Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs: Chapter 123 dark war

   Chapter 123 Dark Battle

  Because Chen Ran once objected to Guardiola's serious injury against malicious behavior on the pitch.

   So this time Cisse's fracture was inevitably hyped by the English media.

   "The unfortunate thing happened again, Liverpool player Cisse broke his calf."

   "The original victim became the current murderer?"

   "Is it a normal foul or a malicious injury? That's the crux of the matter."

   "The Chinese claimed that his team members had absolutely no malicious behavior."

   "From the video playback from different angles, there is no evidence that Pepe directly shoveled into Cisse's calf. Now we can only wait for the final ruling of the FA."

   For this hot event, Sky TV, which is responsible for broadcasting, will not let it go.

   In his various football programs, foul videos from various angles are played repeatedly.

  The advantage for Pepe and Crystal Palace is that no matter from which point of view, Pepe's foot does not directly shovel into Cisse's calf.

   This also made Chen Ran a little relieved, but he issued a military order in front of so many reporters.

   If Pei Pei hurt people maliciously, then Chen Ran would only be able to kill Ma Su with tears.

   In the thirteenth round of the other Premier League, several strong teams have won.

   Among them, Arsenal's 5-4 victory over Tottenham Hotspur on the road was the most exaggerated North London derby. The two sides played Mars everywhere and seemed to give up their defense completely, scoring a total of nine goals.

   Chelsea, led by Jose Mourinho, continued their steady performance and beat Fulham 4:1 away.

   Manchester United also defeated Newcastle United 3:1 away.

   After the thirteenth round, Crystal Palace topped the Premier League with 39 points in a 13-game winning streak.

  Chelsea gained 31 points from ten wins, one draw and two losses, surpassing Arsenal and rising to second place.

  Arsenal ranked third with 9 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses with 29 points.

   is far away in the country, and Crystal Palace's victory over Liverpool also made the fans very happy.

   "Haha, Crystal Palace has wiped out the three Premier League teams of Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool. It is just around the corner to win the Premier League championship this season."

   "Low-key, keep low-key. Half of the league is not over. It's too early to say that."

   "It doesn't matter. Except for these strong teams, other Premier League teams pose no threat to Crystal Palace."

   "Yes. If Chen Ran hadn't voluntarily given up the League Cup, even Manchester United would have been beheaded by Crystal Palace."

   "That's right, since Beckham went to Real Madrid, Manchester United's right side is considered a waste. That Fletcher is not even worthy of Beckham's shoes."

"It makes sense. Back then, Manchester United was so good. Giggs and Beckham flew on both sides. One was good at breaking through and the other was good at passing. Now it's better, Manchester United only has one wing left. If you want to win the Premier League, there is no chance. !"

   In this hellish fixture against Lazio, Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool, four games in eight days, Crystal Palace achieved three wins and one loss.

  The games that should be won are won, and the games that can be lost are also lost. Chen Ran was still quite satisfied with this result.

  Unfortunately, just when he wanted to take a breather and rest, little fat Louis brought him a bunch of bad news.

   After Louis entered Chen Ran's office, he immediately locked the door.

   Seeing the sneaky look of the little fat man, Chen Ran glared at him angrily.

   "What are you doing? What do you lock the door in the daytime? I'm not gay. Two big men stay together and lock the door. You are easy to misunderstand."

   "Chen, what you explained before has progressed now."

  Louis took out a bunch of photos from his bag and put them directly on Chen Ran's desk.

"what?"

   picked up a photo and just glanced at it, Chen Ran's body immediately tensed up.

   "This was taken by the private detective you hired?"

  Chen Ran now understands what the little fat man brought out.

   Before he got news from Mendes, he knew that someone was planning to dig the corner of the Crystal Palace, so he asked the little fat Louis to go to a private investigator to collect evidence.

   Now it seems that there is a harvest.

   Although this kind of gain, Chen Ran did not want it.

  Little Fatty was uncharacteristically quiet today, looking at Chen Ran looking through the photos one by one, his face became more and more ugly.

   said cautiously: "These photos can only prove that our players have contact with them, and it does not mean that they have achieved anything."

