Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs: Chapter 342 not tidy up

   Chapter 342

   swallowed his saliva and seemed to have made up his mind. Guardiola looked into Chen Ran's eyes and said slowly, word by word:

   "Boss, Crystal Palace has been able to change from a small team in the British Championship to today's top giant club. Countless efforts of your boss have been poured into it. We can see how many difficulties we have overcome over the years."

   "Although I would also like to be the head coach of Crystal Palace, I don't think I am competent enough to take on this position."

   "Since I retired, I have been working as an assistant coach for the boss, and I have no experience as a team head coach at all."

   "If I reluctantly go to this position now, it is likely to destroy the team you have worked so hard to build. In this way, I have not only failed the trust of the boss, but also become a sinner of Crystal Palace."

   "So, after careful consideration, boss, please forgive me for rejecting your invitation."

   After saying these words in one breath, Guardiola seemed to have used up all his strength and collapsed on the sofa.

   Chen Ran was not surprised by Guardiola's choice. If it were him, he would do the same.

   There is no way, the risk is too great.

  If the current thriving Crystal Palace is damaged, who would dare to invite Guardiola to be the head coach in the future? Maybe Guardiola's coaching career will end here.

   "Josep, since you don't want to be the head coach of Crystal Palace, what are you going to do next? Go to Barcelona to be the head coach?"

   Seeing that the choice Guardiola made was completely in line with his prediction, Chen Ran also directly asked about Guardiola's next plan.

   Perhaps moved by Chen Ran's sincerity, Guardiola didn't say those high-sounding words this time.

   "Boss, since you value me so highly, I don't want to hide it from you. Although I really want to go back to Crystal Palace to continue to be your assistant coach, deep down I actually want to be the head coach of FC Barcelona."

   "There is no assistant coach who doesn't want to be the head coach, and I am no exception. Compared with our Crystal Palace, Barcelona has not won any significant championships in the past two seasons, and the pressure to be a head coach there is not as great as that of Crystal Palace."

   "My real idea is to go to Barcelona to gain some experience as a head coach. If you are willing to let me be the head coach of Crystal Palace in the future, then I will definitely be more confident than now."

  Chen Ran's effort to go to Barcelona in person was not in vain, and Guardiola spoke out all his real thoughts.

   Realizing that Guardiola's thoughts were still the same as he predicted, Chen Ran nodded slightly.

   "Josep, I'm glad you can tell me your real thoughts. Don't worry, going to Barcelona to be the head coach is a rare opportunity, and I won't stop it."

   "As you just said, I hope you will return to Crystal Palace after you have been coaching Barcelona for a period of time and have accumulated enough experience. The door of Crystal Palace will always be open to you."

"thank you boss!"

   Actually, Chen Ran had brought Guardiola, Simeone and Southgate under his banner before they retired, and had plans to let them take over Crystal Palace in the future.

   It’s just that Chen Ran’s performance in leading the team is so abnormal that even the best of the three, Guardiola, dare not take over Crystal Palace, which makes Chen Ran dumbfounded.

  As a last resort, Chen Ran had no choice but to take Plan B and let Guardiola go to Barcelona to exercise first, and then come back to coach Crystal Palace after he has accumulated a certain amount of experience.

   After talking about business, Chen Ran stayed at Guardiola's house for a lunch. For the rest of the time, he sneaked away with Cheryl for a few days in Barcelona.

  Because Chen Ran has a hunch, he will definitely be very busy this summer, and I'm afraid he won't have time to accompany Cheryl on vacation.

  While Chen Ran flew to Barcelona, ​​Mendes also flew from Madrid to London.

   In Cristiano Ronaldo's newly purchased mansion, Mendes, who came here for the first time, took a look around with great interest.

   "Jorge, you insist on me staying and waiting for you. If you have anything to do, just tell me. I'm still waiting to go on vacation."

   Cristiano Ronaldo, who accompanied Mendes to visit his new home, complained impatiently.

   He just had a new girlfriend, when he was full of passion, how could he have the heart to talk to an old man?

