CHAMPIONS Arsenal plan to become to the biggest club in the world within the next five years.
冠军阿森纳计划在未来5年内成为世界上最大的俱乐部
The champions have overtaken Manchester United on the pitch - and now they aim to leave their bitter rivals behind in the money league, too.
他们在某种程度上已经超越了曼联----并且现在他们目标是在俱乐部赢利方面也要走上良性循环.
Highbury chiefs are convinced those big-time ambitions will be enough to convince boss Arsene Wenger to sign a new deal before Christmas.
海布里的领导层深信那些伟大的雄心将足够保证和主教练温格在圣诞节前签下一份新的合同.
The Gunners’ managing director Keith Edelman yesterday announced record pre-tax profits of £36.2million for the financial year, a rise of 43 per cent.
枪手的常务执行董事希尔 伍德昨天(8月31日)公布了上一个财政年度创记录的税前利润3620万英镑,比上个年度增长了43%.
And that is just the tip of the iceberg, according to the man responsible for financing Arsenal’s move to their new 60,000-seat Ashburton Grove ground - which will be ready in two years.
然而这只是事情的表明部分,根据负责财务人士确定,兵工厂将迁移到两年后建成的能够容纳60,000个座位的Ashburton Grove.
Edelman said: “The stadium is the last piece of the jigsaw to put Arsenal up there with Real Madrid, AC Milan and Manchester United.
伍德说:” Ashburton Grove是最先进的体育场之一,它将使得兵工厂能与皇马,AC米兰及曼联一起跻身世界超大俱乐部.
“We have always seen ourselves as one of the top clubs in Europe and moving to a new ground with a considerably larger capacity has always been central to those ambitions.
“我们也同时看到作为欧洲顶级俱乐部之一的我们,通过非常巨大的能力我们达到了新的境界,这使得我们朝着伟大的目标又迈出重要的一步”
“We’re getting closer to United financially. We’ll be very close by the time we move to the new stadium and neck-and-neck when we sell Highbury.
“我们在财务上正走向更好的良性循环,当我们搬到新体育场时,将售出海布里,那时我们将会更好,
“There will be substantial transfer funds available to the manager.
“将会有稳固的资金可供管理者(温格)使用.
“In the long term, Arsenal can compete for ANY player of ANY status. There is NO ONE we cannot afford.
“从长远来说,阿森纳可以为任何身价的球员竞争,并且没有球员我们是支付不起的.
“Arsene has always said he’d like to stay, we want him to stay, we’ve had discussions and we’re sure he’ll sign a new contract.
“主教练温格也表示他很想留下来,我们需要他,我们已经有了讨论确信他将签一份新的合同.
“These are exciting times for Arsenal on and off the pitch and I’m sure Arsene wants to be a part of that. Everything is now in place for him.”
“不管怎样这些对兵工厂来说都是鼓舞人心的时刻,我敢确定的就是他想成为我们中的一员,现在一切对他来说都是那么完美无缺.”
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