Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs

   Chapter 146 President Offensive and Defensive Battle

   "Well, it's me. That's right, I have time. Jorge, you're too polite. Last time you invited a guest to dinner, this time I'll do it."

   "Um, um, okay, I'll definitely go when the time comes."

   hung up the phone, Chen Ran turned to look at the little fat man.

   "Is it Mendes?" asked the little fat man.

   "Yes, here comes the trouble."

   "Chen, you mean, Mendes wants to talk to you about Ronaldo?"

"Otherwise? He just invited me to dinner not long ago, and this time he wants to invite me to dinner. I want to invite him back, but he firmly disagrees. I don't usually have any contact with him. You said, he is not for Ronaldo, but for Ronaldo. what?"

   "What did this guy Mendes want to talk to you about? A raise for Ronaldo?"

   "It would be easy if it was just a raise. My concern is that someone has already found him and wants to buy Ronaldo."

   "It's no big deal. Chen, if you don't want to sell it, just refuse it. Ronaldo's contract is still too early to expire, and the initiative is in our hands."

   "I know, that's an important reason why Mendes had to humbly invite me to dinner."

   "It's just that, unless it's a last resort, it's better not to have a stiff relationship with him. After all, if we want to renew the contract with Chris in the future, we can't get around Mendes."

After    and Chen Ran on the phone, Mendes ran to Ronaldo's house again.

   "Jorge, what's the matter? Can't talk on the phone? It's so mysterious."

  Cristiano Ronaldo looked at Mendes curiously. He was going to go out to play today, but Mendes called and said that he had something to look for, so he had to come to his house to talk.

   "Ahem, Chris, someone found me, I hope you can transfer."

   "Transfer?"

  Cristiano Ronaldo glanced at Mendes in surprise.

   "I'm staying at Crystal Palace very well, the boss is also good to me, I have no plans to transfer."

  Without any hesitation, Ronaldo rejected Mendes in one bite.

   "Cough, Chris, the other party promised that if you are willing to transfer, you will get a big contract, a big contract that is much more than your current salary."

   "Big contract? How big can it be?"

   "The owner also promised us that as long as Crystal Palace wins the Premier League this season. All Crystal Palace players can get a salary increase, and the increase will be at least doubled."

   "My current annual salary is 2 million euros, doubling it is 4 million euros. According to my performance, there will definitely be more, maybe 5 million euros."

   "Jorge, 5 million euros, is this contract big enough? Can the other party have more than this?"

  With Chen Ran's previous salary increase promise, Cristiano Ronaldo is now full of ambitions and wants to make a career in Crystal Palace.

   He can earn an annual salary of 5 million euros before he is 20 years old. In this regard, C Ronaldo has been very satisfied.

   "Cough, what if the other party is willing to give you an annual salary of 10 million euros?"

   "Pfft!"

   "cough cough cough"

   Just now, Ronaldo, who was drinking water because he was thirsty, squirted the water out of nowhere.

   "How much did you say? 10 million euros? Which club is so rich? Jorge, you didn't meet a liar, did you?"

   "Chelsea."

   Ignoring the emotional Ronaldo, Mendes just replied three words lightly.

   "It's them."

   This time, Ronaldo no longer doubts whether the other party is a liar.

  The effect of Mourinho insisting on buying Crouch at a high price of 20 million euros during the winter transfer period was finally reflected.

   Now, there may be many people who ridicule Chelsea's vision for selecting players, but no one will question Chelsea's financial resources.

   "Jorge, are you sure the other side is not joking? Maybe Chelsea just want to interfere with the progress of our Crystal Palace winning the championship."

  Cristiano Ronaldo is young, but not stupid.

   Being able to maintain the highlights for so many years in the previous life is impossible without a brain.

   "This is not the case. Without winning the game against Crystal Palace, Chelsea have missed the Premier League title this season. They know this."

   "Jorge, is this Jose's idea?"

  Cristiano Ronaldo immediately thought of his Portuguese fellow Jose Mourinho, who is also a member of Mendes and is now the manager of Chelsea.

