All Eyes on Him

The following afternoon, Highbury Stadium, with its capacity of nearly forty thousand, was roaring with noise.

Every seat was filled, and the stands were packed solid with people.

The vast majority of fans wore the red-and-white home shirts, forming a sea of red flecked with white "waves."

Although Arsenal's home atmosphere was always this lively, today was clearly different from usual.

Because everyone knew that before today's match began, the club's new owner would make his official debut!

The fans had long been eager to meet this mysterious new owner.

For the past few days, they had only read news about him in newspapers and the media, yet they had never seen him appear in person. Their curiosity had been thoroughly whetted.

Judging by the news, this new owner was truly remarkable.

Barely in his twenties, he had started from nothing and risen meteorically in just two or three years, excelling in both politics and business!

In business, he controlled several giant corporate groups, including Yukos, Europe's largest oil company, and possessed a fortune exceeding ten billion US dollars!

In politics, he had already become the Deputy Speaker of the Duma. Combined with his age, his future was undoubtedly limitless!

For such a legendary figure to suddenly become an Arsenal fan, it was impossible for people not to be interested.

Several female fans stood excitedly beside their seats, chattering away about Mikhail, who would soon appear.

"Hey, Dolly, do you think the new owner will be handsome? Like... David Beckham!" one female fan asked with a dreamy expression.

"Maybe even more handsome than David Beckham. I read in the news that Mikhail is mixed-race, and aren't mixed-race people usually very handsome? Besides, he's a super-rich billionaire!" Dolly said excitedly as well.

"Whether he's handsome isn't important. I'd rather he brought