Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs - Chapter 459
Chapter 459 Stable base camp
“Pep, are you okay?”
Pere Guardiola, who was inseparable from Spain, called Guardiola immediately after hearing the news.
“I’m fine.”
Guardiola, who has accepted the reality, is relatively stable in mood.
“This Chen Ran is really too powerful. His move not only takes back Pique, but also cuts off your retreat. It kills two birds with one stone, and we have no way to resist.”
Even though he was far away in Spain, Pere Guardiola was still afraid for a while.
He has a feeling that Chen Ran can actually see clearly all the little thoughts of himself and Guardiola.
It’s just that, because Guardiola still has value to use now, Chen Ran just hit it a little bit, and didn’t hit hard.
“The boss is powerful, I know better than you. This time, although the boss cut off my back, he also helped you dig Harvey Martinez. It’s a stick for a sweet date.”
“Pere, let’s be more honest in the future, and stop playing tricks in front of the boss. Do you understand?”
“I see.”
After beating the Guardiola brothers, Chen Ran started to deal with Van der Sar and Beckham.
Van der Sar is easy to speak, and he also knows that he will be 41 years old this year, and it will be difficult to continue to occupy a position in a championship team like Crystal Palace.
So, when Chen Ran chatted with him, he made it clear that he planned to retire and stay at the Crystal Palace Club.
However, Chen Ran did not keep Van der Sar at the Crystal Palace club, but arranged for Van der Sar to join the Galaxy Football Group as the Dutch regional marketing director and participate in the management of the Willem II club.
For Beckham, Chen Ran asked Cheryl to come forward and invite Beckham and Victoria’s family to visit their home.
Beckham and Victoria are really capable of giving birth, and they are not satisfied after having three sons. Just at the beginning of last month, Victoria gave Beckham a baby girl.
This time when I was visiting Chen Ran’s house, the whole Beckham family was mobilized. Not only did the three sons come, but even the youngest daughter, who was just one month old, was carried by Victoria.
This is the first time that Beckham’s youngest daughter has appeared in public, and she was also a guest at the home of Chen Ran, the hottest football player in the world. Naturally, it attracted a large number of paparazzi in England.
When Chen Ran saw that the entrance of his villa was surrounded by paparazzi, he couldn’t help secretly admiring Victoria, this woman really didn’t miss any chance to hype.
Victoria and the children were entertained by Cheryl, while Chen Ran brought Beckham to his study.
“Boss, do you have anything to tell me today?”
Reaching out to take the red wine poured by Chen Ran, Beckham asked proactively.
Although Cheryl invited their family in the name of celebrating the full moon of Beckham’s youngest daughter, before coming, Beckham and Victoria had discussed the real reason behind the invitation in private.
“David, when I invited you to join Crystal Palace, I promised you that when you retire in the future, you can stay at the Crystal Palace Club and be responsible for the club’s publicity work. This promise is still valid now.”
After hearing what Chen Ran said, Beckham suddenly fell silent.
In fact, he was mentally prepared before coming here. In the past season, he has rarely been able to get the chance to play in Crystal Palace.
“Boss, does Coach Guardiola no longer need me?”
Seeing Beckham’s questioning eyes, Chen Ran didn’t say anything, but just nodded silently.
“Boss, I think I can still play for two years, and I don’t want to retire so early.”
Beckham is obviously a bit unwilling and wants to fight for it again.
If Beckham is a goalkeeper or a central defender, with his self-discipline, there is no problem as a substitute at the age of 36.
But he played in the midfielder. Although he has changed from a right forward to a midfielder, the decline in physical function is difficult to make up for.
Therefore, from the perspective of ensuring the overall strength of the Crystal Palace team, Chen Ran supports Guardiola’s decision to give up Beckham.
“David, if you still want to continue playing football, have you considered playing for other teams under the Galaxy Football Group?”
“They are all clubs under my name. You can choose which team you want to play. I can assure you that your salary is the same as when you were at Crystal Palace.”
