Reborn Russia as an oligarch

Chapter 759 Joint Press Conference

April 4, London.

Inside the Times office building, the sports news department.

"Helen, there will be a joint press conference between Arsenal and Chelsea tomorrow. They say there is some big news to be announced. You should go and see what big news they have."

The editor-in-chief stood at the door of the office and shouted towards the large office area.

A slender and fair arm was raised and waved to the editor-in-chief. The girl named Helen responded, "Got it, boss. By the way, where is the press conference held, Arsenal or Chelsea?"

Helen is a reporter who specializes in football news. She is not very old this year, she looks 23 or [-] years old, and she has just joined the newspaper for less than two years.

In Britain, the status of football is higher than that of any other sports, so in the newspaper office, only elite journalists can be responsible for football news.

In addition, in a big newspaper like The Times, it is obviously not an easy task for Helen to become a reporter in charge of a Premier League club at such an age and with such low qualifications.

This is also because Helen graduated from a prestigious school, her ability is really outstanding, and she works very hard.

Therefore, after entering the newspaper office, he was quickly appreciated by the editor-in-chief, and he was able to rise to the top.

Generally, Premier League clubs have their own office buildings, and when holding so-called press conferences, they prefer to be on their own premises.

Helen has also participated in many press conferences of various clubs, so she is quite familiar with it.

After all, they are the sports news department, so of course they are very familiar with football. After all, in Britain, are there other sports besides football...

The editor-in-chief opened the folder in his hand, rummaged through it for a while, found a piece of fax paper, looked at it, and replied: "Neither, it's in The Goring. Wow, a very good hotel, you're lucky this time. However, I guess that the two clubs will not provide you with catering services, and I doubt that the two clubs will be able to pay for the cost of renting a hotel for the press conference."

It is no wonder that the financial situation of these two clubs is not very good.

Chelsea is just a middle and lower team in the Premier League, a small club.

Although Arsenal is a strong team, their financial situation has continued to deteriorate over the past few years. This is something everyone knows, let alone well-informed reporters like them.

And this The Goring Hotel is the most luxurious hotel in London!
Just opposite Buckingham Palace, it was the first hotel in the world to have private bathrooms and central heating.

Known for its fine dining and high prices.

Helen shrugged and said nonchalantly: "I only pay attention to what news they have to release. Could it be...these two clubs are going to exchange players! Otherwise, why would the two clubs hold a joint press conference. Moreover, it must be a star-level player exchange, otherwise it is not worth holding a separate press conference."

Don't say it, it's really possible.

The editor-in-chief frowned and thought for a while, before saying with certainty: "It's hard to say. I heard rumors in the circle that these two clubs are trading shares and may be changing owners. Could it be that there is a new owner? That’s why we spent so much money to develop the press conference at The Goring Hotel this time.”

With the ballpoint pen in her mouth, Helen said while thinking: "I have heard about this news, and I am still following up, but the news has not been confirmed. Besides, if it is really acquired, then there should be no joint release Yes, it’s impossible for one owner to acquire two clubs at the same time, that’s not allowed. That’s why I speculate that there is a player transaction. But it’s not right, after all, the season is not over yet, even if there is a player transaction, it’s not allowed. It shouldn't be at this time..."

"Okay, you'll find out what's going on when you go and have a look tomorrow. It's useless for us to guess here." The editor-in-chief waved his hand and said, too lazy to continue guessing.

Helen nodded. She was also looking forward to what big news would be revealed at tomorrow's press conference...

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The next day, The Goring Hotel opposite Buckingham Palace.

Journalists from major news organizations gathered, such as The Times, BBC, Reuters, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, etc...

Basically, all the bigger media came over.

Naturally, Helen also came to the scene early. In the grand banquet hall of The Goring Hotel, before the press conference started, she found a few familiar colleagues and wanted to inquire about information.

"Hey, Jerry, do you know what the hell these two clubs are going to do, how can they hold a press conference and join forces?" Helen asked.

The reporter named Jerry works for the BBC and is known for being well-informed.

He shrugged, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously: "According to reliable sources, the two clubs are about to change hands!"

Helen was shocked. Sure enough, what the editor-in-chief said yesterday...

She hurriedly asked: "If the club changes ownership, they should hold separate press conferences. It is impossible for the same investment company or owner to acquire the two clubs."

Jerry couldn't answer this question.

After thinking about it, he replied: "Then I don't know. What is certain is that Chelsea has a new owner. But Arsenal is still not sure..."

They were really chatting, the time was up, and the press conference was about to start, so Helen hurried back to her seat.

There are two hosts of today's press conference, and they are also old acquaintances of the reporters.

One is David Dane of the Arsenal Club, who is definitely a celebrity in the British football circle, with deep qualifications and a wide network of contacts.

The other, the general manager of Chelsea, is not as famous as David Dane.

"Thank you to all the media reporters for coming. Today, we Arsenal Club and Chelsea jointly held a press conference to announce a big event! That is... After negotiation between the original shareholders of the two clubs, both clubs will be here today. , ushering in a new boss..."

David Dane announced with a spring breeze.

Before he could finish speaking, there was already a commotion in the audience.

Because the news was so sudden!

If it was just the change of ownership of the Chelsea club, then everyone would not have such a big reaction. After all, the club is relatively small and it is not a strong team.

But Arsenal also suddenly changed hands, which caught everyone off guard.

The incident happened suddenly, and I was completely unprepared.

Apparently, David Dane knew the psychological shock everyone was suffering at the moment, so he was not in a hurry. He just looked at the audience with a smile, waiting for everyone to calm down.

Today, he can be said to be full of spring breeze, and he is in a good mood!
The "mysterious" investor also arrived in London yesterday and had a private chat with him and coach Wenger...

(End of this chapter)