Summer mercato 2009

Originally Posted by Gabriel489

It is funny how even the Coach and CO Captain is stating the team is not good enough. Wait a minute, won't that hurt the morale and confidence of the team? Why can't they be patient as there is still more than ONE month left in the transfer window?
Don't they have faith in the return of Nesta, Kala, Bonera, Borriello and Oddo or young players. Most importantly, Dinho and Mr. 4 Time CL winner whom they will lead Milan to Glory....

For real, it is really funny how Leo spoke out-that maybe b/c he just wants to state that the team is not as good as some think and beg everyone to drop their expectations.

As for Gattuso, feel sorry for him, as he took a huge paycut to stick with Milan in the promise that by taking a paycut, it allows the club to bring in players more easily. Thats going to happen....

I think they took the right course of action. As seen by the Milan Ultra protests, MGT sometimes needs a gentle kick up the arse to get them back into action again. Of course everyone knows what is needed, but for some reason, we need to get MGT out of their hiding spot and doing something.....

I think the fullback position is not as bad as the CF situation!

Also, who was the Club America GK. I am sure it wasn't Ochoa! Whoever he was, he played well and I want him!

Liverpool Defender Andrea Dossena Desperate For Napoli Move – Agent
The left-back’s agent confirms Napoli have tabled a €5 million and that his client is ready to negotiate terms with the Vesuviani.
27 Jul 2009 10:39:19
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Liverpool full-back Andrea Dossena is eager to leave Anfield and return to Italy after a single season in the Premier League and his agent has indicated that a transfer to Napoli is a distinct possibility.

Varying figures are circulating in the papers over the reported bid tabled by the Partenopei, and the player’s representative has now moved to dissipate doubts.

“Their offer is of €5 million plus bonuses - the clubs are in negotiations and we are awaiting news,” agent Federico Pastorello told TuttoNapoli.net.

“The player is currently in Singapore with Liverpool and he is also awaiting news. Although he loves being at a great club like Liverpool, he would welcome the opportunity to join Napoli with great enthusiasm.”

But would Napoli’s policy of forcing all their players to give up image rights stand in the way of a potential agreement?

“Not at all,” insisted Pastorello. “We are very keen to find an agreement. Napoli know how much he earns, which is less than €2m, but first the two clubs have to strike a deal.”

Vince Masiello, Goal.com

Why let Napoli get him so cheap? We should inquire!

He just needs to return to Italy, and iI ave no doubts he is a great player in a position we struggle in.....

Originally Posted by mrki

they still want to sell Pirlo? Not enough damage has been done ah? Elano will never be a player like Seedorf was, and will never be a player Pirlo was when he was younger. If we are to change Pirlo for a younger palyer we need to buy top class palyer, not a midfield worth 10mln who is a player for Fiorentina and NApoli, not CL final. Elano is good, but is not top class. But since we are not top class also maybe its ok to have him. Money talks again, shame...

Galliani had numerous players to buy, 80mln to spend for the love of god, and now our players beg for mercato moves in the papers. I hope Leonardo was smart enough to sign a contract in which he can resign when he wants, becouse I wouldnt let nayone makes monkey out of me. Only Ancelotti is capable of that for 3,4 years in a row. And if Leo is that same poltron like Carletto then **** him too.

Just pay for Srna, Elano ( witout selling Pirlo!), and Trez. And you have two top players and Elano as a rotation versatile player. Trez for less then 10mln according to calciomercato, Elano also... Srna can play in any club in the world but is expencive. If we want attacking fullback this man is the solution. 90min of running, extremly good crosses, passing, everything. I've seen him 1 on 1 vs J.Cole, A.Cole., Zhirkov etc. He was second to noone.

lol...great post....so true!

Originally Posted by Warro Bantan

All I can say is that if Bendtner was to come to Milan, I would buy a season ticket....to see Inter.

Another great post....lol lol lol

Its becoming an absolute joke!

Originally Posted by 'The Bulldog'

lol...great post....so true!

I think we can't be ungrateful if we get Elano or Hernanes as a Kaka replacement..... (Elano is more like Kaka, Hernanes like Pirlo)

FOr me Elano is already gone form Man City, and 10 million should do the trick. my only concern is Man City being bitchy due to the botched kaka saga!

This team is simply - weak. now fLame will come in and say that those are all good players etc. But this team can only fight for 3rd place with Napoli, Viola and Roma.

They have butchered Milan and brought players like Onyewu and Oddo, who are not on clubs level.

We all know 3 players are needed, and we'll most likely start with Madrid charity Huntelaar. Aldough Hunter is a very good CF, he was our last option and Galliani failed in EVERYTHING. He needs to leave Milan.

And, I'll find better GK then Kakac and he'll play for free for Milan!! Give me 2 weeks!!! My God...Kalac is not a GK he is a...strange person standing with Milan shirt on the goal line.

For god's sake, if we lose out on Hunterlaar agaisnt the "renowned" buying power of Tottenham Hotspur, I will cry!