“Boss, I need to go back and think about this matter before I can give you an answer.”
Seeing that staying in Crystal Palace to play football is completely useless, Beckham was a little disappointed and a little frustrated.
“David, don’t worry, no matter where you choose to play, your promise to return to the Crystal Palace club after retirement will always be valid.”
“thank you boss.”
After enjoying a sumptuous dinner at Chen Ran’s house, Beckham and Victoria returned to their home with their children.
After the children were settled for bed, Victoria couldn’t wait to ask about the result of Beckham’s conversation with Chen Ran tonight.
“Guardiola does not intend to continue to use me, the boss asked me if I would like to be responsible for publicity work at the club.”
“This Guardiola, he really said that he would turn his face. Then how did you answer?”
Victoria was a little aggrieved.
During dinner at Chen Ran’s house, although Beckham behaved normally. But as the person next to him, Victoria was keenly aware that something was on his mind.
At that time, she had a bad premonition, but now it really came true.
“I told the boss that I wanted to play for another two years, and the boss asked me if I would like to play for other clubs under the Galaxy Football Group. Moreover, the boss also promised that I can decide which team to go to, and the salary will be the same as that of Crystal Palace. same time.”
“Chen Ran is not bad, at least he didn’t ignore you just because you are old.”
Hearing Chen Ran’s promise, Victoria was a little relieved.
“Honey, as you grow older, if you continue to play football, the possibility of injury will increase in the future.”
“According to my opinion, it’s actually good for you to take this opportunity to retire. Given the current status of the Crystal Palace Club in international football, as an official responsible for the club’s publicity work, it is also a decent and leisurely job.”
Victoria obviously does not want Beckham to continue playing.
After all, at the age of 36, it will be difficult for Beckham to achieve any results in football in the future.
“Honey, I can do nothing but play football. While I can still run now, I want to persist for another two years.”
Looking at Beckham’s eager eyes, Victoria sighed helplessly.
“Okay, what team do you want to play for?”
“How about the New York Red Bulls? New York is one of the best metropolises in the world, and you’re sure to love it.”
“New York? It’s not bad. After all, it’s also an international metropolis, so it’s a good time to promote our ‘Crystal’ brand to the United States.”
Victoria muttered a few words in a low voice, and readily agreed.
At the suggestion of Chen Ran, the “Crystal” clothing brand was established with the Crystal Palace Wives as the main investor. After several years of development, it has successfully occupied a place in the European fashion circle with its unique oriental charm as its selling point.
Although there is no way to compare with those first-line big names, it has indeed attracted a group of fans who like oriental culture.
Different from most members of the Crystal Palace wives, Victoria personally participated in the operation and management of the “Crystal” brand.
At Chen Ran’s suggestion, Cheryl asked Victoria to be responsible for the promotion and publicity of the “Crystal” brand. Judging from the current results, Victoria is doing very well.
After gaining a firm foothold in the European market, Cheryl and the others began to think about a plan to promote the “Crystal” brand to the world.
After all, this is an essential condition for the “Crystal” brand to become a top-tier brand.
For this reason, Cheryl pestered Chen Ran to ask him to help with suggestions.
So, at Chen Ran’s suggestion, Kaka’s wife, Caroline, has now returned to Brazil to seek help from her mother.
Caroline’s mother used to be the general agent of the Dior brand in Brazil, and she has a wide network of contacts in the Brazilian fashion circle.
Using her to build the promotion and sales channels of the “Crystal” brand in Brazil, the result is twice the result with half the effort.
Then use Brazil as a base to promote the “Crystal” brand to the whole of South America.
However, although South America has a vast land, abundant resources and dense population, it is far from being comparable to North America in terms of economic development.
Now Beckham is planning to play football for the New York Red Bulls. After giving birth, Victoria, who was freed from her life, suddenly came up with the idea of going to the United States, a place where the world’s first-line big names must compete, to lay down a piece of her own territory for the “Crystal” brand.
