Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 128 Ability is not necessarily suitable
"Private detective? You won't tell me that it's Crouch who is moving again? He's been with the team all the time." Chen Ran asked in surprise.

"It's not him. Last time you told me to focus on tracking Crouch. I added Crouch's agent Jonathan to the tracking list. I didn't expect it to be fruitful."

"Oh? You can do it, kid. I'm at home now, so come here with the evidence."

"Okay, I'll be there in a minute."

In less than 10 minutes, the little fat man put the latest photos in front of Chen Ran, and the person who pointed to the photos explained to Chen Ran one by one.

"This guy is Crouch's agent, and these two are from Manchester United and Chelsea."

"Crouch's agent, Jonathan, has not only contacted people from Manchester United, but also people from Chelsea in the past two days. I suspect that he is sitting on the ground and wants to use the two clubs to raise prices to get a bigger contract. .”

The little fat man said very firmly.

"Well, your analysis is very reasonable. This possibility is indeed not small. It seems that we must prepare for the worst case."

Chen Ran nodded, and he also agreed with the fat man's judgment.

"By the way, is there any news about the thing that asked you to contact Klose and Jan Kohler?"

"There is no news from Klose yet, but Jan Kohler has a reply soon."

"Oh? What did Jan Kohler say?"

"He expressed his interest there, and hoped that we would send someone to meet and discuss in detail."

Hearing this, Chen Ran probably had a judgment in his mind about the two transfers.

There was no response from Klose, but he did not directly refuse.

It is estimated that Klose himself is still hesitating, and his willingness to transfer is not very strong.

On the other hand, Jan Kohler took a positive attitude and offered to ask Crystal Palace to send someone to meet him. It seems that the transfer is very likely to be successful.

"Well, Louis, you go to Germany yourself. But go to see Klose first, first to express our sincerity, and second to find out what he thinks."

"If you are sure that Klose has no intention of joining our Crystal Palace, then you can go directly to see Jan Kohler to finalize the transfer."

"Okay, Chen, I see."

Manchester, Ferguson office.

David Gill came here again today, still for the transfer.

Although he is the CEO of Manchester United, as long as Ferguson is around, everyone will revolve around Ferguson.

"Alex, our people found that Crouch's manager, Jonathan, was stepping on two boats."

"While he was negotiating with us, he was still approaching people from Chelsea. I suspect he was using us and Chelsea to bid against each other to get a bigger contract for Crouch."

"Such a person is troublesome and will make us pay a lot of money that we don't need to pay. I think Crouch's transfer is better than giving up."

That's right, David Gill came to sue today.

For Crouch, a player Ferguson admits that he bought and is unlikely to use, he doesn't want to spend any more money, let alone be used as a gun by an agent.

"Oh? That's right. Chelsea, hehe, it seems that Mourinho and I want to go together."

Hearing David Gill's complaint, Ferguson didn't look angry, but laughed instead.

"Alex, did you hear what I just said?"

Seeing that Ferguson ignored him, David Gill was also a little upset.

"David, don't worry. I have already told you the purpose of buying Crouch. It's not that Manchester United needs Crouch as a player, it's just to weaken the strength of Crystal Palace."

"Since Chelsea are also making moves now, no matter whether Crouch goes to Manchester United or Chelsea, my goal has been achieved."

Hearing Ferguson's words, David Gill was overjoyed, now he doesn't need to waste money.

"Alex, can I inform my subordinates to terminate the negotiation with Crouch?"

"No, keep talking, talk seriously, everything must be as real as it is."

"Alex, what do you mean?"

"Try to let the Russian guy in Chelsea spend a little more money. You can control the size of this."

"Ok, I see."

After sending the little fat man away, Chen Ran couldn't sleep anymore, and after eating something, he simply went to work in the club again.

Before the ass was hot, Stephen came to the door.

"Chen, the loan plan for the new stadium has been preliminarily finalized, can you see if there are any problems?"

After confirming that Chen Ran was in the office, Stephen ran over with a thick stack of documents.

