Summer Mercato

Originally Posted by Warro Bantan

But that's just me...sippin on Galliani's kool-ade, while we oogle bikini clad girls on a beach in Jamaica.....

Look Galli!! Look at that one in the green!!! Hot to death! Call her over!

What, u want me to do it? Oh I see...u think the sun reflecting off ur bald head might blind her? Ok bro...let me go get her...

ROTF LMAO

With an injury to Viera. Flamini should take his place in the Euro.

for those who bever understood the post about inter transfer target two pages ago, here it is


54 mln gross technical Portuguese (9 net for three years);
60 million gross for outstanding Mancini (6 net for four years) and his staff (12);
55 million at Barcelona for Eto'o (40) and Deco (15);
57 million at Chelsea for Essien (30), Lampard (9) and Carvalho (18);
40 million at Porto for Quaresma.


how is lampar only going for 9, i know he is over rated, but that doesnt change the fact that he is a good player, and i doubt he will go for 9.
the are paying 54 mil for Mourinho? now thats a club that spends, now tell me, how will moratti feel, when inter doesnt come first next season, and will not even make semi finals in champions league, at least they will have a fighting chance for the coppa italia,

oh wait nope, the coppa is roma's.

Originally Posted by payne

With an injury to Viera. Flamini should take his place in the Euro.

MILAN - The French national team coach, Raymond Domenech, has re-called, 'for precaution', in the list of the called-up players for Euro 2008, the Rossoneri's midfielder Mathieu Flamini, due to a muscular problem to his left thigh, where left Patrick Vieira had to interrupt the training session at Toulouse on Friday. (ANSA)

There's justice after all

Originally Posted by Warro Bantan

Tony75: we need 12 players? Good grief! And then peiple get mad when we suggest that the remote control for the XBox, PS3, or whatever video game is being played be put down...given a rest...parked....

Question in response to transfer guru Tont75's post: which major club has EVER invested in 12 players in one mercato, and gone on to win anything that season?

Please share this info with us.

Jmac: I agree....we have some posters who will never be satisfied...and this is how it goes....these differences are what makes the world such a wonderful place.

Makes u wonder though...

Just reread ur post Tony75: "By the time we have R10 it'll be August 31st, and we'll hjave signed 5 players when we need at least 12."

Gonna leave the 12 player argument for now...but why do u think that we won't be in simultaneous negotiations? U seem to think (it might be that u kno waaay more than me in these things, and if so I stand corrected) that we can only have discussions with one cluban over one player at a time.

I kno the Euros will impact discussions somewhat (ie slow them down) but it will not prevent agents and clubs working to transfer players....and as nations get knocked out...those players minds will all be on where they are going to work next season.

Personally if we have signed 5 players by Aug 31, then we should be in great shape!! Especially if of the three we get a GK' ST, and a CB or AM. It would mean a good summer for us IMO.

But that's just me...sippin on Galliani's kool-ade, while we oogle bikini clad girls on a beach in Jamaica.....

Look Galli!! Look at that one in the green!!! Hot to death! Call her over!

What, u want me to do it? Oh I see...u think the sun reflecting off ur bald head might blind her? Ok bro...let me go get her...

We won't be in simultaneous dealings because Milan ponders too much, and tries to haggle too much.

Th reason we need 12 players is to replace deadwood, and keep the squad with same numbers. I didn't say 12 starters so 4 starters, 4 subs, & 4 youth players return from loan.

Fiori, Simic, Ba, Dida, Kalac, Emerson, Brocchi, Gourcuff, Gilardino, Ronaldo, Maldini, Cafu, Serginho, Favalli, Oddo are all either gone or could leave this season.

That's 15 players. We've replaced Serginho with Zambro, Gourcuff with Flamini, and Gilardino with Borreillo. I'd take back Abate & Antonini, & promote Kingsley to cover Simic, Ba & Ronaldo, but we still need 3 keepers, another wb, cd, pirlo sub, am, and forward.

Put it up to 14 players that we need then.

Originally Posted by Tony75

We won't be in simultaneous dealings because Milan ponders too much, and tries to haggle too much.

But this doesn't seem to counteract the argument that Milan can still engage in multiple transfer dialogs?

Originally Posted by Tony75

Th reason we need 12 players is to replace deadwood, and keep the squad with same numbers. I didn't say 12 starters so 4 starters, 4 subs, & 4 youth players return from loan.

Fiori, Simic, Ba, Dida, Kalac, Emerson, Brocchi, Gourcuff, Gilardino, Ronaldo, Maldini, Cafu, Serginho, Favalli, Oddo are all either gone or could leave this season.

