The content on the note that Galliani lowered his head and caught his eye was relatively simple.
r:1500
b:1350
m:1200
l:1000
j:1000
Unit: 10,000 pounds.
With Galliani's wisdom, he understood what the English letters represented in less than two seconds.
These are all quotes from wealthy clubs!
Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Liverpool, Juventus.
Aldrich went on to say: "This is the offer made by some clubs to Shevchenko last summer."
Real Madrid is rich and handsome. As long as they have a talented person who can make a name for themselves, they want them all and the price is not low.
Barcelona moved aliens last summer, trying to bring one of Larsson and Shevchenko to replace Ronaldo after leaving, but they failed to do so.
Manchester United and Liverpool have also extended olive branches to Shevchenko.
Serie A champion Juventus, Lippi also wants Shevchenko, last summer, Vieri left for Madrid, Boksic joined the Blue Eagle Lazio, Padovano is over 30 and other factors, but Juventus
Si was not particularly enthusiastic and eventually introduced Inzaghi.
"Last summer, Shevchenko only proved himself in the Premier League, but now, his performance in the Champions League group stage is more convincing. Sir, AC Milan has money, but it is not the one who can afford the most money. If I want
If I sell Shevchenko for a sky-high price, I
I won’t come here to meet you. There is only one reason why I didn’t meet with representatives from other clubs. AC Milan is Shevchenko’s childhood dream. He yearns for San Siro. I hope he can realize his dream. But please AC Milan
Trample all his passion."
After listening to Aldrich's remarks, Galliani let out a long breath.
Things seem to have become a lot simpler.
In the past, he would have been more confident, because players wanted to join AC Milan. In the post-Bosman era, this is extremely important.
But facing Aldrich, Galliani felt that things were getting more difficult.
It’s hard to negotiate the price!
Bargaining the price to death is like trampling on the enthusiasm of the players.
But if I really pay a record transfer fee, it seems that it is not worth it, and my immediate boss, Mr. Bei, will not be able to explain it to me.
"Mr. Hall, to be fair, what do you think Shevchenko is worth?"
Aldridge shrugged and said: "At least not less than 25 million pounds. Last summer, Real Madrid offered 15 million pounds. With Real Madrid's current predicament in La Liga, if I sit at the negotiating table with them, they won't be stingy anymore."
A little extra, not to mention Shevchenko's performance in the past six months has indeed increased his worth a lot."
Galliani smiled bitterly and shook his head: "25 million pounds? Maybe Real Madrid can get it. But Milan definitely can't."
Aldridge sighed: "What you are about to take away is the future Mr. Ballon d'Or, and a forward who contributes at least 20 goals to the team every season. How many goals did AC Milan score in the league this half season?
Do the teams add up to 20 goals?”
Galliani's face turned ugly, and he said depressedly: "Mr. Hall, if you are here to laugh at Milan today and want me to quit before the difficulties, then you are really unkind."
Aldridge pressed his hand to signal the other party to calm down, and said softly: "Let's see, how much can AC Milan offer?"
"£12 million."
"20 million."
"13 million."
"The gap is too big for us to reach consensus."
"One price, 16 million pounds!"
Aldridge rubbed his temples, hesitated for a long time, and then said: "I am a person who likes to make friends. If you offer 16 million pounds, then I must add a clause in the contract."
"What terms?"
"30% of the next transfer."
"impossible!"
"Let's do this. You do me a favor, and then add another two million pounds, 18 million pounds, and we will make this deal."
Galliani thought about it, 18 million pounds, this is almost a big gamble, but Milan has been sinking for two seasons and really needs an injection of fresh blood, and it can have a tonic effect.
He asked in a deep voice: "What help do you need from me?"
The corners of Aldrich's mouth turned up and he said, "Let's talk while we eat."
After dinner was served, Aldrich and Galliani whispered about "helping".
After dinner, Galliani looked sad and said: "I can't make a promise."
"As long as you really help me, my promise will still count in the summer. Haha, happy cooperation."
"Cooperation is a pleasure."
Galliani flew back to Milan that night to continue his winter transfer operations for Milan.
Aldrich really can't take any time off.
Shevchenko's departure is a certainty, and Aldrich only hopes that in the second half of the season, the Ukrainian nuclear warhead can keep his word and fight for Millwall on multiple fronts!
Another player at the club confirmed his departure in the winter.
Martin O'Neal also invited Aldridge to dinner.
Aldrich received so many invitations throughout the year, some to gatherings of socialites and others to personal friends, that he always took some time to decline some invitations.
O'Neal doesn't want to wait until the summer to pursue Tony.
He fears that Toni's outstanding performances at Leicester City will make Toni a target for other big clubs.
Tony is still relatively pragmatic now. Martin O'Neal reuses him, and he also wants to serve Martin O'Neal. Therefore, after ending the half-season loan and returning to the club, Tony talked to Aldrich about future plans.
This season, he does not want to go to Leicester City on loan, but a permanent transfer. At least, his salary will increase somewhat.
During the dinner negotiation with O'Neal, Aldridge agreed to Tony's transfer without extorting the transfer fee, only paying 3.5 million pounds.
