Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 123
Because Chen Ran once opposed the malicious behavior on the court with great fanfare because of Guardiola's serious injury.

Therefore, Cisse's fracture this time was inevitably hyped up by the English media.

"Unfortunate things happened again, Liverpool player Cisse broke his calf."

"The original victim has become the current murderer?"

"Is it a normal foul or a malicious injury? This is the key to the problem."

"The Chinese man claimed that his team members had absolutely no malicious intentions to hurt others."

"Judging from the video playback from different angles, there is currently no evidence that Pepe directly shoveled Cisse's calf. Now we have to wait for the final ruling of the FA."

For this hot event, the Sky TV station in charge of broadcasting it will naturally not let it go.

In various football programs at home, foul videos from various angles are repeatedly played.

In Pepe's and Crystal Palace's favor, Pepe's foot did not shovel Cisse's calf from any angle.

This also made Chen Ran a little relieved, but he had issued a military order in front of so many reporters.

If Peipei really hurt someone maliciously, then Chen Ran would have to kill Ma Su with tears.

In the No.13 round of the other Premier League, several strong teams have won.

Among them, Arsenal's 5:4 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the north London derby was the most exaggerated. The two sides played sparks and seemed to have completely given up defense, scoring a total of nine goals.

Chelsea, led by Mourinho, continued to play steadily, beating Fulham 4:1 in the away game.

And Manchester United also defeated Newcastle United 3:1 away.

After the No.13 round, Crystal Palace topped the Premier League with 39 points and a [-]-game winning streak.

Chelsea has ten wins, one draw and two losses with 31 points, surpassing Arsenal and rising to second place.

Arsenal ranked third with 29 points from nine wins, two draws and two losses.

Thousands of miles away in China, Crystal Palace's victory over Liverpool also delighted the fans.

"Haha, this time Crystal Palace has wiped out the three Premier League teams Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool. It is just around the corner to win the Premier League championship this season."

"Low-key, low-key. We haven't finished half of the league, so it's too early to say this."

"It doesn't matter. Except for these strong teams, other Premier League teams do not pose any threat to Crystal Palace."

"That's right. If Chen Ran hadn't given up the League Cup on his own initiative, even Manchester United would probably have been defeated by Crystal Palace."

"That's right, since Beckham went to Real Madrid, Manchester United's right wing is considered useless. That Fletcher is not even worthy of giving Beckham a shoe."

"It makes sense. Manchester United was so good back then. Giggs and Beckham flew on both wings. One was good at breaking through and the other was good at passing. Now it's good, Manchester United only has one wing left. It's no use trying to compete for the Premier League title. !"

Crystal Palace have three wins and one loss in this hellish schedule of eight days and four games against Lazio, Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool.

The games that should be won are won, and the games that can be lost are also lost.Chen Ran was quite satisfied with the result.

Unfortunately, just when he wanted to take a breather and take a rest, little fat Louis brought him a bunch of bad news.

After Louis entered Chen Ran's office, he locked the door behind him.

Seeing the sneaky look of the little fat man, Chen Ran gave him an annoyed look.

"What are you doing? What kind of door do you lock in broad daylight? I'm not gay. Two big men stay together and lock the door. It's easy to be misunderstood by you."

"Chen, what you explained before has progressed now."

While speaking, Louis took out a stack of photos from his bag and put them directly on Chen Ran's desk.

"what?"

Picking up a photo at random, Chen Ran's body immediately tensed up as soon as he glanced at it.

"This was taken by the private detective you hired?"

Chen Ran now understood what the little fat man took out.

He had received news from Mendes before that someone was planning to dig a corner of the Crystal Palace, so he asked Little Fatty Luis to go to a private investigator to collect evidence.

Now it seems that there is a harvest.

Although this harvest, Chen Ran did not want it.

The little fat man seemed very quiet today uncharacteristically. After looking at the photos one by one, Chen Ran's face became more and more ugly.

He said cautiously: "These photos can only prove that our players have contact with them, and it does not mean that they have achieved any results."

