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Originally Posted by Jim_UK
Firstly don't tell me who to listen to and secondly i also don't remember saying we'd actually sign him or make any offer for him or even that Ajax would sell him.
Juventus have been linked with him for goodness knows how long and he's still not materialised. Do you really think you're the only club who have sent people over to see him? Until something official is shown saying he's a Juventus player, we still have as much chance of signing him as anyone else.
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take it easy Jim, Tony was just joking on my account ... in fact, I shouldbe the one mad at him
about Huntelaar, you are right - the chance that he will succeed should not take precedence over the possibility he will be a flop, and it doesn't ... that was not my argument.
As longas there is a chance he will flop, however, that makes Huntelaar an "IF" so to speak, it makes him a "risk" ...
Milan already has one such "IF" player - Gilardino (I am not even gonna mention Pato here cause he is an IF^2 right now).
By IF I mean a player who has the potential but would need time and space to learn, get more experience and maybe realize that potential.
There are three reasons, why I think it would be best if you don't get your hopes to see Huntelaar come to Milan, at least this summer, too high:
1) even if we do move for a forward, he is not the typeof player we currently need, not with Pippo and Gila around anyway
2) he is cup-tied
3) with one IF already here (Gila), if there is something our transfer policy should tell us is that there will not be another IF coming (especially when they both are similar type of players) unless the first one leaves.
If Pippo leaves, for one reason or another, the player to replace him will be an established one, not an IF, so the only way for us to see Huntelaar at Milan next year (I am writing the current one off completely), would be to see Gila go.
As for my personal opinion on Huntelaar - I would like to see him at Milan but only if Gila is let go i.e. one IF goes, another takes his place ... if there's one young target man out there I'd like to see take Gila's place in Milan (should he fail to impress this season), that's Huntelaar ...
As for what Tony said, I am afraid it's true - there have been strong rumours that Juve have secured an option on him for next year and that they have even paid money for that option.