Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 765: Oligarchs Invade the UK (4)_1

Chapter 765: Chapter 765: Oligarchs Invade the UK (4)_1

After Wang Ye arrived in London, apart from meeting Wenger and David Dain to discuss the development and transfer plans of the club, he did not make a public appearance.

Even at the press conference, he didn’t take the stage.

However, as the new boss, he had to eventually show up in public.

According to the arrangement made with David Dain, Wang Ye planned to make his formal debut at Arsenal’s next match, which would be a home game.

A few minutes would be specially reserved for him before the start of the match for tens of thousands of Arsenal fans at the stadium to become acquainted with him.

A brief speech would just about suffice to leave a good impression on the fans.

In comparison to the mixed reviews from professional football personnel, the praise from fans for Wang Ye and A Bu was overwhelmingly one-sided!

After all, fans hoped that their favorite clubs would become stronger and stronger, which would give them "face" when discussing football in their daily lives.

Vanity is common to all, regardless of nationality.

Especially among fans, the sense of rivalry is strong, as no one wants to see their favorite team at the bottom of the league without a single decent star.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to hold their heads high in front of other fans!

Add to that the fact that in 2003, Russia was in a "honeymoon period" with Europe and the United States and the relations at both the official and the civilian levels were good.

The concept of "European integration" was touted then, and though Russia spans the Eurasian continent, it was always considered as a part of Europe.

As a result, there was no negative sentiment in England against the so-called "oil tycoons".

At most, there was some private envy regarding the wealth of these tycoons...

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Tomorrow would be Arsenal’s match day, and Wang Ye would make his first public appearance since he took control of the Arsenal Club.

For the past two days, he had mostly been staying in his hotel, remotely handling non-confidential public affairs.

He was so busy that he didn’t even have time to go out and take a walk.

If it weren’t for his scheduled appearance at the stadium tomorrow, Wang Ye would have already flown back home...

The hotel he stayed at was the same one where the Arsenal press conference was held, The Goring Hotel!

He had even booked the most expensive presidential suite in the hotel, as well as the entire floor where the suite was located!

This was done to facilitate security measures, so that his personal safety wouldn’t be compromised by the random people staying next door...

Ever since the incident in the United States, Wang Ye had been taking security very seriously when traveling abroad.

This time, in addition to about ten security personnel from Wagner, he has already found a security company in London to assign three security teams, each with eight people, working in three shifts per day!

As a result, even though many journalists were looking for Arsenal’s new boss Mikhail all over, not a single one of them could find this place.

If any journalist got wind of Mikhail staying in this hotel and tried to come for an interview, they were politely but firmly stopped by the security personnel at the elevator, unable to even get to this floor.

"Boss, David Dain is here."

As Wang Ye was sitting in the suite’s living room processing his public affairs on his laptop, Kaja led David Dain in.

He gestured for David Dain to sit down.

After a few more minutes of work, Wang Ye closed his laptop and looked at David Dain with a smile.

"Boss, pardon my intrusion. I came here to discuss a new idea with you..."

David Dain quickly reported.

The matter he wanted to discuss was the plan to poach Beckham from Manchester United!

Actually, this was also inspired by a question a journalist asked at the press conference.

David Dain had heard before that Beckham and Ferguson were having some serious disagreements recently and that Beckham seemed likely to leave Manchester United in the summer.

However, when he heard the news, he took it lightly, not thinking that the issue had anything to do with Arsenal.

After all, Beckham’s worth was crystal clear. Even if he wanted to transfer due to conflicts with Ferguson, the transfer fee would be so jaw-droppingly high that Arsenal could never afford it.

But when Beckham’s name was brought up at the press conference, a thought suddenly struck David Dain.

Right!

In the past, Arsenal didn’t have the money, so Beckham was out of reach.

But now the club has money!

If they bring Beckham in, wouldn’t that be good...

However, it’s not as simple as it sounds. He needed to first discuss it with Wenger and gauge his opinion.

He needed to see whether the team needed a player like Beckham and if Beckham’s technical characteristics suited Arsenal’s tactical system!

If not, there would be no need to bring in Beckham, no matter how skilled he was or how big a name he had.

Furthermore, if Wenger agreed and believed that Beckham would be a good fit for Arsenal,

David Dain would have to use his connections to thoroughly investigate Beckham’s intentions and confirm whether he was indeed planning to leave Manchester United.

If Beckham did indeed plan to leave, would Arsenal be his preferred destination for a transfer...

After having figured out all these details, did David Dain come here to discuss this matter with Wang Ye - effectively, to get the money from the boss.

After listening to David Dain’s detailed explanation, Wang Ye nodded and smiled. He had a decent impression of Beckham.

Beckham’s skills were decent, especially when it came to free kicks, which were his specialty and his fame was huge.

Especially among female fans, Beckham’s nickname "heartthrob" definitely wasn’t made up...

Now that he had the opportunity to bring Beckham to Arsenal, Wang Ye wouldn’t refuse it.

The reason he hadn’t brought up Beckham during his discussions with Wenger a few days ago was because he hadn’t been paying attention to the conflict between Beckham and Ferguson.

And regardless, in terms of skills, Beckham wasn’t quite on par with the three stars Wang Ye had proposed.

Buffon, Nesta, Ronaldinho!

In their respective positions, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that these three players were unmatched in the world of football!

"Beckham is indeed a very good player. Alright, I’ll leave his transfer up to you, given that you’re more familiar with the people on the local football scene. As for the transfer fee, how much do you think we’ll need?" Wang Ye casually asked.

"I’ve already found out that Manchester United is currently talking to Barcelona about Beckham’s transfer, and their offer is €35 million.

To be honest, this price isn’t very high, and it almost doesn’t commensurate with Beckham’s value.

All signs indicate that Beckham and the club have indeed fallen out, otherwise Manchester United wouldn’t be selling him for such a low price.

If we were to intervene, as we’re a competitive team from the same league, Manchester United might deliberately make things difficult for us and we won’t get such a low price.

But I estimate that, €40 million, and at most €50 million, should be able to clinch the deal.

After all, Manchester United isn’t only governed by Ferguson. They cannot lose money over their grudges."

David Dain analyzed earnestly.

Having made up his mind, Wang Ye decisively said, "I’ll give you €100 million, and bring me Beckham and Ronaldinho from their team."