In the quiet living room, Aldrich's expression became a little helpless.
Mourinho left without saying goodbye.
It seemed that the conversation between the two broke up unhappily.
As someone who has been through this, Aldridge can understand. He has just taken office and is officially coaching the club for the first time. The last thing he wants to hear is doubts from others.
Mourinho is enjoying the power of the head coach, and perhaps he was in high spirits when he came to negotiate in person.
So Aldrich didn't want to go into detail about why at first.
If the other party insists on listening but is not satisfied after hearing it, who is to blame?
Aldridge was just telling the truth. He couldn't hand over players to the other party just because the other party was Mourinho, a world-class coach who would be famous in the future.
The future is the future, the present is now, and the situation is of course different.
He is responsible for the players and is very cautious when it comes to leasing. Mourinho's initial coaching career did not go well and he did not stay at Benfica for long. It would be too irresponsible for Aldrich to hand over Viana to the other party.
Aldrich didn't take the Magic Bird to heart and picked up the list Najib sent again to think about it seriously.
This list was compiled by Najib.
Some players are recommended to be listed for transfer, and some are recommended to be loaned out to observe their growth. In the loan list, there are also clubs that are recommended to be loaned out. These are the conclusions made by Najib and his team based on the characteristics of the players and the conditions of the loan target clubs.
Summer is never peaceful for the football world, and it is even less peaceful for a wealthy club.
Henry's matter is pending, and another player within Millwall has submitted a transfer application.
"How much does Manchester United offer? 2 million? Haha, let him go for 5 million pounds."
Aldridge commanded remotely from home, Richardson from the youth team submitted a transfer application, and Manchester United sent an offer of 2 million. It seems that they have already had an affair.
Richardson is a defender, 17 years old this year, and only came to the club last year.
It was sold for 2 million pounds, which is already a huge profit.
Considering that what Manchester United lacks is defenders, Aldrich estimates that Ferguson also wants to recruit some good talents early so that he can seamlessly become the main force of the team in the future.
Millwall is full of promising defenders, and Richardson has not shown too much talent. Of course, this is a horizontal comparison. For example, Mexes and Lescott are more talented than their opponents.
But maybe it's because of Richardson's local household registration. Or Manchester United doesn't dare to spend too much money on players who have not made a name for themselves, so they really made them offer Mexes, a defender selected for the French junior national team.
Are you sorry if Manchester United doesn't offer 5 million pounds and wait for Millwall to counter-offer?
Richardson's transfer was finalized within two days, moving to Manchester United for £3.5 million.
On the same day, Wenger called Aldridge.
The professor also has his eye on Millwall's young players.
Seaman is old, and Arsenal must prepare a successor for Seaman.
Arsenal have spotted Millwall's third goalkeeper: Richard Wright.
The goalkeeper who has never played in an official game for Millwall!
However, Wright did stay at Millwall for 6 years, receiving training for 6 years, youth team, reserve team, all the way. 6 years!
To the success of Millwall's first team, it can be said that Wright has no substantial contribution, only the hard work of making up for the doubts.
But the youth team and the reserve team have also achieved brilliant results in recent years, especially some records, all of which are due to him.
Two years ago, he was the goalkeeper of the England U21 national team.
Even so, Aldridge never had expectations for Wright, because Butt is also very young, only 26 years old this year. What does this age of a goalkeeper mean? It means that he has at least 8 to 10 years of career life.
When it comes time to find a successor for Bout, Aldrich will have more options.
Arsenal probably feel that the quality of Millwall's product is guaranteed, and considering Wright's age as a goalkeeper, as long as he can successfully succeed Seaman, this position will be worry-free for ten years!
Wenger is really not stingy. He gave an offer of 3 million pounds.
For a player who has never played in a top professional league, especially a goalkeeper, £3 million is really not low!
Not only Wright, Wenger also took a fancy to 19-year-old Jeffers.
Jeffers has no future in the club, at least this is the assessment of Millwall's internal coaching team. He has been listed in the summer because at the age of 19, Jeffers has talent and certain abilities, but if he cannot be at the top as soon as possible
Once he is established in the league, he may say goodbye to the top league stage forever. Millwall can't give him a chance. The player himself is not happy to be loaned out, so he might as well sell it.
Aldridge and Wenger reached an agreement on the phone, with Wright + Jeffers packaged and sold to Arsenal for a total of 8 million pounds.
As soon as Arsenal left, Arsenal's mortal enemy also knocked on Millwall's transfer door.
Tottenham made an offer Millwall couldn't refuse.
8 million pounds for Ledley King.
Aldrich really hesitated and finally decided to sell it directly.
There is no shortage of players in the first team of central defenders, with Metzelder and Barzagli left as substitutes. Neil is working hard without complaint. There is no need to overcrowd the lineup. At Jin's age, 8 million pounds is not low.
Matthew Taylor moves to Portsmouth for £1 million.
German midfielder Balic returns to the Bundesliga and joins Bayer Leverkusen for £3 million.
In the final stage of selling players, Aldridge and Robson also made a heavyweight deal.
