Summer mercato 2009

Originally Posted by GeoTav

Give realistic and available players to buy !! It's easy to say that mate, it's like saying the best solution would be to buy Chiellini and Santacroce, Alves, Essien, Gerrard and Torres, this way, we will be the best ...

Lloris: unlikely to move from Lyon because he only arrived last year !!
Akinfeev: unlikely to come to Milan probably because of his high price ...
Silva: all depends on our formation, but I think he could be a possible solution.
Villa: of course, he would be a solution for all teams in the world, but look at his possible price (more than 40M I think).
Eto'o: unlikely to come as I think he will stay in Barcelona and renew his contract ... anyway, we can't compete with English teams to have him and I don't think he is a friend of Ronnie.
Adebayor: said once again he would stay in Arsenal at 100% and doesn't want to leave, we are all upset with Spanish medias for their made-up stories about Kaka', but it looks like we don't care when some English-Italian medias do the same thing (less aggressive than the Spanish ones anyway ) for us.
Ibrahimovic: Inter player, Inter star player I mean, no way he comes nor wants to come ...
Milito: it's maybe possible if his price isn't too high, but anyway, why would he leave Genoa after one year only (he's the king there), and especially if his team can play the next CL.
Benzema: looking at his performances this season and the price that will be asked, and knowing that he said he will stay one more year and probably leave then in Lyon, I don't see him like a possible solution ...

Regarding Adebayor--the Italian and English press quoted him. Also, it seems that Milan were in London to watch Arsenal-Man U.

This does not sink to the level of AS, who fabricate dialogue.

What a list

However, we lost 67M this year, dude. It looks like a dream ^^

One more good CB, experienced or promising.

Push Kaka or Dinho to FC, Gorky backs, Flamini plays RB. All injured players recovered. Let's find some balanced squad

As much as I think we NEED someone like Adebayor (look how much our game improved when Inzaghi was fit and played as the lone targetman), I can't see us forking out that much cash on one player. The only way I see us getting him is by throwing Gourcuff in the deal, which really would be a shame. BUt then again, no point having Gourcuff in the team if there isnt enought space for him (Seedorf, R80, Kaka, Pato, Beckham--where will Gourcuff play??).

Wonder whether we should just stick with Boriello again next year.

I was really impressed with David Santon of Inter against Man Utd. I won't mind him replacing Paolo Maldini. David Santon, Chillini, Santacrose and Bonera I think the days of Italy having great defenders are coming back very soon, because I still feel that Bonera could shine at later stages of his career like Cannavaro to an extent

You honestly think there is even a 0.0001% chance that Inter would allow hiim to leave to join us?

Actually, who knows, maybe if we give them Coco or Guly in part exchange

Originally Posted by rt9

Actually, who knows, maybe if we give them Coco or Guly in part exchange

aaaah the good old times

Originally Posted by rt9

As much as I think we NEED someone like Adebayor (look how much our game improved when Inzaghi was fit and played as the lone targetman), I can't see us forking out that much cash on one player. The only way I see us getting him is by throwing Gourcuff in the deal, which really would be a shame. BUt then again, no point having Gourcuff in the team if there isnt enought space for him (Seedorf, R80, Kaka, Pato, Beckham--where will Gourcuff play??).

Wonder whether we should just stick with Boriello again next year.

Some reports are about a proposal to trade Boriello+cash to have Milito from Genoa ... I'm really shared by that: Milito is a top striker, but Boriello was too in Genoa, also Boriello didn't have a real chance this year because of these weird injuries, so I'm shared between keeping him and giving him a chance or trying to take as soon as possible Milito to have an available striker from the start of the next season.

I'm also shared because if the 6+5 rule is valid soon, we're going to be in trouble if we trade our Italian players after seeing some of our Italian defenders maybe retiring (Maldini and maybe Nesta if we believe the rumours, Favalli next year) and with our Italian midfielders being older and maybe ineffective when this rule will be applied ...

