Millwall's recruitment is now easier than ever.

Giants, as long as they don't dig the pillars of giants at the same level, and go to the main force of the next tier clubs, it is not too difficult to dig up.

Not only is there not so much resistance to the work of actively poaching people, but there will always be countless recommendations from the outside world.

Second-rate teams will also recommend their star players, such as Porto recommended Jardel for £25 million, the second highest scorer in the Champions League last season after Thierry Henry, is it worth the price Anyway, Millwall has no place in the forward line anyway.

It's no secret that Aldridge likes young players, not only in European football, but also in South America, but not in many ways because of labor certifications.

But today, Aldridge handed him a list of deleted selections from the transfer department at the club.

The Flamengo club have recommended a player to come to Millwall for £8 million.

The player is 18 years old, Brazilian, and plays as a striker.

In their spare time, the coaching staff, who have a relaxed training task, also watch the videos of the players sent by their agents or clubs.

Just looking at the video of this player, everyone has an intuitive evaluation: 8 million pounds, maybe a good deal.

This man's name is Adriano, the future king of Meacha!

Ade has just joined Flamengo this year and has quickly made a name for himself in the Flamengo, which started in April and is now almost halfway through the season, with seven goals in the league for a player who debuted in the top flight at the age of 18. That's enough to be used as a blockbuster capital.

The physical gifts guarantee that he has enough capital to fight against. Based on the hard indicators of the Premier League. He reached the mark at the age of 18.

And watching his videotapes, the level of skill is also satisfying.

Aldridge sighed softly and rejected Flamengo's offer.

£8 million for Ade, is it worth it? Value!

But he doesn't want to, he doesn't want to add more South American players to the team, especially Brazilian players, after all, there is already Ronaldinho in the team, and he is really afraid that Ade will become good friends with Ronaldo after he comes here. That's not a good sign.

Ten years later, Ade is depraved and forgotten.

But six years after the original history, just after the end of the World Cup, Manchester United and Inter Milan had a secret contact, the content of this negotiation is the transfer of players, the buyer is Manchester United, the target is Inter Milan's Adriano, what are the conditions proposed by Manchester United? 60 million in cash, plus a star in the team. Cristiano Ronaldo!

Moratti refused

It can't be said that Adriano at that time completely exploded Ronaldo and was worth 60 million, after all, Ronaldo became a public enemy of England at that time.

If there is a player in Brazil who wants the most. Then there is only one person.

Son of God! Kaka!

It's a pity that even though Andrew established contact with Kaka at the behest of Aldrich, Kokaka's family is not enthusiastic, they are middle-class, and they are living a good life, and they are not in a hurry to let Kaka land in Europe, even if landing in Europe is the only way for South American stars in this era, but Millwall cannot guarantee the main position, and all kinds of factors make Aldridge can only sigh in his heart.

Most of the players recommended by other clubs were rejected by Aldridge directly, but some were negotiated.

FC Groningen have also signed a talented young player this summer.

16-year-old Alger Robben.

Robben Jr. did not enter the youth training system of the mainstream three giants in the Netherlands, and therefore, he was a bit of a kicker of wild football, honing his skills alone, alone, this is how he came out, and then joined the Groningen academy, because his talent is different, his teammates are not at the same rate and level as him, then, he naturally becomes, more unique!

Football is a set of player development standards that are not defined as truth.

The team is the mainstream, but there are people who can compete with a team on their own, and there are countless heroes who fight alone, and they have become famous all over the world, defeated, and forgotten after being ridiculed.

Robben was playing alone in a game of his age, when he could score 10 goals or 20 goals a game by himself, how did the outside world react?

Talented!

It's as simple as that, but no one will accuse him of being too lonely, not having tactical discipline, not having a sense of teamwork, etc.

Arjen Robben made his way from the FC

In order to avoid a similar incident when Millwall took Don van der Meyde from Ajax for free, FC Groningen was smart enough to recommend the player directly to Millwall.

Robben himself is not resistant to a transfer, does he stick to Groningen? Don't be funny, the goal of the Dutch genius is to conquer the whole of Europe, not to call for wind and rain in the Netherlands itself, if a Dutch genius can't leave the Netherlands for a long time, it can only show one fact: this genius has become the end of Zhongyong.

Groningen made the matter public, Robben has a contract, and he is safe for the time being, so that other clubs want Robben's, then they have to scramble, if someone contacts the player privately, it will inevitably lose face, and Groningen also has the confidence to make things to UEFA, or even FIFA.

With Arjen Robben not playing a single competitive game, the other clubs will certainly be on the sidelines.

Are there fewer Dutch geniuses? Many.

But a 16-year-old genius, 10 years later, is he still a genius?

Who knows.

No club would easily bet on a 16-year-old, especially without top-flight experience.

Millwall dared.

The asking price at the time of the Groningen recommendation was £10 million.

Millwall paid £2 million, with a proviso that Robben would stay with Groningen for two years before moving to Millwall at the age of 18 two years later, at which point Millwall paid a further £6 million.

Groningen and Millwall have signed what seems to be a strange deal in European football.

Millwall buys players and pays a deposit first?

The most enthusiastic in this deal was not FC Groningen, but Robben's father. Hans. He was Robben's agent. I came to London on purpose.

Initially, Millwall offered to buy Robben outright and then lease him back to Groningen for two years.

