In the back garden, Melanie brought over brewed black tea and a plate of waffles. She greeted Ridsdale and said, "I'm sorry for my poor craftsmanship and poor greeting."
After saying that, he turned around and left, leaving space for the men.
Aldrich and Ridsdale sat across the small round table. He ate a waffle and drank some tea, savoring it and feeling that Melanie's craftsmanship had actually improved.
Ridsdale was in no mood for tea.
He said with a serious face: "Mr. Hall, let's get straight to the point."
"Wait, I know the purpose of your coming, but before we get into the topic, I have a question to ask you."
"Excuse me."
"Don't you think about Leeds United's operating income and expenses?"
"I'm sorry, this is the secret of our club and I'm not in a position to reveal it."
Aldrich looked at the sky and stopped asking. His good intentions were like a donkey's liver and lungs, and it would be useless to talk too much.
"Mr. Hall, we are quite sincere in our pursuit of Ferdinand. Whether Millwall accepts our offer or not, please give us a timely reply. At least, it will allow us enough time to find a new target."
Leedsdale 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 has seduced many Millwall players. If the other side refuses all the offers, these players will stay.
I'm afraid it will also be detrimental to Millwall's future development.
But he is most worried about Millwall playing dirty tricks, specifically trying to seduce Leeds United's appetite, and delaying their refusal until the transfer window is about to close. This will make Leeds United's summer transfer operations very passive. That's why Ridsdale personally
Come and have a frank interview with Aldrich.
"Ferdinand is only 20 years old. He is the rising star of the England national team and is known as the backbone of England's defense in the next ten years. Likewise, he is also Millwall's planned candidate for the next ten to fifteen years. Leeds wants to take him away? Haha.
, with him and a high-level central defender, the defense will be worry-free for ten years."
Ridsdale felt disdainful when he heard Aldrich's words.
Blowing Ferdinand to the sky is nothing more than trying to raise the price. Otherwise, why not just reject Leeds United's purchase offers again and again?
"Mr. Hall, let's be more frank and tell me directly, what is your reply quote?"
Aldrich turned to look at Ridsdale, who had a serious expression, and said calmly after three seconds: "Then be more honest and bring me your purchase list."
Ridsdale hesitated for a moment, then turned around and glanced at his assistant.
The assistant took out a piece of paper and handed it to Aldrich.
Aldrich opened it and looked down. Hahaha, what a long list.
Ferdinand.
Mills.
Duff.
van der mede.
Klose.
Neil.
Lampard.
In the first team alone, there are 7 players that the opponent wants to get.
There are also a group of players in the reserve team and youth team that they like.
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 and have made a name for themselves, while others have always attracted attention in the youth team, but they just can't make the headlines, but they are famous.
Aldrich felt confident after reading it.
He hopes that the transfer, especially the departure of players, will end as soon as possible. The sooner it is completed, the more conducive it will be to internally stabilize the morale of the army and prepare for the new season.
Turning to look at Ridsdale, Aldrich asked: "Do you have a pen?"
Ridsdale took out a gold pen from his suit and handed it to Aldrich.
Aldrich looked at the gold pen in his hand and felt it was very grand. He also had a similar one, which he got as a gift, but they were all for collection and would not be used normally. He did not want to show off his wealth to others.
He used the pen to cross out some players' names on the paper.
Only the names of Ferdinand, Duff and Mills are left in the first team.
Below is the name of Joe Cole, Villa and Carrick crossed out.
The names of 10 players were left on the note.
Most of this is the player's own choice.
Duff, Mills, and Ferdinand all expressed their desire to leave the team and go to Leeds United to make a lot of money in their communication with the club. Other players, like Cahill, wanted to stay, but there was no future for them. Aldridge would rather send them away.
Let them show themselves on a suitable stage. Players such as Paulson and Robinson are not in the club's long-term team building plan. They have been trained. Now that it is time to send them away, why not sell them in exchange for some
transfer fee.
Aldrich returned the paper to Ridsdale.
Ridsdale looked shocked after looking at it and asked: "Will Millwall sell these 10 people to Leeds United?"
"Well, pack it up and all 10 players will go to Leeds United at once."
Ridsdale looked excited, as if his nostrils were getting thicker when he breathed out.
His assistants were also encouraged.
After getting excited, Ridsdale asked: "How much is the transfer fee?"
"Sixty million pounds, one pound less, I won't sell anyone."
Ridsdale and his assistant were stunned.
Sixty million pounds!
"this......"
"Is it too expensive? You can do the math yourself."
Aldrich picked up the tea cup and smiled at him.
Ridsdale really started to make plans.
In fact, they are attacking more. As long as they can take away 4 or 5 players from Millwall, they will be satisfied.
The focus of the attack is on several goals of the first team.
Now Aldridge has agreed to the transfer of Ferdinand, Mills and Duff.
