"Mino, if I remember correctly, Vieira seems to be injured, right?"

"Hey, that's all outdated news. Chen Ran said that Vieira will return from injury soon. If problems are found during the physical examination, we can return it."

"Really? That's good. By the way, what price did the Chinese give Vieira?"

Hearing Layinola's assurance, Mancini first breathed a sigh of relief. Then he remembered the most important question and asked quickly.

"40 million euros."

"40 million euros? So expensive? Mino, if I remember correctly, Vieira is quite old now, isn't he?"

"Ahem, he's only 32 years old now, so he's not too old." Layinola blinked her little eyes, her face not red and her heart not beating.

"32 years old is not bad, but 40 million euros is still a bit too expensive. Mino, you'd better think of a way to get that Chinese guy to lower his price."

"Robert, do you think I didn't counter-offer? That guy Chen Ran insisted that the price is 40 million euros. If you want to buy it, you can buy it. If you don't want to, forget it. He doesn't accept bargaining."

Layonola looked at Mancini with a wry smile and defended himself.

At this time, Kaldoun Al Mubarak, who had been sitting quietly listening to the discussion between Layinola and Mancini, suddenly spoke.

"Robert, can Vieira really help the team improve its performance?"

"Mr. Chairman, as Mino said, this Vieira is indeed one of the few top midfielders in world football. If he can join our Manchester City, he can indeed immediately improve the strength of the team's midfield."

"That's good. As long as it can help the team, money is not an issue, just be more expensive. After all, the team is now in the relegation zone, and nothing is more important than retaining the qualification for the Premier League."

Kaldoun Al Mubarak's current situation is not very good either. Although he appears to be the chairman of Manchester City Club, he is actually just a high-level wage earner.

Regarding the current situation of Manchester City Club falling into the relegation zone, the real big boss Mansour has called to express his dissatisfaction. This is also an important reason why Mark Hughes was kicked out.

Kaldoun Al Mubarak knows very well that if Manchester City is relegated this season, his fate will be the same as that of Mark Hughes, or even worse.

Therefore, as long as the team can avoid being relegated, let alone 40 million euros, he will agree to a little more.

"I understand, Mr. Chairman."

The boss has spoken, and Mancini naturally no longer bothers with the price issue.

"Mino, can you buy any other players from Crystal Palace?"

Mancini, who originally didn't have much hope for Layinola to meet Chen Ran, saw that the fat man actually negotiated a transfer, so he couldn't help but place greater hopes on him.

"Robert, I asked Chen Ran. He made it very clear that he would only sell one player."

"Haha, Mino, there are not many clubs willing to pay high prices to buy players now. With Vieira as a successful example, I believe that with you as a top agent, there will definitely be gains."

Mancini, who received strong support, was in a good mood and flattered Rayonola without hesitation.

"Robert, I can only say that we will try our best, but there is no way to guarantee results. Based on my understanding of Chen Ran, he is not a person who talks nonsense. So, in the end, we will focus on other clubs."

Regarding Mancini's praise, Rayinola was very clear-headed. Chen Ran was the most difficult opponent he had ever come into contact with, and he would not dare to agree to anything he was not sure about.

"But other clubs don't sell people at all. Even if we have money, there's nothing we can do."

"If Premier League clubs don't sell it, we can try other leagues."

Rayinola blinked her eyes and started making suggestions again.

"Oh, Mino, do you have any new ideas?"

Mancini's eyes lit up. Although this big fat man was greedy, he was indeed very capable.

At this time, Kaldoun Al Mubarak spoke again.

"Mino, if you have any ideas, just tell me. As long as there are results, Manchester City Club will not treat you badly."

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman!"

First, he thanked Kaldoun Al Mubarak, and then Layinola came up with his new idea.

"I think we can focus our recruitment efforts on Real Madrid."

"Real Madrid? Mino, why do you have this idea? This kind of membership-based old and wealthy club is not short of money. They rarely sell players for money."

Mancini frowned slightly, he didn't understand Layinola's thoughts.

"Haha, Robert, this has nothing to do with Real Madrid, this has to do with their head coach Mourinho."

"Oh? What should I say?"

Mancini asked curiously.

He, an Italian who had just taken over the Manchester City club, obviously did not have a deep understanding of the Premier League.

