Chapter 345 The streets are deserted

Chapter 345 The streets are deserted

Manchester United spent a huge sum of 200 million euros to sign Bruno. This news excited Manchester United fans all over the world.

Since Sir Alex Ferguson retired, Manchester United has been in decline.

The 2013-2014 season led by Moyes created the team's worst ranking in the Premier League era, ending the season in seventh place. Manchester United did not even qualify for the Europa League.

During the Van Gaal era, Manchester United was fourth once and fifth once, both of which were Manchester United's worst rankings in the Premier League era. Because during the Ferguson era, Manchester United ranked among the top three in the Premier League standings for 21 consecutive years!

In the past three years, Manchester United has only won two championship trophies, one was the FA Cup championship last season, and the other was the Community Shield that Moyes won when he first took over.

Such embarrassing results are in sharp contrast to the results in the Ferguson era.

During the Ferguson era, the Premier League won 21 league championships in 13 years, won the FA Cup 4 times, won the League Cup 3 times, won the Champions League twice, and also won the Club World Cup and its predecessor Toyota Cup once each. As for the useless Community Shield Manchester United He won 2 championship trophies, bringing the total to 10 championship trophies.

Today's embarrassing results make Manchester United extremely nostalgic for their past glory, and they also look forward to the team returning to its peak.

Bruno's outstanding performance in Udinese convinced Manchester United fans all over the world that he was the man who led Manchester United back to the top!

After learning that Bruno would attend the fan meeting at Old Trafford on August 8, not only the local Manchester United fans in the UK were delighted and rushed to Manchester to attend the fan meeting, but also Manchester United fans in other parts of the world. , also flew to Manchester one after another.

Among them is the famous Manchester United fan and world sprint king Usain Bolt. Bohuang immediately posted updates on his personal Twitter, welcoming Bruno to join Manchester United. It was also announced that he would fly to Manchester to attend Bruno's fan meeting.

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On the morning of August 8, Bruno took Mendes' private plane from Porto to Manchester.

In fact, Bruno and Vanessa have already ordered a Gulfstream G650 business jet from Gulfstream Aerospace, a well-known private jet manufacturer.

This is the most luxurious private jet in the world. Not only can it fly at a speed close to the speed of sound, its speed is beyond the reach of other traditional business jets. It also has a range of nearly 1.3 kilometers, which can reach almost any city in the world.

G650的客舱足以为19个人提供非常舒适的环境和空间。客户可从12种平面布局中进行选择，客舱内可以配备一个4人会议桌，过道处可增设2个座位，供6名乘客进餐或举行会议。

It is certainly expensive, with the total cost exceeding $6000 million. However, this aircraft will not be delivered until two years later at the earliest.

At 8 noon GMT on August 8, Bruno, accompanied by Mendes, walked out of Manchester International Airport.

Hundreds of media reporters from all over the world, thousands of Manchester United fans, and passengers entering and leaving Manchester International Airport have already gathered at the scene, all cheering for Bruno's arrival.

This man finally arrived, arriving in Manchester like a king!

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Bruno did not have any interaction with the fans or the media at the scene. He was directly invited into the car by Manchester United staff and went directly to the Carrington training base for a physical examination.

Manchester United's director of medical team Steve McNally has already led the medical team to prepare. Bruno will immediately conduct a comprehensive physical examination as soon as he arrives.

Manchester International Airport is only about ten kilometers away from the Carrington training base. Bruno and his team arrived quickly, and the physical examination was also carried out quickly.

Blood tests, urine tests, electrocardiograms, B-ultrasounds... After a series of detailed tests, Bruno was not lost in Manchester United's medical examination room like Higuain was lost in Arsenal's medical examination room three years ago. Accompanied by Steve McNally, he walked out of the medical examination room and once again appeared in front of the media reporters and fans chasing after him outside the Carrington training base.

But Bruno only showed up once before leaving in a car and heading to Old Trafford.

"Bruno's physical condition is very good. I seem to see that he is still training every day during the vacation. He is obviously looking forward to the arrival of the new season!" Steve McNally, who stayed at the scene, announced to the media.

