There is still half a month before the opening of the European Championship in England, and because of financial reasons, Aldridge has no plans to invest in the transfer market this summer, and on the basis of zero investment, he will try to keep the club's existing personnel.

Benitez finally went back to Spain, but he only went back to pack some salutes.

A week ago, he was looking for a job in London with a target: Millwall Club.

Presumably Rafael Benitez realised that being a good manager is more than just tactical knowledge on paper, so he wanted to stay at Millwall and learn from the experience of managing the team, while at the same time, he thought he could take Millwall to the next level.

After all, he is a coach who has been with Real Madrid's B team for many years, and his experience of bringing young players is exactly what Millwall need.

Aldridge accepted his cover letter and Benitez will join Millwall's first-team coaching team as an assistant coach this season.

On May 20th, the sun was shining.

Aldridge has recently become an otaku, nesting at home every day, in addition to sleeping is fitness, or watching movies and television dramas to read, in the past two years, he has been buried in work, running around during the transfer period, working day and night during the season, he also needs a recuperation period, so he has lived a very leisurely time during this time, allowing himself to completely recover from fatigue, not only physically, but also mentally.

Ding dong.

The doorbell rings.

Aldrich, who was wearing big pants and a white shirt at home, sat on the sofa watching a movie with a bowl of ice cream in his hand, and when he heard the doorbell ring, he put down the bowl and spoon, and got up to open the door without caring about his image.

When the door opens. A faint fragrance came to the face.

"Aldrich. Happy birthday! ”

Kiss. kiss

"Yikes! What's on your lips? ”

Melanie, who was wearing a sleeveless snow-white dress, jumped up to her neck and hugged Aldrich's neck when she entered the door, kissing her passionately.

Aldrich touched the ice cream off his mouth, put his arm around her waist and asked unexpectedly, "Are you resting too?" ”

Melanie writhed in his arms with a happy look and said, "Yes, come with you, close your eyes." ”

Aldrich retreated slightly, and said with a strange expression: "You don't need to play this kind of child's game, you have kissed me." ”

Melanie glared and threatened, "Close your eyes." Otherwise, I'll take a picture of what you look like now! ”

Aldrich closed his eyes helplessly, and then felt Melanie wrap around behind him, her delicate body against his back, her hands tightly covering his eyes, and then whispered in his ear, "Walk forward slowly." ”

Aldrich didn't know what trick she was playing, so he walked forward obediently, and when he went out of the house, the sun was shining warmly on him, and he sighed, "There will be steps ahead of me, go further." I'm going to fall, so I'd rather you take a picture of me looking sloppy now. ”

Melanie finally let go of her hand. In his ear shouted, "Happy birthday!" ”

Aldrich opened his eyes, and a picture of a beautiful woman in a fragrant car came into view.

On the road outside the simple fence on the lawn outside the gate, a sports car with a streamlined silver metal visual sense is parked, and Victoria, who is wearing a long black dress, spins the car keys on her fingers, and the corners of her mouth outline a playful smile.

Aldrich knew that today was his birthday, but at his mental age, his birthday was irrelevant, and there was no need to celebrate it to everyone.

Melanie was very touched to be able to appear in front of him and say happy birthday.

Now this scene in front of him made him a little surprised, and he said, "Victoria's new car?" It's great. ”

He didn't study much about cars, and he didn't think about buying luxury cars, because most of London's traffic lines are relatively narrow, and luxury cars with wide models are troublesome on the road.

Melanie put her arms around his neck behind him and laughed, "It's not hers, I gave it to you, do you like it?" ”

Aldrich knew that the road was very expensive just by looking at the shape of the sports car, and he shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's too expensive." ”

"Hey, hey, you said it yourself, if I give you a Ferrari in the future, you will definitely accept it with a smile."

Melanie muttered discontentedly in his ear.

Aldrich thought about it carefully, as if it was such an incident, but it was only a joke at the time.

Victoria tossed the car keys to Aldrich, smiled at the two and turned away, and outside the community, she got into her new car, a new white BMW.

It's really profitable.

The Spice Girls caused a sensation when they debuted last year, dominating the UK hit charts for more than a month after the release of their first album, and their record sales were even more amazing.

"It's not easy for you to make money, there's no need to waste money like this."

Aldrich turned his head to look at Melanie, and his words were quite bitter and nagging.

Melanie listened impatiently, pushed him from behind towards the sports car, and said, "All you have to do now is try your senses and take me for a ride!" ”

"Shall I change my clothes?"

"No, shirt and shorts, very trendy dress."

Aldrich looked carefully at the car's logo and said, "No, this is not a Ferrari, this is a Lamborghini." ”

Melanie smiled: "I've never seen such a weird person as you, giving you a birthday present, you were too expensive at first, and now you're starting to be picky again." ”

Sitting in the driver's seat of this 95-year-old Lamborghini Diablo, Aldrich hesitated for a long time and said: "I'd better change my clothes, I feel like a farmer flying a plane now." ”

Melanie laughed and urged him to get behind the wheel.

