel the same way. It doesn't matter if it's a giant club or not, but it must guarantee playing time and as many matches as possible."

Lin Feng's thoughts were in line with his brother and father.

Although he had a system, he lacked experience in matches, especially the accumulation of experience in high-level competitions.

If he couldn't play matches steadily to build a solid foundation, and instead blindly chose to chase after a giant club.

Then, no matter how good his skills were, they would be wasted on the bench of a giant club.

"There's also the issue of the Work Permit in the Premier League, so we don't need to consider it for now."

Lin Feng casually set down the stack of offers from the Premier League.

"Since Inter Milan's offer is the highest and most sincere, let's wait for them to send someone over to make contact, and we can decide after seeing the terms they offer!"

Inter Milan moved quickly. Two days later, Inter Milan's president Facchetti personally took action, bringing sporting director Branca and transfer market manager Oriali to pay a visit.

Before arriving, Inter Milan had already settled things with Greuther Fürth.

After raising the offer to 20 million Euro, Greuther Fürth could no longer play hard to get; they gave the green light all the way, and all the paperwork was prepared, just waiting for the signatures.

There was no helping it; the other side was offering way too much!

Now, all Inter Milan needed to do was convince the Player himself.

"Lin, Mr. Moratti appreciates and thinks very highly of you. He has already prepared a welcome party for you in Milan City, just waiting for you to join us!"

With that, Facchetti pulled a contract from his briefcase and handed it over.

Lin Feng opened it and took a look; Facchetti was indeed not lying, and the terms offered by Inter Milan were truly sincere.

In the contract prepared for him, Inter Milan offered an Annual Salary of 3 million Euro.

This Annual Salary was more than ten times his current wage!

For a Player of his age, this was absolutely a sky-high Annual Salary.

One must know that when Adriano first joined Inter Milan, his Annual Salary was a mere 60,000 Euro, and when Cristiano Ronaldo joined Manchester United, it was only 1.5 million Euro.

Compared to those two, Lin Feng's starting point was significantly higher.

Lin Feng took a deep breath, resisting the urge to sign the contract immediately.

He asked one question:

"Mr. Facchetti, I would like to know, Inter Milan values me so much—it wouldn't be because I look a lot like Kaka, would it?"