Chapter 966 Messi, you are finally here

"I am here to announce to you all with great pride..."

The press conference hall of the Glory Stadium was packed with people.

Many reporters in the back row even brought chairs to use as footstools and held up their cameras high. The sound of flashes was incessant, but no one spoke. They all stared at the podium.

"…We, Southampton, have officially signed Messi from Barcelona!"

Yang Huan, dressed in a suit, smiled and stretched out his hand, "Let's welcome Leo with the warmest applause!"

There was a thunderous cheer at the scene.

Then Messi was seen walking into the press conference with his signature silly smile.

The spotlights were flashing almost crazily, as if all the reporters were afraid of missing every move of Messi.

Messi seemed to have already gotten used to all this. He walked up to the podium calmly, shook hands and hugged Yang Huan, and then stood beside Yang Huan.

"He is a fantastic superstar, the greatest and best player on the planet, he did amazingly well for Barcelona, ​​he impressed everyone and now he is going to play for the Saints."

"It is not easy for us to operate such a superstar transfer, so on behalf of the management, I would like to thank all those involved in this transfer. At the same time, we also thank Barcelona for agreeing to Messi's transfer!"

"Finally, on behalf of the Southampton management, I would like to thank Messi again for choosing Southampton. I want to say..."

Yang Huan turned around and looked at Messi, "Leo, no matter how many years pass, you will be proud of this wise choice today. Welcome to the Saints!"

As Yang Huan and Messi shook hands again, there was another round of warm applause from the audience.

After Yang Huan finished speaking, Messi walked to the front and stood on the podium.

"Thank you very much, Master Huan, thank you to the club, and thank you to all the journalists and fans who came to welcome me."

Messi stood in front of the microphone with a serious face.

"Southampton has been the best and most outstanding team in European football in the past few years, but Master Huan came to Barcelona in person and told me that I can make Southampton even better."

When Messi said this, he turned around and glanced at Yang Huan with gratitude.

"Joining the Premier League and Southampton is a big challenge for me, but the support of Mr. Huan, the affirmation of the club and the enthusiasm of the fans all give me the confidence to win this challenge."

"I hope to be able to give more wonderful performances to the fans, the team and my teammates in Southampton!"

Following Messi's speech, the audience burst into warm applause and cheers again.

Immediately afterwards, the two parties formally signed a professional contract in the presence of media reporters and lawyers.

After Messi and Yang Huan signed their names respectively, the Argentine superstar will belong to Southampton in the next five years.

Countless reporters in the audience excitedly captured this historic moment!

There is no doubt that Messi will be the biggest superstar ever to land in the Premier League!

He and Cristiano Ronaldo, who joined Tottenham Hotspur earlier, will make the Premier League even more fascinating!

After signing the professional contract, Yang Huan, on behalf of Southampton, presented Messi with a Saints jersey for the new season.

This is a new jersey specially designed by Nike for Southampton, but the designer is Christopher Bailey, the chief designer of the famous aristocratic luxury brand Asprey.

It is worth mentioning that this year the Saints still invited many designers to design jerseys, sportswear and casual wear for the Saints, and will hold the annual Saints fashion show in August.

The only difference is that the previous fashion shows have always been held in London and have received more and more attention every year.

But this year, the show will be held at Southampton's Pride Stadium, which will be very much in keeping with the theme.

After Messi took the jersey from Yang Huan, he immediately showed it to all the reporters and media present. Messi's name and his Southampton number were printed on the back of the jersey.

There is no doubt that he will wear the No. 10 jersey for the Saints.

The reporters at the scene were accustomed to various player joining ceremonies, and even witnessed Cristiano Ronaldo joining Tottenham Hotspur not long ago.

But at this moment, they still felt a surge of emotions and were very excited.

From now on, the two best superstars in the world will gather in the Premier League. They are bound to continue the competitive momentum in La Liga in the past few years, and they will decide the winner in the Premier League.

Because, unless something unexpected happens, this contract will be the last superstar contract in their careers.

Judging from the joining ceremony, Messi has temporarily taken the lead thanks to the Saints platform.

However, who will win or lose will depend on the performance on the court in the new season.

Then the media question and answer session began.

This time, Messi also opened his heart and took the initiative to answer almost all questions from media reporters and fans.

This includes sensitive questions such as why he chose to leave Barcelona.

Messi and his team were obviously prepared for all of this, so they responded calmly and seemed to be able to handle it with ease.

Don't think that Messi is a good boy, shy like a boy next door, and mistakenly think that he is not good at dealing with the media. In fact, this is an illusion.

Standing at Messi's level, attracting media attention all the time, how could he not be good at it?

Even if he is not good at it at the beginning, he should have gotten used to it over time.

Not to mention, there is a team around him that is dedicated to helping him deal with these matters.

