Millwall have been generous in bringing in young players, being able to buy out the player's apprenticeship contract and striking a compensation agreement with the opposing club to compensate for their investment in youth players, and like 13-year-old Joe Hart, how much did the club invest in him before? Another example is Cristiano Ronaldo, who transferred at a very young age, and the cost of the national team is only dozens of sets of football equipment such as jerseys and shoes.

Hart, Johnson, Baines and Millwall have paid a total of just under £4 million in buyouts plus compensation.

On Rooney's side, that's how it should have happened.

Rooney is talented, otherwise, Millwall would have taken a fancy to him?

But whether Rooney can play out, this is questionable, there are many geniuses before the age of 16, and there are very few who can become geniuses in the professional league.

Everton can refuse Millwall, they have to take a certain risk, in case Rooney smashes his hand, isn't it equivalent to a loss if he has money and no money?

But compared to Hart, the old clubs of players such as Baines have little money and fame, and Everton's performance after a few years of big investment is not ideal, and now the business situation is getting worse, but it is also a Premier League club, and face will always be wanted.

Now taking advantage of the momentum of public opinion, Everton is a little suspicious of taking advantage of the fire.

They were faced with two questions.

First, will Rooney still sign with Everton when he is 16 years old?

Second, is Rooney still worth signing at the age of 16?

So the club decided to get Rooney out as soon as possible.

But knock Millwall a bit.

Needless to say, Aldridge's vision for the past few years is as wise as a torch!

Manchester United, Arsenal. Leeds United also came to join in the fun. Participate in price increases. They also began to tempt Rooney privately, but after all, it was not as reputable as Andrew's assurance, and Rooney himself was very determined to go to Millwall and make a lot of money in the future.

By this time, Millwall had no way out.

If we withdraw, we will be condemned by public opinion, and it seems to tell the outside world in a different direction: we have nothing but those dirty means. They don't pay real money to buy players.

Knowing that Everton was blackmailing and passing on the risk, Millwall had to jump into the pit.

Aldridge cut through the mess quickly, directly bought out Rooney's contract, and at the same time paid 5 million pounds in compensation to Everton, which is not counting Rooney's transfer fee, but under the rendering of Fleet Street, England's most sensational transfer was born.

Millwall spent £5 million to buy a player who probably didn't belong to them!

Because Rooney only came to Millwall from Everton to train, £5 million in compensation for Everton's training fees for Rooney over the past few years, a year and a half later. If Wayne Rooney does not sign a professional contract with Millwall, he could accept offers from any other club. And Millwall will not get a penny!

Aldridge used 5 million to make up for the club's image, and instead of being accused of robbership by the public, he would rather be ridiculed by people in the football circle for being stupid and having more money.

Knowing that he would be ridiculed, Aldrich also began to avoid the media, and did not go home after work, but came to be with Andrew, and both of them were hiding from reporters.

At the same time, another transfer at Millwall has begun to replace Rooney.

Millwall will bring in 19-year-old rookie Qu Bo from Chinese club Qingdao Zhongneng!

New news replaces old news, but the status quo of being ridiculed by English football circles will not change.

Most critics thought Aldridge was crazy, and so was Millwall.

Bringing in players from China?

Hehehe

Millwall is a regular operation, make an offer to Qingdao Zhongneng, and the rest of the work is for the sponsor to go around, in terms of transfer fees, Millwall only paid 1 million pounds, which is converted into RMB, which has exceeded 12 million, which is absolutely sky-high! But if the other lion opens his mouth, excuse me, either the sponsor is out, or, get out!

Even the Chinese Football Association is involved, anyway, the things that are involved with Chinese football are very strange, at least the FA of European football, institutions like the Football Association, rarely come forward to get involved in club transfers, unless there is controversy or violation of the regulations, because they have no position to mix in terms of power.

Aldridge had a phone call with Qu Bo himself during the period, and he bluntly told the other party: "You can't get into the first team of Millwall with your current strength, and you can't play as a substitute, and because of the labor certification, you can't train and play in the reserve team at Millwall, if you transfer to Millwall, the ownership is here in our club, but you can't work in the UK, so you will be loaned to the club we work with, Belgium, there, there are friends I trust to nurture you, I'm going to follow your growth and we'll talk about whether you can go back to Millwall when you get your national team and you get your labor permit, and my advice is, if you have ambitions and dreams, then you're too late to start, many non-European players are 16 years old, 17 years old in Europe alone, you're 19 years old now, if you don't come to Europe to train, your talent will be wasted, I can listen to your questions at any time, you don't have any barriers to communicating with me, but you have to learn to fit in. ”

If a second- or third-rate European club takes a fancy to a Chinese player, it may be blackmailed by the Chinese club, saying in a high-sounding manner that it is more conducive to his growth that he stays in a familiar environment.

But if a world-class powerhouse like Millwall, which has been listed as a "public enemy of Europe", issued an invitation, if the Chinese club can still refrain and block the transfer of players, the saliva of Chinese fans may drown them.

