Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 226 A picture at the beginning, the rest depends on editing
A similar situation happened again in Liverpool.

After receiving the invitation letter from Crystal Palace, Liverpool's top management also readily accepted it.

So far, the four teams for the first International Champions Cup have all been determined.

"Chen, this isn't the International Champions Cup, it's the Premier League Champions Cup."

Stephen, who came to report the results to Chen Ran, joked with a smile.

"Stephen, after all, this is the first time we have held this kind of event. We don't have much experience. Of course, we have to give priority to choosing a team we are familiar with. If this year can prove that the effect is good, then next year we will make this event a real international champion. cup."

"Understood. Chen, the two Americans, Tom Hicks and George Gillette, have news. They asked when you have time and want to talk to you again."

"Really? It seems that they are really interested in my Galaxy Football Group project. Stephen, have I asked you to collect all the information about the Major League Soccer?"

"I've almost found it. I'll send someone to bring it to you later. However, Chen, when I was collecting these materials, I discovered an interesting situation."

"Oh? Then tell me how interesting it is."

Because Chen Ran is constantly launching various new big plans, Stephen, who is the chief steward of the Crystal Palace, is very busy all day long.It must be very interesting to get his attention.

"In the American Major League Soccer, there is a team called the New York Red Bulls, which was just acquired by the Red Bull Group in Austria, which produces sports drinks, in March this year."

"And just last year, Red Bull Group also acquired a club in Austria and changed its name to 'Red Bull Salzburg'."

"I think the Red Bull Group seems to be doing the same thing as you. They also want to build a football group."

Red Bull?

Hearing this familiar name, Chen Ran quickly recalled many things from his memory.

Stephen is right, the Red Bull Group really wants to build a football group.

From 2005 until Chen Ran's rebirth, the Red Bull Group's football map has basically taken shape.

There are four football clubs in Austria, Germany, the United States and Brazil.Even Ghana in Africa used to have a Red Bull team, but it was abandoned for unknown reasons.

Among them, the most awesome one is the Leipzig Red Bull in Germany.

Of course, that's not the real name of the club.

Because the Bundesliga only allows the use of neutral names, the real name of this club is "Leipzig Grassball Sports Association", but the English abbreviation happens to be RB just like Red Bull's English abbreviation.

Compared with the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and Ligue [-], which are open to foreign investment, the Bundesliga, which has always been known for its conservativeness, can be said to be strictly guarded against foreign acquisitions of German teams.

To this end, they also came up with a "50+1" policy.

The so-called "50+1" policy means that private investors or companies cannot own 50% or more of the equity of professional teams, and clubs must have more than 50% of the voting rights.

In order to circumvent this policy, Red Bull Group played a show operation.

They only hold 49% of the club's shares on the surface, but the other fan representatives with voting rights are almost all employees of Red Bull Group.

In this way, the Red Bull Group has firmly grasped the control of the Leipzig Red Bull.

It's just that, although they successfully took advantage of the loopholes, the Leipzig Red Bulls were fully boycotted by other fans in the Bundesliga, and life was very difficult.

"Stephen, that is to say, the Red Bull Group has taken the lead in setting up in Major League Soccer?"

"Yes, when you mention American cities, you have to mention New York. Now that the Red Bull Group has bought the New York team first, if we really want to get involved in the Major League Soccer, we will buy football from other cities. Team, or make an offer to Red Bull Group?"

"Hehe, Stephen, what are you thinking? Since the Red Bull Group bought the New York Red Bull, how could it possibly be sold to us?"

"Chen, what do you mean?"

"Let's talk about it after I talk to Tom Hicks and George Gillette. After all, they are Americans, and they know much more about the situation there than we just read the information."

"Okay, then I will arrange a time for you to meet."

While Chen Ran was busy discussing the plans of the Galaxy Football Group, on the Italian side, Little Fatty Luis once again met Galliani, the butler of AC Milan.

"Mr. Galliani, our offer of 3000 million euros from Crystal Palace is very sincere. What are you not satisfied with? Is there anyone who bid higher than us?"

