Chapter 965: Messi Arrives!

Messi's appearance is scheduled very carefully, ten on Saturday afternoon? Point 30.

This time is the so-called golden hour.

The whole unveiling ceremony lasted from morning to afternoon, and the process was arranged in a very compact and orderly manner.

Messi arrived at Southampton Airport on a private jet at around 10 o'clock in the morning.

After receiving Messi, the Saints immediately went to a partner hospital in Southampton, where Messi will undergo a medical examination.

Charlene Laherry accepted Southampton's invitation to follow and report on the whole process with Stephen Howard of The Sun, as well as the Guardian, The Times, Sky TV, BBC, The Independent, British Telecom and many other media outlets and newspapers.

Among them, Sky TV and British Telecom even broadcast the whole thing, and the BBC also gave quite heavy coverage.

Compared with Cristiano Ronaldo's appearance at Tottenham Hotspur a week ago, Messi's arrival at Southampton really detonated the entire British Isles.

Southampton's operational capabilities in terms of publicity and momentum are even more vividly reflected.

In the past period of time, news has been constantly released, which has aroused the curiosity and attention of fans.

As early as a week ago, Cristiano Ronaldo had just made his appearance at White Hart Lane, and the Saints began the countdown on their official website and mobile app for new players.

At that time, everyone thought it would be Messi, and all of a sudden they were all interested.

Unexpectedly, three days later, Southampton announced the recall of John Stones from Everton.

Although the fans were a little disappointed, the 21-year-old homegrown centre-back, with his outstanding performances at Everton, won the recognition and recognition of the fans, and made everyone look forward to his future at Southampton.

But just three days ago, the Saints once again posted the countdown to the player's joining on the official website.

This time, everyone guessed that it must be Messi, definitely!

The club is also full of firepower, actively engaged in building momentum, TV stations, newspapers and major websites, in the past three days, almost a series of reports on Messi's joining, again and again to stir up the enthusiasm of fans.

Now, Messi is really here!

The anticipation and enthusiasm of the fans has also reached its peak!

Charlene Lahri did not wait at the hospital, but just let a colleague continue to follow her, and she returned to the Glory Stadium, knowing that the so-called medical examination was just a formality.

Messi's physical condition, Southampton has long been well aware.

Many people don't know that Messi secretly underwent a medical examination for the saints in Argentina the day after playing the Perfect Continent Cup.

It is said that the medical department is not satisfied with the physical condition of the media, because in the past few years, Messi has been in a state of high load, especially in the last two years, last year's World Cup, this year's Copa America, and next year's Copa America centennial, which has left Messi without even a summer break.

Originally, Southampton meant that after Messi joined, he would get a month's rest again.

And Messi originally agreed.

But now, with Argentina missing out on the Copa America title, Messi has adjusted his plan, he wants to be able to train with the team from the beginning, and he wants to integrate into the team faster.

However, Southampton seems to have its own arrangements and calculations for this.

Charlene Lahri walked into the media workspace at the Arena of Glory.

At this moment, the Glory Stadium is already full.

Everyone is looking forward to Messi's joining ceremony that will take place here in an hour.

Sky TV news and reports are being broadcast live on the big screen in the stadium.

In the hospital, Messi's physical examination results came out, there was no problem, and he passed directly!

This is not surprising.

Next, Messi will sign a professional contract with the club at the Saints' headquarters at the Royal Docks, and then walk from the Saints' home through the Glory Square to the Glory Stadium to meet everyone.

And at this moment, outside the Glory Square, there is also a surge of people.

According to the official data given by Southampton, more than 60,000 fans gathered in the stadium at this time, and outside the Glory Stadium, there were more than 100,000 people.

What an astonishing spectacle, what a spectacle?

Charlene Lahri had just received news from Saint Harry that the Saints Harry fan club had already entered the Arena of Glory in the morning in order to grab a seat in the first row.

There were even more than a dozen fans in the north of England who had already traveled south in advance in the early hours of the morning to witness the ceremony of Messi joining the Saints.

Two hours earlier, the Glory Stadium was packed and declared overcrowded.

As you can imagine, today is destined to be an event that the whole world will marvel at.

The happiest are the merchants of Glory Stadium.

Just imagine, these 178,000 people gathered in the surrounding area, eating and drinking, it is definitely a huge number, and they haven't all made money one by one?

It is reported that Citibank has handled a total of 140,000 fan credit cards in the past three days, and fans have generated great enthusiasm for consumption in order to get more points in exchange for free tickets.

It can be seen that Messi's joining is a huge development opportunity for Southampton as a whole.

Yang Huan also attaches great importance to Messi's joining.

Not only was it building momentum for Messi's joining early, but even the stage of the joining ceremony was quite painstaking.

Taking advantage of the turf renovation of the Glory Stadium, the Saints did not immediately cover the new turf after removing the original turf, but built a simple platform directly in the middle of the court, surrounded by a green carpet.

