The Young Lion

Aldrich was a little puzzled. Later, when people looked at player transfers, it seemed that many stars would avoid clubs and let their agents deal with them.

But his players seem to come up to him and make that point.

Probably the factor of Aldrich's youth is at play, and it is also related to his usual gentle communication with players.

Thuram did not make a scene, on the contrary, he said a lot of reasons.

There are many reasons why Aldrich cannot refute.

Just the fact that he wants to go to Italy is enough to make Aldridge shut his mouth to keep him.

What's more, from the player's point of view, there is nothing wrong with it. People go to the top. The Premier League is not as good as Serie A. No matter how much Aldridge brags, he can't change this fact. That is simply deceiving himself.

As for Aldridge telling Thuram that Palma's brilliance is only short-lived, and it will fall into bankruptcy in a few years, what's the use? It will only make him look like a villain.

Lilian, you have ambition, which I understand, and it's a testament to your professional drive, and it has been a privilege to have worked with you for two years.

Facing Thuram, Aldridge's response came from the bottom of his heart, without affectation.

Thuram nodded calmly and said: The experience in England in the past two years has also benefited me a lot.

Working hard in different leagues is good for accumulating experience, and Thuram's words are also sincere.

However, he believes that the Premier League lacks challenges.

Here, he doesn't think he would be so proud of freezing Ginola or Ryan Giggs.

He yearns for Italy more, except for his own improvement. The opponents are also completely different. They face Batty today, Signori tomorrow, Baggio the day after tomorrow, etc. There are many masters in Serie A, and their characteristics are also rich and colorful.

The new coach of Parma is Ancelotti. He called Aldridge, hoping that Millwall would not set up obstacles in Thuram's transfer. Some time ago, because Aldridge asked for Buffon's reply, the communication between the two clubs was temporarily deadlocked.

Aldrich said earnestly: Lilian, if you want to leave, I won't stop you, but I hope you can leave dignity for Millwall.

Thuram was a little confused,

Frowning, he asked, Boss, I don't understand what you mean.

Aldridge spread his hands and said: Two years ago. I bought you and spent 30,000 pounds. Now, Palma wants to take you away for 10,000 pounds. Do you think this is fair for Millwall? I think you are If you are a top defender, then you should leave with the worth of a top defender. Don’t let Parma underestimate Millwall, and don’t let your joining Parma become insignificant. Last year, Barton’s move to Newcastle United was worth 40,000 pounds. What about you? How much better do you think he is compared to you? You are the main contributor to Millwall's two championships and one Asian championship, and the main force of the French national team. You are worth ten thousand pounds? I can't accept it, it's not money The problem is not dignity. I can't let the outside world see Millwall doing this deal, and I can't let your departure become a reason for other players to follow suit in the future. Parma wants you and really treats you as an important member. They show sincerity, which is also respect for you!

Thuram was silent for a moment and then nodded in agreement with Aldrich's opinion.

Although Thuram could not be kept, at least the two reached an agreement on the transfer operation.

In the following days, Millwall and Parma began to argue about the transfer of Thuram.

Parma wants to use players for cash. They originally proposed to use Inzaghi to join the deal, but Inzaghi, who was going to the Atlanta Olympics, did not want to leave Italy. The young Buffon was already the goalkeeper of the Italian Olympic men's football team, a player appreciated by the old Maldini. How can Parma let go easily? The same goes for Cannavaro.

In the end, Parma made a condition of adding Zola to the deal.

In all fairness, the striker, nicknamed the Bantam, is strong and has been at the top of the Serie A scorer list in the past few years. If it is 10,000 pounds plus Zola, then the total value of the transaction will be around 10,000 pounds.

However, Aldridge doesn't want Zola. The opponent is already 3 years old. He not only wants to give him the main position, but also pays him a high salary. If Aldridge agrees to this deal, he may lose money.

Thuram did not actively cooperate with Parma's invitation, which made Parma finally have to add more cash to complete the transaction. In mid-July, the two parties reached an agreement.

In early July, Millwall officially announced that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would join Manchester United for £70,000. A week later, Millwall announced that Thuram, the team's absolute main right back, would join Italy for £70,000. of Parma.

The new Premier League season will kick off on August 16, but Aldridge has a headache to find that his team has become fragmented.

The Olympic men's football competition will not end until the beginning of August, and teams like France, which fell to the quarter-finals, did not give their players rest time until the end of July.

Makelele, Pires, Vieira, and Trezeguet have all been selected for this Olympic team.

Other players such as Elguera, Capdevila, Pirlo, etc. also went to the Olympics for a turn.

This made Aldridge's pre-season preparations encountered a great dilemma.

What made him even more angry was that Pires and Vieira directly submitted a transfer application to the club on August 1!

An offer from Arsenal has been on Aldridge's desk for a long time.

10,000 pounds to pack two people, Aldridge did not agree.