Facing the football senior Galliani in front of him, the little fat man now has a sense of superiority in his heart.

Because he has already inquired about it, the situation in Italian football is so turbulent now that almost all transfers have come to a standstill.

He is the only one who dares to jump up and down in Italy to talk about transferring and buying people.

Therefore, the little fat man is not afraid of someone jumping out to snatch him.

If no one is robbing, then the price is easy to negotiate.

"Mr. Figel really has a family background. You have the demeanor of your father. I believe that in time, you will be able to surpass your father and become a top football agent."

Galliani, an old fox with rich experience, knows that due to the current situation of AC Milan, he can be said to be completely at a disadvantage.So in the face of the young man, the little fat man, one tall hat after another was handed over, anyway, it didn't cost money to move his mouth.

"Haha, Mr. Galliani has won the award. But I don't plan to be an agent anymore. I think being the sports manager of Crystal Palace is very good."

After all, the little fat man was still young, and he was a little flustered when he was praised by Galliani, who is a big football player.

Fortunately, however, he still remembered his mission.

"Mr. Galliani, I believe you are more aware of the current situation of AC Milan than I am. Judging from the current investigations disclosed by the media, you and Juventus will definitely not be able to avoid punishment. The only difference lies in the degree of punishment. How serious it is."

"With all due respect, if you are punished for relegation. At that time, there will be no offer of 3000 million euros. I believe Mr. Galliani understands this."

"Hehe, Mr. Figel is really amazing."

Galliani gave the little fat man a thumbs up.

Galliani, who is in his 60s, keeps flattering chubby guys in their early thirties. This skill is really beyond the reach of ordinary people.

In this way, the two walked around for a long time, but Galliani just didn't let go.Neither agree nor disagree.

In the end, the still immature fat man couldn't hold his breath, and after saying "Think about it carefully", he ran back to the hotel and called Chen Ran to report the situation.

"Chen, that old fox Galliani neither accepted nor rejected our offer, obviously using delaying tactics."

It seems that Galliani is waiting for change.

Upon hearing the report from the little fat man, Chen Ran immediately understood Galliani's thoughts.

It is estimated that Galliani is also very contradictory now. He knows that AC Milan is in a bad situation, but he still holds the hope that a miracle will happen.

He did not reject Crystal Palace's offer in order to prevent the worst from happening;

He did not accept Crystal Palace's offer. One was hoping for a miracle, and the other was hoping that another buyer would appear at this time to bid with Crystal Palace.In this way, even if AC Milan really wants to sell Kaka, it can be sold at a good price.

From the perspective of the CEO of AC Milan, Galliani is understandable and even very smart to do so.

However, if it is from the perspective of Crystal Palace, the result will not be good.

Because, Chen Ran knew very well that in this Calciopoli incident, only Juventus was finally punished for relegation, and AC Milan escaped.

If you really wait until that time, AC Milan will definitely not sell Kaka.Even Kaka himself may not be willing to transfer anymore.

Therefore, Galliani can procrastinate, but Chen Ran cannot.

"Louis, don't go to see Galliani for the next two days."

"I will invite the Kaka couple to visit London later. Then you can find a few reliable reporters and take some photos of me and Cheryl playing with the Kaka couple and publish them in the newspaper."

"Then I'll send these papers to you, and you take them to Galliani. Understand?"

"Okay, this method is good. Haha, I want to see what Galliani's expression will be then."

In the evening, when Chen Ran returned home to accompany Cheryl to follow the show again, he seemed to have mentioned something unintentionally.

"Honey, didn't we invite Kaka and Caroline to come to London to play before? Now that the season is over, I'm not so busy. It's just that I and you can accompany them to play around and relax."

"Okay, then I'll call Caroline now."

Hearing that Chen Ran was also going to play with her, Cheryl immediately picked up her cell phone and dialed happily.

After all, Chen Ran and Cheryl are usually busy, and the opportunities to hang out together are very limited.So Cheryl was very happy to hear that Chen Ran had time now.

