There are a lot of young coaches here at Ajax who are on temporary contracts, especially in the youth team, so it is not difficult to poach people.

Most of these young coaches are people who were selected by Ajax in the past but fell behind in training and growth, and the inability to become professional players does not mean that their tactical literacy and football knowledge are not up to standard, on the contrary, in Ajax, a place full of football genes, even a piece of turf seems to be full of football wisdom.

Jensen was in contact with many of his peers, who lived very close to Amsterdam, and when Aldrich came to study a few years ago, he had friends with many people, but they were not as affectionate as Jensen, who shared a house.

Under Jensen's persuasion, many people were tempted, in addition to the significant increase in salary, they also felt extremely tempted that they would be working in the first team of a club.

Although Ajax are Dutch giants, they are not as glamorous as the first team when they work in the youth team, and many people are even precarious under fierce competition.

Aldrich was in a hurry, so he hurried to meet with the men in the evening, and after making a promise, he flew back to London the next day.

Millwall had blown up as the fan base waited outside the club for an explanation.

The head coach has resigned and the club has issued a notice.

The team seems to be entering an unprecedented turmoil.

But because the club is owned by the Hall family, who are familiar to the neighborhood, there has been no fan trouble.

Aldridge is accompanied by Adam on a tour of the club's facilities.

The club is old and the facilities are inadequate, even similar to the football clubs of decades ago.

The players train on a shabby ground, and it seems that the players come to the team to play together, and then go about their daily lives, which is the mainstream of English football today, and even the members of the national team drink uncontrollably and do not pay attention to athletic longevity.

The Lion's Den can continue to be used, although it is a little smaller, but Aldridge will not be able to put everything in one step.

But he shook his head in disappointment and said to Adam: "The training ground will be renovated in a month and a half, and around the training camp, help me see if there are any hotels with modern facilities." ”

"Huh? Hotel? ”

"Well, there should be a gym, a conference room, a swimming pool, a sauna, a restaurant, etc., and from next season, the team will train every day, except at the training ground, in the hotel."

"In that case, expenses"

"Until the new training base is built, I'm afraid that this kind of hotel will be used for a long time, and if it is not cost-effective to rent, then buy it, whether it is in the name of the club or the name of the Hall family, and the money will be paid from the club's account."

Land in London is expensive, and East London is a relatively cheap area, which is why there are many dragons and snakes here.

However, a hotel, in the context of the current era, is not necessarily that expensive, it must be won within a million pounds, if it is not in a hurry, Aldridge would rather build a hotel by himself, of course, there is that time, he will definitely build a new training base.

Adam took out his notebook and wrote down Aldridge's instructions, and at the end, Aldridge turned to him and said, "Where is the transfer negotiation team in the club?" ”

Adam immediately said: "They are all out, according to your requirements, after the player is listed, many clubs have sent transfer intentions, and some have made direct offers." ”

Aldrich nodded and said in a deep voice: "When they are done here, and then let them come to me, the next will be a busy time." In addition, the club needs several new departments, the first is the medical department, you go to find sports medicine experts, the second is the diet department, the players are in the club, the diet is controlled by the club, I need scientific and nutritious catering talents, traditional chips, puddings, fried fish, are not allowed to appear on the table. ”

Adam jotted down the demands again and then asked, "What should the team's coaching staff and scouts do?" ”

"You don't have to worry about this, I'll arrange it."

Aldridge met with every member of staff at the club in the following days, allowing the chaotic club to quickly calm down from within, and the transfer department came to an end.

Millwall's original first-team players were sold more than 10 players, only for 1.8 million pounds, which is not only due to the club's voluntary selling, but also related to the general low value of players at the moment.

It should be known that Crystal Palace's top goalscorer Ian Wright transferred to Arsenal for only £2.5 million three years ago, while the famous Sheringham was only worth £2 million three years ago.

As the World Cup of the United States was about to kick off, Aldridge and Andrew were screening players within the club.

The next step is for him to start looking for a candidate in the transfer market.

Andrew looked at Aldridge with concern, and said in a deep voice uneasily: "Aldrich, now there are only so many people in the club's first team, the outside world is very unoptimistic about Millwall, Adam went to buy a hotel, which is being remodeled, do you know what the newspaper says about you?" Say you're fooling around, the football club sold out the players and then went to buy a hotel, is it planning to transform Millwall into a holiday destination? ”

Aldridge scanned the list on the table without raising his head, took Andrew's words as a deaf ear, and said lightly: "If I bring in players, will anyone come?" ”

Andrew shook his head very frankly and said: "Millwall has no background, and they are a second-tier team, plus the club is in turmoil right now, who would want to jump into this fire pit? ”

"What about the £1,000-a-week salary I give the players?"

"That's a lot."

"Three thousand pounds."

"There are less than five players on this list who deserve that salary."

"No, I give these players, the minimum is three thousand pounds, and the maximum can be eight thousand pounds!"

"You're crazy! That's the salary of the Premier League's top giants! ”

Andrew looked at the calm Aldrich incredulously, and even he wondered if this younger brother was messing around like crazy from the outside world!

Aldridge looked up and said frankly: "I borrowed 30 million pounds from my eldest brother, 10 million pounds is transfer funds, and the other 20 million pounds is the club's salary guarantee for the next two years. By the third year, if there are no good results, but the income of the club in the first two years is enough to pay the salary of the third year, if I can't let Millwall in the Premier League in three years, then I will give up my dream of being a fool and wait for death. ”

Andrew was speechless in astonishment, and sighed for a long time: "Well, if you plan to lure these players with high wages, I think, no one will refuse, who will refuse to earn a salary of ten or twenty years a year." ”

Aldridge knew very well that Millwall's poor background and background, and even the reputation of football hooligans, was not conducive to his recruitment of players.

However, in this blank period of football change, the outside world has not yet realized the value of stars, and even the player community has not realized how much money they can make, Aldridge has the opportunity to be tempted by high salaries.

What is the concept of a minimum weekly salary of £3,000 and a maximum of £8,000? For a player who takes £3,000 a week, the club only needs to pay less than £200,000 a year in salary, and the salary is before tax and has nothing to do with the club.

Even with a weekly salary of £8,000, the club spends no more than £500,000 a year.

But this is definitely a jaw-dropping salary in 94.

What was the weekly salary of top British star Lineker before the Bosman Act?

Five thousand pounds.

Even after the Bosman Act, Manchester United's David Beckham was selected for the British national team, what is his and Keane's weekly salary?

No more than four thousand pounds.

Even the salaries of stars are only a few thousand pounds in such a pitiful way, so how low will the weekly salary of ordinary players, especially those who are not famous, be?

Most of the players Aldridge is going to bring in this time may not even have a weekly salary of 100 pounds!

In other words, the question that these players will think about when they face a contract is simple, how much money to make!

It's really what Andrew said: play Millwall for a year, and you can make money for ten or twenty years!

Although this description is not appropriate, especially compared to the golden dollar football of later generations, at this moment, Aldridge does intend to play a pseudo-local tyrant wielding the pound.

Maybe some people will despise and laugh at Aldridge's behavior now, but when the era of rapid development of commercial football is coming, especially with the Premier League as the vanguard, the first to taste the sweetness must be the English team, and Aldridge will naturally not inherit the traditional stinginess of England in this "stingy" era.