Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs - Chapter 436

Chapter 436

Liverpool Club, President’s Office.

Nasser Alkhtafi called over both sporting director Antero Enrique and head coach Rijkaard.

“About the matter between Chelsea and Crystal Palace, I believe you should already know. I called you here today because there is one thing I want to ask for your opinion.”

“Mr. Chairman, I don’t know what’s going on?”

Antro Enrique and Rijkaard looked at each other and asked.

“Crystal Palace Club gave us a winning bonus of 10 million euros this time. I was thinking that in order to qualify for the Champions League next season, we were going to try our best to beat Chelsea.”

“It’s better to take this opportunity to propose to Crystal Palace Club that the condition of 10 million euros be replaced by selling us a player. After all, it is notoriously difficult to poach people from Crystal Palace.”

“What do you think of my idea? Is it possible for Crystal Palace Club to accept it?”

“Forehead”

Antro Enrique and Rijkaard looked at each other again.

I have to say that their club president is quite smart. It’s just that the Crystal Palace side will agree, neither of them are sure.

In the end, it was Antero Enrique, the sports director in charge of the club’s transfer affairs, who had to bite the bullet and answer this question.

“Mr. Chairman, your idea is very creative. I think you can give it a try. Although it is uncertain whether the Crystal Palace Club will accept it, at least we have nothing to lose.”

“Yes. Mr. Chairman, I also agree with your idea. If you can really buy players from Crystal Palace Club, it will kill two birds with one stone.”

Seeing that Antero Enrique supported the boss’s idea, Rijkaard quickly expressed his opinion.

“Well, very good. Since you all agree with my idea, then this matter will be handed over to you.”

Seeing that his proposal was unanimously approved by his subordinates, Nasser Alkhtafi was in a good mood. As a layman who suddenly broke into the football circle, he actually really wanted to be recognized by these professionals.

London, Crystal Palace Club.

Little Fatty Louis rushed into Chen Ran’s office.

“Chen, the Liverpool club asked if they could exchange the 10 million euro winning bonus for selling them a player?”

“Would rather give up 10 million euros and buy players from us? The management of Liverpool Club has some vision.”

Chen Ran was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted.

It seems that Liverpool knew that if they didn’t nod themselves, it would be difficult to buy players from Crystal Palace just by throwing money at it, so they wanted to take this opportunity to test it out.

“Luis, what do you think of Liverpool’s proposal?”

Chen Ran didn’t say his decision directly, but turned to look at the little fat Louis.

“Er Chen, if according to your judgment, it is difficult for Liverpool to beat Chelsea, then we might as well agree to their proposal, and we don’t have to honor it anyway.”

Little Fatty Lewis scratched his big head and drew a big cake for Liverpool Club.

“Well, what you said makes sense, you can agree to their proposal.”

Chen Ran nodded slightly, and then added another sentence.

“However, you have to tell them that they can only buy players from us if they beat Chelsea. And it’s up to us to decide which player to sell to them. They don’t have the right to choose, they only have the right to buy or not.”

“Er Chen, isn’t your condition a bit too harsh?”

Little Fatty Louis looked at Chen Ran helplessly, as expected of a boss, he was really ruthless.

“Hehe, do you want love? Besides, the harsher the conditions, the more it shows that we are taking this matter seriously and that we have no intention of fooling them. Do you understand?”

“Hey, that’s it, I understand.”

Liverpool Club, President’s Office.

Looking at the reply from Crystal Palace Club in his hand, Nasser Alkhtafi frowned.

“Crystal Palace Club’s conditions are so harsh that we don’t even have the right to choose players. If they throw us an older player, wouldn’t that be a burden?”

“Cough, Mr. Chairman, in fact, harsh conditions are normal. This at least shows that they are taking this matter seriously. If they really give us a very loose condition, then we have to worry.”

As the former sports director of Porto, a famous European black shop, Antro Enrique is used to seeing intrigue in the circle. This harsh answer from Crystal Palace made him feel a lot more at ease.

“Well, Antero, you’re right.”

Nasser Alkhtafi is not a fool either, when Antero Enrique said this, he immediately reacted.

“Antro, according to what you mean, let’s agree to this condition of Crystal Palace?”

“Mr. Chairman, after careful study by Frank and I, even if Crystal Palace is really going to sell the veteran to us, we won’t be at a disadvantage.”

Antro Enrique did not intend to take the credit alone. While answering Nasser Alkhtafi’s question, he also mentioned Rijkaard in passing.

“Crystal Palace’s age structure is very reasonable, mainly players in their twenties, and there are not many veterans over the age of 30 in the team.”

“There are only three players: goalkeeper Van der Sar born in 1970, midfielder Beckham born in 1975 and center Luca Toni born in 1977.”

“Among them, even Van der Sar, the most likely goalkeeper who is about to turn 40, has performed well this season. It is more than enough to buy him as a backup goalkeeper.”

“As for Tony, if he is not injured, he is still the main center of Crystal Palace, so it is not very likely that Crystal Palace will sell him.”

“And Beckham, let’s not mention his competitive status and commercial value. Just the fact that he joined us in Liverpool as a former Manchester United player is worth a good operation.”

Having said that, Antero Enrique smiled meaningfully.

“Mr. Chairman, Manchester United and our Liverpool club are mortal enemies. If this thing works well, I believe Liverpool fans will treat you as their own.”

Looking at the mysterious smile on Antero Enrique’s face, Nasser Al-Khelefi nodded slightly, he understood the meaning of Antero Enrique’s words.

Whether it is in the field of football or other industries, it is not easy for a foreign acquirer to gain the heartfelt recognition and acceptance of the acquiree’s personnel.

The most obvious example of    is that after the Glazer family acquired Manchester United in 2005, until 2022 when Chen Ran was reborn, after 17 years, there are still many Manchester United fans against the Glazer family.