   "You, aren't you a woman? Chris, with your current development momentum, I am afraid that you will become the dream lover of countless women in the future. So you have to set your sights higher, can't you just look at the appearance to understand?"

   "Got it. Jorge, didn't you just come here to tell me this?"

  C Luo rolled his eyes speechlessly. He is at the age of hormonal surge, where can he hear this?

   "Of course not. Chris, are you interested in moving to Real Madrid?"

   "Real Madrid? Mourinho's team? He asked you to be a lobbyist?"

   Both are clients of Mendes and fellow Portuguese. The relationship between Ronaldo and Mourinho is really ordinary.

   Both of them are arrogant and conceited, and they can't pee in a pot at all.

   "Yes, Jose wants to invite you to join Real Madrid, let me ask your opinion." They are all their own, and Mendes has nothing to hide.

   "Don't go! I'm staying well in Crystal Palace, why go to Real Madrid when I have nothing to do?"

   "What's more, everything has to be re-adapted when I get there. Didn't I make trouble for myself?"

   Ronaldo waved his hand and bluntly rejected Mourinho's invitation.

   Just kidding, he just bought this mansion in London for a lot of money, and he will move in a few days before he enjoys it. He is really full.

   "That's Real Madrid! Didn't you say before that when you were a kid, your biggest wish to play football was to join Real Madrid?"

   "Is there? That's not the case now. Mourinho is the boss's defeat. If I join Real Madrid, I will basically say goodbye to the Champions League trophy. I'm not stupid."

   Hearing Ronaldo's unabashed disdain for Mourinho, Mendes could only shake his head with a wry smile. No way, who makes what people say is the truth?

   "I see what you mean. Then, let's talk about serious business."

   "A serious business? What? Isn't that serious business just now?"

  Cristiano Ronaldo glanced at Mendes, a little surprised.

   "I know you probably won't agree to it, so I just mentioned it to Jose by the way, and it can be considered that I have fulfilled my responsibility."

   "The real purpose of my visit to you this time is to use the fact that Jose wants to invite you to join Real Madrid to talk to Chen Ran about giving you a raise."

   For such things as salary increases, no one at all times, at all times, at home and abroad, would refuse.

   Hearing that there was an opportunity to raise his salary, C Ronaldo, who was still a little nervous, immediately became more energetic.

   "Jorge, can you really get a salary increase? I only got a salary increase the year before, and now there are three years left in the contract, will the boss agree to give me a salary increase?"

   After carefully calculating his contract situation, Ronaldo was a little unsure.

   "Haha, Chris, this kind of thing is the agent's job, you can leave it to me."

   "Although you only raised your salary once the year before, your performance in the past two seasons is obvious to all, and your contribution to Crystal Palace is also one of the best."

   "Especially in the UEFA Champions League final not long ago, when you were kicked in the head to score a goal and stained the stadium with blood, I believe Chen Ran will not fail to express it."

  Mendez pointed to the scar on the corner of Ronaldo's left eye that can still be vaguely seen, and said with confidence.

   touched the corner of his eyes, and Ronaldo seemed to have confidence.

   "Okay, I'll leave this to you. But, Jorge, how much are you going to go up?"

   "I don't think we can go too far. How about a 50% increase based on your current annual salary?"

   "Goodu."

   Hearing Mendes' offer, Ronaldo couldn't help but swallow.

   He is now the maximum salary of Crystal Palace Club, with an annual salary of 5 million euros.

   A 50% increase is 7.5 million euros. According to the habits of England, that is a weekly salary of 144,200 euros.

   Don't forget, it's only 2008, and Ronaldo is just 23 years old.

   "Jorge, is this a bit too much?"

   "Hehe, Chris, 7.5 million euros is our goal. My offer for Chen Ran will not be that much. After all, there is still room for Chen Ran to bargain."

   "Then how much are you going to ask?"

   "Double, with an annual salary of 10 million euros."

   "OMG! Jorge, are you asking too much?"

