Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 406 Kill the chicken to warn the monkey

Originally, Leonardo wanted to take a formal approach and sit down with the top management of the Crystal Palace Club to have a good talk.

If you're not happy with the price, it's not a problem to add a little more.After all, the Liverpool club has plenty of money right now.

But now the Crystal Palace club doesn't even talk about it, which makes Leonardo feel slighted.

Hmph, since that's the case, don't blame me for being rude.

Leonardo sneered, he didn't believe that the players in Crystal Palace didn't love money.

Soon, the private detectives who have worked with Little Fatty Lewis for a long time warned him that someone has recently started to frequently contact the agents of Crystal Palace players.

Fatty Louis, who received the news, immediately ran to Chen Ran's office to report the situation.

"Chen, the people below report that someone has been in frequent contact with our player's agent recently."

"Oh? Do you know who they are from?"

"It is being investigated, but there is no result yet."

"Let them focus on the Liverpool club side."

"Er Chen, you mean, this is Liverpool's response to our refusal to negotiate?"

Fatty Louis blinked his eyes, and now he has a little recollection.

"It's very possible. Pay close attention to the other party's movements, and remind your friends by the way, remember to take a clear picture, it may be useful at that time."

"Okay. Chen, are you going to shoot that Leonardo?"

Fatty Louis smiled knowingly.

That stunned young man who had just arrived didn't know how to be a low-key person, and dared to confront Chen Ran head-on as soon as he came up, he was really ignorant and fearless.

"It's hard to say now, let's see what step the other party has made. If it's too much, then we have to let him go back and forth."

"Hey, I understand."

However, Leonardo obviously did not realize that the danger was approaching, and he still sent his staff step by step to contact the agents of the Crystal Palace players.

Leonardo didn't know that all their contacts had turned into photos that appeared on Chen Ran's desk.

"Chen, this Leonardo has no intention of stopping."

Fatty Louis fanned the flames unabashedly.

Chen Ran ignored Little Fatty Louis, but directly took the phone and called Stephen over.

"Chen, why did you call me over?"

Chen Ran entrusted Stephen with all the responsibility for hosting the International Champions Cup this year, and he is very busy now.

"You later lodged a complaint with UEFA on behalf of Crystal Palace, accusing Liverpool of violating transfer rules and accessing our players without our consent."

Chen Ran pointed to a table full of photos and said to Stephen.

Picking up a few photos on the table and looking at them, Stephen asked curiously.

"Which undead guy did this?"

"Hey, Stephen, you're right, you really are a stupid young man. Do you know Leonardo, the sports director of Liverpool Club who just took office?"

"It's him?"

Leonardo was also a well-known star when he played football. Stephen also watched his game back then.

After hesitating for a moment, Stephen couldn't help but put forward his opinion to Chen Ran.

"Chen, if we really sue UEFA directly, then we have completely turned against Liverpool Club. Because according to the regulations, they are likely to be punished with a ban on transfer transactions during the transfer period. Doing so, right? A little too intense?"

"I think we can talk to the Liverpool Club first? If they don't stop, it won't be too late for us to file a complaint with UEFA."

After listening to Stephen's suggestion, Chen Ran shook his head slightly.

"Stephen, there is one thing you have to know. Unless the Liverpool Club gives up their goal of competing for the championship, they are our enemies. What is there to talk about with the enemy?"

"The Qataris just spent huge sums of money to buy the Liverpool club not long ago. They obviously can't just play casually. As long as they intend to compete for the championship trophy, then the conflict between us is inevitable. If we don't fall out now, we will definitely fall out in the future .”

"Also, with Roman Abramovich, the Abu Dhabi consortium and now the Qatari consortium entering the Premier League, there will definitely be more investors buying Premier League clubs in the future."

"These sponsors are richer than each other. If they want to spend money to recruit players, our Crystal Palace Club will bear the brunt of the brunt. After all, it not only strengthens its own strength, but also weakens the strength of its competitors. How can we kill two birds with one stone? Enjoy it instead of doing it?"

