Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs

  Chapter 210 Is this legal?

   As soon as the second round of the Champions League match between Crystal Palace and Inter Milan was over, it was thousands of miles away in China. Although it was already early in the morning, the post bar of Crystal Palace was still very lively.

   "Chen Ran is still a 'gou'. With a huge lead of four goals in the first round, he still sent all the main players on the back line."

   "Haha, is this the first time you've watched a game he directs? Don't you know what kind of coaching style this guy is?"

   "That's right. It's a huge improvement that he didn't play all the main players today."

   "Forget about Chen Ran for now. The opponent in the Crystal Palace final is Barcelona, ​​aren't you worried?"

   "What are you worried about? You've reached this point, no matter who your opponent in the final is, you're done."

   "The upstairs is justified. They have reached the Champions League final. The opponents are too strong, so they have to work hard."

   "Yes, although Barcelona has Ronaldinho now, our Crystal Palace's Cristiano Ronaldo is not bad either."

   "That's right. Our current lineup at Crystal Palace is quite strong, and we have the strength to fight against anyone. It is not impossible to kill Barcelona and win the Champions League."

   "The champion must be our Crystal Palace's."

   "Crystal Palace will win!"

   After the match against Inter Milan, Chen Ran flew back to England with the team overnight.

   Two days later, the 36th round of the Premier League is about to start, and Crystal Palace is going away to Portsmouth again.

   Thanks to Chen Ran's partial rotation in the game against Inter Milan, this time against Portsmouth, Chen Ran sent all the main players of the Crystal Palace offensive line who had been rested before.

   Of course, in terms of defense, Chen Ran sent all substitute players, so Crystal Palace’s defense was not very stable in this game, and it was rare for Portsmouth to score two goals.

  In the end, with goals from Toni, Ribery and Modric, Crystal Palace beat Portsmouth 3:2 away.

When    got three points, the system also rewarded Chen Ran with a "Level 1 Aiming Card".

  After a two-day break, Crystal Palace ushered in the last strong opponent in the Premier League this season, Arsenal.

   At this time, with two rounds of the Premier League remaining, Arsenal is more than ten points behind Liverpool, which ranks fourth, and it has been determined in advance that they will miss the Champions League spot next season.

   Due to the emergence of Chen Ran and Crystal Palace, Arsenal is estimated to have missed the title of "Fighting Four Crazy Demons".

   However, because Chelsea are now only five points behind Crystal Palace, in theory, if Arsenal can beat Crystal Palace, then Chelsea still have hope of competing for the Premier League title.

  Because Crystal Palace is going to participate in the Champions League, their 37th round of the Premier League is actually postponed.

   The current round of other teams ended two days ago, especially Chelsea, who fought their lives even harder. Their opponent in this round is Manchester United.

   As a result, under the leadership of Jose Mourinho, Chelsea beat Manchester United 3-0 at home, biting Crystal Palace firmly, looking forward to a miracle.

   On the night of winning Manchester United, after the game, Mourinho did not go home, but went directly to the house of Chelsea CEO Peter Kenyon.

   "Huh? Jose, why didn't you go home after the game?"

  Seeing that Mourinho, despite the fatigue of directing the game, came to visit his own house so late, Peter Kenyon frowned slightly, such an abnormal behavior, something big must happen.

   After welcoming Mourinho into his study, Peter Kenyon thought about it, took out a bottle of red wine and looked back at Mourinho.

   "José, you led the team to a great victory over Manchester United tonight, would you like to have a drink to celebrate?"

   "Okay, I happen to be a little tired too, let's drink some alcohol to relieve my fatigue."

   Hearing Peter Kenyon's proposal, Mourinho smiled and nodded.

   After all, there are not many people who can beat Manchester United with a score of 3:0. It is worth celebrating.

   took the red wine that Peter Kenyon handed over, and the two touched glasses. Mourinho took a sip and shook the glass gently, as if he was considering how to speak.

