Winter Mercato

Cannavaro's move would be fine aslong as Real don't ask a king's ransom for him.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if we gave Coco a chance too!

possibilly, isnt he clubless so technically we could play him now in seria A?

Milan fans are a lil touchy about coco, he was supposed to be the next maldini for us, then got all moody when Terim took over and demanded to be transfered. Ok we got Seedorf out of the deal, but i dont know if Belusconi would except him back. Coco is 30 so he is at least 5 years younger than Cafu, Serghino and Favalli.. But he is injured, and the best people for injuries and stuff are the Milan lab (not including the mishap with ronaldo) so you never know. He was pretty good at Crossing if i renember correctly..

Cannavaro is 34 years old. His partnership with Nesta will be the best in the world but it all depends if Canna still has his speed and physique to compete every game. If so, man I would love to have Cannavaro and maybe Zambrotta too. Canna/Nesta is as good as it gets, nothing on the planet beats that.

Originally Posted by mrki

I dont see Kaladze leaving Milan. Why should that happen?? Cannavaro should have come to Milan 2 years back, but now its too late. Im sure Galliani will not go for him anymore.

Kaladze came as close to leaving Milan for Chelski as it gets 2-3 years ago - about the same time when Sheva left for London.
The only thing that ruined the transfer was that Chelsea and Milan didn't reach an agreement on the transfer money as Kaladze had already agreed terms with them and there were rumours that he had packed his bags already, literary.

Last year, after the final in Athens, he came out and said that if he doesn't get to play more, he'd leave ... and Carlo basically told him to shut up and go if that's what he wants.
The wrinkles were seamingly ironed out but with these two episodes in mind showing some questionable commitment to Milan on Kaladze's part and Milan seeing him as everything but irreplaceable (and injury-free too), and Roman's liking for a stronger pinch of ex-Soviet flavour to his roaster, I would be nothing short of amazed if Kaladze doesn't leave Milan for Chelski in the summer ... with hopefully Alex going the other way.

As for Canna, I personally think he has a contract with Real untill summer of 2009 but latest reports suggest that his contarct actually expires in 2008 and he would be able to come for free to Milan - Canna went to Real as part of the Emerson deal, so I wouldn't be suprised if that were the case.
Either way, he won't cost much if anything at all.

To sign Coco will be the ACME. of ridiculous.

Originally Posted by hitmannq8

Canna/Nesta is as good as it gets, nothing on the planet beats that.

unless you're a Korean attacker playing at home in the WC

Originally Posted by SANT

unless you're a Korean attacker playing at home in the WC

as far as I remember, neither of nesta nor Canna played in that game

Yeah it would be a super defence with Cana and Nesta at the back! But I`m not sure if Canavaro can play that brilliant football he used to...

Nesta & Cannavaro would be great, but it's not taking us in the right direction in terms of replacement is it. Replace our youngest starting defender (Kaladze 29) with a 34 year old? I personally think that's the wrong move. Not the replacing of Kaladze, i've never liked him at cb, just the age thing.

Cannavaro as a squad player, yes for sure. But as a starting cb, no thanks.

There are so many World-Class players beign linked with Ac Milan, which according to crap sources, they are so close for moving to our team, and then we end up with Panic buys.

Albelda has recently beign linked with Ac Milan according to some sources, which i think would be absolute bad singing, considering we have a legion of Defensive Midfielders way better than him.

Then it's alo Benzema. A 19 year old forward with a bright future, proven in Europe.
But the hurdle is... the team he plays, Lyon. We all know how they sell they're players, with the most overrated prices i've seen.
So bringing Benzema here would cost no less then 30 Milion euros, what I'm pretty sure that G&B can't afford it.

Originally Posted by zlatanov

as far as I remember, neither of nesta nor Canna played in that game

Both did. It was Pannuci - Nesta - Canna - Zambrotta. But I meant nothing beats that partnership not literally in a game, i just meant no one can wish for a better pairing :P

Originally Posted by zlatanov

yeah, baby .....
no, the average age will go down as Canna would be a replacement for Maldini and will take the role of the "master" CB in the team along with Nesta.

Getting Canna doesn't mean we won't go for a young/-er CD or two. With Maldini on his way to retirement and Kaladze possibly on his way out, Milan would need a defender who is familiar with nesta as the CD pair is one department you don't wanna tinker with too much ... Should we lose both Maldini and Kaladze, Canna is one of the few players out there who could come in and start playing without the need to get used to Italy and Milan and that would be a big plus in allowing more time for a smoother integration of a younger player be that Alex, Zapata, Kompany or whoever.

