Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 146 President's Offensive and Defensive Battle

"Well, it's me. That's it, I have time. Jorge, you are too polite. You were the one who invited guests to dinner last time, so let me invite you this time."

"Well, well, okay, I will definitely go then."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Ran turned to look at the little fat man.

"It's Mendez?" the fat man asked.

"That's right, here comes the trouble."

"Chen, you mean, Mendes wants to talk to you about Ronaldo?"

"Otherwise? He just invited me to dinner not long ago, and he wants to invite me to dinner again this time. I want to invite him back, but he firmly disagrees. I have no contact with him. You said, he is not for Ronaldo but for What?"

"What does Mendes want to talk to you about? Give Ronaldo a raise?"

"It would be easy if it was just a salary increase. My worry is that someone has already found him and wants to buy Ronaldo."

"It's no big deal. Chen, if you don't want to sell, just refuse. Ronaldo's contract is still early, and the initiative is in our hands."

"I know, this is also an important reason why Mendes had to humbly invite me to dinner."

"It's just that, unless it's absolutely necessary, it's better not to freeze the relationship with him. After all, if we want to renew the contract with Chris in the future, we can't get around Mendes."

After talking with Chen Ran on the phone, Mendes went to Ronaldo's house again.

"Jorge, what's the matter? Can't you say it on the phone? It's so mysterious."

Ronaldo looked at Mendes curiously. He was planning to go out to play today, but Mendes called and said he had something to ask him, so he insisted on going to his house to talk.

"Ahem, Chris, someone found me, I hope you can transfer."

"Transfer?"

Ronaldo glanced at Mendes in surprise.

"I've had a good time at Crystal Palace and the boss has treated me well. I have no plans to transfer."

Without any hesitation, Ronaldo rejected Mendes immediately.

"Ahem, Chris, the other party promised that if you are willing to transfer, you will get a big contract, a big contract that is much more than your current salary."

"Big contract? How big can it be?"

"The boss also promised us before that as long as Crystal Palace wins the Premier League championship this season. All Crystal Palace players can get a salary increase, and the increase will be at least doubled."

"My current annual salary is 200 million euros, doubled to 400 million euros. According to my performance, there will definitely be more, maybe 500 million euros."

"Jorge, 500 million euros, is this contract big enough? Can the other party have more than this?"

With the salary increase promise made by Chen Ran before, Ronaldo is also full of ambition now, and he wants to make a career in Crystal Palace.

He is less than 20 years old and can earn an annual salary of 500 million euros.In this regard, Ronaldo is already very satisfied.

"Ahem, what if the other party is willing to give you an annual salary of 1000 million euros?"

"puff!"

"cough cough"

Just now Ronaldo, who was drinking water because he was thirsty, was caught off guard and spewed out all the water.

"How much did you say? 1000 million euros? Which club is so rich? Jorge, you didn't encounter a liar, did you?"

"Chelsea."

Ignoring the emotional Ronaldo, Mendes just replied three words lightly.

"It's them."

This time, Ronaldo no longer doubted whether the other party was a liar.

The effect of Mourinho insisting on buying Crouch at a high price of 2000 million euros during the winter transfer period was finally reflected at this time.

Now, many people may ridicule Chelsea's vision of selecting players, but no one will question Chelsea's financial resources.

"Jorge, are you sure the other party is not joking? Maybe Chelsea just want to interfere with our Crystal Palace's process of winning the championship."

Ronaldo is just young, but not stupid.

To be able to maintain the highlight moments for so many years in the previous life, it is impossible to have no brains.

"This is not the case. Chelsea have missed the Premier League championship this season without winning the game against Crystal Palace. They also know this."

"Jorge, is this Jose's idea?"

Ronaldo immediately thought of his fellow Portuguese Mourinho, who is also a member of Mendes and is now the head coach of Chelsea.

"That's right. It was Jose who suggested it. He really wants you to join Chelsea."

Mendes nodded without hesitation. Ronaldo will know about this sooner or later, and he can't hide it.

Hearing that Mendes admitted that it was Mourinho's idea, Ronaldo pouted subtly.

Although they are both Portuguese, although they are both the same agent, the relationship between Ronaldo and Mourinho is not close, and there is no communication at ordinary times.

Because these two people are very proud people in their bones.

Especially after Mourinho won the UEFA Cup and the European Champions Cup in a row, he is now in full swing, a bit arrogant and arrogant.

Although Ronaldo has not yet reached the height of his previous life, he will not flatter Mourinho in a low voice.

Ronaldo, who is very clever, immediately figured out what was behind Mourinho's plan.

He couldn't beat Crystal Palace on the court, so he wanted to dismantle Crystal Palace off the court.

It seems that this guy is nothing more than that, with his nostrils turned up high and arrogant.

Isn't it because he can't beat the boss and can only make dirty tricks under the counter?
However, 1000 million euros is really hard to resist.

How to do?
To promise or not to promise?

Although a bit shameful of Mourinho's behavior, the temptation of 1000 million euros still makes Ronaldo a little tempted.

"Jorge, have you talked to the boss about this?"

"Not yet. I'm not here to ask you what you mean first, and then decide whether to tell Chen Ran or not."

"Jorge, the boss treats me well, and my contract with Crystal Palace still has more than three years. So, without the boss's consent, I will not go anywhere."

"Understood. I will go and have a good talk with Chen Ran. Even if he is unwilling to let you transfer, I will fight for a better contract for you."

"Okay. Jorge, then I'll leave it all to you."

"But there is one thing I want to remind you, talk about it carefully, don't fall out with the boss, otherwise I won't be able to stay in Crystal Palace in the future. Understand?"

"Do not worry."

Manchester, Ferguson office.

"Alex, what do you want me to do today?"