   "Okay, Jose, you came to my house so late, you must have something important to say. It's just the two of us here. You don't have to shy away, just say something directly."

   "Okay, Peter, I'll just say it straight. Is it true that Arsenal are short of money?"

   "Yeah, it's no secret that they've all been siphoned off because they're going to build a new stadium. Jose, why do you ask that?"

   Hearing Mourinho running to his house in the middle of the night and talking about Arsenal's lack of money, Peter Kenyon couldn't help but wonder, what is all this mess?

   "Peter, you must know the current situation of Chelsea. If Arsenal lose this game to Crystal Palace, then Crystal Palace will win the Premier League one round earlier, then we will lose to Crystal Palace again this season."

"José, there's nothing you can do about it. The Crystal Palace's state is so stable that you hardly make any mistakes. You've done well enough, but you still haven't been able to catch up with the Crystal Palace. It's not your fault, it's just that Chen Ran is amazing."

   Hearing Mourinho mentioning the league title, Peter Kenyon could only help Mourinho reluctantly.

   Mourinho has really worked very hard. Apart from eating and sleeping, he spends almost all his time on Chelsea.

   Peter Kenyon watched his every move.

  It can be said that, apart from being a little arrogant and not easy to get along with, Peter Kenyon can't pick out any problems with Mourinho.

   "Peter, I actually figured out a way that might help us win the Premier League."

   "Oh? What's the solution? No wonder you came to me at night, tell me quickly."

   Hearing Mourinho say he has a way to win the Premier League title, Peter Kenyon was immediately intrigued.

   "Arsenal Club is not short of money, so let's give them a high winning bonus, such as two million euros, to motivate them to play and win the game against Crystal Palace."

   "Giving Arsenal a huge winning bonus? Is this legal? No one seems to have done this before the Premier League."

"How is it illegal? We're not letting them lose on purpose. Isn't it the goal of every team to win? We're just giving them some extra incentive. And, as far as I know, there are teams in Spain. did it."

"José, like this, two million euros is too stingy. Let's just give four million euros, including two million for Arsenal, two million for the coaching team and players, so that they can share the money from top to bottom. what do you think?"

   Hearing Mourinho's proposal, Peter Kenyon thought more.

   Regardless of whether Mourinho's move to set up a winning bonus for Arsenal is legal or not, let the news out first to make things hot.

  If the FA does not come forward to stop it, then proceed as planned.

  If the FA comes out and says it can't do that, stop it immediately.

   However, this incident will definitely attract the attention of the entire English football world, which can force Arsenal, who are now hopeless in the Champions League and have no worries of relegation, to give their best in the game against Crystal Palace.

   After all, everyone's eyes will be on this game. If Arsenal don't play hard, they will definitely be criticized by everyone, and even suspected of deliberately releasing water.

  Peter Kenyon pondered the whole plan carefully and felt that it was very feasible.

   So he not only agreed to Mourinho's proposal, but also doubled the amount of the bonus.

   This made Mourinho overjoyed, even happier than he led the team to beat Manchester United today, and it was rare to get a good night's sleep after returning home.

   Early the next morning, Wenger, who had just come to work at Arsenal, received a call from Peter Kenyon.

  When Wenger heard Peter Kenyon's decision to set up a winning bonus for Arsenal, he was stunned for a long time. Is that okay?

  As the former CEO of Manchester United, Wenger and Peter Kenyon are also old acquaintances.

   Of course, Peter Kenyon used to be Ferguson's right-hand man, so the relationship between the two parties was just a nodding acquaintance.

   But since Peter Kenyon left Manchester United, the relationship between the two sides has eased a lot.

  Today, the sudden call from Peter Kenyon caught Wenger by surprise.

   But some people are willing to give themselves money, and it’s still a lot of money. This is just a timely rain for Arsenal, who are currently short of money. It’s a bit unreasonable if they don’t want it.

   "Peter, is this legal?"

