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The blue sea and silver sand, the waves are surging.

On a lonely island beach in eastern Australia, Aldrich, wearing only a pair of large pants, is half-reclining, one hand gently caressing the smooth jade back of a seductive black bikini beauty next to him.

There were only two people on this island, him, and Evan beside him.

Looking at the sunset that seemed to sink into the sea, Aldrich forgot the passage of time.

Half a month has passed since the 2000 Champions League final, and after winning the championship, he was praised as a god and worshipped by England, but any topic related to him will become a hot topic, magazines, tabloids, as long as his photos are published, they can sell well, interview invitations have poured in, and even Time magazine wants to list him as a cover character.

The 24-year-old legendary young marshal, he spent six years to accomplish a great feat that others could not do in a lifetime.

But after the final, he hurriedly gave an interview, and said lightly: Now, I just want to get away from the hustle and bustle and enjoy the tranquility.

He needs to rest, he needs to stop and enjoy life, and he needs to find a balance between his career and life.

The young marshal left the carnival team behind, let them be the protagonists, let them enjoy the headlines, and enjoy the glory of their careers.

And he took Evan's hand and walked along the Champs-Élysées that night to feel the beautiful scenery of the romantic capital of France.

That night, he and Evan enjoyed the most primitive passion of male and female love in the hotel suite.

To his surprise, the 23-year-old Evan was an old virgin. And she was not ashamed at all. Proudly say: preserved purity. It's just waiting for you to claim it.

This irritates Aldrich more than any love story about the sea and the rocks.

Day after day, year after year, Aldrich understood that he wanted it, and that Evan could give it all to him, and that was enough.

The island belonged to him and was his personal property for at least 60 years.

Almost half a year ago, he commissioned Andrew to buy it on an island that was officially sold by Australia.

The island itself is not expensive, and the cost of a mansion that comes with the sale of Australia on the island is cheaper than buying an estate in London.

But. The construction and long-term cost of the island is a lot of money, and it is the focus of consumption to solve the problems of water supply and power supply, network, wharf or airport, road on the island, and catering on the island.

Aldrich enjoys the process and creates a paradise on his own. In the past six months, the infrastructure construction on the island has been completed. There is a small airport, and there are gardens, everything is well organized, peaceful and comfortable, and there is no lack of spiritual impact from the natural landscape.

"Hmm, how long have I been asleep?"

Evan straightened up lazily, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and leaned into Aldridge's face with a gentle kiss, naturally revealing a faint smile.

"About three hours. Hungry? ”

"Sort of, let's go back and let you taste the lobster I made."

"Well, you go back first, I suddenly want to go swimming."

"Not allowed"

"I know that I am not allowed to swim too far, don't worry, I don't want to die, especially not to drown in the image of a strong swimmer."

"Hehehe, those who drown are all watery, come back within an hour."

Aldrich helped her up, and the two kissed on the beach for a few moments before parting, Aldrich put on his swimming goggles, changed into swimming trunks, and submerged into the water against the waves.

The water here is crystal clear, and Aldrich enjoys swimming and diving, with colorful corals and schools of fish swimming in the shallows.

Swimming alone, it is inevitable that you will not think about your thoughts.

As he said to all the Lions fans at the championship celebration years ago: Millwall is a part of my life.

Six years later, it was an instinct for him to focus most of his time on Millwall in addition to his work.

He's on holiday now, but the club's work is unusually heavy, with the first team moving into a new stadium and the Lion's Den starting to undergo minor renovations and renovations.

The number one priority within the club is the renewal of the player's contract.

Aldridge is very generous, and for this group of players who are eyeing all the giants in European football, he directly gave them a large salary increase.

Southgate, Nedved, Larsson, three meritorious veterans, in front of them is a Premier League salary of 70,000 pounds a week to pay the top salary contract, if you count their loyalty bonus, the annual salary will be close to 100,000 pounds!

In other words, the club spends close to £15 million a year on the salaries of these three players alone!

The outside world is saying that Millwall has transformed into a giant, so Aldridge has to show the courage and confidence of a giant.

Other players' contract extensions have also increased significantly year-on-year.

The team will have more sponsorship income this summer, coupled with the revenue growth driven by the new stadium, Millwall's financial prospects for the new season are still very optimistic, and they can still make money, the most fundamental reason is that in their team building costs, the investment in buying players is not large, and other giants may spend 20 million pounds to buy a player, which may be the sum of Millwall's investment in reinforcements for two years or more.

Against this backdrop, Millwall announced the departure of two players in early June.

The first is Van der Meyde, who has long been known to the outside world, and moved to Inter Milan for £15 million.

The second is Claude Makelele, who moved to Real Madrid for £28 million.

Makellele's departure was a year before the club.

When his contract was renewed in the summer of '98, Makelele's agent sent a note to Millwall, and that contract was the last contract Makelele signed with Millwall.

