In the end, Cesc Fabregas was willing to pay out of his own pocket just to return to Barca. Even as he nursed his sorrow, Wenger had to think about the team's midfield for the coming season.
Then his attention was caught by the Dutch team's midfield star, who had put in a phenomenal performance in the U19 European Championship final: the young Bergkamp, just seventeen years old.
He thought it was time to give Dennis a call. After all, young Albert was old enough now. It was time for him to follow in his father's footsteps and join Arsenal.
Protagonist blurb:
He is not the next Ice Prince.
He is Albert Bergkamp.
Everyone expected Albert to follow in his father's footsteps, scoring goal after goal to lead the Dutch team to victory. But he chose another path.
At Ajax's youth academy, where his father was a coach, he learned to play with his head, but chose the position least like Bergkamp: defensive midfielder.
Because he fell in love with using his powerful physique to build a wall, covering the pitch with tireless runs, and crushing the opposition's hopes of attack time and again with precise anticipation.
From Ajax to Arsenal, his path seemed like an inheritance passed down by fate, but his role was entirely different.
The Emirates Stadium had finally welcomed another Bergkamp, but this time, the football artist would perform a different kind of art.
"People always say, 'You're just like Dennis Bergkamp's son.' But one day, they'll praise him as Albert Bergkamp's father." - Albert Bergkamp
P.S. The protagonist is a born champion, and he makes full use of his talent. Club: Arsenal. National team: Netherlands.
Theme: Striving toward a bright future
