Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs

   Chapter 283 A lion went away, and a tiger came again

   "Mr. Chen, congratulations on your defending the Champions League."

   Mourinho, who walked in front of Chen Ran, took the initiative to extend his hand.

   "Thank you. Your Chelsea are strong and difficult to deal with."

  Under the gaze of tens of thousands of spectators and the attention of countless fans around the world, Chen Ran, the winner, certainly could not lose his demeanor, smiling and holding Mourinho's outstretched hand.

   "Crack."

   "Crack."

   "Crack."

  There were countless camera sounds all around, recording the handshake scene of Chen Ran and Mourinho looking at each other and smiling.

   "I'm leaving, I'll say goodbye to you in advance."

   "Have you made up your mind?"

   "Think about it."

"Good luck."

"thanks."

   After a brief conversation, Mourinho turned around and walked towards the player tunnel.

   Watching Mourinho's figure gradually disappearing from sight, Chen Ran couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, this difficult guy was finally leaving.

   However, will the Premier League be a bit boring without Mourinho in the future?

   "beep, beep, beep"

   At this time, the end whistle of two short and one long game suddenly came from the field.

   With the goals of Cristiano Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic and Modric's brace, Crystal Palace beat Chelsea 4:1 and won the 2006-2007 UEFA Champions League trophy.

   Before Chen Ran could react, he found that he had been thrown into the air by the guys who had just gathered around him.

   "Fuck!"

   It turns out that these guys had a plan.

   "Ding, congratulations to the host for winning the UEFA Champions League this season, with a special bonus of 40 million euros."

   "Ding, congratulations to the host for passing the 'big family qualification'. From now on, Crystal Palace Club will bring its own halo of giants, which will greatly increase its attractiveness in terms of players, fans, sponsors, etc."

   has become accustomed to Chen Ran who will be thrown into the air as long as he wins the championship. While enjoying the ups and downs, he reads the system news.

  Crystal Palace is now finally a giant club recognized by the system. If it continues to develop in its current form, maybe a few years later, some players will say that they have a crystal dream.

   Thousands of miles away in China, countless Crystal Palace fans who stayed up late to watch the Champions League final were excited.

   Even if the game is over, few people are willing to go to sleep. Instead, they all went to the post bar of the Crystal Palace to pour water while waiting for the award ceremony.

   "Haha, Crystal Palace really didn't let us down, this night didn't go in vain."

   "So far, Crystal Palace has entered the Champions League final twice and won the championship twice. This 100% win rate is a bit scary."

   "Hehe, are there new fans upstairs? If you count the Europa League, Club World Cup, European Super Cup, FA Cup and League Cup, wouldn't you be scared to pee?"

   "I'm going, it's true, or I didn't pay attention to the upstairs. As long as Crystal Palace entered the finals, they all won the championship trophy in the end, this is too perverted, right?"

   "This is where Chen Ran is amazing. It is said that Benitez is good at playing cup games. In fact, compared with Chen Ran, he is far worse."

   "That's right. I didn't see Mourinho taking the initiative to run to congratulate Chen Ran at the end of the game."

   "In fact, Mourinho's ability is still very strong, but he was unlucky. When he came to the Premier League, he happened to bump into Chen Ran. He was suppressed by Chen Ran for three years. It's really miserable."

   "Good guy, isn't this the football version of 'Jishengyu, He Shengliang'?"

   "Haha, the summary upstairs is too incisive."

   Participating in the award ceremony, partying all night, unconscious, this set of processes is all too familiar to Chen Ran now.

   At noon the next day, Chen Ran, who had a splitting headache, was awakened from his sleep by the ringtone of his mobile phone.

   "Chen, have you watched the news? Mourinho said in an interview with reporters: He will no longer be the head coach of Chelsea next season."

   The voice of little fat Louis babbled from the phone.

   "That's it?"

   "Yes, the popularity of this news is about to catch up with our Crystal Palace defending the Champions League."

"I see."

   Without giving the little fat man a chance to continue talking, Chen Ran immediately hung up the phone.

