In the summer of '95, Louis van Gaal led Ajax to the top of Europe, beating AC Milan, and it was then that the Milanese dynasty began to go to the grave.

Last season, AC Milan finished in the middle of Serie A, and this season brought back the meritorious coach Capello, but halfway through the season, AC Milan is still sluggish.

Berlusconi, as the owner of the Rossoneri, has a significance in his hands that goes beyond football, that is, to win the hearts of the people for his political career, which is why Berlusconi cannot sit idly by and watch the decline of AC Milan, and the rise and fall of the Rossoneri are tied to his political career.

The most intuitive problem of AC Milan's predicament is the striker, Weah is injured, Kluivert and Anderson have a low goal rate, AC Milan needs a striker, which is hardly a secret in the transfer market, Galliani is looking for a striker, and it seems that the top scorers in the top five leagues are rumored to be with AC Milan.

Galliani himself is also under a lot of pressure, 96, 97 two summer transfer operations have a similar trajectory, the summer recruitment comments, the outside world praised, AC Milan did a good job, Galliani contributed a lot.

But by the middle of the season, there was a lot of criticism: AC Milan bought all the stuff!

Goalkeeper Taibi, who was bought for $6.5 million six months ago, has been mediocre and simply not at the level of AC Milan.

Kluivert, who was introduced for free, listened to awesome, but he could count the goals in Milan in half a season, and Kluivert, who was ruined because of a lawsuit, was called "rape-criminal" everywhere he went, which directly impressed the great image of Milan.

Bogard, who was introduced for free, also feels like a strong player. But the Dutchman's penchant for theorizing with coaches made him quickly disliked by Capello. I can't even sit on the bench. Spend time directly in the stands.

Anderson, a striker from Sweden, has disappointed Capello time and time again, although he has always been used by Capello as a surprise player.

Even Germany's Goldwing Ziger has come to Milan and the transfer itself is controversial, as Ziegy is clearly unable to shake the position of the native Maldini.

As for the other transfer signings, most of them are underqualified substitutes or simply passers-by for Milan, but only Fabio Capello's hand-picked Leonardo can live up to the expected level.

Against this backdrop, Galliani wants to bring fresh blood to Milan while also proving his ability in the transfer market.

Entering January '98, there are still three days to go before the start of the FA Cup. Aldrich was reading at home these two nights, and Rowling recommended a novel to him, and he was reading it with relish.

Ding dong

The doorbell rings.

Aldrich sat up from the couch, put down his book, and went to open the door, where he saw Shevchenko, dressed in casual clothes, standing outside.

"Hi Chief, good evening."

"Please come in, do you want to talk to me about AC Milan's intention to bring you in?"

Aldrich was prepared.

Although AC Milan only sent a secret inquiry, it is impossible to complete the transfer in the winter, because Shevchenko does not have an EU passport. AC Milan no longer have any non-European signings, so they can only wait for the summer in six months' time.

Aldridge didn't hide it from the players and his agent. Because it's useless.

Shevchenko sat down on the single sofa, took a cup of tea from Aldrich's hand as usual, nodded and said, "Yes, I want to talk about it." ”

"What conditions did AC Milan give you?"

Aldrich asked quietly.

Shevchenko shook his head blankly and said, "I don't know, has the club already approved my transfer?" ”

Aldridge shook his head and said with a smile: "No, AC Milan just inquired about the price, and the club's reply was that it refused to negotiate." ”

On the previous question, Aldridge just wanted to test it to see if AC Milan had contacted Shevchenko privately, but judging from the other party's expression, there should have been.

Shevchenko held the teacup and said softly: "Boss, I can talk about everything between you and me, and I always think that you understand me, so I will always remember my gratitude to Millwall and to you, but I want to go to Italy, AC Milan has been chasing me for a year, and the other party has shown enough sincerity, so"

Some people want to leave, how can Aldridge, as the head coach, have no bottom in his heart?

Shevchenko has only used the Premier League as a springboard since before joining Millwall, and this cannot be blamed on him.

Moreover, when he renewed his contract last summer, his hesitation was already revealed.

There are many clubs chasing him, there are many on the Italian side, but the most famous are AC Milan and Inter Milan, Inter Milan brought in Ronaldo last summer, AC Milan signed Kluivert for free, Shevchenko felt that if he wanted to go to Italy, he would definitely not be a substitute, but now things have changed, Kluivert's performance in Milan is sluggish, Weah is injured again, as for the state after returning from injury, it is still a mystery.

Shevchenko's striker is preferred by big Serie A clubs, because he doesn't seem to have free wings, and he won't be happy on the pitch alone and wander away from the whole, in the Serie A arena that pays special attention to teamwork and tactical system, Millwall is famous for his team and cultivated players, and is more favored by Serie A teams, which is completely different from Robert Baggio, Baggio's talent and ability, but when such a talented player is with Capello, Lippi, Trapattoni, AncelottiCoaches such as Sacchi have contradictions, so this is a problem with the players themselves, and the coaches of big clubs rarely want a player who is outside the whole.

