The Young Lion

Millwall's signings are now easier than ever.

Well, as long as you are not going to dig the pillars of the same level of giants, and go to the main players of the next-tier clubs, if you really want to dig, it is not too difficult.

Not only is there not so much resistance to actively poaching people, there will always be countless recommendations from the outside world.

Strong teams in the second-tier leagues will also recommend their star players. For example, Porto recommended Jardel at a price of 25 million pounds. The scorer who scored the second most goals in the Champions League last season after Henry, is worth the price. However, there is no place for him in the Millwall forward line anyway.

It’s no secret that Aldridge likes young players. Not only in European football, but also in South America. There are also recommended players, but the number is not many because of the obstacles of labor certification.

But today, Aldridge held a deleted list from the transfer department at the club and handed it over to him.

Flamengo have recommended a player to Millwall for £8m.

The player is 18 years old, Brazilian, and plays as a striker.

The coaching staff with easy training tasks will also watch the player video tapes sent by the agent or the club in their spare time.

Just watching the video of this player, everyone has an intuitive evaluation: 8 million pounds may be a good deal.

His name was Adriano, the future King of Meazza!

Ade just joined Flamengo this year, and quickly made a name for himself in Flamengo. The Brazilian Serie A kicked off in April, and now it is almost halfway through. This kid has 7 goals in the league. For an 18-year-old debut in China For top league players. This is enough to be used as blockbuster capital.

Physical talent ensures that he has enough confrontation capital. Based on the hard indicators of the Premier League. He hit the mark at 18.

And watching his video tapes, the technical level is also satisfactory.

Aldridge sighed softly in his heart, and rejected Flamenco's recommendation.

Is it worth buying Adelaide for 8 million pounds? Great value!

But he doesn't want it. He doesn't want to add more South American players to the team, especially Brazilian players. After all, the team already has Ronaldinho. He is really afraid that Adelaide will become mixed with Ronaldinho when he comes here. good pal. That's not a good sign.

ten years later,

Ade is depraved and forgotten.

But six years after the original history, just after the end of the World Cup, Manchester United had a secret contact with Inter Milan. The content of this negotiation was the transfer of players. What are the conditions proposed by Manchester United? 60 million in cash, plus a star in the team. Cristiano Ronaldo!

Moratti refused...

It cannot be said that Adriano at that time completely exploded Ronaldo and was worth 60 million. After all, Ronaldo became the public enemy of the whole of England at that time.

If there is any player in Brazil that he wants most. Well there is only one person.

Son of God! Kaka!

It's a pity that even though Andrew established a relationship with Kaka under the instruction of Aldridge, Kaka's family is not enthusiastic. They are middle class and live a good life. There is no rush to let Kaka land in Europe, even if it is a South American star who lands in Europe. The times must pass, but Millwall cannot guarantee the main position. Various factors make Aldridge sigh in his heart.

Most of the players recommended by other clubs were directly rejected by Aldridge, but there were also negotiations.

Groningen have also signed a talented young player this summer.

16-year-old Alger Robben.

Robben did not enter the youth training system of the mainstream three giants in the Netherlands. Therefore, he was a bit of a wild ball player. He honed his skills by himself. The talent is different, and his teammates are not at the same speed and level as him, so he will naturally become, more unique!

Football is a set of player training standards that are not defined as truth.

The team is the mainstream, but there are people who can compete against a team by themselves. There are countless heroes who fight alone. They succeed and become famous all over the world.

Robben is playing alone in the same age group. When he can score 10 or 20 goals in a game by himself, what is the reaction from the outside world?

genius!

It's that simple, but no one will accuse him of being too independent, having no tactical discipline, no sense of teamwork, and so on.

Robben entered the club's first team from the Groningen youth training camp. Before he played an official game, the Groningen club realized that they would not be able to keep this talent.

In order to avoid things like Millwall taking away Van der Meyde from Ajax for free, the Groningen club was very smart to directly recommend players to Millwall.

Robben himself does not resist the transfer, does he stick to Groningen? Don’t be ridiculous, the goal of a genius in the Netherlands is to conquer the whole of Europe, not to call the wind and rain in the Netherlands. If a Dutch genius is unable to leave the Netherlands for a long time, it can only explain one fact: this genius has ended up hurting Zhongyong.

Groningen made the matter public. Robben has a contract and is safe for the time being. In this way, if other clubs want Robben, they will have to fight for it. If someone contacts the player privately, it will definitely lose face. I also have the confidence to bring the matter to UEFA or even FIFA.

With Robben not playing an official game, other clubs must be watching.

Are there few geniuses in the Netherlands? Not a lot.

But is a 16-year-old genius still a genius 10 years later?

Who knows.

No club would bet lightly on a 16-year-old player, especially one without top-flight experience.

Millwall dared.

The asking price at the time of Groningen's recommendation was £10 million.

Millwall paid £2 million, with the proviso that Robben continued to play for Groningen for two years before moving to Millwall two years later at the age of 18. At that time, Millwall paid another £6 million.

Groningen and Millwall signed this rather strange agreement in European football.

Does Millwall pay a deposit first when buying players?

The most enthusiastic about this transaction is not the Groningen club, but Robben's father. Hans. He is Robben's agent. Came to London on purpose.

