Original Title: In-Depth Interpretation-How much money did Shenhua save after Ighalo’s official transfer to the Saudi giants?
On February 5, Beijing time, Shenhua officially announced the transfer of team forward Ighalo to the Riyadh Youth Club. This is also the second big-name foreign player to “clean up” Shenhua from the team this season, and his number of goals in Shenhua also stays at 10. Earlier, Italian foreign aid Salavi had officially terminated the contract with Shenhua. In order to return to Italy, Salavi gave up a salary worth 18 million euros, and he will join Rome as a freelancer. In the context of the Football Association’s aggressive policy of “salary reduction and fee reduction”, an important business idea for Shenhua this season is to control costs and reduce expenses. With the departure of these two high-paying foreign aids, Shenhua may be able to save more than 300 million yuan.
According to some media reports, if Shalawi’s performance in Rome meets the agreed standards, Shenhua will receive up to 5 million euros in economic compensation. Of course, the Italians are not fools, they will do everything possible to prevent the club from paying out. Compared to Shalawi’s “stop loss” contract, Shenhua made real money from Ighalo’s transfer contract this time. Judging from the relevant figures released by the outside world, it can be roughly calculated how much money Shenhua has made from Ighalo.
Ighalo transferred to Shenhua from Yatai in 2019. The transfer fee was not announced. However, Wu Xiaohui, chairman of Shenhua at the time, made it clear in an interview that Ighalo’s transfer fee would not inspire foreign aid transfer adjustment fees, according to the Chinese Football Association at the time. According to the regulations, the transfer fee of foreign aid shall not exceed 45 million yuan. That is to say, Shenhua used 45 million yuan and two young players, Li Xiaoming and Xu Xiao, to take Ighalo from Yatai.
In the first season of joining Shenhua, Ighalo still showed his thigh-level performance, scoring 10 goals in 19 games and maintaining efficient goals. He lost the trust of Shenhua fans mainly because at the critical moment of the team’s relegation, he forced to return to China to play in the African Cup, and suffered serious injuries in an insignificant three or four-place finals. After that he was unable to play for several months, which caused Shenhua to be deeply stuck. Relegation quagmire.
In the 2020 season, Ighalo, who has become Shenhua’s fifth foreign aid, received an invitation letter from Manchester United and subsequently joined Manchester United on loan. The two parties had originally agreed on loan until May 30, but due to the delay in the Chinese Super League, Manchester United was unable to start. With the intention to renew the lease, the lease contract was extended to January 31 this year. Manchester United paid a total of 13.5 million euros for the loan, but did not bear Ighalo’s salary.
It is understood that Ighalo’s salary in Shenhua is 7 million euros after tax. After deducting business tax, this business Shenhua paid Ighalo’s salary, and there should be a small surplus.
The contract between Ighalo and Shenhua expired in December this year, and there are still 10 months of contract left. Shenhua will receive an annual salary of 2.5 million euros, equivalent to 19 million yuan, in the transfer to Riyadh. Harlow’s salary for a year, roughly calculated at a tax rate of 35%, should be around 83 million yuan. Shenhua will save 102 million to 103 million RMB from Ighalo. In addition, the salary saved from Salavi is about 214 million yuan. For these two people, Shenhua will save 307 million yuan. In the context of the Football Association’s policy of “reducing wages and reducing fees”, this is not a small amount. (Sohu Sports Pei Li)Return to Sohu to see more
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