The Young Lion

The summer transfer curtain opened, and Millwall, as always, was astonishingly calm in signings.

The fans are used to it, the media is used to it.

Now almost no one expects that Millwall will introduce heavyweight stars in the summer.

In the past few years, it has been proved that many giants bought famous stars with poor results, and Millwall also showed the outside world a position that was interpreted as adhering to the youth training development policy from the operation in the transfer market.

Aldridge actually wants to buy some stars who can fight and have immediate results.

But after searching in the transfer market, I always give up the idea.

He doesn't like it when he is old, and his social status is too high.

Young people don't sell it.

Even the young stars that spending money may bring may not seem to have a positive effect on Millwall.

Some stars don't feel good. A talented shooter like Irving, a pure shooter. If Millwall spends money on him, why bother to let Ruud Ruud go?

Some stars are bought as bombs. Anelka will make ambiguous declarations of leaving the team and switching to the media in front of the media from time to time. Aldridge is not interested in spending money to pay for it.

And like some hopeful stars who can't stay in other giants, such as Kanu, Aldridge doesn't want to rob others.

In the end he discovered the reason, not that he couldn't find the players he wanted, but that the players he wanted had already been recruited to the youth team, and those who couldn't be recruited were basically held by other clubs and labeled as not for sale. Label.

After Manchester United won the Champions League, Schmeichel left Old Trafford and moved to the Portuguese Super League. Ferguson bought Bosnich as his successor. At the same time also dug to the French star Sylvester. Plus Ruud van Nistelrooy's transfer. Manchester United spent almost £20 million.

Arsenal spent a lot of money this summer, Pennant, Kanu, Diawara, Luzny, Mars, Sylvinho, Suker. Arsene Wenger spent almost £20m on replenishing the Gunners.

Tottenham still give people the attitude of dawdling, buying some bad metal from the middle and lower reaches of the team, and all kinds of investment of 10 million pounds can be regarded as an explanation for the fans.

Chelsea's superstar policy is still continuing. Didier Deschamps, who is over 30 years old, came to Stamford Bridge. Sutton, who once had a brilliant record alongside Shearer, also put on the Blues jersey.

In addition to Melchiot, Ambrosetti, Tomei and others, Bates issued another check of 20 million in signings, but I don't know how far Chelsea's financial deficit has reached.

Liverpool has been sinking for many years in a row. After learning from the painful experience this summer, Houlier not only started to clean the spicy buddies. The club also gave a huge budget, Heskey, Harman, Smicer, Westerweed, Henshal, Kamala Liverpool spent more than 35 million pounds! The net investment also exceeded 20 million pounds.

With other clubs making waves in the transfer market, Millwall did appear to be uninterested.

But one day in mid-July, Millwall and Leeds United officially announced a transfer news that shocked England.

Sixty million pounds! Ten players from Millwall to Leeds United!

Many Wild Lions fans who were living step by step, heard the news for the first time, and their nostrils were blown with smoke!

Sixty million pounds!

How much beef can this buy?

Ten players transferred?

Just change Millwall's name directly to Leeds United!

But calm down and think about it carefully, the fans themselves will think that it may be a fuss.

I used to live a poor life before, let alone buy one Millwall for 60 million pounds, it is no problem to buy three.

But it's completely different now, 60 million? Even in the main lineup, there are at most three or four people.

Wait for the fans to take a closer look at the official announcement of the transaction, especially the ten players who left.

Basically only three players are familiar to most fans.

Ferdinand, Duff, Mills.

As for the youth team and the u20 players in the reserve team, many fans don't know them. If you don't usually go to the reserve team or youth team games, of course you will feel strange.

After learning the details, the fans breathed a sigh of relief.

None of the main players left, and all the substitutes left. It can be exchanged for 60 million pounds, which is beneficial to the long-term development of the team.

However, some high-profile young players have not left, such as Joe Cole and Villa. As for Miguel and his like, who feel like green leaf characters in comparison with the same period, the fans directly ignore them. For comparison and contrast, young players like Paulson, Dunn, Vassell, etc., put them in the reserve team or youth team of other Premier League teams. They must be the key potential new stars to be cultivated, and they can be placed in Milwaukee. My youth team, I'm sorry, the sense of presence is a little weak, and there are many people who are more brilliant than them.

This transfer news not only caused a sensation in England, but also the entire European football world.

People are curious, Leeds United almost bought a team integrated from Millwall 2 + 3 teams. Is such a transfer strategy effective?

Millwall's excellent youth training is well known, but some semi-finished products are taken away, can they be trained and shaped?

If Leeds United can achieve breakthrough success with this summer's sensational signings, other clubs will certainly follow suit.

This sparked an upsurge of public opinion on Fleet Street.

Some people in the industry believe that Leeds United is gambling their lives!

