Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 158

Hearing assistant Pat Riley's complaint, Wenger also shook his head helplessly.

Some things, Pat Riley's level is not eligible to participate.

Negotiations between Crystal Palace and Emirates must have already begun.

It's no wonder that Emirates and Arsenal terminated the negotiations after they had contacted for a while. It turned out that they finally chose Crystal Palace.

Chen Ran, that little guy from Huaguo, is really cunning, he kept the matter of Emirates sponsorship a secret.

After Vieira was won, the news was released.

Wenger was sure that all of this was carefully designed and arranged by that Chen Ran, just to avoid being slaughtered by Arsenal who took the opportunity to charge a high price.

Alas, today's young people are really amazing.

This method of operation is simply an old fox who has become a master.

London, Crystal Palace Club, Chairman's Office.

Fatty Louis is reporting to Chen Ran about the contract renewal of Crystal Palace players.

"Chen, since we announced the signing of Vieira, the construction of the new stadium and the sky-high sponsorship contract with Emirates, the progress of the contract renewal negotiations has become much smoother."

"Those guys who insisted on a fixed annual salary at a high price have now accepted the plan of a fixed annual salary plus a high bonus."

"Except for a few contracts and some details that need to be adjusted, most of the players have signed contract extensions."

Seeing that the highlight of this summer is about to be completed, little fat Louis is also in a good mood, and the voice of the report is a bit louder than usual.

"Well, you've done a good job. After the inside is stabilized, your main energy will be put outside."

Chen Ran verbally praised the little fat man, and began to make plans for the next step.

"Great, Chen, are you finally going to attack the outside world? Tell me, which star do you have your eye on again? I've been busy negotiating the contract renewal within the team all day, and I don't feel any sense of accomplishment."

When he heard that he was going to buy players again, the little fat man's eyes lit up immediately.

"Ahem, this is not a big-name star, he can only be regarded as a well-known young player in youth training."

"Huh? It's a young player again?"

As soon as he heard that he was not a big-name player, the little fat man was immediately discouraged. This guy likes to run big deals.

"Stop talking nonsense. The ones I asked you to buy are all future big-name players, understand?"

"Got it. Just tell me who you want to buy?"

"You go to the Southampton Satellite Academy and find a little guy named Gareth Bale. He just graduated from high school this year, you go and sign him, and then give it to Tuchel to train him."

"Okay, any more?"

"There is another one that may be a bit troublesome. You need to travel to Germany."

"Germany?"

"Yes, you go to the youth team of Hansa Rostock Club and find a young player named Tony Cross. He was born in 1990, and his father is the coach of the Rostock youth team."

"Born in 1990? Only 15 years old this year? Chen, are you a little too anxious?"

The little fat man looked at Chen Ran with a puzzled expression. Does this guy have any eccentricities? Why are the players brought in getting younger and younger.

"It's not that I'm in a hurry, but the situation in Germany is special. You must be aware of Bayern Munich's status in Germany. I'm afraid that if I act late, I may be snatched away by Bayern Munich."

"It's true. Bayern Munich is more attractive to German players than anyone else."

The little fat man nodded in agreement. Coming from a family of agents, he has a deep understanding of Bayern Munich's influence in Germany.

"In this way, in order to increase your persuasion, when you go to Germany, call Tuchel. It is estimated that he, a German, will be more convincing than a stranger like you."

Chen Ran thought about it carefully, and came up with a solution for the little fat man.

"Understood, is there anything else I need to pay attention to?"

"Considering the young age of Toni Kroos, his family may be worried that he came to the UK alone."

"In this way, isn't his father the youth training coach of Rostock, then recruit his father to the Crystal Palace as an assistant to Tuchel, so that he can take care of Toni Kroos by the way."

"I'm going, Chen, you bought a coach for a player, for Toni Kroos, you really worked hard."

"No way, not many German players are willing to go abroad to play football. Toni Kroos is also a talented player, and he is likely to be the core midfielder of our Crystal Palace in the future."