   After being woken up by Fatty's phone call, Chen Ran was no longer sleepy.

   Mourinho's last words on the pitch yesterday made him mentally prepared.

   But what happened next was completely beyond Chen Ran's expectations.

   Just three days after Mourinho announced his official resignation as Chelsea head coach, Chelsea Club officially announced that Ancelotti, who was fired by AC Milan, replaced Mourinho as the new head coach of the team.

   When Chen Ran saw the news, he was stunned for a moment. Why is Ancelotti dismissed now? In my impression, he should still be coaching at AC Milan for two years.

   Is it because he dug out Kaka?

  In the previous life, the Champions League champion in 2007 was AC Milan's last glory, and they will be silent for many years after that.

   Now, after Kaka was dug into Crystal Palace in advance by himself, without this year's Champions League trophy, the boss Berlusconi lost his patience and made a move against Ancelotti in advance.

   Seeing Ancelotti's chubby smiling face in the news, Chen Ran frowned immediately, this guy is not easy to deal with.

This is a veritable evergreen in football. In the previous life, when Mourinho, who was younger than him, was reduced to coaching the second-tier team Roma, Ancelotti could still lead Real Madrid to win La Liga. A double of the league and the Champions League.

   In addition, his coaching experience has covered the giant clubs in the five major leagues, and he can lead different teams to success, which shows that he is extremely adaptable.

  Chelsea club replace Mourinho with Ancelotti, maybe the combat effectiveness will not be damaged, but will be enhanced.

   This is a lion just gone, and a tiger came.

  Thinking of this, Chen Ran pouted helplessly. Before, I wondered if the Premier League without Mourinho would become boring, but now it seems that I think too much.

   And at Mourinho's home, he and Mendes were watching the news of Ancelotti joining Chelsea.

"Snapped!"

   After watching the news, Mourinho turned off the TV and threw the remote control aside.

   "Peter Kenyon is really fast."

   Although he took the initiative to leave, Mourinho still felt a little uncomfortable seeing that his former club had found his replacement so quickly.

   "Cough, this kind of thing is definitely not something that can be discussed in three days. It can only be said that Peter Kenyon must have contacted Ancelotti long ago."

  Based on his experience in transfer operations over the years, Mendes spoke his judgment.

   Hearing Mendes' analysis, Mourinho nodded slightly. Chelsea boss Roman Abramovich wanted to fire himself not a day or two before, this situation is completely expected by Mourinho.

   "José, AC Milan, are you willing to go? Their general manager Galliani has sent you a coaching invitation."

   At this time, Mendes stated the purpose of his visit to Mourinho's house today.

   "AC Milan?"

   Hearing the name, Mourinho could not help frowning.

  Although he has coached Premier League teams in recent years, Mourinho still pays close attention to this old Italian giant club.

   If AC Milan invited him to coach in the first two years, Mourinho would have agreed without hesitation.

   But the current situation is completely different from before. Berlusconi, the owner of AC Milan, has repeatedly expressed in public that he hopes the club will be responsible for its own profits and losses.

What does it mean? Is it not that Berlusconi is unwilling to continue to spend money for the team.

   Coupled with the departure of Shevchenko and Kaka, AC Milan's lineup is seriously aging and needs to be replaced urgently.

   And the replacement will cost a lot of money.

   This has put AC Milan in an endless loop. No wonder Ancelotti, who has coached the team for many years, has to run away.

   The current AC Milan is a huge pit, and anyone who goes there will be buried alive.

   After thinking about this, Mourinho decisively shook his head at Mendes.

"Jorge, AC Milan has a big problem right now. Unless their boss Berlusconi is willing to continue to invest in the team, I will not go there to coach. You make my request clear to Galliani, See how he responds."

   "Okay. There is reliable information that Real Madrid is going to dismiss coach Capello. I plan to fight for you a chance to coach Real Madrid. What do you think?"

   "Real Madrid? Didn't they win the La Liga title this season? Why do they have to fire Capello?"