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yes, Marko, you are right - with Pato already here, we cannot sign another non-EU player this year.

Pretty much my sentiments to getting Canna. As a replacement for Maldini he'd be probably the best option right now (out of those seemingly available). I'm not so sure it'll be Kaladze to leave next summer though (although a strong possibility), as to me Simic seems more likely to go, so essentially we'd probably end up with another free spot in defence. I honestly cannot see Alex at Milan, but our links to Kompany have caught my eye lately. However, I also wouldn't be surprised to see someone like Marzoratti called back to take the spot or even Darmian being given the chance.

One thing I suspect is that we will be working at building for the future at the back next. In attack for the last few years we've been looking to develop a lot of young talent (Kaka, Gila, Pato, Di Gennaro and Gourcuff), so it seems natural we'll start looking for younger replacements at the back for the older players, with maybe the odd couple of more experienced players coming in to fill in for big players like Maldini.

Originally Posted by hitmannq8

Both did. It was Pannuci - Nesta - Canna - Zambrotta. But I meant nothing beats that partnership not literally in a game, i just meant no one can wish for a better pairing :P

I think the back line was Pannuci - Iuliano - Maldini - Coco

Edit: Zlat beat me to it lol

Originally Posted by hitmannq8

Both did. It was Pannuci - Nesta - Canna - Zambrotta. But I meant nothing beats that partnership not literally in a game, i just meant no one can wish for a better pairing :P

wanna bet :

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive...56/report.html

Originally Posted by zlatanov

Kaladze came as close to leaving Milan for Chelski as it gets 2-3 years ago - about the same time when Sheva left for London.
The only thing that ruined the transfer was that Chelsea and Milan didn't reach an agreement on the transfer money as Kaladze had already agreed terms with them and there were rumours that he had packed his bags already, literary.

Last year, after the final in Athens, he came out and said that if he doesn't get to play more, he'd leave ... and Carlo basically told him to shut up and go if that's what he wants.
The wrinkles were seamingly ironed out but with these two episodes in mind showing some questionable commitment to Milan on Kaladze's part and Milan seeing him as everything but irreplaceable (and injury-free too), and Roman's liking for a stronger pinch of ex-Soviet flavour to his roaster, I would be nothing short of amazed if Kaladze doesn't leave Milan for Chelski in the summer ... with hopefully Alex going the other way.

As for Canna, I personally think he has a contract with Real untill summer of 2009 but latest reports suggest that his contarct actually expires in 2008 and he would be able to come for free to Milan - Canna went to Real as part of the Emerson deal, so I wouldn't be suprised if that were the case.
Either way, he won't cost much if anything at all.

Ther´s still a hope for the one´s that want Alex in a rossoneri jersey

Spunta Ivanovic per il Milan

Il 23enne difensore serbo, inseguito anche da Juve e Inter, è l'alternativa ad Alex per la retroguardia. Ronaldinho, Drogba o Benzema nella lista per l'attacco

http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA...vic_3010.shtml
Gazzetta Dello Sport said that Milan is still monitoring Alex situation in Chelsea, and that the Tank remains the first option for Milan defence...but they also said that we are folowing Branislav Ivanovic, a CB of Lokomotiv.
Can anyone tell me more about this defender?? I confess that I never saw this guy playing...thanks

Regarding Cannnavaro,he is too old for us anymore and however Canna and Nesta was never a great partnership.

As for Benzema,Benzema will be one of the best strikers in the world in few years,he has everything to become the best french player,He is quick,fast,skilled,great finisher,dribblings,vision,dynamic and however he is very moveable,im sure Lyon will ask for more than 30m.

As for Albelda,we dont need him,Some guys in DM in italian section who is quite reliabre was talking about Borowsky who is bosman at the end of this season,Milan need a player like Kim Kalstroem,who can play 2 part of the game and have continuity,he is gifted as well.He could leave Lyon since he lost his motivation at there.

As for ivanovic,i just saw him 1 time,he did well,good defender,above all a leader,i read that article about him in gazzetta,almost all of the page about him.it seems Savicevic recommend Milan to sign him.

De Silvestri is free agent as well?i hope we sign him too.with him and Oddo we would not have any trouble on the Right wing.

De Silvestri+Benzema+Kalstroem+Lahm(Pasqual/Zauri e.t.c)+Mexes+Boruc+Drogba