The Young Lion

While looking through the materials, Aldridge suddenly remembered something. He opened the drawer, took out a document and handed it to Andrew, saying, You are more familiar with Africa than I am. You need your help in this matter.

Andrew opened the file to browse, and said in surprise: Millwall went to Africa to build football schools and training camps. What's the use? Is it a waste of money? If it's for the market, it should go to other regions.

Aldrich patiently explained: Not only in Africa, but in the next ten years, Millwall will promote the football brand to the whole world. Every continent and as many countries as possible will have Millwall football schools and training camps. This can broaden the scope of the team's selection.

Are you overly obsessed with young players? If possible, do you intend to be labeled a Millwall Observer in the womb?

Aldrich said with a chuckle, I have my own ideas, and I'll tell you in detail, but you're not interested in listening.

Andrew shrugged, agreeing with the other party's statement.

To put it bluntly, Aldrich wants to build football schools and training camps around the world, the core of which is the foundation of club selection, and the second is to deal with the new transfer policy of FIFA ten years later: prohibiting the international transfer of players under the age of 18.

But FIFA's policy is itself contradictory.

Now, Millwall can directly bring players under the age of 18 from Portugal, Italy, Spain and other EU member states back to London, but once the ban comes out ten years later, it will not work.

However, there are also workarounds here.

More than ten years later, there are still many foreign players under the age of 18 in the young echelon of the clubs of the major giants.

The key is how the players came to the club.

If it is a transfer between clubs and the player is under the age of 18, the door to international transfers is closed.

If a player does not belong to a club, if he directly joins a foreign club, he must be under the age of 18!

The only feasible way is: the club has recruited players through the draft of football schools or training camps when other countries have football investment, then they can bring these players back to their homeland to continue training, and its core essence is more like young players is a student. He studied in a middle school attached to a university, and then was directly promoted to a university to continue his studies.

If there is no such process, it is more like that the players go directly to foreign countries for employment, which is not recognized and prohibited by FIFA.

The more famous case of being punished in the future in history is La Masia. Barcelona has made La Masia famous with the success of Dream Three, attracting young players from all over the world to go there for training, so many players enter Barcelona's lower echelon. However, the small players like Japan in the same period were not punished. The reason is that Japanese players stood out through Barcelona's training camp in Japan.

Aldridge is now planning for a rainy day. We cannot wait for the policy to come out before dealing with it. Not to mention the exclusion of policy factors. This ability is beneficial to the future construction investment, which will help Millwall increase its international influence and popularity.

After reading the materials sent by Andrew, Aldrich really had an unexpected harvest.

This boy, sign a contract with him. Help him come to Europe, and Millwall will cover all the expenses.

Aldridge pulled out a player's file and handed it to Andrew.

Andrew looked down at the dark-skinned boy, and murmured, Michael Essien, help them immigrate?

Aldridge shook his head and said: The cost of immigration is too high. He can't come to London. He doesn't have an EU passport or a labor certificate. It just so happens that he is loaned to Belgium. Let Trop look after me. I'll look after him for training. The coach is watching. After four years, he will not be 20 years old, get the EU passport and come back to London. Millwall can afford the expenses during this period.”

Andrew agreed without saying a word. He is very motivated for this kind of thing. In these years of operating players, he has a strong sense of pride in watching unknown people grow into stars. In the circle of agents, he has become a British predator, a force that cannot be underestimated in Europe. The competition among brokerage companies in other countries is also becoming fiercer. Some places can stand firm, such as Spain and Germany, but some places are really strong like fortresses that he can't touch, such as Italy.

As the days passed and with a week to go before the Premier League kick-off, Fleet Street's interest in Millwall began to dwindle.

The sale of Millwall in the summer, the loan of young players on loan, the signings in the transfer market are still the same as in previous years, the first team has zero investment, and the group of youngsters in the youth team, Fleet Street knows You know, but if it is published as news, there is really no selling point. Who cares about these young boys whose names have never been heard of by the general public?

But Aldridge really did not intend to close the door to the transfer market.

He needs forwards, more precisely, centers.

In this way, there is one more choice in the technical and tactical changes.

Only Van Nistelrooy and Klose are obviously weaker at the center position.

Especially considering that Nedved did not have a counter-substitute.

After entering August, the opening of the major leagues is imminent, and the transfer of most clubs has already been settled. Whether the buzzer trade will happen is just a soap opera at present.

Millwall's new Champions League champion is a bit shabby, with a net income of 92 million pounds from the sale, and zero investment in first-team signings.

Manchester United bought York, and the Black Wind Shuangsha of York + Cole was formed.

Arsenal won the Premier League and the FA Cup last season, but Wenger only spent £3 million to buy Ljungberg and two children.

Liverpool's supplementary defense has introduced Hyypia and several players worth about 3 million pounds. With the addition of Gerrard, Carragher and other youth training products, their strength has also been significantly improved.

Chelsea spent more than 5 million pounds to introduce striker Casiraghi from Lazio, and spent 2 million pounds to introduce defender Freire from Barcelona, ​​plus 4.6 million pounds to join World Cup champion Desailly from Milan, etc. With a free transfer player attracted by high wages, Chelsea continued to invest profligately, but in terms of strength, it has greatly improved compared to last year.

