Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 760: The Three Giants_1

Chapter 760: Chapter 760: The Three Giants_1

Wang Ye’s plan is to definitely secure C Ronaldo and Messi.

Even though Manchester United and Barcelona have high hopes for these two young players and won’t let them go easily.

But he believes that as long as he offers enough money, it would be impossible not to get these two players, who haven’t proven their abilities yet in hand.

After all, professional football itself is utilitarian, and it’s impossible to turn down a hefty transfer fee.

Which of these so-called luxury clubs haven’t let go of their star players?

Real Madrid’s Raul, Manchester United’s Beckham, Barcelona’s Figo weren’t these guys considered priceless? And what happened in the end...

Therefore, getting C Ronaldo and Messi before they become superstars is not a big hurdle, let alone impossible.

These two players will be the core of Arsenal’s team building in the next ten to fifteen years. Coupled with some functional players, the future of becoming the number one luxury club in world football should not be a problem.

However, even if Wang Ye spends a huge amount of money to bring C Ronaldo and Messi to Arsenal this summer, it still won’t meet the expectations of football fans.

After all, these two players are currently so-called potential players, and their talent has not been realized yet.

Therefore, Wang Ye needs to buy another two or three peak players who can immediately improve the team’s competitiveness.

That would indeed be a gift to Arsenal fans.

However, Wang Ye doesn’t plan to interfere with the player list. He consults Coach Wenger’s opinion and lets him come up with a list.

After all, it’s definitely Wenger, not Wang Ye himself, who knows the team better.

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When he heard that Mikhail, the new boss, wanted him to submit a list and demanded that the players on the list must fit the team and preferably be luxury stars, Wenger’s heart began to race.

He naturally understands what this means!

This is a gift from the new boss to Arsenal Club and its fans...

If it’s a typical player transfer, you don’t have to present it to the boss specifically. If it’s worth bringing up to the boss personally, then it must be a star player!

Considering the boss’s fortune of over ten billion US dollars, maybe this time he intends to bring in several superstars for him!

These transfers are proof of the new boss’s strength!

To see whether the boss is willing to spend money on the club, hopes to make the club better, or just wants to make money through the club, it can be very evident from his transfer budget.

Wenger took a deep breath to calm his emotions. Given his understanding of world football, he naturally knows which players can enhance the team’s competitive force.

Before, he didn’t dare to dream as he couldn’t afford to buy.

Now that the boss has given him the opportunity and encouraged him to propose, he has to think carefully.

Because the boss brought you so many star players, he naturally expects corresponding results as a return!

Therefore, the names on the list he proposed must be able to instantly enhance the team’s competitive force. He can’t just casually write some names based on his own preferences.

After careful consideration, Wenger cautiously said, "Although I think the team’s strength is already quite good and can handle the Premier League without any problem, there is still room for improvement in some positions if we want to be more competitive in the UEFA Champions League."

This is first laying the groundwork. Wang Ye and David Dain understand.

Wang Ye smiled, encouragingly glanced at Wenger and signaled him to speak freely.

"I believe that the place that the team needs to strengthen most is the goalkeeper position! Seaman is forty this year and his contract will expire this summer. It’s indeed time for him to retire. But once Seaman retires, we won’t have any backup players for goalkeeper’s position. So this summer, if we can only introduce one player, that player must be a goalkeeper!" Wenger said without hesitation.

This is indeed what he thinks.

Seaman is not weak. When he transferred to Arsenal thirteen years ago, his net worth was as high as 1.9 million pounds!

Although this sum seems insignificant in 2003.

But, It was a record-breaking amount for a goalkeeper transfer!

Over the past decade, Seaman has made significant contributions to Arsenal and even served as the team captain.

Regrettably, even the hero can’t resist aging, and forty-year-old Seaman can no longer adapt to the high intensity of the Premier League.

Wang Ye nodded and casually asked, "Then who do you think is the best goalkeeper in today’s football?"

Wenger’s eyelid twitched, this new boss really has confidence - he’s asking for the best goalkeeper right off the bat!

In those days, or rather, from 1998 onwards, if the whole world’s football fans were allowed to vote for the best goalkeeper over the next 20 years, probably over 95% of people would say the same name.

Buffon!

This guy was absolutely a legend in the goalkeeper’s position.

In a way, Buffon’s importance to the team was no less than that of C Ronaldo and Messi.

The thing about the goalkeeper position is, even if you perform well for 89 minutes out of a 90-minute game, and make a mistake for just one minute or even one second, then you become the culprit of the team...

Hence, it is extremely difficult to stand out.

Buffon made his debut at 18, and it was directly in Serie A, a league that was widely recognized as having the most top teams and the strongest players.

After the whole season, he played 27 times for the team, with 15 clean sheets. And his team wasn’t any great team, it was just Parma.

Two seasons later, Buffon, who had just turned 20, became the main goalkeeper for the Italian national team!

From then on, he "dominated" the national team’s main goalkeeper position for over a decade, making scores of good Italian goalkeepers wish they could change their nationality to play for other national teams...

There’s a saying in football, "The three greatest sufferings of capitalism: the British Prince of Wales, vice-captain of Rome, Buffon’s substitute."

The issue is, in 2002, Buffon had just transferred from Parma to the Zebra Legion, AKA Juventus.

His worth reached a staggering 50 million Euros!

Now if you want to buy Buffon again, not to mention Juventus’s willingness to sell, how high will the price be?

Wenger dared not think!

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However, still holding a glimmer of hope, Wenger uttered that name, "Buffon!"

Truthfully, if he could get this goalkeeper, then from then on, in the goalkeeping position, Wenger would not need anything else for at least ten, if not fifteen, years.

The precondition is that Buffon doesn’t get injured for a long time...

Having heard Buffon’s name, David Dain, who was sitting next to him, was startled, fearing that Mikhail, the new owner, didn’t know Buffon’s value and would casually agree.

So he immediately reminded him, "Buffon just transferred to the Serie A powerhouse Juventus last year, the transfer price was 54 million Euros!"