Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs

   Chapter 377 I will eat meat first

   "Mr. Chen, hello. Long time no see, you are still so handsome."

   As soon as he entered the door, Raiola greeted Chen Ran with a big belly and a smile.

   Looking at Raiola's familiar fat face, Chen Ran shook his head helplessly.

  Although he knew that this guy came to him at this time, there was probably nothing good, but Chen Ran still agreed with Raiola without hitting the smiling face.

   "Okay, Mino, they are all old friends, so you don't have to go around in circles. Tell me, what are you running here for today?"

   "Hey, Mr. Chen is still so forthright. I came here today to help someone with a message."

   "Oh? It's just helping people spread the word? Mino, this is not your style."

  Chen Ran pouted in disbelief, this unprofitable guy, will he come to the Crystal Palace in person for things that don't help?

   "Cough, Mr. Chen, it seems that you misunderstood me a little bit. This time I really just want to help coach Mancini with a message. He hopes you can sell him some players. The price is negotiable."

   "Mancini? Mino, your way is very wild. Mancini just took over as the head coach of the Manchester City Club, and you have been on the line with him?"

   Hearing Mancini's name, Chen Ran raised his brows slightly and looked at Raiola meaningfully.

"Hey, I had some cooperation with Inter Milan before. Mancini was the head coach of Inter Milan at that time. After going back and forth, that's how we got to know each other. This time he asked me for help, and it was not easy for me to refuse. The face is here to find you, Mr. Chen."

   "Did Mancini promise to give you a favor?"

   "Hey, I can't hide anything from Mr. Chen. I'm now a senior transfer consultant for Manchester City Club. In addition, if you reach a deal, then I'll get a lot of consulting fees."

  Raiola looked at Chen Ran with a smile on his face, as if he knew everything and said everything.

   It's not how honest he is, but because his previous experience with Chen Ran told him that this is a vixen who is more cunning than an old fox.

   Trying to be clever in front of Chen Ran will only backfire.

   "Oh? Mino, it seems that you are eyeing the fat of the Abu Dhabi consortium?"

   "Mr. Chen, please, don't rip out my old bottom."

   Seeing that Chen Ran was always on the point, Raiola smiled awkwardly and had to beg for mercy.

  It's so cute, in front of Chen Ran, he feels like he's not wearing any clothes.

   "Did Mancini find out that he has a lot of money in his hand, but he can't buy the players he wants?"

   "That's right. Mancini noticed that something was wrong, so he thought of asking Mr. Chen for your help. Everyone knows in their hearts that many of the world's top stars are now playing for your Crystal Palace club."

   "Hehe, I'm afraid Mancini didn't think of it, but you reminded me?"

  Chen Ran ignored Raiola's flattery, picked up his coffee and drank it on his own.

  Mancini, the head coach who just landed in the Premier League from Italy, how could he know how deep the water in English football is? Someone must have given him an idea.

   "Hey, Mr. Chen is as expected. After all, I am a senior transfer consultant of Manchester City Club after all. If I take their money, I will naturally contribute."

   "Then Mancini may be disappointed. I'm not short of money, and I don't have the habit of selling players for money. So, Mino, you should help Mancini contact other clubs."

   "Don't rush to refuse, Mr. Chen. Mancini, another club, has already contacted Manchester City, and no one is willing to sell."

   "Besides, Crystal Palace always has players who are older, have more injuries, and whose condition has declined."

   "You might as well take this opportunity to slaughter the Manchester City club, and use the money to introduce new players, just to complete the team's metabolism."

   Seeing Chen Ran's decisive refusal, Raiola immediately became a little anxious.

   Of course, he is neither anxious for Manchester City nor for Mancini, but for his own income.

   This is his first move after serving as a senior transfer consultant for Manchester City. If he can’t show his ability, how can he make money from the pockets of the Abu Dhabi consortium in the future?

   Fortunately, Raiola's ability to become a top football agent is not a vain name, and he immediately listed several reasons to convince Chen Ran.

