Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 229 The Turbulent European Transfer Market

This summer, the transfer market in Europe is very lively.

With the opening of the summer transfer window, apart from Crystal Palace immediately announcing the introduction of Kaka for 3550 million euros and the introduction of Ibrahimovic for 2500 million euros, other giant clubs have also made moves.

Perhaps because he couldn't find a satisfactory replacement, Mourinho eventually continued to serve as Chelsea's head coach, but his rights in the Chelsea club have been severely weakened.

For example, in terms of transfers, Mourinho now only has the right to make suggestions, and the decision-making power has been taken back by the boss Abramovich.

If according to Mourinho's previous temper, he would have resigned and quit long ago in this situation.But in order to compete with Chen Ran, he finally endured it.

However, Mourinho has already made up his mind, as long as he can beat Chen Ran's Crystal Palace to win the Premier League next season, then he will immediately resign and leave.I will never accept this uselessness again, no matter how much money I give.

Under the leadership of Abramovich, Chelsea spent a record price of 5100 million euros to introduce the famous striker from AC Milan, the Ukrainian "nuclear warhead" Shevchenko.

In addition, Chelsea also introduced the talented Nigerian midfielder Mikel from Norway's Oslo Lightning Club, and the transfer fee was as high as 2360 million euros.

Introduced free German international and midfielder Ballack from Bayern Munich;
Swapped full-back William Gallas to Arsenal for England international left-back Ashley Cole;

The Hamburg club spent 1320 million euros to buy the Dutch international defender Boulah Luz and a series of operations.

As for how many of these numerous signings are what Mourinho really wants, I am afraid only he himself knows.

As for Manchester United, they finally sold Van Nistelrooy to Real Madrid, and the price was not high, only 1500 million euros.

After selling some other players, United finally managed to scrape together the transfer fee for Carrick.

As David Gill expected, they were slaughtered by Tottenham Hotspur boss Daniel Levy, and Carrick's final transaction price was as high as 2630 million euros.

When Tottenham Hotspur first introduced Carrick, they spent a total of less than 500 million euros.It's not even a fraction of the current selling price, which is simply a huge profit.

In addition to Carrick, Manchester United also loaned the Polish national goalkeeper Kuzzak from West Bromwich Albion. This is all Manchester United's signings in this summer transfer period.

Seventeen players were sent away, but only two players were introduced, one of whom was still on loan.This shows how pitiful Manchester United's investment in the transfer market is.

On Arsenal's side, although life is tight due to the construction of the new stadium.But with Wenger, a head coach who is good at discovering and training young players, in charge, Arsenal's foundation is still there, and it will not be able to fall for a while.

This summer, they also introduced the Czech international and midfielder Rosicky from Borussia Dortmund with a transfer fee of 1000 million euros.

Also traded Spanish international Reyes from Real Madrid for Brazilian midfielder Baptista and Ashley Cole for William Gallas.

Except for the two veterans Bergkamp and Campbell, one retired and the other left when the contract expired, it is basically guaranteed that the team's strength has not been weakened.

On the Liverpool side, they brought in Dutch striker Didier Dirk from Feyenoord, England right-forward Pennant from Birmingham, and Welsh striker Bellamy from Blackburn.

Argentine defender Paletta was bought from Banfield and Brazilian left-back Aurelio was introduced from Valencia.

It can only be said to be minor repairs. It is estimated that they will still have nothing to do with the Premier League champions in the new season.

In addition to these few traditional strong teams in the Premier League, some mid-range teams have shown some big money.

For example, Tottenham Hotspur spent 1600 million euros to introduce Bulgarian striker, "Brother Chic" Berbatov from Bayer Leverkusen.

Newcastle United also bought Irish winger Duff from Chelsea for 1500 million euros and Nigerian striker Martins from Inter Milan for 1500 million euros.

Because of the outbreak of the "Italian phone gate" incident, the two giant clubs, Juventus and AC Milan, have become the hardest hit areas for player loss.

AC Milan's two strongest offensive players, Shevchenko and Kaka, are gone.