The carpet not only wraps around the platform, but also connects to the players' tunnel, which at first glance looks a bit like a runway.

There is no shelter around the platform, and any fan who enters the stadium, sitting in the stands, can see everything that happens on the platform at a glance, and at the same time, every live broadcast camera in the stadium can be clearly photographed on the platform.

Yes, the event will not only be broadcast live on WeChat, but will also be broadcast live from Sky TV and BT.

Such a momentum and such a unique intention undoubtedly reflect the importance that the saints attach to Messi.

Charlene Lahri stood in the media work area, looking at the boiling stadium stands, and then looking at the simple but not simple central platform, she couldn't help but feel a sense of disbelief.

still remembers that five years ago, Yang Huan said in an interview with her that Southampton has stood up since then.

At that time, the Saints were still a team in the third tier of England, and everyone regarded Yang Huan's words as a joke.

But five years later, the Saints have unknowingly achieved the hegemony of the Premier League treble and the Champions League twice, and have become a veritable top giant in Europe.

The team is not only full of stars, but also attracts world-class superstars including Suarez, Hazard, Messi and other top superstars.

With this set of lineups, looking at the whole of Europe, who can compare?

"Look, Messi is leaving the hospital!"

In the media center, I don't know who suddenly shouted, followed by a burst of cheers and boiling from the audience.

Charlene Lachri looked at the big screen and saw that it was live, and Messi, accompanied by Southampton staff, walked out of the hospital and waved to the fans who were waiting to welcome him.

He seems to be in a good mood and seems to have come out of the shadow of the defeat in the Copa America final.

It is also indispensable for people who can achieve such achievements as him, strong psychological quality.

At the same time, the big screen is also refreshing the latest news, indicating that Messi will appear on the pitch in an hour, and the joining ceremony will officially kick off.

At the same time, it is also showing that the number of fans in the stadium has reached a total of 60,000 people, and it is full!

Limited by the capacity of the Glory Stadium, the Saints could not break the record set by Cristiano Ronaldo when he joined Real Madrid in terms of the number of people who welcomed Messi, but the grand occasion of more than 100,000 fans gathering outside the stadium was amazing.

Compared with Cristiano Ronaldo's joining Real Madrid, Messi's appearance to the Saints is really surpassed.

"Hello, everyone, Messi will arrive at the Glory Stadium in fifteen minutes, please move to the press conference hall!"

Southampton staff walked into the media centre to announce the latest developments.

In an instant, everyone in the media center jumped up and rushed into the press conference hall next door.

Yes, fifteen minutes later, Messi will be here, officially signing a professional contract with Yang Huan of Southampton.

As long as he signs the contract, he will belong to Southampton for the next five years!

With her relationship with Yang Huan and as a die-hard Southampton fan, Charlene Lahri deservedly placed in the first row, and she will also be placed in the fourth place to ask questions.

The first one, there is no doubt that it belongs to Yang Huan's own son, the Emperor of the Knowing Ball from China.

Although they also arranged for people to follow up and report, this time the question will be participated in in the form of WeChat interaction, and it is said that the question was also raised by Emperor Zhiqiu after voting and summarizing the opinions of Chinese netizens.

The second and third, respectively, The Sun and the BBC.

There was no way, Charlene Lahri could only be in the position of lover, and could only ask the fourth question, and she had already prepared the question.

What is very humane is that the screen in the press conference hall is also playing the live broadcast of Sky TV, and they have a car to track the car that picks up Messi.

"You say, how good is Young Master Huan at advertising, right?"

Sitting next to Charlene Lahri was Stephen Howard, the chief reporter of The Sun, who smiled when he saw the live broadcast.

The car that picked up Messi was an Aston Martin Extended Conquistador, and the cars in the team were all Aston Martin and Lagonda.

It is conceivable that these cars will appear in front of fans all over the world with Messi's debut.

This advertisement is also terrible!

"If he hears it, he will definitely squirt you in the face, and then scold you, do you think Young Master Huan's free lunch is so delicious?"

After saying that, Charlene Lahri herself couldn't help but giggle.

Steven Howard is not full of words, this is indeed the style of Young Master Huan.

Since the live broadcast doesn't cost money, then it must be recouped from other places, so Young Master Huan must advertise himself and the sponsors of the saints.

"I heard that the medical department of the Saints is not satisfied with Messi's physical examination, and I guess Messi's debut has to be postponed."

Di Maria was not in good physical condition before, and only made her debut after joining for more than a month.

The importance that the saints attach to this aspect is evident.

Now, Messi's health is not very good, he has been overused in the past few years, and now he must have a good rest and recuperation.

"I don't know, I haven't heard from me either!" Charlene Lahri shook her head.

Stephen Howard looked at Charlene Lahri deeply, and couldn't guess if he really didn't receive the news? Still won't say?

At this moment, there was a sudden burst of cheers and screams outside.

Everyone in the press conference hall suddenly stood up one by one.

Obviously, Messi has arrived!