Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 442 The Successor

"Crystal Palace? Jose, are you right? We have already talked with Inter Milan. If you go back at this time, you will completely offend Inter Milan."

Mendes was stunned for a moment when he heard it, and then immediately became serious.

"Crystal Palace is recognized as the strongest team in today's football after all. Although Inter Milan is also a veteran club, it is still incomparable with Crystal Palace. Jorge, this is a rare opportunity. I want to give it a try."

Mourinho was really moved this time.

Isn't there such a saying, "Join if you can't beat it".

"José, I don't think you are suitable to coach at Crystal Palace."

Mendes was silent for a while, and after careful consideration, he slowly shook his head.

"Don't talk about anything else, do you think those Crystal Palace players will listen to you obediently?"

This sentence directly hit the effect of a critical strike, causing [-] points of damage to Mourinho.

Mourinho was so angry that his face was livid, and he was speechless for a long time.

No way, no matter whether he has led Chelsea or Real Madrid over the years, he has never defeated Crystal Palace except for the games that Crystal Palace voluntarily gave up like the FA Cup and League Cup.

Facing this head coach who has never won against himself, those players in Crystal Palace who won the championship and got soft hands are only ghosts if they can be honest and obedient.

Mourinho has been a coach for so many years, of course he understands this truth.

It's just that he was fascinated by the position of the head coach of Crystal Palace before, and now Mendes slapped him awake.

"Okay, Jorge, I know what to do, let's prepare to sign with Inter Milan."

Mourinho finally chose to face reality helplessly.

After Chen Ran officially announced his resignation as the head coach of the Crystal Palace Club, Mourinho was not the only one who was moved.

During this period of time, Little Fatty Louis has received many olive branches from coaches who are interested in the position of Crystal Palace head coach.

These people are all well-known international football coaches, among them, there are many head coaches who are currently coaching wealthy clubs.

"Chen, the head coach position of our Crystal Palace is really in demand. These are the information of the coaches who want to apply."

Fatty Louis put a thick stack of coaching materials on Chen Ran's desk.

Who knew, Chen Ran didn't even take a look.

"Luis, have you negotiated with Guardiola?"

"Erchen, don't you look at the profiles of these coaches? They are all famous coaches."

"Don't look at it. No matter how capable these people are, how can Guardiola be familiar with Crystal Palace? Now the competition in the Premier League is getting more and more fierce, but there is no time for those coaches to slowly understand and adapt to the Crystal Palace environment."

"ok, I get it."

Fatty Louis glanced regretfully at the stack of documents on the table.

"Guardiola's brother Pere Guardiola has already sent their conditions. The main content is a five-year contract, a basic annual salary of 500 million euros, and bonuses."

"If Guardiola leads the team to win the Premier League, the bonus is 300 million euros; if he leads the team to win the Champions League, the bonus is 500 million euros; the European Super Cup winner is 100 million euros; the Club World Cup winner is 200 million euros. .”

"What's more, there is still one year left in the contract between Guardiola and Barcelona Club, and the liquidated damages are his current annual salary of 200 million euros. Pere Guardiola means that the money will be borne by our Crystal Palace."

"Basic annual salary plus various bonuses, Guardiola can get a maximum annual income of 1600 million euros. Judging from the strength of our Crystal Palace and the results of recent seasons, this is not difficult to achieve."

"Chen, this is the condition set by Guardiola. What do you think? Is there anything that needs to be modified?"

"It's okay, the asking price is still reasonable, and the FA Cup and League Cup champions are not included."

Chen Ran thought for a while, then looked up at the fat little Louis.

"Luis, you tell Guardiola that we accept all of these conditions. However, one thing to add is that if in a season, Crystal Palace does not win either the Premier League title or the Champions League title. Then, the club has the right Terminate the contract with him without paying any liquidated damages."

"Understood, I will tell them this request."

Spain, Barcelona.