Tottenham had a poor record last season, and their investment in the summer was mediocre. They bought five lesser-known players for five or six million yuan, and their overall strength has not changed much.

But no matter what they did, they all invested one by one, but Millwall could only go in and out. The fans are not in a hurry, the reporters are anxious to scold their mothers.

92 million pounds, you spend it, spend it!

Come some sensational transfer news!

Aldridge couldn't find any good strikers who were listed on the market or rumored to be rumored, so he checked the earlier news to see if there were any cases of premature transfers.

After searching, I really found a suitable candidate.

He picked up the phone and called the club's transfer team, bluntly said: 8 million pounds to Monaco to buy the opponent's striker Henry.

Henry, who became a member of the World Cup champions in the summer, was a bit unlucky. Before the start of the World Cup, there were rumors that Juventus would sign him. But Trezeguet helped Millwall win the European Cup at the club. Let Moggi finally make up his mind to buy Trezeguet, who has had a high scoring rate in Millwall for four years.

But there are many clubs looking to buy Henry. The bid was not low. Unfortunately for Henry, he was injured after returning to team training in the summer. Now, big clubs with high bids are afraid that Henry's injury will become a hidden danger. The big investment was in vain, and the bids of small clubs were low. Monaco was unwilling, and Henry didn't want to go either: they were worth world champions.

Because of this, Henry remained in Monaco.

Aldridge felt that Henry was undoubtedly the best candidate and could transform him into a center forward. In addition, he has played as a winger himself and his technical and physical conditions have matured. He belongs to the kind of role that can be played. No matter whether the team is 433 or 442, whether he is playing a center or a winger, he has a place to play.

Millwall's offer was faxed to Monaco. Within an hour, Tigana's phone call came to Aldrich.

Henry is recuperating, don't you know?

It's fine, Millwall can take the risk.

Aldridge smiled back on the phone.

In fact, the physical examination for player transfers is not a rigid rule. The physical examination is more about checking for hidden diseases that are invisible to the naked eye. For example, when a big club introduces players, they are observed for at least half a year. If they are stuck in the physical examination It is a joke. Although such cases do happen, they may not have anything to do with the physical condition of the players in essence. It means that the club has regretted it and does not want to introduce players.

There are many players whose transfers are announced before the medical examination, and then they go through a physical examination and sign the contract.

Aldrich has confidence in his family's medical system. Henry may recover faster when he comes here to recuperate.

You really want it?

Let's talk about money.

Fifteen million!

U.S. dollars?

GBP!

You're stealing money, let's not talk about it between us, 10 million pounds, the final offer.

Tigana hesitated for a long time. This price is not low. In terms of the value of the players sold by the Ligue 1 team, it is worthy of Henry.

Besides, if he refuses, what will Henry think?

He wanted to go to a bigger club, and he also yearned for Italy, but it was a pity that Juventus bought Trezeguet.

Monaco will not qualify for the Champions League next season, which makes him even more concerned about leaving.

Tigana finally compromised and agreed to Millwall's transfer offer of 10 million pounds.

Next, Aldridge flew to France in person to visit Henry.

Henry was surprised that Aldridge appeared at his door. He knew that the club had agreed to his transfer offer, but he was really flattered by the sincerity of Aldridge's personal visit.

After the two sat down, Aldridge couldn't wait to talk about the business, and said straight to the point: Thierry, Millwall lacks a strong striker in the new season. A striker who can guarantee the team's goals can help the team improve. A trophy-winning striker, I believe if you come to Millwall you're the guy we need.

Hearing such an opening remark, Henry felt excited for some reason.

He is someone who has played against Millwall and knows how strong that team is. Even though many main players have left in the summer, Millwall's strong guarantee, from the outside world, is the champion young coach in front of him.

He began to ask himself about his position and status in the team if he moved to Millwall.

Status does not mean the authority of the locker room, but the commitment of the main force or the substitute.

Aldridge didn't rush to answer, and first asked: Do you trust me?

Henry asked in surprise, Why do you ask that?

Aldridge said in a deep voice: Because I want to make you better and make you a world-class striker, but you must trust me, we trust each other and work together to achieve this.

Henry is not a fledgling young player. He played hundreds of games in Monaco in five years and scored 20 goals as a winger. This number is not too many, but it is not too many. This will let him have his own ideas. If he If he insisted, Aldridge might just buy a bomb.

If it was Wenger, it is estimated that such a question would not be asked. After all, it was Wenger who promoted Henry to the Monaco first team, and he was regarded as an enlightenment mentor.

Henry thought of Aldridge's resume, one after another outstanding star trained in the past, he nodded and said: I trust and will obey your request.

Aldridge nodded and continued: Okay, then if you want to become a world-class striker, you must first change your concept. You must regard yourself as a center forward and a goal scorer. If you come to Millwall, you will be the goalkeeper. Winger or center forward, no matter which position you are in, you have to further increase the direct threat to the goal. Like Larson, you can play as a center forward or a winger. The interaction area is large and the offensive threat is high. If you can do my Request, I am sure, you will be one of the top contenders for the European Golden Boot.

Henry was dumbfounded.

As a winger, he wants to transform into a scoring machine with at least 30 league goals in a single season? ()