Originally Posted by Saliwonczyk

I think we can't be ungrateful if we get Elano or Hernanes as a Kaka replacement..... (Elano is more like Kaka, Hernanes like Pirlo)

FOr me Elano is already gone form Man City, and 10 million should do the trick. my only concern is Man City being bitchy due to the botched kaka saga!

When France went crashing out of the world cup due to Zidane's injury it was becuase they made the mistake of trying to play with the same system and a sub for Zidane.

Kaka like Zidane is a player you cant just go out and replace easily. Either potential replacements for him will be too expensive or too young. Elano is the worst transfer we could make. We had flaws with Kaka in the side, think how weak we would be if we tried to replace him with a cheap imitation.

We need to concentrate on building the side again.

We need a goalkeeper that can actually make a save!
We need a world class/ promising young leftback
We need a creative midfielder
We need a goal scorer

If players arrive that are young, then it would resemble a plan and I could be patient for a season or two until the blossom.

Originally Posted by K77SH C

When France went crashing out of the world cup due to Zidane's injury it was becuase they made the mistake of trying to play with the same system and a sub for Zidane.

Kaka like Zidane is a player you cant just go out and replace easily. Either potential replacements for him will be too expensive or too young. Elano is the worst transfer we could make. We had flaws with Kaka in the side, think how weak we would be if we tried to replace him with a cheap imitation.

We need to concentrate on building the side again.

We need a goalkeeper that can actually make a save!
We need a world class/ promising young leftback
We need a creative midfielder
We need a goal scorer

If players arrive that are young, then it would resemble a plan and I could be patient for a season or two until the blossom.

Great, now lets steal the money!

Jokes aside, all the above is what we need, but at the most, we may get a lB by the end of the transfer window. If we are EXTREMELY lucky, and Galliani feels he has some responsibility to replace Kaka, we may get Hunterlaar. No direct replacement, but helps our attack

Originally Posted by K77SH C

If players arrive that are young, then it would resemble a plan and I could be patient for a season or two until the blossom.

The 'plan' is this:

Spend little to nothing to remain in the black
Blame Madrid for inflating market value of everyone
Selling what players we can for good value
Cite that we already have squad full of champions
Sit on said pile of money and laugh

Such short sightedness by our 'management'. In business you need to spend a little to gain a little otherwise standing still means you are falling behind. You need to constantly invest in your team to reap rewards long term, it doesn't have to be mega money but we should have been cherry picking good prospects about 4 years ago like Juve always do.

Personally I think Berlu should sell up and go now, his extreme frugality is a joke whilst trying to lead by example to the Italian public in a difficult financial climate. He says he will never sell his Milan due to the love he has for it, does he not realise his actions are hurting them more than helping?

We need new ideas, new management that can capitalise on market opportunities worldwide (something which we failed to do as a winning team) for investment and advertising, and has a vision for the club going forwards like new stadium, youth investment etc.

Its been some days since my last post,to be honest i feel so stuffed that i am loosing my will to write or post anything..i will still suport milan,i will still watch every single match but sth is really different this time..

things were pretty clear for me since january,on may i was already "b1tching"(as some of you may say,i dont care)and a lot of people told me to w8 just after roma match,then viola match,then w8 a couple of weeks after kaka's departure,then untill 1st of july now 31 of august etc..we dont have to w8 anything the "signs" are so obvious that we have to be extraterestrials to think that we have a chance of winning anything next year..pls dont start telling me to w8 untill may of 2010..

i wont start posting how many players do we need,because it makes me sad..actually the part that makes me sad is that anything like that(4-5 players needed for e.g.)feels so unrealistic..

ps if i were Leo i would have resigned immediatelly,he must be feeling trapped right now,honestly he has to do magic in order to succeed..he is asking for a defender(full back i guess) and a fw,and i think that he is just desperate for the minimum..even with those 2 we ll have gr8 problems with our tactics(and the key word is dinho),i wish i had more time to coolaborate on that..

Originally Posted by Saliwonczyk

For god's sake, if we lose out on Hunterlaar agaisnt the "renowned" buying power of Tottenham Hotspur, I will cry!

Spurs actually have seemed to have been a bottomless pit of money in recent years. But Milan has the advantage of playing in Europe, which I would imagine would be important to Huntelaar himself. Then again, Arsenal has been linked with him now and they're playing in Europe as well. But they don't spend too freely either. So we'll see what happens.

Leonardo has now had an opportunity to evaluate the squad under game conditions, so he now knows what he needs and what he doesn't need. I would expect negotiations on a few players will become more serious in the coming weeks.

Remember in the late 90ties when Milan was awful and Juve trashed everyone they encountered, and then suddenly, Berlu decided he would take it no more and brought new players that eventually brought back Milan to the top.........

Until situation like that, we can only get delusional with this decaying team.

Here's my guess for our final summer mercato:

Sell Pirlo.

Buy Hernanes, Srna and Loan+Option Huntelaar.

---------------Dida
-------Nesta-------Thiago Silva
Srna------------------------Zambrotta
--------Gattuso----Flamini
-------------Hernanes
--------------------Ronaldinho
---------Pato
-----------------Huntelaar