Summer Mercato 2022
(06-24-2022, 11:30 PM)reza Wrote: Romagnoli has received a high offer from Fulham but he is not fully convinced. His dream would be to stay at Milan
@DiMarzio


Either reporters like Di Marzio are making up stuff or players are not really smart. If "dream" is to play you accept almost any, if not all, reasonable offers.

remember messi crying? lol
I just woudn't understand ROmagnoli carrying out some acting job when nobody actually cares if he leaves. Messi had to cry for sympathy from an entire fan base that hated to see him leave lol.

Anyway, shitty reporting iMO. I'm more worried bout this RedBird take over. It's still early but this team is really on the brink of something and we need investment... I really hope we're not going to have to tighten up because it's the wrong time. Plus, we are already pretty tight. Our team salary is EXTREMELY low for a title winning side.
(06-25-2022, 02:10 AM)ACMmike Wrote: I just woudn't understand ROmagnoli carrying out some acting job when nobody actually cares if he leaves. Messi had to cry for sympathy from an entire fan base that hated to see him leave lol.

Anyway, shitty reporting iMO. I'm more worried bout this RedBird take over. It's still early but this team is really on the brink of something and we need investment... I really hope we're not going to have to tighten up because it's the wrong time. Plus, we are already pretty tight. Our team salary is EXTREMELY low for a title winning side.

The acquisition will be finalized in September, that's what I read on Bloomberg. If I were Cardinale , I wouldn't invest anything before that time.
(06-24-2022, 07:12 AM)Arildonardo Wrote: The transfer window opened on June 10, so it should not be because of that. Other clubs have officially signed players. We're slow and it probably has to do with the ownership situation...

By the way I can't find mentions June 10 for Serie A. For example wiki and skysport (https://sport.sky.it/calciomercato/2022/...date-mondo) say 1st July
(06-24-2022, 08:14 PM)Arildonardo Wrote: I don't like this. I was hoping for Botman, he's been our first choice for defence for months now. But I guess players can't wait for us forever. Dragging things out and losing transfer battles as a result like this can actually hurt our reputation as a club. And in the end it might turn out we don't have a transfer budget at all and no sporting directors. Disappointed.

I have learn to trust Maldini judgement and valuation. He has his own way to value a player and also manage the budget. We paid 480k for kalulu and he is worth 28m now. Maldini refuse to pay 20m for Simakan but went out to agree a 28m option for Tomori. Tomori is worth 50m now and Simakan 22m. Just be patient, Maldini will find us better purchases.
(06-25-2022, 05:01 AM)reza Wrote: By the way I can't find mentions June 10 for Serie A. For example wiki and skysport (https://sport.sky.it/calciomercato/2022/...date-mondo) say 1st July

I found it here:
https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/tra...open-close

But you are probably right. I've also seen July 1 other places after I checked that site. Okmilan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_It...ummer_2022
In for Ziyech , wanting to swap Rebic/Saelemakers/Pobega with Cash for Zaniolo.Still after De Ketelaere with Leicester and Leeds.Romagnoli wants a stay.

I think I'll take the weekend off looking at rumours.Im sure the journos haven't an iota what's actually going on.
Money for transfers is there. Has to be. Otherwise none of what Maldini is doing makes sense. What I'm saying is...Maldini kndw that Botman and Sanches were not going to be free players. They were both going to cost a decent amount. So why go on to agree personal terms with the agents of you have no money for the transfer???

Maldini has shown incredible discipline. Imo, this is one of ghe mosg important aspect of mamaging. Clear and calm head with doscipline. And I think the work that goes on behind the scenes (scouting and data mining for players) helps him a lot. No need to get into a bidding war and pay 40M for Botman when ghere is probably a list of players already. He himself said "Bootman is a good.player but there are many very good players in that position currently".

I'm not trying to make missing out on a target positive. But I also don't think it's that grim. Espexially wjen it comes to the money. Because to me, this means there is money to be spent. Maybe the plan was not to spend 40m of it on Botman clearly. So we'll see what Maldini does with it now.
We just can't/won't get into bidding wars.

Lille has already sold us Leao and MM. Probably not wanting to sell is Botman AND Renato

We have to go with loan options and freebies like what I'll post below
Hakim Ziyech has been offered to AC Milan through an intermediary. A Lukaku-style loan has been explored with Chelsea open to letting him go at the right price.

Milan are working on signing Ziyech from Chelsea on loan with option to buy. His current salary is €5.8M/year. Using the Growth Decree and the addition of bonus, agreeing personal terms with Ziyech won’t be a problem for Milan
CdS



AC Milan could sign 26 year old danish centre-back Andreas Christensen on a free transfer. The defender was supposed to join Barcelona which can't sign him due to bad financial situation.



Why raid Lille when you can raid Chelsea ?