Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 436
Liverpool FC, President's Office.

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

"As for the matter between Chelsea and Crystal Palace, I believe you all already know about it. I called you here today because I want to ask for your opinion on something."

"Mr. Chairman, do you know what it is?"

Antero Enrique and Rijkaard glanced at each other and asked.

"Crystal Palace gave us a bonus of 1000 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."

"Why don't you take this opportunity to propose to the Crystal Palace club that the condition of 1000 million euros be sold to us as a player. After all, it is notoriously difficult to poach people from the Crystal Palace."

"What do you think of my idea? Is it possible for the Crystal Palace club to accept it?"

"Forehead"

Antero Enrique and Rijkaard looked at each other again.

I have to say that their club chairman is quite smart.It's just that neither of them is sure whether the Crystal Palace will agree.

In the end, Antero Enrique, the sporting director in charge of the club's transfer affairs, bit the bullet and answered the question.

"Mr. Chairman, your idea is very creative, and I think it is completely possible to give it a try. Although it is not certain whether the Crystal Palace Club will accept it, at least we have nothing to lose."

"That's right. Mr. Chairman, I also agree with your idea. If you can really buy players from the Crystal Palace Club, it will kill two birds with one stone."

Seeing that Antero Enrique supported the boss's idea, Rijkaard also hurriedly 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 Al-Khetafi was in a good mood.As a layman who suddenly broke into the football circle, he really hoped to be recognized by these professionals.

London, Crystal Palace Club.

Fatty Louis broke into Chen Ran's office in a hurry.

"Chen, the Liverpool club asked, can you sell them a player in exchange for the 1000 million euro winning bonus?"

"I would rather give up 1000 million euros and buy players from us? The management of the Liverpool club has a little vision."

Chen Ran was taken aback for a moment, then reacted immediately.

It seems that Liverpool knew that if they did not nod themselves, it would be difficult to buy players from Crystal Palace just by spending money, so they wanted to take this opportunity to test it out.

"Louis, what do you think of Liverpool's proposal?"

Chen Ran didn't say his decision directly, but turned to look at little fat boy 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."

Fatty Louis 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. Moreover, it is up to us to decide which player to sell to them. They have no right to choose, only the right to buy or not."

"Er Chen, isn't your condition a bit too harsh?"

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 we don't mean to fool them. Do you understand?"

"Hey, that's it, I understand."

Liverpool FC, President's Office.

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

"The conditions of the Crystal Palace club 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?"

"Ahem, Mr. Chairman, it is normal to have harsh conditions. This at least shows that they are taking this matter seriously. If they really give us a very loose condition, then we will have to worry."

As the former sports director of Porto, a famous black shop in Europe, Antero Enrique is used to intrigues in the circle.This harsh answer from Crystal Palace made him feel more at ease.

"Well, Antero, you have a good point."

Nasser Alkhtafi is not an idiot either. When Antero Enrique said this, he immediately realized it.

"Antero, according to what you mean, let's agree to the condition of the Crystal Palace?"

"Mr. Chairman, after careful research by Frank and me, even if Crystal Palace really plans to sell the veteran to us, we will not suffer a loss."

Antero Enrique didn't intend to take the credit for himself.While answering Nasser Alkhtafi's question, he also mentioned Rijkaard in passing.

"The age structure of the Crystal Palace team is very reasonable, mainly players in their 20s, and there are not many veterans in the team who are over 30 years old."

"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 [-], 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 forward of Crystal Palace, so the possibility of Crystal Palace selling him is not great."

"As for Beckham, let's not mention his competitive status and commercial value. Just because he joined Liverpool as a former Manchester United player, it is worth us to take good care of it."

Having said that, Antero Enrique smiled meaningfully.

"Mr. Chairman, Manchester United and our Liverpool club are mortal enemies. If this matter works well, I believe Liverpool fans will regard you as their own."

Seeing the mysterious smile on Antero Enrique's face, Nasser Al-Khelaifi nodded slightly, and he understood the meaning of Antero Enrique's words.

Whether it is in the field of football or other industries, it is not an easy task for a foreign acquirer to obtain the heartfelt approval and acceptance of the acquiree.

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

Now there is a good opportunity to win over Liverpool fans, how could Nasser Alkhtafi not be tempted?
"Very good. Antero, I will leave this matter 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. Do you understand?"

After assigning tasks to Antero Enrique, Nasser Al Getafi turned to Rijkaard who was at the side.

"Understood, Mr. Chairman."

London, Crystal Palace Club.

