Summer Mercato

Zapata would be a dream transfer

Nesta's Injury warning

the defender of Milan has a pain at his back, so it's probable that rossoneri return in the market in order to find another defender according to Corriere dello Sport

I read it too
It seems that the player they are interested in is Alex Silva

I never saw him play but we were linked to this player many times before so they probably followed him long enough to make an opinion

I think that Milan have some great alternatives like: M. Canin, Santacroce, Zapata, Ferarri, Thiago Silva, but according some reports Milan are likely to move for Alex Silva

Mexes would be a dream transfer

Hmmmm....this injury to Nesta could lead to us purchasing what most here consider one essential element of the squad, which is another CD.

Proverbial silver-lining on the cloud?

Not sure about this Alex Silva though (would prefer Zapata, and indeed Mexes would be a "dream" transfer)...anyone have any info on him? He sounds Brazilian...

Alex Silva

Personal information

Full name Alex Sandro da Silva
Date of birth March 10, 1985 (age 23)
Place of birth Amparo, Brazil
Height 1.92 m
Playing position Central Defender
Current club Sao Paulo
Number 4

He is the younger brother of S.L. Benfica central defender Luisao

From Wikipedia

Thanks Vulli!

According to Tuttomercato in Milan list for backup of Nesta are brazilains: Alex Silva, Thiago Silva and Breno

Zapata move to Milan this summer is unlikely because of his price that is around 15-20 mil euro

Alex Silva - age 23 - 1.92 m - price around 5 M

Thiago Silva - age 23 - 1.83 m - price around 10 - 12 M

Breno - age 18 - 1.87 m - he is Bayen player but according to some reports he may leave Germany

WEIRD! Last night before going to bed, I was thinking that Milan would be in serious trouble if Nesta were to get injured as I see him as the only true WC CB on our team. Sure enough, the big story this morning is Nesta hurting his back.

Tonight before going to bed, I'm going to think about how great it would be to win the scudetto

I was going throught the "Kaka's Father..." thread. It's fun reading that thread - especially the posts about Pato. Brasileiro announced Pato very early on and the hype just continued about him. It's so fortunate that we were able to sign Pato. Anyway, I stumbled on a comment Brasileiro made about Thiago Silva...

"Thiago Silva is a CB. A very good and skilled CB. I don´t know if you remember, but I wrote about him(here in MM) some time ago. If i´m not wrong, when I was hyping Marcelo...
While this guy have talent, the possible purchase of Thiago, makes me to come back to an old debate. IMO, we really need a physical CB to pair with Nesta or Maldini. As they said in NFL with the offensive line, we need a MAULER in defence and Thiago isn´t this type of defender.
But, don´t get me wrong, this guy is a very good defender!! As we said in Brazil, a "classical defender"!! A CB that besides be good at destroy, is very skilled for the position...By far, the best defender playing in Brazil( followed for David of Palmeiras that I wrote in the post above), and IMO a much better defender than Bonera..."

Is Santacroce too expensive for us? Anyone know how much his cost about?

Originally Posted by ZvonimirBoban

Is Santacroce too expensive for us? Anyone know how much his cost about?

I think it's pretty obvious that Napoli won't be selling their best players so now nobody's even asking for them.
It was speculated that Juve, Chelsea and Inter were after Hamsik and they were ready to offer +20m eur, but Napoli rejected the offers. Probably the same will happen if someone wants to buy Lavezzi or Santacroce.
They are building a team that will compete for the scudetto in 2 or 3 years and they don't even think about selling their super talented youngsters. I expect in this and next mercato Napoli to by a buying team and if they won't achieve good results in next 2 seasons only then they'll start selling.

I think Abate was just loaned to Torino...check out acmilan.com

Originally Posted by Vulli

Nesta's Injury warning

the defender of Milan has a pain at his back, so it's probable that rossoneri return in the market in order to find another defender according to Corriere dello Sport

Aw that's terrible. He's like the best defender in the world, and it's always a pleasure to see him play. I do hope we get another defender, but I really hope he recovers... this injury seems to have been with him for quite some time...

I think Zapata is more likely than Santacroce as I really don't see Napoli selling him.

As Tony mentioned, I think if Napoli continues to do well next year, if I am them I would rather finish at fifth or sixth rather than forth as they are far from playing in CL and Serie A at the same time even with a few great signings next season. If they do indeed get a UEFA Cup spot, I won't be surprise if they actually go out and sign a superstar or two.