Summer Mercato

Originally Posted by Warro Bantan

(in the event we don't get R10...as we surely won't get both an AM and R10)

That's what I hate but the fact Galliani said seems like that. Plus if Ronaldinho comes, we wont buy any striker as we will have 6 out of 6 forwards (Kaka, Ronaldinho, Seedorf, Boriello?, Pato, Inzaghi).

Woah, we officially got Zambrotta, I was afraid he could have slipped away. Zambrotta was always a fantasy of mine and now that we got him I am indeed a very happy man. We have 3 of the golden generation of Italy defenders now, Zambrotta, Nesta and Maldini...if only we could get Cannavaro (yes I know he's old but I'm sure he has it in him for the next 2-3 years too)

Goal.com article
Maggio from Samp

Milan Fans Hope Maggio Gets Number 5 Shirt
Fans of AC Milan are hoping the club's possible new purchase Christian Maggio gets the number 5 shirt in order to remind Inter fans of May 5th 2002, the day they infamously lost the Scudetto on the final matchday.

At the moment you can't really say the Milan fans have much to brag about to their cross-town rivals Inter. Their European record may still be light years better than Inter's, but in the league the Nerazzurri have distanced the Rossoneri by more than 20 points for two consecutive seasons.

But now they seem to have a chance to play a nasty 'joke' on their rivals. Milan seem set to buy winger Christian Maggio from Sampdoria, and now the fans want to make sure he wears the number 5 shirt. They are allegedly even willing to sign petitions to make it happen.

Why, do you ask? Well, Maggio means May in Italian, and 5 May 2002 is a very famous date for followers of Italian football. Inter suffered one of their most dramatic defeats ever as they lost 4-2 to Lazio on the last matchday of the season and effectively handed the title to their bitter rivals Juventus. Had they won, Inter would have ended a thirteen year wait for their 14th Scudetto, which eventually came in 2006 after the Calciopoli scandal.

Originally Posted by GeoTav

About Borriello, I was just pointing out the fact that people use different arguments depending of the player whereas they are in approximately the same situation lol

Well, different players thrive in different situations. Gilardino and Borriello were born to play for a second tier team while Torres was born to be the leading man for one of the European elites.

Originally Posted by Siregar

Why crazy? What are your reasons? It seems, Gila's face comes to your mind every minute

Compare thier height/weight :

Boriello : Ht/Wt 1.80m/73kg
Gila : Ht/Wt 1.84m/76kg

Many goals from Gila are from heading. I dont know about Boriello.

Borriello 185

I like the idea about Maggio!
But, is this player good? Can he help us bring the Scudeto back?!

He could be a useful bench player as a RM or a right back-half.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3A2ehM-mFI

After Zambrotta and Flamini now we need to go with samne tempo and sign Ronaldinho, forward and GK which are our priorities. Then we will focus on one mroe fullback and CB. Boriello, Maggio, MArzoratti...I dont count those.

Bravo for Flamini and Zambrotta, those are the real players for Milan!!

Originally Posted by Jeff

Oh well... how about GK? *sigh*....

like Galiani said we have Kalac, Dida, Fiori and would like to bring back Abiatti from his adventure. so i dont think we will have another new one as long as the composition still the same o well.. lets just hope that Kalac improves more and Dida back to 2002-2003 season for his performance. we might not signing any GK but i think might be interesting to see Kalac, Dida, Abiatti together fighting for the 1st gloves. my vote goes to Dida. we might say anything about his lame performances in the last season but Dida has those quality for a champ inside him (close your eyes for Celtic saga after all Dida is still a human).

Gattuso said that he hopes Berlusconi will buy a big player and that he expects from our president to spend as much as Moratti... Rino is a king!

Also it seems Aquilani has some kind of money demands from Roma and Juve is trying to buy him now with Del Piero and Chiellini saying he will be "one of the best midfielders in the world", which I agree on. If Roma is to sell this diamond we cannot let him slip away...

i dont know how much truth there is but on goal they were saying that if we sign maggio we will give him the number 5 shirt just to remind Inter

Originally Posted by Maevious

He could be a useful bench player as a RM or a right back-half.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3A2ehM-mFI

Bench player? Then who is our starting eleven? Oddo!? Gotta be kidding me...?

Maggio n.5 would be just priceless. Plus he is a good player. But as with Gila/Borriello, he might not thrive with big teams.
With Cafu and Favalli out (or so i recall) we need 2 more sidebacks... one is Zambrotta (AWESOME SIGNING) and the other could be Maggio...

Originally Posted by Gio-mania

Maggio n.5 would be just priceless. Plus he is a good player. But as with Gila/Borriello, he might not thrive with big teams.
With Cafu and Favalli out (or so i recall) we need 2 more sidebacks... one is Zambrotta (AWESOME SIGNING) and the other could be Maggio...

it was Cafu and Serginho

Originally Posted by mrki

Also it seems Aquilani has some kind of money demands from Roma and Juve is trying to buy him now with Del Piero and Chiellini saying he will be "one of the best midfielders in the world", which I agree on. If Roma is to sell this diamond we cannot let him slip away...

you are so right about I'dd love to see him and Montolivio play for us but our midfield is our strongest line so I don't think it would happen.
Or can it? let's keep on dreaming, that's why silly season is all about not knowing what's going to happen