Manchester United's CEO David Gill asked as soon as he entered the door.

"David, did you watch the game between Crystal Palace and Chelsea?"

Ferguson raised his head from the TV screen. What was being played on the TV was the video of Ronaldo's game this season that Ferguson had specially edited.

"Look. That Mourinho is not that good. With such a dense schedule of Crystal Palace, Chelsea failed to win the game. It seems that Crystal Palace has won the Premier League championship this season."

"What do you think of that Ronaldo in Crystal Palace?"

"A very fine young man. What? Alex, your heart is moving?"

"I'm not heartbroken, I'm regretful. Why didn't I win Ronaldo earlier."

"It's okay, it's not too late to buy it now. If I remember correctly, that Ronaldo is not yet 20 years old, right?"

"David, that's exactly why I called you here today. This summer, I hope you can bring Ronaldo back to Manchester United."

"Alex, if Crystal Palace wins the Premier League title this season, the value of their players will definitely increase. For an absolute main force like Ronaldo, the transfer fee is definitely not cheap. What is your bottom line?"

"5000 euros."

"so much?"

David Gill was also surprised.

He originally thought that 20 million euros should be enough for a young man under 2000 years old, but he didn't expect Ferguson's bottom line to be so high.

"Is it tall? I'm not worried enough."

"You must know that the Premier League is broadcast all over the world. I guess it may not only be our English clubs who are eyeing the players of Crystal Palace."

"Alex, I have to remind you. Manchester United's signing budget this summer is only about 5000 million euros. You don't intend to use all the money on Ronaldo alone, do you?"

"David, if you can buy Ronaldo with 5000 million euros, it will be worth it."

"you sure?"

"I'm pretty sure."

Spain, the office of Laporta, president of FC Barcelona.

"Mr. Chairman, the scouts we sent to London to track down the Crystal Palace players have sent back the latest report. There is one thing that I feel is necessary to report to you."

Barcelona's sporting director Fernandes walked in with a stack of documents.

"Oh? What's the matter?"

Laporta asked casually while looking at the documents in his hand.

"In that report, in addition to introducing Cesc Fabregas, he also recommended a Crystal Palace player. The original words in the report are: This is a football genius comparable to Messi."

"What? On par with Messi?"

Hearing Messi's name, Laporta turned his attention away from the document in his hand.

"Is it such an exaggeration? You must know that Messi is a talented player that we have never seen in Barcelona in a century."

"Mr. Chairman, here is the original report. I brought it to you."

After all, Fernandez handed the report to Laporta.

After a quick read of the report, Laporta looked up at Fernandez.

"Robert, is the scout's words credible?"

"Mr. Chairman, this is our senior scout based in the UK. His vision is trustworthy."

"He also said in the report that he hopes the club will introduce this Ronaldo at all costs. Robert, what do you think?"

"This... Mr. Chairman, it may be that he was too excited to see an outstanding genius, and the words he used were somewhat inaccurate."

After hesitating for a while, Fernandez finally did not dare to fully support the scout's point of view.

In case that guy misreads, he will also take responsibility.

"However, Mr. Chairman, I think we can also make an offer to Crystal Palace during the summer transfer period. If the price is right, then we might as well buy this Ronaldo, as a helper for Messi."

"Okay, let's do that. Robert, this matter is also entrusted to you."

"Don't worry, Mr. Chairman."

It was the same Chinese restaurant in Chinatown last time, and Chen Ran and Mendes sat together again.

"Jorge, tell me, what's the matter? You won't just treat me to dinner today, right?"

After drinking and eating, the two began to smoke the cigar Mendez brought.

"Haha, Chen, you really know me best."

After so many contacts, Mendes knows that the young man in front of him is not a fuel-efficient lamp, so he simply doesn't make any detours.

"Chen, someone found me, hoping to bring in Chris, so I'm here to ask what you mean."

Hearing this, Chen Ran's heart skipped a beat, he was really afraid of something.

After tidying up his mood, Chen Ran calmly smoked a cigar.Blocked by the smoke, he glanced at Mendez.

"Jorge, let me guess, did Mourinho find you?"

"Eh, I really can't hide anything from you."

Mendes didn't expect Chen Ran to guess that Mourinho was behind the trick, and he couldn't help being stunned.

He immediately realized that he was not asking for it.But the flaws have been exposed, so I have no choice but to admit it.

"Jorge, to tell you the truth, for me, Chris is not for sale, not for any amount of money."

"Really not for sale?"

"It's really not for sale."

"Even with a high bid from Chelsea?"

"That's right, no matter how high the price is, I won't sell it."

Speaking of this, Mendes didn't continue to ask, but just looked at Chen Ran carefully.

He seemed to want to confirm whether Chen Ran was really determined not to sell it, or was he just pretending to raise the price.

"Okay, Jorge, you don't need to doubt my determination not to sell Chris. With this time, let's talk about Chris's contract renewal."

"Well, Chen, it seems that you really don't want to sell Chris."

Mendes nodded, he now truly understands Chen Ran's determination.Now Mourinho wants to take Ronaldo away from Crystal Palace, it is impossible.

"Jorge, Chris must have told you that I once promised the Crystal Palace players that as long as the team wins the Premier League title this season, I will give them a salary increase."

"Since the two of us are sitting together today, it's just a matter of time to deal with this matter in advance."

"The contract extension I gave to Chris, the annual salary will be directly increased from the current 200 million euros to 500 million euros. The bonus is not included, and it is still a five-year contract."

"You take this condition back to Chris, and then you discuss it to see if you are satisfied. Then give me an answer, how about it?"

"Okay, Chen, I'll tell Chris when I get back, and I'll call you back as soon as possible."

"What's more, Jorge, your commission will not be less. Besides, would your brokerage company sell me some more shares?"

(End of this chapter)