The Young Lion

Aldridge suddenly thought of something when he read the information. He opened the drawer, took out a document and handed it to Andrew, saying, "You are more familiar with me than Africa. This matter needs your help."

Andrew opened the file to browse and was surprised: "What's the use of Millwall going to Africa to build a football school and training camp? Is it a waste of money? If it is for the market, then it should be to another region."

Aldrich patiently explained: "Not only Africa, but in the next ten years, Millwall will promote the football brand to the world. Every continent and as many countries as possible will have Millwall football schools and training camps. This will broaden the team’s selection."

"Are you over-obsessed with young players? If possible, are you planning to label the Millwall Observer in your womb?"

Aldridge chuckled and said, "I have my own thoughts. I will tell you in detail, you are not interested in listening."

Andrew shrugged his shoulders, believing the other's statement.

To put it bluntly, Aldridge wants to build football schools and training camps around the world. Its core is the foundation of club selection. The second is to respond to the new FIFA transfer policy ten years later: prohibit international transfer of players under the age of 18.

But FIFA's policy itself is contradictory.

Now, Millwall can directly bring players under 18 years of age from the EU, Portugal, Italy, Spain and other EU member countries, but it will not work once the ban is issued after ten years.

However, there are workarounds.

More than ten years later, there are still many foreign players under the age of 18 in the young echelons of the big clubs.

The key is how the players came to the club.

If it is a transfer between clubs, the player is under 18 years old, the door of the international transfer is closed.

If the player does not belong to the club, if he directly joins a foreign club, he will not be under 18!

The only feasible way is: when the club has football input in other countries, the players are recruited through the football school or training camp draft, then these players can be brought back to the country to continue training, the core essence is more like a young player Is a student, studying in an affiliated high school of a university, and then directly promoted to the university to continue their studies.

If there is no such process, it is more like the player went directly to foreign employment, then FIFA does not recognize and prohibit it. In the history, the more famous case of punishment in the future is La Masia. Barcelona’s success with Dream Three let Rama West Asia’s reputation has attracted young players from all over the world to go there for training, so many players have entered the Barcelona lower echelon and violated the FIFA ban, but small players like Japan are not included in the punishment at the same time, the reason is The Japanese players stood out in the training camp draft event in Japan through Barcelona.

Aldrich is planning ahead, and he can’t wait for the policy to come out and deal with it, not to mention excluding the policy factors. This is the advantage of investing in construction, which will help Millwall increase its international influence and popularity.

After reading through the information sent by Andrew, Aldridge really had a windfall.

"This teenager, signed a contract with him to help him come to Europe, and Millwall is all inclusive."

Aldridge pulled out a player’s file and handed it to Andrew.

Andrew looked down at the dark-skinned boy and muttered: "Michael Essien, help them emigrate?"

Aldrich shook his head and said: "The cost of immigration is too high, he can't come in London, there is no EU passport and no labor certificate, just rent him to Belgium and let Tropp take care of me. I look for training The coach stared specifically. He was under 20 years old after four years, and he got an EU passport and returned to London. During this period, Millwall could bear the cost."

Andrew didn't say yes, but he was very motivated. In these years, he has been a player. He has watched all the unknowns grow into stars. His inner pride is particularly strong. In the circle of agents, he has become a real The British predator, a force not to be underestimated in Europe, has also become fiercely competitive with brokerage companies in other countries. Some places can stand firm, such as in Spain and Germany, but some places are really fortified. Fingers, such as Italy.

Days passed by, and there was only one week left before the Premier League was unveiled, and Fleet Street’s focus on Millwall began to decline.

Millwall’s summer sellers, young players’ leases, the signings on the transfer market are still the same as in previous years, the first team is zero investment, the young team’s little ass, Fleet Street knows I know, but when it is published as news, there is really no selling point. Who cares about the young people who have not heard these names?

But Aldridge didn't really plan to close the door to the transfer market.

He needs a striker, to be precise, a center.

In this way, there is one more choice in technical and tactical changes.

Only Fanny and Klose are obviously thinner in the center position.

Especially considering that Nedved does not have a counter substitute.

After entering August, the opening of the major leagues is imminent, most club transfers have been settled, whether the buzzer trade will happen, and it is currently only a soap opera.

Millwall, the new Champions League champion, was a bit shabby. The net income of the seller was 92 million pounds, and the first-team recruiting investment was zero.

Manchester United bought York, and York + Cole's Black Wind Shuangsha was formed.

Arsenal had won the Premier League and the FA Cup last season, but Wenger bought Yongberg plus two children for only £3 million.

Liverpool's supplementary defense line introduced Hypeia and several players worth around three million pounds. With the addition of Gerard, Carragher and other youth training products, the strength has also been significantly improved.

Chelsea spent more than 5 million pounds from Lazio to introduce striker Casiragci, and from Barcelona cost 2 million pounds to introduce guard Frere, plus 4.6 million pounds from World Cup champion member De Seli joined from AC Milan, etc. Chelsea continued to spend lavishly on several free transfer players attracted by high wages, but its strength has been greatly improved compared to last year.