The reason for the collapse of the direct talks was Hans's dissatisfaction with the contract offered to Robben by Millwall.

Millwall's salary has skyrocketed in recent years, but the salary of the youth team has been declining, which is not to say that a player with a weekly salary of 500 in the past has become 300 in the second year, but at least 2000, 3000, or even more weekly salary when Aldridge waved the pound to attract talents.

Right now. Millwall summer youth team, 16-year-olds, the lowest salary of £50 a week, the highest, only £300.

Millwall gave Robben a weekly salary of £600, which is already considered a high salary compared to the entire 16-year-old echelon.

It is impossible for a club to pay a player who has never even played in a professional league, it is a professional league, not specifically the top league.

There weren't many Millwall people before, just a few. Everyone is treated similarly, nothing.

Now it's different. There are more than 100 people in the youth echelon, which is related to a salary system and reflects the status of the team.

The rule in football circles is to prove yourself first, and then get paid for your performance.

Hans rejected Millwall's contract, but still hopes that Robben can play for Millwall in the future, at least in Millwall, to become famous faster, make more money, and naturally more, who makes Millwall one of the most eye-catching teams in Europe.

As a result, there is a deposit plus buyout agreement.

Hans's idea was to let Robben work hard at Groningen for two years, with some professional league results, and when he negotiated with Millwall two years later, he would have enough confidence, and at that time, would Millwall be embarrassed to pay back the £600 a week?

If Groningen wants to earn the next 6 million pounds, and not return the 2 million pounds that Millwall paid in advance, then their work in the next two years must first ensure Robben's improvement so that Millwall can maintain interest, but if Millwall voluntarily gives up after two years, the deposit of 2 million pounds is equivalent to giving it to Groningen for free. Second, with Millwall's interest maintained, Robben was guaranteed to move to Millwall in two years' time, or there were other clubs willing to bid more than £10 million, so that Groningen could pay back 2 million of them and earn the remaining £8 million, otherwise they would have an intangible loss in the deal.

The night before Millwall were set to leave for training in Asia, Aldridge had already finalised a list of summer signings to the club's transfer department.

13-year-old Joe Hart, 15-year-old Glenn Johnson and Leiton Bynes, were spotted in the Millwall Charity Cup.

In addition, Aldridge asked the club to focus on going to Merseyside to poach an Everton academy player who is not yet 15 years old, a little fat man, his family is poor, and his whole family is Everton die-hard fans, Aldridge made the club's proposed contract package, the weekly salary is filled with 500 pounds, and when he reaches the age of 16, the professional contract can be given 1000 pounds.

This money may be dismissive in the eyes of middle-class families.

But for poor families, an income of tens of thousands of pounds a year is undoubtedly very important and can change a lot, a lot.

This little fat man is named Wayne Rooney.

At the same time, the club also quickly finalized the transfer of Pongele with Le Hafeel of Ligue 2, because Pongele is not yet 16 years old, Millwall and Le Hafe bought out a £2 million buyout fee, and Pongler continued to play for Le Hafeel, and the transfer time opened when the first transfer window after adulthood opened.

In the dead of night, Aldrich was ready to rest, his new home was still being renovated, and he still lived in a community apartment, probably waiting until September to move into his new home.

Ding dong

The doorbell rings.

He came down from the upper floor to open the door and found that the man standing outside the door was Henry.

"Boss, I'm sorry to bother you so late."

Henry had wanted to come to Aldridge two days ago, but Andrew advised him to wait a few days, after all, two days ago, there was too much news around him, and on the cusp of the storm, it is better not to show his face as much as possible, which will only amplify the negative impact.

Millwall will leave for Asia tomorrow and Thierry Henry will come to the door tonight to clear up the misunderstanding with Aldrich.

Aldrich invited him into the house, and as he went to pour water, he said lightly: "I have understood the matter, Thierry, and I am glad that you are willing to stay." ”

When Aldrich returned with a glass of water, Henry said bitterly: "Chief, you are wrong, not that I want to stay, but that I never thought of leaving. ”

Aldrich placed the glass on the coffee table in front of him, sat down on the couch, and nodded heavily.

I have to say that Henry's words made him both relieved and excited.

"Thierry, do you hate me? At the time of my remarks. ”

Aldrich wanted to talk about everything, and he didn't want to leave anything behind.

Henry picked up the glass of water and said frankly: "I had a brief period of anger and panic, but after calming down and understanding the truth of the matter, I think I can understand the mood of the leader, chief, I'm sorry, my agent has caused a lot of trouble to the club, I have a responsibility, please accept my apology." ”

Aldrich raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile, "Then do you need me to apologize to you?" ”

Henry smiled when he heard this, and said, "Whatever you like." ”

Aldridge straightened up in front of Henry and smiled: "Thierry, I will not apologize to you, because what I said is the truth, if you go to Juventus, you will rot in Turin, you are ruining yourself, if you have to do this, I would rather I destroy you." ”

Aldrich reached out and gently poked Henry's chest, and continued to chuckle: "You didn't think about leaving, it's good, because you're here, it's clear, you, stay in Millwall, with me, what kind of history can we create?" You don't know the way, and I don't know the way, because it may be a greatness that you can't even dream of! ”

Henry put one hand on his forehead and couldn't help but look down and laugh, and Aldrich let out a laugh as well.

Two men, a pair of master and apprentice, released their previous suspicions. (To be continued......)