Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 407
It has to be said that Chen Ran's thunder method is very effective.

Not only did the Liverpool club immediately cut off contact with the Crystal Palace players' agents, but even those agents who had ghosts in their hearts came to Chen Ran to express their loyalty, saying that their players had absolutely no intention of transferring.

Chen Ran, who was like a bright mirror in his heart, accepted as soon as he saw a deal, and he didn't kill them all, so he settled with these brokers.

After a brief beating, he sent these brokers away.

Chen Ran knew very well that without the permission of the players, it was impossible for these agents to contact the staff of the Liverpool club without authorization.

It's just that, in the future, everyone will have to work together, and it's not good for anyone to tear their faces apart.

Some things are tacit, just turn a blind eye and close one eye.

Just as the melon eaters were waiting to see the two clubs, Liverpool and Crystal Palace, a big fight came, a piece of news made many people's eyes shattered.

The Liverpool club announced on its official website that from now on, Leonardo will no longer serve as the sports director of the Liverpool club.

Antero Enrique, the former sports director of Porto, a famous black shop in Europe, took over this position.

As soon as this announcement came out, public opinion was in an uproar.

"What's going on? Is the Liverpool club admitting defeat?"

"Wang Defa, did you get down before the fight started? Isn't this embarrassing for the Liverpool club?"

"Liverpool is also a veteran club. Although they are wrong about this matter, there is no need to be so cowardly, right?"

"Crystal Palace's current momentum has reached the point where no one dares to provoke it?"

"Can Liverpool's new boss do it? Do Qataris understand football?"

An announcement pushed the Liverpool club to the cusp again.

In the chairman's office of the Liverpool Club, Nasser Al-Khelaifi's face was livid.The desk in front of him was filled with various newspapers and magazines.

He also did not expect that an ordinary personnel change announcement would cause such a big reaction.

Leonardo is the culprit of all this, and it makes sense to take this guy down.

At this critical moment, such an important position as the sports director cannot be vacant, and it is appropriate for the experienced Antero Enrique to take over.

But these originally normal things are now interpreted by the outside world as Liverpool conceding defeat to Crystal Palace, which makes Nasser Al-Khelaifi unbearable.

"Now the public opinion outside is very unfavorable to us Liverpool. Is there any way for you to reverse this situation?"

Seeing the boss speak, Benitez and Antero Enrique looked at each other.

In the end, Antero Enrique, the newly appointed sports director, stepped forward bravely.

"Mr. Al-Khelaifi, I think that since things have developed to this point, we might as well follow the trend."

"Take the dismissal of Leonardo as an opportunity to talk to the Crystal Palace Club and try to get them to drop the charges against us. In this way, we can sign up normally during this summer transfer period."

I have to admit that Antero Enrique is indeed experienced.Knowing that things can't be done and can't be done hard, so he played a trick to push the boat along.

"Yes, Mr. Al-Khelaifi, what Antero said makes sense. The most important thing now is not to affect the team's signings during the summer transfer period. As for other things, we can settle accounts with the Crystal Palace Club later."

Benitez also stood up to support Antero Enrique's proposal at this time.

He is the head coach of Liverpool, the one who really directs the battle on the front line. Of course, Benitez hopes to have more powerful players in his hands.

Nasser Al-Khelaifi couldn't help but calm down when he saw that his right and left men in the Liverpool club were in agreement.

He is not a person who is easily swayed by emotions, otherwise he would not be able to sit as the chairman of the Liverpool club.

After repeated weighing, Nasser Al-Khelaifi decided to be patient for the time being and accepted Antero Enrique's proposal.

"Antero, then you should contact the Crystal Palace Club and say that I want to meet their boss, Chen Ran."

"Mr. Al-Khelaifi, are you going to meet the Chinese man in person? I think I should go. If the other party does not agree to drop the charges against us, I am only the sports director after all, so there is still room for maneuver."

