The Young Lion

In the summer of 1999, Aldrich's life was turbulent and ordinary, just like the daily life of ordinary people.

Accompanying Melanie every day is inseparable. The two walk shopping during the day, cook at home, and watch movies next to each other at night or Aldridge sits quietly on the balcony and reads a book. She is prone to sleepiness and often falls asleep early.

Although such an ordinary life is neither magnificent nor romantic, it is the most real and most comfortable time.

Melanie often sighed in his ear that she enjoyed such a time in peace.

Aldrich always smiled without saying a word.

As July approaches, the door to the transfer market is about to open, and transfer news from various clubs has also begun to spread.

The main force of Millwall's first team began to habitually get involved with the major European giants, but scandals are always scandals.

But different news from various media channels are pointing the incident to an unexpected player.

Rio Ferdinand!

The club that has been rumored to be with him is Leeds United.

At the same time, many players in Millwall have been linked with Leeds United.

David O'Reilly, who is now dubbed the White Rose Marshal, is highly anticipated, and people are also keeping their eyes open to see his performance next season.

But this needs more support from the Leeds United club. Based on the cards in O'Reilly's hand, after a successful season, if Leeds United does not strengthen its strength in the new season, it will obviously be targeted by various teams to snipe.

In Leeds United, Kewell used his relationship with the Australian national team to persuade Neil, Cahill and Bresciano, three Australian players to join Leeds United.

Lucas Neal is a veteran of the team. Following Aldridge from the beginning. His loyalty is unquestionable. Even if Kewell came to persuade him, Neil was still unmoved. Originally, Neil is now above Kewell in terms of fame and football achievements. If he reversed his position and Neil persuaded Kewell, maybe the success rate bigger.

But Cahill and Bresciano were a little moved. They couldn't even play as a substitute at Millwall. They were loaned out for two consecutive years. They performed well under Moyes. They helped Moyes lead the team to League One last season and helped Moyes' team last season. Not only did they succeed in relegation, but they also ended up in the top half of League One. Their performance has also attracted the attention of England's first-tier clubs.

Among the transfer news followed by different media on Fleet Street,

Ferdinand is Millwall's biggest possible potential deal, followed by Mills. Duff, van der Meyde. All of them have scandals with Leeds United.

Actually much more than that.

In the information Adam told Aldridge, the summer transfer offensive launched by Leeds United almost wiped out the talent reserve of the Millwall youth team between the ages of 18 and 20!

Ridsdale is ambitious and wants to create a strong Leeds United. He can't afford Betts's big investment, but he believes in the successful model of O'Reilly and the Youth Army, and hopes that Leeds United can replicate Millwall. The road to soaring rise.

On July 1st, Aldridge got up in the morning and planned to take Melanie for a walk in the park. He had just left the house when a high-end car was parked at the door. Put on your business card and introduce yourself.

He is Ridsdale's assistant, and is responsible for the senior management of Leeds United who is in charge of this summer's transfer.

Aldrich didn't look sideways, threw his business card away, walked out holding Melanie's hand, and said lightly when passing by the stunned young man: If you don't understand the rules of the game, go home and don't come out. a shame.

Melanie snuggled up to Aldridge with a suppressed smile, and squeezed his arm a little harder.

Ridsdale's assistant looked pale, as if he had suffered a great humiliation.

O'Reilly can personally come and discuss player transfers with Aldridge, which is a dialogue between the two head coaches.

Ridsdale can also take the initiative to come to talk to Aldridge. Aldridge will open the door of the office and let the two sit down and talk slowly. There is no righteousness in business. This is a normal communication between the two club owners.

However, if Leeds United sent a high-level person who was neither the head coach nor the boss or the chairman to discuss business in front of Aldridge, the status would be unequal. In the established rules, this lacks respect and etiquette.

He can come, but don't look for Aldridge, but look for Adam, that is in line with the rules, bypassing Adam, this is despising Millwall.

At this point, Moratti is a typical example of the opposite. So far, Millwall has not made a deal with Inter Milan, but Moratti will never let others call Aldridge. As a boss, regardless of whether they do business or not, they communicate directly. This is the most basic kind of respect, and it also allows the two to establish a friendship. However, friendship is a friendship, and business is a business. They still have to be treated differently.

Two days later, Cahill and Bresciano personally came to Liverpool to visit Aldridge.

After two hours of talks, Aldridge hugged Cahill and Bresciano one after another, and then sent them off in person.

Melanie stood by the upstairs window, watching Cahill and Bresciano leave with disappointment, when Aldridge returned home, she went downstairs and sat beside him, whispering: They Seems depressed. What did you talk about?

I agreed with them to leave.

Would it make them happy if you let them stay?

That's not good for their careers.

Aldrich's mood was also somewhat affected.

These two hope to stay in Millwall, but they don't have a main position, and it is difficult to even play as a substitute, especially at their current age, they need more games to improve.