Before the FA Cup started, Aldridge was at the club handling some invitations, mostly for charity dinner events. Organizers who were strangers to him wanted him to attend, so they sent invitations to the club.
After processing these invitations, Aldrich looked at the appointment form brought by the club staff.
Throughout the year, he always has to deal with players' agents at work. Not all Millwall players are under Andrew's ownership. Therefore, if he wants to talk to agents, he must make an appointment first so that both parties are prepared.
process.
But he saw on the appointment schedule a name that is now unfamiliar to the world of English football coaching, but will be very familiar in the future.
David Moyes.
After seeing his name, Aldridge made a special call to his assistant to ask for information about the other party. After confirming that this Moyes was indeed the Moyes he knew in his previous life, Aldridge asked his assistant about the other party's purpose of meeting him.
.
"He said he wanted to loan players out."
"Oh? Where does he work?"
"Preston Club."
"Preston? Isn't that our opponent in the FA Cup tomorrow?"
"That's right."
"What position does he hold at Preston? When researching Preston's information, the other team's manager was not him."
"Oh, he is the acting coach now. The original coach just dismissed three days ago."
"Haha, interesting. Cancel the reservation. I will talk to him directly after the game."
"OK."
Preston are currently in the third tier of English football.
They were unlucky in the FA Cup. They were drawn against Millwall and were also a guest.
When Aldridge is studying his opponents, he will not have too in-depth understanding of such low-level opponents. It is enough to roughly understand the opponent's playing style, threats to the players, advantages and disadvantages. After all, the club's intelligence collectors do not have that much time.
Spend energy on lower level teams.
The next day.
Aldridge met Moyes at the Lion's Den. He was standing in front of the visiting team's coaching bench in sportswear with a solemn look on his face. He was very involved in directing the game. However, due to the limited strength of Preston's players, he did not have much performance.
room.
Aldridge sat in his seat without moving during the entire game, and did not enter the locker room during the intermission, leaving Benitez to go because the team led 3:0 in the first half.
In this kind of cruel competition, the trio of Gudjohnsen, Duff, and Van der Meyde played well.
And a very important factor is that Preston's morale is low. They are currently ranked in the relegation zone of League Two, so the former coach was fired and Moyes was promoted from assistant coach to acting coach.
This guy's ability is pretty good. At least before he coached Everton, Manchester United had invited him to be an assistant coach. However, at that time, Moyes also wanted to start his own business, so he rejected Ferguson's invitation.
As for the subsequent story with Manchester United, well, it is a bit tragic that Moyes dared to take over the role of the legend. Even if he has diamonds, he may not be able to do this porcelain job well.
At the end of the game, Aldridge stood up and walked over to shake hands with the opponent. Feeling a little embarrassed, he met Moyes for the first time and gave him five eggs.
Moyes didn't feel much disappointed. Preston lost 5 away games to Millwall, and the outside world probably thought it was normal.
Arsenal also got beaten five times here.
"Hello, Mr. Hall."
Moyes has an aura of humility about him now. He probably took office halfway and was acting as an agent. He probably feels like he is walking on thin ice.
Aldridge shook the opponent's hand and smiled and said: "Let's go to my office and talk about the loan players."
Moyes now had a smile on his face. He was really afraid that the young coach was overbearing and looked down on Preston Club, so he didn't want to loan players to them.
After arriving at Aldridge's office, Moyes looked at the layout curiously. It was very simple, with only four photo frames nailed to the wall as decorations. Inside were the pre-season family photos of Millwall every year since the summer of 1994.
photo.
Moyes looked at the players inside and was filled with emotion.
Looking at the family photos from 1994, it feels like going back in time. At that time, who would have thought how great players like Larsson, Trezeguet, and Nedved were?
Aldridge poured two glasses of wine and gave one to Moyes. After receiving it, the other man sighed: "Mr. Hall, your ability to develop players is really admirable."
"It has nothing to do with me. It's because the players are talented and hardworking."
"Haha, there is no need to belittle yourself. Let me tell you something that you may not like to hear. In fact, Millwall has many players who don't seem to have much talent, but now they have become capable players."
"That's because we have different understandings of talent. If talent only refers to a player's skills, then there is no difference between professional football and freestyle football."
Moyes was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then said seriously: "Mr. Hall, I would like to loan several players to Millwall on behalf of Preston. The loan period will be until the end of the season. What I can guarantee is that as long as the loan
I will treat the players who come to Preston equally and give them as many opportunities to practice as possible. Originally, I wanted these players to help the team get out of trouble. However, due to financial difficulties, loan fees and wages during the loan period, we are unable to do so.
bear."
Aldridge touched his chin and nodded: "Although I have studied the Preston team recently, after all, you are the head coach now, so, with all due respect, I need to delay you for some time. You must
Tell me a few points, first, who you want to loan, second, how to use this player after the loan, and third, the minimum number of appearances for the loaned player."
Moyes was shocked, stretched out his hand and said, "Then let's sit down and talk in detail."
"Okay!" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
