Some people feel like old friends at first sight, and some people know that they are not compatible the first time they meet. During Aldridge's conversation with Carter, the two quickly fell in love with the guy opposite them.
Because the two of them speak straightforwardly, they are not the kind of scheming, feminine characters.
"No, no, no, it's impossible. A six-year contract? I'm not willing to do it for four years, unless you give me an annual sponsorship fee of 5 million pounds."
"The annual sponsorship fee of 2.3 million pounds is already a very high price."
"Yes, the sponsorship fee of 300,000 pounds six years ago was a sky-high price, but what about now?"
"Do you think the commercial value of football clubs will increase?"
"Of course it will! Broadcasting technology is becoming increasingly advanced. For football clubs, this is just the beginning. Don't look at the Premier League broadcast contract which has more than doubled this year and will double in the next contract. What do you think about Millwall's future?
You have confidence, but you ignore the prospects of this market."
Although Aldridge also felt that Carter was a friend worth making in a short period of time, and at least he was comfortable chatting and communicating, he would not sell the club's future interests at a low price.
The sponsorship fee given by Carter seems to be extremely high these days, and he also proposed that the two parties sign a long-term contract for six years!
In this way, from a conservative perspective, Millwall's long-term interests are protected, but if a situation occurs, Millwall's interests will obviously suffer losses.
This situation is: Millwall enters the Champions League every year. In other words, it will maintain its position as the top group in the Premier League for the next six years.
Aldridge will not be greedy for immediate gains and ignore the long-term. This kind of loss is the heaviest loss for Arsenal in history.
When moving into the new stadium, Arsenal signed an eight-year chest advertising sponsorship contract. At the time, it seemed that the 5.5 million pound sponsorship contract was in line with Arsenal's worth and the economic environment. Coupled with the collapse of the football bubble, people thought that the market
Already saturated.
However, in the past eight years, the chest advertising sponsorship contracts obtained by Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool have soared, ranging from about 20 million to more than 30 million.
In the first year of signing such a contract, Arsenal felt that they were making no profit and no loss, but as time went on, the losses became more and more outrageous. Added up, the income of Arsenal was about 100 million pounds less than that of other teams at the same level.
Although if Aldridge signed a six-year contract in this era, the total loss would not be that big, but he is such a person. He runs the club carefully, and when he changes from the head coach to the owner, he is a bit stingy.
Energetic.
At this point, he also reminded Adam that the club's sponsorship contract is limited to moving into the new stadium and cannot exceed three seasons at most.
When they move into the new stadium, all sponsorship fees will have to be renegotiated based on the new price.
After Carter persisted for a while, he found that Aldrich could not be persuaded, or was defeated by temptation. He had to admit frankly that Aldrich also had extraordinary foresight.
As for the specific contract details, Carter will discuss it with Adam when he returns to London. Aldridge will not make any commitment. If other competitors offer a higher price, Millwall will of course choose the option with more revenue.
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It was not a short time before the plane landed. The two put aside their work and started chatting like friends. What surprised Aldrich was that the other person, as a British man, was actually a fan of Maradona. Aldridge was just wearing a mask.
He just had an English appearance, so he never felt emotionally hurt by Maradona.
Talking about Maradona, the two of them were very sad.
Because just in the past two days, Maradona has been the focus of the entire world of football.
Argentina's generation of football champions officially bid farewell to the green field and announced his retirement as a player.
Aldrich really feels like he made a good friend today.
At least he, like Carter, is a rational fan.
Worshiping Maradona means only worshiping Maradona on the court. As for Maradona outside the court, the two of them both smiled wryly and shook their heads when talking about it.
It is estimated that world football will never find such a more vivid combination of angel and devil great figures.
When the plane landed in Barcelona, Aldridge and Carter said goodbye. Before leaving, Carter wished Millwall good luck at the Nou Camp.
Aldrich looked up at the clear Spanish sky in the cold autumn outside the airport. Any luck? Who can put their hope in luck?
After arriving in Barcelona, Millwall completely kept a low profile, staying in a hotel further away from Camp Nou and training in a closed environment. Apart from attending the pre-match press conference arranged by UEFA, Aldridge refused all interviews.
This focus war has been pursued by media from various countries.
Van Gaal's heroic words have been released.
Aldrich never said a word.
At the press conference, when Aldridge attended, the lights flashed in the audience, and everyone wanted to take a picture of Aldridge's first visit to the Nou Camp.
In what manner will he arrive here?
How will you respond to Van Gaal's contempt?
When Aldrich sat down, he seemed very calm, and he started by saying the same thing in Spanish and English.
"I will only answer questions about today's game. Questions that have nothing to do with the game will be treated with silence."
The reporters were frustrated.
We just came to see you and Van Gaal bicker!
Last season, Aldridge had a particularly tense relationship with the Spanish media, especially the Catalan media.