"So, it's all worth it. Louis, don't underestimate him just because he's young, understand?"

"Understood, I will definitely bring them all back to the Crystal Palace."

"The third one is the Ghana midfielder Essien who is currently playing for Lyon in France. Because of his outstanding performance in the Ligue [-] last season, he was named the best player in Ligue [-]. Therefore, this guy is probably not cheap."

"Finally there is a famous star."

Hearing Chen Ran say that Essien's price is not cheap, Louis is not worried but happy.

"Don't get too excited, I guess there are other teams that will also look at Essien, such as Chelsea."

"Chelsea? Haha, that is really an old opponent. Chen, don't worry, I know it well, and I will definitely not let Essien fall into Chelsea's hands."

"No! Louis, Essien is not a necessity for us. If the price is ridiculously high, there is no need to force it."

"Crystal Palace currently has four full-time midfielders in the midfielder position, Simeone, Vieira, Yaya Toure and Mascherano. If necessary, Modric and Pepe can also play as a midfielder."

"So, if a team like Chelsea really comes out to snatch someone, once the price exceeds 4000 million euros, then your task is to change from buying someone to raising the price, so that the opponent spends more transfer fees to introduce Essien. Understand ?"

"Chen, do you mean to give up the introduction of Essien once the price exceeds 4000 million euros?"

"Yes, Essien is just a supplement to our Crystal Palace, 4000 million euros is already expensive enough."

In fact, Essien has long been on Chen Ran's signing list, but he has not made a move for various reasons.

In 2003, when Chen Ran just entered the Crystal Palace, Essien moved from Bastia to Lyon with a transfer fee of 1100 million euros.

At that time, Chen Ran spent all 3000 million of the 2000 million euros in loans on the introduction of Ronaldo.

Coupled with the need to introduce other players, it is natural to ignore the expensive Essien.

There is also a more serious problem, that is, Essien has too many injuries.

In his previous life, except for the first two or three years, Essien was constantly repeating the cycle of injury, recuperation, comeback, and re-injury at Chelsea.

And his injuries are not minor injuries, and he will have to rest for half a year or a year if he moves, no club can bear it.

This is also the reason why Chen Ran has been unable to make up his mind about whether to introduce Essien.

Now the reason why Chen Ran asked Louis to introduce Essien is mainly because after signing the big contract with Emirates, he has money in hand and can do things that he didn't dare to do before.

The introduction of Gareth Bale went smoothly, although there is also competition from the Southampton club.But with the current influence of Crystal Palace in the British Isles, how can Southampton, a Championship team, compare?

So, Louis took Bell back to the Crystal Palace without any effort and handed it over to Tuchel.

However, it was not so easy for Toni Kroos.

According to Chen Ran's instructions, Louis took Tuchel and flew to Rostock.

Even if Tuchel came forward as a lobbyist, Toni Kroos' father still didn't want his child to leave Germany at such a young age.

Even if the little fat man threw out his trump card and promised that the old Kroos could go to the Crystal Palace as a youth training coach and accompany Tony Kroos together, it did not change the old Kroos' mind.

"Chen, I've tried all the methods. It's useless for Tuchel to come forward, and it's useless to invite him to be a youth coach at Crystal Palace. Toni Kroos' father just doesn't agree. What do you think we should do now?"

That night, the little fat man who returned to the hotel immediately called Chen Ran back.

"What was the main reason for his disagreement?"

For the stubbornness of the Germans, Chen Ran has long been mentally prepared, because he has already seen it from Tuchel.

"Old Kroos thinks that Toni Kroos is too young and hasn't even graduated from middle school, so he shouldn't have left Germany so early."

"Well, it's not unreasonable for people to consider the growth of their children."

Chen Ran habitually tapped the armrest of the sofa with the index finger of his left hand again and again.

"In this way, you can go and tell Old Kroos tomorrow that we can wait until Toni Kroos graduates from middle school next year before coming to England to join Crystal Palace. See if he agrees with this."