"When Mourinho was coaching Chelsea, he was always under the pressure of Chen Ran's Crystal Palace. He even had to leave for Spain in order to avoid Chen Ran."

"With the strong financial resources of our Abu Dhabi consortium, Manchester City Club will definitely become the most powerful contender for the Premier League championship in the future."

"I believe Mourinho will be very interested in something that can cause trouble for Chen Ran and the Crystal Palace club."

Having said this, Rayinola stopped and looked at Kaldoun Al Mubarak and Simeone with a smile.

Kaldoun Al Mubarak and Simeone looked at each other, and they had to admire in their hearts that this big fat man who only had money in his eyes was indeed a top agent.

"Very good! Mino, I will leave all the procedures related to Vieira's transfer with Crystal Palace to you, as well as the contact with Mourinho."

"Thank you Mr. Chairman for your trust, I will not let you down!"

Upon hearing that Kaldoun Al Mubarak had left all these two transfer matters to himself, Rayinola quickly stood up to show his loyalty.

If both of these things are accomplished, then he will surely be close to his goal of fully handling the transfer affairs of the Manchester City club.

Layinola secretly envisioned that this was a big business with unlimited "money" potential.

...

Just when Rayinola flew to Madrid full of energy, on January 14, Crystal Palace ushered in the third round of the FA Cup play-offs.

Because the two teams had tied before, this time Chen Ran had to take Crystal Palace to Newcastle United's away game.

This time, Chen Ran still sent out a starting lineup composed mainly of substitute players.

Moreover, he still handed over the command of the game to Southgate.

After ninety minutes of fierce fighting, with goals from Dzeko and Cavani, Crystal Palace beat Newcastle United 2:1 away from home.

While successfully advancing to the fourth round of the FA Cup, Chen Ran also received a €1 million winning bonus from the system.

...

Spain, Madrid, Mourinho's home.

Mendes accompanied Mourinho to receive Layinola who came to visit.

Frankly speaking, when they reach the level of agents like Mendes and Rayinola, they are already a little bit like a king without seeing the king.

Their agency has many players, and each club has a limited transfer budget.

Therefore, in almost every transfer period, players from both sides compete for a transfer quota.

If it weren't for Mourinho's request today, Mendes wouldn't actually want to see this greedy fat man.

"Mr. Layinola, I wonder what you want from me?"

After some pleasantries, Mourinho asked curiously.

"Haha, Mr. Mourinho, my friends call me Mino, you can call me Mino too. Also, can I call you José?"

Layinola Feidudu’s face is full of innocent smiles, and he is very friendly.

"Um...of course."

"José, in fact, I only have one thing to do here today, which is to ask the Manchester City club if you want to deal with the players that your Real Madrid club can't use? Don't worry, money is not an issue, and you will definitely be satisfied."

What Rayinola is best at is beating snakes and following the stick, and he can close the relationship with Mourinho in just a few words.

Mourinho was slightly startled when he heard this.

Manchester City Club?

He has been away from the Premier League for two years. Except for matters related to Chen Ran and Crystal Palace, he doesn't care much about the news there.

Regarding Manchester City, he only knew that the club changed owners last summer, that's all.

However, how did Rayonola, the boss of the agent, get involved with the Manchester City club?

Thinking of this, Mourinho glanced at Mendes doubtfully.

As a friend for many years, Mendes saw that Mourinho had doubts in his heart and immediately took up the topic.

"Mr. Rayinola, as far as I know, the Manchester City club has now fallen into the relegation zone of the Premier League and cannot protect itself. Now selling players to Manchester City, isn't that pushing people into a pit of fire?"

Mendes, who was an enemy in the same industry and often fought openly and secretly with Rayonola, didn't bother to talk to this big fat man and directly put Manchester City's predicament on the table.

"Mr. Mendes, the current difficulties of Manchester City Club are only temporary. With the strong financial resources of the Abu Dhabi Consortium as a backing, it is impossible for them to be relegated."

Facing Mendes, the biggest competitor in the football agency circle, Rayinola didn't bother to get close.

"Haha, if just having money is enough, then everyone should stop playing games and just decide the outcome based on bank deposits."

Mendes snorted coldly and glanced at Layinola with disdain.

Mourinho couldn't help but feel very amused as he watched the two big bosses in the agent world arguing with each other in front of him.
To be continued...