Tottenham's poor record last season, the average investment in the summer, five or six million bought five notorious players, the overall strength has not changed much.

But no matter what they do, they invest one by one, but Millwall can only get in and out, the fans are not in a hurry, and the reporters are anxious to scold their mother.

92 million pounds, you are flowers, flowers!

Some sensational transfer news!

Aldridge couldn't find a good striker on the market that was listed or rumored, so he checked the earlier news again to see if there were any cases of transfer failure.

This search really found a suitable candidate.

He picked up the phone and dialed the club's transfer team. He said bluntly: "8 million pounds from Monaco's striker Henry."

Henry, who became a member of the World Cup in the summer, was a bit unlucky. Before the World Cup began, there was a rumor that Juventus would sign him, but Trezeguet helped Millwall take the European Champions Cup at the club and Mogi finally made the decision. Determined to buy Trezeguet, who played a significant role in Millwall's scoring rate for four years.

However, there are many clubs that buy Henry, and the bid is not low. Henry’s bad luck is that he will be injured when he returns to the team training in the summer. Now, the big club’s high bid is afraid that Henry’s injury will become a hidden danger. Low, Monaco is unwilling, and Henry does not want to go: the value of the world champions, if you go to the small team, it is better to stay in Monaco, although there is no Champions League to play.

Because of this, Henry remained in Monaco.

Aldrich feels that this candidate is undoubtedly the best. He can be transformed into a center, plus he has played as a winger and his technical condition has matured. Whether it is 433 or 442, whether to let him play center or winger, he has a place to play.

Millwall's offer was faxed to the Monaco Club, and within an hour, Tigana's phone number was calling Aldridge.

"Henry is healing, don't you know?"

"It's fine, Millwall can take the risk."

Aldridge smiled back at the phone.

In fact, the physical examination of the player transfer is not a mandatory requirement. The physical examination is more about checking some hidden diseases that are not visible to the naked eye. Like the introduction of players in big clubs, they are observed for at least half a year. If they are stuck in the physical examination The link is a joke. Although this kind of case does occur, it may have nothing to do with the physical condition of the player. The club regretted it and did not want to introduce players.

Many players' transfers were announced before the medical examination, and then they went through the physical examination and signed the contract.

Aldridge is confident in his own medical system, and Henry came here to recover from the injury, maybe better soon.

"Do you really want it?"

"Talk about money."

"Fifteen million!"

"US dollars?"

"GBP!"

"You're robbing money, we won't talk about it, ten million pounds, the final offer."

Tigana hesitated for a long time, the price is not too low, in terms of the value of the players sold by the Ligue 1 team, it is worthy of Henry.

Moreover, if he refused, what would Henry think?

He wanted to go to a bigger club, but also yearned for Italy, but unfortunately Juventus bought Trezeguet.

Monaco will not qualify for the Champions League next season, which makes him even worse.

Tigana finally compromised and agreed to Millwall's transfer offer of 10 million pounds.

Next, Aldridge flew to France in person to visit Henry.

Henry was surprised that Aldridge appeared at his doorstep. He knew that the club had agreed to his transfer offer, but he was flattered by Aldridge's sincerity to come home.

After the two sat down, Aldridge couldn’t wait to discuss the business and came straight to the point: “Tieri, Millwall lacks a strong striker in the new season, a striker who can guarantee the team’s goals and can help the team improve The striker with the probability of winning a trophy, I believe that if you come to Millwall, you are the one we need."

Henry heard such an opening speech, and somehow, there was a sign of excitement in his heart.

He was the one who played against Millwall and knew how powerful that team was. Even if he left a lot of the main force in the summer, Millwall's strong guarantee is that the outsider is the champion who is in front of him.

He began to ask himself if he would transfer to Millwall after the team's position and status.

Status does not mean the authority of the locker room, but the commitment of the main force or substitute.

Aldrich did not rush to answer, first asked: "Do you trust me?"

Henry asked in surprise, "Why do you ask?"

Aldridge said in a deep voice: "Because I want to make you better and make you a world-class striker, but you must trust me, we trust each other and work together to achieve this."

Henry is not a fledgling young player. He played hundreds of games in Monaco in five years and scored 20 goals as a winger. This number is not much, but there are not many, which will make him have his own ideas. If he is stubborn, Aldridge may just buy back a bomb.

It’s Wenger, I don’t expect to ask such a question. After all, Wenger promoted Henry to the first team of Monaco, which is regarded as an enlightenment mentor.

Henry thought of Aldridge’s resume, one of the outstanding stars tuned in the past, he nodded and said: "I trust and will obey your request."

Aldrich nodded and continued, "Okay, then if you want to be a world-class striker, you must first change your mindset. You have to treat yourself as a center and as a scorer. If you come to Millwall, you will be in charge. Winger or center, no matter where you are, you must further increase the direct threat to the goal. Like Larson, you can play center and wing. The interaction area is large, and the offensive end threat is high. If you can do mine Request, I believe that you will be one of the most powerful competitors of the European Golden Boot Award."

Henry was dumbfounded.

He is a winger who wants to transform into a single-season scoring machine with at least 30 goals?