In the early morning, Aldrich woke up from his sleep and was awakened by the phone call.
He opened his eyes drowsily, and vaguely saw Yiwen tiptoeing to the bedside, reaching for his mobile phone on the bedside table. Seeing him wake up, Yiwen sighed softly and said, "I don't know.
Who is calling me so early in the morning? You should sleep a little longer."
"What time is it?"
"Five minutes to eight o'clock."
"It's already so late? Give me the phone."
Aldridge turned over, lay on his back on the bed, and rubbed his face with his hands. He was still a little sleepy, but he didn't want to sleep anymore. Today was Sunday, and he would lead the team against Arsenal at home in the afternoon.
He has woken up more than an hour later than usual.
If you don’t lead the national team, you don’t know that it’s really tiring to do both the club and the national team at the same time. It’s rare. Aldridge is like an office worker, looking forward to when he will have a holiday?
I'm very sorry, there is no winter break in the Premier League. I have to take a break and wait until next summer.
Yiwen handed him the phone and said: "Breakfast is ready. I will take Earl to the hospital for a check-up in the morning. He seemed a little uncomfortable just now. If there is no problem, I will take them to the stadium to cheer you up in the afternoon."
The phone was still ringing, and Aldrich asked hurriedly: "What's wrong with Earl?"
"I saw that he was coughing just now. He is better now. You can lie down for a while. Don't worry. I will go out and take him to the hospital now, but I will send Bert to your parents' house first."
Aldrich scratched his hair, and after Yiwen left the bedroom, he turned to look at his phone, which rang for the second time.
It's Andrew calling.
Very strange time. At this time, Andrew was still sleeping.
"You're up before eight o'clock? Why are you calling me?"
"Eight o'clock? Oh, oh, oh. Sorry, I'm not in London. It's already noon here."
"WTF! Where did you go?"
“Which city in the world has the most beautiful women?”
"You might as well become a naturalized citizen of Ukraine and settle there."
"Haha, I still have a lunch date. I'm calling you to finish the business first. I have some news to tell you. What is the name of that Brazilian player, 18 years old? Wait, let me check, oh, Rica
Do-Izekson-Dos Santos-Leiter, Millwall doesn’t need to pay attention to it. You don’t need to take it to heart.”
Aldrich was dazed and blurted out: "Who the hell are you talking about?"
There is a long list of names of Brazilian players that would kill you just to memorize them. Aldridge really can’t remember any player named Ricardo XXXXX that Millwall paid attention to.
"Hey, damn, are you really awake? It's the one in Sao Paulo. Millwall even made a secret offer in the summer. At first, they didn't sell it for 5 million pounds, but you kept raising the offer. When it reached 8 million pounds,
Sao Paulo Club agreed,
But the player himself refused to negotiate. It has only been a few months, and you have forgotten it? Or is it because Millwall's summer purchase failed and they are completely uninterested in bringing him in? Then you told me earlier, saving me from having to send people over there regularly.
Reporting that player’s information is a waste of human resources.”
Andrew's complaint cheered up Aldrich.
He is awake.
Who is Ricardo XXX? He also realized it.
Son of God!
Kaka!
He sat up from the bed and was about to speak, but Andrew hung up the phone.
Aldrich immediately called the opponent again.
"What else?"
"I haven't finished what I just said!"
"You don't even remember the players, what else do you want to say?"
"Don't talk about that, let's talk about the main point. Just now you said that Millwall doesn't need to pay attention to it. What do you mean? A European giant has locked up on him? Could it be AC Milan? No, it shouldn't be. He didn't play an official game last season.
This season has not played until the summer. Could it be that he has played in the last two months of the Brazilian League?"
"Playing in the game? You are overthinking it. I'm afraid he will never have the chance to make his career debut."
"Huh? What you said is too scary. What happened to him?"
"He had an accident. He broke his spine while diving. Do you understand your spine? Do you know what a spine is? Do you know how important it is to a person?"
"Holy crap! Are you so lucky today?"
"Are you stupid?"
"Come back, do me a favor and go to Brazil in person. Wait, wait, let me think about how to handle his transfer."
"Transfer? Who will buy it?"
"Millwall buy."
"You are really stupid. If you buy a player with a spinal injury, it may be doubtful whether he can walk like a normal person. In the worst case, he may be paralyzed. You buy him? Do you want Millwall to have a player die on the pitch?
Scenario?"
Aldridge was silent for a moment and then said into the phone: "I can't get away. You go to Sao Paulo on my behalf. I will let Adam go too. This shows the sincerity of the club. On the other hand, I will prepare for him in London."
The best chiropractor, when you arrive in Sao Paulo, say hello to me first. Before that, the club officials must first communicate with the Sao Paulo Club."
"Are you worried about burning too much money?"
"I have my own ideas. In short, you help me finish this matter, and I will give you a Ferrari when you come back."
"Well, since you don't regard money as money, then I can only accept it with a smile."
After hanging up the phone, Aldridge immediately called Adam and asked him to take the club's negotiation team and medical representatives to Sao Paulo. He briefly explained the situation and also asked the club to once again offer Kaka to Sao Paulo, and the amount was still summer.
The amount of the first offer was £5 million.
The second call was to the medical department. There was no need to go into details and he gave simple and clear instructions.
“Find me the best spine doctor in the world!”
One morning when he woke up and thought it wasn't a very good morning, Aldrich got an unexpected surprise.
He got up and took a shower, had breakfast and went to the club. There was a game in the afternoon and the players would come to the club later today. Then everyone had dinner together at the club at noon and took a short rest before heading into the afternoon league game.
