The Young Lion

In the summer of 1995, Van Gaal led Ajax to the top of Europe and defeated Milan. Since then, the Milan dynasty began to enter the grave.

Last season, Milan finally ranked in the middle of Serie A. This season, the meritorious coach Fabio Capello was invited back, but halfway through the season, Milan is still in a slump.

As the boss of the Rossoneri, Berlusconi has a meaning beyond football in his hands, which is to win over the hearts of the people for his political career. Because of this, Berlusconi cannot sit back and watch the decline of Milan and the honor and disgrace of the Rossoneri. Rise and fall are tied to his political career.

The most intuitive problem for Milan is the striker, Weah is injured, Kluivert and Anderson's scoring rate is too low to look directly at, Milan needs a striker, this is hardly a secret in the transfer market, Galliani is full The world is looking for strikers. It seems that the top scorers in the five major leagues have scandals with Milan.

Galliani himself was under a lot of pressure. The transfer operations in the two summers of 1996 and 1997 had similar trajectories. When the signings were commented on in the summer, the outside world was full of praise.

But by the middle of the season, there was a lot of criticism from the outside world: what Milan bought was all magic stuff!

The goalkeeper Taibi, who spent 6.5 million US dollars to buy half a year ago, performed mediocrely and could not reach the level of Milan.

Kluivert, who was brought in for free, sounds awesome, but he can count the goals in half a season in Milan with a slap. Moreover, Kluivert, who was ruined because of a lawsuit, is called rape-rape wherever he goes. - commit, which directly impressed the great image of Milan.

Bogarde, who was introduced for free, also gives people the impression that he is a capable player, but the Dutchman likes to argue with the coach that he is quickly disgusted by Capello. He can't even sit on the bench and spends time directly in the stands.

Although the striker Anderson from Sweden was always used by Capello as a surprise soldier, he disappointed Capello time and time again.

Even Zieger, the golden wing of Germany, started to go downhill when he came to Milan. This transfer itself is controversial, because Zieger obviously cannot shake the position of the native Maldini.

As for other transfer signings, most of them are not qualified as substitutes or simply pass by Milan. Only Leonardo, who was personally selected by Capello, can reach the expected level.

under such a circumstance. Galliani wants to bring fresh blood to Milan, but also to prove his ability in the transfer market.

In January 1998, there were three days before the FA Cup kicked off. Aldridge was reading at home in the past two nights. Rowling recommended a novel to him.

He was watching with gusto.

ding dong

The doorbell rang.

Aldrich sat up from the sofa, put down his book and went to open the door, and saw Shevchenko in casual clothes standing outside the door.

Hi, boss, good evening.

Please come in. Do you want to talk to me about Milan's intention to introduce you?

Aldridge was already prepared in his heart.

Although Milan only sent a secret inquiry. It is also impossible to complete the transfer in winter. Because Shevchenko does not have an EU passport, Milan has no non-European signings, and can only wait for the summer half a year later.

Aldridge did not hide this matter from the players and agents, because it was useless.

Shevchenko sat down on the armchair. He took a cup of tea from Aldrich's hand as usual, nodded and said, Yes, I want to talk about this matter.

What conditions will Milan give you?

Aldridge asked calmly.

Shevchenko shook his head blankly and said, I don't know, has the club agreed to my transfer?

Aldridge shook his head and said with a smile: No, Milan is just inquiring, and the club replied that they refused to negotiate.

Regarding the previous question, Aldridge just wanted to test it out to see if Milan had contacted Shevchenko in private. Judging from the other party's expression, it should not be.

Shevchenko held the teacup and said softly: Boss, I can talk to you about everything, and I always think you understand me. So, my gratitude to Millwall and to you, I I will always remember it in my heart, but I want to go to Italy. Milan has been chasing me for a year, and the other party has shown enough sincerity, so...

Some people want to leave. As the head coach, how could Aldridge have no idea?

Shevchenko only used the Premier League as a springboard before he joined Millwall. This cannot be blamed on him. Everyone has their own ambitions and cannot be forced.

What's more, when he renewed his contract last summer, his hesitation had already revealed signs.

There are many clubs chasing him in Italy, but the most famous ones are Milan and Inter Milan. Inter Milan introduced Ronaldo last summer, and Milan signed Kluivert for free. Shevchenko feels that if he wants to go to Italy , certainly not to be a substitute, but things have changed now, Kluivert's performance in Milan was sluggish, Weah was injured again, and it is still a mystery what his state will be after his return from injury.

A striker like Shevchenko is preferred by big Serie A clubs, because he does not seem to have free wings, and he will not have fun on the court alone and dissociate from the whole. In Serie A, which pays special attention to teamwork and tactical system In fact, the players trained by Millwall for their team are more favored by Serie A teams. The difference is Robert Baggio. It is undeniable that Baggio's talent and ability, but when such a talented Many players have conflicts with Capello, Lippi, Trapattoni, Ancelotti, Sacchi and other coaches. Then, this is the problem of the players themselves. The coaches of big clubs rarely ask for a player who is free from Players other than the whole.