  The young Ronaldo was really taken aback by Mendes' lion's big mouth.

   "Oops, Chris, that's what the bargaining is like. You don't have to worry about it, just go on vacation with your new girlfriend and wait for my good news."

   "Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you. However, Jorge, I want to remind you, pay attention to your senses and don't get stuck with the boss. After all, I have to stay here."

   "Don't worry, I know what to do."

  Chen Ran, who accompanied Cheryl to Barcelona for a few days, just returned to London when he was blocked in the office by the little fat Louis.

   "Chen, you are quite happy. You are traveling in Barcelona with Cheryl, and even the Spanish gossip tabloids have published photos of the two of you."

   The little fat man who was in charge of the Crystal Palace Club's intelligence gathering work directly put the newspaper with the photos of Chen Ran and Cheryl swimming on the beach in Barcelona on the table in front of him.

   "Why are you collecting this when you have nothing to do?"

  Chen Ran glared at the little fat man angrily.

   "Hehe, don't be too busy staring at me, they even posted about your visit to Guardiola's house."

   Picked up the newspaper and checked the content carefully, as the little fat man said, it seems that the Spanish media reporters are not small.

   "Recently, the Barcelona club has released the wind and is going to invite Guardiola to replace Rijkaard as the head coach. Those Spanish media said that you are going to visit the door to keep Guardiola in person."

   Chen Ran was not surprised when he heard Little Fatty's remarks.

  To build momentum and hype, to pave the way for Guardiola to take office, these are the usual tactics.

"Not only that, Mourinho also jumped out unwillingly. In an interview with the media, he said that we have a lot of talent in Crystal Palace, and he very much hopes to introduce some excellent players from Crystal Palace, and also revealed that Real Madrid has sent us a message. bid."

  Little Fatty pulled out another newspaper with a photo of Mourinho and pointed to one of the reports.

   "It's so meow, there are always people who want to harm me."

   Looking at Mourinho's high-spirited smiling face in the newspaper, Chen Ran couldn't help but twitch at the corners of his mouth.

   This guy has just moved to Spain for a season and won a La Liga title, and he has already started to drift a bit, forgetting all the lessons he has received under his own hands.

   Now he dares to openly provoke, it seems that he still needs to clean up!

   Find out the current player list of Real Madrid Club, Chen Ran intends to teach Mourinho a lesson and let him remember it for a long time.

   But after flipping back and forth several times, there was no player that Chen Ran liked.

   It's not that these players are incompetent, but Chen Ran's lineup for Crystal Palace is too strong.

   Even the main players of Real Madrid can only sit on the bench and wait for a chance to rotate when they arrive at Crystal Palace.

"Snapped!"

   Chen Ran reluctantly slapped Real Madrid's player list on the table. He really couldn't convince himself to spend a lot of money to buy a player he didn't like.

   Forget it, let Mourinho go this time.

   "Louis, have those private investigators got any valuable information recently?"

   "Chen, London is now turning into a player trading center. As far as I know, there are more than a dozen giant clubs who are in charge of transfer affairs in London."

   "Oh? Isn't it all related to our Crystal Palace?"

   Chen Ran's heart sank, and he turned to look at the little fat Louis who was sitting beside him.

  Unfortunately, what he saw was the little fat man nodding heavily.

   "It should be. Although they have not been in direct contact with our players yet. But according to the photos provided by those private investigators, it has been found that they have been connected with the agents of our players."

   "Which players' agents did those guys contact specifically?"

   "All the main players were spared, plus a few other players who played regularly."

   "Fxxxk!"

  Chen Ran couldn't help but exclaimed, "Do you know the specific progress?"

   "This is not yet clear. However, judging from the situation in front of us, these contacts should be still in the initial stage."

   "After all, if there is real progress, the players must be involved."

  Little Fatty came from a family of brokers, and is very familiar with the operation of transfers. Chen Ran still trusts his judgment very much.

   "Lewis, next you want to focus on which players stayed in London and didn't go on vacation."

"clear!"

   (end of this chapter)