That's 15 players. We've replaced Serginho with Zambro, Gourcuff with Flamini, and Gilardino with Borreillo. I'd take back Abate & Antonini, & promote Kingsley to cover Simic, Ba & Ronaldo, but we still need 3 keepers, another wb, cd, pirlo sub, am, and forward.

Put it up to 14 players that we need then. [/quote]

IN terms of GK:
According to your list, the whole GK system will be gone. I don't necessarily disagree, but I don't think Milan (or any team) will have such a major overhaul. In fact, Kalac will still be a good sub for next year. Fiori is gone, bu Abbiati is set to coming back. This leaves us one GK to buy.

What will our GK list look like next year?

Dida, Abbiati, Kalac
If Abbiati says no, Milan has to hunt for another. Potential list include:

Boruc (from Celtic), Amelia (from Livorno).

I already mentioned in another thread why the GK situation is tricky. But to be safe we need one GK.

In terms of Defenders:

Oddo is definitely staying, and probably so do Favalli who will even feature less. I agree with we need at least one defender, hopefully two with one DC and one SB.

Simic doesn't even feature anymore in the club, he is the last substitute.
Maldini is gone? You sure? How can you speak with such certainty?

What will our defense team look like next year?
Maldini, Nesta, Kaladze, Zambrotta, Bonera

Sub: Oddo(ok), Favalli(umm), Simic (argh....)

This is where things get really thin, and we need at least (AT LEAST) one world-class DC to join us, preferably with another SB.


In terms of Midfielders:

FLamini comes, while GOurcuff wants to go. Fine.
Emerson is not going to leave, trust me, and we have only been speculating if Brocchi is leaving. He probably will, but where? Regardless, I agree we need just one more midfielder, and with emerson back in shape I have high hope that our midfield will be very strong.

I"m just worried that it's not creative enough.

And btw, Ba doesn't even feature in anything. I don't think he is on the CL roster, at all, right? Our midfield for next year?

Ambro, Gattuso, Pirlo, Seedorf, Kaka, Flamini (these looks pretty strong, isn't it?)
Sub: Emerson (?), Brocchi (low hope), and ??? (key players).

My conclusion is we need one more midfield key player.

In terms of Attack:

Borreillo is back, but I have no hope of him (quote me here in the future and shows me wrong! ).
Pato is our next star, and INzaghi will still be here.
R99? It's a bet.

That's why we need at least one more striker to replace Gilardino. OUr attack next year?

Borriello (4th), Pato (1st), Inzaghi/R99 (3rd), and ??? (2nd). That means we need one more world-class striker.

p.s.: The bold head say six but that's because he stupidly included Kaka.

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If you haven't read this post thoroughly, that's ok. I think it's boring, too.

But my conclusion is we need 5 FIRST-TIME players (except GK position) who are willing to rotate.

I'm fine with Dida on goal if he is back to his best, or at least 80% best, then make a purchase of GK next year (since we are not in CL anyway).

In terms of midfield, best is to have someone like Flamini, but not sure if it's the most urgent.

D and S are the most urgent department. Thus, I see at least two more players coming.

Cheers - J

I said alot of players could leave for some players like Oddo & Maldini. Emerson, Favalli, Brocchi, Simic, Dida have either no place, or have their purpose in Milan. Our lack of quality in goal, wb, creative am sub, and upfront will see us falter into 4th or 5th again.

I think we can do just well with 3 more signings. One defender, we can just bring back Marzorati because if we buy Zapata he'll never play don't forget that we have Maldini, Nesta and Kaladze, Carlo we'll never play him before this 3(remember how much Bonera played this season not counting the games where he played as a right back)

I think the most important thing is to find replacement for Seedorf because he can't play whole season and we don't have anyone to replace him now that Gourcuff is gone.
Seedorf should be used in the important matches while we can play his sub when we play with the little teams(It can be clearly seen that he only plays good in important matches whereas he's not motivated enough when playing against those small teams which took our champions league place this season)

And the second most important thing is the striker of course, we need a killer in the box such as Drogba, Gomez etc. We lack this kind of player who scores 20+ goals every season like Sheva did, we struggle in attack ever since he left because we haven't found his ideal replacement yet

Originally Posted by GeoTav

You're wrong ... Berlu is poor compared to Moratti

Moratti's family: about 6 billion €
Berlu's family: about 5.5 billion €



(and Berlu owns more firms + is again in politics, so a bit less money lol for more things)

Where did you find that info from?

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/10/...PrmRes_10.html

Just read that Grosso is available and Real pulled out of Vargas.
I really hope they sign Vargas, but I have a gut feeling Grosso will be playing in Milan next year. I really think Zapata and Dessena might be the way to go for Milan. Ofcourse, my ideal signings for Milan are Zapata, Dessena and Vargas.

