Winter Mercato

There's someone who has caught my eye over the last year or two who I think would be interesting for a long term prospect, Jeremy Mathieu.

He's a young (23) French Left Back who I would suspect to be the one to replace Eric Abidal in the national side. Previously he played for Sochaux, and now Toulouse, and has been one of the players driving the side towards European football next season.

Physically, he's very impressive. A strong athletic build, very tall (6ft2), but also surprisingly fast, and technically impressive. He is also pretty versatile, as he can play in midfield as well as LB.

The bad new...Roma are very close to signing him if the press are to be believed.

I could only find this one goal scored by him on youtube, but a good goal...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03B4yTqArxI

Originally Posted by Tony29.

It's totally off topic but there's no chance i'll open a new topic or look for Moggipoli topic

http://www.calciomercato.com/index.php?c=6&a=41086

Guess who said he's pleased Inter won the scudetto ?
Yes, you guessed it right - Mr. Guido Rossiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

His bank account is even more pleased.

Originally Posted by Tony29.

Sorry if it was already posted :

http://www.calciomercato.com/index.php?c=21&a=41076

Dinho's agent will meet with Laporta to discuss the renewal of Dinho's contract and reports from Spain say Ronaldinho will probably extend his contract until 2014.
If by any chance something goes wrong and they don't reach a deal, then he will almost certanly go to Milan.

The last time Dinho spoke about staying or leaving Barcelona ( December 22), he declared : "Everything indicates that i will continue in Barcelona"

liar ...

http://www.channel4.com/sport/footba...ia/apr27h.html

http://www.calciomercato.com/index.php?c=21&a=41167

Originally Posted by ACMILAN1983

There's someone who has caught my eye over the last year or two who I think would be interesting for a long term prospect, Jeremy Mathieu.

He's a young (23) French Left Back who I would suspect to be the one to replace Eric Abidal in the national side. Previously he played for Sochaux, and now Toulouse, and has been one of the players driving the side towards European football next season.

Physically, he's very impressive. A strong athletic build, very tall (6ft2), but also surprisingly fast, and technically impressive. He is also pretty versatile, as he can play in midfield as well as LB.

The bad new...Roma are very close to signing him if the press are to be believed.

I could only find this one goal scored by him on youtube, but a good goal...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03B4yTqArxI

he is indeed a good player, Dev, one of the rising stars of French football ... along with all the new Zidane-wanna-bes

As you said Roma have been after him for a while now but I think the latest I read was that the deal was hitting some snags, not completely sure though.
Also Lyon are after him given that Abidal is all but Barca-bound.

An interesting Alternative to someone like Zambrotta .. or Srna, who would be great as a back-up player

Originally Posted by zlatanov

liar ...

http://www.channel4.com/sport/footba...ia/apr27h.html

http://www.calciomercato.com/index.php?c=21&a=41167

No , i'm not a liar but i forgot to mention that Barcelona-Dinho's agent talks will take place after 15 days and these talks were scheduled few days ago ( after the "meeting in Sao Paolo" ).

So, were there meetings in Brasil ( it's AS , Madrid based newspaper who claims there were) we don't know.
I think all parties did meet and talked about a transfer but nothing came out of it.
That's why yesterday Ronaldinho :
"However, the Selecao star cooled all transfer talks on Thursday, declaring that he did not believe he would move in the summer.

Originally Posted by Tony29.

No , i'm not a liar but i forgot to mention that Barcelona-Dinho's agent talks will take place after 15 days and these talks were scheduled few days ago ( after the "meeting in Sao Paolo" ).

So, were there meetings in Brasil ( it's AS , Madrid based newspaper who claims there were) we don't know.
I think all parties did meet and talked about a transfer but nothing came out of it.
That's why yesterday Ronaldinho :
"However, the Selecao star cooled all transfer talks on Thursday, declaring that he did not believe he would move in the summer.

once again, a nice attempt to stretch the truth ... but I ain't buying it, buddy

Originally Posted by zlatanov

or Srna, who would be great as a back-up player

How do you put someone on your ignore list ?

