"What happened?"
"Luis said that Cesc Fabregas still wants to sign with Arsenal. No matter how much he and the representatives of FC Barcelona persuade it is useless. Now they can only temporarily delay the time for Cesc Fabregas to sign the contract, let you hurry up and take a look. Is there any other way?"
"Got it. Stephen, book me a ticket to Barcelona right away."
"clear."
Chen Ran called Cheryl and told her that she was going on a business trip, and then rushed directly from the club to Heathrow Airport.
In fact, Chen Ran was mentally prepared for this situation.
In his previous life, Cesc Fabregas went to Arsenal this summer, and now he jumps out to intercept the Hu, and he will definitely face Arsenal head-to-head.
If this bet is successful, then Crystal Palace and Arsenal will have a bad relationship, which is almost a certain thing.
Chen Ran also thought about it for a long time before he made up his mind to cut Hu.
The two clubs are in London, and in Chen Ran's plan, Crystal Palace will be promoted to the Premier League this season, and will be involved in the competition for the Premier League championship next season.
A direct competitor like Arsenal can't be friends by any means.
Moreover, according to Chen Ran's memory, after Arsenal won the Premier League title this season, until Chen Ran was reborn, Arsenal never won the Premier League title again.
In other words, this season is the last peak of Arsenal.
If we lose the future captain and midfielder Cesc Fabregas, it is estimated that Arsenal's decline will accelerate, and the threat to Crystal Palace will be smaller in the future.
Under the balance of the two phases, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
So, Chen Ran took action.
flew to Barcelona overnight, and the little fat man took Chen Ran back to the hotel.
"Tell me about the specific situation."
Chen Ran's tone was calm, but the little fat man looked embarrassed and rubbed his hands in embarrassment.
"When the people from Barcelona and I found Cesc Fabregas, he had already negotiated terms with Arsenal and was ready to sign the next day. If we had not had a buy-back clause with FC Barcelona, Cesc Fabregas would not have been at all. will take care of me."
"what about now?"
"After Fabregas knew that we had a buyback clause, he ran to ask the people at Arsenal if they could add a buyback clause as well. It seems that Arsenal haven't responded yet, so they haven't signed a contract yet."
"It's fine if you don't sign. You contact Cesc Fabregas and say I want to talk to him in person tomorrow."
"OK."
Chen Ran knew in his heart that these children from La Masia still wanted to play for Barcelona in their bones.
In his previous life, Cesc Fabregas, eight years after joining Arsenal, gave up his captaincy at the golden age of 24 and resolutely decided to leave Arsenal and move to Barcelona.
Chen Ran believes that at that time, neither Wenger nor Arsenal Club was absolutely reluctant to agree to this transfer.
Because at the time of Arsenal, which was already showing signs of decline, Cesc Fabregas can be said to be the only top star in the team who can get his hands on it.
If it wasn't for Cesc Fabregas' insistence, this transfer would not have been possible.
Therefore, Chen Ran is certain that the buyback clause he proposed is a deadly bait. One is fishing for FC Barcelona and the other for Cesc Fabregas, and no one can escape.
London, Arsenal Club.
It was late at night, but Wenger's office was still brightly lit.
"Boss, Cesc Fabregas is in a hurry. He has called me three times. Have you thought about it?"
On the phone, the voice of the staff sent by Arsenal to Barcelona came.
"Don't worry, if Cesc Fabregas calls you again, just tell him and I'll answer him tomorrow. Also, look up who Cesc Fabregas has seen these two days."
"OK."
Hanging up the phone, Wenger rubbed his brows.
What was going well in the first place suddenly turned into this?
There must be something happening here that I don't know about.
Wenger recalled this new buy-back clause. Could it be that the Barcelona club was not willing to poach the players it had worked so hard to cultivate for free, so it intervened?
Well, very likely.
If it were me, and seeing someone trying to poach outstanding players from Arsenal's youth academy for free, would I do nothing?
Wenger asked himself, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was the Barcelona club that was blocking this matter.
He knew that he did it inappropriately, so it is not surprising that the Barcelona Club would have such a reaction.
However, this repurchase clause is absolutely impossible to add.
If this buyback clause is added, wouldn't Arsenal be helping Barcelona to train newcomers?
Arsenal at the moment is in its prime.
Under the leadership of Wenger, Arsenal and Manchester United have won the Premier League championship trophies alternately in these years, and they are recognized as the two strongest clubs in England.
However, it could be Wenger's personal coaching style, or it could be the style of the club owner.
Arsenal always wants to do big things with little money.
That is, Wenger's ability is super strong, and he can always find excellent youth training talents, and then bring them back to Arsenal to cultivate, train, and become the backbone of the team.
Therefore, even Cristiano Ronaldo, who was very optimistic about Wenger before and sent a special person to track it for a long time, was missed because Arsenal was unwilling to pay a high price.
For the current Cesc Fabregas, Wenger is also very optimistic, but it is impossible for him to agree to this buyback clause.
Loss business, Arsenal will not do it.
The next day, Chen Ran met Cesc Fabregas.
The current Cesc Fabregas is still a handsome young man. In addition to the lack of height, he also has a good foundation for becoming an idol player like Ronaldo.
"Hello, Cesc Fabregas, I'm Chen Ran, the chairman and head coach of Crystal Palace Club. Nice to meet you. Can I call you Cesc?"
"Of course, Mr. Chairman."
Although I have seen some information about Crystal Palace before, when Cesc Fabregas really saw Chen Ran, he was still a little surprised.
This maverick owner of Crystal Palace is so young, he doesn't look much older than himself.
After Luis and Barcelona found Cesc Fabregas, Crystal Palace, a club that Cesc Fabregas had never heard of, first entered his field of vision.
Cesc Fabregas' agent gave him a brief introduction to Crystal Palace, especially the great changes brought about by Chen Ran's acquisition this season, as well as the fact that Crystal Palace is currently top of the Championship with three consecutive victories, and is very hopeful to advance to the Premier League. .
That's right, before meeting Cesc Fabregas, the little fat man found Cesc Fabregas' agent in advance, and used his best tricks to settle this guy.