The saying "money makes the world go round" is not only applicable in China, it is also applicable here in Mendes.

Chen Ran's request to Mendes is that the transfer must be completed before the friendly match between Sporting Lisbon and Manchester United.

With a huge carrot of tens of millions of euros dangling in front of him, Mendes forced the entire transfer process onto the highway.

First, Ronaldo was persuaded by him and was willing to join Crystal Palace.

Then Sporting Lisbon was also settled by him and agreed to sell Ronaldo to Crystal Palace for 10 million euros.

There is no way, Ronaldo only has one year left on his contract with Sporting Lisbon. Mendes said that if Sporting Lisbon does not agree to the deal, he will let Ronaldo wait until next summer on a free transfer.

Finally, three days before the friendly match between Sporting Lisbon and Manchester United, the deal was officially signed.

There is also a small episode here, that is, Chen Ran insists on paying the transfer fee in three-year installments.

3 million euros are paid immediately after signing, then 3 million euros are paid in the second year, and the final 4 million euros are paid in the third year.

Sporting Lisbon was originally unwilling, but with the help of Mendes, Chen Ran finally succeeded.

Not only the transfer fee, but also the 11 million euros promised to Mendes were also paid in installments by Chen Ran.

4 million euros were paid on the day the transfer was signed, then 3 million euros in the second year, and the final 4 million euros in the third year.

Seeing Mendes' dumbfounded expression, Chen Ran stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.

"Mr. Mendes, you need to be more considerate of me. I have just acquired Crystal Palace, and now is the time to make a lot of signings to increase my strength. I have to spend money everywhere, so I have to pay in installments."

"I completely understand Mr. Chen's approach."

What else can Mendes do? Should he give up this income of tens of millions of euros because of the payment method? He is reluctant to bear it.

"However, you received 11 million euros from one transfer, which is more than the club earns. Mr. Mendes, I'm afraid you have also set a record for the highest income for a football agent."

"Thanks also to Mr. Chen's generosity."

Mendes' mentality adjusted quickly. Although he didn't get all the money at once, he had a contract, so he didn't have to worry too much.

Instead, it was Chen Ran's style that made Mendes see a rising money tree, and he decided to hold on tight and never let go.

"Mr. Chen, I wonder if your Crystal Palace still needs a coach?"

"Oh? Mr. Mendes, do you have any recommendations for good coaching candidates?"

"Have you heard of Porto's coach Mourinho, Mr. Chen?"

Chen Ranxin said that it was indeed him.

As a top coach who will dominate the world for more than ten years, how could Chen Ran forget?

It's just that he thought twice and finally did not include Mourinho in his plan.

There is no way, this guy has too strong a personality.

If he continues to add Chinese players to the team in the future, Mourinho will definitely fall out.

For the sake of his lofty goals, Chen Ran had no choice but to reluctantly give up on Mourinho.

"Coach Mourinho just led the team to win three championships in the Portuguese League, Cup, and UEFA Cup last season. Will he be willing to come to Crystal Palace?"

"Of course not now. But Portugal is too small, and Mourinho will go to a bigger stage sooner or later. I believe that under Mr. Chen's wise leadership, Crystal Palace will definitely be a Premier League club by then."

It turned out to be to pave the way for the future, and Chen Ran had to admire Mendes.

I had just made tens of millions of euros, so I didn't get carried away. I immediately started laying the groundwork for the future, and even flattered me along the way.

It is not unreasonable for him to become a big boss in the football agency circle in the future.

On the other hand, the entire Manchester United team flew to Lisbon to participate in a friendly match with Sporting Lisbon.

After getting off the plane, Ferguson grabbed the scout who came to pick him up and asked about Ronaldo.

In fact, Manchester United did not pay too much attention to Ronaldo at the beginning. Instead, Arsenal and Liverpool have been tracking Ronaldo's situation.

Every time there is a Sporting Lisbon match, scouts from these two clubs will go to the scene to watch and record Ronaldo's performance.

These are what Mendes told Chen Ran, because in order to sell Ronaldo at a high price, Mendes recommended it to major clubs everywhere.

Whenever a scout comes to observe Ronaldo, Mendes will take the initiative to send a car to pick him up.

He even often gathers scouts from various clubs together to pick him up and drop him off, just to create an atmosphere where Ronaldo is very popular.

According to Mendes, when he visited Arsenal, Wenger also took out various data on long-term tracking of Ronaldo, which was enough to fill a drawer.

It's a pity that Arsenal are too stingy and unwilling to pay a high price.

Later, when Mendes recommended Ronaldo to Manchester United, he deliberately revealed the news that Arsenal and Liverpool had been paying attention to Ronaldo for a long time. This aroused Manchester United's interest and reported it to Ferguson.

In this friendly match between Manchester United and Sporting Lisbon, Sir Alex wanted to see Ronaldo's performance in person.

According to the situation in the previous life, the result was that Manchester United intercepted Hu from Arsenal and Liverpool.

It is said that because of Ronaldo's incident, Wenger was furious and never bought any players from Mendes' club since then.

When the news reached Liverpool, head coach Houllier was having dinner with assistant coach Thompson and was so angry that he almost choked to death.

But now with Chen Ran, everything is completely different.

The mantis stalks the cicada, followed by the oriole.

"What? You said Ronaldo hasn't participated in training these days?"

There are some differences in Ferguson. Although this is just a friendly match, it is not like playing directly without training.

"Didn't you ask what happened?"

"I asked, but no one at Sporting Lisbon said they knew. Even the players said they hadn't seen Ronaldo in the past few days."

Ferguson suddenly felt bad and immediately sent someone to call Peter Kenyon, the CEO of Manchester United.

"You contact Mendes immediately and find out what happened with Ronaldo."

After Manchester United checked into the hotel and settled in, Peter Kenyon knocked on Ferguson's door.

"Is it bad news?"

When Ferguson saw the look on Peter Kenyon's face, he knew something might be wrong.

"That's right. Mendes told me that just this morning, Sporting Lisbon sold Ronaldo to Crystal Palace."

"What? Say it again? Who was it sold to?"

"Crystal Palace."

"Fxxk! Are you sure you heard correctly?"

Looking at Ferguson's flushed face, Peter Kenyon couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"I thought I heard it wrong and asked Mendes several times. It was indeed the Crystal Palace."

"Is it the Chinese Crystal Palace that is on the front page of the Sun every day?"

"Yes."

"Mendes, this bitch, tried his best to recommend Ronaldo to us, and even asked me to come and inspect it in person. However, he turned around and sold it to the Chinese."

"Coach, calm down! Calm down!"

Seeing the excited Ferguson's increasingly red face, Peter Kenyon was so frightened that he quickly stepped forward to comfort him, fearing that he would not be able to catch his breath and would pass out again.

"call......"

It took Ferguson a long time to recover.

"Let Mendes come see me."

"He said it was too late to disturb your rest, and he would come to visit you another day."
Chapter completed!