What is even worse is Juventus. Almost half of the main players in the team have left.

In addition to Ibrahimovic going to Crystal Palace, French international defender Thuram and Italian international defender Zambrotta moved to Spanish giants Barcelona for 500 million euros and 1400 million euros respectively.

Italian international defender Cannavaro and Brazil international midfielder Emerson also both moved to another Spanish giant, Real Madrid, for 1000 million euros.

In addition, Barcelona also bought Iceland striker Gudjohnsen from Chelsea for 1200 million euros, and Real Madrid introduced Mali international midfielder Diarra from Lyon, France for 2600 million euros.

Valencia, who won No.3 in La Liga last season, also invested heavily this summer.

They used 2500 million euros to introduce Spanish international winger Joaquin from Real Betis, 1500 million euros to buy Portuguese international center back Andrade from Deportivo, and 1000 million euros to introduce Italian striker Tata from Empoli. Vano.

He also bought Spanish international left-back Del Horno from Chelsea for 750 million euros, and introduced Spanish international striker Morientes from Liverpool for 500 million euros.

Coupled with David Silva and others who returned on loan from Celta Vigo, Valencia's current lineup can be said to be strong and strong, and it seems that they want to overthrow the dominance of the top two in the Western Super League.

Even Atletico Madrid, which is heavily in debt, spent 2300 million euros to introduce striker Aguero from the Argentine Independiente.

In Germany, Bayern Munich, the overlord of the Bundesliga, still likes to poach people from other Bundesliga teams.

They bought German international striker Podolski from Cologne for 1100 million euros, Belgium international center back Van Buyten from Hamburg for 1050 million euros, and Dutch international midfielder Van Buyten from Barcelona for 600 million euros. field van Bommel.

After reporting the current dynamics of the European transfer market to Chen Ran, Little Fatty Louis suddenly changed his mind.

"Chen, two days ago, Tony's agent took the initiative to find me and asked if Tony would still be the main player in the team next season. What do you think he means? I wonder if some club is contacting Tony."

Louis is the sports manager of Crystal Palace. He is responsible for all player transfer affairs, so he is also the person who has the most contact with those player agents.

"Well, it's very possible. After you go back, check his tone and see which club wants to poach Tony."

"Understood. However, I guess it was our introduction of Ibrahimovic that made Tony have some doubts. Chen, after Ibrahimovic came, our team counted Tony and Jan. Kohler, but there are three high center forwards, how do you plan to arrange them?"

"It's actually very simple. From next season, I plan to use more double-center tactics. In this way, Tony and Ibrahimovic will play the main force, and Jan Kohler will play the substitute. It's just right."

"So that's the case, then it's easy to handle. I'll tell Tony's agent that way when I go back."

"Okay. Besides, it's the sensitive time of the transfer period again. You have to make your people move. It's still the old rule. Keep an eye on our players to see if anyone from other clubs is coming to poach the wall."

"Don't worry, leave it to me. Those people are familiar with these things. If there is any trouble, I will notify you immediately."

Shortly after Little Fatty Louis left, Stephen found him again.

"Chen, after the news that we are going to hold the International Champions Cup has spread, various sponsors have come in an endless stream, and the investment situation is very good. However, today there is a sponsor's request that is quite special, and I think you may need to come up with an idea."

"Oh? What's the request?"

Generally, Stephen can decide on this kind of advertising sponsorship.He even came here to ask today, which immediately aroused Chen Ran's curiosity.

"It's the Red Bull Group in Austria who proposed adding a team to the International Champions Cup."

"Red Bull Group? As far as I know, they have two teams, one is the Salzburg Red Bull and the other is the New York Red Bull. Don't tell me that they hope that one of these two teams Are you going to play in the International Champions Cup?"

"That's right, Chen. Sure enough, you can't hide anything from you. That's it. They want the New York Red Bulls to participate in the International Champions Cup."

"New York Red Bulls? The teams participating in our International Champions Cup are all teams that have won the Premier League and even the Champions League. What qualifications does the New York Red Bulls have to participate? Have they won any important championships?"