   That wholeheartedly thinking of Crystal Palace, as if he is not a senior transfer consultant of Manchester City Club, but a senior transfer consultant of Crystal Palace Club.

  Chen Ran watched Raiola's performance quietly while drinking coffee.

   was thinking about whether to slaughter the Manchester City club as Raiola said.

   After all, it was because of the intervention of Manchester City that Crystal Palace’s plan to introduce De Bruyne became twists and turns. Not to mention adding many variables, it also cost more than 10 million euros.

   For these losses, it should not be too much to ask the culprit to pay for the Manchester City club?

   Moreover, with the strength of Manchester City's existing players and Mancini's coaching ability, even if they are not replenished in the winter transfer period, they will not really be relegated.

   Instead of letting those clubs make a lot of money, it is better to take a bite first.

   After combing through the Crystal Palace players one by one, Chen Ran chose Vieira.

   Since last season, Vieira has suffered major injuries for two consecutive seasons, and his attendance rate is less than 50%.

   And Crystal Palace and Manchester City have played all two Premier League games this season, and it will be next season to meet again.

   Considering that Vieira is about to turn 33 years old, and there is little chance of returning to his peak state after a serious injury, Chen Ran felt that it was the most suitable candidate for him to go to Manchester City to help the poor.

After    made up his mind, Chen Ran reached out and stopped Raiola, who was still chattering.

   "Mino, for your sake, it's not impossible for me to sell players to Manchester City."

   "It's just that I sell a player, and the price is very high, and no bargaining is allowed. I wonder if the Manchester City club can accept it?"

   Seeing Chen Ran finally let go, Raiola was instantly refreshed.

   As long as Crystal Palace is willing to sell people, for Raiola, money is not a problem, and it is not him who paid for it anyway.

   "Mr. Chen, money is not a problem. I wonder which player you are willing to sell to Manchester City?"

   "Patrick Vieira, an active French international, one of the few top midfielders in world football. How is it? Mino, am I sincere?"

   "Vieira? Mr. Chen, are you kidding me. Isn't he recovering from an injury? Manchester City needs immediate combat power to put out the fire."

  Raiola looked at Chen Ran with a wry smile.

   Originally, he thought he was good at lobbying, and he was able to convince Chen Ran to change his mind.

   Now it seems that I think too much.

   "Hehe, Mino, I have good news for you, Vieira is about to return from injury. Anyway, before the transfer, he must undergo a medical examination. If his injury is not good, Manchester City can return it."

   "Mr. Chen, is Vieira's injury really healed?"

   "That's right."

   This time, Raiola was really moved.

   After all, Vieira is indeed one of the top midfielders in the world right now.

   As for being a little older and having a lot of injuries, these are not issues that Raiola needs to consider.

   Now Manchester City can't buy such top players anywhere else, so it's not qualified to pick and choose.

   As long as he can get Vieira to Manchester City, that's a great achievement.

  Thinking of this, Raiola has already begun to look forward to the future, and he will be the sole agent of the Manchester City club's transfer affairs, and will earn a lot of good days.

   As for whether Vieira really recovered from the injury, Raiola is not worried.

  Chen Ran is right, anyway, there is a medical examination before the transfer, so there is no need for the opponent to lie about this issue.

   "Mr. Chen, how much did you offer Vieira?"

   "Not much, only 40 million euros. I believe that for the Abu Dhabi consortium, this is just a small number." Chen Ran said a number lightly.

   "cough cough cough"

  Raiola, who was drinking coffee, almost choked to death.

   "Mr. Chen, I remember when you bought Vieira from Arsenal for only 20 million euros, right?"

   "If I remember correctly, Vieira will be 33 years old this year. Isn't it a bit unreasonable that the price has doubled after getting so much older?"

  Raiola looked at Chen Ran resentfully.

   If the deal is really at this price, doesn’t everyone know that the Manchester City club has been slaughtered?

  It's hard to explain when he goes back.

   "Mino, does Manchester City have any other options now?"

  Chen Ran pointed at Raiola with a funny finger.