"Have you found out which club these people are from?"

"Only Manchester United and Chelsea have been initially determined."

"Chelsea?"

Chen Ran frowned, and immediately looked up at Louis.

"you sure?"

"Sure. I saw this guy at a party in the circle, and he is indeed from the Chelsea club."

The little fat man pointed to a person in the photo and added.

"Chelsea, could it be that Mendes' hands and feet are involved here?"

"Eh, although I am very reluctant to speak for that guy, it seems that Mendes is also kept in the dark. This guy should be Chelsea CEO Peter Kenyon."

"Oh? From this point of view, Chelsea's interior is not monolithic either."

Chen Ran smiled gloatingly, and then asked a question.

"Luis, you said that Mendes was kept in the dark about this matter, does Mourinho know?"

"You should know."

Louis scratched his chubby head, "Signings are impossible without the consent of the head coach, and Mourinho is not a puppet."

"Then Mourinho knows, but Mendes doesn't. You say, what does that mean?"

"Eh, did the two of them fall out?"

"It's not impossible to fall out, but it is very possible to have different dreams in the same bed."

"Chen, what are you going to do?"

"Louis, tell me, what will happen if we tell Mendez about this?" Chen Ran asked lightly, stroking the stubble that had just appeared on his chin.

"The two of them completely turned against each other?"

"No, Mendes is not that stupid. Mourinho is now his stepping stone to open the England market. Before he finds a better substitute, he will not turn against Mourinho for this matter."

"However, the embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in an ant's nest. As long as the rift between the two of them increases, there will be a harvest in the future."

Chen Ran continued to look at the photos while talking, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the appetite of these two clubs is really big, they have sent people to contact almost all the main players of Crystal Palace.

"Louis, is there anything else besides these pictures?"

"That's all for the time being. The private detective said that they will continue to follow up and notify us as soon as they find anything new."

"Okay, you can give them a sum of money later, say it is a reward from the newspaper boss, so that they can work harder to help us collect evidence."

"Understood, I'll do it in a while."

"Louis, these photos can't explain anything yet. But if any player has contact with these people many times, the problem will be serious. Do you understand?"

"Indeed it is. I'll keep an eye on it."

Louis nodded again and again, and couldn't help but feel a little heavy, hoping that such a situation would not happen.

After dismissing the little fat man, Chen Ran picked out the photos related to Chelsea, stuffed them all into an envelope, and put them in his pocket.

Immediately, he called Mendez, whom he hadn't contacted for a long time.

"Haha, is it Chen? I didn't expect you to call me."

The call was quickly connected, and Mendez's bold laughter came from the phone.

"It's me. Jorge, long time no see, how about getting together?"

"Of course it's okay. I still owe you a meal, and I must make it up to you today."

"Okay, then I'm going to have a good meal today."

In order to cater to Chen Ran's taste, Mendes deliberately chose a famous Chinese restaurant in London.

In the private room, the two talked happily as if nothing had happened.

"Jorge, thank you also for telling Luis the news."

"That's nothing, it's a trivial matter. With Louis' background, it's easy for him to inquire about information. Chen, you are too kind."

After drinking and eating, the two lit the Cuban cigars that Mendez had brought.

Through the smoke of the cigar, each other's faces were somewhat blurred.

Mendes knew that Chen Ran would not suddenly contact him for a meeting for no reason, and tonight's drama came.

"After receiving your notice, I asked someone to investigate and got an interesting news. This news is related to Chelsea. I think you may be interested."

"Oh? What news?"

Mendes continued to smoke his cigar, but he already had a bad premonition in his heart.

"Among the clubs that want to poach my Crystal Palace players, besides Manchester United, there is Chelsea."

"Chelsea? Chen, are you sure?"

Although Mendes was a little surprised, he was also a person who had seen the market, and his reaction was not violent.

"See for yourself."

With that said, Chen Ran took out the envelope from his pocket and handed it directly to Mendes.

Soon, Mendes knew that Chen Ran was telling the truth.

