Milan Galacticos

Originally Posted by K77SH C

I warned you guys this management doesnt know what its doing. Even the Real galacticos had some decent players and didnt sell their best players!!

We wont buy anyone half decent, watch them all flop!!

Let's wait and see what is brought in this mercato before judging. Truth is, I want to believe this Kaka sale is the start of a new proper era, where the team isn't built on star names but quality players working as a unit.

DEv, I hope so too, but with the exception of Mattioni, T. Silva, Dinho, Antonini, Bonera,Cardacio, Borreillo, Pato and Flamini, of which four of them are bench players and one of them had only 2 mins of game time all season, everyone else are either over 30 or way over 30. While the youth of Darmian, Albertezzi, Viudez and Strussar are not ready. Players like Paloshi, Abate, Di Gennaro, and Astori are good/solid players but they really aint the next coming of Pippo, Donadoni, Giggs and Nesta. How can you start a cycle or an era with a squad like this, while selling your best players(Kaka) and your best prospect(Gourcuff).

Originally Posted by Gabriel489

DEv, I hope so too, but with the exception of Mattioni, T. Silva, Dinho, Antonini, Bonera,Cardacio, Borreillo, Pato and Flamini, of which four of them are bench players and one of them had only 2 mins of game time all season, everyone else are either over 30 or way over 30. While the youth of Darmian, Albertezzi, Viudez and Strussar are not ready. Players like Paloshi, Abate, Di Gennaro, and Astori are good/solid players but they really aint the next coming of Pippo, Donadoni, Giggs and Nesta. How can you start a cycle or an era with a squad like this, while selling your best players(Kaka) and your best prospect(Gourcuff).

If we assume that the money (from Kaka and Gourcuff) will be spent wisely, it is not very difficult to start a new era for Milan with current squad.

Like I said in other post, if we get Dzeko then we are almost sure that we have to forget Hernanes since both are non-EU. My option is Fabregas (possible option with expensive price tag). A CB is something we already know.

My rough calculation :
- Dzeko should be around 20 mil euros (only had 1 very good season in a decent League, Bundesliga)
- Fabregas could be in the range 30-35 mil euros (he is great player but still so young and has not reached the level of players like Kaka, Messi)
- Mexes/Zapata/Santacroce are in the region of 15-20 mil euros

We got around 80 from Kaka and Gourcuff and the list above costs around 65-75 mil euros. The rest can go to fullback and with some addition from our yearly transfer money or money from players sold, we can add some young talented players like Mariga. Our loan players and 1-2 primavera players should be also brought.

Having a first team like this should be able to compete with other team IMO :

---------------------------Abbiati------------------------

---Zambrotta---Nesta/Thiago---new CB---new LB/Thiago---

--------Gattuso---------Flamini---------Fabregas----------

----------------------------Pirlo---------------------------

----------------Dzeko-----------------Pato----------------

You are assuming they do spend the 80mil wisely.
While I am betting they won't.
Dzeko is good but he alone won't solve all our problems.

SInce Nesta is back and Kaladze are also back, Galli and Berlu won't spend on CBs. They will most likely sign Pannuci though.

Originally Posted by Gabriel489

You are assuming they do spend the 80mil wisely.
While I am betting they won't.
Dzeko is good but he alone won't solve all our problems.

SInce Nesta is back and Kaladze are also back, Galli and Berlu won't spend on CBs. They will most likely sign Pannuci though.

Then let wait and see.

Originally Posted by Gabriel489

You are assuming they do spend the 80mil wisely.
While I am betting they won't.
Dzeko is good but he alone won't solve all our problems.

SInce Nesta is back and Kaladze are also back, Galli and Berlu won't spend on CBs. They will most likely sign Pannuci though.

That's why said let's wait and see at the start of my last post. Whatever we say right now is all based on assumptions. Even a relatively weak looking mercato this summer could well be well spent money, depending on how we use what we get.

if they buy a bullet to put through seedorf's head then I will see the money as well spent.


just kidding, that's maybe a little too extreme.

Originally Posted by ACMILAN1983

That's why said let's wait and see at the start of my last post. Whatever we say right now is all based on assumptions. Even a relatively weak looking mercato this summer could well be well spent money, depending on how we use what we get.

Lets wait and see.

BUt if I am a player in the class like Cesc, I will ask myself this, will I go to a team that just sold Kaka? Or stay at my current team? Or leak this MIlan offer out and see if other teams like Real, Barcelona, Chelsea or ManU interest in me?

Originally Posted by Gabriel489

Lets wait and see.

BUt if I am a player in the class like Cesc, I will ask myself this, will I go to a team that just sold Kaka? Or stay at my current team? Or leak this MIlan offer out and see if other teams like Real, Barcelona, Chelsea or ManU interest in me?

This is something many including me have alluded to in our posts. Milan looks like a club losing it's strength as a footballing giant. Kaka and Gourcuff were the start, and now Pato is talking about leaving.

I think if this deal is a cash+ players deal, Snejider/VDV+Robben/Higuin....it will make more sense. Or have Milan buy a few more players first before selling Kaka for the money.

Selling Kaka will make it very hard for Milan to attract high quality players in Milan.
Maybe Dzeko will come if the deal is not being hijack by other clubs like Arsenal or Pool or Real

....I am sorry to give a bad news but...trust me on this..Cesc will not come to Milan.

Barca want him this summer because they fear RM will get him first. We might have had a slim chance before, but now, not a chance. In a sense Kaka leaving killed any prospects of capturing any established names. We must start scouring for raw, undiscovered talents.

I think having Cesc at Barcelona is over kill. As you can't have a midfield trio of Cesc, Xavi and Inesta. Cesc going to Real is a good fit though.

..I agree Barca don't need him. The thing is they are OBSESSED with getting him back. So if RM make a move, which they seem to think will happen this summer or next, Barca will grab Cesc by his neck before he has a chance to say bye bye Arsenal..

Well, we will see.

Well guys, I think we can officially say this Milan side is the new Galacticos! Except we sold our biggest star!