Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 224 Galaxy Football Group
"Why are you here? Don't you also come to see my joke?"

Mourinho looked up feebly at Mendes.

It is well known that Mourinho's status at Chelsea is in jeopardy because of his unsatisfactory coaching performance.

This also makes the club staff who used to be respectful to Mourinho, now one by one, start to be obedient.

Mourinho found it ineffective after losing his temper a few times, so he simply hid at home and did not go to the club.

"How could I come to see your jokes? Jose, don't forget, I'm your manager, the two of us should stand together."

Mendes looked at Mourinho sincerely and said earnestly.

"Yeah, we should stand together."

Hearing this sentence from Mendes, Mourinho silently repeated it.

I don't know when, he and Mendes began to drift away.

Unexpectedly, when I was so down and down that even the staff of the club dared to talk back, it was this guy who remembered to come and see me.

At this moment, even Mourinho, who is used to being self-centered, couldn't help being a little moved.

"Thank you, Jorge."

"Haha, Jose, your words are enough."

Mendes, who knows Mourinho's character well, knows how difficult it is for Mourinho to say thank you personally.

"José, there is no need for you to be so negative. The matter has not reached the point of no return."

Mendes didn't just come to comfort and visit Mourinho today.

"What else can I do now? It's just waiting for the Chelsea club to notify me to sign the termination contract, and then take the rest of the money and leave."

"Not at all. Before I came to you, I talked to Peter Kenyon. At least so far, Chelsea has not found a candidate to replace you that satisfies the Russian boss, which is why they have not notified you of the termination of the contract. reason."

"Hmph, it's not easy to find a coach who can do better than me."

Dead Tsundere is dead Tsundere, almost to the point of being fired, Mourinho still has this virtue.

"Ahem, according to Peter Kenyon, the Russian owner actually likes that Chen Ran the most. It's just that he is the owner of the Crystal Palace Club himself, so it's naturally impossible for him to be Chelsea's head coach."

"Humph!"

Hearing Mendez's words, Mourinho's face darkened suddenly, and his friends are exhausted!

"José, as you said, it's not easy to find a coach who can do better than you. It's not that there are no coaches, but these people are basically coaching in major clubs, and it is impossible to come to Chelsea to pick you up. Class. So, your chances of continuing to manage Chelsea are not small."

"Actually, I am not greedy for the position of Chelsea manager."

Mourinho just wanted to explain, but was stopped by Mendes halfway through.

"I know, Jose, I know. You just want to defeat that Chen Ran, right?"

"Yes."

Mourinho curled his lips and had to admit that Mendes knew him best.

"So, you just have to wait patiently at home. As soon as there is news from Chelsea, I will inform you immediately. However, although you are at home, you can't be so decadent. What a head coach should do, you can do not forget."

"I see."

Mourinho nodded, and the small flame of fighting was ignited again in his heart.

Looking back at the Crystal Palace Club, when Chen Ran was focusing on the transfer of Kaka and Ibrahimovic, Stephen approached him.

"Chen, the season is over now. Two Americans, Tom Hicks and George Gillette, came to see you two days ago. Because you happened to go to Germany, I sent them away."

"However, their willingness to acquire Crystal Palace does not seem to have diminished in the slightest. Shall we still talk to them?"

"Talk, since it's something we promised before, we naturally have to meet each other, otherwise we will be accused of breaking our promise. Of course, whether we can negotiate is another matter."

If Stephen didn't mention it, Chen Ran, who was so busy walking around, would have almost forgotten about these two Americans.

"Okay, then I'll arrange a time."

"Stephen, please wait for a while, there is one more thing that happened to be said together. This season is over, so the preseason of next season should be well prepared now."

"We won the Champions League this season, and we also won the honor of the Triple Crown. Such a good result, if we don't make a good fortune, it would be too wasteful."

Chen Ran stopped Stephen who was about to leave, and prepared to implement a new plan.

"Chen, do you have any new ideas?"

"There is a new plan, Stephen, help me see if it is feasible."

"I plan to unite several wealthy clubs to organize a small tournament to make money together. What do you think of this method?"

"Unite a few giant clubs to make money together?"

Stephen repeated Chen Ran's words, slowly chewing on the meaning.

"Chen, which wealthy clubs are you going to look for? Our Crystal Palace's performance this season is so good, if we want to look for them, we can't look for those who are not good enough, otherwise we will be taken advantage of by them in vain?"

"Haha, that's for sure. My preliminary plan is to call the three old English giants Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool. If we add our Crystal Palace, it is appropriate for the four teams to play a single round."

"Chen, don't you plan to call Chelsea? They are the runner-up of the Premier League for two consecutive seasons."

"Hehe, Stephen, it is precisely because Chelsea poses the greatest threat to us that we cannot call them. Besides, Chelsea should not be short of this little money."

"understood."

Stephen scolded himself secretly in his heart, taking the competitor who threatened him the most to make money, isn't that something wrong with his brain?

"Chen, where do you plan to go to hold the event this time? Or go to Asia like last year?"

"I'm definitely going to Asia. However, I plan to increase my itinerary to the United States this year. After all, it is well known that Americans are rich, and it would be a pity not to make money."

"America? Can people there understand football?"

In the eyes of a native British like Stephen, he actually doesn't think much of Americans.

Moreover, the popularity of football in the United States is far behind that of rugby, baseball, basketball and other sports, so he is very puzzled that Chen Ran wants to bring the team to the United States for a friendly match.

"Stephen, it doesn't matter whether Americans can understand it. As long as they are willing to buy tickets and pay to watch the broadcast. We are here to make money, not to promote football."