Jenas, Parker, and Nolan were packed away by Newcastle United. The Magpies paid 12 million pounds plus floating clauses after the three players reached the number of league appearances, which can reach a total price of 16 million pounds.
Robson turned the tide last season. He has a stable position as Newcastle United coach. Naturally, he will have higher pursuits this season. Therefore, acquiring some unwanted players from Millwall sounds a bit shabby. It can be thought of as Leeds United.
After a big season, the results of advancing to the Champions League qualifying rounds, and the players eliminated by Millwall do not mean that they are high-street products, they can be bought anywhere!
These players, who are around 20 years old, really have no chance to make their mark at Millwall. There are equally young and more talented talent reserves in these positions in the first team. If they really wait for the opportunity at Millwall, they may waste their time here.
Already.
Players like Parker and Jenas visited Aldridge at his home before leaving and solemnly said goodbye.
They didn't blame the club for selling them. It was Millwall's long-standing training strategy to be good people before playing football. Their skills were inferior to others and they couldn't compete within the team, so they had to go elsewhere. At the moment of separation, they
Listen to Aldrich's final teachings with a grateful heart.
In fact, Aldridge just told them to play football well and concentrate on the field. If they go to other clubs, they can still stand out. Some clichés have different effects when spoken by different people. Anyway, Aldridge preached to them.
, they listened carefully and remembered it deeply in their hearts.
The selling phase is over, and Millwall is settling its accounts. This summer, the club has earned nearly 80 million pounds without spending a penny on the transfer market!
Van der Meyde, £15 million.
Makelele, £28 million.
Reserve team and youth team, £35.5 million + £4 million floating income.
Summer preparations are about to begin, and the transfer work of major clubs is in full swing. The basic results have been revealed. What can be bought has been bought early, and there is not much hope that it cannot be bought. After all, soap operas are a game for the rich. For
For most "poor and lower-middle peasant" football clubs, the club's lineup should also be established. The rest cannot be bought and can only be rented as targeted reinforcements.
Millwall's first-team squad has yet to be finalized as Aldridge was unable to convince two players to stay on as substitutes.
Joaquín and Vicente. This pair of Spanish angel wings.
It’s not that the two of them want to wave goodbye to Millwall directly, but they have a strong desire to compete and hope to get more playing opportunities, especially in high-level competitions.
At this time, Valencia, which was defeated by Millwall in the Champions League final, faced a huge "change".
Valencia has one of the best midfield combinations in Europe. What can people think of when the two are combined?
Got dug!
Just like Millwall back then, for a team of their level, it is normal for a star player who has played well to be poached.
"Little Flea" Lopez defected to the Blue Eagle Lazio for 32 million US dollars.
Herard, who was born in Barcelona and almost joined Valencia for free, was recalled by Barcelona. Three years passed and Valencia earned 24 million!
Moratti took Farinos away from Mestalla with a check for 18 million US dollars.
Valencia, one of the best midfield combinations in Europe and the frontcourt system with the core of counterattack, is almost hollowed out!
Having made a lot of money, Valencia wanted to strengthen their lineup and sent an offer of 20 million pounds to Millwall, hoping to take away Vicente and Joaquin in a package.
After Millwall refused, they raised another £4 million, totaling £24 million, but Millwall remained unmoved.
Seeing that summer preparations were about to begin, Cooper had no choice but to let the club rent the players first even if they couldn't buy them.
Vicente and Joaquin are not interested in the transfer, because Valencia seems to be a place that sells stars. Are they going to transfer and waiting to be sold?
But if you go on loan, the situation is different.
Valencia was third in La Liga last season, and they still have the Champions League to play in the new season!
Go and train to improve, and then come back and try to usurp the throne at the giant Millwall.
After some discussions with his colleagues on the coaching staff, Aldridge agreed to the two players' request to be loaned to Valencia.
At least under the premise that they have just renewed his contract, Aldridge does not have to worry about the loanee not coming back.
The work was carried out step by step, and the players from the reserve team were loaned out one after another.
Through the club relationship network established over the years, Millwall has loaned these players to different leagues. Most of them are in France and England, but some also go to the Netherlands.
When all the dust settled, Aldridge had no time to take a breath, and the club's upcoming summer training and recruitment work was again on the table.
Since the contract extension retained the main players, only Makelele left, and Gattuso naturally took over, so the recruitment work was very easy. The key point is the contract extension. Now the recruitment is definitely slower than others, but it doesn't matter. Millwall has never signed up.
They don't compete with anyone, they are leading the whole Europe in bringing in future stars of hope and famous contemporary players, allowing the wealthy clubs to snatch them up, Millwall does not participate.
Tomorrow is the date when Millwall's preparations for the new season begin. The players' vacation is over, except for individual players. Those players who played in the European Cup and advanced to the knockout rounds have been notified by the club that they can extend their vacation.
Aldrich unexpectedly received a call from Adam on this day.
"The boss, the new president of Real Madrid, Florentino Perez has come to London and invites you to have dinner at Gordon Ramsey's restaurant tonight."
