Chapter 2418 - 611: Brilliant Life

Chapter 2418: Chapter 611: Brilliant Life

The Rossoneri have every reason to expect the team to perform even better under Wenger’s hands and play that mesmerizing, attractive football.

Sitting in the back row, Gagliani introduced, "Serie A’s attendance isn’t that high; some fans prefer watching in bars. But things have improved a lot these years. Milan’s attendance is the highest in Serie A, followed by Juventus and our neighbors."

"Mm."

The Professor nodded and said.

He was still observing the situation outside.

The passion shown by the fans really shocked him.

"There’s one more thing: Milan has some money on the books. Although it’s already quite late in the window, Miss Berlusconi has told us to fully cooperate with you in signings. Whoever you want, we can buy."

Gagliani said.

"How much money do we have?"

The Professor asked with interest. After so many years at Arsenal, he was very sensitive to the club’s accounts.

"About 900 million Euro!"

Gagliani said.

"What the..."

The Professor almost swore and hurriedly asked, "You’re not joking with me?"

"How could I joke about that?"

Gagliani said with a smile, "The club’s income has long far exceeded its spending, you know that. Our sponsorship fees are very high, and we’ve always been rational in the market. Plus this summer we sold two players, so there’s this much money left. If you’re willing, you can spend more than half of it."

The Professor’s scalp went numb.

Fuck!

A single summer window for him to spend 500 million Euro?

This can’t be!

Although before coming to Milan he was already looking forward to signing players freely.

But with this much in transfer fees, he suddenly realized that those transfer targets in his notebook all seemed way too cheap.

He had originally only planned to buy one or two players he really wanted; combined with Milan’s squad, that would already be very deep, no need to worry about collapsing from injuries like Arsenal.

But now they’re asking him to spend 500 million on two people.

He really didn’t know how.

What defender or midfielder can even be sold for that much?

Even if such expensive players exist, he couldn’t bring himself to do it.

They arrived at St. Kevin.

The press room was already packed.

Wenger and Gagliani walked onto the stage together, instantly igniting the assembled crowd’s enthusiasm.

"Arsene, what’s your goal for this season?"

"Reuniting with van Persie—will you reuse this traitor?"

"What’s Kevin’s role in your squad, and will you change the captain?"

"Milan sold Messi and Ibrahimovic; will you invest that money back into the transfer market?"

"Inter Milan are continuously strengthening; do you think they’ll cause trouble?"

Gagliani shouted, "Quiet, quiet!"

He bent down to exchange the already-signed contract with the Professor, and then the Professor held up the Milan shirt.

The reporters frantically pressed their shutters, capturing this historic moment.

Only then did the interview segment begin.

The Professor sat there, giving off a very reliable vibe at first glance.

He said with a smile, "I know you all have a lot of questions, and I’m very happy to answer them, but I’m afraid I can’t fully satisfy your curiosity today, because in 30 minutes I’ll be going to St. Kevin for a stadium presentation. I never imagined I’d still have a ’pitch unveiling’ segment. I suspect the club is planning to register me as a player and send me on when they’re short of men."

The room erupted in laughter.

This was obviously taking a dig at Huang Kaiwen.

In the new season, Huang Kaiwen’s name was also on the coaching staff list.

Gagliani said with a smile, "We’ve always recognized Arsene’s talent. We’ve wanted to invite him to coach Milan for a very long time, and this summer we finally did it. I believe we’ll now see an AC Milan team full of passion and fire."

"Will van Persie become a starter?"

A reporter asked.

The Professor smiled and said, "Robin is an excellent kid; he’s not some kind of traitor. Player transfers are perfectly normal. But Fernando Torres is just as outstanding. Whoever shows better form in training will get the starting spot. I treat all players the same, regardless of any personal connections."

"What about Kevin?"

The reporter pressed on.

The Professor said, "Kevin is not an ordinary player; he’s very important to the team. I haven’t changed many of the club’s traditions. Kevin becoming captain is the choice of the players and the fans. I think that’s a great thing. He’s a player with tremendous leadership, and we’ve known each other for a long time. I believe we’ll work together very happily."

"Mourinho calls you a ’specialist in failure’. Will you fail again this season?"

A reporter asked in English.

It was a very sharp question.

The Professor kept his smile and said, "It doesn’t matter what others say, and it doesn’t even matter what I say—what matters is what I do. Milan has given me great support and a generous salary. What I need to do now is fight for every trophy, such as the upcoming Italian Super Cup and UEFA Super Cup."

"Will you immediately bring in a lot of players?"

A reporter asked.

The Professor shook his head and said, "The squad is already very strong. I’ll only sign one or two players. Besides, we already have the best player. As long as Kevin returns, Milan will be the strongest team."

The reporters still wanted to keep asking.

But Gagliani rudely cut them off and pulled the Professor up with him.

Over 60,000 fans were at St. Kevin Stadium today.

Even though it wasn’t a full house, for a coach this was already unprecedented.

Coaches are nowhere near as attractive to fans as players are.

From this, you can see just how much the Rossoneri are expecting from the Professor.