After a moment of thought, Aldridge asked calmly: Andre, if, if I give you a new contract, would you consider staying at Millwall?

Shevchenko shook his head slightly and said, Boss, it's not about money.

Aldrich nodded, raised a smile and said: I thought I could keep you for two more years, so that at least you can get a British passport, which is very convenient for you, but since you want to go to Italy earlier, I understand that in the second half of the season, you have to work hard, and don’t let Milan give up the idea of ​​​​quoting you in the summer. Non-European places are very precious to Italian teams. They will be very cautious in their selection.”

Shevchenko nodded with a smile, and said, Don't worry, boss, there will be nothing else in the next few months. It's okay to work hard.

He stood up and took the initiative to hug Aldrich, then bid farewell and left.

After sending Shevchenko away, Aldrich said to himself: Fortunately, Henrik is 26 years old.

Larson is also hot, but for the transfer, he seems a little indifferent.

He is in the prime of his career. If you want to transfer to another club. So the new contract is at least 4 years. After all, if other teams want to get him, they must pay a lot of transfer fees, and the contract period cannot be shortened.

If the trajectory after the transfer ends in failure, it may be difficult for Larson to return to the top. This peak refers to the peak when he won the Golden Globe!

Although Millwall's stadium is small and the club's reputation is indeed not as good as that of the giants, the competitiveness is obvious to all. What is lacking is achievements and trophies. Other wealthy clubs take risks.

Shevchenko is young, only 21 years old, he can afford to lose, and he still has a chance to stand up after falling. Larson is unwilling to do this. At his age, it is time to harvest honors and trophies, instead of shouldering the task of revitalizing Milan, how many trophies can he win. No one dares to guarantee the ticket.

Aldridge sent a text message to Galliani before going to bed: We can talk about Shevchenko's transfer.

At this time last year, Millwall and Milan had a very unpleasant quarrel, because Milan used some means outside the rules to seduce Larsson through the media, and at the same time contacted the players privately. The meeting pointed out that Milan lacked respect for Millwall.

Galliani is not the kind of person with high self-esteem. Managers who do well in the transfer market are mostly slick, able to afford and let go, and know when to be tough and when to be tough. I played too much again, when should I use what posture to make up for the mistakes I made before.

Therefore, over the past year, Galliani has been making up for the rift in the relationship with Millwall. At the same time, he has also shown favor to the Millwall players in a more moderate way.

In fact, Shevchenko said that Milan had enough sincerity, and Aldridge scoffed in his heart.

The signings of wealthy clubs are all about casting nets everywhere, and put all the players who are optimistic or concerned about them into the friendly list. Regardless of whether the club wants this player in the end, they must first establish a good relationship, and when they really want it, they will strike while the iron is hot. It seems to be a matter of course.

Fortunately for Shevchenko, he is not someone else's spare tire, or he may be, but with a more famous name, Milan can't afford it or people don't want to go.

After waking up from sleep, Aldrich saw text messages on his cell phone, many of which were from Galliani.

What Aldridge didn't expect was that Galliani flew from Milan to London overnight.

Although Galliani has been busy poaching Inter Milan's corner recently and wants the opponent's Ganz, Galliani obviously understands that this season is hopeless, and now he has to lay the foundation for a new summer transfer.

He came to London secretly, booked a box in an unassuming Italian restaurant, and within 18 hours of Aldridge texting him, the dinner invitation was delivered to his door.

Aldridge had a phone conversation with him before. In fact, Aldridge had a phone conversation with the manager in charge of the transfer, the chairman, because Millwall is a gold mine of stars, and others want to dig it. And Aldridge is the one who controls the transfer of Millwall players, so of course he has to talk to him.

Aldrich is not a rigid person, he does not sell people, it does not mean that others call, he will reply coldly: I do not sell. Then hang up.

Like Moratti would call him almost every few months, Aldridge would always chat with the other party for half an hour to an hour, and then still no deal was reached, but a good interpersonal relationship was established.

In the Italian restaurant, Galliani came alone, and Aldridge also went to the banquet alone. After meeting in the box, the two shook hands friendlyly and took their seats one after another. After ordering the meal, Galliani couldn't wait to ask: Apart from Shevchenko, other players, will Millwall sell? Uh, don't get me wrong, I mean, does Millwall have any players who are not in the plan for next season, maybe Milan will need them.

Aldridge laughed dumbfounded, shook his head and said, Today I just want to talk about Shevchenko.

Well, okay, let's talk about Shevchenko. What do you think of Milan's $10 million?

Aldridge smiled and took out a piece of paper from the inner pocket of his suit, put the paper on the table and pushed it in front of Galliani.

Galliani looked down at the content on the paper, and his expression turned ugly. ()