Oligarchs Invade Britain (4)

After arriving in London, Wang Ye kept a low profile. Aside from meeting with Arsène Wenger and David Dein to discuss the club's future development and transfers, he made no public appearances.

He had not even taken the stage at the press conference.

But as the new owner, he would eventually have to appear before the public.

After discussing it with David Dein, Wang Ye decided to make his official debut at Arsenal's next match—their next home game.

A few minutes before the match would be set aside for his appearance, allowing the tens of thousands of Arsenal fans in attendance to get to know him.

He would say a few simple words and hopefully leave a good impression on the fans.

While football professionals had mixed opinions, the fans were almost unanimously full of praise for Wang Ye and Abramovich!

After all, fans all wanted the clubs they supported to grow stronger and stronger. That way, they would have "face" when talking football in everyday life.

Everyone had vanity, regardless of nationality.

The competitive streak between fans was especially strong. No one wanted the team they supported to finish bottom of the league without a single decent star on the roster.

They would never be able to hold their heads up in front of fans of other teams!

Moreover, in 2003, Russia and the West were still in their "honeymoon period," with good relations both officially and among the public.

Everyone was talking about "European integration" at the time. Although Russia straddled Europe and Asia, it had always been regarded as a European country.

Therefore, the British public did not resent these so-called "oil oligarchs."

At most, they privately envied how those oligarchs could be so rich...

Tomorrow would be Arsenal's match day, and Wang Ye would make