"Oh? It's rare. How long has this been dragging on, and it's finally settled. Is it [-] million euros? I don't agree if it's less."

"It's [-] million euros, that's right, but it's not provided by a bank. Didn't you raise an idea last time, asking them to form a syndicate of banks to lend jointly."

"I told them your idea, but I didn't expect them to actually adopt this plan after discussing it."

"A total of five banks contributed, namely HSBC Bank provided 4000 million euros, Halifax Bank provided 4000 million euros, Lloyds Bank provided 4000 million euros, Barclays Bank provided 5000 million euros, and Royal Bank of Scotland provided 3000 million euros. million euros."

"The annual interest rate is 12.00%, with the new stadium and land as collateral, and the funds will be allocated in batches according to the construction progress of the stadium."

"This condition is not bad. Would those bankers be so kind? Could it be some kind of trap?" Chen Ran asked worriedly.

Looking at the documents in his hand and listening to Stephen's report, Chen Ran couldn't help being a little surprised.

Originally, in his expectation, the conditions of those capitalists should be much harsher than they are now.

"Haha, Chen, the reason why you have the current conditions is entirely because you have won one game after another in exchange for it."

"Oh? I didn't expect that there would be such benefits for winning the game. Those bank bosses are not all fans of Crystal Palace, are they?"

Chen Ran raised his eyebrows when he heard this, is this a windfall?

"How is that possible? It's just that many bank executives usually watch football, and now they believe more and more that Crystal Palace will win the Premier League championship this season."

"Do you think that providing a loan to a newly promoted Premier League team is the same as providing a loan to a Premier League champion team?"

"Manchester United's latest annual revenue has exceeded 5000 million pounds, and its net profit is more than [-] million pounds. This is the case when Manchester United has not won the Premier League championship."

"If our Crystal Palace can win the Premier League title this season, let alone reach the income level of Manchester United. However, various sponsorships can be renegotiated, and there will inevitably be a substantial increase by then."

"Even if it is only half of Manchester United's income, or even a third, that is a huge number. Compared with the [-] million euro loan with collateral, the risk is almost negligible. Those bankers are more sophisticated than each other. It's all settled."

Seeing that the project that had been discussed for nearly half a year finally had an idea, Stephen couldn't restrain the excitement in his heart, and his eyes were beaming when he spoke.

"Well, it makes sense. Stephen, from now on, you can start looking for new sponsors. Those sponsorship contracts signed before are no longer worthy of the current Crystal Palace."

"If the existing contract expires, it will not be renewed. If the contract has not expired, if the liquidated damages are not high, we will also negotiate an early termination."

"Chen, don't worry, I will take care of this."

"There is also the naming rights of the new stadium. This is a big cake. Let's see if we can attract some rich people."

"Chen, it's not difficult to sell the naming rights, but it's not easy to sell them at a high price. After all, our Crystal Palace is not one of those wealthy clubs, and we don't have much background to speak of. We are not attractive enough to rich bigwigs."

"There is no rush for this matter, you can look for it slowly. After all, the stadium has not started work yet, and there is plenty of time."

"From now on, you have at least three years to find your target. With the current development trend of Crystal Palace, who dares to say that after three years, it will definitely not be a rich club?"

"Well, that's true. However, Chen, this is all based on the fact that you can lead Crystal Palace to win one championship after another. It all depends on you."

"Don't worry, leave the team's performance to me, and you can help me manage the club well."

"Also, when you choose your target, focus on the Middle East and Huaguo. There are many rich people in these two places."

"understood."

After contacting Klose and Jan Kohler, the little fat man flew to Germany the next day.

According to the plan made by Chen Ran, he first went to Bremen to meet Klose.

That night, the little fat man called Chen Ran.

"Chen, I met Klose today. As you expected, he is not very satisfied with coming to our Crystal Palace as a substitute."

"Klose's attitude is very clear. If he can play the main force, he is willing to join our Crystal Palace; if he is only coming as a substitute, then he still chooses to stay in Bremen."

