Before Aldridge was ready to leave for Spain, he finalised a transfer in London.

Offer £200,000 for Danny Mills, a young player from last season's Premier League relegation side Norwich.

After bargaining, the final price was fixed at £300,000.

Danny Mills is 19 years old and can play centre-back and right wing-back, Aldridge must ensure that there are two or three players in the same position in order to increase the depth of the team's bench, like Lucas Neil, Zambrotta and other 18-year-old players, they can't be expected to be full attendance this season, it's not that they can't do it, but doing it will tire them out and seriously affect their future development, and healthy competition will also help them not to be complacent because they become the main force early, and maintaining a sense of crisis can sound the alarm bell for them.

Aldridge and Andrew came to Spain together and split up and came to Tuilla, the town of Gureo.

In a not prosperous neighborhood, Aldridge in a suit and a pair of sunglasses is very eye-catching, he follows the address of the note in his hand like a map, the closer to the destination, Aldrich finds that the architectural landscape around him is closer to the slum, of course, this is a portrayal of the contrast between the rich and the poor, compared to the clean and tidy building of the beautiful block, even if the people living in this neighborhood are not the lowest income group in society, I am afraid it is not the word rich.

In front of a bungalow, Aldridge took off his sunglasses and took a closer look at the small house, he sighed lightly, and said in his heart: many football stars with a lot of money in the future have a very poor family life before they become famous.

It was this opportunity that Aldrich took advantage of, and he sometimes asked himself if it was despicable to do so, but he could not convince himself to give up.

There is a chance to dig up a mountain of gold, but who cares about the eyes of others?

Besides, he is not an unscrupulous businessman, so he can be at ease.

After tidying up, Aldrich knocked on the door.

"You are?"

The door was opened by a middle-aged man, with a scruffy beard that was not sloppy, but with a distinctly sloppy color.

Aldridge took out his business card and handed it to the other party, smiling in Spanish: "Hello sir, my name is Aldridge Hall, I am from London, I am the owner and manager of a football club, I am very interested in your son and hope that he can join my team." ”

The middle-aged man looked shocked, his hand holding the business card trembled slightly, and he said incredulously: "David? David is only 14 years old, how much contract will you give him? ”

In many parts of the world, Africa, South America, and even Europe, playing football is the way for low-level families to change their fate, and being able to play professional football and become a star is enough to change the shabby and depressed of the whole family or even the family.

Aldrich walked into the cramped room and sat down on the creaky couch.

At this moment, a mother and son also appeared in the living room, and the fourteen-year-old boy stood in front of his mother, whose hand was around his neck, as if he was afraid that his flesh and bones would be snatched away.

Aldridge looked at the teenager with a smile and was sure that he was not looking for the wrong person, he turned to the middle-aged man and said, "His name is David Villa Sanchez, right?" ”

The middle-aged man nodded, beckoning back to his son, and the miner's father, who looked nervous, asked Villa to say hello to Aldrich.

Villa opened his mouth, as if he didn't know what to call Aldrich, and finally could only say hello.

Aldrich stretched out his hand and motioned for Villa to sit down and talk, Villa turned his head to look at his father, and when he saw his father nodding, he sat down next to him.

Aldridge took out a stack of papers from his briefcase and handed it to Villa and his son, and said sincerely: "My club is called Millwall, maybe you have never heard of this team before, this is a brief introduction to the team, by the way, next season, my team will play in the top flight of England." ”

Villa and his father flipped through the papers, most of which were illustrated descriptions of the club's facilities, including the Lion's Den Pitch, the club's training grounds, internal equipment, and some stats from last season's games.

Villa looked very seriously, his eyes were full of yearning, while his father was a little excited, and he said in a deep voice: "Sir, even if what you say is true, we cannot hand over the child to you like this, and let you take him out of Spain and go to strange London. ”

Aldrich nodded and said calmly: "I also don't think David should live separately from his parents at his current age, so the club can provide your family with a free apartment, and if you don't dislike it, the community owned by the club will provide jobs." ”

Barnett's gift to Aldrich half a year ago came in handy, Aldridge could provide apartments for free, and supermarkets and bars in the community could also provide jobs for families moving to England, of course, this is all for families with financial difficulties, East London is the area with the most immigrants, and there is no question of whether they can adapt or be out of place.