After a half-hour press conference, Messi left the venue and walked into the players' locker room under the gaze of media reporters.

Yang Huan and the club's management went to the Glory Stadium.

At this time, the 60,000 fans in the stadium and the 100,000 fans watching on the giant screen outside the stadium were already looking forward to it.

When Yang Huan appeared with his group, the whole place was in an uproar, and everyone shouted in unison, "Young Master Huan! Young Master Huan!"

In the minds of Saints fans, Yang Huan’s status is not inferior to anyone, including Messi who is about to join!

Because, if it weren’t for him, the Saints wouldn’t be where they are today.

If it weren't for him, the Saints might still be just a team in the third tier of English football.

In the minds of Saints fans, superstars and famous coaches are certainly important and exciting.

But in this Southampton team, there is only one person who is indispensable, the indispensable soul.

That’s Master Huan!

Amid the cheers of all the fans in the stadium, Yang Huan walked onto the center stage with a smile and opened his arms to the fans.

"Let's shout louder, let the whole world hear our voices, and feel the love of us Saints fans!"

"bring it on!"

"ah!!!!!!!"

The whole audience burst into wild cheers that were deafening and earth-shaking.

The emotions of everyone at the scene were ignited in an instant.

"All Saints, we did it!"

"In the past few years, we have become the best team in the world, three Premier League titles, two Champions League titles, we deserve it!"

The whole audience burst into cheers again.

“But should we be satisfied?”

"No!"

"no way!"

Everyone in the audience rushed to answer.

"That's right!" Yang Huan pointed at the stands and nodded with a smile, "Yes, we shouldn't feel satisfied, because we can do better and be more outstanding. We can become stronger!"

"So, today, here, I am proud to announce to you that in the next five years, the world's number one superstar, Leo Messi, will be with us and fight alongside us!"

At the end, Yang Huan's loud shouting through the radio was drowned out by the screams of crazy fans at the scene.

All the fans were cheering and shouting wildly.

Messi, you are finally here!

"Let us welcome our... Messi with the warmest applause and the loudest cheers!"

As Yang Huan made an invitation, Messi, who had already changed into a Saints jersey, appeared at the exit of the player tunnel.

In an instant, the emotions of all the fans in the stadium exploded.

"Messi! Messi! Messi!!"

Not only the 60,000-plus people in the stadium, but also the hundreds of thousands of people outside the stadium were all cheering for Messi.

The Argentine superstar held his son in his arms, and accompanied by his parents and wife, he slowly walked onto the green carpet, entered the stadium, walked around a small circle, and then walked onto the center stage.

During the whole process, the entire Glory Stadium seemed to have turned into a boiling ocean.

When Messi stood on center stage, there was obvious incredible surprise and joy on his face.

Outside the stadium, he had already felt the passion of the Saints fans, but inside the stadium, the feeling was even stronger.

Countless people were waving at him and cheering for him.

Before he even said a word, he had already attracted overwhelming cheers, pouring down from the stands and sweeping across the entire stadium.

At this moment, he was really moved!

He had never imagined, or even dared to imagine, that he would be so loved by the fans.

This made him tremble a little. He grasped the microphone in front of him with both hands and said in a slightly trembling voice: "I swear, I swear, I will do everything I can to maintain the dignity of Southampton and repay you for everything you have done for me today!"

"I love you, great saints!"

After saying that, Messi grabbed the team logo on the front of his jersey and kissed it hard.

More than 60,000 fans in the stadium cheered in unison.

Dozens of broadcasting cameras and countless lenses captured Messi's emotion at that moment.

The big screen inside the stadium and the giant screen on the outer wall of the stadium were all showing close-ups of Messi kissing the Saints' logo.

Is this a show?

No one would say that, because with Messi's personality, he would never make the show so realistic!

He could have refrained from kissing the club badge and no one would have blamed him for it, but he did.

More importantly, he did it out of inspiration!

At this moment, he conquered all the Saints fans!

Yang Huan also laughed.

He found that Messi was sincere and moved from the bottom of his heart.

Perhaps, the reason why he is like this is more or less related to the unfair treatment he encountered in the Argentine national team.

Or maybe it was because he gradually lost the support of the club in his last two or three years at Barcelona.

No matter what, as long as he is sincere at this moment, that's enough!

After Messi kissed the team logo, he showed off his football skills on the podium. Especially in the interaction with several young players specially organized by the club, Messi's outstanding footwork was amazing.

It is worth mentioning that among the young players who interacted with Messi, Gao Ren and Wang Lei from China were among them. In addition, there were also promising stars from the UK, Europe, South America and other regions, all of whom were from the Saints' youth training.

After interacting with the youth players, Messi, accompanied by Yang Huan, walked around the stadium, went to the front of each stand, interacted with the fans who came to the scene, and expressed his gratitude to them.

And every time, the Saints fans responded with the warmest applause and cheers.