"Private detective? You won't tell me that there is something going on with Crouch, right? He has always been with the team." Chen Ran asked in surprise.

"It's not him. Didn't you tell me last time that you should focus on tracking Crouch, so I added Crouch's agent Jonathan to the tracking list, and I didn't expect it to be fruitful."

"Oh? You can do that. I'm at home now. Come over with the evidence."

"Okay, I'll be there in a minute."

In less than twenty minutes, the little fat man placed the latest photo in front of Chen Ran, pointed at the person in the photo and explained it to Chen Ran one by one.

"This guy is Crouch's agent, and these two are from Manchester United and Chelsea respectively."

"Crouch's agent Jonathan has not only contacted people from Manchester United in the past two days, but also contacted people from Chelsea. I suspect that he is raising the price and wants to use the two clubs to raise each other's prices in order to get a bigger deal. contract."

The little fat man said very firmly.

"Well, your analysis makes sense. This possibility is indeed not small. It seems that we must prepare for the worst case scenario."

Chen Ran nodded, and he agreed with the little fat man's judgment.

"By the way, is there any news about the matter that asked you to contact Klose and Jan Kohler?"

"There is no news from Klose yet, but there will be a reply from Jan Kohler soon."

"Oh? What did Jan Kohler say?"

"He expressed great interest and hoped that we would send someone over to meet and discuss it in detail."

After hearing this, Chen Ran probably made a judgment in his mind about these two transfers.

There was no reaction from Klose, but he didn't refuse directly either.

It is estimated that Klose himself is still hesitant and his willingness to transfer is not very strong.

Jan Kohler's attitude is positive and he even offered to send someone from Crystal Palace to meet him. It seems that the transfer has a high chance of success.

"In this case, Louis, you go to Germany in person. But first, go to see Klose, firstly to show our sincerity, and secondly to find out what he really thinks."

"If you are sure that Klose has no intention of joining our Crystal Palace, then you can go directly to see Jan Kohler and finalize the transfer."

"Okay, Chen, I understand."

Manchester, Ferguson Office.

David Gill came here again today, again for transfer matters.

Although he is the CEO of Manchester United, as long as Ferguson is around, everyone will revolve around Ferguson.

"Alex, our people discovered that Crouch's agent Jonathan was treading two boats."

"While he was negotiating with us, he was also contacting people at Chelsea. I suspect he was using us and Chelsea to bid against each other to get a bigger contract for Crouch."

"Such a person is a trouble and will cost us a lot of money that we don't need to pay. I think it's better to give up on Crouch's transfer."

That's right, David Gill is here to complain today.

For Crouch, a player that Ferguson even admitted was unlikely to be used after buying him, he didn't want to spend a penny more, let alone be used as a weapon by an agent.

"Oh? That's right. Chelsea, haha, it seems that Mourinho and I have decided to get together."

Hearing David Gill's complaint, Ferguson didn't look angry at all, but laughed.

"Alex, did you hear what I just said?"

Seeing that Ferguson ignored him, David Gill was also a little unhappy.

"David, don't worry. I've already told you the purpose of buying Crouch. It's not that Manchester United needs Crouch as a player, it's just to weaken Crystal Palace."

"Now that Chelsea is also taking action, no matter whether Crouch goes to Manchester United or Chelsea, my goal has been achieved."

After hearing Ferguson's words, David Gill felt happy, now he no longer had to waste money.

"Alex, can I inform my subordinates to terminate the negotiations with Crouch?"

"No, keep talking, talk seriously, everything must be as real as possible."

"Alex, what do you mean?"

"Try to let the Russian guy in Chelsea spend a little more money. You have to decide what's right here."

"Ok, I see."

After sending the little fat man away, Chen Ran couldn't sleep anymore. After eating something simple, he simply ran to the club to work.

Before my butt was warmed up, Stephen came to the door.

"Chen, the loan plan for the new stadium has been initially finalized. Can you see if there are any problems?"