"Chen, how should I reply to him? Have you changed your mind?"

Chen Ran didn't answer Louis' question immediately, and he was also making the final balance of pros and cons in his mind.

Klose's header ability is indeed outstanding, but compared to Tony, he does not have the ability to resist the opponent's strong central defender while holding the ball with his back and creating opportunities for two teammates on the wing.

If Klose is chosen at the expense of Tony, it will have a major impact on the entire tactical system of Crystal Palace.

Thinking of this, Chen Ran made up his mind.

"Louis, give up Klose, go to Dortmund to see Jan Kohler."

"Chen, are you sure?"

The little fat man asked again worriedly.

"Definitely. Sometimes, those who are capable may not necessarily be suitable."

"Ok, I see."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Ran felt very regretful.

Some people, miss is a lifetime.

Although Jan Kohler is not a top scorer, he has been able to maintain double-digit goals every season during the years he has played for Dortmund.

For Chen Ran who was going to buy him as a backup striker, it was more than enough.

The meeting between the little fat man and Jan Kohler went very smoothly. Jan Kohler was willing to accept the substitute position, and he didn't ask too much for the salary. The two talked very happily.

That night, Louis called Chen Ran again.

"Chen, we have negotiated with Jan Kohler. The three-year contract, the salary is 20.00% higher than his annual salary in Dortmund."

"If you have no objection, then I will contact Borussia Dortmund directly tomorrow. Regarding the transfer fee, what is your upper limit?"

"Okay, you can talk directly with the Dortmund club, as long as it does not exceed 500 million euros."

"clear."

There were no surprises in the negotiations between Luis and Dortmund. For the nearly 32-year-old Jan Kohler, Dortmund was originally prepared not to renew the contract after the end of the contract.

Unexpectedly, someone is willing to bid to introduce Jan Kohler. Such a good thing, the top management of the Dortmund club will naturally not let it go.

In the end, Louis settled the transfer of Jan Kohler for 350 million euros.Just wait for the winter transfer window to open, and the transfer procedures can be handled immediately.

With Jan Kohler as a backup, Chen Ran immediately gained confidence.

He felt that it was time to talk to Crouch again.

After the training ended the next day, Chen Ran found Crouch.

"Peter, come to my office later, there are some things we need to talk about."

"Oh, yes, boss."

Crouch was taken aback for a moment, and quickly agreed.

Chen Ran suddenly talked to himself, which made Crouch panic immediately.

Could it be that the boss found out about his secret contact with Manchester United and Chelsea?
What if the boss really found out?
Will you not let yourself transfer?
Will you hide yourself in the snow?
For a while, Crouch was distracted and restless.

While the other players were taking a shower, he secretly called his agent.

"Jonathan, I'm afraid the boss knows about our contact with Manchester United and Chelsea."

Crouch hid in a deserted place, and his voice dropped very low.

"Really? Are you sure?"

Crouch's agent, Jonathan, was very calm. Since he urged Crouch to transfer, he was already ready for a showdown with Crystal Palace.

"Well, I'm not sure about this. The boss just said that after the training, he went to his office to talk to me about something, and he only called me."

"Oh, that's it. It's nothing even if the Chinese man knows, it's just a normal player transfer. If he really knows, you can admit it openly. Anyway, Crystal Palace can also receive a large transfer fee. It seems that they are the ones who are really making a lot of money.”

"Ah? Just admit it, isn't it good?"

"If you don't dare to say it, then I might as well go and have an interview with your boss directly. Do you think this will work?"

"Forget it, forget it, let me say it myself. Without the experience of Crystal Palace, I can't be selected for the England national team. Crystal Palace and the boss have treated me well, and I don't want to mess things up."

"Okay, I'll leave it to you. But let me remind you first. We've already talked about Manchester United and Chelsea. You can't suddenly go back on your word and stop the transfer. That would be too offensive. do you know?"

"Got it, I know it."

After hanging up the phone, Crouch took a deep breath and walked towards Chen Ran's office nervously.

(End of this chapter)