super all-rounder

Chapter 140 Ready to move!

That night, Mourinho asked his assistant to find a Dutch sports newspaper, and he quickly found an introduction to the game between Ajax and Roda JC.

Ten minutes later, Mourinho put down the newspaper and let out a long breath: "He actually switched to playing forward last night and scored two goals!"

The Portuguese immediately took out his mobile phone and made a call: "Neil, you go to the Netherlands tomorrow to get to know a young player from Ajax. His name is Chen Fan."

"Assess how much he's worth."

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London, England, Arsenal training base, after training, the coach and van Persie walked and chatted, Wenger whispered: "Robin, this weekend is ready to start again."

After two World Cup qualifiers, Van Persie returned to Arsenal and was brought on as a substitute by Arsene Wenger in last weekend's home game against Manchester City.

Van Persie nodded and said, "Okay."

Wenger asked casually: "I heard that you played well in the two games and won both games. How is your condition?"

Van Persie thought for a while and said: "The state is not bad, but there are no goals and two assists."

To be honest, the two opponents of the Netherlands, Ireland and Iceland, are not traditional strong teams. It is not very difficult for Van Persie to score goals.

Wenger comforted: "Two assists are not bad, how many goals did Robben score?"

"two."

"Oh... there must be a lot of you who score goals, Sneijder should also score goals, Heitinga also has the ability to score goals... It seems that anyone in the Netherlands has the ability to score goals."

Van Persie's face became weird, and Wenger asked strangely: "Did I say something wrong?"

Van Persie nodded and said, "Coach, you are really wrong. Only three people scored goals. We scored seven goals in two games, Chen scored four, Robben scored two, and Sneijder scored one."

Wenger blurted out: "Who is Chen?"

Van Persie gave Wenger a detailed introduction of Chen Fan's situation. Wenger was very quiet during his introduction and didn't even interject to ask questions.

"That's the way it is. He's an all-rounder, he's a goal-scorer. To be honest, I'm a little bit jealous of him, even though he has only one and he doesn't have a reputation."

Wenger pondered for a long time before saying: "It turns out that another supernova has appeared in your Netherlands. It seems that I need to learn more about this young man."

He looked up at Van Persie and said, "Thank you, Robin!"

Van Persie said: "Coach, you don't have to. I heard that Bayern has noticed him very early. It is said that they have made an offer to Ajax, but Ajax has not responded."

"If you want him to come to Arsenal, do it early and ... have the money ready."

"Ajax hasn't had any amazing youngsters in the past few years, and their asking price must be quite a lot."

Van Persie knows that Wenger has always been stingy, but he has a good vision and has cultivated many young players, such as Cesc Fabregas, who was brought to Arsenal when the Spaniard was 16 years old.

Wenger said with a smile: "Although I am careful with money, if he is really good, I don't mind spending a lot of money."

Van Persie asked curiously, "How much are you going to spend?"

Wenger thought for a while and said: "It should be less than 2000 million. After all, Chen has just become a professional player and has serious lack of game experience. In addition, he should have many technical flaws, which require me to spend a lot of time to polish."

Van Persie laughed softly, Wenger did not give him a "surprise", as expected he was stingy.

"Coach, I don't think you can buy Chen with 2000 million."

Wenger said firmly: "If I give Ajax 2000 million, they will definitely agree immediately, do you believe it?"

Van Persie shook his head with a smile, and did not speak. Wenger felt a little upset. Is there something wrong with the young people who bought one for 2000 million? This is a big price for the whole world!
"Is it possible that he is worth more than Ronaldo back then?"

In August 1994, Ronaldo, who was about to expire, joined the Eredivisie Eindhoven team for $8 million.

In the 1994-95 season, in the first season playing for Eindhoven, Ronaldo scored 33 goals in 30 Eredivisie games and won the league's top scorer.

Although the final champion of the Eredivisie League that season belonged to Ajax, Ronaldo still helped PSV win the Dutch Cup.

In the 1995-96 season, Ronaldo played 13 times for Eindhoven, scoring 12 goals, and then suffered a serious knee injury for the first time in his career. In February 1996, Ronaldo returned to the green field.

During his time at Eindhoven, Ronaldo played 46 times for the team and scored 42 goals. The high scoring rate made Ronaldo one of the best shooters in the history of the Eredivisie.

In August 1996, Ronaldo, who was about to turn 8 years old, transferred from the Eredivisie Eindhoven to the La Liga team Barcelona for a transfer fee of 20 million US dollars.

Although more than ten years have passed, 2000 million euros is not much, but after all, Chen Fan only has it. Wenger believes that this price is definitely acceptable to Ajax.

Van Persie said: "Ronnie's legendary record in the Eredivisie may not be broken by anyone. In my opinion, Chen may break his record."

Wenger raised his eyebrows and looked at the general beside him in surprise.

Van Persie seldom speaks strong words in front of the media. He is also a quiet and low-key person in his daily life. This is the first time Wenger heard Ai Jiang praise a young player so much, and even compared this young player with Ronaldo!

"Thank you!"

Wenger once again expressed his thanks to Van Persie.

That night, after browsing the Eredivisie game news on the Internet, Wenger immediately sent his most trusted scout to fly to Amsterdam the next day to get a thorough understanding of Chen Fan's situation.

Van Persie said that Chen Fan is an all-rounder with super scoring ability, but he doesn't care much about the latter, he cares more about the all-rounder.

Injuries are the biggest hidden danger for a team. If Chen Fan can play multiple positions, this will give the coach multiple choices. There is a lack of such players in contemporary football.

Many players have fixed their positions in their youth, and the coach trains them according to their positions. Few people change to other positions after entering the professional league.

Chen Fan actually played in three different positions in the seven Eredivisie games. These three positions are actually three different lines. How difficult is this?
And he shines in three different positions.

"I want to train him to be a real all-rounder!"

Holding a cup of coffee, Wenger stood on the balcony, looking at the beautiful night view of London.

"Maybe Robin is right. 2000 million is not enough to impress Ajax. I have to make a budget for next season right away to see where I can save some money and who to sell?"

Wenger immediately started to act, returned to the study with a coffee cup, and began to think about...

(End of this chapter)