That way their defense will be like this
RB: Zambrotta, Oddo, Bonera
CB: Nesta, Zapata, Kala, Maldini
LB: Janku, Vargas, Dessena, Favalli

With Kala or Vargas being able to fill in for Pirlo here and there.

Thats will be a dream and lets hope it happens.

Forgot to mention, Vargas and Zambro can both play in MIdfield too

Galliani stated on acmilan.com that he told zambrotta that he prefers for him to play on the right, so maybe there is a new left back coming....vargas anyone??

"If I don't play then I will leave. It's as simple as that," Balotelli told Tuttosport

This is getting interesting. Balotelli told Inter that he wanted a 3.7m per year contract last week at his negotiations and he's only 17, and now he's saying he wants to start too. I have some shread of home for this Milanista, he deserves to be wearing our shirt. He is worth more than Ronaldinho and whoever, this guy is CLASS. With Pato and Balotelli (and Paloschi, but he's not a good bet like the other two), we can surely guarantee our future.

Other news:
- Milan, Juve, Fiorentina going after Vargas.
- Inter appoint Mourinho officially
- Flamini's gone to Euro 2008 to replace the injured Vieira.

and from Galliani's interview on the official site, he talks about the attacker we're gonna get:

“Right now we have four attackers: Inzaghi, Borriello, Pato and Paloschi, and two attacking midfielders, Kaka and Seedorf; it’s almost certain that we shall sign a striker with the characteristics of the first four, also to please Carlo Ancelotti, with whom we agree perfectly. He would like Eto’o, and we told him that we shall sign Eto’o if the amount of the operation will be compatible with our balances.”

Finally, Galliani spoke again about the identikit of the world class player that Milan are searching for: “It’s very probable that he’s more of a striker than an attacking midfielder. However, the important thing is that he’s world class on the pitch, not just in the name. Think about Rivaldo and Kaka: the first one arrived as a world class player, but after a year he wasn’t like that anymore; the second one arrived not as a world class player, but he became so on the pitch in the space of one year.”


Can someone explain to me the part in bold, I dont think I understand what he means. And the club have been talking about Eto'o publicly as he's there target for a while now, that's not how Milan do it. I'm 100% certain that he is being used as a smokescreen for now (but maybe later when we realize there arent better options we'll get him and claim we wanted him all along)

Originally Posted by payne

i agree with you, except we signed Flamini, Boriello and Zambrotta, which to me is great, Apart from Viola and Barca, which other big club made any significant signings. yall need to relax and have faith in Fester "Galliani" he nows we came 5th, and that Milan is not a team that comes fifth, and in order to get back the scudetto, he will do all he can. now i hope every one just sit back and enjoy toe Euros.


Ill be watching out for some players, and bringing Italy and Holland, its such a shame there in the same group.

Faith in him. Yeah right!!!

I think people woun't be satisfied with tinkering, they want to see immdieate concrete and firm steps in the right direction.

His stupidity in the transfer market last year lead us to fifth this year, and people are on pins and needles this transfer market, thinking that were going to see a repeat of the of the last two.

He's brought this critism on his and he'll live it down when he finally brings in some of the names that he's been feeding fans through the media for the past two years.

Originally Posted by hitmannq8

"If I don't play then I will leave. It's as simple as that," Balotelli told Tuttosport

Other news:
- Milan, Juve, Fiorentina going after Vargas.
- Inter appoint Mourinho officially
- Flamini's gone to Euro 2008 to replace the injured Vieira.

and from Galliani's interview on the official site, he talks about the attacker we're gonna get:

“Right now we have four attackers: Inzaghi, Borriello, Pato and Paloschi, and two attacking midfielders, Kaka and Seedorf; it’s almost certain that we shall sign a striker with the characteristics of the first four, also to please Carlo Ancelotti, with whom we agree perfectly. He would like Eto’o, and we told him that we shall sign Eto’o if the amount of the operation will be compatible with our balances.”

Finally, Galliani spoke again about the identikit of the world class player that Milan are searching for: “It’s very probable that he’s more of a striker than an attacking midfielder. However, the important thing is that he’s world class on the pitch, not just in the name. Think about Rivaldo and Kaka: the first one arrived as a world class player, but after a year he wasn’t like that anymore; the second one arrived not as a world class player, but he became so on the pitch in the space of one year.”


Can someone explain to me the part in bold, I dont think I understand what he means. And the club have been talking about Eto'o publicly as he's there target for a while now, that's not how Milan do it. I'm 100% certain that he is being used as a smokescreen for now (but maybe later when we realize there arent better options we'll get him and claim we wanted him all along)

I think what he means is that, we're going to get Gomez from Stuggart not a world class star but has the potential to become one here in Milan.

Not someone who's a star now and may fade after a year.

But this guy talks so much, who knows. He should try doing this and sign whoever it will be and then talk about it later.