   "Find out which club these people are from?"

   "Only Manchester United and Chelsea are initially determined."

   "Chelsea?"

   Chen Ran raised his brows and immediately looked up at Louis.

"you sure?"

   "Sure. I met this guy at a party in the circle, and he is indeed from the Chelsea club."

   Little Fatty added, pointing to a person in the photo.

   "Chelsea, are there Mendes' hands and feet here?"

   "Eh, although I'm very reluctant to speak for that guy, it seems that Mendes is also kept in the dark. This guy should be Chelsea CEO Peter Kenyon."

   "Oh? In this way, Chelsea's interior is not monolithic."

  Chen Ran smiled gloatingly, and then asked a question.

   "Luis, you said that Mendes was kept in the dark, does Mourinho know?"

   "Should know."

  Louis scratched his chubby head, "Signings cannot be done without the consent of the head coach, and Mourinho is not a puppet."

   "Then Mourinho knows, but Mendes doesn't. What does that mean, you say?"

   "Uh, did the two of them fall out?"

   "It's not likely to fall over, but it's very possible to have different dreams in the same bed."

   "Chen, what are you going to do?"

   "Luis, you said, what would happen if we told Mendes about this?" Chen Ran asked lightly, rubbing the beard that had just emerged from his chin.

   "The two of them have completely turned their faces?"

   "No, Mendes is not that stupid. Mourinho is now his stepping stone to open the English market. He won't turn against Mourinho for this matter until he finds a better replacement."

   "However, the embankment of a thousand miles has collapsed into the ant's nest. As long as the gap between the two of them can be enlarged, there will be a harvest one day in the future."

  Chen Ran continued to look at the photos while talking, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the appetite of these two clubs is really big, and they have sent people to contact almost all the main players of Crystal Palace.

   "Louis, is there anything else besides these pictures?"

   "That's all for now. The private detective said that they will continue to follow up, and as long as there is a new harvest, they will notify us as soon as possible."

   "Okay, you'll give them a sum of money later, say it's a reward from the newspaper boss, so that they can work harder to help us collect evidence."

   "Understood, I'll do it in a while."

   "Luis, these photos can't explain anything for the time being. But if there is a player who has been in contact with these people many times, the problem will be serious. Do you understand?"

   "Indeed. I'll keep an eye on this."

  Louis nodded his head when he heard this, and his heart couldn't help but feel a little heavy, hoping that such a situation would not happen.

   After sending the little fat man away, Chen Ran picked out the photos related to Chelsea, stuffed them into an envelope, and put them in his pocket.

   Immediately, he called Mendez, who had not been in touch for a long time.

   "Haha, is that Chen? I didn't expect you to call me."

  The call was quickly connected, and Mendez's hearty laughter came from the phone.

   "It's me. Jorge, long time no see, how about getting together?"

   "Of course there is no problem. I still owe you a meal, so I must make up for it today."

   "Okay, then I'm going to have a good meal today."

   In order to cater to Chen Ran's taste, Mendest chose a famous Chinese restaurant in London.

  In the private room, the two of them chatted happily as if nothing had happened.

   "Jorge, thank you for telling Louis the news."

   "That's nothing, it's a trivial matter. With Louis' background, it's easy for him to ask for information. Chen, you're too polite."

  After eating and drinking, the two lit the Cuban cigars that Mendes brought.

   Through the smoke of the cigar, each other's faces were blurred.

  Mendez knew that Chen Ran would not suddenly contact him to meet for no reason, tonight's drama is coming.

   "After receiving your notice, I asked someone to investigate and got an interesting piece of news. It's about Chelsea, and I thought you might be interested."

   "Oh? What news?"

  Mendez continued to smoke a cigar, but he already had a bad feeling in his heart.

   "Among the clubs that want to poach my Crystal Palace players, in addition to Manchester United, there are also Chelsea."

   "Chelsea? Chen, are you sure?"

Although   Mendez was a little surprised, he was also someone who had seen the market, and his reaction was not intense.

   "See for yourself."

   said, Chen Ran took out the envelope from his pocket and handed it directly to Mendes.

