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Henry had expected him to have a good summer, but in fact he had become irritated from the moment he returned home with the national team to celebrate, receive the cheers of the people and receive the leaders.

At a celebration dinner in France, he and Trezeguet began to complain in private.

"David, tell me, am I asking too much? I only want a £40,000 a week, but the club can give Henrik a £100,000 a week, give me a £5,000 increase in a week? £30,000? It's unbelievable. ”

It is customary for Henry to entrust everything to his agent, and it is an unspoken rule within a football club.

Players don't usually go to the manager on their own, and the manager shouts in front of him to talk about the pay, which is too much to look at, especially in this day and age.

On the club's side, Aldridge, as the head coach, will not come forward to negotiate money directly with the players, it is the CEO of the club who is in charge, and the players themselves will not come forward, it is the agent who will take care of everything.

The traditional rule within Millwall is that "all information within the club cannot be disseminated to the outside world!" ”

Henry will not publicize his appeal through the media, this is "suicide"!

No club would like a player to be a big mouth, especially when it comes to the club's internal affairs, at least on this point, Henry is very disciplined, and in the face of the French media's fierce pursuit and asking if he will transfer away, he has firmly stated that he will stay at Millwall, and the renewal of his contract is still being discussed.

There are not so many unwarranted speculations in the French media, except that Henry is crowned European champion. Now there is no doubt that he is already a world-class star. Then his contract extension must be different from other players. The negotiation process with the club has been a bit protracted, and it makes sense.

Two years ago, when Millwall eliminated Monaco in the Champions League semi-finals, Thierry Henry looked at Trezeguet with complicated eyes after the game, and today, the two are in a reversed position and replaced Trezeguet with mixed eyes.

If, he did not choose to leave two years ago. To pursue the dream of proving himself in the so-called No. 1 league in the world, perhaps, his current fame is at least not lost to Henry.

It's a pity that there are no ifs in this world.

Whether it is him, or his predecessor Thuram, or Shevchenko, after moving to Serie A, it cannot be said that his fame has declined, but if he stays in Millwall, he will definitely be able to rise to the next level.

Trezeguet suppressed the thought of "regret" in his heart. The wood is ready, and the road is your own choice. There is no need to dwell on it, besides, he has a good life at Juventus, even if he does not become the darling of San Siro like Shevchenko, at least Juventus's competitiveness is still among the top in Europe, and the overall strength is stronger than AC Milan.

"Thierry, you can't compare to Henrik, I'm not talking about the competitive level, you have to know, six years ago, when I, Henrik, Pavel, Gareth were standing on the lion's den, what did Millwall have? Nothing! In addition to winning the championship and the Ballon d'Or in these six years, Henrik has also won the hearts of all the Lions fans, especially, uh, uh, especially with the departure of me, Andrea, Lilian and others, his perseverance, his loyalty, has made him a legend, a totem, a banner of the club. You have to understand that since '95, with each transfer period, Henrik has received invitations, club offers, higher and higher, and he has faced countless temptations and has chosen to repay Millwall and Mr. Hall with his loyalty. ”

Trezeguet can no longer be called the head of Aldrich, but he still respects Aldrich from the bottom of his heart, it was the man who brought him from South America to Europe, made him less than 20 years old, made him famous, and made him carve out a small world of his own on this land.

Henry looked bitter and said: "I'm not jealous of Henrik, of course he deserves the treatment he is getting now, I just think that the gap between me and him is too big, even Ronaldinho has a new contract with a weekly salary of 50,000 pounds, why can't I have it?" ”

'I don't know, but I have the impression that Mr Hall has never been stingy in terms of salary, depending on the club's finances, but if what you say is true, it's a strange situation, and logically you should at least make the same amount of money as Ronaldinho, after all, your contribution is obvious to all, and Ronaldinho is a Millwall academy player"

"My agent told me that Pirlo and Ronaldinho's new contracts are all 50,000 pounds a week, and the club only intends to give me 30,000 pounds, maybe I can talk about it, and it can be increased to 35,000, which is on the same level as Schneider, Zambrotta, Materazzi, Bout."

Trezeguet shook his head after hearing this, feeling incredulous.

He has played for Millwall for four years, and he knows that Millwall has a tradition of preferential treatment of "veterans", which is completely understandable, the team needs veterans with extraordinary strength to stay, otherwise, will it be possible to cultivate a star and sell one?

Before he moved to Juventus, Millwall offered him a lucrative contract, but he still refused, and he left, and the decisive factor was not money at all.

Although Henry is not a veteran, he should not make less money than non-attacking players such as Schneider and Materazzi, especially since he played such dazzling statistics last season, if Millwall really does, can they still keep those newcomers who are playing well? Because in terms of seniority, it is impossible for the new signings to surpass the players who came to the team first.

Aldridge returned to London and came to the club's office building early in the morning, half a month before the team's summer training camp, he came back early, he didn't have to stay here to work, many things that needed to be decided by him could be done with a phone call.

He came to focus on Henry.

The news on Fleet Street is boiling, and the momentum of public opinion is very bad, and there is a smell of "force" Henry to transfer.