It started out as a debate about the Ballon d'Or, and later the conflict became fermented when Millwall won the European Cup Winners' Cup.
But what made outside observers laugh and cry was that the Catalan media had a conflict with Aldridge over whether Ronaldo deserved to be on the Ballon d'Or list, but Ronaldo only stayed at Camp Nou for one season before flying away.
Meazza.
The source of the conflict has disappeared, but the conflict continues.
Now, they are siding with Van Gaal, belittling and criticizing Millwall and Aldridge.
When reporters asked Aldridge about Van Gaal's comments, Aldridge said nothing.
As he said, he didn't answer any questions that had nothing to do with the game.
Until someone asked: "Barcelona had a draw and a loss in the first two games. Is there no hope for them to qualify?"
Aldrich said calmly: "Of course they have hope. They can defeat Millwall in two rounds. Then, in the two simultaneous contests between Dynamo Kyiv and PSV, no team has won two games in a row. Then,
Barcelona controls the fate of qualifying, and with two rounds left, they will have the upper hand."
The reporters in Catalonia curled their lips, feeling that the young marshal finally said something humane.
Hmm. It sounds about right.
Barcelona were just one step away from falling into the abyss.
If they win the next four games, they will have 13 points, and they will definitely qualify for the top spot.
This is also thanks to Millwall's attack on Dynamo Kyiv in the away game, which minimized the disadvantages of Barcelona losing points and made the situation in the same group extremely delicate.
"From your tone, you seem to be pessimistic about the two games against Barcelona? Don't you have the confidence to score points against Barcelona?"
Aldrich sighed, turned to the press officer and said, "Can I leave? I don't want to waste time here with some idiots."
As soon as he said these words, he immediately angered the person who had just asked the question, which was a reporter from "World Sports News".
"Mr. Hall, are you humiliating me in public?"
Aldrich ignored the man. He just looked at the press officer, who looked at the time and shook his head, indicating that the stipulated time had not yet come.
Aldridge had no choice but to turn around and said calmly: "I don't know how the public views the game between Barcelona and Millwall, but I think some people think that Millwall should directly give 6 points to Barcelona, and then Millwall is convinced.
Accept defeat humbly and kneel in front of Barcelona to please it. I'm sorry, the reality is cruel, Barcelona belongs to Catalonia
The giants are the flag here. They not only represent football, but also represent the spirit and fighting spirit of Catalonia. But this does not make Barcelona special in the arena. It will definitely be able to overwhelm all opponents and become
You can be arrogant and rude, you can lack the most basic respect for foreign teams. It's okay for one person to be arrogant, but a group of people are arrogant. I think this kind of mentality is pathological."
Except for the Catalan reporter, everyone else at the scene laughed.
Haha, just a few minutes after I was lost, the big news came.
"Who is that arrogant person in your mouth? Is it an allusion to Van Gaal? Mr. Hall, you seemed to be very arrogant when you first appeared in public, right? Claiming that Millwall will enter a new era, haha,
But in Europe, you are nothing yet."
Catalan journalists are furious.
I don't know why, but they just don't like Aldrich.
At such a young age, he dared to criticize the Ballon d'Or, questioned Ronaldo's inclusion on the list, and even snatched the trophy from Barcelona.
Today he came here as a guest. It seemed that he was keeping a low profile, but in fact, it felt like he was using silence to despise them.
No matter what questions the reporters asked, Aldrich did not answer. Some reporters simply left the meeting angrily. Aldrich glanced at the press officer from time to time. After the other party indicated that he could leave, Aldrich stood up and left.
The only ones who don't like him are the Catalan media, but the other media like him because he makes news, or in other words, wherever the 21-year-old head coach goes, it is news in itself.
On the night of the game, the players sat in the locker room and stared at Aldridge.
The atmosphere in the locker room was very strange today.
Aldrich couldn't stand it.
Half of the players stared at Aldridge with a high-spirited look, and half of the players stared at him with a comforting look.
They know everything in the news.
Some players also have anger in their hearts.
Who can turn a blind eye to the fact that they have worked hard and fought hard to become champions, but others are trampling on them?
It's normal to feel angry, but some mentally mature players are calmer and more worried about Aldridge's condition.
From the beginning of preparations for this game to the twenty-five minutes left before the game, Aldridge acted too calmly.
It's a bit like being bullied and unable to reason, so you can only hide your grievances in your heart.
Thinking about it, it's normal for him to feel hurt when he is clearly a young commander who has gone down in history, but he is easily denied by others.
Aldrich just felt it would be unwise to push back.
Even if the game is not played, there will be verbal arguments before the game depending on the situation. In this situation, Aldridge thinks there is no need to pay attention to the opponent.
Unexpectedly, his failure to fight back was misunderstood by the players as "injury". When he was about to give the players a pre-match training, a scene appeared in the locker room that made Aldrich feel like he was dreaming. (To be continued, please search Gone with the Wind. Astronomy and novels are better and updated faster!