Because the person in the photo is no stranger to him.

That was Chelsea CEO Peter Kenyon, a club official in charge of transfer affairs, a person who often sang against him in Chelsea transfer affairs.

At this moment, even though Mendez's residence is quite deep, he is not in the mood to smoke cigars anymore.

The Cuban cigar that he hadn't smoked a few puffs was directly thrown into the Buddha's Jumping Wall vegetable soup in front of him.

Mendes knows exactly what this means.

No Mourinho nod, Peter. Kenyon will not carry out the transfer operation.

And Mourinho did not reveal a tone to him.

What does this mean?
Alarm bells rang in Mendez's heart.

However, Mendes is an old Jianghu after all, and he knows that he can't mess up now.

"Chen, thank you very much for your message. If there is anything I need to do, just say it."

"Jorge, you underestimate me. We are friends. You helped me before, and now I repay you. Isn't this a normal thing?"

Chen Ran shook his head with a smile, and smoked a cigar slowly.

"Okay. Chen, I hope we'll be friends forever."

Taking a deep look at Chen Ran, Mendes nodded slowly.

After having a meal with Mendes, Chen Ran went home and relaxed with Cheryl, which was considered a celebration.

When someone came to poach his corner, Chen Ran would naturally not be polite, and just buried a nail in the other party's hand.

On Manchester United's side, Chen Ran didn't have a good solution.

After all, it is a veteran giants team, and its status in England cannot be shaken by Crystal Palace in a short period of time.

Moreover, frankly speaking, Chen Ran didn't like the players in Manchester United's current team.

It's not that Van Nistelrooy, Rooney and others are not good enough, but that Chen Ran has better and cheaper options, and he doesn't want to be taken advantage of.

Especially after Ronaldo was cut off by Chen Ran, it was equivalent to breaking a wing of Manchester United.

The original two-wing attack system can only be supported by Giggs alone.

Now, Chen Ran is ready to attack another weakness of Manchester United.

That is the goalkeeper position of Manchester United. In recent years, no reassuring candidate has been found.

Whether it was Butters before or Carol now, Ferguson was not very satisfied.

As a reborn Chen Ran, of course he knows that next summer, Manchester United will introduce Dutch veteran Edwin van der Sar.

And the elderly Van der Sar will become Manchester United's main goalkeeper in the next few years, and he will perform very well.

It just so happened that Petr Cech had no suitable substitute goalkeeper, so Chen Ran was thinking about getting Van der Sar one step ahead of schedule during this winter transfer period.

In this way, since it weakens Manchester United's strength, it can also enhance the depth of Crystal Palace's bench, killing two birds with one stone.

So, Chen Ran called the little fat man over again.

"Louis, you go and contact Fulham goalkeeper Van der Sar and ask him if he is interested in coming to our Crystal Palace."

"Van der Sar? If I remember correctly, he is 34 years old this year. Even if he was bought as a substitute for Cech, he is a bit old. Do we want more?"

"Yes, you also know that he is old. If he is not old, do you think it is possible for him to be a substitute?"

"Chen, do you want to bring in Van der Sar during the winter transfer period? But now Van der Sar is Fulham's main goalkeeper. Even if he is willing to come, Fulham may not agree to let him go."

"Then I don't care. Even if you spend money, you have to buy Van der Sar."

"you sure?"

"Very sure."

"So what's our budget?"

"Within 500 million euros, you can make the decision."

"understood."

In order to deal with the powerful enemy's poaching, Chen Ran also made two preparations.

Externally, it is necessary to dig pits and lay traps to prevent wolves from taking away their fat sheep.

Internally, the fence should also be tightened to prevent problems before they happen.

From the second day on, Chen Ran chatted with the team members one by one after training.

Talk about the plan of the club, the prospects of the team, the situation of the players in the team, and Chen Ran's arrangement, positioning and future development direction for them, etc.

Most of the players responded well, but there were also a few players that made Chen Ran's heart sink.

(End of this chapter)