After the semi-final clash with Real Madrid, Makellele's agent began to make contact with Real Madrid.

Aldridge only called Makelle to ask about it after the season, a very simple question.

Do you really not want to play for Millwall anymore?

Makelele's answer was also simple.

I've got everything here, now. I want a new challenge.

Aldridge didn't ask what he wanted.

There are always a thousand odd or intricate factors involved in player transfers. The competitive factor is significant. But not all.

And on the road of creating great causes and impacting brilliance, some people will be satisfied, some people will slack off, and some people will give up, no matter what the reason, if someone wants to go, the reason. There are always a lot of them.

Maybe it's because Millwall's jersey isn't as noble as Real Madrid's.

Perhaps it's because the living environment in southwest London is not as prosperous as around Real Madrid.

Perhaps tired of the rain in London, I yearn for the beautiful winds and sunshine of Spain.

Perhaps, Makelele wants to go to Real Madrid to turn the tide and meet the challenge he is talking about.

If you haven't been to Real Madrid or the Bernabeu, you can't experience the shock of that magnificent stadium and the appeal behind the majesty, so many players say that they dream of playing for Real Madrid, which is not a high-sounding flattery, but in the most comfortable living environment. In the most exclusive stadiums, in front of the most discerning fans in the world. Conquering it is indeed a very difficult dream that many players want to achieve.

Real Madrid initially offered £20 million, chairman Sans faces a general election in the summer, he wants to be invigorated by the success of the transfer market, to get votes for himself, aiming at this, the Millwall Lions opened their mouths to ask for 35 million pounds, and finally in the tug-of-war, finalized the transfer of Makelele for a transfer price of 28 million pounds.

Before the start of the European Championships, Claude Makelele had already gone to the Bernabeu to complete a medical and the deal could be completed just after the summer transfer window opened.

Aldridge's summer work will need to be based on the outcome of the club's contract extension.

To put it bluntly, he just wants to see who will leave the team after the holiday, and then make targeted reinforcements to the squad.

Van der Meyde's departure was an accident, but after all, a substitute is a substitute, and it is not difficult to find an alternative for the substitute.

Makelele left, and was mentally prepared before, Gattuso can be on the top, although there is a gap in the ability of the two, and the characteristics are also different, Aldridge still thinks it is acceptable, and in a sense it is a good phenomenon.

History has proven time and again that a team that is consistently successful can eventually become a burden in the later stages.

Because the players are so successful and the contributions they make to the team are so great, from the fans to the clubs, they will pamper the players, and even, indulge and tolerate the players.

It is not until one day that people accept reality when they realize that the former decorated veteran has become a stumbling block to the team.

That's another key point in team building: metabolism!

People who have nothing will lack the motivation to create when they get wealth, and then become lazy, which corresponds to the fact that there are players who will gnaw at the old book.

Millwall wants to continue to create brilliance, metabolism, the frequency of replacement must be fast, can not wait until the high-rise buildings have reached the time of collapse, if it really comes to that time, then the situation is familiar: tear down and rebuild!

Aldridge doesn't mind that someone is gone, someone is gone, the team has fresh blood injected, more energetic, more competitive, let the newcomers' hard work to threaten the old courtiers, forcing them not to relax, so that the team can continue to stride, rather than the lineup unchanged, lack of aggressiveness leads to stagnation and overtaking.

As long as the team's main lineup does not exceed three personnel changes, Aldridge is still ambitious for the new season, because he has enough young strength to replenish the team and put pressure on the main players who are full of honor.

When it was dark when he swam ashore, Aldrich changed into big pants and walked into the forest path, got into a go-kart, and drove the go-kart along the forest road back to his house on the island.

Evan prepared a table of delicacies, basically seafood, and she also made a candlelight dinner quite emotionally, Aldrich went to the living room after a brief bath, sat opposite her at the table, and the two raised their glasses to toast, and then began this warm and romantic dinner.

"Do you need me to wake you up in the middle of the night?"

After dinner, Yiwen suddenly asked.

Aldridge shook his head with a smile and said: "I came here for a holiday, I have more than 300 days a year dealing with football, and I don't want to be disturbed by football at this time." ”

"No, you enjoy it all, and I enjoy being with you like this, even if it's to watch a football game."

"No, I have beautiful women around me, I am in a place where no one will disturb me, look at the beauty around me, listen to the natural sounds, why do I enjoy getting up in the middle of the night to watch a football game? And it has nothing to do with me. ”

Aldrich said as a matter of course.

Evan bit his lower lip and stared at Aldrich for a long time, his eyes were quite playful, and finally sighed, "Well, whatever you say is what you say." ”

The next morning, Aldrich was still asleep, with the warm fragrance of nephrite in his arms, and last night was a night that all men would enjoy, and the house was full of spring.

He was woken up by a phone call.

As soon as I picked it up, I heard Andrew's roaring roar. (To be continued......)