By the time he calmed down and began the formal conversation, Klinsmann's mind had cleared.

If there is any manager with the most power in the club among the European giants, the first place must be Aldridge, because he is the owner, but after excluding him, the second place is Alex Ferguson.

Alex Ferguson is known for his role at Manchester United.

And the managers of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Juventus, Bayern and other giants, which one can have more power than Ferguson?

No!

Klinsmann's desire to gain the same power as Ferguson is absolutely unrealistic.

First of all, the shape shì has been reversed.

Klinsmann understands that Millwall is throwing an olive branch to him, not climbing him, on the contrary, he has never officially coached the team, but for this, he does not have much bargaining chips, and if he had not been an assistant coach for Aldridge for several years, he knows Millwall well, and is familiar with it, I am afraid he will not appear in Millwall's list of coaches at all.

He can understand Aldrich's starting point: seek stability!

However, he will try to fight for power as much as possible and give himself more room to play here.

"Aldridge, first of all, if I become the manager, you can't interfere in the team's competitive affairs, it will undermine my authority, it will make it impossible for me to do my job."

'I understand, I'll give you two years, and in those two years, I won't interfere with the team's competitive operations, but I also hope that we can reach a consensus between us, first of all, Millwall's youth system can't be moved, it's the bottom line, there's no room for negotiation.'

"Of course. The foundation of Millwall's success. How can you change lightly? But you said two years. What are the requirements? If hopefully I can take Millwall to the heights of this past season, I'm sorry I can't, and even you won't be able to replicate last season's glory. ”

Aldridge nodded and said: "Millwall will enter a rebuilding cycle next, so there will be a significant drop in strength, and the first year will be difficult. As long as the record does not fall out of the bottom line of the giants, it is enough. The following year, Millwall must return to the top of Europe, and at the top. If you can't, sorry, we'll have to choose another merit. ”

Klinsmann's expression was heavy, he had actually been given the most wanted part of the power, which was to take control of athletics, training, and competitions independently. Tactical development, main substitution arrangement, etc. As for the other powers, in a giant at Millwall's level, he wants more, and he is not qualified to reach out and ask for it, so to speak, Aldridge has given him enough power and enough time.

Two years, the first year to recover the vitality and the younger generation officially take the lead, the second year, to rise back to the top ranks, the time is a little rushed, but the giants, the most impatient! The most disgusted to wait!

When he was an assistant coach, he made suggestions, and it was Aldridge who made the decision to lead the overall situation, and when it was really time for Klinsmann to make a decision, he was a little hesitant, especially some things that he knew were irreversible, but he still had to ask and try to redeem them.

"Pirlo, do they really have to leave? Give them a maximum salary, and can't keep it? ”

Klinsmann's tone is more complicated, both regretful and expectant.

Aldridge shook his head and said: "Money, it's not the main reason, I can be open and honest with you, in fact, I think it's time to let them go, some players can make Millwall their home, and fight for it throughout their careers, such as Nedved, Southgate, Larsson, some players, can't do it." The team needs to have a metabolism, we need to kill this before the problem erupts in full swing, and on the day of the Champions League final, I felt the danger of that, and I think that keeping Pirlo, Zambrotta, Gattuso, Materazzi could be counterproductive, hindering the chances of our young players and forcing us to lose our good players, and at the same time their competitive ambitions at Millwall are slowly decreasing, they want to go, and at this time, I think it's best for them, for Millwall. ”

Klinsmann nodded helplessly, he can better understand Aldridge's words when he has been a player, when you don't want to stay in one place, you will be unhappy about doing anything, and your fighting spirit will gradually be depressed, not to mention, you will become famous all over the world after you have become famous.

"So, their next home has been decided?"

"It's still talking, the problem is only on the transfer fee tug-of-war, but it's a foregone conclusion."

"Who else is there to decide that the summer will transfer and leave, besides the four of them?"

"Not for the time being, a new contract renewal is underway and is progressing well, or, you don't have a useful player and you want him to leave, say it, the club terminates the renewal negotiations, takes him on loan or sells him, I will consider it."

