"Louis? It's me. You send an offer to Barcelona and say that Crystal Palace is very interested in their Lionel Messi and is willing to pay 50 million euros to bring him in."

"Don't talk nonsense. I'm not drunk. Just do as I say."

Just being beaten passively without fighting back has never been Chen Ran's style.

If Fabregas' departure is still within his tolerance range.

So now that Barcelona is targeting Cristiano Ronaldo, they have encountered Chen Ran's opposition.

After all, Cesc Fabregas and the others were also intercepted by Chen Ran from Arsenal, which was an unplanned gain.

Now that Barcelona wants him back, Chen Ran has nothing to say. Who asked him to sign a buy-back clause just to steal someone?

However, now that Barcelona is attacking Ronaldo, Chen Ran will not be polite.

Use the other person's way to repay the other person's body.

Although he knew that his chances of success were slim, when he thought of the striker combination of Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, Chen Ran couldn't help but want to give it a try.

What if he succeeds?

Wouldn’t that mean he is invincible?

That night, Chen Ran had a sweet dream.

On Crystal Palace's forward line, the striker is Cristiano Ronaldo and the shadow striker is Messi. If the god blocks, he will kill the god, and if the Buddha blocks, he will kill the Buddha.

The Ballon d'Or, the Golden Boot, and the World Player of the Year are just competitions within the Crystal Palace.

...

That night, after having dinner with Fernandez, Mendes went directly to Ronaldo's house.

"Jorge, what's the matter that requires you to come here so late?"

Ronaldo asked curiously as he welcomed Mendes into the door.

"Of course something big happened. Guess who I saw today?"

"Who?"

"Barcelona's sporting director Fernandez."

"Barcelona? How could they find you? Could it be..."

Halfway through the words, C Roman suddenly reacted.

"Yes, they also hope you can join Barcelona."

"Barcelona, ​​it sounds great. But you also know that the boss won't let me go."

Ronaldo's eyes lit up at first, then he thought of Chen Ran, spread his hands, and shook his head helplessly.

"Of course I know that Chen Ran will not let you go. But, I have to tell you about such a big thing. And I will also tell Chen Ran."

"Tell the boss? Jorge, you mean..."

"Hehe, of course we want to let Chen Ran know how popular you are now. This way we can get a better contract when we negotiate for contract renewal."

"Well, that makes sense. As expected of Jorge, he is really powerful. However, you should take it easy and don't go too far."

"Understood, I do things in a measured way, don't worry about that."

...

The next day, as soon as Chen Ran arrived at the office, little fat boy Lewis broke in.

"Chen, is what you said yesterday true?"

"whats the matter?"

"Of course it's about asking Barcelona for 50 million euros to buy Messi. You haven't forgotten it, have you?"

"Oh, that's it. I didn't forget it. Did you send the quotation?"

"Not yet, everyone was off work so late yesterday. And I want to confirm to you again, 50 million euros is not a joke. If Stephen knew that you were going to spend 50 million euros to buy a player, he would definitely go crazy.

."

"It's okay, I'll tell Stephen myself. You can go back and make an offer to Barcelona now."

"Chen, I checked yesterday. The player named Messi you want to quote is not yet 18 years old this year. He just got the opportunity to play in Barcelona's first team this season. Are you sure you want to buy him for 50 million euros?"

The little fat man refused to give up and repeatedly checked with Chen Ran whether he was wrong.

"That's right, it's this little guy. He is a football genius similar to Ronaldo."

"No matter how powerful he is, he is just a kid under 18 years old. Is he worth 50 million euros?"

"Haha, Luis, believe it or not, Barcelona may not be willing to sell him for 50 million euros, just like I won't sell Ronaldo for any amount of money."

"So exaggerated?"

"It's so exaggerated."

"Then you're going to make an offer to Barcelona? Oh, I understand. This is your counterattack to the meeting between Fernandez and Mendes, right?"