Villa's father, a miner with a modest and dangerous job, was already a little moved when he heard Aldridge's tempting offer.

'David has an unrivalled talent in football and I hope he joins Millwall's Youth Academy and gets the best guidance and care he can to make sure he grows healthy and becomes an important part of Millwall when he grows up.'

"Apprentice?"

"I know your family is in some difficulty, it doesn't matter, if David is willing to come to Millwall, I can give him a contract of £2,000 a week, and when he is in the senior squad, I'm sure his treatment will be even better."

"Two thousand pounds?!"

The eyes of the family of three widened, even after the tax deduction, it was more than 4,000 pounds a month, while the standard of relief in the United Kingdom at this time was less than 500 pounds a month, which was enough to make their life better in London, especially on the basis of having a free apartment.

Villa's father didn't say yes, but said, "Let's think about it." ”

The pie that fell from the sky was a little big, and it made him dizzy.

Aldrich was not in a hurry, took out another envelope from his briefcase and put it on the table, and said before leaving: "If you decide, you can call me at any time, or you can come to London to have a look first." ”

After Aldridge left, Villa opened the envelope on the table, which contained a thousand pounds and three round-trip tickets from Spain to London.

On the way out of town, Aldrich's phone rang, and he answered it and heard Andrew's voice.

'Both players were done, Elgra's uncle was with me, I talked to him about the treatment and it was finalised, and so did Capdevilla.

"Well, that's good, that stop, go to Italy."

Neither 20-year-old Ivan Elgra nor 17-year-old Joan Capdevilla have signed official contracts with any team, and it doesn't cost the club a penny to acquire these two players.

The former was the absolute main force of the first phase of the famous Galaxy Battleship, which can play as a central defender and a midfielder, and the latter is the only non-Barcelona Real Madrid player in Spain's victory in the 10-year World Cup, playing as a left-back.

Two days later, the Italian capital of Rome.

In the café, a man in his thirties is reading "Roma Sport", taking a sip of coffee from time to time, looking leisurely.

Aldrich and Andrew walked into the café, Aldrich searched for it, saw the man in a T-shirt, calmly walked over and said hello in Italian, the other party closed the newspaper and stretched out his hand, Aldrich and Andrew sat opposite him.

"Alberto De Rossi. Hello Mr. Aldrich Hall, Mr. Andrew Hall. ”

The man leaned over and shook hands with the two visitors, then beckoned to the teenager at one end of the café, who was flipping through a football magazine, and whispered, "Danielle." ”

The boy, who looked like his father, put down the magazine and walked over to his father and sat down.

Aldridge looked at the thirteen-year-old De Rossi, then returned his gaze to Alberto De Rossi's face, and he said solemnly: "Mr. De Rossi, I know that you have an extraordinary affection for this city and the Roma team, and I also know that you will spare no effort to train your son to be a member of the Roma team, before I send out the invitation, I will not deny two points, first, Danielle's talent, and second, his contribution to the Roma team in the future while staying in the city of Rome." ”

Alberto De Rossi is of retirement age, but he is still playing for Roma and he is very sure that De Rossi's future should also be in Rome.

Old De Rossi nodded frankly: "Yes, so, I don't think this meeting will have a mutually satisfactory result, I am skeptical about English football, if I send my son to Millwall, maybe it will ruin him." ”

The old De Rossi is really outspoken, and there is no mention of Italian football in his words, but he is invisibly contemptuous of the football environment outside Italy.

Aldridge was silent for a moment and then said: "In my team, there are now four young players from Italy. ”

Old De Rossi raised the "Roma Sport" newspaper in his hand and jokingly said: "The whole of Italy knows it, and besides, you also recommend those players to enter the Italian youth team, hehe." ”

With that, he flipped through the newspaper with the headline "Where is Millwall?" Aldrich's eyes came into view.