After confirming that Chen Ran was in the office, Stephen ran over with a thick stack of information.

"Oh? It's rare. This has been delayed for so long, and it has finally been decided. Is it 200 million euros? I don't agree with anything less."

"It's 200 million euros, yes, but it's not provided by a bank. Didn't you come up with an idea last time to let them form a banking syndicate to jointly lend."

"I told them your idea, but I didn't expect that after discussing it, they actually adopted this plan."

"A total of five banks provided capital, namely HSBC provided 40 million euros, Halifax Bank provided 40 million euros, Lloyds Bank provided 40 million euros, Barclays provided 50 million euros, and Scotland

Royal Bank provides thirty million euros."

"The annual interest rate is 12%, and the new stadium and land are used as collateral. The funds will be allocated in batches according to the progress of the stadium construction."

"The conditions are pretty good. Are those bankers so kind? Is there some trap?" Chen Ran asked worriedly.

Looking at the information in his hand and listening to Stephen's report, Chen Ran couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Originally, in his expectation, the conditions for those capitalists should be much harsher than they are now.

"Haha, Chen, the reason why we have such conditions now is entirely because you have won one game after another."

"Oh? I didn't expect that winning would bring such benefits. Those bank bosses are not all Crystal Palace fans, right?"

Chen Ran raised his eyebrows when he heard this. Is this an unexpected gain?

"How is that possible? It's just that many bank executives usually watch football, and now they are increasingly convinced that Crystal Palace will win the Premier League championship this season."

"Do you think that if you provide a loan to a newly promoted Premier League team and a loan to a Premier League championship team, the treatment will be the same?"

"Manchester United's latest annual revenue has exceeded 200 million pounds, and its net profit is more than 50 million pounds. This is before Manchester United wins the Premier League championship."

"If our Crystal Palace can win the Premier League championship this season, let alone reach the income level of Manchester United. However, various sponsorships can be renegotiated, and there will definitely be a significant improvement by then."

"Even if it's only half, or even one-third, of Manchester United's revenue, it's still a huge number. Compared to a loan of 200 million euros with collateral, the risk is almost negligible. Those bankers are more sophisticated than the other, and they have long since

These are all figured out."

Seeing that the project that had been discussed for nearly half a year was finally coming to fruition, Stephen couldn't restrain his excitement and spoke with great joy.

"Well, that makes sense. Stephen, from now on, you can start looking for new sponsors. Those sponsorship contracts you signed before are no longer worthy of the current Crystal Palace."

"If the existing contract expires, it will not be renewed. If the contract has not expired, if the liquidated damages are not high, we will negotiate for early termination."

"Chen, don't worry, I will take care of these."

"There is also the naming rights of the new stadium. This is a big cake. Let's see if we can attract any rich bosses."

"Chen, it's not difficult to sell the naming rights, but it's not easy to sell it at a high price. After all, our Crystal Palace is not one of those wealthy clubs. It has no foundation at all and is not attractive to wealthy bosses."

"There is no rush for this matter. You can take your time to find it. After all, the stadium has not started construction yet, so there is plenty of time."

"From now on, you have at least three years to find a target. With the current development trend of Crystal Palace, who dares to say that it will not be a wealthy club in three years?"

"Well, that's true. However, Chen, this is only possible because you can lead Crystal Palace to win championships one after another. This all depends on you."

"Don't worry, leave the team's results to me, and you can just help me manage the club."

"Also, when you choose your target, focus on the Middle East and China. There are many rich people in these two places."

"knew."

...

After contacting Klose and Jan Kohler, the little fat man flew to Germany the next day.

According to the plan formulated by Chen Ran, he first went to Bremen to meet with Klose.

That night, the little fat man called Chen Ran.

"Chen, I met Klose today. As you expected, he was not very satisfied with coming to our Crystal Palace as a substitute."

"Klose's attitude is very clear. If he can play the main role, he is willing to join our Crystal Palace; if he is just a substitute, then he still chooses to stay in Bremen."

"Chen, how should I reply to him? Have you changed your mind?"