   "It's not about spending your money, why are you in a hurry. What? You don't really think of yourself as someone from the Manchester City club now, do you?"

   "I see. Mr. Chen, I will pass your offer to Manchester City Club. However, there is no guarantee that they will accept me. After all, your price is indeed a bit high."

  Raiola shook his head with a wry smile.

  Since he knew Chen Ran, he has always only taken advantage of Chen Ran and never took advantage of him.

   "Hehe, it doesn't matter, I believe Manchester City will make the right choice, and we will meet again soon."

   Seeing Chen Ran with a smile on his face, with a confident look, Raiola smiled bitterly in addition to smiling.

   This guy seems to have settled for Manchester City.

After    sent Raiola away, Chen Ran focused his energy on team preparations.

   For this transfer, he is not too concerned about it.

  If Manchester City Club is willing to accept the offer, Crystal Palace will make a lot of money to make up for the extra expenditure on De Bruyne's side.

  If Manchester City refuses, then Chen Ran does not matter.

   After all, Vieira's strength is still there. Even if he cannot return to his previous peak state after recovering from injury, it is more than enough to be a rotation player in Crystal Palace.

  On January 7th, in the twenty-first round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace will go away to challenge Everton this time.

   In the FA Cup match three days ago, Chen Ranxue hid all the main players.

  Today, he put all these main players into the starting lineup against Everton.

  Everton now have the title of a powerhouse killer despite being led by Moyes.

   But under the pressure of Crystal Palace's entire main lineup, they still failed to resist the stormy offensive of Crystal Palace.

  In the end, with the goals of Tony, Thiago Silva and Messi, Crystal Palace defeated Everton 3:1 away.

   While getting three points, Chen Ran also got a "Free Kick Master Card" from the system.

   In other Premier League matches this round, there is also a strong dialogue that is very interesting.

   Chelsea beat Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford. It is said that Sir Alex Ferguson was so angry that he once again showed his hair dryer skills in the dressing room.

  Liverpool beat Stoke City 1-0 away and continued to follow closely behind Crystal Palace.

  Arsenal beat Bolton 1-0 at Highbury Stadium.

After the coaching change, Manchester City did not have an immediate effect. They lost to Portsmouth 0:2 away and continued to stay in the relegation zone.

   When Chen Ran saw the report of Manchester City's 0-2 loss to Portsmouth, he couldn't help laughing.

   It seems that the 40 million euros cannot be escaped.

   Just when Chen Ran was gloating about his misfortune, Mancini, who had just led Manchester City back to Manchester after an away game, was called to the office by the club's chairman, Carl Duen Al Mubarak.

   As soon as he entered the door, Mancini saw a familiar fat man Raiola sitting in the office in addition to the chairman of the club, Kaldun Al Mubarak.

   "Mr. Chairman, do you have anything to do with me?"

  Although he had just lost the game, Mancini was not as afraid of meeting Caldoon Al Mubarak as his predecessor, Mark Hughes.

   After all, he has only been in office for a few days, and the boss has not lost his patience with him.

   "Robert, Mino brought back some good news from Crystal Palace. Let him introduce you to the specific situation."

   Seeing Mancini turn his eyes to himself, Raiola smiled and answered.

   "Robert, as instructed by Mr. Chairman, I went to Crystal Palace Club to meet Chen Ran and successfully persuaded him to agree to sell a player to us."

   "Oh? Really? This is really nice. Who is that Chinese going to sell to us?"

   Hearing this news, Mancini's eyes suddenly lit up.

   He is now waiting to quickly add reinforcements to put out the fire, which is a timely rain for him.

  After all, the strength of Crystal Palace's players is recognized as strong.

   This is also an important reason why when Raiola proposed to go to Chen Ran, whether it was Karduen Al Mubarak or Mancini, they all readily agreed.

   "Vieira. How is it? It's not bad, this is one of the few top midfielders in today's football."

   "Vieira?"

   Hearing the name, Mancini, who was still very excited, could not help frowning.

   (end of this chapter)