Summer mercato 2009

With Huntelaar POSSIBLY coming (no official statement = no new player), a lot of pessimistic people will have to praise our management for this signing because Huntelaar was one of the players many people here chose to take as an example of our bad choices when he was available from Ajax (people kept saying that we missed Torres after Atletico and Huntelaar after Ajax, but now, it looks like we will have Huntelaar) ...

Anyone from Sweden knows anything about this kid?

Looks like Milan have an option on this Sjoberg.


Milan, spunta il giovane Sjoberg per il futuro
05.08.2009 20.00 di Filippo Gentile articolo letto 680 volte
Fonte: milannews.it
L’agente di Linus Sjoberg, giovane stella svedese del Vasteras, ha accostato il proprio assistito al Milan. Secondo Per Jonsson, procuratore del centrocampista 15enne, non ci sarebbe solamente il Manchester United sulle tracce del calciatore, ma anche i rossoneri: “Il Milan ha mostrato interesse per il calciatore ed è un’opzione. Pensano sia un giocatore molto interessante ed ha ben impressionato grazie alla sua tecnica. Al momento si allena con lo United ed è bellissimo per lui poter stare nel più forte club del mondo”.

Words on other Milan forums that we have signed Huntelaar for 15M euro. A 3-year contract will be signed tomorrow.

for all u huntelaar haters, saying he will be the next Gila.
Huntelaar is better than Gila. and the only way he may not be effective is due to the lack of quality services from or wing backs and midfielders.

Originally Posted by MiamiMilanista

I could care less who agrees or does not agree with me. Its just 649 pages of negativity is annoying. I would love to see a string of maybe a page or two thats NOT negative

ok you are ignored and be more polite i have been here for long to know what kind of *******s you are

I was hoping for Dzeko, but I will take Huntelaar gladly, if he comes.

Originally Posted by johncharles365

he looks like a top signing anyone that can score 76 goals in 92 appearances for ajax is a top striker.

Mateja Kezman scored 105 goals in 122 games for PSV, and look how he fared once he moved to a top league (at Chelsea and Atletico).

Originally Posted by pirlofanusa

how so? the biggest team that Gilla had success at was Parma. He was ok at a few other small Italian teams. Hunt was twice the Dutch league top scorer, for his club career, he has 265 apperiences, and 179 goals. that is very impressive. For Holland, he has 21 caps and 13 goals, again, extremely impressive. just for comparison, Pippo has a .486 goals per game average on the club level, and Hunt's is .675.

The difference is Pippo scored his goals in the defensively strongest league on the planet (at least it was in his prime), whereas the Eredivisie, while a good league, isn't reknowned for defensive solidity. And his international goals were scored against poor or average NTs, except for Croatia and Romania.

Anyway, I'm not trying to destroy Huntelaar's credibility, I'm just remaining sceptical, as he hasn't really impressed me yet (having mainly watched him at Madrid). Mostly I'm just pleased it looks like we're finally getting someone, who's not a freebie or a bought-back youngster.

Originally Posted by Lebanese

ok you are ignored and be more polite i have been here for long to know what kind of *******s you are

Ignored? You responded, didnt you? Get a life. Not much going up there in Canada, do you?

i was actually looking forward to Pirlo leaving Milan. not that i have anything against him, but i taught we needed a change in midfield, and since Gattuso didnt leave last year for Bayern, i was hoping this year it would be pirlo.

Welcome The Hunter... The Dutch artist of the goal

Van Der Vaart or Afellay next pls (seedorf replacement)
Boruc or Adler
and a wing Back

[quote=Ceceves;544108]Mateja Kezman scored 105 goals in 122 games for PSV, and look how he fared once he moved to a top league (at Chelsea and Atletico).

so what on the other hand van nistlerooy moved from psv where he scored 62 goals in 67 appearances and went on to score 95 goals in 150 appearances at manchester united. I also remain cautions of his impact at Milan but i do rate as a top striker he has all characteristic of a top striker, anyway his arrival will have a positive affect on the team a uplift in team morale was desperately needed sometimes the best approach to lifting players motivation is to sign players.

Originally Posted by payne

i was actually looking forward to Pirlo leaving Milan. not that i have anything against him, but i taught we needed a change in midfield, and since Gattuso didnt leave last year for Bayern, i was hoping this year it would be pirlo.

To understand Milan these days you need to think what would be the best option and then expect the opposite...

Glad Huntelaar is coming, I believe everything will end up well and we'll get good striker...

Cissokho's case wasn't Galliani's fault, I believe Berlusconi stopped the transfer once he heard about giving 15M euros for practicly unproven player...

Galliani just made an excuse, really stupid one btw. :F

[quote=johncharles365;544114]

Originally Posted by Ceceves

Mateja Kezman scored 105 goals in 122 games for PSV, and look how he fared once he moved to a top league (at Chelsea and Atletico).

so what on the other hand van nistlerooy moved from psv where he scored 62 goals in 67 appearances and went on to score 95 goals in 150 appearances at manchester united. I also remain cautions of his impact at Milan but i do rate as a top striker he has all characteristic of a top striker, anyway his arrival will have a positive affect on the team a uplift in team morale was desperately needed sometimes the best approach to lifting players motivation is to sign players.

I merely wanted to put some perspective on the matter, since you said "anyone that can score 76 goals in 92 appearances for ajax is a top striker".

It's unlikely, of course, that he'll end up like Kezman, but it's also unlikely he's going to emulate the goalscoring records of van Nistelrooy or van Basten.

Originally Posted by Ceceves

It's unlikely, of course, that he'll end up like Kezman, but it's also unlikely he's going to emulate the goalscoring records of van Nistelrooy or van Basten.

We can only hope for the latter