Chen Ran did not answer Lewis's question immediately. He was also making a final weighing of the pros and cons in his mind.

Klose's header ability is indeed outstanding, but compared to Toni, he does not have the ability to withstand the opponent's strong center back, take the ball with his back, and create opportunities for his teammates on the two wings.

If Klose is chosen at the expense of Toni, it will have a major impact on Crystal Palace's entire tactical system.

Thinking of this, Chen Ran made up his mind.

"Luis, give up Klose and go to Dortmund to meet Jan Kohler."

"Chen, are you sure?"

The little fat man asked again worriedly.

"Definitely. Sometimes, those with strong abilities may not be the right ones."

"Ok, I see."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Ran felt very regretful.

Some people are missed for the rest of their lives.

Although Jan Kohler is not a top scorer, he has been able to maintain double-digit goals every season during his years at Dortmund.

For Chen Ran, who was planning to buy him as a substitute forward, it was more than enough.

The meeting between the little fat man and Jan Kohler went very smoothly. Jan Kohler was willing to accept the position of substitute and his salary requirements were not excessive. The two had a good conversation.

That night, Louis called Chen Ran again.

"Chen has negotiated a three-year contract with Jan Kohler, and the salary will be increased by 20% compared to his annual salary in Dortmund."

"If you have no objection, then I will contact the Dortmund club directly tomorrow. Regarding the transfer fee, what is your upper limit?"

"Yes, you can directly negotiate with the Dortmund club, as long as it does not exceed 5 million euros."

"clear."

There were no surprises in the negotiations between Louis and Dortmund. For Jan Kohler, who is about to turn 32, Dortmund was originally prepared not to renew the contract after the end of the contract.

Unexpectedly, someone is now willing to bid to bring in Jan Kohler. Naturally, the senior management of the Dortmund club will not let go of such a good thing.

In the end, Louis secured the transfer of Jan Kohler for 3.5 million euros. He only had to wait for the winter transfer window to open and the transfer procedures could be completed immediately.

With Jan Kohler as a spare tire, Chen Ran immediately felt confident.

He felt it was time to talk to Crouch again.

After training the next day, Chen Ran found Crouch.

"Peter, come to my office later. There are some things we need to talk about again."

"Oh, okay, boss."

Crouch was stunned and quickly agreed.

Chen Ran suddenly talked to him, which made Crouch immediately panic.

Could it be that the boss knew about his secret contacts with Manchester United and Chelsea?

What if the boss really knows?

Will he not be allowed to transfer?

Will you hide yourself?

For a moment, Crouch was confused and restless.

While other team members were taking a shower, he secretly made a phone call to his agent.

"Jonathan, I'm afraid the boss knows about our contact with Manchester United and Chelsea."

Crouch hid in a deserted place and spoke in a very low voice.

"Really? Are you sure?"

Crouch's agent Jonathan was very calm. Since he was inciting Crouch to transfer, he was already prepared for a showdown with Crystal Palace.

"Um...I'm not sure about this yet. Just now the boss said that after training, he would go to his office to talk to me about something, and he only called me."

"Oh, that's it. Even if the Chinese guy knows about it, it doesn't matter. It's just a normal player transfer. If he really knows about it, just admit it openly. Anyway, Crystal Palace can receive a large transfer fee, so after all,

Look, they are the ones who really make the big money.”

"Ah? Just admit it directly. Isn't this not a good idea?"

"If you don't dare to say it, then I might as well go over and talk to your boss directly. Do you think this is okay?"

"Forget it, forget it, then I'll have to say it myself. Without the experience of Crystal Palace, I wouldn't be able to be selected for the England national team. Crystal Palace and the boss have treated me well, and I don't want to make things worse."

"Well, I'll leave it to you to handle it yourself. However, let me remind you first. We have almost reached an agreement with Manchester United and Chelsea. You can't suddenly regret and not transfer. That would offend people too much."

do you know?"

"I know, I know it well."
Chapter completed!