"Then what if he still doesn't agree?"

"If you still don't agree, you can only give up."

"Understood. However, Chen, let Toni Kroos stay in Germany for one more year, what if he is discovered by Bayern Munich during this year?"

"Well, this is indeed a very likely thing to happen. After all, Germany is the territory of Bayern Munich. However, Toni Kroos is only 15 years old now. We have no way to sign a professional contract with him, and Bayern Munich also has no way to deal with him. Sign a professional contract."

"In this way, Luiz, if the old Kroos agrees to let Toni Kroos come to England to join Crystal Palace next year. Then you sign a contract with him as a youth training coach now, and the treatment will be better."

"You tell the old Cross: During this year, if he doesn't come to the UK, we will still pay his salary. His only task is to train his son well and bring him to Crystal Palace next summer."

"Haha, Chen, you're still smart. If you can't sign a contract with Toni Kroos, then first tie his father to our tank in Crystal Palace. This idea is really great."

Fortunately, the method that Chen Ran thought of with all his heart finally impressed Tony Cross' father.

As long as you are not a fool, you can see that the Crystal Palace Club really attaches great importance to Toni Kroos.

Old Cross has self-knowledge, so why does Crystal Palace raise themselves for nothing for a year?He is not a well-known youth training coach, isn't it for his precious son?

After finally handling Toni Cross, the little fat man rushed to Lyon, France without stopping.

However, when Louis came to meet Essien's agent according to the agreed time and place, he unexpectedly saw the transfer staff of the Chelsea club about to leave.

Crystal Palace and Chelsea, as clubs in London, do not look up and look down, and the main officials of the two clubs naturally know each other.

Everyone is an old Jianghu, and as soon as they saw the other party appearing here, they immediately understood what happened.

After the little fat man exchanged warm greetings with the other party as if nothing had happened, he went to see Essien's agent.

In the first meeting, apart from conveying the Crystal Palace Club's intention to introduce Essien, it was naturally impossible to reach any agreement.

As soon as he returned to the hotel, the little fat man immediately reported the situation to Chen Ran in London.

"Chen, you guessed it right again. Chelsea really has their eyes on Essien."

"What? Did you see someone from Chelsea today?"

"That's right. And I guess Essien's agent deliberately arranged for us to meet, so as to use our two clubs to raise prices for each other in order to get a bigger contract."

"It's expected. In this way, you should be mentally prepared. If the price is too outrageous, you will give up the introduction of Essien, and help the Lyon club raise the price by the way."

"clear."

At the same time, the staff of the Chelsea club are also reporting the situation to London.

"Well, well, well, I see. According to the original plan, Essien must be taken, understand?"

After hanging up the phone, Peter Kenyon smiled wryly at Mourinho who was sitting across from him.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with Essien again?"

Seeing Peter Kenyon's expression, Mourinho couldn't help but thump.

"It may have been deliberately arranged by Essien's agent. Our people met Crystal Palace's sports manager Luis at Essien's agent today."

"Crystal Palace again?"

At this moment, Mourinho was really a little out of anger.

He finally gave up the idea of ​​signing from Crystal Palace, but just after he saw a target, he bumped into someone from Crystal Palace again.

Why are these guys so haunted?

If Mourinho knew some common sayings in Huaguo, he would definitely say that he and Chen Ran were at odds.

"Peter, what are you going to do? Let me declare first that Essien is a player that must be brought in, and he must not give up halfway because of Crystal Palace's intervention."

"I know, don't worry, I just explained that Essien must be taken down."

Peter Kenyon quickly appeased Mourinho. This guy has been in a very unstable mood recently.

"However, Jose, you have to be mentally prepared. With the involvement of Crystal Palace, Essien's transfer fee will definitely not be cheap, and it will even be very high. If this is the case, it will definitely affect your other signings."

"I see. Let's talk about Essien first."

Mourinho bit his lip bitterly and cursed secretly.

"This damn Chen Ran!"

(End of this chapter)