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When Bruno arrived at the Old Trafford Stadium, he found that it was already crowded. Fans wearing Manchester United's traditional red jerseys were surrounding the Old Trafford Stadium like a tide, even the main urban areas around the stadium. Road traffic has been affected.

This enthusiasm surprised Bruno who was sitting in the car, but what surprised him even more was what came next.

"What you see now is not everything." The receptionist sitting in the front row said proudly.

This 75-year-old man has a very special identity - the front desk receptionist!

This is an old employee who has been playing for Manchester United since the time of Sir Busby. From 1968 to now, she has served as the front office of Manchester United. Her front office has worked for Busby, Ferguson, Van Gaal and other well-known managers. She has also seen Countless superstars have stepped into Manchester United's training ground.

But no matter whether Manchester United's training base is in Cliff or Carrington, no matter how Manchester United's board of directors changes, the old man's position has never changed.

It is said that any star who joins Manchester United, after undergoing a physical examination, signing a contract, and making an official announcement, can only be considered a real Manchester United player and officially join Manchester United after being confirmed by her hug.

However, the first moment Bruno arrived at the Carrington training base, he was hugged by this kind old man, who then served Bruno throughout the process.

It is said that this was a request made specifically by the old man to the new boss Jassim. This is unique for the players who have joined Manchester United over the years.

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Seeing Bruno looking over in confusion, Casey smiled and explained: "There is no ticket for this fan meeting, and the seats are on a first-come, first-served basis. The club has also been preparing for your joining since the official announcement three days ago. In the countdown to tonight's debut, Manchester United TV and major British TV stations have been giving long and lengthy reports, which has repeatedly stirred up the emotions of fans. According to stadium security, since last night, there have been fans who want to enter and occupy seats. .”

Hearing this, Bruno was shocked and thought, is this a bit too exaggerated?

"Isn't there 76,000 seats at Old Trafford?" Bruno asked.

"Yes, but everyone wants to grab the front row, because there will be some interactions. And you see, there are still a few hours before the joining ceremony, but the front row on the bottom floor of the stadium has already been It has been completely sold out, and it is initially estimated that there are more than 10,000 fans inside, and now there are still a steady stream of fans outside."

Bruno was a little stunned because he was originally worried about whether there would be enough fans to support the event since the ceremony was on a weekday night.

But now it seems that I have far underestimated the enthusiasm of Manchester United fans.

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After entering the Old Trafford Stadium parking lot from the internal passage, Bruno was greeted by Manchester United's new general manager Cristiano Giaretta.

The two have an old relationship. Bruno was very familiar with each other when they were still in Novara, and then worked together for four years at Udinese. Now they are reunited at Manchester United again, and they are very affectionate to each other.

After some pleasantries, Giaretta invited Bruno to his office. He first expressed to Bruno the welcome of Manchester United and Old Trafford to him, and also gave him a contract to join Old Trafford. The schedule of the ceremony also introduced the specific situation of the Old Trafford Stadium.

Not long after, Manchester United legend Scholes also came to Giaretta's office. After Jassim took over at Old Trafford, Scholes also joined Manchester United's management and served as the team's technical director. It is said that this was recommended by Ferguson, and Jassim himself liked this player very much. A low-key midfield master.

It can be said that Giaretta and Scholes are Jassim's right-hand men. Both of them are very clear about Bruno's status and weight in Jassim's strategic plan to revive Manchester United. Moreover, Bruno is also the most popular player in world football and Messi. Three superstars alongside Ronaldo. It can be said that this player is cared for by the whole team at Manchester United.

Bruno and Scholes met for the first time. What Bruno recognized most about Scholes was his way of dealing with people. As an important member of Ferguson's Class of '92, Scholes' career was very successful, but looking at it Throughout his career, he has rarely been involved in scandals and has always focused on football. This is something Bruno can learn from.

Scholes also highly praised Bruno and even believed that Bruno's current achievements have surpassed him, which actually flattered Bruno.