Antero Enrique did not expect that Nasser Al-Khelaifi planned to go out in person.After hesitating for a while, he still raised his objection.

"No need, Antero, just do as I say. If Crystal Palace doesn't know what to do this time, there is no need to talk about it."

Nasser Al-Khelaifi waved his hand, he knew that Antero's worries were not unreasonable.

However, his patience is also limited.

After stabilizing the interior of the Crystal Palace, Chen Ran was preparing to accompany Cheryl on vacation.At this moment, little fat Louis came over again.

"Chen, the chairman of the Liverpool club, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, wants to ask you to meet."

"Nasser Al-Khelaifi?"

"Yes, I was also very surprised when I received the news. Chen, we can say that we have completely turned against Liverpool Club now. What do you think this Nasser Al-Khelaifi wants to do?"

Fatty Louis looked at Chen Ran in confusion.

"What? There are only two possibilities: declare war, or make peace."

"Peace? Chen, things have come to this point. Is there any possibility of peace between us and Liverpool?"

Fatty Louis felt that the second possibility Chen Ran mentioned was simply a fantasy.

"Hehe, I guess the other party wants us to withdraw the charges against Liverpool Club, otherwise they will not be able to do anything during this summer transfer period. It is almost impossible to make a difference next season."

"That's right, that's true. No wonder they replaced that dazed young Leonardo."

Fatty Louis patted his thigh, nodded repeatedly, and then asked another question.

"Chen, are you going to make peace with Liverpool?"

"Peace? As long as the Liverpool club wants to compete for the championship, it is impossible. The so-called peace is just a tactic for the opponent to delay the attack."

"Er Chen, do you still need to see that Al-Khelaifi? Do you want me to refuse directly?"

"No, we still have to meet. For this new opponent from the Middle East, we can find very limited information. This is a good opportunity to get to know each other."

After finishing speaking, Chen Ran picked up the phone and called Stephen over.

"Stephen, what is Infantino's attitude towards us accusing Liverpool Club?"

"Infantino is very interested in this case, and he personally helped us handle the whole process." Stephen knew that Chen Ran was very concerned about this matter, and immediately told him what he knew.

"Really? Stephen, Luis, in this case we complained to UEFA about Liverpool Club through Infantino, but we didn't distribute the news to the media."

"But now the media got the news early and spread it to everyone. Do you think this is Infantino's handwriting?"

"Ah? Chen, you mean, Infantino also wants to attack Liverpool? Does he have any problems with the Liverpool club?"

Chen Ran's question stunned the two guys, and little fat Louis asked in confusion.

"It's not about Liverpool, it's about the big money that's pouring into European football."

"But is it not a good thing for UEFA to have more rich donors enter European football? Why did Infantino do this?" This time, it was Stephen who asked the question.

"Why? Because these benefactors with huge wealth will break the existing balance of European football."

Chen Ran took a sip of coffee slowly, and slowly analyzed it for his right-hand man.

"It's okay if it's just one or two, but according to the current development trend, more and more rich people have set their sights on football."

"You have to know that these people are all bad wolves. After they entered the football circle, they all took away the cakes of those old and rich clubs. Therefore, some people can't stand it now, and they have started to take action."

"Uh Chen, what do you mean to say that Infantino is the spokesperson of those old rich clubs?"

Fatty Louis asked curiously.

"I can't talk about the spokesperson, but as long as Infantino wants to climb up, he cannot do without the support of these old giant clubs."

"After all, whether it is the UEFA president or the FIFA president, they are all elected by voting. And who owns these votes, do I need to say?"

"That's true." Stephen nodded, "Chen, what should we do now? Our Crystal Palace is actually an upstart in the eyes of those old wealthy clubs."

Stephen, who often attends European Football Club Association activities as a representative of the Crystal Palace Club, feels deeply about this.

The top executives of those old wealthy clubs never regarded him as one of their own.

