Chen Yu nodded. Jordan's salary back then was pretty outrageous.
Across from them, Blanchini couldn't help but complain, "Globally, soccer's influence is greater than basketball's, but its commercialization is nowhere near as good as the NBA's. The salary gap is just too big."
Right now, the highest-earning star in the soccer world was probably Zidane.
As an agent, Blanchini knew the situation best. In the just-ended year of 2000, Zidane's total earnings, including endorsements, were eleven million US dollars.
But Jordan, he made thirty million in salary alone back in '96.
And even now, the NBA was full of players with multi-million dollar annual salaries. There was just no comparison.
So, in Blanchini's view, salaries had to skyrocket.
Ronaldo nodded in deep agreement.
In his life, he loved only three things: soccer, beautiful women, and money!
'Are we getting a little off-topic?' Chen Yu thought. 'I came here today to treat a patient, you know.'