"So, when this bad phenomenon first appeared, we must kill it in the cradle with heavy hands. Let those who think they can do whatever they want with money know that it will cost a heavy price to provoke our Crystal Palace."

After listening to Chen Ran's analysis, even though Stephen's style of doing things is conservative, he has to admit that what Chen Ran said makes sense.

"Chen, you are right, I know what to do."

Seeing that Stephen was persuaded by himself, Chen Ran nodded in satisfaction.

"Stephen, I asked you to have a good relationship with Infantino before. I don't know how it will work?"

"Infantino? I have a good relationship with him. Every time the European Club Association meets, I will visit him specifically."

Stephen was taken aback for a moment, why did Chen Ran suddenly mention the Swiss bald head when he was talking about Liverpool?

"Well, that's good. Infantino is now the director in charge of UEFA legal affairs and club affairs. You can report this matter to him first to see what he means."

According to Chen Ran's memory, Infantino became the Secretary-General of UEFA this year, and then took the position of FIFA President step by step.

Infantino's greatest achievement during his tenure as UEFA Secretary-General was to advocate the implementation of the law of financial fair competition.

The main purpose of this rule is to limit the crazy investment of the Abu Dhabi consortium and the Qatar consortium, who do not consider financial balance at all.

Now, the Crystal Palace has offered him a well-documented target, and I believe Mr. Infantino will gladly accept it.

"Ok, I see."

Stephen thoughtfully agreed, but couldn't help being deeply shocked in his heart.

When Chen Ran asked him to have a good relationship with Infantino, although he followed suit, he didn't really pay much attention to it.

However, only now did he really realize how far Chen Ran's vision was.

Horror!
Fortunately, he was not Chen Ran's enemy, otherwise he would have died without knowing how.

Leonardo's actions on Chen Ran's side were completely kept in the dark.But soon, an explosive news in the media completely stupefied him.

"Shocked! Crystal Palace has sued UEFA against Liverpool for violating transfer rules."

"Pictures of Liverpool Club privately contacting Crystal Palace players were sent to UEFA by Crystal Palace Club."

"The evidence is conclusive and the Liverpool club may face a transfer ban."

"The Qatar consortium has just taken over the Liverpool club, and it has received a blow, and the prospects are worrying."

"Leonardo, the new sporting director of the Liverpool club, cannot escape the blame for making such a low-level mistake and being caught out."

"After this incident, it is foreseeable that the two clubs, Crystal Palace and Liverpool, will completely turn their faces."

Such a big melon immediately made countless onlookers get hooked.

Especially Sir Alex Ferguson, the rival of the Liverpool Club, applauded Chen Ran for the first time in his life.

"Hehe, those poor settlers in Liverpool want to use the financial resources of the Qataris to make a comeback? Daydreaming! This guy Chen Ran has done a rare good thing, and he is worthy of me letting him go before."

Seeing Ferguson's red face, Ed Woodward, the CEO of Manchester United Club who was sitting aside, couldn't help but roll his eyes in his heart. The old man finally slipped his mouth.

Unfortunately, no recording was possible.

"Ed, you issued a statement in the name of the Manchester United club, condemning the Liverpool club's failure to abide by the transfer rules."

Seemingly dissatisfied with standing aside and eating melons, Ferguson put down the newspaper in his hand and said to Ed Woodward.

"Sir Ferguson, the fight between Crystal Palace and Liverpool is a great thing for us Manchester United. We just watch from the sidelines, why bother to get involved?"

Ed Woodward has serious doubts that Ferguson has brought his personal likes and dislikes to work.

"Confused! Ed, do you think that the Liverpool club, which has changed to a rich owner, will only poach people from Crystal Palace when poaching people?"

Ferguson glared at Ed Woodward very dissatisfied, a little resentful that iron could not be made into steel.