"Yes. This is a warning from me to Barcelona. If they dare to continue to contact Ronaldo, then I will attack their Messi."

"I understand, I'm going to make an offer to Barcelona now."

"Wait a minute, we need to do a full show. Since Barcelona has sent its sports director Fernandez to London, we can't be too perfunctory."

"In this way, Luis, Messi is Argentinian, and his father Jorge Messi is his agent."

"Through your family's connections, you must be able to contact Jorge Messi easily."

"To show the sincerity of Crystal Palace, you personally fly to Barcelona to meet Messi and his family. If necessary, I can also go over and meet them."

"The conditions are whatever they want. As long as it's not too excessive, you can agree to it first."

"There is only one purpose, and that is to put pressure on Barcelona and create an atmosphere where we are really ready to introduce Messi."

"Of course, if Barcelona is really willing to sell Messi, then I don't mind pretending to be real. Do you understand?"

"I understand. I'm the best at acting."

...

Although various clubs have begun to fight for next season, in fact, this season's competition is not over yet.

Of all the remaining games, Chen Ran of course regards the UEFA Cup as the top priority.

As for the other four Premier League games, he plans to leave it to his assistants to direct them, treating them as training for new players.

"Josep, I plan to leave the remaining four Premier League games to you. How about it? Are you confident?"

Before Chen Ran finished speaking, Southgate and Simeone cast their envious eyes on Guardiola.

"Boss, I...will definitely live up to my boss's trust."

Although at the end of the English Championship, Chen Ran also asked these assistant coaches to direct the game.

Or competitions such as the League Cup and FA Cup also give them the opportunity to coach.

But how can these games be compared with the Premier League? Guardiola excitedly issued a military order.

"Okay, you two, don't envy Josep. Who asked you two to still play? When you retire, there will be plenty of opportunities."

Seeing Southgate and Simeone drooling with envy, Chen Ran had to comfort him.

On April 23, in the thirty-fifth round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace welcomed the veteran team Liverpool at home.

Just when everyone thought they could see a strong dialogue, the performance of the two teams surprised everyone.

First of all, it was the Crystal Palace side. Chen Ran sat on the bench for the entire game without saying a word.

Standing on the sidelines directing the game was none other than Crystal Palace assistant coach Guardiola.

"Haha, I guessed it right. This guy Chen Ran really started to be lazy after winning the championship. Now he doesn't even bother to direct the game, leaving it to his assistant coach. I really admire him."

Thousands of miles away in China, although the Crystal Palace has won the championship in advance, the attention of domestic fans has not decreased but increased.

The new Premier League champion is another Kaiserslautern legend. The first Chinese coach to lead the team to win the championship of the five major leagues, and this Chinese coach is also the owner of the club.

One title after another, all kinds of legendary experiences, interpreted by major media, have made Chen Ran and his Crystal Palace's popularity hit new highs in the country.

Compared with last year when Chen Ran returned to China as the Champions League champion, it is no longer the same.

Now, whenever there is a Crystal Palace game, no matter it is against a strong team or a weak team, there are many fans watching the game in Crystal Palace’s forum and cheering.

"Upstairs, it seems that you only started watching Crystal Palace games this year, right? In fact, Chen Ran started doing this after winning the English Championship last year. It is said that he was criticized by the English media at that time.

"

"Really? It seems that this guy Chen Ran has a criminal record. But as an assistant coach, he seems to be a good commander. Now he can actually suppress Liverpool beyond half-time."

"I didn't expect that with Chen Ran's vision, not only the players he selected were great, but the assistant coaches he selected were also good."

Because Liverpool did not perform well in the Premier League this season, but in the European Champions League, they unexpectedly made it to the semi-finals.

So whether it is coach Benitez or the Liverpool players, all their energy now has been put into the Champions League semi-finals against Chelsea four days later.

If they fight Crystal Palace head-on in this game, only their Champions League opponent Chelsea will be the winner in the end.

