Thanks for the reward of "Death of the Thief"! ——

In the back garden, Melanie brought a plate of brewed black tea and a plate of waffles, and she greeted Ritzdale and said, "The craftsmanship is not good, and the greeting is not good, forgive me." ”

With that, he turned and left, leaving the space for the men.

Aldridge sat across the small round table from Ritzdale, and he ate a waffle and sipped his tea, feeling that Melanie's craft had actually improved.

Ritzdale wasn't in the mood for tea.

He said with a serious face, "Mr. Hall, let's get straight to the point. ”

"Wait, I know why you're here, but before we get into the subject, I have a question for you."

"Excuse me."

"Don't you think about Leeds United's operating income?"

"I'm sorry, this is a secret of our club, and it's inconvenient for me to reveal it."

Aldrich looked at the sky, and did not ask any more, kindness is like a donkey's liver and lungs, and it is useless to say more.

"Mr Hall, we are quite sincere in our bid for Ferdinand, and Millwall, whether or not we accept our offer, please give us a prompt reply, at the very least, to give us plenty of time to find a new target."

Ritzdale wants to bring Ferdinand to the team, but if Millwall doesn't let go, he has nothing to do, it doesn't matter, anyway, Leeds United have seduced a lot of Millwall players, if the other side refuses to offer, these players staying in Millwall may not be conducive to Millwall's future development.

But he was most worried that Millwall would play a shady trick and hang on Leeds' appetite and refuse until the transfer window was about to close. This would make Leeds United's summer transfer operations very passive. That's why Ritzdale came to the door in person to have an open and honest interview with Aldrich.

"Ferdinand is only 20 years old. He is a rising star of the England national team, hailed as the backbone of England's defence for the next decade, and similarly, Millwall's plan for the next 10 to 15 years. Hehe, with him, add a high-level central defender, and the defense will be worry-free for ten years. ”

Ritzdale heard Aldrich's words. Disdain in my heart.

Blowing Ferdinand into the sky is nothing more than trying to sit on the ground and raise the price, otherwise, why not just reject Leeds United's offer again and again?

"Mr. Hall, let's be honest and tell me directly, what is your reply quote?"

Aldridge turned his head to look at Ritzdale, who had a serious expression, and said lightly after three seconds: "Then be honest, bring your wish list and I'll take a look." ”

Ritzdale hesitated for a moment, then turned back to give his assistant a look.

The assistant pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to Aldrich.

Aldrich opened it and looked down. Hehehe, a long list.

Ferdinand.

Mills.

Duff.

Van der Meyde.

Klose.

Neil.

Frank Lampard.

Light is the first team. There are seven players that the other side wants.

And the reserve team and the youth team, there are also a group of players that they look at.

Joe Cole.

Villa.

Bresciano.

Cahill.

Carrick.

Paulson.

Robinson.

Vassell.

Dunn.

Miguel.

These are players who will be between 18 and 20 years old next season.

Some of them have been loaned out of Lu to make some names, and some have been in the spotlight in the youth team, but they can't make headlines, and they are famous.

Aldrich also had a bottom in his heart after reading it.

He hopes that the transfer, especially the departure of the player, will end as soon as possible, and the sooner it ends, the better it will be for the internal stability of the army to prepare for the new season.

Turning his head to look at Ritzdale, Aldrich asked, "Is there a pen?" ”

Ritzdale pulled a gold pen from his suit and handed it to Aldrich.

Aldrich looked at the gold pen in his hand, and felt very magnificent, he also had a similar one, which was obtained from the gifts he received, but he was used for collection, and he didn't usually use it, and he didn't want to show off his wealth.

He used the pen to cross out some of the players' names on the paper.

Only the names of Rio Ferdinand, Duff and Mills were left in the first team.

Below is the cross-out of the names of Joe Cole, Villa, and Carrick.

The names of 10 players were left on the note.

Most of this is the player's own choice.

Duff, Mills, Ferdinand, all expressed the idea of leaving the team to Leeds United to make a lot of money in communication with the club, while other players, like Cahill want to stay, but there is no future in staying, Aldridge would rather send them to a suitable stage for them to show themselves, and players like Paulson, Robinson and other players are not in the club's long-term team building plan, it is considered to have cultivated them, and now it is time to send them away, it is better to sell them for some transfer fees.

Aldrich returned the paper to Ritzdale.

Ritzdale looked shocked and asked, "Millwall will sell these 10 men to Leeds United?" ”

"Well, pack, all 10 players at once go to Leeds United."

Ritzdale's face was excited, as if his nostrils had become thicker.

His assistant was also excited.

After getting excited, Ritzdale asked: "How much is the transfer fee?" ”

"Sixty million pounds, one pound less, I won't sell it alone."

Ritzdale and his assistants were stunned.

Sixty million pounds!

"This"

"Too expensive? Do the math yourself. ”

Aldrich smiled at him with his teacup.

Ritzdale is really starting to figure it out.

In fact, they attack more and as long as they can take 4 or 5 players from Millwall, they will be satisfied.