"If these upstarts don't learn enough lessons this time, it won't be just the Crystal Palace club that suffers later. Don't forget, there is another upstart in Manchester, right beside us. "

At this moment, Ed Woodward, who was still somewhat dissatisfied, immediately reacted.

Yeah, it's not just a Crystal Palace club thing.

The Manchester City Club, which is in Manchester with Manchester United, is also very rich behind the owner of the Abu Dhabi consortium.

If they secretly poach Manchester United players in private, Ed Woodward feels that with the strength of his boss, the Glazer family, they will not be able to keep them at all.

After thinking about the pros and cons, Ed Woodward also had to sigh. Ferguson could see through the far-reaching influence behind this incident at a glance. Sure enough, Jiang is still old and spicy.

"Understood, Sir Ferguson, I will send someone to issue a statement immediately."

If Crystal Palace sued Liverpool to UEFA is an explosive news, then Manchester United's subsequent statement condemning Liverpool is simply adding fuel to the fire.

All of a sudden, European football, which was originally in the offseason, suddenly became extremely lively.

Those media reporters who were worried that there would be no match and didn't know what to write about, ran to interview the top executives of the major clubs one after another like chicken blood, fearing that the world would not be chaotic.

Some club executives avoided talking about it, but there were also some club executives who were tempted by their own players and took the initiative to stand on the side of Crystal Palace and Manchester United.Publicly condemn Liverpool's behavior of privately contacting players without the consent of the opposing club.

Liverpool FC, Benitez's office.

Leonardo, who didn't expect things to become such a big mess, ran to Benitez for help.

"Raphael, I hope you can help me explain this matter to Mr. Al-Khelaifi."

The development of the matter to this point has alarmed Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the new chairman of the Liverpool club.

As the representative sent by the Qatar consortium to manage the Liverpool club, Nasser Al-Khelaifi's anger can be imagined when such a big scandal happened not long after he took office.

He asked Leonardo and Benitez to report to him the ins and outs of the incident, so Leonardo ran to Benitez first, hoping that the other party could help him.

"Leonardo, this matter has developed to the point where it is impossible to continue to conceal it."

"I think the best option is to tell Mr. Al-Khelaifi what happened, and hope to get his forgiveness. After all, you are also thinking about the development of Liverpool Club, and the starting point is good."

Benitez looked at Leonardo in embarrassment. He didn't expect Crystal Palace to take such a hard shot, so he directly brought the matter to UEFA.

Now that things are making such a big fuss, he doesn't dare to get involved in it.

Leonardo's face was ashen, knowing that Benitez was going to stand by.

But Leonardo couldn't say anything, because Benitez didn't want to touch the Crystal Palace players at the beginning, and he took the initiative to provoke the Crystal Palace club.

Feeling isolated and helpless, Leonardo finally adopted Benitez's suggestion and reported the ins and outs of the matter to Nasser Al-Khelaifi.

There is no way, Benitez is sitting next to him, without the cooperation of the other party, he will be exposed immediately if he does not tell the truth.

Nasser Al-Khelaifi, who had figured out the truth of the matter, had already recovered his composure.

He knew in his heart that Leonardo's starting point for wanting to strengthen Liverpool's strength was correct.As for contacting players in private, this is an unspoken unspoken rule in football, but in fact, everyone does it.

It's just that I don't know how Leonardo offended the Crystal Palace Club and let the other party mercilessly bring the matter to UEFA.

This kind of thing, the people don't raise it, and the officials don't investigate it.

However, as long as it is brought to the table, UEFA will definitely deal with it.

Otherwise, UEFA is slapping itself in the face.

Glancing at the dejected Leonardo in front of him, Nasser Al-Khelaifi sighed secretly.

Things have come to this point, someone must come out and take responsibility.

Leonardo is still too young and inexperienced.

It seems that Liverpool needs to find an experienced sports director.

(End of this chapter)