For the media, Henry go or stay, which is more sensational? Of course it's a transfer away!

So they are chasing the wind and shadows to create momentum, which can indeed make enough gimmicks.

Aldrich listens to Adam's work report in his office.

The summer preparation schedule is still in full swing, and Adam mainly reports on the internal affairs of the club.

The renewal is going well.

The first team is in addition to Thierry Henry. The others all completed the renewal. The minimum age renewal is four years. The long one is five years.

Naturally, the cost of salaries increased substantially, but it was within Millwall's acceptable range.

The new stadium is about to debut, and all sponsorship contracts have at least doubled in the summer.

Puma, Standard Chartered Bank, one is the jersey, the other is the shirt chest advertisement, plus the sponsorship contract of the low-level echelon Umbro, as well as a series of new sponsorship contracts such as on-the-pitch sponsorship. Millwall can generate more than £70 million in annual sponsorship revenue just in their home country, and with strategic partners outside of their home country, their annual sponsorship revenue is likely to exceed £100 million!

Six years of tireless building of a business network, expanding in the global market, and with the team's unprecedented success in the arena, Millwall began to reap huge profits in real money, which is essential for the long-term development of the club, which is a sign, the team's branding, even if the Hall family changes hands one day. The value of the team itself will not shrink significantly.

At the end, Aldrich paced back and forth in the office. Listen to Adam elaborate on the process of renewing his contract with Henry.

After listening, Aldrich stopped and said in a deep voice: "He wants a weekly salary of 75,000 pounds? Impossible to change? ”

That's what his agent said.

"What about him?"

"I contacted him by phone before and mentioned the renewal of the contract, and he said that he had carte blanche to the agent."

"I mean, more than a month has passed, what has he said to the outside world?"

Adam thought for a moment before replying: "According to what he said in interviews, when asked about the future of the club, he replied in diplomatic terms. ”

Diplomatic?

That would be tantamount to saying nothing.

Aldridge pondered for a moment and said lightly: "Give his agent the most ultimatum, Henry will not renew the contract, and he will be a substitute in the new season, until two years later, his contract expires and he can leave as a free agent." ”

Adam said with a grim face: "Henry's business value"

As soon as he spoke, Aldrich knew what he was worried about.

With such a super goalscorer on the bench, Millwall's influence will inevitably be greatly reduced, which in turn will affect the value of the club.

Aldridge interrupted him, and said with a faint expression: "Adam, remember, Millwall, is now a giant. ”

Adam's expression was stunned when he heard this, and then he nodded firmly and said, "Understood, boss." ”

After Adam left, Aldridge came to the floor-to-ceiling window, the office building is in the Leo training base, he can see the eight regular training fields outside the window, at this time, there are already many young echelons training.

He stood with his hands in his hands, closed his eyes and muttered, "Thierry, you make my heart hurt." ”

Like Shevchenko and Trezeguet, Aldridge didn't think it was a betrayal, Millwall was a small temple at the time, and he couldn't keep God, people wanted to go to the next level, and they didn't have the patience to progress with Millwall, who can guarantee that Millwall will definitely be able to lay this picturesque country today?

But Aldridge did it, he made Millwall shining, and especially, he made Henry richer, more famous, and more brilliant in his career, more brilliant than the same period in his original history, at least, the club's highest team honor, as the highest individual honor for the goalscorer, he got it!

League winners, Champions League winners!

Top scorer in the league, top scorer in Europe!

What's missing?

Ballon d'Or, World Footballer of the Year!

But Millwall have already produced two Ballon d'Or winners, and it turns out that they can win the top honours here.

What else is Henry not satisfied with?

Can you give it, has Aldrich been stingy?

Before you ask for it, first ask yourself how much you've paid!

If he wants to surpass Larsson and Nedved in terms of salary, then he will have to pay more than Larson, and the most important thing is loyalty!

Therefore, the conditions offered by Henry's agent are absolutely unacceptable to Millwall.

If the talks eventually fall apart.

Aldridge will put Thierry Henry on the bench and if he gets into a fight, he will do something else.

In this era, there was no club imposing capital punishment on players, because the power of the players themselves had increased dramatically.

With a player of Henry's level, Millwall must first ensure his right to work, that is, he must be allowed to train, play, and play at the club, so even if Aldridge wants to put Henry in the cold, he can't just throw him into the reserve team for two years, otherwise Henry can sue Millwall and then get an early termination ruling.

This situation is often a special case, and there is no immutable standard on a case-by-case basis.

Just like if Van der Meyde stays and Millwall throws him to the reserves, even if Van der Meyde and Millwall face off in court, it is very likely that Millwall will win the case in the end.

Because Van der Meyde himself does not have the ability and reputation to start at Millwall, the club thinks he is incapable and it is acceptable to let him go to the reserves, but Thierry Henry, the winner of the World Cup, the European Cup, the league, the Champions League, threw him into the reserves? As long as he goes to court, Millwall will definitely lose, and the bottom line is to let him play as a substitute. (To be continued......)