Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 284 The transfer market that affects the whole body

"That's right, it's Cesc. He called me yesterday and wanted to come back, and I said yes."

"Haha, it seems that this little guy is not very happy in Barcelona."

Fatty Louis smiled gloatingly.

Although Fabregas' return to Barcelona was mainly due to the existence of a buyback clause, everyone was more or less unhappy.

"Okay, Luis, forget about the past and take a long-term view. After all, Cesc is still a very good player, and his joining is also a powerful supplement to the strength of our Crystal Palace."

"That makes sense. Chen, you are still right. But how much do you plan to pay for Cesc Fabregas?"

Born in a family of agents, Louis, who was instilled in the concept of "players are just commodities" since he was a child, quickly reversed his mentality.

"Barcelona used 550 million euros to repurchase Cesc Fabregas. In the past two years, he has not been the main player in Barcelona, ​​and his value will not increase much. In this way, you can directly make a decision within 1000 million euros. "

"Okay, I understand. By the way, the contract with Beckham has almost been negotiated. I have sent it to your email. Some terms still need to be decided by you."

"Why did it take so long to talk? Didn't they start talking at the beginning of the year?"

According to FIFA's transfer regulations, players can only contact new clubs half a year before the contract expires.

The Crystal Palace is now very popular, and Beckham's current owner is the old giant club Real Madrid. Chen Ran didn't want to cause trouble for the Crystal Palace, so he ordered Luiz to strictly follow the regulations of FIFA.

Chen Ran put all his energy into leading the team to compete for the Premier League and Champions League championships, and he didn't care about these trivial matters.

However, from the beginning of the year to the present, more than four months is a bit too long.

"The main thing is that Beckham's wife, Victoria, has too many demands. One idea after another, one idea after another. The deputy I sent to negotiate is almost annoyed by her."

"So troublesome? Is her request too much?"

Hearing this, Chen Ran couldn't help but frowned. No wonder this Victoria became one of Ferguson's most hated people.

"It's not too much, and I heard that Victoria and Cheryl have a good relationship, right?"

The little fat man tentatively mentioned that the power of pillow wind is not only clear to Chinese people, but also to foreigners.

"Their relationship is average, you don't have to think about it. If Victoria's request is too much, you just refuse it. For Crystal Palace, Beckham is not an indispensable player. A nuisance."

"Okay, I see. Others are easy to talk about, but there is one requirement that only you can decide."

"Oh? You talk about it."

"Victoria proposed that after Beckham retires in the future, he can directly get a decent position in the club."

Huh?This Victoria has a brain.

Her request immediately aroused Chen Ran's interest.

Obviously, Victoria is paving the way for Beckham to retire.

Beckham is just 32 years old this year. Judging from his self-discipline, even in a team like Crystal Palace that competes for the championship every year, there is absolutely no problem in playing for another two or three years.

This shows that Victoria's eyes have seen at least three years later, and she is planning for it.

It's no wonder that Beckham can become an idol player who is popular all over the world. Victoria standing behind him has contributed a lot.

Thinking of this, Chen Ran's interest in Victoria suddenly surpassed that of Beckham.

Such a talent who is good at marketing and publicity, if he only advises Beckham alone, it would be a bit too talented.

"Louis, you can agree to this request. You tell Victoria that after Beckham retires from Crystal Palace, he can directly serve as the club's image ambassador and be responsible for the promotion of the Crystal Palace club around the world."

"Okay, I'll pass on your decision right now, and I guess there won't be any problems now."

"Wait a moment."

Chen Ran called back the little fat man who was about to leave.

"Anything else?"

"Yes, you send someone to an amateur football club called Suresnes in the western suburbs of Paris, France, to find a black kid named N'Golo Kanter, who is only 16 years old this year, and bring him back to Tuch you."

"Amateur football club? Chen, are you sure? Do we still need to poach people from amateur teams?"

Fatty Louis wondered if Chen Ran had gone into a rut. With Crystal Palace's current status and prestige in world football, what players couldn't be bought?As for still going to the bottom to dig treasures like back then?
"The potential of this Kanter is not weaker than that of Ribéry we brought back from France. And he is only an amateur player now, and he doesn't even need to pay a transfer fee. Just say whether you want it or not?"

"What? The potential is not weaker than Ribery? That must be done. Chen, don't worry, this time I will personally go out and promise to bring this kid named Kanter back to you."

Hearing that Chen Ran had such a high opinion of Kanter, the little fat man who always only took advantage of Kanter immediately patted his chest and issued a military order.

In terms of transfer matters, Fatty Luis has always been full of enthusiasm.He quickly implemented all the things Chen Ran explained.

For the Barcelona club in Spain, Fernandez, the sports director in charge of player transfers, came to the office of club chairman Laporta with the Fabregas purchase application sent by the little fat man.

"Mr. Chairman, Crystal Palace Club wants to buy Cesc Fabregas and has made an offer of 700 million euros."

As Laporta's confidant, Fernandez didn't have any nonsense, and directly put the Crystal Palace's offer in front of Laporta.

"Cesc Fabregas? If I remember correctly, he played for Crystal Palace, didn't he?"

For this young man from La Masia, Laporta still has some impressions.

"Yes, Mr. Chairman really knows the team very well. Fabregas did play for Crystal Palace before. However, Crystal Palace at that time was still an inconspicuous small team, which is completely different from the Crystal Palace today. language."

Fernandez, who is well versed in the rules of the workplace, of course will not praise other clubs in front of his boss, and his words will inevitably be somewhat belittled.