Initially, Millwall proposed to buy out Robben directly, and then rent Robben back to Groningen for two years.

The reason for the direct talk about the collapse was that Hans was dissatisfied with the contract that Millwall offered Robben.

The salaries of the main players of Millwall's first team have soared sharply in the past few years, but the salaries of the youth team have been declining all the way. 300, but when Aldridge waved the pound to win over geniuses, at least he could give 2,000, 3,000, or even more weekly salary.

Now. Millwall's summer youth echelon, 16-year-old players, the lowest weekly salary is 50 pounds, and the highest is only 300 pounds.

Millwall gave Robben a weekly salary of £600, which is considered a high salary compared to the entire 16-year-old echelon.

It is impossible for a club to give a high salary to a player who has never even played in a professional league. It is a professional league, not just the top league.

In the past, there were not many people in Millwall, just a few people. Everyone is treated similarly, nothing.

It's different now. The youth echelon has more than 100 people, which is related to a salary system and reflects the status of the team.

The rule in the football circle is to prove yourself first, and then get paid in line with your performance.

Hans rejected the Millwall contract, but still hopes that Robben can play for Millwall in the future. At least in Millwall, he will become famous faster and earn more money. Who makes Millwall the most eye-catching in Europe? one of the teams.

Therefore, there is an agreement of deposit plus buyout.

Hans’s idea is to let Robben work hard in Groningen for two years and achieve certain professional league results. When he negotiates with Millwall two years later, he will have enough confidence. salary?

If Groningen want to earn the next 6 million pounds and not return the 2 million pounds that Millwall paid up front, then their work in the next two years must first ensure that Robben improves so that Millwall remains interested , but if Millwall voluntarily gives up after two years, the deposit of 2 million pounds is equivalent to giving Groningen for free. Second, if Millwall remains interested, it is guaranteed that Robben will transfer to Millwall after two years, or there are other clubs willing to bid more than 10 million pounds, so that Groningen can use 2 million of them to pay back. For Millwall, there is still £8 million left, otherwise they will have an invisible loss in this deal.

The night before Millwall was about to set off for training in Asia, Aldridge had already finalized the list of signings for the summer and handed it over to the club's transfer department.

Joe Hart, 13, Glenn Johnson and Leighton Bynes, 15, were discovered in the Millwall Charity Cup.

In addition, Aldridge asked the club to focus on finding an Everton youth player under the age of 15 in Merseyside. In the contract package drawn up by the club, the weekly salary is 500 pounds, and when he turns 16, the professional contract can give 1,000 pounds.

This money may be dismissed in the eyes of middle-class families.

But for poor families, an income of tens of thousands of pounds a year is undoubtedly very important, and it can change a lot, a lot.

This little fat man is named Wayne Rooney.

At the same time, the club also quickly finalized the transfer of Pangele with Le Hafel of the Ligue 2. Because Pangele is less than 16 years old, Millwall and Le Hafel's buyout fee of 2 million pounds, Pangele continued to play for Le Hafel, and the transfer time opened when the first transfer window after adulthood opened.

In the dead of night, Aldrich is ready to rest, and his new home is still being renovated. He still lives in the community apartment, and he will probably be able to move into his new home in September.

ding dong

The doorbell rang.

He went downstairs to open the door and found Henry standing outside the door.

Boss, I'm sorry to bother you so late.

Henry originally wanted to visit Aldrich two days ago, but Andrew suggested that he wait for a few days. After all, two days ago, there were too many news surrounding him, and it was better not to show up when he was on the cusp of the storm, as that would only amplify the negative impact .

Millwall will leave for Asia tomorrow, and Henry took the initiative to come tonight to clear up the misunderstanding with Aldrich.

Aldrich invited him into the house, and in the process of walking to pour water, he said lightly: I have already understood the matter, Thierry, I am very happy that you are willing to stay.

When Aldridge came back with a water glass, Henry said bitterly: Boss, you are wrong. It's not that I want to stay, but that I never thought of leaving.

Aldrich put the water glass on the tea table in front of the other party, sat down on the sofa and nodded heavily.

I have to say that Henry's words made him both gratified and excited.

Do you hate me, Thierry? When I said that.

Aldridge wanted to talk about everything, and he didn't want to leave any grudges.

Henry picked up the water glass and said frankly: I had short-term anger and panic, but after calming down and understanding the truth of the matter, I think, I can understand the mood of the boss, boss, I'm sorry, my agent brought the club There has been a lot of trouble and I am responsible, please accept my apology.

Aldridge raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile, Then do you need me to apologize to you?

Henry also smiled when he heard the words, and said, As you like.

Aldridge straightened up and leaned in front of Henry, smiling: Thierry, I won't apologize to you, because what I said is the truth, if you go to Juventus, you will rot in Turin, You are destroying yourself, and if you must, I would rather I destroy you.

Aldridge reached out and lightly poked Henry's chest, and continued to chuckle slightly: It's good that you didn't think about leaving, because you are here, it's very clear, you, stay in Millwall, and with me, we can create a new world. What kind of history? You don't know, and I don't know, because it may be a greatness that you can't even dream of!

Henry stroked his forehead with one hand, couldn't help lowering his head and laughing, and Aldrich also laughed.

The two men, a pair of master and apprentice, settled their suspicions. (To be continued..)