   "That's right. Jose suggested it. He really wants you to join Chelsea."

  Mendez nodded without shyness, Cristiano Ronaldo will know about this sooner or later, he can't hide it.

   Hearing Mendes admitting that it was Mourinho's idea, Ronaldo pouted imperceptibly.

  Although they are both Portuguese and the same agent, the relationship between Cristiano Ronaldo and Mourinho is not close, and there is no relationship in normal times.

   Because these two people are very proud people in their bones.

  Especially after Mourinho won the UEFA Cup and the European Champions Cup in a row, he is now even more prosperous, and he feels a bit arrogant and indomitable.

   Although Cristiano Ronaldo has not yet reached the height of his previous life, he will not shyly curry favor with Mourinho.

  Cristiano Ronaldo, who has a very smart head, immediately wanted to understand what the abacus was behind Mourinho.

  He couldn't play Crystal Palace on the pitch, so he wanted to dismantle Crystal Palace off the pitch.

   It seems that this guy is nothing more than that, he can't be arrogant with his nostrils turned upside down every day.

  Isn't it impossible to beat the boss, and can only play tricks under the table?

   But, 10 million euros, it's really hard to resist.

How to do?

   To agree or not to agree?

   Although there is some shameless behavior of Mourinho, the temptation of 10 million euros still makes Ronaldo a little tempted.

   "Jorge, have you told the boss about this?"

   "Not yet. I'm not here to ask what you mean, and then decide whether to tell Chen Ran or not."

   "Jorge, the boss treats me well, and my contract with Crystal Palace has more than three years left. So, without the boss's consent, I will not go anywhere."

   "Understood. I will have a good talk with Chen Ran. Even if he doesn't want to let you transfer, I will fight for a better big contract for you."

   "Okay. Jorge, then I'll leave it all to you."

   "But there is one thing I want to remind you, have a good talk, don't fall out with the boss, or I won't be able to stay in Crystal Palace in the future. Understand?"

"Do not worry."

   Manchester, Ferguson Office.

   "Alex, what are you doing with me today?"

  Manchester United CEO David Gill asked as soon as he entered the door.

   "David, have you watched the match between Crystal Palace and Chelsea?"

  Ferguson looked up from the TV screen. What was playing on the TV was a video of Cristiano Ronaldo's game this season specially edited by Ferguson.

   "Look. That Mourinho is not very good. Crystal Palace has such a dense schedule, and Chelsea has not been able to win the game. This season's Premier League championship, it seems that Crystal Palace has won."

   "What do you think of that Ronaldo from Crystal Palace?"

   "A very good young man. What? Alex, are you excited?"

   "I'm not excited, I'm regretful. Why didn't I get Ronaldo earlier?"

   "It doesn't matter, it's not too late to buy it now. If I remember correctly, that Ronaldo is not yet twenty years old, right?"

   "David, that's why I called you here today. This summer, I hope you can bring Ronaldo back to Manchester United."

   "Alex, if Crystal Palace wins the Premier League this season, their players' worth will definitely rise. For an absolute main player like Ronaldo, the transfer fee is definitely not cheap. What is your bottom line?"

   “50 million euros.”

"so much?"

  David Gill was also surprised.

   He originally thought that a young man less than 20 years old should have 20 million euros enough, but he did not expect that Ferguson's bottom line was so high.

   "Is it tall? I'm not worried enough."

   "Knowing that the Premier League is broadcast all over the world, I estimate that it may not only be our English clubs who are eyeing Crystal Palace players."

   "Alex, I have to remind you. All Manchester United's signing budget this summer is only about 50 million euros. You don't intend to spend all this money on Ronaldo alone, right?"

   "David, if you can buy Ronaldo for 50 million euros, it's worth it."

"you sure?"

   "I'm pretty sure."

  Spain, the office of Barcelona FC President Laporta.

   "Mr. Chairman, we sent scouts to London to track Crystal Palace players and sent back the latest report. There is one thing in it that I feel compelled to report to you."