He was waiting for the reaction of the two players. He also called the two players before. He tried to keep Pires and Vieira, but the results were not high. The attitude of the two players was ambiguous.

In fact, Aldridge was already prepared.

Pires is different from other players such as Solskjaer, Trezeguet, Schneider, Nedved and so on.

He came to Millwall with pride. He was taught by a famous family and came from the famous Clairefontaine youth training camp in France. He is a talented young man with good roots. Therefore, he has a kind of arrogance in his heart. If Millwall hadn’t paid a lot of transfer fees and given him a high salary when he introduced him, he might not have come to Millwall. Wall as home.

Especially this summer, the value of player transfers has skyrocketed, and the Premier League's maximum salary has also been directly raised to a level that makes club owners angry.

Kevin Keegan cuts his beard halfway. He snatched Shearer from Ferguson and took him to St. James' Park. In addition to the new world transfer record worth of 10,000 pounds, he also gave Shearer an unprecedented new record weekly salary for the English club: 34,000 pounds.

All of a sudden, other clubs were caught off guard, and Aldridge even wanted to rush to beat Keegan.

Will Millwall be affected?

of course!

Shearer earns £34,000 a week, how much should Larsson, whose performance is similar to his, earn? What about Nedved? What about Makelele? wait.

This directly led to other teams having to start considering salary increases for important stars.

Aldridge's massive wage bill, which dominated England two years ago, has become unattractive since this summer.

Ferguson sent a text message to Aldridge after Shearer's transfer: You still have the foresight.

Last year, Ferguson laughed at Aldrich from the bottom of his heart for running the club as a fool, but this year he will look again. It simply made him admire him.

Last summer, Aldridge used the reason of salary increase to renew the contracts of the players, which made the contract status of the players absolutely safe after the implementation of the Bosman Act. Wide open.

Because the contract is still very long, Pires and Vieira have to break the boat when they want to transfer.

But they were wrong, absolutely wrong. As long as they can stand up in front of Aldridge and say: Boss, I want to go to Arsenal.

Aldrich will only keep it symbolically, and then let go.

He doesn't want anyone in his team to be ashamed. Aldridge can't blame Pires for his pride. Vieira has no main position and wants to leave, and Aldridge is hard to keep. In terms of the London environment, there is no comparison between Millwall and Arsenal.

Compared with Stam's Knowing Gratitude, the two directly tore their faces and submitted a transfer application to the club. This is fundamentally different from Thuram's face-to-face proposal with Aldridge about his transfer intention.

Submitting a transfer application is equivalent to issuing an ultimatum.

Although it cannot be absolutely said that the transfer will be completed, the player's behavior is self-defeating. Once the transfer fails, the player will be rejected in the team, and the fans will no longer support him.

Like another super-scorer's transfer drama this summer, Ronaldo publicly declared in June that he wanted to wear a Barcelona shirt, leaving the PSV chairman in a dilemma. He didn't want to let Ronaldo go, even if there was an offer of 20 million US dollars in front of him, but the fans were already clamoring for the Brazilian to get out, which is even more dramatic. Barcelona chairman Nunez does not strongly advocate the introduction of Ronaldo. On the one hand, he thinks it is expensive, and on the other hand, he feels that Ronaldo was troubled by injuries last season. He has a high scoring efficiency in the Eredivisie. This is determined by the overall style of Dutch football. The Netherlands is rich in shooters, which originated from this, and it was Nunez's assistant and Barcelona's England coach Bobby Robson who tried his best to facilitate the transfer.

With these two players' public transfer statements, Arsenal thought they had the initiative, so after the offer of 10,000 pounds was sent, there was no movement, waiting for Aldridge to let go.

But Aldridge was really calm, and after rejecting the offer, he didn't say whether the player would stay or leave.

Has been exhausted, exhausted, until Dane couldn't sit still, and took the initiative to come to Aldrich's office to ask how the player's transfer was going.

Aldridge told the other party in a very flat tone: the money Millwall invested in these two players did not exceed ten thousand pounds. Millwall is a small temple, but we also have backbone. For a player who lacks respect for the club, I will put him in the reserve team for four years and I will not regret it, and I will still pay him the salary.

If Pires and Vieira could even call Aldridge and calmly say that they want to transfer, there is no need for other reasons, and Aldridge will let them go with a slight concession on the transfer fee.

But he-mother threatened the club with a transfer statement, which is simply humiliating Millwall, and Aldridge will not compromise.

Dane was the first to give in, and Arsenal couldn't sink any further. He directly asked Aldridge how much to release him.

Aldrich said that the price is ten thousand pounds.

10000.

190,000.

130,000.

190,000.

130,000.

Ten thousand!

Dane finally gritted his teeth and reached an agreement with Aldrich.

Pires and Vieira moved to Arsenal together for a total transfer fee of £140,000. (m)