"What should I do? Didn't I tell you what to do?" Chen Ran gave Stephen a meaningful look.

"Tell me already?"

Stephen hesitated for a moment, then reacted suddenly.

"Chen, what do you mean, let's build a good relationship with Infantino and use him as our backer in UEFA?"

"The backing is not enough, it can be regarded as a partner. After all, Infantino also needs the support of a top club like our Crystal Palace."

"Okay, I understand what to do."

The place where Chen Ran and Nasser Al-Khelaifi met was chosen at the Chinese restaurant in London Chinatown that Chen Ran often went to.

For this meeting, Nasser Al-Khelaifi also put in a lot of effort.Not only did they choose the restaurants that Chen Ran often went to, but they also paid a lot of money to book out the restaurants.

"Mr. Al-Khelaifi, you are spending too much money."

Although they knew that the competitive relationship between each other was difficult to change, everyone still maintained their demeanor on the scene.

"Haha, it's nothing. Mr. Chen, I apologize for the offense before."

Nasser Al-Khelaifi kept his posture very low today, but this made Chen Ran's heart ring the alarm.

Can bend and stretch, this guy is not easy to deal with.

"Mr. Al-Khelaifi, don't mention the past. Although your actions are inappropriate, we have already responded."

"I think let this matter stop here, let's look forward together, maybe there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future."

Seeing Chen Ran talking there with a smile all over his face, the corner of Al-Khelaifi's mouth couldn't help twitching slightly.

This guy said it easily, let's look forward together?The Liverpool club is about to be banned from transferring, what a mess.

"Mr. Chen, you are right. We should look forward together. As for the cooperation opportunity you mentioned, there is one now. I wonder if Mr. Chen is interested?"

"Oh? What cooperation opportunity? Mr. Al-Khelaifi might as well talk about it."

Chen Ran asked with a look of interest.

"I don't know what conditions are needed to allow Crystal Palace to withdraw the charges against Liverpool?"

"This matter? Mr. Al-Khelaifi, I'm very sorry, the right to decide this matter is no longer with me."

Hearing that Nasser Al-Khelaifi brought up this topic as expected, Chen Ran slowly shook his head.

"Mr. Chen, you are not perfunctory me, are you?"

Nasser Al-Khelaifi looked a little ugly.

"You are the owner of Crystal Palace Club, whether to withdraw the charges against Liverpool Club is just a matter of your words."

"Mr. Chen, I came here with sincerity, and I very much hope to be friends with you."

Seeing that Nasser Al-Khelaifi was anxious, Chen Ran first sighed, then shook his head.

"Mr. Al-Khelaifi, it seems that you still don't quite understand the complicated relationship behind this matter. I also want to be friends with you, but this matter is really beyond my decision alone."

Nasser Al-Khelaifi was taken aback for a moment, and the focus of attention was distracted by Chen Ran.

"Mr. Chen, what do you mean by that?"

"Mr. Al-Khelaifi, in order to show my goodwill, I can tell you some things. However, after I leave the door of this restaurant, I will not admit that I have said these words."

This time, Nasser Al-Khelaifi became even more curious.

"Mr. Chen, don't worry, I decided not to tell others what you said."

"That's good."

Chen Ran paused for a moment, picked up the wine glass in front of him and took a sip.

"Mr. Al-Khelaifi, the Qatar consortium behind you, the Abu Dhabi consortium behind Manchester City, and even the owner of Chelsea Abramovich."

"You guys with huge sums of money are buying European football clubs one after another. This has aroused the vigilance of many old and rich clubs."

"They think that you may break the existing balance of European football and take away their cake. Therefore, some people decided to suppress you."

"The move of your Liverpool club this time has become the trigger to stimulate them to take action. If I withdraw the charges against you at this time, it will be equivalent to standing on the opposite side of them."

"Mr. Al-Khelaifi, if it were you, would you do this?"

(End of this chapter)