Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 759: The World’s Number One Wealthy Family_1

Chapter 759: Chapter 759: The World’s Number One Wealthy Family_1

David Dain still clearly remembered the time last night when Wenger first saw the new boss, Mr. Mikhail. He was so shocked that he behaved a bit out of character.

But he didn’t make fun of Coach Wenger, because he himself didn’t react any better when he first met Mr. Mikhail.

He couldn’t even believe that this young man was the mysterious investor.

Of course, after David Dain introduced Mr. Mikhail’s identity, Wenger was even more shocked and disturbed...

This young man, who looked like a university student, was actually a Russian oligarch with a net worth of over ten billion US dollars?

And he was also a Deputy Speaker in the Russian national Duma!

For Wenger, who was always engrossed in his team, he couldn’t dare to believe that there was such a person in this world...

The talents in Wenger’s eyes were like Henry from his own team, and Little Ronaldo from Manchester United, along with Kaka, who Milan just bought. And of course, Messi from Barcelona. These young talents are the brilliant geniuses in Wenger’s view.

But now, compared to Mr. Mikhail standing in front of him, Wenger realized that his vision was too small!

Those so-called football geniuses, hailed by the media as "once in 30 years", "once in 50 years", and "once in a century" talents, are really insignificant compared to Mr. Mikhail...

Of course, there are specialties in every trade, and it’s not entirely fair to make such a blunt comparison.

......

The first thing Wang Ye said made both Wenger and David Dain jump.

"Since I have taken over Arsenal Club, I will not be content with minor achievements. My goal is to build Arsenal into the number one powerhouse in football, undisputedly," Wang Ye smilingly told both of them.

The number one powerhouse?

Undisputedly...

If he didn’t already know the identity and wealth of the young man in front of him, Wenger would have thought he was nuts...

But even knowing Wang Ye’s identity and wealth, Wenger still expressed his doubts.

David Dain, on the other hand, clearly understood Wang Ye’s weight, so after the shock, he didn’t express any doubt, believing that Wang Ye had the capability to achieve this goal.

Wenger hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Sir, do you know much about the current state of professional football clubs in the world? Oh, I’m talking about professional clubs, not national teams."

Wang Ye nodded first, then shook his head and laughed: "I know a little, but certainly not as much as you two."

"Do you know who the powerhouses in football are at present?" Wenger continued to ask.

After pondering for a moment, Wang Ye answered, "In the Spanish League, it’s Real Madrid and Barcelona; in the Italian League, it’s Milan’s duo and Juventus, plus perhaps Rome; in the Bundesliga, it’s Bayern Munich; in the Premier League, it’s Manchester United. That’s it, I guess."

Wenger felt a little relieved, obviously this new boss had some understanding of football, and wasn’t a complete ignoramus.

Wang Ye hadn’t finished speaking when he continued, "These should be the powerhouses in the public’s eyes, but in my opinion, Real Madrid barely counts as a powerhouses, the other clubs aren’t really powerhouses!"

This surprised Wenger, and he instinctively asked, "Why? Isn’t the Italian League still the strongest overall?"

Wang Ye didn’t offer much explanation, because there was no need.

The Italian League was about to decline quickly.

There was too much backstage manipulation in the Italian league, and apart from Inter Milan’s boss who was willing to invest money, other clubs were just too stingy!

With the rise of Golden Football, clubs that were unwilling to invest money would naturally decline, since they couldn’t attract top players.

But these were complicated matters to explain, so Wang Ye only told Wenger, "I won’t get involved in the club’s daily affairs. But I will bring the best players to the club, the kind that the team needs. As long as money can buy these players, then price is not a problem!"

Upon hearing Wang Ye’s promise, Wenger felt so elated he was about to "pass out"...

He had always been calculating meticulously, with a limited transfer budget in his hands, so he needed to be frugal.

Finally, there was a boss with deep pockets telling him that in the future he could buy whoever he wanted, without considering the price!

For a football coach, what could be happier than this...

David Dain gently reminded them from the side, "Actually, I think it’s perfectly fine to set a long-term goal to be the first powerhouse in world football. But we don’t want to rush things, as that would require a huge investment. Moreover, even if we buy the strongest players for every position, it’s not guaranteed that they will perform well together."

He knew football well and he wasn’t wrong in what he said.

But he didn’t know that Wang Ye himself didn’t intend to rely on spending money to buy superstars.

Because Wang Ye understood the rationale David Dain spoke of, that the strongest eleven players might not necessarily form the strongest team!

A team, eleven people, whether they could achieve good results.

Needed not only "red flowers", but also "green leaves". A team couldn’t be without superstars, but at the same time, it couldn’t be all superstars...

It sounded a bit convoluted, but that was the truth.

Old fans will know that when Real Madrid formed the "Galactic Battleship", there were plenty of superstars in the team.

And what about the results...

The results definitely didn’t match the star salaries in Real Madrid back then.

However, Wang Ye dared to boast that he wanted to make Arsenal the world’s number one powerhouse because he was confident.

Because he knew which players would remain strong in the next ten to twenty years!

In 2003, who was the most eye-catching young player?

Probably most people in the football world would unanimously say the same name, Van der Vaart!

At that time, Van der Vaart was hailed as Cruyff II, undoubtedly a rare genius.

In the end, though, within a few years after an injury, Van der Vaart was practically wiped out.

But Little Ronaldo and the Coal Ball King, who weren’t given much hope at the time, became the real dual miracles, dominating the football scene for over a decade, winning the World Footballer of the Year award so often they probably got tired of it!

Wang Ye’s goal, of course, was to bring these two to Arsenal Club.

With these two, along with Henry already in the team.

This trio in the forward line, for at least the next ten years, would be enough to make any opponent tremble...

Of course, Wang Ye also understood that both Little Ronaldo and the Coal Ball King were still young, especially the Coal Ball King, who couldn’t immediately shoulder major responsibilities.

Before they fully matured, some transitional stars would need to be bought to ensure the team’s performance.

For example, Ronaldinho could be a good choice.