Summer Mercato

Let us not get our hopes up...just be calm and breathe easy...dont try to get a stroke over this mercato... milan will not approach this market like a boasty house wife with her husband's credit card and buy all the best there is that she wants instead of need. If we do get more than five milan quality players under 26 years old then its a devine miracle...and dont be surprised if we get bullied in this mercato by clubs that are in mid table... then we will end up with more Emersons... We will be treated like the Salvation Army...given wats left.

And like a housewife all you seem to do is moan, moan, moan. Over the past five years we have also signed Kaka', who has gone on to become the best player in the World and Pato will go on to become the best player in the World. Our targets are no longer Henry, Zambrotta and Emerson, they are Flamini, Lell, Schweinsteiger and Lloris.

I don't think anyone wants Gattuso to leave also. If he leaves it will be a huge loss for the club.

And I didn't mean to compare him to Shevchenko, as obviously Rino is still here and leaves his soul on the field. That is what I respect from him. You can't expect for everyone to be like Maldini. Of course people will think about leaving and evaluate other options. It is only natural to do so. At the end of the day, I don't hold a grudge if he says that he wants to leave but ends up staying and giving 100% every game.

All I said was that it doesn't look too good on him (although like I said, I could care less as long as he gives 100%) that every time we are in a bit of trouble he is rummored to leave. But like I said, I won't believe anything untill I actually hear Gattuso himself say that he wants to leave.
I personally DON'T want him to leave because his departure will significantly weaken the side.

Originally Posted by hitmannq8

you know guys what I dont understand, is how everyone here is killing Sheva for leaving Milan for his wife, but simply forgot that Gattuso was the first one to jump off the ship when it was sinking - right after the 2005 loss to Liverpool.. Remember? He wanted to leave and was all set to go to Man Utd, then he changed his mind in the last minute and decided to stay with Milan.... the same thing is happening right now, the team is playing so poor and he seems to be the first set to leave.

1. he didn't leave.
2. Those reports don't have to have any truth to them.

Originally Posted by slifersd

I am not a geometry genius, but doesn't 360 degrees means we end up exactly where we started? If that's the analogy Galliani used, then it sounds more like we are going to get the similar team to play next season. Their main targets Shevchenko, Ronaldinho and Zambrotta would be good evidence that we will be seeing the same old team philosophy next season.

Galliani seems to work off of his own maths, where players are 180% signed and a mercato will be 360 degrees.

I'm a little worried about leaving him with the funds for new players

good thing for us is that Rino's wife already speaks perfect English... she's Italian raised in Scotland...

Originally Posted by El Fre

. His whole career he's been a bench warmer, to took care of the towels and cold water for the boys. He did a great job but...if we could find somebody who could be as good as they defensively, but better offensively...
Once again, I want rino to stay!

I also want Rino to stay, but you shouldnt talk about our CAPTAIN after Maldini likle that. Ambrosini may have not been a starter ( in a team tha thad Pirlo, Rino, Seedorf, Rui, rivaldo, Redondo...), but Ambro has been a super sub for us, scoreing a plent of goals and has been playing great this season. He is a legend in Milan!

Tuttomercato is saying that Milan will sell players like Seedorf, Pirlo, Rino...I dont see that happening. Our strenght for next year should be the number of quality players we have and sucsesfull rotation we can play with those fresh and quality players.

When you have a team with Shevchenko, Seedorf, Ambrosini, Jankulovski, inzaghi, maldini on the bench then you have a good team.

Well, well well. I really don't think Rino is leaving Milan and I will only believe it when Rino is wearing another Jersey....
As for Seedorf, if Ronnie is to come to Milan, I really doubt he will stay as he always believe he is a starter instead of a squad player.
If it is up to me, I think Seedorf should stay as he is the perfect replacement for Pirlo.

As for Vargas and Zapata, if they are really cost a total of 17M, then Milan should really go after them, or at least one of them.

