Cris and Diarra would be dream signings

From Sky Sports, if Milan were to sign these two players, the Scudetto and Chamions League would be ours in my opinion. Cris next to Nesta would form a great pairing. Cris is great in the air, very good passer and is exceptional in man marking. Diarra would take over for Gattuso. And we could sell Gattuso to United and use the money to fund these purchases. Diarra in my opinion is better than Michael Essien. He is a ferocious defender, wins any ball that is in his area and is a very good offensive player who would add a lot to our team. Both are outstanding talents and would rejuvinate two areas that are in need of some new talent. These two players and Oddo in my opinion are the dream purchases for Milan. With these three integrated with the team we have now we would be the overwhelming favorites to win the Scudetto and the Champions League next year. I still have faith in this years team...forza milan.




Reports in Italy suggest that Milan will look to strengthen their defence in the summer.

In previous weeks, the Italian giants have struggled at the back and with Jaap Stam departing for Ajax and Brazilian veteran Cafu expected to leave, club officials are preparing for the future.

Milan general director Ariedo Braida was rumoured to be in France to see the match between Lyon and Bordeaux, with Brazilian sensation Cris high on Milan's shopping list.

Cris is valued at €15-20 million, a sum that, at the moment, Milan have no intention of paying, however with the player's contract due to expire in 2008, a big enough offer may tempt the French side to sell him in the summer.

During the game, Braida also took a look at another of the Rossoneri's possible targets, Mahamadou Diarra, however it is thought that Lyon consider Diarra a vital asset and therefore would not consider selling him.

San Siro test burned many supposed talents, so i'm very cautious about defenders and new players in general.

If Milan wants to be a almighty squad again, we will have to splash lots of money on new players, there's no other way.

Originally Posted by GRE-NO-LI

If Milan wants to be a almighty squad again, we will have to splash lots of money on new players, there's no other way.

not sure, Juventus spend few moneys, and they are making the most amazing serie a march ever

Well, they will have to open their wallets if we managed to put in a super squad next season.

Diarra I have not seem much of so will reserve comment. i think that Cris is a quality player that would probably do a job, BUT! I think it would be another "Stam" signing, I mean pay lots of money for someone in the wrong end of his 20's (i think hes just about to turn 30), good for a couple of seasons, then back in the same situation. We need young talents, by young i mean 20-25. A few seasons ago we were supposedely chasing Cannavaro; if you remember at that time Nesta seemed almost untouchable. Cannavaro went to Inter much to my disgust at the time... a few weeks later Nesta joins us. If Cannavaro had joined us then, he'd be another in his mid thirties, we opted 4 Nesta instead and look? Still a few seasons left (I acknowledge Nesta is not going thru the best of times)

Originally Posted by GRE-NO-LI

If Milan wants to be a almighty squad again, we will have to splash lots of money on new players, there's no other way.

No other way? Hmm, Moratti could write a book and teach Grad classes at Uni of Pisa on how you can spend loads of cash and get a middle finger in return.
It's not about spending lots of money, but spending some and doing so wisely. I guess it's clear to everyone that money will have to be spent but only a fool could think that this would guarantee us success as sometimes a cheap player integrates in the squad much better than some fancy, expensive trinket we buy for our collection.
As for Cris and Diarra, the latter is one of my favourite mids and it would be great to have him at Milan. I agree with everything mentioned in the first post about him, although he would cost us a good sum of money - probably as much as Mascherano, another similar player to consider.
Cris is a really good defender. He had a rough start to his European career but over the past several years he has developed into a first-class defender. Only problem I find with him is that he would be 29 soon, I think, and paying 15-20 mil euros for him would be bad business planning, IMO, especially when players like Gallas (supposedly free), Alex (~10 mil), Chivu (15-20 mil but 25 yo) are also available, more or less, and that's not counting Barzagli or Lugano, who I see as back-ups for those three.

Originally Posted by Dejan

I think it would be another "Stam" signing, I mean pay lots of money for someone in the wrong end of his 20's (i think hes just about to turn 30), good for a couple of seasons, then back in the same situation. We need young talents, by young i mean 20-25.

Yes, there's obviously no point in pay a large sum of money for a player that will be probably substituted on the next two years.

My suggestions for summer market:

Out: Costacurta (retiring), Stam (Ajax), Inzaghi, Kalac, Vogel

In: Abbiati (Juventus), Lugano (Sao Paulo), Barzagli (Palermo), Oddo (Lazio) Gago (Boca Jrs.)

vogel is a decent player but I wish we went after any of the other PSV midfielders last season, like park or van bommel they would have been much better additions to the team. More pace and better creativity, we could have used rui costa in pirlo's role, and had janku and van bommel or park as backups for seedorf or gattuso.

akex is better option for milan than cris he s younger and stronger and also brazilian
diarra oki!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dont Chelsea own Alex already though?

Originally Posted by SANT

My suggestions for summer market:

Out: Costacurta (retiring), Stam (Ajax), Inzaghi, Kalac, Vogel

In: Abbiati (Juventus), Lugano (Sao Paulo), Barzagli (Palermo), Oddo (Lazio) Gago (Boca Jrs.)

We need also one more attacking midfielder, that's an imperative.

I believe that itis unlikely Diarra will come to Milan. He has a preference for the Premiership. An alternative would be Sulley Ali Muntari. A prospect.

Muntari was or is with Udinese, right?

Gre-no-li, I thought about the attacking midfielder, but couldn't think of one... not just one that I like... but one who could be available and fit well... and I know someone will say Ballack... but I don't see that happening...