"I really didn't expect it. The humble English Championship team at the beginning has now become the defending champion of the UEFA Champions League."

Speaking of the Crystal Palace, Laporta couldn't help sighing.

He still vaguely remembers Chen Ran, the maverick owner and head coach of the Crystal Palace, with a young and immature face, talking in front of him. Snatched away five small La Masia players, including Cesc Fabregas.

This Chen Ran was so powerful back then, and now he is even more out of control.

After clearing up his mood, Laporta turned his head and glanced at Fernandez who was standing aside.

"Robert, what do you think about Crystal Palace wanting to buy Cesc Fabregas?"

"Mr. Chairman, since we activated the buy-back clause and brought Cesc Fabregas back to Barcelona, ​​his performance has not met our original expectations. He is still only a rotation substitute player in the team."

"If Crystal Palace's bid is right, I think we can consider selling Cesc Fabregas to cash in. Of course, as a substitute player, Fabregas is still very competent. So keeping him is also a good choice."

Fernandez is a slippery guy, he has taken care of both the front and the back, and he can't find his head if there is a problem.

"Well, how much did we pay for Cesc Fabregas from Crystal Palace?"

Laporta was a lawyer, so of course he couldn't hide this little trick from him.It's just that Fernandez was more obedient, so he turned a blind eye and pretended not to see it.

"550 euros."

"Then you can offer 1500 million euros to Crystal Palace. If you eat our money, you will always spit out the profits. Barcelona's cheapness is not so easy to take advantage of."

"Mr. Chairman, is this price the bottom line or?"

Fernandez glanced at Laporta cautiously and asked tentatively.

"That's the bottom line. You tell people at Crystal Palace that if it's less than 1500 million euros it's out of the question."

"That...Mr. Chairman, in fact, Crystal Palace also has many good players. Can they exchange players for Cesc Fabregas?"

"Huh? You have a good idea. If they don't want to offer the 1500 million euros, they can exchange players. As for which players to exchange, I think Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Ibrahimovic are all good. .”

"Boss, these three people are the absolute core of the Crystal Palace, and that Chinese man will definitely not agree."

Hearing the three names mentioned by Laporta, Fernandez's head was full of black lines. Even as smooth as him, he couldn't help but stand up and raise objections.

"Haha, well, I'm joking. As for which player to exchange, you should study it carefully."

"Okay, Mr. Chairman."

Also in Spain, this time in the office of the president of the Real Madrid club.

"Mr. Chairman, Beckham's contract will expire on June 6. He officially informed us today that he will join Crystal Palace next season."

Mijatovic, who became the general manager of the club, is reporting to Calderon because he helped Calderon successfully run for the chairman of Real Madrid.

"Crystal Palace? I didn't expect that Beckham would not return to Manchester United after returning to the Premier League. It seems that the conflict between him and Ferguson is really not small."

As one of the superstars introduced by the former chairman Florentino, Calderon has no nostalgia for Beckham's departure. Now he is eager to clean up the imprint of Florentino left in Real Madrid.

"Mr. Chairman, as far as I know, the conflict between Beckham's wife Victoria and Ferguson is the root cause of their rivalry."

"Victoria? That's not a simple woman. Forget it, they are all going to leave, so don't mention it. Predrag, tell me about the new coach candidate."

Thinking of how difficult Victoria was in the contract renewal negotiations before, Calderon couldn't help feeling dizzy.It's all right now, I'm finally going to get out, and I'll leave it to that Huaguo person to have a headache.

"Okay, Mr. Chairman. So far, the German Schuster and the Portuguese Mourinho are the leading candidates among all the candidates. Of course, in the end, who will be the head coach of Real Madrid next season still needs Mr. Chairman You decide."

"Mourinho? The Chelsea coach who was suppressed by the Chinese for three consecutive seasons? I remember that he didn't seem to be on the shortlist before?"

Calderon looked at Mijatovic with a half-smile. He is not a fool. It is no wonder that such a temporary stoppage is still in the leading position.

"Mr. Chairman is really astute. This is not the end of the Champions League final. After Chelsea failed to win the championship, Mourinho submitted his resignation. Then his agent heard that we were selecting a new head coach, so he gave Mu Rino submitted the application."

"I think, after all, Mourinho is the head coach who once won the Champions League and led Chelsea to the Champions League final again. His coaching ability is still good, so I added his name to the shortlist."

Mijatovic, who was seen by Calderon at a glance, was also a little guilty, and hurried to make up for himself.

After all, the things that Mendez promised him in private are shady.

"Well, what you said makes sense. Mourinho is indeed a good candidate. However, Predrag, if you have something to report next time, understand?"

Calderon didn't really want to argue with Mijatovic on this matter, after all, there are still a lot of Florentino's old teams in the Real Madrid club, and he doesn't have many people available.

But for Mijatovic, proper beating is still essential.

"Okay, Mr. Chairman."

Mijatovic was relieved to hear that Calderon did not intend to pursue the matter.

"Then Mr. Chairman, which one do you plan to choose as the new head coach?"

"Predrag, since you singled out Schuster and Mourinho, there must be something special about these two. Please arrange a time, I want to meet and communicate with these two separately, Then decide who we choose to be our head coach next season."

"Understood, Mr. Chairman, I will go back and inform them to come to Madrid."

London, Crystal Palace Club, Chen Ran's office.

After handing over the transfer matters to Little Fatty Louis, Chen Ran also failed to get a chance to rest.

Because, Stephen came to the door again.

(End of this chapter)