Winter mercato January 2015

[reza]

Giving up on El Shaarawy will be the ultimate proof that footballing wise Milan's management deserves to be ranked bottom 3 all time.

In case you are wondering, no I am not joking.

[Graeme_C]

my moneys on Destro, Silvio wanted him before we got Balotelli..

[Stitch]

for 6-max 8 mil? sure, go for him. for 21? are they fucking serious? they cant invest 5 in a midfielder which we desperately need, but they spend 21 on a freaking destro? thats just retarded.

[xudong]

Someone on the other Milan forum joked that Milan would announce that our transfer budget will be augmented from 4 million to 4.25 million, with the quarter of million generously donated by Rami.

That looks more likely to me than us actually buying a decent midfielder.

[Sheldon]

Welcome Sheldon.

The sad (or funny?) thing is we are not the only team who are linked with players or positions we don't really need. In that sense Galliani is no worse than many others. Among the names recently mentioned Witsel is one of the best imo and for once it is an useful need too.

Thank you reza! If we can get Witsel, that would be a dream but I highly doubt it

Thanks! The problem with Destro deal is that the chance we would spend money on a decent MF is close to Zero. I would even bring Matri back, terminate or let all deadwoods' contracts run out and spend all those funds (which are quite something) to bring in quality MFs. But that's just a dream. No way G going to do that

It's cool, I look forward to seeing your posts.

Would Matri want to come back? Let's face it, Genoa are doing well and I doubt either the player or club want to part ways. Forcing him probably wouldn't benefit Milan.

I understand the need to buy a midfielder is desperate, but as I posted in response to nefremo (I was rushed in posting that response), investing in one position and not the other is counterproductive. For example, if Menez is injured then this side will struggle, just like how if Montolivo is injured the side struggles. It's just indicative that the club is in a dire situation. In a post a month or two ago, I wrote a post in which I gave my opinion on what was needed this January and came to the conclusion that the club needs one midfielder and one forward as a minimum this winter and they need to be players the club can count on. You rarely, if ever, get that for free.

If you're interested, you can find my post here at the bottom of the page:

http://www.milanmania.com/forum/showthre...59&page=60

The problem is Galliani's an idiot and I don't say this lightly. I genuinely consider him an incompetent liability who is as much to blame for this club being in the state it is, if not moreso, as Silvio Berlusconi. I would love to see how much money has been lost thanks to the decisions of Galliani in the past decade.

Edit: In the post I linked back to I said Menez isn't really a striker. I still feel this is the case, but I will admit my opinion's been changed slightly of late after seeing how he's adapted more to the role.

Awesome post! I agree with everything you said. The sad thing is that we don't have money to sign 1 decent MF & 1 good CF in 1 transfer window. So maybe focus on fixing the midfield first, getting Matri back (we're still paying half of his salary anw) & then get a decent CF later in the summer from the salaries freed up (Mexes, Essien, Pazzo, Nocerino, Robson, and De Jong probably)

[reza]

Suso looks more likely to arrive soon, not later or in the summer

[slifersd]

Typical milan move, midfield can't create, defense can't defend...sign another striker!

[Sheldon]

Suso will probably sit on the bench until next year

[slifersd]

Seeing how we have played in the last couple of games, it really makes me wonder, is Inzaghi really a head coach material? I mean, under his management, we have made the same exact mistake game after game for over half a season now. Sure, we can always say we don't have Nesta or Thiago Silva in the back, but plenty of teams would kill for Rami and Alex, and those teams aren't giving up a corner goal every game. The hallmark of a good coach is the ability to make adjustments to make sure they won't make the same mistakes again and again. But we have not shown the ability to do that. Inzaghi is a humble guy who is not afraid to admit when there are problems (unlike the bald golden tied idiot), but he does seem to show a complete inability to make any adjustments.

As far as the market is concerned, I think it is a real shame we are not getting Nastasic. This guy is 21 years old and already proved himself at the top level teams. Talent like him don't come along very often at a discounted price. This guy could have been the pillar of our defense for a long long time, but I guess Alex is going to stick around for 10 years, so we really have no use of him.

[Jay Crisp]

The big announcement was Suso.No disrespect to Suso but that was a bit well deflating.