On his 20th birthday, Aldrich received a lot of gifts, the ice cream he ate at home was made by Evan, and other friends also sent some, such as Fred gave him a record, Brady gave him a postcard of a trip in Northern Europe, and friends or colleagues would give him some small gifts.

But he turned down the offer to party at home, and he didn't like to find a reason to party.

Driving around in the countryside in a new car. He and Melanie went to the surrounding counties and countryside to visit. Eat some authentic flavors during the day. Enjoying the beauty of the countryside, before returning to London in the evening, the two of them sneaked into a grove, lifted her snow-white dress, and gagged her mouth with her mouth, or covered it with her hands, otherwise the ecstasy of her singing voice would surely drift far away

A few days later, Aldrich suddenly received an invitation call at home.

"Aldrich. Have time to watch the Euros together? ”

"You're coming to England?"

"No, let's go to France together, and an old friend invites our colleagues to get together."

"Arsène, don't you have to work in Japan?"

"The first half of the league is over soon, I will be able to go back to France for a holiday at the end of the month, and there are some things I want to talk to you face-to-face."

"It's good, I have time, it's not bad to go on vacation to France, and I've been annoyed by reporters recently."

Aldrich hung up the call from Arsene Wenger. Then she told Melanie about the next plan, and she readily agreed. Let's go to France together.

At this time, there are only 14 teams in Japan's J-League, and it is a strange single round-robin schedule divided into the first half of the season, and it is not surprising that Wenger has time in the summer.

England's European Championship is highly anticipated, the local media are talking about this European football feast every day, Aldridge as an insider naturally can't escape the trouble of being harassed, the TV station wants him to be a guest commentator, or participate in some post-match commentary programs, the FA also sent an invitation, hoping that he can attend the opening ceremony, and even reporters from other countries have come to his door, hoping to interview him and talk about some of the Millwall internationals will play in the game.

This summer, he just wants to spend the summer in peace, so escaping London is the best option.

At the end of May, Aldrich and Melanie flew to Paris, where they wore casual clothes and sunglasses to wander the Champs-Élysées and enjoy the sun and waves on the beach.

On June 8, England's European Championship opened.

Aldrich, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, and Melanie, dressed in a bare-shouldered white dress, arrive at a villa on the outskirts of Auxerre.

The spacious hall was full of guests, Melanie casually glanced at the female guests present, and suddenly her eyes widened in shock, she grabbed Aldrich's arm, and excitedly gestured with her eyes, saying, "Look, that's Marlene Farmo, and Kath!" ”

Aldrich glanced at the beautiful and elegant women who were chatting together, shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly, "Sorry, I don't know them." ”

Melanie left Aldrich to run for a conversation, and although she has become famous, she still has a heart for chasing stars.

Soon, Aldridge saw an acquaintance, and Wenger, who was dressed in elegant clothes, came from a distance and led him to another hall.

"Aldridge, next season, I'll coach Arsenal."

While the two were walking, Wenger broke the news to Aldridge in advance.

Aldridge feigned surprise and then smiled: "Then we are derby rivals." ”

"Hehe, I've wanted to compete with you for a long time. I'll introduce you to a few friends first. ”

Coming to the side hall, the atmosphere changed abruptly, the warbler Yanyan in the hall was like a celebrity social banquet, but in this side hall was an atmosphere of a scholar meeting.

The men who stood or sat in suits and leather shoes belonged to Aldridge at the youngest, and the oldest were fifty or sixty years old, and Wenger was the first to introduce him to an old man with a typical peasant appearance, with a short figure and a bloated face, who looked like a strange grandfather.

However, this person is not small, and he can be regarded as a legend in the coaching world.

Guy Roux, who has coached the small club AJ Auxerre for more than 30 years, has led AJJ all the way from the lower leagues to Ligue 1 and has never been relegated, a record that even many Ligue 1 giants cannot match.

He is the coach respected and respected by the French people and a close friend of Arsene Wenger.

Gilard Houllier, who stepped down as coach of the French national team last year.

Hard-working coaching knowledge and future fame of the iron-fisted coach Halilhodzic.

After a tumultuous season in which Arsene Wenger sacked Monaco, Jean Tigana, who had made a name for himself last season, took over as a new arrival.

Luis Fernandez, who led Paris Saint-Germain to victory in the European Cup Winners' Cup last season.

In addition, there are some managers who coach in Ligue 1, although they are not well-known, but the influence of Ligue 1 in this era is only below that of Serie A, so the coaches in this hall must have a skill.

To Aldridge's surprise, he also saw Arsenal vice-president David Dane in there.

Thinking of Wenger's revelation just now, Aldridge was immediately relieved.

After introducing each other to a group of coaches with different levels of seniority, everyone's eyes were focused on Aldrich.

Because he was young.

People who didn't know him thought at first that Arsene Wenger had brought a player here.

However, some coaches who pay attention to English football will give a brief introduction to the people around them, and then everyone's eyes will turn into surprise and admiration.

Millwall's achievements last season were enough to impress Aldridge. (To be continued......)