"Chen, how do you know if Americans will pay to watch a football game?"

"Stephen, this is not something we need to worry about. Just like the model of going to Asia last year, let's find an American event organizer first."

"After getting the appearance fee, we will fly over to play the game. As for whether the contractor can make money, it has nothing to do with us."

"That's good. Chen, will the trip to Asia still be to those countries last year?"

"This year we will arrange new competitions in the United States, so the Asian side will be reduced accordingly. Huaguo and the United Arab Emirates are two places that must be visited, so we can only remove one between Japan and Thailand. At that time, according to the Let’s decide the terms of the negotiation.”

"Okay, then I'll contact the senior management of Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool and ask if they are interested in making money together. By the way, Chen, what name do you plan to name this event?"

"Let's call it 'International Champions Cup'. Stephen, before contacting those three clubs, you should use my offshore company to register this name and trademark. If this event can really be done, then there will be another one in the future. A way to make money."

"Understood, I'll take care of it."

Under the continuous urging of the two Americans, Tom Hicks and George Gillette, Chen Ran saw these two guys for the first time two days later.

"Mr. Chen, it's really hard to see you."

As soon as we met, Tom Hicks' first words were complaints.That's right, Chen Ran has been dragging away to see them both.If you were an ordinary person, you probably would have given up a long time ago.

Under Stephen's introduction, the two sides exchanged pleasantries before entering the topic.

"Mr. Chen, at the beginning you offered a price of one billion pounds, and we accepted it. I wonder if the price is still counting now?"

Tom Hicks got straight to the point and asked the questions he was most concerned about from the very beginning.

No way, the current Crystal Palace has not only won the most powerful Champions League champion, but also won the amazing Triple Crown honor, which made Tom Hicks and George Gillette feel uneasy all the time, worried that Chen Ran would speak loudly.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Hicks, Mr. Gillette, due to the excellent performance of Crystal Palace this season, the valuation of the Crystal Palace club has been greatly improved. Correspondingly, one billion pounds is obviously not in line with the current situation of Crystal Palace. value, I hope you can understand this."

Hearing the news that they least expected to hear, Tom Hicks and George Gillette looked ashen. After looking at each other, Tom Hicks still spoke.

"Mr. Chen, what is your current asking price for the Crystal Palace club?"

"Hehe, Mr. Hicks, I think it's better for you not to know. Because you may not agree with this price, and it is even less likely to accept it."

"Mr. Chen, I insist on knowing the new asking price."

Tom Hicks doesn't seem to want to give up just yet.

"Ok."

Chen Ran shrugged helplessly, and calmly said a number: "20 billion pounds."

"Pfft! Cough cough. Sorry, very sorry."

George Gillette, who had just taken a sip of coffee, was so scared by the number that he spat out.

"Mr. Chen, are you joking? The Glazer family bought Manchester United for less than 20 million pounds. Don't you think it's too much for you to ask Crystal Palace [-] billion pounds?"

Tom Hicks' face turned red, and he felt that he had been played by Chen Ran.

"Mr. Hicks, don't be angry. Didn't I say you better not know. Moreover, this price is not just the price of the Crystal Palace Club, but the price of the entire Galaxy Football Group."

"Galaxy Football Group? What is this?"

Tom Hicks and George Gillette looked at each other. Obviously, these two football laymen had never heard of this thing, and then they both focused their attention on their football consultant Rodriguez.

However, the result was disappointing, and Rodriguez obviously didn't know the Galaxy Football Group either.

Nonsense, of course it is impossible for them to know the Galaxy Football Group.

Because this group currently only exists in Chen Ran's plan.

When Crystal Palace won the UEFA Champions League before, the special reward given by the system for the Triple Crown was to start the football group mode.

So Chen Ran gave this football group with only one club, Crystal Palace, a famous name.

Today, he intends to use this Galaxy Football Group to fool two Americans, Tom Hicks and George Gillette.

"Mr. Hicks, Mr. Gillette, this is my preliminary plan for the Galaxy Football Group. You can take a look. If you are interested, you are welcome to join."

After all, Chen Ran asked his subordinates to send the Galaxy Football Group proposal he had prepared in advance to Tom Hicks and George Gillette.

I don’t know, I’m scared.

According to the description in the plan, the Galaxy Football Group will consist of multiple clubs distributed all over the world.

All clubs in the group share all resources, including players, coaches, sponsors, training bases, etc., and can allocate surplus idle resources to clubs in need.

In this way, the expenditure of each club can be reduced to the greatest extent. After the integration and optimization of resources, the highest efficiency and the lowest consumption can be used to achieve the biggest goal.

This plan is somewhat taken for granted by senior football practitioners like Rodriguez.Although there are many bright spots, it is too difficult to realize, so he is not optimistic.

But for two football laymen, Tom Hicks and George Gillette, the plan seemed like a highly imaginative innovation from a purely commercial point of view.

Tom Hicks and George Gillette, who were originally frustrated because Chen Ran raised the price from one billion pounds to two billion pounds, were now excited, excited, and heatedly discussing Chen Ran. Then throw out the plan.

Obviously, two people are very interested in this.

Tom Hicks and George Gillette kept raising various questions around the Galaxy Football Group's plan, and Chen Ran, who had been prepared for a long time, patiently answered them one by one.

Suddenly, the negotiating table seemed to become a conference room.

"Mr. Hicks, Mr. Gillette, I wonder if you are interested in building a football club with me in the United States, and then make this club the second member of the Galaxy Football Group?"

Seeing that the timing was almost up, Chen Ran also threw out the bait he had planned for a long time.

(End of this chapter)