About the first bold part, all depends on our objectives: trying to win the three competitions (Serie A, CL and Italian Cup) and playing seriously in each one, not like the last years when we clearly didn't want to play this Italian Cup and gave up a bit too fast to compete in Serie A (well, this year, we are 7 points behind Inter and it looks like our players believe that something could happen since we were 14 points behind them 4 matchdays ago, some years, when we were 10 points behind a team, we thought it was over and we should concentrate on CL).

So if we want to compete in each competition, a strong midfield is needed, even if that means that some players get a little less time on the pitch (instead of 50+ games played for Gourcuff, if he plays 35-40 games and has a chance to win CL in these games, then that'll be good for him too I think as he will play a good enough amount of games and will not be too tired for the WC).

I can't edit the previous post ...

A deal would have been concluded by Inter to have Milito: 16M + the Inter part (I think) of co-ownership of Acquafresca + the loan of Bonucci (young defender loaned in Pisa)

But we can still do to Inter what they did to us with ... who was he, a flop player in Inter , huuum it's difficult to find his name, Suazo !!

Originally Posted by rt9

Actually, who knows, maybe if we give them Coco or Guly in part exchange

Haha, best comment ever!

About Milito for Borrielo, I think that would be rediculess. He's had a freak season, but we can't go pick up strikers everytime they have a good season. We have already spent money on Borrielo, he's Italian, and he's now been in Milan for a year (again), so I don't see how Milito would be so much an upgrade, not to mention Milito is older aswell.

We need 4 strikers, we only have 2 valid ones, Pato and Borriello, for the next season (for the whole season, if everything is ok) + Inzaghi who can help here and there ...

What about Gudjonhsen ? He seems to want to leave Barcelona ...
The guy is good at headings, he has some good technical skills, he seems to be a fighter when he plays (I mean, he has grinta), I think he's the kind of guy who can be useful in a long season like the next one.

I don't like GoodJohnson, he reminds me on Guti...An average attacker who started to play in midfield, pretending he's some kind of trequartista...too average for Milan.

If you don't like the idea of moving Kaka/Dinho into Forward postion.

If the like of Trez, Sheva, Cruz,... do not convince you.

Then signing Adebayor at all cost or bringing back Paloschi a year sooner will do.

However, where is Viudez? If he is only 1m60 tall, he must have something special.

Originally Posted by El Fre

I don't like GoodJohnson, he reminds me on Guti...An average attacker who started to play in midfield, pretending he's some kind of trequartista...too average for Milan.

It was just an idea ... I don't want him as a first choice but like a 4th choice to play against the smallest teams. It can't be worse than Sheva this season or last seasons in Chelsea (hihi I know, some people are going to again defend him by saying he didn't have a clear chance to show anything ...).

He scored 80 goals in 6 seasons in Chelsea which is ... average, true
And just saw he is 31 ...

Today in an interview Kaka said that he grew as a footballer. He said that know he realize, that he is much more efficient closer to the goal and that Ancelotti is also happier... Maybe Kaka will really be transformed to a striker. Kaka also said that with him closer to the goal, Ronaldinho can easily play behind him...

Originally Posted by Siregar

Thank you Brasileiro. You said in other thread that Thiago Silva was the one who was worth for Milan to buy (big difference in price between them at that time).

http://www.channel4.com/sport/footba...lia/may7c.html

Here is Maldini's opinion of Thiago Silva and a type of defender who stays close to him. I don't know why Maldini chose Favalli for the player and not Nesta and still don't fully understand what Maldini meant by 'by his side or close tho Silva'. It could be that Favalli can 'teach' him in training or Maldini meant that Favalli should play with him in real game.

What ever it is, Maldini's word about Silva makes me more confident about Thiago Silva's quality.

Thanks, Siregar...
Also, I am happy to see what Maldini said about Thiago Silva...
Remember when I said that in Brazil 99% of the people thought Thiago was the best in the world, and I(of the 1%) said that he was unexperienced, and needed time to adapt to European game? Besides the potential to be one of the best in the world, the best thing for him was these 6 months working with the team without be throw to the wolves...

Great to see what Maldini is saying...after all, this "boy", our captain, knows one or two things about the art of to be a defender