Chapter 378 Heart is under the kyte

   Chapter 378

   “Mino, if I remember correctly, Vieira seems to be injured?”

   “Hey, that’s all outdated news. Chen Ran said that Vieira is about to return from injury. If there is a problem during the physical examination, we can return it.”

   “Is that so? That’s good. By the way, what price did the Chinese give Vieira?”

   Hearing Raiola’s assurance, Mancini first breathed a sigh of relief. Then I remembered the most important question, and quickly asked a question.

   “40 million euros.”

   “40 million euros? So expensive? Mino, if I remember correctly, is Vieira quite old now?”

   “Ahem, he’s only 32 years old now, so he’s not too big.” Raiola blinked her small eyes, her face was not red or her heart was beating.

   “It’s okay to be 32 years old, but 40 million euros is still a bit too expensive. Mino, you still think of a way to get the Chinese to lower the price.”

   “Robert, do you think I didn’t make a bargain? That guy Chen Ran insisted that it was 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.”

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

   At this time, Calduon Al Mubarak, who had been sitting quietly listening to Raiola and Mancini discussing, suddenly spoke up.

   “Robert, can this 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 us in Manchester City, it 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 a problem, it’s more expensive. After all, the team is now in the relegation zone, and nothing is more important than maintaining the qualification of the Premier League.”

  Kaldun Al Mubarak is not in a very good situation now. Although he is the chairman of the Manchester City club on the surface, he is actually a senior working man.

   The real boss Mansour has called to express dissatisfaction with the situation of Manchester City club now falling into the relegation zone, which is also an important reason why Mark Hughes was swept out of the house.

  Kaldoon Al Mubarak knows very well that if Manchester City are relegated at the end of the season. Then his end will be the same as Mark Hughes, or even worse.

   Therefore, as long as the team is not relegated, let alone 40 million euros, he will agree to a little more.

   “Understood, Mr. Chairman.”

  The boss has spoken, and Mancini will naturally no longer bother about the price.

   “Mino, can you buy other players from Crystal Palace?”

   Mancini, who had no hope of Raiola going to see Chen Ran, saw that the big fat man had actually negotiated a transfer, so he couldn’t help but place more hope 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 that are willing to pay high prices to buy players. With Vieira’s successful case ahead, I believe that if you have this top agent, you will definitely gain something.”

  Mancini, who received the strong aid array, was in a good mood and flattered Raiola without hesitation.

   “Robert, I can only say that I will try my best, but there is no way to guarantee results. From what I know about Chen Ran, he is not a person who talks freely. Therefore, we finally put our energy on other clubs.”

   For Mancini’s touting, Raiola’s mind is very clear. Chen Ran was the most difficult opponent he had ever come into contact with, and he dared not agree to anything he was not sure about.

   “But other clubs don’t sell people at all. We can’t do anything even if we have money.”

   “Premier League clubs don’t sell, we can try it in other leagues.”

  Raiola blinked her small eyes and began to make plans again.

   “Oh, Mino, do you have any new ideas?”

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

   At this time, Karduun Al Mubarak spoke again.

   “Mino, feel free to say what you think. As long as there are results, Manchester City Club will not treat you badly.”

   “Thank you, Mr. Chairman!”

   First, he thanked Karduun Al Mubarak, and Raiola immediately threw out his new idea.

   “I think we can focus on signing Real Madrid next.”

   “Real Madrid? Mino, why do you have this idea? This kind of membership-based veteran club is not short of money, and they rarely sell players for money.”

  Mancini frowned slightly, he didn’t understand what Raiola was thinking.

   “Haha, Robert, this has nothing to do with Real Madrid, it has to do with their coach Jose Mourinho.”

   “Oh? How to say?”

  Mancini asked curiously.

  He, an Italian who just took over the Manchester City club, obviously doesn’t know much about the Premier League.

   “When Mourinho was coaching Chelsea, he was overwhelmed by Chen Ran’s Crystal Palace. He even had to leave Spain in order to avoid Chen Ran.”

   “With the strong financial resources of our Abu Dhabi consortium, Manchester City Club will definitely become the strongest contender for the Premier League title in the future.”

  ”I believe Mourinho will be very interested in things that can cause trouble for Chen Ran and Crystal Palace Club.”

   Having said this, Raiola stopped and looked at Karduen Al Mubarak and Simeone with a smile.

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

   “Very good! Mino, I’ll leave everything to you to deal with Vieira’s transfer with Crystal Palace, as well as contact with Mourinho.”

   “Thank you for your trust, Mr. Chairman, I will not disappoint you!”

   Hearing that Karduen Al Mubarak had left all these two transfer matters to himself, Raiola quickly stood up to show his loyalty.

   If these two things are done, then it must not be far from the goal of taking full control of the Manchester City club’s transfer affairs.

  Raiola secretly longed that this was a big business with endless “money”.

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

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

   This time, Chen Ran sent a starting lineup that was dominated by substitutes.

   And, 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.

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

   Spain, Madrid, Mourinho’s home.

  Mendez accompanied Mourinho to receive Raiola, who came to visit.

   Frankly speaking, when it comes to managers at the level of Mendez and Raiola, it is already a bit like the king does not see the king.

  The agency of the two has a large number of players, and each club has a limited transfer budget.