Therefore, Benitez rotated many of Liverpool's main players in this game.

And this just allows Guardiola to execute his offensive tactics with confidence and boldness.

In this way, what the fans saw was that Crystal Palace suppressed Liverpool and could not get past half-time.

Fortunately, Liverpool's bus tactic was quite successful. In the end, Crystal Palace defeated Liverpool 1:0 with Tony's header. While scoring three points, it also brought Chen Ran a winning bonus of 2 million euros.

On April 29, in the first leg of the UEFA Cup semi-finals, Crystal Palace challenged the Italian team Parma away. With goals from Ronaldo and Jan Kohler, Crystal Palace defeated their opponent 2:1.

Although Crystal Palace only got a goal difference, fortunately they had two away goals, which was a big gain. Chen Ran once again earned 2.5 million euros.

On May 1st, just one day apart, they flew back to Crystal Palace in the UK overnight and ushered in the 36th round of the Premier League. They were going to challenge Newcastle United away from home.

This time, Crystal Palace, which sent a large number of substitutes, was unable to implement Guardiola's offensive tactics well and was tied 0:0 by Newcastle United in the away game.

On May 6, back at home, Crystal Palace, after a break, ushered in the second leg of the UEFA Cup semi-finals.

This time, the replenished Crystal Palace defeated their opponent Parma 3:1 at home and advanced to the UEFA Cup final with a total score of 5:2. At the same time, Chen Ran once again brought a winning bonus of 2.5 million euros.

On May 8, still one day apart, Crystal Palace ushered in the thirty-seventh round of the Premier League. They will face Southampton at their home court.

In the end, with goals from Tony and Jan Kohler, Crystal Palace defeated their opponent 2:1.

On May 14, in the 38th round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace defeated Charlton 2:0 away from home.

These two league games brought Chen Ran another 4 million euros in winnings.

At this point, the Premier League is all over.

Crystal Palace finally won the Premier League championship with an unbeaten record of 34 wins, four draws and 106 points.

Chelsea ranked second, Arsenal third, Manchester United fourth, Everton fifth, and Liverpool only ranked sixth.

Now, there are only two most important games in Europe that have not yet been played.

One was the UEFA Cup final between Crystal Palace and Villarreal;

The other one is the night in Istanbul that goes down in history, the European Champions Cup final between AC Milan and Liverpool.

Although today's Champions League final is considered a classic among classics.

But Chen Ran said that it had nothing to do with me. All his thoughts now are on the UEFA Cup final.

Villarreal and Crystal Palace have played against each other in the group stage, and the two sides are no strangers to each other.

However, Chen Ran still ordered Guardiola to edit and analyze Villarreal's recent game videos, and then specifically explain to the players what they need to pay attention to.

"Guys, this game is our last game of the season and the most important game."

"If we win this game, we can win the UEFA Cup."

"Crystal Palace Club was founded in 1905, and this year happens to be its centenary."

"Before this year, Crystal Palace had never won a decent championship."

"And you, it's you, have brought the club its first top league title this season."

"Every time you win a championship, you are creating the history of Crystal Palace Club."

"Now, you have the opportunity to bring the club its first European championship trophy."

"This is an opportunity to elevate Crystal Palace to a European level. Are you willing to miss this opportunity?"

"I don't want to!"

“Boss, you don’t have to say anything, just work hard!”

"The champion belongs to us from Crystal Palace!"

"Crystal Palace must win!"

...

May 19, Alvalade Stadium, Lisbon.

Crystal Palace and Villarreal will compete for this season's UEFA Cup title here.

For this old rival, Chen Ran decided to adopt Guardiola's tactics.

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Left midfielder Ronaldo, attacking midfielder Modric, right midfielder Franck Ribery

Defensive midfielder Cesc Fabregas, defensive midfielder Simeone

Left back Chiellini, center back Southgate, center back Vidic, right back Maicon

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The war is about to break out!
Chapter completed!