Helen, a reporter from The Times, arrived at the press conference venue early.
Last time, she had waited around the hotel for two or three days before finally "catching" Mikhail and conducting a brief exclusive interview with him.
After returning, she published a feature introducing the legendary experiences of Arsenal's new owner. It had indeed attracted considerable interest from the British public and generated a great deal of buzz.
After all, it was hard not to be curious about a young man barely in his twenties who had already achieved so much.
Having tasted success, Helen set her sights on Arsenal. She clearly remembered Mikhail telling her during the interview that he would bring in several genuine superstars!
Chelsea had already presented their report card. It was impressive, but not shocking enough.
They had spent plenty of money, but they had not signed a single truly heavyweight superstar...
That obviously would not draw much attention from ordinary fans. Only people within football understood that Chelsea would be difficult to deal with the following year.
Regular fans did not care about any of that. What they wanted to see was one superstar after another!
Now, all hopes rested on Arsenal. Given the foundations already in place at the club, they could not possibly undergo the kind of wholesale overhaul Chelsea had.
Their transfer strategy would certainly focus on quality over quantity, which meant every player they brought in could be a superstar!
There was no need to guess why they were holding a press conference today. They were definitely announcing transfer news.
The only question was which superstar was coming to Arsenal...
David Dein personally hosted the press conference. Beaming, he strode briskly onto the stage.
David Dein had been in an exceptionally good mood lately. Everything he did had