   Hearing the name of another giant club, Mourinho asked curiously.

   "It is said that because Capello emphasized defense and the game played poorly, even if the team won the league title, the top management of Real Madrid decided to replace him."

"you sure?"

   Mourinho was completely shocked this time, and there was such a bizarre reason for dismissing the coach.

  Thinking of this, Mourinho suddenly felt that he could coach Chelsea for three years without winning the league title. The owner Abramovich was really patient.

   "Who knows? That's what the Spanish media said anyway."

  Mendez made a helpless look at Mourinho, and he was also very puzzled by the behavior of Real Madrid's top management.

   "I also put a lot of emphasis on defense."

   After a long silence, Mourinho suddenly said this.

   "Then are you interested in coaching Real Madrid?"

   Hearing Mendez's question, Mourinho looked at each other speechlessly. Which head coach would not be interested in coaching Real Madrid?

   "Understood. I will put your name on Real Madrid's shortlist and try my best to fight for this coaching opportunity for you, but whether they will choose you in the end, I have no way of guaranteeing."

   "It's okay, just try your best."

   Once the Champions League final is over, it usually means the season is officially over.

  The players went on vacation and rest, but the management of each club began to get busy.

   One day, Chen Ran received a call that he had been waiting for for a long time.

   Looking at the familiar and unfamiliar number displayed on the phone, Chen Ran smiled slightly, it was mine and would come back obediently after all.

   "Seske, long time no see, how are you doing recently?"

   "Hello boss, congratulations on winning the Champions League again."

   On the other side of the phone, Cesc Fabregas' long-lost and familiar voice came over.

   "Okay, don't go around in circles, you're 20 years old this year, you're a man, just say anything."

   "Oh boss, I want to go back to Crystal Palace."

   Fabregas' hesitant voice came from the phone, and Chen Ran's mind immediately showed that this guy touched the back of his head and looked embarrassed.

   "Oh, come back if you want. I told you before that the door of the Crystal Palace will always be open to you."

   "But I want to make it clear to you in advance that the team is different from when you left. Even if you come back, I can't guarantee your main position. Can you accept this?"

   "It doesn't matter, boss. As long as I can go back to Crystal Palace, I'm willing to start from the bench and fight for the main position based on my performance."

   Hearing that Chen Ran did not reject his request, Fabregaston was refreshed and patted his chest to express his determination to Chen Ran.

   In fact, Cesc Fabregas is also a substitute in Barcelona. Although he does not have a main position, he has a lot of opportunities to play.

   It stands to reason that as a Spaniard, or a direct descendant from La Masia, there should be no problem in integrating into the Barcelona system.

   But for some reason, Cesc Fabregas is just a little out of tune with the current Barcelona main players, and he has never been able to integrate well, which also led to his unhappy stay in Barcelona in the past two years.

  So, instigated by his agent, Cesc Fabregas made the call today in the name of congratulating Crystal Palace for defending the Champions League.

  Chen Ran certainly would not refuse Cesc Fabregas's return to Crystal Palace.

   Although the development in Barcelona has not been smooth in the past two years, Cesc Fabregas is still only 20 years old after all, and he still has great potential as a player.

   And an all-round midfielder like him who can both organize offense and have a certain defensive ability will be hard to find in the future.

  Simeone is about to retire, and Vieira will be 31 next season.

  In the blueprint designed by Chen Ran, the future midfield of Crystal Palace will be composed of Modric, Cesc Fabregas, Yaya Toure, Mascherano and Toni Kroos, who is still young.

  With the existence of these people, Crystal Palace's midfielder will not have to worry about the next ten years.

  The next day, Crystal Palace Club, Chen Ran's office.

  Chen Ran called the little fat Luis, the sports manager in charge of Crystal Palace's transfer affairs, early in the morning.

   "Luis, I give you a task to send an application to FC Barcelona to buy Cesc Fabregas."

   "Fabregas?"

   Hearing this name that had not appeared for a long time, the little fat Louis was obviously stunned for a moment.

   (end of this chapter)