Many club executives also arrived and walked towards the field.
The players were still training on the field, completely unaware. Cao Baiming could only see the executives driving away in several luxury cars.
A few minutes later, more than a dozen Arsenal executives stopped at a certain location.
This location was a local private airport.
There, they were about to receive the club's greatest legend, Henry!
Before the plane landed, the outside world was not yet aware of this matter. Only the club executives had contacted Henry in advance.
According to the information obtained so far, it was not even certain that Henry would re-join the club.
However, no matter what, the club would absolutely not let Henry slip away this time. Even if they couldn't get him, no one else should.
Soon, a plane was slowly landing in the distance. It was Henry's private jet.
Having arranged to meet near the airport in advance, Henry saw several black cars in the distance and people in neat suits standing nearby as soon as he disembarked.
Arteta quickly went forward to greet him. One of the cars in the convoy today was specially designated to take Henry to the stadium.
Although many of Arsenal's current executives were new, none of them did not recognize Henry.
During the transfer, they only exchanged a few words before driving back to the club.
At this moment, about a hundred meters away, two pairs of eyes were fixedly staring at this scene. They were reporters from a small sports channel.
A man and a woman, dressed in casual clothes and holding a camera, were recording everything in front of them.
"No way, no way! Is that really Henry???"
The woman frantically hit the man's shoulder.
"There's no mistake, is there? Besides Henry, who else could have such great prestige to have so many Arsenal executives come to welcome him specifically?"
"So, does this mean... we're going to get rich?"
As they spoke, a smile involuntarily appeared on both their lips, and their eyes were practically shining.
On the screen, as Henry got into one of the black cars, the man pressed the stop button.
"Got it! Hahaha, with the complete footage in hand, every frame is a bombshell. This trip was definitely worth it!"
"I reminded you to come, didn't I! You have no objection to splitting the income sixty-forty, right?"
"Don't joke around. You couldn't have come if I hadn't driven you here! Let's not argue anymore, let's just split it fifty-fifty, okay?"
...
After the executives returned to the club, the players had already been loitering nearby, waiting.
Upon seeing Henry's face, they all exclaimed at that moment!
Truly a king of football!
We knew this day would come!
If we talk about who in the entire football world deserves the title of King of Football, there are probably only two people: Henry and Maradona. Others could be called stars but not kings.
Even great players like Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Zidane, and Beckham, and even the current footballing titans Messi and Ronaldo, none of them dared to claim their abilities surpassed these two.
The moment the temples descended upon this world, everyone agreed that Henry was definitely the most suitable candidate to successfully invite a deity!
It was just that Kaka and Drogba beat him to it.
Cao Baiming's eyes were filled with anticipation. He knew that since Henry chose to come here and make his former home his first stop, he was highly likely to stay!
As long as the signing was successful, he would be able to compete on the same field as the king of football!
Nothing in this life would be more satisfying than this!
Henry saw the players' enthusiasm. Although he had been here once before, this time was completely different from the last. Everyone had changed, including himself!
Afterward, the executives went to negotiate and sign with Henry.
Arteta, meanwhile, called the players to prepare for physical training.
Throughout the afternoon, the club's negotiations with Henry went very smoothly. The club, Henry's agent, and Henry himself were all very satisfied. The two parties reached a one-year contract.
The reason for only one year was that the club simply did not have more money to spare, so they could only take it one step at a time.
Henry's valuation after his return was directly set at 250 million! This surpassed everyone in the current football world and set a new record!
Upon hearing this news, Cao Baiming couldn't help but sigh, "The club is really rich!"
The signing fee alone was a staggering ninety million! And the subsequent salary was also at the highest level at the moment!
Although this move had completely emptied Arsenal's coffers, for a treasure like Henry, there was no better investment!
With the addition of Cao Baiming to the defense, it was now relatively reassuring. This guy could even cover the midfield and even the front lines, so the most pressing need now was the striking force.
They couldn't possibly rely on defenders to score goals in every match; honestly, that would be quite embarrassing!
But with Henry now, it would be different. There would be many more tactical options in the future, and it would be easier to formulate strategies.
Cao Baiming looked at Henry's signing fee and valuation and couldn't help but sigh.
"Alas! A full hundred times!"
Henry's buyout clause and signing fee were exactly a hundred times his own, and the salary hadn't even been calculated yet...
After the procedures were completed, Henry came to the stadium.
At the same time, the club was also preparing for a public announcement, with the publicity team already on their way and expected to arrive soon.
However, at this moment, a message on a mobile phone surprised everyone.
"King of Football Henry Officially Returns! Authentic and Reliable! On-site Video Leaked!"
This message, in just eight minutes since its upload, had garnered 750,000 clicks!
"Holy crap! What's going on! Didn't we say we needed to maintain secrecy first?"
Several low-ranking individuals were unable to speak when questioned. They hadn't noticed anyone suspicious on the way just now!
"It's come to this, we just have to accept it! You guys are really something!"
"Now it's great, someone's stolen our thunder!"
"This reporter from some small newspaper must be secretly rejoicing!"
As he spoke, Arteta glanced at the media outlet's name, Tianlong Sports...?
"What kind of weird name is that? Which newly debuted small newspaper have I never even heard of!"
The executives were all furious, scratching their heads, but unfortunately, the situation had developed to this point, and there was no solution.
While they were talking, after just one refresh, the view count had jumped from the previous 750,000 to 1.63 million, more than doubling!
This terrifying speed!
It was unstoppable!
This news exploded throughout the sports world like a bomb!