   So in almost every transfer period, players from both sides compete for a transfer spot.

   If it wasn’t for Mourinho’s request today, Mendes actually didn’t want to see this insatiable fat man.

   “Mr. Raiola, I don’t know what you have to do with me?”

   After a few greetings, Mourinho asked curiously.

   “Haha, Mr. Mourinho, my friends call me Mino, so can you. Also, can I call you Jose?”

  Raiola’s chubby face is full of naive smiles, very friendly.

   “Of course you can.”

   “José, in fact, I only have one thing here today, which is to ask Manchester City, do you want to deal with players that your Real Madrid club doesn’t use? Don’t worry, money is not a problem, it will definitely satisfy you.”

What this guy   Raiola is best at is fighting snakes and sticks, and with just a few words, the relationship between him and Mourinho is shortened.

   Mourinho was slightly taken aback.

  Manchester City Club?

  It has been two years since he left the Premier League. Except for things related to Chen Ran and Crystal Palace, he is not too concerned about the news there.

   As for Manchester City, he just knows that the club changed owners last summer, that’s all.

  However, how did Raiola, the agent boss, get involved with Manchester City?

  Thinking of this, Mourinho glanced at Mendes suspiciously.

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

   “Mr. Raiola, as far as I know, Manchester City has now fallen into the relegation zone of the Premier League and cannot protect itself. Now selling players to Manchester City, wouldn’t that push people into the fire pit?”

   His colleagues were enemies, and Mendes, who had been fighting with Raiola, was too lazy to go around in circles with this big fat man, and directly put the dilemma of Manchester City on the table.

   “Mr. Mendes, Manchester City’s current difficulties are only temporary. With the strong financial resources of the Abu Dhabi consortium as their backing, it is impossible for them to be relegated.”

   In the face of Mendes, the biggest competitor in the football brokerage circle, Raiola was too lazy to get too close.

   “Hehe, if you only have money, then don’t play the game, just use the bank deposit to determine the winner or loser.”

  Mendez snorted coldly and glanced at Raiola with disdain.

   Watching the two big bosses in the brokerage world arguing with each other in front of him, Mourinho couldn’t help but feel very funny.

   Worried that the two would really quarrel, Mourinho hurriedly stood up to smooth the game.

   “Mr. Raiola, I’m very sorry. Your question was a bit sudden, and I can’t answer it right now. Look, how about I give you an answer after I think about it carefully?”

   “Haha, it’s true that I’m in a hurry. Jose, I’m in Madrid these days, you can let me know when you think about it.”

   In his heart, Raiola, who knew that it was impossible to get the result at the first meeting, did not stalk him, and left Mourinho very readily.

   As soon as Raiola left, Mourinho immediately curiously asked Mendes about the situation of the Manchester City club.

   “José, in short, the current Manchester City club is a replica of the original Chelsea, with a new rich owner.”

   “It’s just that they didn’t find a competent head coach like you, but an incompetent guy named Mark Hughes, so they fell to the point where they needed to be relegated.”

   “They just recently poached Mancini from Inter Milan as the new head coach, and it is estimated that they are now recruiting people everywhere.”

   “What I didn’t expect was that they dared to ask Raiola, a dead fat man who only has money in his eyes, to take charge of the transfer affairs. I don’t know if it is a blessing or a curse.”

  Mendez introduced Mourinho about the situation of the Manchester City club, but between his words, it was inevitable that there would be a surge of sour water.

   Now there is a consensus in the agent circle, that is, those who have just entered the football circle and don’t understand anything, their money is the easiest to earn.

   Mendes made a lot of money in Chelsea before, but now Manchester City has been robbed by Raiola.

   Seeing the fat sheep fall into the hands of his rivals, Mendez’s heart is better than he is.

   “It turns out to be like this. It would be possible to sell some players to Manchester City, just take the opportunity to clean up the unused players, and then use the transfer fee obtained to strengthen the team’s lineup.”

   Mourinho thought about it carefully and felt that this business could be done.

   Seeing Mourinho’s heartbeat, Mendez’s heart sank suddenly, isn’t this special meowing money for that dead fat man?

   But Mendes didn’t directly object, he just reminded kindly.

   “José, given the fact that Manchester City is about to be relegated, which Real Madrid player is willing to transfer there?”

   “Haha, Jorge, don’t worry, I will make it clear to those players that they are not on my playing list and allow them to find their next home.”

   “Then at this time, Raiola appeared at the right time and lured him with a high salary. I believe no one can resist this temptation.”

   “That’s one way.”

  Mendez nodded in agreement, but was unhappy in his heart.

   Mourinho also seemed to sense that Mendes was in a wrong mood, and walked to him and patted his shoulder.

   “Jorge, Crystal Palace are now at the top of the Premier League table again. If nothing else, they are likely to defend the Premier League title this season.”

   “Didn’t you say that the current Manchester City is a copy of the original Chelsea. It’s a waste to play in the Championship for such a rich club. It’s good to let them stay in the Premier League and cause some trouble for Chen Ran.”

   “Don’t worry, for the transfer fee you get from selling players, I will give priority to selecting players under your banner. How about it?”

   Mourinho has said this, what else can Mendes say other than accept it?

   However, when he returned to his residence, he immediately took out his mobile phone and made a call.

   (end of this chapter)