As for Kaka, because it was something that had been promised long ago, it was just that Crystal Palace was busy preparing for the Champions League final at that time, and Kaka felt that going to London at that time would disturb Chen Ran, so he never made the trip.

Now that the UEFA Champions League final is over, Chen Ran invites him again, so it would be really unreasonable to push back.So when Caroline asked Kaka for her opinion, Kaka agreed without thinking too much.

At the urging of Caroline, who had long been looking forward to the trip to London, she and Kaka flew to London the next day.

Chen Ran took Cheryl to the airport to pick him up in person. When the two of them stepped into Heathrow Airport, they were spotted by the paparazzi stationed at the airport.

Good guy, the news that Chen Ran and Cheryl, the star couple, appeared at Heathrow Airport spread widely, and quickly attracted more and more reporters. British people, that really surrounded the two of them.

Fortunately, Chen Ran was well prepared. He brought bodyguards with him when he went out today, and with the help of the airport police who came after hearing the news, nothing happened.

"Mr. Chen, you'd better leave here as soon as possible, otherwise more and more people will gather, which is very unsafe."

The policeman who led the team was also very nervous. He brought Chen Ran and Cheryl to his duty office.If something happened to these celebrities, they would not be able to afford it.

"I'm very sorry, Mr. Police, I can't leave here for the time being. I'm here to pick up my friend today. I can't leave before the person arrives, right?"

Hearing Chen Ran's words, the police were also very embarrassed.

He believed that what Chen Ran said must be the truth, but he didn't dare to let Chen Ran and Cheryl stay outside anymore.If something really happened, he would have done his job as a policeman.

"Either way. Mr. Chen, you and Ms. Cheryl will sit in my office for a while. What is the flight number of the person you are going to pick up? What is their name? When they arrive later, I will bring them over .Do you think this will work?"

"That's really great, thank you very much. My friend is Kaka, he and his wife Caroline, the flight number is xxxxx."

"Kaka? Is that the AC Milan star Kaka?"

As soon as he heard Kaka's name, the policeman's eyes lit up immediately, obviously he is also a fan.

"Mr. Chen, excuse me, may I ask Kaka to join the Crystal Palace Club when he comes to London this time?"

"Ahem, Kaka is actually my friend. This time he brought his wife to London for a visit. Cheryl and I are here to pick him up from the airport today."

"Oh? I understand, I understand. Now we have to keep it secret, right? Mr. Chen, don't worry, I have been trained, and my mouth is the strictest."

Confidential?

Chen Ran turned his head and glanced at the densely packed crowd outside the room, it's a fart.

It seems that it was superfluous to ask Louis to go to the reporter to take pictures.

Tomorrow, no, maybe today, the news that "Kaka flew to London and Chen Ran personally received him" will spread throughout the UK, and then spread throughout the world.

Thinking of this, the corners of Chen Ran's mouth turned up slightly: Louis, there is only so much I can help you with.The rest is up to you.

Sure enough, as Chen Ran expected, thanks to the Internet, the news that "Kaka and his wife flew to London, and Chen Ran and Cheryl picked him up personally" spread throughout the European football world.

Start with a map, and the rest depends on the edited operation method, which is common all over the world.

"Kaka flew to London with his wife, and Chen Ran, the chairman and head coach of the Crystal Palace club, took his girlfriend Cheryl to pick him up in person. Does this mean that Kaka is the first signing of the new season for Crystal Palace?"

"It is reported that because AC Milan is deeply involved in the match-fixing scandal and is very likely to be punished for relegation, Kaka decided to transfer to the new Champions League champion Crystal Palace."

"According to sources, Kaka brought his wife to London this time to choose a new residence and prepare for joining Crystal Palace in the future."

"The latest odds of the bookmaker show that Kaka has a great chance of joining Crystal Palace."

"The new champions of the Champions League have added strong support, and the Crystal Palace dynasty has officially opened."

(End of this chapter)