Three Superstars

Wang Ye's plan was to secure Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi no matter what.

Even though Manchester United and Barcelona thought highly of these two young players and would not let them go easily,

he believed that as long as he offered enough money, it would be impossible not to get them while they had yet to prove themselves.

At the end of the day, professional football was inherently profit-driven. No club would turn down a massive transfer fee.

Which of those so-called giant clubs had never sold one of its star players?

Real Madrid's Raúl, Manchester United's David Beckham, Barcelona's Luís Figo—weren't they all supposedly not for sale? And yet...

So, before Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi became superstars, buying them would not be particularly difficult, much less impossible.

These two players would be the core of Arsenal's squad for the next ten to fifteen years. With a few functional stars added around them, becoming the number-one giant in world football should not be too difficult.

But even if he spent a fortune to bring Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to Arsenal that summer, it still would not satisfy the fans' expectations.

After all, the two were merely so-called high-potential players at the moment. Their talent had yet to be realized.

Therefore, Wang Ye still needed to buy two or three stars in their prime, the kind who could immediately improve the team's fighting strength.

That could be considered a grand gift for Arsenal's fans.

However, Wang Ye did not intend to interfere with the player list this time. Instead, he consulted Coach Arsène Wenger and asked him to come up with one.

After all, the person who understood the team better was certainly Wenger, not Wang Ye.

When Arsène Wenger heard that the new owner, Mikhail, wanted