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true but the question whether Dinho and Kaka would be compatible in the same team not only in terms of tactics but also egos, and more precisely Dinho's ego, still remains - Kaka is increasingly starting to overshadow Dinho's image and I doubt Dinho took well what Dunga said recently on the issue and him taking #10 away from Dinho and giving it to Kaka.

Maybe we could play Dinho as a support striker and not a left attacking mid but for that we'd have to change formations, whith respect to the diamond which has been so successfull for us when we have the proper players for it, and still there will be the risk of two mega-stars not working it out well together.

Of course there is always the chance that etoo won't be the same in italy but the same goes for dinho too with a lot more money at stake in the Brazilian's case.
including salary, Dinho in the next 2-3 years would cost Milan twice what etoo would, while his market value would probably plumet in respect to what it is now.

and then there is the issue of commitment with all the missed trainings, him being involved in too much marketing, which for sure affects his focus on his performances on the field at least to an extent, and I think it's also questionable how Dinho's serenity - and his perfomances depend on that heavily - will be affected with him being second fiddle to kaka, who would be stealing the show at Milan and now Brazil too.

Maybe it would work to have Dinho and Kaka together but the money we have to pay for him right now is a bit too much for a maybe, IMO ... that's why I think we'd better putting off this transfer for another year or two when his pwice will most likely be a lot less than it is now and he would still have some good football left in him.

I am not sure these experts have thought this one entirely - Messi would replace Dinho but then again who would replace Messi, who in all fairness to his talent, I think is still a bit too green to get all the repsonsibility on his shoulders and needs a more experienced and prominent player to take the pressure off of him, at least for now.

Barca seem to be willing to have two great players on left and right of the single striker and unless Rijkaard is willing to change his formation, I really don't see who they could get to play alongside Messi with Dinho gone.
C.Ronaldo was an option, I guess, but that train is gone for now and so is Anderson, who Barca were rumoured to see Dinho's replacement in him ... Nani is also out of reach now, if they were interested at all.

As for etoo, I think it would be much easier to replace him and still keep the current formation intact by relying on "upgrading" it with some fresh blood rather than revolutionizing and changing it and by doing so, risk destabilizing the harmony between the players and all ... at least that'show I'd expect Rijkaard to be thinking.

That's how I explain Barca big-time interest in Henry - he seems like the perfect replacement for Etoo and would fit staright into their current system without much hassle, at least these are probably their plans for next year.
And there is always one other player who, should their bid for henry fail, will probably be their first choice to replace etoo - F. Torres, who has the characteristics they might be looking for, knows La Liga inside out and has been often rumoured to be on top of the Blaugrana shopping list ... and is available too.

I don't know what will happen in the end but these are my thoughts on this and I think that one of etoo or dinho will leave Barca this summer for sure, but not both, obviously.
Who would that be, I believe will heavily depend not on who Milan is willing to pay more money for but on who Barca deems easier to replace and IMO that's etoo, eventhough Dinho would probably bring a lot more money to the club and they won't have to pay him huge wages ... although I think they would find an agreement eventually.

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