   Fortunately, Wenger is also a veteran, and he was not blinded by the four million euro fans. He immediately thought of this most critical issue.

   "Arsena, you don't have to worry about this issue. I will release the news first to test the attitude of the FA."

"If it's not legal, they will come forward to stop it, then all the things I just said will be invalid. If it's legal, then follow the plan I said. As long as you can win Crystal Palace, the four million euros are your Arsenal's. already."

   "Whether this happens or not, you Arsenal have nothing to lose. What do you think?"

   After listening to Peter Kenyon's analysis, Wenger weighed it again and again, as if it was indeed what Peter Kenyon said.

  The worst result is that Arsenal will not get the winning bonus, and there will be no other losses.

   But if you can get this bonus, it will be a lot of income for both the club and the players, so why not do it?

   "Okay, just do as you said. But, Peter, let me make one point first, if the FA stops it, then I won't admit to participating in your plan."

   "Understood, don't worry, I understand the rules, if something happens, it won't involve you."

After    hung up Wenger's call, Peter Kenyon turned to look at the assistant waiting beside him.

   "Notify the reporters we know well, let's get the news out."

   "Okay, Mr. Kenyon."

   "Money can make a ghost run the mill", this sentence is not only used in China, but also in the UK.

  In less than a day, the news that Chelsea Club offered Arsenal a high winning bonus, intended to prevent Crystal Palace from winning the Premier League title, spread all over the streets of England.

   As long as you are a fan, there is no one who does not know about this.

  Crystal Palace Club, the little fat man hurried into Chen Ran's office with a few newspapers in his hand.

   "Chen, something happened, something happened!"

   "What's the fuss about? Isn't it because Chelsea offered Arsenal a huge winning bonus? What's the fuss about?"

  Chen Ran glared at him fiercely when he saw the look of the little fat man in a panic.

   "Huh? You already know?"

   "Nonsense, it's been spread all over the Internet for a long time, can I not know?"

  Chen Ran pointed at the computer screen. The little fat man came over to take a look, good guy, the news on it is much more detailed than in the newspapers.

   "Then what shall we do?"

   Seeing that Chen Ran did not look flustered, the little fat man gradually calmed down as if he had taken a reassurance pill.

   Anyway, in his eyes, there is no trouble that Chen Ran can't solve.

  Chen Ran bears the sky when the sky falls, which is his motto.

   "What to do? Business as usual."

   "Ah? Chen, don't you do something?"

   "What to do? It's just an ordinary Premier League game. It's not like we haven't played Arsenal before."

   "But this time is different. They have the incentive of four million winning bonuses provided by Chelsea, and they will definitely try their best."

   "What? Don't you think Arsenal didn't do their best to play against Crystal Palace before?"

   "Uh, I should have tried my best."

  Little Fatty was taken aback by Chen Ran's question. He carefully recalled how Crystal Palace played against Arsenal several times before, and the opponents were indeed very involved.

   "Isn't that very clear? Arsenal's strength is not as good as before. They are old and young, and they have no money to supplement strong foreign players. Didn't you see that they didn't even get a Champions League spot this season?"

   "Moreover, Chelsea is just struggling to the death. Is it what a strong team should do to put their hopes of winning the championship on others?"

   "That's true, it seems Chelsea is really out of options."

   After listening to Chen Ran's analysis, Fatty was completely relieved.

   came in a hurry and walked steadily.

   After sending the little fat man away, Chen Ran thought about it. Although he saw the essence of this matter at a glance, it did not mean that other people in Crystal Palace could do it.

   It is estimated that there may be many people like Little Fatty who are shocked by Chelsea's generosity.

   It seems that it is necessary to encourage the players before the game and unify their thoughts, so as not to fall for Mourinho's tricks.

   Immediately, Chen Ran picked up the phone and dialed Southgate.

   "Gareth, it's me, tell all the team members to go to the conference room, and say I'm going to give them money."

   (end of this chapter)