Originally Posted by hitmannq8

more reports today on Gattuso leaving, thats good..

you know guys what I dont understand, is how everyone here is killing Sheva for leaving Milan for his wife, but simply forgot that Gattuso was the first one to jump off the ship when it was sinking - right after the 2005 loss to Liverpool.. Remember? He wanted to leave and was all set to go to Man Utd, then he changed his mind in the last minute and decided to stay with Milan.... the same thing is happening right now, the team is playing so poor and he seems to be the first set to leave.

He wanted to leave after the nightmare in Istambul and that was understandable because such a defeat is really difficult to accept, and in the heat of the moment he did think of leaving Milan.

But you can't blame someone for thinking of leaving while at the end of the day he chose to stay. Even Paolo said that many years ago there was an offer from Chelsea and he was tempted to take a fresh challenge from palying in foreign league

I know its from tribal but i couldn't resist to read it.
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AC Milan make mega four-player Barcelona push
tribalfootball.com - April 16, 2008

AC Milan are planning a stunning four-player raid on Barcelona, with Ronaldinho headlining the deal.
AS says the agreement for Ronaldinho to move to Milan has all but been rubberstamped and the Italian giants won't end negotiations there, with Deco, Rafael Marquez and Gianluca Zambrotta also wanted in an amazing four-man deal.

Barcelona are open the proposal, as along with Ronaldinho, his three teammates are set to be made available in the summer.

Originally Posted by ACMILAN1983

I'm a little worried about leaving him with the funds for new players

Well, at least find some comfort in the fact that you don't use geometry in investment planning.

A guy, not expensive, young and talented (Offensive midfielder), would have been Pjanic from Metz ... he's very strong, and he would be more than cheap, Metz is going to step down to Ligue 2 !!

I heared so many good things from him, but I saw him some minutes yesterday: I watched 10 minutes of Lyon-Metz in French Cup, and he touched the ball 7-8 times, never lost it, gave only good balls and even dribbled so easily the guys from Lyon, that was so funny. But he has noone around him, I mean no other good player (even a good pass from him gives nothing in that team lol, the ball is lost immediately by his partners lol).

He would have been a perfect bench player learning, 10 times better than Gourcuff ... (simply because by going on the pitch, he would have been good enough to do something, whereas Gourcuff actually never did anything in our team, even on the pitch, but it is another debate).

We are not linked to him unfortunately ...

Originally Posted by mrki

I also want Rino to stay, but you shouldnt talk about our CAPTAIN after Maldini likle that. Ambrosini may have not been a starter ( in a team tha thad Pirlo, Rino, Seedorf, Rui, rivaldo, Redondo...), but Ambro has been a super sub for us, scoreing a plent of goals and has been playing great this season. He is a legend in Milan!

i respect the guy and all but i simply think that he lacks the quality to be in milan's first team.

also i think that you should be the last person to tell me how to talk about milan players.

I was only joking about ambrosini, while you constantly talk about Ancelotti like he is a retard just because your face is so far up lippi's a$$ that you can't even see straight.

Originally Posted by rosoneri_11

I know its from tribal but i couldn't resist to read it.
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AC Milan make mega four-player Barcelona push
tribalfootball.com - April 16, 2008

AC Milan are planning a stunning four-player raid on Barcelona, with Ronaldinho headlining the deal.
AS says the agreement for Ronaldinho to move to Milan has all but been rubberstamped and the Italian giants won't end negotiations there, with Deco, Rafael Marquez and Gianluca Zambrotta also wanted in an amazing four-man deal.

Barcelona are open the proposal, as along with Ronaldinho, his three teammates are set to be made available in the summer.

I read that on Goal.com as well, is it on CH4 as if it is it could well be true

Originally Posted by El Fre

i respect the guy and all but i simply think that he lacks the quality to be in milan's first team.

also i think that you should be the last person to tell me how to talk about milan players.

I was only joking about ambrosini, while you constantly talk about Ancelotti like he is a retard just because your face is so far up lippi's a$$ that you can't even see straight.

Bravo! nice post and behaviour.