Chapter 676 - 7: Securing Group Qualification! New Market Value and the Dawn of a New Era! Ma’el Powers Arsenal in the European Cup!

"They went through the turmoil of a core exit and a coaching change, with the club in chaos... but the appearance of Ma’el led them to a miraculous championship with a record-high score."

Shevchenko slightly opened his mouth. He never paid attention to the lower league, and didn’t expect Ma’el’s debut to face such difficulties.

As for this player’s subsequent career with Arsenal, he actually knew a bit, but during moments of complaints, his brain chose to ignore it.

This means that the other person really achieved all this through sheer hard work, making him seem lucky, making him seem like the one whom all geniuses envy.

Sheqie didn’t understand why Shevchenko asked like that, but seeing his mood improve a bit, he didn’t care and lowered his head to look at his phone.

Anyway, there’s no need to worry about the match anymore, the result has been decided.

Before he knew it, he exclaimed, "Oh... Transfermarkt has updated the market values, quite suddenly. Could they have been waiting for this match’s result to determine Ma’el’s value?"

He smiled slightly as he said this, everyone knew, everyone had expectations for this update, which was whether Ma’el could break into the hundred million bracket!

The Transfermarkt officials surely knew this too, so they must have been extremely cautious in data collection and analysis.

Shevchenko also opened his phone, trying to divert his attention... He opened up the notifications and soon saw several news headlines.

"105 million euros!! Ma’el, the French supercar, officially surpasses one hundred million in value! Becomes the world’s third hundred million player!" — Transfermarkt Official

"Messi: 130m, Ronaldo: 110m, Ma’el: 105m!" — Transfermarkt Valuation Ranking

"Ma’el truly becomes the world’s third man! Before this, no one has ever come so close to Messi and Ronaldo! Even more terrifying, on a platform that not only focuses on current performance but also considers historical achievements, Ma’el reached a value of over a hundred million in just two seasons!" — British Sky Sports

"The serious and authoritative Transfermarkt has set the stage for a new era with the new valuation announcement! The world of football has officially entered a three-way dominance era! Ma’el has proven the competitiveness to defeat the two titans!" — French Flash News

"256 million euros! This is the total value increase of Arsenal Team after a season joining by Ma’el! They increased from 234 million euros to 490 million euros! The club is the biggest winner!" — Spanish Database

"Rumors suggest multiple companies are interested in providing Arsenal with sponsorship deals worth tens of millions of pounds for a year in the new season, the team’s value in the capital market will see a massive increase!" — British Reuters

Shevchenko carefully browsed through one news article after another and finally truly confirmed that Ma’el’s glorious journey is absolutely something he achieved with his own feet.

He once again tried to put himself in the same position and realized he couldn’t reach even half of what Ma’el achieved.

Just look at Arsenal Team’s doubled value increase, who can join a team for one season and lead a bunch of players who are no longer young, nor at their peak, to achieve such growth?

"Arsenal’s big contract?"

Sheqie noticed this too and shook his head in admiration, "Looking at it this way, Ma’el’s performance in the European Cup also helped Arsenal gain momentum in the sponsorship sector."

"Yeahh...!!" The cheers from outside the dressing room reached them, and not long after, joyous singing and the sound of cleats stomping on the ground drifted in, as if the players of the France team were returning.

The two knew the match was over, the score would likely remain fixed at four to zero.

"...lethal shots like bullets and crazy headers...!

"He fired away! There’s nothing you can do but watch him with admiration...!"

Listening to the singing outside the door, they could confirm it was the players of the France team singing for their captain.

His celebration seemed to have just begun... because he would soon know that his value surpassed 100 million euros, reaching a new milestone!

...

"BBC Breaking News!"

The moment the European Cup Group D match ended, the British Broadcasting Corporation launched a new program. A poised female host appeared on camera, saying, "The France team won 4-0 against the Ukraine team! With 6 points, they are ranked first in the group!

"Simultaneously, the new value update in the German transfer market has ignited passion worldwide in the world of football!

"Leon Mael! This young talent from Sheffield United has finally achieved the important milestone of surpassing one hundred million value today!

"Compared to last time, his value increased by 35 million, marking the largest value increase of his career!

"I believe leading Arsenal to the Double Crown laid a solid foundation for him as a hundred million player, and his outstanding performance in the European Cup prompted Transfermarkt to generously add 5 million euros after the 100 million mark!"

The female host, touching the still warm script, smiled professionally, "He became the youngest player to surpass a hundred million in value, becoming a terrifying and astonishing 18-year-old hundred million player!

"Let’s look at the trajectory of his value increase. In his first value update, he was only worth 8 million euros! People thought he would stay at that level for a while.

"But he didn’t; after the Championship season ended, his value reached 20 million euros, then after proving himself in the Premier League with Arsenal, it quickly increased to 30 million euros!

"Then it went to 45 million euros! Then 70 million euros! Then today’s 105 million euros!

"8m-20m-30m-45m-70m-105m! Such consistent and significant value increase makes one exceptionally curious if he will surpass Messi in the future to become the first player to reach 150 million in value?"

"..."

"Sky Sports Flash News!"

Almost at the same time, Sky Sports also launched a new program, but its focus was different from the BBC, "Arsenal Team’s total value has reached 490 million euros, an almost doubled increase compared to last season!

"In the total club value rankings, they came third, just after Real Madrid and Barcelona! This surpasses other mega clubs like Atletico Madrid and Manchester United!

"In just one season, from over 10 to the top 3... Arsenal’s miraculous Double Crown also sparked their miraculous increase in the value rankings!"

The host introduced a data chart with a smile, "Let’s step away from football and estimate the potential value increase of this team in the capital market over the next year.

"We all know that Arsenal is a team with long-term brand value.

"Although their performance in recent years was not stellar, the club’s market value is quite stable, constantly exceeding 1 billion pounds, ranked in the top 10 of the Forbes club value rankings!

"After winning the Double Crown and the undefeated championship this year, Kroenke decided to complete the club acquisition. Based on his acquisition price, the club’s value rose to 1.83 billion pounds.

"This makes Arsenal the fourth most valuable football club, just behind Real Madrid, Manchester United, Barcelona... these teams’ market values all exceed 2.5 billion pounds."

The host pulled up a new data chart, continuing, "But it’s predictable that this is not their limit, it might just be the beginning!

"With star players like Ma’el, who have immense strength and value, Arsenal has gained the trust of major brands in the capital market.

"It’s rumored that Kroenke has already started new sponsorship talks with Emirates Airline and Puma. The American is offering 42 million pounds a year for chest advertisement on the jersey and nearly 54 million pounds a year for jersey sponsorship!

"This has almost reached the sponsorship prices of Real Madrid and Manchester United, and with this valuation update, along with Ma’el’s hot form in the European Cup, there is a high probability they will negotiate a bigger contract.

"Forecasts suggest that Arsenal is likely to see a more than 60% increase in value over the next three years, setting up a chase against Manchester United!"

"....."

"Chao Wen Society Information, Leon Mael and Arsenal...!"

"Leon...!"

"Arsenal...!"

"Mael...!"

That day, the entire world of football focused once again on Ma’el and Arsenal, observing the sports stars bound together, moving step by step towards a bright future.