How much are these three people worth together?
Leeds United's offers for these three people are £15 million, £6 million and £6 million respectively.
The total is close to 30 million pounds, and that's without any counter-offer from Millwall.
If you bargain, the final transfer fee is likely to be close to 40 million pounds. Who makes Leeds United weak? Why should Millwall agree to the offer if they can't spend money?
As Aldrich said, players like Ferdinand and Mills Duff can be used for ten years if bought back.
The remaining 7 players are worth an average of 3 million pounds each, which brings them to 20 million pounds.
What's more, players like Cahill and Bresciano who have performed well in English League One have high hopes and are definitely worth more than 3 million pounds.
"What? Don't you want it?"
Seeing Ridsdale's delay in speaking, Aldrich asked with a smile.
Ridsdale immediately said decisively: "No, I want it, I want it all!"
Perhaps, this surprise was much bigger than expected, and Ridsdale was a little overwhelmed.
Bringing in 10 players at once will put a huge pressure on the club, both in terms of transfer fees and salary costs.
"Can we subtract four players from this? We only need six!"
Ridsdale began to bargain.
Aldrich shook his head with a smile and reiterated: "Either you take away all 10 people, or you don't get any."
Now that Leeds United has come to poach Millwall, the two sides' positions are opposite.
Aldrich would never give in to his enemies.
Does not selling players to the other side constitute victory?
No, Aldridge thinks that will be a victory for Leeds United, because the other side can create chaos within Millwall through their offensive in the transfer market.
On the contrary, Aldridge sold players to the other party. Not only did he sell them, but he also sold them a lot of them. Among them were at least 6 players that Millwall would have listed in the transfer market. If they don't sell them this year, they will definitely sell them next year.
Otherwise, should the players leave on a free transfer when their contracts expire?
Once the transfer agreement is reached and so many players flock to Leeds United, what will the Leeds United dressing room look like?
What will happen to Leeds United's finances?
Since the other party is seeking death, Aldrich doesn't mind giving him a ride.
Ridsdale hesitated for a long time and then said in a low voice: "If Millwall does not allow them to transfer, this will probably make the players dissatisfied, right?"
Aldridge shrugged and said easily: "Are they dissatisfied? There are many ways to solve it. I can sell them to other clubs, or I can give them a new contract. If they are still dissatisfied, the worst case scenario is to put them in the lower echelon."
, Isolated from the first team, his value may drop sharply after a year, but it doesn’t matter, can Leeds United afford to wait? Or, you can look for a new transfer target now.”
Ridsdale was elusive. He couldn't tell whether this was Aldrich's negotiation tactics or the other party's inner thoughts.
Perhaps, the other party's initial statement about allowing player transfers was just a smokescreen. In fact, it set a difficult condition to make Leeds United retreat.
Ridsdale gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Okay, 60 million! These ten players will transfer to Leeds United!"
Aldridge nodded and said softly: "There is an additional clause in 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 are a robber on terms!"
Ridsdale was completely outraged. He thought it was an insult that Aldrich had raised the price again and again.
The calm Aldridge was silent and waited. After Ridsdale calmed down, he said calmly: "Sir, you have your position, I have mine, I just make sure that Leeds United does not use Mir
Wall is just a cash machine."
Ridsdale and his assistant were baffled.
You gave us £60 million and now you're saying Leeds United use Millwall like a cash machine?
"Your words make me laughable."
Ridsdale pouted.
Aldridge said seriously: "David O'Reilly is an excellent coach. He can tap out the talents of young players. The ten players I sold you are all on the rise. Once they make a name for themselves at Leeds United,
, won’t their value rise? Assume that this year they transfer to Leeds United and have a successful season. Next summer, like Duff, if his value rises to 10 million pounds, Cahill’s value will rise to 10 million pounds.
For more than 6 million pounds, Leeds United will make a huge profit overall if they sell them. And I will be criticized by the fans and ridiculed by the outside world for my decision to sell them today. Even the fans of Leeds United will also
Laughing at my stupidity. Hahaha, in order to avoid this situation from happening, I want to ensure that Leeds United buy them for the long-term team building, rather than buying my outstanding young players and reselling them to make a fortune."
Ridsdale and his assistant thought about it carefully after listening.
What Aldrich said makes sense.
In fact, when they are willing to spend 60 million pounds, they must be convinced that the total value of these players in the future will definitely exceed 60 million pounds. This is a worthwhile investment and will bring greater benefits to Leeds United.
Ridsdale convinced himself in his mind: these players went to Leeds United with the expectation that they would play for Leeds United for more than ten years, not to make money by reselling players.
Eventually, Ridsdale agreed to Aldrich's terms.
Next, Leeds United will negotiate personal treatment with these 10 players.
When Ridsdale and his assistant were about to leave, Aldrich stood up and said enthusiastically: "I'll give you a ride." (To be continued...)