Fatty Louis came to Chen Ran's office again.

"Chen, the Liverpool club actually agreed to your terms."

When he said this, Little Fatty Louis still had an unbelievable expression on his face.

In his opinion, it is simply outrageous to choose a player that he probably does not need without 1000 million euros.

"Yes? Interesting."

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

"Did they ask for anything?"

"Well, yes. Antero Enrique, the current sports director of Liverpool Club, told me that if possible, I hope we can sell Beckham to them."

"According to Antero Enrique, Beckham also has a lot of fans in the Middle East, and even some members of the Qatari 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, Liverpool only mentioned Beckham?"

"That's right, he's the only one."

"Wait a minute, Beckham, Liverpool, Manchester United... Hehe, so calculating!"

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

"Eh Chen, you mean that Liverpool want to use Beckham's status as a former Manchester United player to make a fuss?"

Fatty Louis is not stupid either. When Chen Ran connected the three together, he immediately realized it.

"It's very possible. It's like Florentino deliberately poached Figo from rival Barcelona in order to run for the chairmanship of Real Madrid."

"Wang Defa! I didn't expect Liverpool's real purpose to be this! It's so insidious!" The little fat boy Louis felt his scalp tingle at this time.

"Hehe, the Liverpool club has a master. Louis, you must be more vigilant against Liverpool in the future. Do you understand?"

"Understood. But how do we reply to Liverpool? Reject?"

"Why refuse?"

The corner of Chen Ran's mouth twitched imperceptibly.

"You tell them that as long as they can beat Chelsea, everything is negotiable."

"Also, Luis, you can ask someone to tell Ferguson that Liverpool Club wants to buy Beckham."

"Hey, Chen, you are too bad."

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

Crystal Palace's official website once again appeared new news: "At the request of Liverpool Club, we will make adjustments to their winning bonuses."

"If the Liverpool club can beat Chelsea in the seventh round of the Premier League's No.30, the 1000 million euro winning bonus will be changed to: We will sell a player to the Liverpool club."

If the news released by the Crystal Palace before was to throw bombs into the fire, then the news now is that a bomb is not enough, and they directly throw bouncing bombs.

All the English media that reported on football went crazy. It was just a competition between Crystal Palace and Chelsea before, and now Liverpool has taken the initiative to participate.

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

In Manchester, [-] kilometers away from London, Ferguson's face turned livid when he received the news.

Beckham is not only his favorite student, but also a thorn in his heart.

Now that the Liverpool club wants to use this thorn against itself, he will never allow it.

"Ed, you immediately interviewed reporters and expressed concern about the behavior of Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Liverpool, saying that what they did would interfere with the principle of fair play."

"Sir Ferguson, in fact, it is beneficial for us Manchester United that Chelsea will give bonuses to the team that beat Crystal Palace. After all, only if Crystal Palace loses points can we have hope of competing for the Premier League championship."

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

Ferguson was stupefied just now, and it was only then that he remembered that he hadn't told Ed Woodward about Beckham.

After he said the matter, Ed Woodward's expression suddenly became serious.

"Sir Ferguson, is this news accurate?"

"Exactly. That's what a reliable friend of mine told me."

For some unknown reason, Ferguson did not tell Ed Woodward that the news came from the little fat Luisto.

"Understood. If Beckham really went to Liverpool, it would be a very bad thing. I will go back and contact the reporter. Some reporters have long wanted to interview me about this matter."

"Very well, I will also go to meet old friends. Let's do both. We must not let Beckham go to Liverpool."

I don't know if it's because of the pressure of public opinion or the effect of Ferguson.

Things have developed to this point, and they have been silent all the time, as if the FA, who hadn't seen anything, finally couldn't sit still.

A brief announcement immediately suppressed all the noise.

"Any behavior that may interfere with the results of the game and jeopardize the principle of fair competition is prohibited. Any violation will be severely punished!"

In an instant, the English football world, which had been making a lot of noise recently, suddenly returned to its former calm.

"Hahahaha, let me just say it, how could Ji Zeran spend such unjust money?"

Thousands of miles away in China, the Crystal Palace fans were immediately overjoyed when they learned of the result.

"Chelsea has money but can't spend it now."

"Do you think Chen Ran used some tricks to get the FA to take action?"

"I'll go. Upstairs, do you regard Chen Ran as the FA's father?"

"Come on. As far as Crystal Palace's schedule of ten games in 30 days is concerned, can your own son arrange it?"

"That's why you're cheating."

"Hahahahaha!"

(End of this chapter)