Klinsmann smiled bitterly: "Millwall itself did not have many first-team numbers last season, and now sell four, and the rest, each of them is of great use, and Nedved was seriously injured in the Champions League final, and it takes half a year to recuperate, don't sell it, don't sell it again!" ”

Aldridge said: "So, the first team, what I can be sure of is that four people are leaving, and at the same time, Ashley Cole, who has returned from loan, can replace Zambrotta, Lampard can replace Pirlo, and there is Alonso in the same position, but the position after Gattuso leaves, either we bring in a high-level midfielder, or you can trust De Rossi and Pedreti, Joe Cole's return can provide one more option when Nedved is out, the vacancy of Materazzi's departure, Metzelde, Barzagli, Neil, if you think there are still hidden dangers, after the World Cup, we can use the transfer market to bring in reinforcements, I don't think there is anything that needs to be changed in the forward line, Ronaldinho, Henry, Klose, Larsson, Villa, our squad is enough to deal with multi-front, and the young Ronaldo. ”

"Well, the most important thing at the moment is the World Cup, specifically, let's talk about it when we come back after the World Cup."

"Oh, by the way, you can decide for yourself, I'll talk to Jenson after the World Cup, he probably won't stay at Millwall."

Klinsmann was silent for a moment, then nodded.

He and Jensen are considered to be equal under Aldridge, and Jensen's prestige in the team is higher than him, if he becomes the head coach, and Jensen still gives him a hand, regardless of whether Jensen is happy or not, Klinsmann is not very willing for this to happen, within the club, it is almost equivalent to the feudal system, and the authority of the head coach is to overshadow everyone.

And Jenson himself wouldn't be willing.

Aldridge's words can be regarded as completely dispelling Klinsmann's worries, Aldridge will not interfere in the team's competitive operation, and will even take the initiative to pave the way for him.

As he left the conference room, Klinsmann was refreshed, and a flash of sharpness in his eyes was fleeting.

The new season is a big challenge for Millwall.

It doesn't seem that there will be much change, but there are only four people left, and there are candidates who can be on top.

But in fact, Millwall's central midfield shaft has undergone a blood change!

Andrea Pirlo, Gattuso, Materazzi, plus the super capable full-backs, this exchange is absolutely nerve-wracking.

Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole have been out on loan for a year and a half, and they will have a run-in period with the team after their return.

Aldridge has been at the helm of Millwall for 8 years, a big cycle of 4 years, the first generation of the Lions has completed a meteoric flight from nothing, and in the second 4 years from 98, he has stepped from the strong to the top of the giants, and last season he hit the limit, with seven crowns, three consecutive Champions League titles, and four consecutive league titles.

The law of football development is unavoidable, when a big cycle ends, it is inevitable to enter the reconstruction of a new generation, but there are too many teams after the glory even if they find problems, but they are not willing to rebuild, have to wait until the former high-rise buildings become ruins before making up their minds to rebuild, and it is too difficult to rebuild skyscrapers on top of the ruins.

Aldridge believes that the team he left Klinsmann will definitely be able to create a generation of lions that can match the height of Millwall eight years ago.

There may not be talent in every position, but you can see Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Frank Lampard, De Rossi, Klose, Alonso, Ashley Cole and other young generations, as well as Ronaldo and Thierry Henry, who are still young players who have become mainstays, plus Nedved, Schneider, Larsson, Southgate and their experience.

In two years' time, as long as there are no major problems, Millwall's return to the top of Europe is not an unreasonable and demanding request.

Aldrich cleaned up the text in front of him in the conference room, and just got up to leave, the mobile phone in his pocket vibrated again, he picked it up and looked at it, and smiled.

"Hey, old friend, are you done?"

"Aldrich, can't it be cheaper? The price is really high. ”

"Alas, although we have a bad relationship with Juventus, they are very sincere in their offer."

"Juventus is raising the price, it's Moggi who disgusts you, you can't let him succeed!"

"yes, so I didn't agree to Juventus' offer."

“”

Galliani is going crazy, AC Milan and Millwall are in player transfer negotiations, which is no secret in Italy, and there are also negotiations between Inter Milan and Millwall, which are located in Milan City, and it is Millwall who sent a negotiation team, after all, the Italian national team is training for the World Cup.

Juventus's sideways intervention is to raise the price, but there is no guarantee that they will really cut it halfway.

Galliani gritted his teeth, whether it was him or Moratti, they actually wanted to finalize the transfer of players before the World Cup, they were worried that once the World Cup passed, in case Italy stood out in the World Cup, the value of the player would rise again, and then the negotiation would be another price.

Aldrich hung up the phone and stood in the hallway, staring into the distance through the floor-to-ceiling windows, the scenery of East London is still the same, but some people will never come back, and even if they do, they have changed from friends to enemies (to be continued......