60 million pounds in transfer expenses, are you kidding, do they have a net income of 60 million pounds a year?

Two years ago, the club with the highest operating income in Europe was Manchester United. How much was the income? In the early 50 million pounds, if you count the expenses, you can only earn more than 10 million pounds in a year.

Millwall has made a lot of money every year in the past two years. In fact, their operating income and expenditure are in a balanced state. The money they earn is based on selling people in the transfer market. The top ten of the Premier League cannot be ranked. When they move to the new stadium, the operating income can not be said to usurp the top. At least the top five in Europe is no problem.

Chelsea's debt problems have begun to surface. Leeds United imitated Chelsea's big loan investment. Many people are not optimistic about the prospects of Leeds United, and even predict that Leeds United and Chelsea will join hands and go bankrupt within four years.

Not only the transfer fee of 60 million, but also their sudden increase in salary expenditure. This is the same problem as Chelsea. In order to recruit high-level players, the salary must be higher than the normal level. The dilemma of making ends meet year after year.

But a considerable number of industry insiders believe that such a large-scale investment by Leeds United represents their ambitions. Ridsdale and O'Reilly join hands to make a real fight in the Premier League or European football!

Didn't they enter the UEFA Cup next season?

It is imperative to expand the team and increase the thickness of the bench.

Among these 10 players, only three are able to challenge the main force. The others could not play as substitutes at Millwall.

As for the investment of 60 million pounds, it sounds extremely shocking. In fact, it is impossible for Leeds United to invest such a large sum of money year after year. Looking back at the accounts, they only spend an average of £20 million a season in the transfer market.

This is compared to Tottenham. Compared with Liverpool's transfer policy of buying a few low-level players every year and spending 10 million to 15 million pounds per season in the past few years, there is only one test for Leeds United: improve their field record as soon as possible!

Any club that invests heavily in the club. They don't just want to make a difference in the Premier League, but also want to carve up the big cake of the Champions League.

This season, the Champions League has expanded to 32 teams, and the number of places in the mainstream leagues is also increasing. The Premier League has only three teams participating this season, but with the points earned by Manchester United and Millwall in the European War in the past three years carrying the banner of the Premier League, By next season, the Premier League will definitely be able to get four Champions League places. At that time, assuming that this season, if Leeds United can go further than last season and rise from fifth in the league to fourth in the league, there is hope to play with the giants next season Game, follow the ass of the rich and make a lot of money.

Did Ritsdale die?

Did Liverpool invest more than 30 million pounds in the summer? Their chairman even sells the pot and sells iron to give money to the club himself. Is it just pure love?

Can Betts see Chelsea's ever-increasing debt?

Arsenal is brewing plans for a new stadium, but they still spent 20 million pounds to expand their lineup in the summer.

Powerful people from all walks of life have spent money to improve their strength, and everything is to obtain greater benefits.

It would be idiotic to say that Leeds United will challenge the order of the Premier League powerhouses in the next two years, but as long as they can enter the Champions League and not play soy sauce, then Leeds United's investment today may be the foundation of glory in the next ten years.

It is true that no one can guarantee that Leeds United will definitely play a record with high expectations, but if Leeds United wants to make a difference, Ridsdale must give O'Reilly a better card.

Turning decay into magic is not a common thing in football. Now only Aldrich Hall is recognized by the media as a typical example of the magic power of turning stones into gold, but if O'Reilly wants to The breakthrough in the new season is not because the outside world looks down on him, but the law of the Premier League is like this. If a team performed very well in the previous season, if there is no obvious improvement in strength in the second year, it cannot be said to be beaten back to its original form. , but the difficulties encountered are obvious, and those defeated in the first year will not be willing to be knocked down consecutively by the same enemy.

The white roses of Yorkshire seemed to be in full bloom, and O'Reilly held a press conference with great interest to welcome these newly joined players and show off their new jerseys in a high-profile manner.

Ridsdale also had a flushed face during the interview, and he talked proudly.

Leeds United already has an excellent team of players and an excellent coach, coupled with our loyal fan base, I firmly believe that Leeds United can become an unshakable force in English football within three years, and we will bring the fans back. The trophy will also reproduce the glory of Leeds United's climb to the top league championship in the past.

Leeds United has become the focus of England this summer, and their transfer deal with Millwall is destined to go down in history forever. Regardless of success or failure, people will often mention this summer for many years to come.

Many people want to know what Aldridge thinks of Ridsdale's speech.

Millwall has made money, Leeds United has got good players, has Millwall built a strong enemy for itself?

Aldridge has no time to deal with the public opinion turmoil. The club has already left all the people who want to leave. The first half of Millwall this summer is a bit chaotic, but everything is following the transfer of a group of players led by Ferdinand to Leeds United. The curtain fell and Millwall was on track to start the summer signings. (to be continued...) ()