The focus was on a few of the first-team targets.

Now Aldridge has agreed to the transfer of Ferdinand, Mills and Duff.

Light these three people. How much is it worth combined?

Leeds United's offer for the trio is £15 million each. £6 million. £6 million.

That adds up to close to £30 million, and that's when Millwall doesn't make a counter-offer.

If you bargain, it is likely that the final transfer fee will be close to 40 million pounds, who makes Leeds United weak, without spending money, why should Millwall agree to the offer?

Also as Aldridge said, Ferdinand, Mills. Duff is a player who can be used for ten years if he buys it back.

There are seven players left, with an average value of £3 million per player, which brings that to £20 million.

What's more, like Cahill, Bresciano's players who have played well in League One are expected to be worth more than £3 million.

"What? Don't want it? ”

Aldrich asked with a smile when he saw that Ritzdale was slow to speak.

Ritzdale immediately said categorically: "No, yes, all of them!" ”

Maybe. The surprise was much bigger than expected, and it was a little overwhelming for Ritzdale.

Bring in 10 players at once. Clubs will be under tremendous pressure both in terms of transfer fees and salary costs.

"This, can you subtract four players? We only need six! ”

Ritzdale began to bargain.

Aldrich shook his head with a smile and reiterated: "Either you take all 10 of them, or you won't get any of them." ”

Since Leeds United have come to dig into Millwall's corner, the positions of the two are opposites.

With the enemy, Aldrich will not budge.

Is not selling players to the other side a victory?

No, Aldridge thinks it will be a victory for Leeds because they can create chaos within Millwall through the transfer market.

On the contrary, Aldridge sells players to the other party, not only sells, but also sells a lot to them, at least 6 of these players are Millwall will have been listed on the transfer market, not sold this year, and will definitely be sold next year, otherwise when the contract expires, will the player leave on a free transfer?

Once a transfer deal is reached and so many players flock to Leeds United, what will happen to the Leeds United dressing room?

What will Leeds United's finances look like?

Since the other party is going to kill himself, Aldrich doesn't mind giving the other party a ride.

Ritzdale hesitated for a long time and then muffled: "If Millwall doesn't allow them to transfer, I'm afraid it will make the players unhappy, right?" ”

Aldrich shrugged his shoulders and said lightly: "Are they dissatisfied? There are many ways to solve it, I can sell them to other clubs, I can also give them a new contract, if they are still not satisfied, it is a big deal to put them in the lower echelons, cut off from the first team, maybe the value will drop sharply in a year, but it doesn't matter, can Leeds afford to wait? Alternatively, you can go and look for new transfer targets now. ”

Ritzdale was uncertain, and he couldn't guess whether it was Aldrich's negotiating tactics or the other side's heart.

Perhaps, the opponent said that allowing players to transfer at the beginning was a smokescreen, but in fact set a difficult condition for Leeds United to retreat.

Ritzdale gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Okay, 60 million!" These ten players have moved to Leeds United! ”

Aldridge nodded and said softly: "There is also a clause attached to the transfer contract, if these players transfer from Leeds United to other clubs next time, 30% of the transfer proceeds from Leeds United will go to Millwall. ”

"Hall! You're a bandit clause! ”

Ritzdale was outraged, and he thought Aldridge had raised the price again and again, which was simply an insult.

Aldridge, who was breezy and calm, was silent, waiting, and only after Ritzdale calmed down did he say lightly: "Sir, you have your position, I have my position, I just make sure that Leeds United is not using Millwall as an ATM." ”

Ritzdale and his aides were baffled.

You knocked us off 60 million pounds and now say Leeds are using Millwall as an ATM?

"Your words make me laugh."

Ritzdale pouted.

Aldridge said solemnly: "David O'Reilly is a good coach, he can tap into the talent of young players, the ten players I sold you, all of them are on the rise, once they play at Leeds United, won't they go up in value?" Let's say they moved to Leeds United this year and had a successful season, and next summer, like Duff, if the value rises to £10 million, and Cahill, the value rises to more than £6 million, Leeds United will sell them, and I'll be blamed by the fans for my decision to sell them today, and I will be ridiculed by the outside world, and even the Leeds fans will laugh at my stupidity. Hehehe, in order to avoid that, I want to make sure that Leeds buy them for the long-term team building and not to buy my good young players to make a fortune in the reselling business. ”

Ritzdale and his assistants thought about it after listening to it.

Aldrich has a point.

In fact, they are willing to spend £60 million, which must be the certainty that the combined value of these players will exceed £60 million in the future, which is a worthwhile investment and brings greater benefits to Leeds United.

Ritzdale convinced himself in his heart that this group of players did go to Leeds United in the hope that they would play for Leeds United for more than ten years, not to resell players to make money.

Eventually, Ritzdale agreed to Aldrich's terms.

Leeds will then negotiate the individual terms of the 10 players.

As Ritzdale and his assistants were leaving, Aldridge took the initiative to get up and said enthusiastically, "I'll give you a ride." (To be continued......)