  Barcelona's sporting director Fernandez walked in with a stack of documents.

   "Oh? What's the matter?"

  Laporta asked casually while looking at the document in his hand.

   "In that report, in addition to introducing the situation of Cesc Fabregas, it also highlighted a player from Crystal Palace. The original words in the report are: This is a football genius comparable to Messi."

   "What? On par with Messi?"

   Hearing Messi's name, Laporta turned his attention from the document in his hand.

   "Is it such an exaggeration? You must know that Messi is a genius player we have never met in Barcelona in a hundred years."

   "Mr. Chairman, this is the original report. I brought it to you."

After saying that, Fernandez handed Laporta the report in his hand.

   After reading the report quickly, Laporta looked up at Fernandez.

   "Robert, is this scout credible?"

   "Mr. Chairman, this is our senior scout based in the UK, and his vision is still trustworthy."

   "He also said in the report that he hopes that the club will introduce this Ronaldo at all costs. Robert, what do you think?"

   "This. Mr. Chairman, it may be that he was too excited to see outstanding talents, and his words were a little inaccurate."

   Hesitating for a while, Fernandez finally dared not fully support the scout's point of view.

   In case that guy misunderstands, he will also take responsibility.

   "However, Mr. Chairman, I think we can also make an offer to Crystal Palace when the summer transfer period is over. If the price is right, then you might as well buy this Ronaldo as a helper for Messi."

   "Okay, then do that. Robert, I'll leave this to you too."

   "Don't worry, Mr. Chairman."

   It was the same Chinese restaurant in Chinatown last time, and Chen Ran and Mendes sat together again.

   "Jorge, tell me, what's the matter? You won't just invite me to dinner today."

  After eating and drinking, the two began to smoke the cigar that Mendes brought.

   "Haha, Chen, you really know me best."

   After contacting him so many times, Mendes knew that the young man in front of him was not a fuel-efficient lamp, so he simply avoided detours.

   "Chen, someone found me, hoping to bring in Chris, so I'll ask you what you mean."

   Hearing this, Chen Ran's heart skipped a beat, he was really afraid of what was coming.

   cleared up his mood, Chen Ran calmly took a cigar. Barred by the smoke, he glanced at Mendes.

   "Jorge, let me guess, did Mourinho find you?"

   "Well, I really can't hide anything from you."

  Mendez didn't expect Chen Ran to guess that Mourinho was behind his back, so he couldn't help but be stunned.

   He reacted immediately, and he was not attacking himself. But the flaws have already been revealed, and they have to admit it.

   "Jorge, to tell you the truth, to me, Chris is not for sale, and I don't sell it for any money."

   "Really not for sale?"

   "Really not for sale."

   "Even if Chelsea bid high?"

   "Yes, no matter how high the price is, it will not be sold."

   For this reason, Mendes did not ask any further questions, but just looked at Chen Ran carefully.

   He seems to want to confirm whether Chen Ran is really determined not to sell, or is he pretending to raise the price.

   "Okay, Jorge, you don't have to doubt my determination not to sell Chris. Let's talk about Chris' contract renewal when we have this time."

   "Well, Chen, it seems that you really don't want to sell Chris."

  Mendez nodded, now he really understood Chen Ran's determination. It is unlikely that Mourinho wants to take Ronaldo from Crystal Palace.

   "Jorge, presumably Chris told you that I once promised the Crystal Palace players that as long as the team wins the Premier League this season, I will give them a raise."

   "Since the two of us are sitting together today, we just happened to deal with this matter in advance."

   "The renewal contract I gave Chris, the annual salary is directly increased from the current 2 million euros to 5 million euros. The bonus is calculated separately, and it is still a five-year contract."

   "You take this condition back to Chris, and then you can discuss it to see if you are satisfied. Then give me an answer, how about it?"

   "Okay, Chen, I'll tell Chris when I go back and get back to you as soon as possible."

   "Also, Jorge, your commission is not less than a cent. Besides, your brokerage company, would you like to sell me some more shares?"

   (end of this chapter)