After he drove to the club, the club staff informed him: Sao Paulo immediately responded with an offer, asking for 6 million pounds.
Aldrich laughed when he heard the news.
He quoted 5 million pounds, which seemed to outsiders to be his second attempt.
What about St. Paul?
It would seem abnormal if I agreed directly.
But because Kaka was accidentally injured, they couldn't get too high to scare away Millwall.
The 6 million pounds is 2 million pounds less than the 8 million pounds negotiated in the summer. This gap is still relatively large in this era, especially for clubs in Brazil that have always done cheap business.
But the situation is different.
In the summer, Millwall purchased people in a restrained and rational manner. Now that the transfer window is closed, it is impossible for the clubs to complete the transaction immediately. Sao Paulo wants to cut the knot quickly, finalize the deal first, and then hide Kaká’s injury and wait.
In two months, the winter transfer window is open. As long as Kaka can recover to a certain extent, he can be sent to the UK, and the money and goods will be cleared, uh, the human resources and wealth will be cleared.
According to Sao Paulo's reply, the transaction amount is 6 million pounds. However, 2 million pounds must be paid immediately, and the remaining 4 million pounds will be paid when the player transfers when the winter transfer window opens.
In fact, Millwall paid 2 million pounds first to sign a contract with Sao Paulo Club.
Otherwise, everyone will have room to go back on their word, and Sao Paulo can stop selling people in January or raise the asking price.
Aldridge is very happy that the other party added such a clause because he is afraid that Millwall will regret it!
Sorry, I was afraid you would regret it!
He immediately informed Adam to go to Brazil to draft a contract directly with the Sao Paulo club. As long as the player nodded, the club would immediately pay 2 million pounds to make the contract effective.
After having lunch at the club at noon, Aldridge was typing on the keyboard in the office and writing a letter to Kaká.
Andrew and Adam, the former represents him and the latter represents Millwall Club, but Aldridge still hopes to express his sincerity directly in his personal capacity.
"When you were under 18 years old, Millwall's scouts in South America were paying attention to you. I watched your tapes, studied your technical characteristics, and analyzed your talents. The results showed that you are a person that makes me
Surprised to find out that Millwall tried hard to sign you, we were wrong
After an opportunity to work together, now, I know that you are injured and in a difficult stage, but I believe that your tenacity will allow you to overcome difficulties and continue your football dream. Come to Millwall, here is the best
A good doctor ensures your health and has the best teaching
The training team will train you to grow. Come to the Lion King Stadium and let the fans of the Lions appreciate your skills, cheer for you, and applaud you. I am a head coach who tirelessly pursues victory. At the same time, I also hope that the players I coach,
When they retire, they can proudly say: I won
He has won 5, 6, 7, or even more Premier League titles, and won the Champions League, which symbolizes the highest honor in Europe, once, twice, or more times. Kaká, I look forward to seeing you in the top European stadiums.
Come to you, the Millwall jersey is ready for you.
I wish you a speedy recovery.”
Aldrich sent the letter to Andrew's mailbox, and then sent him a text message, asking him to print out the letter when he arrived in Sao Paulo and hand it to him in person when he visited Kaka.
After finishing the work, Aldrich took a nap on the sofa in the office. He waited until the assistant teacher Jensen came and knocked on the door before waking him up, washing his face, tidying up his clothes, and calling Ivan to ask about Earl's situation.
Earl just had a slight cold. He went to the hospital for injections and medicine in the morning. After being tired from all the fuss, he slept for a few hours. When he woke up, he was full of energy. Yiwen took him to join Arthur and the others and drove to the Lion King Stadium.
Aldridge was relieved and went to the court with the team to prepare for the game.
London Derby, a battle between the championship groups.
The schedule arranged by the FA is really fucked.
The FIFA match day has just ended. Playing such an intense and important game at this time will undoubtedly reduce the quality of the game.
Millwall and Arsenal are both big players in international football.
The fans are as enthusiastic as ever.
Aldridge, a Millwall native, takes charge of the Three Lions, which makes Lions fans even more arrogant than before.
Not only do our crazy lions dominate England’s top competitions, but our crazy lion’s coach also controls the fate of the England national team.
Can it be any more awesome?
When Aldridge walked into the Lion King Stadium to greet Wenger before the game, the professor complained with a frown: "You have such a good relationship with the FA, why don't you communicate with them? Do you think our two teams are at this time?
In a head-to-head match, Millwall will definitely have the advantage?"
"Have an advantage? Where is the advantage? I don't want to play such an important game immediately after the FIFA match day. However, the FA will definitely not accept my suggestion in order to avoid suspicion."
When Wenger heard this, he suddenly understood.
He previously criticized the Football Association's schedule and tried to apply for an adjustment to the schedule, but the Football Association refused, pretending to be selfless and treating everyone equally.
Originally, in order to ensure the quality of Premier League games, it is not impossible to adjust the schedule. Everyone hopes that the game will be more exciting. A group of stars infected with the FIFA virus are playing on the field. Isn't this a waste of a gimmick?
But precisely because Aldridge has become the coach of the England national team, Millwall's games cannot be adjusted. They must not, otherwise it will be true that the FA has opened a back door.
This move has attracted a lot of criticism, especially in the same round. Just one day ago, Manchester United played Leeds United at home. It was also a strong dialogue. The runner-up last season and the fourth place last season were also mortal enemies.
!
No one complained, not to mention that Arsenal and Millwall had an extra day off.