After a busy season, Guardiola finally had time to take a good rest at home.

However, although his body was rested, his spirit could not relax.

After all, he is now about to make one of the most important choices in his life.

Whether it is good or bad, good or bad, no one knows.

"Pep, there is a reply from the Crystal Palace."

Before the words were finished, Pere Guardiola rushed in excitedly.

"How is it? Did the boss agree to the conditions we offered?"

Guardiola asked slightly nervously.

"Haha, Chen Ran is quite generous, he accepted all the conditions we offered."

"Really? Great."

Guardiola can't help but feel a little excited.

You know, his current annual salary in Barcelona is only 200 million euros, plus the bonus for leading the team to win the La Liga championship, it does not exceed 500 million euros.

After arriving at Crystal Palace next season, his annual income will suddenly become more than three times what it is now. Anyone who changes will be excited.

As for whether he can get all 1600 million euros, Guardiola has never doubted it.Because the strength of the Crystal Palace team and past records are the best guarantee.

"However, Pep, the fat guy Luis Figel proposed to add a clause to the contract, that is, if Crystal Palace does not win any championship trophy in the Premier League and Champions League in a season, then the club has the right to unconditionally dismiss You, and will not pay any liquidated damages."

This time, Guardiola immediately calmed down.

After a long silence, Guardiola shook his head with a wry smile. Sure enough, there is no such thing as a free lunch.

"Pere, what do you think?"

"If you change to any other team, this is undoubtedly an extremely demanding requirement. However, given the results of Crystal Palace's current six consecutive Premier League titles and five consecutive UEFA Champions League titles, we seem to find no reason to object."

"If we object, doesn't it show that you have no confidence in coaching Crystal Palace? In this way, Chen Ran may reconsider letting you take over as the head coach of Crystal Palace."

Pere Guardiola also looked tangled, in a dilemma.

"Forget it, Perret, you go and tell Louis Figel that I agree to add this clause."

"As you said, if I don't even have confidence in myself to lead Crystal Palace to the championship trophy, why should others have confidence in me?"

Guardiola was heartbroken, and it would be good if he had no way out, so that he could force himself to work harder.

"Pep, have you thought about it? This is a matter of tens of millions of euros, so you can't be arrogant."

Pere Guardiola asked with some concern.

This time, Pere Guardiola truly realized how powerful Chen Ran is.

The carrot Chen Ran gave was so big that you couldn't bear to give it up.

But at the same time, he hung a sword of Damocles over your head.

As long as your performance does not meet his expectations, this sword may kill you at any time.

"Think it over, let's do it like this. The position of the head coach of Crystal Palace must be watched by many people. Once this opportunity is missed, I don't know what will happen in the future."

London, Crystal Palace Club, Chen Ran's office.

"Chen, Guardiola has called back, and they agreed to add the clause you mentioned."

"Really? Very good. Luis, you prepare the contract and fly to Barcelona with the lawyer."

"First sign an agreement with Guardiola, and then you go to contact the Barcelona club to deal with the rest of his contract, and pay as much as you want."

"Finally fly back to London with Guardiola, and after signing the official contract, you will notify the major media and hold a press conference for him to announce that he will take over as the head coach of the Crystal Palace club."

"Understood, leave these things to me."

However, the news that Guardiola will be the head coach of the Crystal Palace club leaked out before Little Fatty Louis and Guardiola and others returned to London.

When the fat boy Luis accompanied Guardiola and the others to the Barcelona club to negotiate the termination of the contract, they were directly rejected by the club chairman Laporta.

In desperation, Fatty Luis and Guardiola could only choose to pay liquidated damages to buy out the contract and forcibly walk down this road.

But in this way, it means that Guardiola and Crystal Palace have fallen out with Barcelona Club.

Now that they have fallen out, it is naturally impossible for the Barcelona club to keep a secret for Guardiola and Crystal Palace.