Aldridge suddenly thought of Ferguson again, and he suddenly felt that his current mood was probably the same as Ferguson's feeling when he let Phil Neville go. He was reluctant but had to do so. everything. Just for the sake of the players.

What are you thinking?

Melanie poked his face with her finger. Try to make him laugh.

I thought of Ferguson.

Hmm, what are you thinking about that old man? Are you feeling uncomfortable? You won the Champions League, and he also won the Champions League. As a result, he was knighted, and you got a knight medal.

Aldrich was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head and smiled, It's not the same, it has nothing to do with this.

Ferguson was knighted for the championship, although in terms of green record. Aldridge must be stronger than Ferguson these years.

But Millwall winning the Champions League and Manchester United winning the Champions League have completely different influences on British society.

One is a wealthy club that has been popular in England since the 1960s, and the other is a newly emerging dark polo team.

Millwall won the Champions League, everyone will only be surprised, the fans will be surprised, that's all.

But how many generations of British Red Devils fans, old, middle-aged and young, have been excited by Manchester United's Champions League win? In terms of local influence, Millwall is at best able to overwhelm Manchester United in London. Looking at the entire England, the Red Devils are still the masters. The vast majority of fans in England are not stupid, and they will not immediately defect and abandon their previous football beliefs just because Millwall has played well for several years and won some championships. Aldridge sees this very openly. He doesn't want to compete with Manchester United for the glory of the past. What he wants to compete for is the future.

Furthermore, the social and political stances of London and Manchester will also play a big role. With Manchester's belief in absolute allegiance to the Queen, it is normal to be favored by the royal family.

Aldrich has nothing to dislike.

The great Xiang Shuai in the history of the Red Army and Paisley, who won the Champions League three times and opened up the Liverpool dynasty in Europe, have they been knighted? No, only the obe medal, that counts as a ball! Who made Liverpool's political position just opposite to that of Manchester? Against Manchester, isn't it against the royal family?

Manchester United not only received titles from Busby, Charlton, and Ferguson, but also countless players have won medals of honor at various levels, such as Aldrich's knighthood, that thing is rotten.

So, if you really take this kind of thing to heart, you can be awkward for the rest of your life, as long as you don't take the royal family seriously, the British royal family has long existed in name only, just wearing the emperor's new clothes.

Two days later, Rio Ferdinand also came to Liverpool from London.

Boss, I will be 21 next season, and I need more stable playing time.

Boss, 25 appearances in one season of cup competitions and a substitute in the league is not enough for me.

Boss

Aldridge and Ferdinand were standing and talking in the back garden.

The two never talked about money from beginning to end.

Ferdinand's sincere expression seemed to be absolutely convincing Aldridge to let him go from the perspective of career development.

Somehow, perhaps Aldridge villain heart.

He always felt that there seemed to be a smell of copper in the air.

Didn't Ferdinand really leave for the money?

He didn't even ask whether Millwall would let him compete for the main position in the new season.

It seems that the starting point of his remarks is that he will be an absolute substitute in the new season, playing as a substitute from the beginning to the end, and there will be no situation where he performs well and then takes the position.

Today is only July 5th.

How does he know if Millwall will sell Materazzi or Southgate in the summer?

If he wants to stay in his heart, at least he should wait, wait patiently, and wait until the new season kicks off in August, when the transfer will not be too late.

But maybe he couldn't wait.

Can't wait to sign his new contract at Ridsdale for $30,000 a week!

This is nearly double his weekly salary of 16,000 at Millwall!

Moreover, there may be a signing fee of almost 1 million pounds!

Aldridge did not give Ferdinand a positive answer, only said that he would consider his appeal, and then let him go home and wait for news.

After personally sending Ferdinand out of the house, Aldrich sighed slightly when he watched the other get into the taxi and turned around to walk home.

He needs to make a choice, Ferdinand's showdown, so he must make a decision as soon as possible.

Either let him go, or force him to stay.

No matter what it is, a decision must be made as early as possible. Even if he is forced to stay, it will give him a period of time to adjust his mentality.

Ferdinand still has 3 years of contract with the club. If he is forced to stay, he will not be able to play within 2 years, and Millwall will lose the transfer fee on him. This is a foreseeable situation.

But can the 23-year-old Ferdinand challenge the steady Materazzi and Southgate's main position?

Unless, really, these two people have major injuries or transfer to leave.

Ferdinand has already rejected a weekly salary of 20,000 pounds offered by the club. This salary is already the top of the Premier League team's treatment for substitute players, and it is also a salary that more than 60% of the Premier League clubs' main players can't get. up.

However, he seems to have made up his mind.

Aldridge smiled self-deprecatingly as he returned home.

A weekly salary of 20,000 pounds and a weekly salary of 30,000 pounds, the difference is almost 500,000 pounds a year, plus the signing fee

People die for money, birds die for food, there is nothing to complain about Ferdinand. (to be continued...) ()