Now there is a good opportunity to win over Liverpool fans, how could Nasser Alkhtafi not be moved?

“Very good. Antero, this matter is still up to you. Do everything possible to persuade Crystal Palace to sell Beckham to us. Understand?”

“Okay, Mr. Chairman.”

“Frank, your mission is to beat Chelsea at all costs. Understand?”

After    assigned the task to Antero Enrique, Nasser Alkhtafi turned to look at Rijkaard, who was beside him.

“Understood, Mr. Chairman.”

London, Crystal Palace Club.

Little fat Louis came to Chen Ran’s office again.

“Chen, Liverpool Club actually agreed to your conditions.”

When    said this, the face of the fat little Louis was still an incredible expression.

In his opinion, choosing a player who he probably doesn’t need without 10 million euros is simply outrageous.

“Yes? Interesting.”

Chen Ran was also taken aback, and then asked casually.

“Did they ask for anything?”

“Well, there is. Liverpool Club’s current sporting director, Antero Enrique, told me that if we can, I hope we can sell Beckham to them.”

“According to Antero Enrique, Beckham also has many fans in the Middle East, and even some members of the Qatar royal family like him very much.”

“Beckham?”

Hearing this name, Chen Ran frowned slightly. Intuition told him that things would definitely not be as simple as the other party said.

“Louis, only Beckham is mentioned in Liverpool?”

“Yes, just him.”

“Wait a minute, Beckham, Liverpool, Manchester United. Hehe, what a calculus!”

After putting Beckham and Liverpool together, Chen Ran suddenly understood what Liverpool wanted to do.

“Er Chen, what do you mean, Liverpool want to use Beckham’s former Manchester United player’s identity to make a fuss?”

Little Fatty Louis is not stupid. When Chen Ran linked the three together, he immediately reacted.

“It’s very possible. Just like Florentino deliberately poached Figo from his nemesis Barcelona in order to run for the seat of Real Madrid president.”

“Wang Defa! I didn’t expect Liverpool’s real purpose to be this! It’s so insidious!” The little fat Louis who reacted, his scalp tingled for a while.

“Hehe, there are great people in the Liverpool club. Luis, we must be more vigilant about Liverpool in the future. Do you understand?”

“Understood. But how do we respond to Liverpool? Refuse?”

“Why refuse?”

Chen Ran’s mouth twitched imperceptibly.

“You tell them, as long as they can beat Chelsea, everything is negotiable.”

“Also, Luis, if you ask someone to tell Ferguson that Liverpool Club wants to buy Beckham.”

“Hey, Chen, you are so bad.”

Soon, the English football world, which was already lively because of the high winning bonuses offered by Chelsea and Crystal Palace, ushered in a new explosion.

Crystal Palace’s official website has new news again: “At the request of Liverpool Club, we will adjust their winning bonus.”

“If Liverpool can beat Chelsea in the 37th round of the Premier League, the winning bonus of 10 million euros will be changed to: We will sell a player to Liverpool.”

If the previous news released by the Crystal Palace was about throwing bombs into the fire, now this news is that a bomb is not enough, just throwing bouncing bombs.

Every English media covering football has gone crazy. It was only a competition between Crystal Palace and Chelsea before, and now Liverpool has taken the initiative to join in.

The three giant clubs ended up together, which made melon eaters all over the world very addicted.

In Manchester, 300 kilometers away from London, Ferguson’s face was ashen when he received the news.

Beckham is not only his proud disciple, but also a thorn in his heart.

Now Liverpool want to use this thorn against themselves, he will never allow it.

“Ed, you immediately gave an interview to a reporter and said you were concerned about the actions of Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Liverpool, saying that they would interfere with the principle of fair play.”

“Sir Ferguson, in fact, Chelsea pays bonuses to the team that beat Crystal Palace, which is also beneficial to us Manchester United. After all, only if Crystal Palace loses points, we have the hope of competing for the Premier League championship.”

Ed Woodward, who didn’t know about Beckham, was just called to the office by Ferguson, and he hadn’t figured out the situation for a while.

Ferguson was so confused just now that he remembered that he hadn’t told Ed Woodward about Beckham.

When he said the matter again, Ed Woodward’s expression suddenly became solemn.

“Sir Ferguson, is this news accurate?”

“Accurate. That’s what a trusted friend of mine told me.”

For some reason, Ferguson didn’t tell Ed Woodward that the news was sent by the little fat Luis.

“Understood. If Beckham really went to Liverpool, it would be a very bad thing. I will go back and contact the reporter. There are reporters who want to interview me on this matter.”

“Very well, I’ll also go see old friends. Let’s take a two-pronged approach and never let Beckham go to Liverpool.”

I don’t know if it was because of the pressure of public opinion or the role of Ferguson.

Things have developed to this point, and they have been silent all the time, as if the FA, which had not seen anything, finally couldn’t sit still.

A brief announcement that immediately suppressed all the noise.

“Any behavior that may interfere with the results of the game and endanger the principle of fair competition is prohibited. If there is any violation, severe punishment will be given!”

In an instant, the English football world, which has been uproar recently, suddenly returned to its former calm.

“Hahahaha, let me just say it, how could a chicken thief spend all that money?”

is thousands of miles away in the country, and the Crystal Palace fans who heard the result were instantly happy.

“Chelsea can’t spend it even if they have money.”

“Do you think Chen Ran did some tricks to get the FA to take action?”

“I’ll go. Do you upstairs take Chen Ran as the father of the FA?”

“Come on. As far as Crystal Palace’s 30-day and 10-game schedule is concerned, can my own son make it out?”

“That’s why it’s a fool.”

“Hahahahaha!”

(end of this chapter)