Even, under Laporta's signal, the news that Guardiola did not hesitate to forcibly terminate the contract in order to jump ship to Crystal Palace quickly spread throughout Barcelona, ​​and then all of Spain, all of Europe, and even the whole world.

"I'll go! Chen Ran really chose to let Guardiola take over his position!"

Thousands of miles away in China, this news immediately detonated the post bar of the Crystal Palace.

"Hahahaha, my analysis was correct before. Chen Ran and I wanted to go together, this is called 'heroes see alike'!"

"Who has yellow urine? Wake up the one upstairs."

"Yes. Guardiola was originally a popular candidate for the head coach of Crystal Palace. It is not difficult to guess."

"I'm not thinking now, everyone can come down from the tree."

"This is just the beginning, okay? Although Guardiola is indeed the most suitable candidate to succeed Crystal Palace, who knows if he can continue Chen Ran's coaching achievements."

"Ahem, are you too demanding upstairs? Can Guardiola compare with Chen Ran? As long as he can get half of Chen Ran's grades, I will be content."

"I'll go! Are you too pessimistic upstairs?"

"Pessimistic? Six consecutive Premier League titles, five consecutive UEFA Champions League titles, and I won't mention other miscellaneous championships. Do you think this is something anyone can do?"

"That's right. If you judge a football coach according to Chen Ran's standards, there are not many qualified ones in the world."

"Unfortunately, it would be great if Chen Ran continued to coach Crystal Palace."

"It's a smart way for someone to become famous and retire bravely."

"That's true. After all, no one can guarantee that they can win forever. It's better to stop at the peak and leave a good memory for everyone. This guy Chen Ran is really a thief."

"Hahahaha, so, there are only wrong names, not wrong nicknames."

London, Crystal Palace Club.

Guardiola finally came to this place he is very familiar with with little fat Luis.

"Josep, welcome home."

Chen Ran took Southgate and Simeone to greet Guardiola in person at the gate of the club.

"Boss, thank you for giving me this opportunity."

Seeing Chen Ran standing at the door, Guardiola quickly got out of the car and walked a few steps to Chen Ran.

When the hands of the two were tightly held together, there was an endless "click, click" sound from the scene.

The highly resourceful reporters have already found out the flight of Guardiola and his party.

Some people squatted at the airport, while the other part surrounded the gate of the Crystal Palace Club tightly.

"Mr. Chen, why did you choose Mr. Guardiola as the head coach of the Crystal Palace club?"

"Mr. Chen, do you think it's worth falling out with FC Barcelona for Mr. Guardiola?"

"Mr. Chen, what are your requirements for Mr. Guardiola's coaching performance? Do you want to win all the heavyweight championship trophies like you?"

"Mr. Chen, if Mr. Guardiola's coaching performance is not satisfactory, will you fire him without hesitation?"

The reporters who were blocked by the security guards of the Crystal Palace club would not let go of any opportunity to make news. Even if they couldn't get close, they shouted their own questions one by one.

Amazing, on the happy day when Guardiola took office, a reporter even asked himself directly if he would fire Guardiola because of poor grades?
Is this here to mess things up?

Chen Ran's head was full of black lines.

It really is England's media style, in order to make news, there is no lower limit.

However, today is a good day for Guardiola after all, so it is better not to make the scene tense.

Chen Ran secretly reminded himself, then turned to look at the reporter outside, showing a standard smile.

"Don't worry, everyone. We will hold a press conference for Sepp later on. If you have any questions, you can ask them at that time."

After finishing speaking, Chen Ran ignored the reporters who were still yelling, and walked into the Crystal Palace Club with Guardiola and others.

"Josep, these English media reporters are more difficult to deal with one by one. When it comes to the press conference, they are likely to ask some ugly questions. You have to be mentally prepared."

"Boss, don't worry, I have already experienced their enthusiasm just now."

Guardiola shook his head with a wry smile.

This road seems to be more difficult than he imagined.

(End of this chapter)