It all depends on the opinion of the player himself.

Qu Bo's transfer dust has settled a month later, his ownership is in Millwall, and he also symbolically came to Millwall for a press conference, and then he went directly to Belgium to join Aldridge's old department Tolop to coach St. Truiden, where there are many Millwall players, some are unknown, but there are also Essien who has been mixed for two years, Sint-Truiden has been from the second division to the Belgian first division in two years, and Essien has also established himself here and shined.

Aldridge had nothing to do with Andrew's company, so he looked through the company profiles of his agents in South America.

When it comes to business in South America, Andrew's eyebrows flutter.

"Aldrich. I finally understand your feelings! Selling players is such a lucrative business. ”

When it comes to the pleasure and sense of accomplishment of doing business. Andrew actually prefers the South American side of the business.

This side of Europe is glamorous. The work is decent, but the money earned is really a real work commitment, how much work is done, and how much is paid.

On the South American side, it's more like speculation and profiteering!

He and his partners in South America can buy out the ownership of the player directly through an agent company at a ridiculously low cost, and then once the player is famous. The agent company recommended to come to Europe, the transfer fee is paid directly to their company, and sometimes a small part needs to be given to the team, but most of the money falls into their pockets, and the money is easy and like a strong wind blowing, after all, they don't have to participate in the specific affairs of developing players themselves, as if the club works for them.

"Grass, you can't understand my feelings, you are just making money. Somebody wants to buy my players, I don't want to sell them yet. The players who were released a few years ago, if the players were willing to stay, I would rather not make that money and sell them, but lose money. ”

Aldridge flipped through the information and refuted Andrew mercilessly.

Andrew's eyes rolled, and he smiled no longer to irritate Aldrich.

Like Shevchenko, looking at it now, Millwall can't talk about how much money he has made on him, after all, Shevchenko's value is still rising.

Aldridge's movements suddenly stopped, pulled out a player's profile, handed it to Andrew, and said, "What's going on with him?" ”

There are some markers on the data that Aldrich can't read.

Andrew looked down at a 17-year-old Brazilian player and said nonchalantly: "It proves that he was abandoned by the club and that he is worthless." ”

"Worthless? Then you do him a favor, your company signs him, arranges a club for him in Brazil, and when he is 18 years old, Millwall brings him in. ”

Andrew revisited the information, looked at the player's avatar and name, and raised his eyebrows: "Will he be valuable?" ”

"Who knows, maybe I'm just taking revenge on you and letting you work in vain."

Aldrich whistled and continued to look through the information.

Andrew smiled, walked to the side, picked up the phone and called the company in South America.

Let the other side follow the information on the profile to contact the teenager named Thiago Silva who has no ball to play.

On August 3rd, Millwall officially held a press conference, and tomorrow, Millwall will usher in the big day of the club's milestone: the opening of the Lion King Stadium!

AC Milan, who were invited to kick off the friendlie, have arrived in London to prepare for the game.

Aldridge first announced at a press conference that Millwall's transfer market was closed and that neither one would leave nor would come.

This year's transfer signings may be criticized in the future.

Aldrich can be pre-seen, but not at ease.

For example, if he gave up bringing in Adriano, Millwall would definitely be ridiculed for missing out on an emperor superstar when the other party became popular.

Rooney's turmoil may accompany Rooney's entire career in the future, and everything that happened today will definitely be mentioned again and again in the future.

Millwall's dealings with Real Madrid, missed Casillas and more.

It's normal, clubs where football is the focus of attention, there are always stories like this.

Millwall are now the focus of attention, the "number one public enemy" in European football, and everything surrounding them is the talk of the football world.

August 4th, evening.

The brightly lit Lion King Stadium was packed to full for the first time when it welcomed fans.

A historic year, a historic moment, Millwall's fans will not miss it, otherwise it will be a pity.

Aldridge didn't put pressure on the team in a friendly and left the dressing room early before the game, giving the players plenty of time.

Brand new wardrobes, modern facilities, many players are stunned in front of their wardrobes when they first come here, staring at their name tags on the wardrobe for a long time.

There are also games like Xiao Luo and Schneider, who jump into the spa pool to recover their physical strength and relieve fatigue, and have a water fight like a child who has not grown up

Aldridge, who was in a suit and leather shoes, did not enter the stadium, but went to the VIP box.

On the way, he met AC Milan manager Juliani.

He shook hands with Aldridge with a smile and congratulated Millwall on the opening of the new stadium.

The stadium was unveiled in the presence of the Lord Mayor of London and the club invited popular bands to perform live, and now that the curtain has come down on the performances, staff are cleaning the stadium for the players of both teams to play.

Aldridge chatted with Galliani in the corridor for a long time, from the perspective of European giants, Millwall's relationship with AC Milan is good, or it should be the best relationship, in Italy, the biggest contrast is Juventus, and the relationship between the two clubs has dropped to a freezing point. (To be continued......)