   Soon, Mendes knew that Chen Ran was telling the truth.

   Because of the man in the photo, he is no stranger.

   That is Chelsea CEO Peter Kenyon, a club official responsible for transfer affairs, a person who often sings against him on Chelsea transfer affairs.

   This time, even though Mendez was quite deep, he was not in the mood to smoke cigars anymore.

   He threw a few Cuban cigars into the Buddha Jumping Over the Wall vegetable soup in front of him.

  Mendez knew exactly what this meant.

   Without Mourinho nodding, Peter Kenyon will not make a transfer.

   And Mourinho did not reveal a word to him.

   What does this mean?

  Mendez's heart suddenly sounded the alarm bell.

   However, Mendes is an old man after all, and he knows he can't mess up now.

   "Chen, thank you very much for your message. If there is anything you need me to do, just say it."

   "Jorge, you underestimate me too much. We are friends. You helped me before, and now I repay you. Isn't this a normal thing?"

  Chen Ran smiled, shook his head, and took another sip of his cigar slowly.

   "Okay. Chen, I hope we will always be friends."

   took a deep look at Chen Ran, and Mendes nodded slowly.

   After rubbing Mendes a meal, Chen Ran returned home and had a good time with Cheryl, which was considered a celebration.

  Someone came to dig his corner, Chen Ran naturally wouldn't be polite, and he buried a nail in the other's hand.

   On the Manchester United side, Chen Ran has no good solution.

   After all, it is a veteran giant team, and its status in England cannot be shaken by Crystal Palace in a short period of time.

   Moreover, the players in Manchester United's current team, frankly speaking, Chen Ran is not too fond of them.

   It doesn't mean that Fanny, Rooney and others are not good enough, but Chen Ran has a better and cheaper option, and he doesn't want to be the scapegoat.

   Especially after Cristiano Ronaldo was cut off by Chen Ran, it was equivalent to breaking a wing of Manchester United.

  The original two-wing attack system can only be supported by Giggs alone.

   Now, Chen Ran is ready to attack another weakness of Manchester United.

   That is Manchester United's goalkeeper position. In recent years, he has not found a reassuring candidate.

   Whether it is Butters before or Carroll now, Ferguson is not very satisfied.

  Chen Ran, a reborn, of course knows that in the summer of next year, Manchester United will introduce the Dutch veteran Van der Sar.

   And the aged Van der Sar has become Manchester United's main goalkeeper in the next few years, and he has performed very well.

   It happens that Cech has never had a suitable backup goalkeeper, and Chen Ran is thinking about grabbing Van der Sar one step ahead of schedule in this winter transfer period.

   In this way, since it weakens Manchester United’s strength, it can also enhance the depth of Crystal Palace’s bench, killing two birds with one stone.

   So, Chen Ran called the little fat man over again.

   "Luis, you go to contact Fulham's goalkeeper Van der Sar and ask him if he is interested in coming to our Crystal Palace."

   "Vandersal? If I remember correctly, he is thirty-four years old this year. Even if he was bought to replace Cech, he is a bit old. Do we still want it?"

   "Yes, you know he's old too. If he's young, do you think he might be a substitute?"

   "Chen, do you want to introduce Van der Sar during the winter transfer period? But Van der Sar is now Fulham's main goalkeeper. Even if he is willing to come, Fulham may not agree to release him."

   "Then I don't care. Even if I spend money, I will buy Van der Sar."

"you sure?"

   "Very sure."

   "What's our budget then?"

   "Up to five million euros, you can call the shots."

"Understood."

   In order to deal with the poaching of powerful enemies, Chen Ran also made two preparations.

   Externally, we must dig pits and bury traps to prevent the wolves from taking away their captive fat sheep.

   Internally, you should also fasten the fence to prevent problems before they happen.

  From the second day, Chen Ran chatted with the team members one by one after training.

  Talk about the planning of the club, the prospects of the team, the situation of the players in the team, and Chen Ran's arrangement, positioning and future development direction of them, etc.

  Most of the players responded well, but there were some players who made Chen Ran's heart sink.

   (end of this chapter)