After Chen Ran helped Guardiola take care of Van der Sar and Beckham, Guardiola found Chen Ran’s office again.
“Boss, after Van der Sar and Beckham left, our Crystal Palace also needs to add new players in these two positions. Your vision for selecting players is recognized by everyone as accurate. I would like to ask if you have any good player recommendations?”
After hearing the purpose of Guardiola’s visit today, Chen Ran raised his eyebrows slightly.
This guy is so honest now, it seems that the beating effect before was good.
“There must be good players, and there are quite a few. Josep, wait a moment, I’ll call Luis to give you the details.”
While speaking, Chen Ran dialed the phone number of Little Fatty Louis.
“Luis, you brought all the information about the young players we rented out. Josep wants to supplement the lineup of the first team.”
“Okay, Chen, I’ll be there right away.”
Soon, little fat Louis rushed to Chen Ran’s office with a stack of documents.
“Josep, these are all talented players personally selected by Chen. You pick slowly, and they will definitely meet your requirements. If you don’t understand anything, just ask.”
“Okay, thank you, Louis.”
After receiving the information from the little fat boy Luis, Guardiola began to read it in Chen Ran’s office.
“Toni Kroos, born in 1990, German, can play as a midfielder, midfielder, and central midfielder.”
“Kevin De Bruyne, born in 1991, Belgian, can play as a midfielder or a full-back.”
“N’Golo Kante, born in 1991, French, can play as a defensive midfielder or central midfielder.”
“Paul Pogba, born in 1993, French, can play as an attacking midfielder, a defensive midfielder, a central midfielder, or a wide midfielder.”
“Gareth Bale, born in 1989, Welsh, left back, left midfielder, left winger, center forward can all be competent.”
“Virgil van Dijk, born in 1991, Dutchman, central defender.”
“Thibault Courtois, born in 1992, Belgian, goalkeeper.”
Every time I look at a player’s profile, Guardiola regrets a point in his heart.
Although the names of these players are very unfamiliar now, Guardiola is sure.
If there is no accident, in time, the players represented by these names will at least become first-class players.
The boss obviously started hoarding reserves for the team a long time ago. His previous behavior with Pere Guardiola must be as ridiculous as a clown in the eyes of the boss.
“Boss, can we recall these players at any time?”
After reading the information, Guardiola raised his head and asked Chen Ran.
“Of course, except for De Bruyne who was loaned to the Bundesliga Hamburg Club, all other players are playing for our Galaxy Football Group team.”
“However, my suggestion is that if you can’t guarantee playing time, don’t rush to recall them all to Crystal Palace.”
“These young players are very talented. If they don’t get the opportunity to play games for a long time, they may be delayed. Josep, I hope you will carefully consider this point.”
“Okay, boss, I know what to do.”
After dealing with the affairs of the Crystal Palace club and stabilizing his base camp, Chen Ran lived a relaxed life.
Since Brazil is the host of the 2014 World Cup, it does not need to participate in the World Cup qualifiers.
So apart from leading the Brazilian team to play a few friendly matches every now and then, Chen Ran didn’t have any important missions.
He was also able to devote more of his energy to the Huaguo youth training project that he created by himself.
And in the past three years, Guardiola led the Crystal Palace to fight around.
Although he worked very hard, it was a pity that he still couldn’t reach the height of Chen Ran.
In these three years, Guardiola led Crystal Palace to two Premier League titles.
The season when he lost the Premier League championship was because he put all the energy of the team on the Champions League.
Fortunately, Guardiola finally won his first UEFA Champions League trophy, avoiding the dilemma of no harvest.
During this process, Guardiola received a lot of doubts due to the fluctuation of his performance in leading the team, but Chen Ran expressed his support from the beginning to the end.
After all, with Guardiola looking after the home, I can do what I want to do with peace of mind.
In 2014, the World Cup in Brazil is finally coming.
(end of this chapter)