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At dinner time, Bruno, accompanied by Giaretta and Scholes, came to the Red Devils Cafe inside the Old Trafford Stadium.

The Red Devils Cafe is not just a place to drink coffee, it is actually a restaurant that is open all day except on match days.

However, tonight, the Red Devils Cafe will be closed to the public.

Here, senior executives from Manchester United, as well as club honorary chairman Bobby Charlton, global image ambassador Denis Law and other veterans are already present.

This was Bruno's first meeting with them, so naturally they had to exchange polite greetings, and Bruno's humble and friendly attitude was unanimously recognized by everyone. Although he doesn't talk much, he is not withdrawn. Whenever he talks about football, he is full of energy, which is completely in line with the outside world's evaluation of him.

The dinner was a very enjoyable one for both the guests and the host.

By seven o'clock, the Old Trafford Stadium was already packed, and everyone was waiting for the protagonist to appear tonight.

At this time, Bruno, accompanied by Giaretta, Scholes, Sir Charlton and others, appeared in the office of Manchester United Chairman Jassim. Witnessed by Manchester United senior officials and celebrities, the two People also signed a five-year contract.

"Thank you very much for joining us, my friend."

After signing, Jassim smiled and shook hands with Bruno and hugged him. His mood was indescribably good.

"On behalf of Manchester United, thank you for the choice you have made. It will definitely be a wise choice because here you will become a great star and tonight, you will definitely feel Manchester United at Old Trafford. The love the fans have for you.”

"Thank you, Jassim, I have deeply felt it." Bruno responded politely.

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In order to welcome Bruno's arrival, Manchester United specially carried out temporary renovations to the Old Trafford stadium.

All the turf in the middle of the court was shoveled away, a green carpet was laid, and a T-shaped platform was built to ensure that everything happening on the T-shaped platform could be clearly seen from any angle on the court.

The center stage is the South Stand facing Old Trafford, which is the former Old Trafford Main Stand that was just named the "Sir Bobby Charlton Stand" on April 4 this year.

Although this stand has only one floor, it has the most wings in the entire stadium. All VIPs who come to Old Trafford to watch the game will be arranged to watch it in the South Stand.

Media reporters will sit in the center of the south stand, giving them a good and clear angle to watch the game.

The TV camera is also located in the South Stand, so the view on TV is the view of the South Stand.

The commentator's box is also located in the south stand, the box of Manchester United's official television station MUTV is located in the east, and the boxes of other such as the BBC and Sky TV are in the west.

The huge posters that originally surrounded the stadium have also been removed. The purpose is to ensure that any player in the stands can see Bruno from any angle.

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Although the layout of the stadium is simple, it became extremely grand and grand because there were nearly 80,000 Manchester United fans gathered at the scene, as well as more than 50,000 Manchester United fans outside the stadium who were unable to enter the stadium.

At the same time, this also indirectly sends a signal, that is, in front of Bruno, there is no need for any decoration or foil, because he himself is the most dazzling superstar at Old Trafford tonight, and will also be the most dazzling superstar in the future. Manchester United's most dazzling top star this year is the new king of Old Trafford!

The stadium was packed with people, the stands were packed, and there were also crowds outside the stadium.

Since more than 50,000 fans were unable to enter the Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester United broadcast everything in the stadium live through the large screens around the stadium, and there was also a huge crowd outside the stadium.

The unveiling ceremony was scheduled for nine o'clock in the evening, but as early as seven o'clock, Manchester United TV announced on the big screen that the stadium was full!

There is a long queue at the entrance of the specialty store at Old Trafford Stadium. Countless fans who regret not being able to enter the stadium because they are late queue up here to watch the grand scene in the stadium through the live broadcast at the entrance of the specialty store and wait in line for news. The sales will go on sale after the press conference. This will be the first time Bruno's No. 8 jersey at Manchester United goes on sale.

This night, the fanatical Manchester United fans completely occupied Old Trafford and the surrounding area, making this stadium the focus of attention in Manchester, the United Kingdom, Europe, and even the world tonight.