Summer mercato 2009

Originally Posted by Codino

come on man, grosso is still the classiest Italian wing back out there. he just glides up and down that line with ease and hasn't lost any crossing ability getting older.

You forgot to mention "for the Italian NT" ...

Grosso didn't manage to get a starting spot in Inter and left just one year after. Lyon bought him, he was the starter in his first year ... but because of his performances, last year, their coach started to use other players sometimes and this year, he isn't wanted anymore, they try to sell him.

He is 31 and all his career showed he wasn't able to be the LB he is with the national team nowadays (even if I'm less and less impressed by him personnally) for an entire season with his clubs ...

So, why taking him ? Taking Grosso means Jankulovski will still play at least 25 games as a LB this season.

Originally Posted by gregorio

I agree, that Leo and Braida made a good job with Kaka and Pato, because they were two of the hottest prospect that time and became champions, and also cost us almost nothing.
But since Pato has arrived I can't see any scouting activities from Braida (hope he will get me wrong), and what am I pissed off that Inter just signed almost for nothing one of the best prospect from Brazil last year, who will arrive next year and can be as good as Ronaldinho by time.
He is Coutinho, he would have been the perfect replacement for Kaka!
So Juve's and Inter's trequartista problem is solved for the next 5-6 years, but our phenomenon Ronaldinho has max. 3 more years and he is finished!
We need somebody next year who could be his long term replacement, now that Gourcuff has gone
I have heard about another brazilian hot prospect Neymar, he is a seconda punta, but very similar to Robinho!

Let's imagine that Ronaldinho is back to his highest level ... or not. We don't care actually: why 3 years ?

By modifying his way to play, he could still play for 5 years (using more his passing abilities and doing a bit less tricks and dribbles) ...

Originally Posted by gregorio

I agree, that Leo and Braida made a good job with Kaka and Pato, because they were two of the hottest prospect that time and became champions, and also cost us almost nothing.
But since Pato has arrived I can't see any scouting activities from Braida (hope he will get me wrong), and what am I pissed off that Inter just signed almost for nothing one of the best prospect from Brazil last year, who will arrive next year and can be as good as Ronaldinho by time.
He is Coutinho, he would have been the perfect replacement for Kaka!
So Juve's and Inter's trequartista problem is solved for the next 5-6 years, but our phenomenon Ronaldinho has max. 3 more years and he is finished!
We need somebody next year who could be his long term replacement, now that Gourcuff has gone
I have heard about another brazilian hot prospect Neymar, he is a seconda punta, but very similar to Robinho!

Hold on here... There are loads of 'next Ronaldinho/Robinho/Ronaldo' coming out of Brazil every year, and far from everyone of them fullfil anywhere near what has been predicted for them. It's only a couple of summers since Inter signed the amazing Kerlon that juggles the ball on his head, didn't really turn out to be that amazing during his loan in Chievo though.

And about Grosso, sure he's been good for Italy, but haven't we learned anything from the Oddo signing?

Also apparently Rafinha's agent is in Milan: http://milannews.it/?action=read&idnotizia=11132

Dzeko beat the crap out of a team mate in training... maybe he is upset about not been able to come to milan.... i could tie Berlu to a chair let Dzeko beet the crap out of him also...
Keeping my fingers cross... Rafinha is going to sign for us.

Originally Posted by HO-YOUNG

Dzeko beat the crap out of a team mate in training... maybe he is upset about not been able to come to milan.... i could tie Berlu to a chair let Dzeko beet the crap out of him also...
Keeping my fingers cross... Rafinha is going to sign for us.

What Italian medias don't say is that Ziani, the guy who almost fighted with Dzeko, did the same thing with his coach Eric Gerets last year ...

I'm guessing (and hoping) that the only hope for an LB is going to be a Rafinha -(Oddo+cash) swap. I'm sure Schalke will take Oddo since he has the German League experience with Bayern last year. With them wanting 10m, it will probably be Oddo + 5 or 6 million.

now that it is reported that Sniejder has turned down Inter we can humiliate them and take him... that would go down well with them...

Originally Posted by MiamiMilanista

I'm guessing (and hoping) that the only hope for an LB is going to be a Rafinha -(Oddo+cash) swap. I'm sure Schalke will take Oddo since he has the German League experience with Bayern last year. With them wanting 10m, it will probably be Oddo + 5 or 6 million.

But Oddo doesn't want to go outside of Italy...

Originally Posted by Christian

Also apparently Rafinha's agent is in Milan: http://milannews.it/?action=read&idnotizia=11132

Doesn't say he is in Milan. More that the Milan management and the agent will meet soon.

Schalke are asking for 8-10 million euros.

5 more days till end of the mercato.... any predictions?

We get Fabregas, Terry, Ibrahimovic and Julio Cesar

Originally Posted by zafrul

5 more days till end of the mercato.... any predictions?

I will say Oddo leaves and we sign Rafinha, and that should give us a pretty nice squad

I predict a continuation of the transfer we might sign a player or two on loan and might get rafinha or another fullback if a cut price deal is on offer depending on Milan ability to sell oddo. I hope that Berlusconi will change this monstrosity of transfer policy and buy one or two players during the January transfer window.

well i think we will get a full back, and we are going to loan a player from RM

in todays news sao paulo president said that hernanez is no longer on transfer list and he said that milan was the only club that made an offer for hernanez (11 mil USD) but they wont consider selling him in less than 25

Originally Posted by pirlofanusa

I will say Oddo leaves and we sign Rafinha, and that should give us a pretty nice squad

I hope your right pirlofanusa. Im not as confident that we will sign anyone , not because players do not want to come but because MGT dosnt want to spend money or pay more wages.