"I haven't won the championship. But the people from the Red Bull Group said that they are willing to pay for sponsorship."

"Hehe, the Red Bull Group is quite shrewd. They want to use our four Premier League giants clubs to boost his status as the New York Red Bulls. Tell me, how much are they willing to pay?"

"500 euros."

"Five million euros? Just for the New York Red Bulls to participate in the International Champions Cup?"

Chen Ran was also really surprised at this time, it seems that these drink sellers are really making money.

"Of course not. They still want to name this International Champions Cup, and the participation of the New York Red Bulls is just an additional condition."

"Five million euros, it's not impossible to consider."

There is no way, the power of the silver bullet is too powerful, and Chen Ran can't bear it.

Although the figure of 500 million euros is not much, it is the first time that the International Champions Cup has been held after all.Everything is difficult at the beginning, and someone is willing to sponsor the title, which is already very good.

"Stephen, you said to the Red Bull Group: The New York Red Bulls can participate in the game, but they don't have an appearance fee. Otherwise, they sponsored 500 million euros in title sponsorship, and the New York Red Bull took another 500 million euros in appearance fees. Empty glove white wolf?"

"Ok, I see."

"Stephen, wait a moment."

Chen Ran seemed to remember something again, and called Stephen who was about to leave again.

"What's the matter? Chen, what's the problem?"

"Stephen, go ask our club's big sponsor, Emirates, if they are interested in sponsoring the International Champions Cup."

"Tsk tsk, Chen, you still have a flexible mind. If Emirates is also willing to sponsor, then they will become competitors with Red Bull Group, and then we will be able to get a better contract. Awesome, your method is really good. so amazing."

Chen Ran dialed slightly, and Stephen immediately understood Chen Ran's intentions.It cannot be what Red Bull Group says. If Emirates is introduced, the Crystal Palace Club will be able to turn passive into active when negotiating.

"Stephen, since the International Champions Cup is held in the United States, then you can ask Coca-Cola and Pepsi to see if they are willing to sponsor. After all, it is their home stadium, maybe they will also be interested."

"By the way, when you contact Coca-Cola and Pepsi, you must tell them that the Red Bull Group has already offered us an offer to sponsor the International Champions Cup. Do you understand?"

Good guy, Stephen is completely convinced now.

He originally thought that Chen Ran had found a competitor for the Red Bull Group, but he didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, he brought two Big Macs to the Red Bull Group.

Moreover, these two Big Macs are not the same as Emirates Airlines. After all, Emirates Airlines and Red Bull Group do not belong to the same industry and have no direct competition.

But Coca-Cola and Pepsi are direct competitors of Red Bull.

In particular, PepsiCo, whose Gatorade sports drink accounts for 85% of the U.S. sports drink market.

Now that the Red Bull Group has come to the United States to buy teams and sponsor games, isn't it clear what it is doing?

Chen Ran believed that if Pepsi knew that Red Bull Group would sponsor the International Champions Cup, they would not be indifferent.

Now, let the bullets fly for a while.

When this bullet flies to the United States, it will at least turn into a rocket.

The next day, little fat Louis found Chen Ran again.

However, his complexion is not very good today.

"Chen, I have made it clear that it is Bayern Munich who want to poach Tony. In fact, they contacted Tony last year, and then we sabotaged their plan by raising the salary and renewing the contract. I didn't expect them to come back this year. gone."

"Bayern Munich?"

Hearing Louis mention the name, Chen Ran couldn't help but think of the matter of taking the Kroos family away from Bayern Munich before.

Could this be Bayern Munich's revenge?
"What's the reaction from Tony?"

"The current situation is fine. After I told Tony's agent about your team's tactical arrangements for next season, they felt relieved and should not pay attention to Bayern Munich's temptation."

"Well, after all, we have just won the Triple Crown, and it is the time when the momentum is at its peak. Under normal circumstances, no player will leave the team at this time."

"However, what happened in Bayern Munich has also sounded the alarm for us. For these veteran giants, we cannot relax for a moment."

"Louis, you cheer up your people and report any trouble."

"clear."

(End of this chapter)