Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs

  Chapter 4 The beard is also pleasing to the eye

   Hearing Chen Ran's words, Klopp's face darkened.

   Indeed, two consecutive years of hitting the Bundesliga and failing at the last minute is really demoralizing.

   "I think Mr. Klopp should change the environment now, adjust his mood and start again. This is a good choice for you and Mainz."

   "If you fail for three years in a row, it will hurt yourself and Mainz too much."

   Seeing that Uncle Slag was a little moved, Chen Ran tried his best to flicker, and at the same time stepped on the little fat man next to him under the table.

  Louis understood and gave a wink to the agent who accompanied Klopp to the appointment. Little Fatty had already secured the agent last night.

   So, there were four people at a table, three of whom were fooling around.

  Uncle Slag finally forgot what he had for dinner, so he dazedly agreed to go back and consider Chen Ran's invitation.

   "Chen, Klopp is just the head coach of a Bundesliga team, is it worth it?"

   The little fat Luis who returned to the hotel couldn't help but ask, but they gave Klopp's agent a high commission rebate.

   "Of course it's worth it, this is the cornerstone of our future team building."

   "So exaggerated?"

   "It's just that exaggerated."

   At this moment, Chen Ran's phone rang.

   "Chen, there is news about the loan. I contacted five banks, and their conditions have their own advantages and disadvantages, and you still need to decide." Stephen's voice came from the phone.

   "It's hard work, which one has the highest loan amount?"

   "Barclays Bank, they are willing to provide a loan of 30 million euros with an annual interest of 10%. The first two years can only be repaid with interest, and the third year must be repaid with interest, otherwise the Crystal Palace Club will be theirs."

   "You send all their conditions to my mailbox and I'll compare."

"OK."

   hung up Stephen's phone, and Chen Ran started to open his notebook to check his emails.

   "Is there any news about the loan?" Louis approached and asked.

   "Yes, you have another appointment with Klopp's agent. We are now confident enough to stun him with money."

"clear."

   Soon, the two sides met again.

   "Mr. Klopp, if you are willing to accept our invitation to coach Crystal Palace, we are willing to offer you a ten-year coaching contract."

  Chen Ran changed his strategy this time, and came up with heavy artillery.

   "Ten years?"

   Not only Klopp, but also his agent and Luiz were stunned.

   "Is this too long?"

  Klopp feels a little dizzy again.

   "Oh, it's actually okay. My goal is to build a football dynasty. It takes time, and I'm willing to give Mr. Klopp enough time to build the team according to your ideas."

   "Mr. Chairman, what you said is: I can build the team according to my ideas?"

  Klopp's eyes lit up. This is probably the coaching environment that every coach wants.

   "Of course. To this end, I can also promise that you will receive 30 million euros in transfer funds for your first season in charge of Crystal Palace. And every season after that, it will be no less than this figure."

  Klopp is completely dizzy now.

   Blissful vertigo.

  He is the coach of a Bundesliga team, when has he seen a transfer fund of 30 million euros?

   Even the hegemony of German football, Bayern Munich, invested only 24.5 million euros in transfers last season.

   "Sir, are you sure it's 30 million euros?"

  Klopp couldn't believe his ears.

   "Very certain. If Mr. Klopp is worried, this can be written into the contract. If you don't have 30 million euros, you can leave at any time."

  Chen Ran's strategy worked very well, and Klopp was immediately stunned by two heavy artillery shots.

   Uncle Slag's face was red and white for a while, and his forehead was beginning to sweat, obviously he was having a fierce psychological struggle.

   After a long time, Uncle Slag let out a long sigh of relief, his body softened, and he spread out on the chair.

   "Mr. Chairman, thank you very much for your appreciation of me, but unfortunately I still cannot accept your invitation."

"I have been playing in Mainz since I was a player. I played for 12 years. I have been playing in the Bundesliga. I have never played in the Bundesliga. Although I have not achieved any decent results, it is very good. I am very grateful to Mainz. Club."

  Klopp seems to be immersed in memories, speaking slowly and calmly.

   "Now is the best chance for Mainz to be promoted to the Bundesliga since its establishment. Everyone is looking forward to that day. So, I can't leave at this time, I hope you can understand."

  Quiet, the whole table is extraordinarily quiet.

  Klopp's agent wanted to speak, opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing.

  There are not many people with ideals and principles who can resist temptation, so they are always respected.

   Although he was rejected, Chen Ran was not angry, but felt that Uncle Slag's beard was more pleasing to the eye.

   "It doesn't matter. I appreciate Mr. Klopp's insistence very much. As long as you want, the door of Crystal Palace Club will always be open to you."

   After thinking about it, Chen Ran added another sentence.

   "Mr. Klopp, if you want to leave Mainz one day, please think about Crystal Palace first."

"must!"

   "Chen, what do we do now? Who is our next target?"

   Louis who returned to the hotel asked consciously.

   "Let's go to Stuttgart tomorrow, you can contact Tuchel, the coach of the Stuttgart U19 youth team."

   "What? You don't want to invite this youth team coach back to be the head coach, right?" Louis couldn't help calling out.

   "What are you thinking? I plan to ask Tuchel to go back to be the director of youth training and be responsible for the youth training of Crystal Palace."

"That's good."

  Chen Ran always played cards out of the way, which made Louis a little mentally weak.

   Going to Tuchel after seeing Klopp was something that Chen Ran had planned for a long time.

  Unfortunately, I didn’t expect that I would be rejected by Klopp, and now I have to find another way.

  Chen Ran knew very well in his heart that it was impossible for the famous football players who were popular in the world to be attracted to Crystal Palace, and he never planned to make fun of himself.

   As for those next-level coaches, he doesn't like them.

   He crossed over from 2022, and it is clear that most of these people have been eliminated by that time.

   Even Mourinho, who is just emerging now, is exhausted in 2022 and can only coach second-tier teams.

   Therefore, Chen Ran's goal has always been on those young coaches who are still unknown now, but will be all-powerful in the future.

   If Klopp is not done, then Tuchel, known as "Klopp's successor", will be dealt with first.

  The trip to Germany can’t be done in vain, you always have to bring something back.

   (end of this chapter)