Winter Mercato 2011

I think Santos needs to keep Neymar for 2 more years ...

He's so young, and he's not very strong physically, I think he will develop more properly in Brazil, and then will be ready to join an European club (ACM ? ) !! By joining Europe too early, they could try to make him work too hardly (and too early) physically, and it could be a new Kaka', Pato, Ronaldo, etc ...

I'm sad nowadays because Brazil doesn't have one superstar, you know, a potential golden ball winner ... they always have had some of the greatest players, but nowadays, with Kaka' and Ganso injured, with Pato being regularly out for injuries, with Ronaldinho not being what he once was, I don't manage to find one outstanding Brazilian player being regular and injury free. Neymar has almost all the tools to be this kind of player in a near future. If he comes to Europe too early, I'm afraid he won't be this player. Of course, Pato can still be this kind of player too, if he can let the injuries away from him ...

i cant wait til january mercato. this will show if milan are really serious about being the best team in the world again, well not EXACTLY just january, but also our next sumer mercato. after that we will know if this was just a one time phase because they came cheap and we offloaded players or because were actualy making progres.. i hope we buy ganso better yet affeley to

At the end of the Business Press Conference held today, Adriano Galliani talked also about football as he shared his view on Pato’s future, the rumours about Kakà and President Berlusconi’s commitment to keep Milan at the top.

MILAN – Here is what Adriano Galliani had to say regarding football today at the NHow Hotel Milan, the venue of Milan’s Business Conference.

’The passion and affection president Berlusconi has for Milan determined the outcome of our activity on the transfer market. In my opinion, the arrivals of Ibrahimovic and Robinho are potentially profitable investments, money well spent. We signed Robinho and Ibra and at the same time sold Borriello and Huntelaar. A big part of the relevant costs could be covered by higher sponsorship and ticket revenues – like it happened in the case of the season tickets. We had 6500 season tickets sold by August 29 and in the end we finished with 60.000. Our sponsorship and media-related revenues have risen as well. That’s why I claim that these transfers are in accordance with the concept of the Financial Fair Play, which says you cannot spend more than you earn, but doesn’t forbid you to increase your turnover. The majority of our costs will be, and partly are already, covered by the club’s higher worldwide appeal. I think we worked well this summer, both from financial and technical points of view. Also having because better players mean better results and consequently higher income.’

’As for the rumours surrounding Kakà, I think his return to Milan is improbable. It’s been only a year that he moved to Madrid and then it’s not a nice gesture to talk about his return to us only a few days before visiting his current team in the Champions League. Then, there is the fact that Kakà has a very high salary thanks to the fiscal regulations in force in Spain. It’s true that these regulations have been aligned since January 2010, but this doesn’t concern deals closed before 2010. Anyway, I don’t want to talk about about Kakà, also because I don’t want president Perez to call off the dinner he has invited me to… (smiling, editor's note). We should get back to this topic in five days.’

’Pato’s future? He hasn’t received any offers from Manchester City. He is not for sale at any price. The only team inquiring about him was Barcelona in the summer. When I was in Barcelona to convince president Rosell to sell us Ibrahimovic, he insisted on an Ibra-Pato swap deal for two or three day. His offer was rejected. Pato is 21 years old, he’s our symbol. If we want to further enhance the value of the Milan brand, we must not sell a player like him. So I can confirm he’s not for sale.’

’Messi in Milan because of one of our sponsors, Dolce&Gabbana? It was a business meeting between the player and a sponsor, it has nothing to do with neither Milan nor Inter. Anyway, as far as I know, Messi has a rescission clause of €150 million or €250 million in his contract….’

’The contracts of Nesta, Pirlo and Ronaldinho are set to expire in 2011? Milan will boast great players also next season. This campaign has just began, now we’re concentrating on the current season. I don’t know who will play for us next year, but one thing is for sure, president Berlusconi, to whom I’m very grateful as a Milan fan, wants to keep Milan at the top.’

Finally, he talked about the immediate future of the San Siro: ’Milan and Inter are working with the City of Milan to make the San Siro an elite stadium. This is how UEFA calls this the best stadiums nowadays. At the moment the San Siro doesn’t belong amongst them, therefore it is not eligible to host the Champions League final. The hygiene services are to be improved as well as some other things… The Olympic Stadium in Rome is the only five-star stadium in Italy, as it has been renewed for the Barcelona-Manchester United Champions League final in 2009. Unfortunately, Milan is among the poorest cities in terms of sports infrastructure. There’s no elite stadium, high quality swimming pools or athletics stadium in town. In this sense, Milan is in a dramatic situation. We’re collaborating with the City of Milan to turn the San Siro – which was constructed by Piero Pirelli’s Milan in 1926 – into an elite stadium, good enough to host the Champions League final in 2015 or even before.’