Aldridge pondered for a moment and then calmly asked: "Andre, if, if I were to give you a new contract, would you consider staying at Millwall?" ”

Shevchenko shook his head slightly and said, "Boss, it's not a matter of money. ”

Aldrich nodded, raised a smile and said, "I thought I could keep you for two more years, so that at least you can get a British passport." It's also convenient for you. But since you want to go to Italy early. I understand that you have to work hard in the second half of the season, and don't let AC Milan dismiss you from making an offer in the summer, because non-European places are precious to Italian teams and they will be very careful in their selection. ”

Shevchenko smiled and nodded, and said, "Don't worry, boss." For the next few months, nothing else, desperately no problem. ”

He stood up, hugged Aldrich, and then said goodbye and left.

After seeing Shevchenko off, Aldrich muttered to himself: "Fortunately, Henrik is 26 years old. ”

Larsson is also hot, but he seems somewhat indifferent when it comes to transfers.

He is in the prime of his career, and if he moves to another club, then the new contract will be four years at least, after all, other teams want him. There will definitely be a lot of transfer fees, and the contract period cannot be short.

If the trajectory after the transfer ends in failure. Then it may be difficult for Larsson to return to the top, which means that he won the Ballon d'Or at the peak!

Although Millwall is a small stadium and the club's reputation is indeed not as good as that of the giants, the competitiveness is obvious to all, and what is lacking is results and trophies, and Larsson would rather reach new heights in this team where he is like a fish in water, rather than taking risks at other big clubs.

Shevchenko is young, only 21 years old, he can afford to lose, and he still has a chance to get up after falling, but Larsson does not want to do this, at his age, it is time to reap the glory and trophies, instead of shouldering what to rejuvenate Milan, how many trophies can be won, no one dares to pack a ticket.

Aldridge sent a text message to Galliani before going to bed: Shevchenko's transfer, we can talk about it.

At this time last year, Millwall and AC Milan had a very unpleasant falling out, because AC Milan seduced Larsson by some extra-rule means, using some extra-rule means to seduce the players through the media, and at the same time contact the players privately, Aldridge was furious at the time, and pointed out that AC Milan lacked respect for Millwall at a press conference.

Galliani is not the kind of person who is very self-assured, most of the managers who have done well in the transfer market are exquisite, can afford to put it down, know when to be tough, when to go overboard, when to use what attitude to make up for the mistakes made before.

As a result, Galliani has been mending the rift in his relationship with Millwall over the past year, and at the same time, he has also shown favor to Millwall's players in a more moderate way.

In fact, Shevchenko said that AC Milan had enough sincerity, and Aldridge scoffed at it.

The recruitment of the big club is all over the place, and all the players who are optimistic or concerned are included in the friendly list, regardless of whether the club wants this player in the end, first build a good relationship, and when you really want it, and then strike while the iron is hot, it seems to be a matter of course.

Luckily for Shevchenko, he's not someone else's spare tire, or rather, he probably is, just a more resounding name that AC Milan can't afford or don't want to go.

After getting up from sleep, Aldrich saw that there were text messages on his phone, many of which were from Galliani.

What Aldridge didn't expect was that Galliani flew from Milan to London overnight.

Although Galliani has been busy digging into the corners of Inter Milan recently, wanting the opponent's Guntz, Galliani clearly understands that there is no hope for this season and now has to lay the groundwork for a new summer transfer.

He arrived in London in secret, then booked a private room in a nondescript Italian restaurant, and within 18 hours of Aldrich's text message, he was delivered a dinner invitation.

Aldridge has had a phone call with him before, in fact, Aldridge has had phone calls with the manager in charge of transfers, the CEO, and the chairman in the circle, because Millwall is a star gold mine, and others want to dig it up, and Aldridge is the person who controls the transfer of Millwall's players, so of course he has to talk to him.

Aldrich is not a rigid person, he does not sell people, it does not mean that others call him, he replied coldly: Lao Tzu does not sell. Then hang up the phone.

Like Moratti, who calls him almost every few months, Aldridge always talks to him for half an hour to an hour, and then still doesn't make any deals, but builds a good relationship.

In the Italian restaurant, Galliani came alone, Aldridge also went to the banquet alone, the two met in the box and shook hands amicably, sat down one after another, after ordering, Galliani couldn't wait to ask: "Except for Shevchenko, other players, Millwall sells?" Well, don't get me wrong, I mean, Millwall have any players who aren't in the plans for next season, maybe Milan will need them. ”

Aldrich smiled dumbly, shook his head and said: "Today I just want to talk about Shevchenko. ”

"Well, well, let's talk about Shevchenko. Milan paid 10 million dollars, what do you think? ”

Aldrich smiled and pulled a piece of paper out of the inner pocket of his suit, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Galliani.

Galliani looked down at the contents of the paper, and suddenly his face was a little ugly. (To be continued......)