sounds interesting but he is a big bald liar,

1 kaka will be here because jesus said so!
2 regarding the backbone of the 2011/2012 team it means we are going to buy 3 players which i find impossible to replace Ronaldinho, Pirlo and nesta (italian identity issues - Italian wise nesta and pirlo are impossible to be replace unless u buy chiellini (lack defensive leadership) and even the national team cant find pirlos replacement) and ronaldinho shouldnot have a replacement in the team because it was a mistake having a winger in serie A and champions league games especially with this milan team or at least the mentality of the team so buying a pastore, ganso kind of players would be best solution
3 regarding pato i hate to say this but we already sold pato to barca the day we played gamper cup but the thing is when

Originally Posted by Lebanese

3 regarding pato i hate to say this but we already sold pato to barca the day we played gamper cup but the thing is when

It doesn't matter because we sold kaka to RM for big money when he is already past his peak. We will do the same thing to Pato & Barca.

Lebanese, even if we gave a first option to Barcelona for Pato (which is just what you think, there's nothing official about that), and then ?

I mean, they have a first option, which means if we accept to sell the player to a club, Barcelona can make the same bid and we'll have to accept. But as long as we decide to keep Pato, first option or not, they can make bids, Pato will be a Milan player.

And seriously, I don't see Pato in this Barcelona team right now: he won't take the place of Villa for moment, and there is a lot of competition on the wings (and like Pato isn't a real winger ...).

Barcelona doesn't need Pato for moment (and as I think Messi and Villa will be there for some years, they won't need Pato for some years), Pato doesn't need Barcelona.

About the next mercato:
- it is reported we'll have between 10 and 20M to spend thanks to our new sponsorship deals
- Cissokho is again and again linked with us (as well as Canini and Sakho)
- one of the officials of Sao Paulo said Miranda could leave at the end of the season (so during the winter mercato)

Originally Posted by GeoTav

Lebanese, even if we gave a first option to Barcelona for Pato (which is just what you think, there's nothing official about that), and then ?

I mean, they have a first option, which means if we accept to sell the player to a club, Barcelona can make the same bid and we'll have to accept. But as long as we decide to keep Pato, first option or not, they can make bids, Pato will be a Milan player.

And seriously, I don't see Pato in this Barcelona team right now: he won't take the place of Villa for moment, and there is a lot of competition on the wings (and like Pato isn't a real winger ...).

Barcelona doesn't need Pato for moment (and as I think Messi and Villa will be there for some years, they won't need Pato for some years), Pato doesn't need Barcelona.

About the next mercato:
- it is reported we'll have between 10 and 20M to spend thanks to our new sponsorship deals
- Cissokho is again and again linked with us (as well as Canini and Sakho)
- one of the officials of Sao Paulo said Miranda could leave at the end of the season (so during the winter mercato)

First of all Barca have been playing this formation

Villa--------Messi------Pedro

So Pato doesn't fit...simple. But I'm sure he'll go to Barca..hopefully not for 7 years or more

Don't worry about Pato. Milan management know that Pato is our big asset and Gallaini already confirmed that Pato is indispensable for Milan.

What we should worry is his injury's record.

I dont think how barca will be able to sign Pato considering their huge debts reportedly arnd 450mln..And i dont think pato will leave any sooner..Incase bojan made it big for them then i dont see them coming for pato..Pato is safe with us for the next 5-7 years considering that we invest regularly and have a team that can win a CL..Maybe if we fail to win something for like 5 years then i can see him demanding a move..For the moment we'll get to see the best of Pato..relax

i posted earlier my opinion in some user's suggestion to get coentrao but it appeared to be deleted :S anyways here it is again. i believe coentrao is weak (bosy structure wise) to play as a full back, even if he can get teh job done for the protugal national football team. He is not that fast and skillful either in order to oversee the other diffect

pato will not go to barca within the next 3-4 years.. i wish i knew how much was available to be spent during the jan transfer window that way i could come up with some possible signings realisticly speaking. i doubt in jan. we will see another huge arival, or even big arrival for that matter. a good team player is all we need in jan to keep up a good form. next sumemr mercato im expecitng big things.. hopefully we sign affeley or ganso in jan

Promise of a great(and offensive) game right now in Brasileirão. São Paulo x Santos. Santos just opened the score with Alan Patrick(another Santos prospect).

Great chance to watch Neymar, Arouca, Zé eduardo, Alan Patrick for Santos.

São Paulo has a interest prospect in Lucas...

Has anyone in Milan hinted that we'll spend in Jan ?? I think they'll be happy enough if things keep going the way they are mgt will be happy until the summer.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...nsfers&cc=5739

£5 million for Rooney next summer? Seems like a deal for Galliani to hi-jack. Not that I think it would happen... Why would Rooney move to a fashion capital?

It's pretty much official that Rooney is leaving ManU, Soccernet and other sites

"Ferguson confirms Rooney wants out"

i never thought i would say this but i feel sorry for Ferguson in this situation.