Aha, i got it now !

Edit : Why there are only 35 pages in this topic now ?
There were 160 pages, 1 minute ago, before i put Zlat on Ignore !

again misrepresenting the truth - I have posted at most 1/4 of all the BS in this thread

Originally Posted by zlatanov

he is indeed a good player, Dev, one of the rising stars of French football ... along with all the new Zidane-wanna-bes

As you said Roma have been after him for a while now but I think the latest I read was that the deal was hitting some snags, not completely sure though.
Also Lyon are after him given that Abidal is all but Barca-bound.

An interesting Alternative to someone like Zambrotta .. or Srna, who would be great as a back-up player

Nasri along with Gourcuff seems to be in the lead for that "Zidane wannabe" title . I think Ribery has been identified as too different to count anymore

I'd like the thought of us looking to get Mathieu, I honestly think he'll be a lot better than Abidal (who I don't rate too highly) once he plays for a while at the highest level, though for now I'd be happy to have the option on him but letting him develop a little more elsewhere.

Actually, I expect that in 2-3 years time, should he develop as expected he will certainly be world class (note, should we get Zambrotta in the summer, Mathieu would be an ideal replacement when he's reaching 33-34).

Now the last time I got a feeling like this about a fullback was Daniel Alves, back when I joined in 2004 and created a thread where almost no one knew who I was on about. I would like to see if my feeling works out to be as successful this time .

YIPPEEEEEEEEE DIDA IS GONE FOR 75€

Angry Milan Fan Tries To Auction Dida On E-Bay

An angry Rossoneri supporter had enough with Nélson Dida’s CL-compromising fluff at Old Trafford and has tried to strike a blow for frustrated fans everywhere by selling the keeper in an internet auction…



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The 33 year-old, who joined Milan in 2000, may have been a hero after the prodigal penalty defusing performance against Juventus in the 2003 Champions League final but his popularity has nosedived after a few high-profile gaffes.

Dida had previously caused the Rossoneri faithful to pull clumps of hair out at the roots and grind down teeth in fury soon after arriving. A stint at Corinthians revitalised the player who returned to claim the number 1 jersey but now seems to be the object of few fans’ desire.



He was slammed in the wake of last week's 3-2 first leg CL semi defeat at Old Trafford, when he tipped a Cristiano Ronaldo header into his own net and then left his near post naked for Wayne Rooney to hammer home the winner.



It would seem, however, that it’s not just the Rossoneri who aren’t exactly head-over-heels with the goalie. Dida, before being removed by embarrassed site overseers, failed to attract much interest on eBay. The price reached a peak of….71 Euros after 25 bids.





APM

http://www.goal.com/en/articolo.aspx?contenutoid=290050

I wonder how much Gilardino would sell for... 0,99 € ?

Just imagine if that fan had got away with that, that would have been awesome! haha

Yes, i'll give you 'Dida' when you give me 75 euros! What a great way to make money

Torino president in AC Milan talks over loan trio

Torino president Urbano Cairo has approached AC Milan about three of their players for next season.

Cairo is keen to strengthen his squad with the loans of midfield pair Yoann Gourcuff and Cristian Brocchi, plus defender Dario Simic.

The Torino supremo also must decide if he will take up the option to sign permanently on-loan Milan keeper Christian Abbiati.

http://www.sportingo.com/football/ro...-out/1001,3215

Hints towards Samuel Eto'o joining Milan, along with Gianluca Zambrotta, Gigi Buffon, Andrea Barzagli and David Trezeguet. Dida and Gilardino go out the door. NO SOLID PROOF, of course, but interesting to read.

How great would this be? We'd probably save $35m against what we'd of paid for Ronaldinho alone, and we'd have great depth up front. It is doubtful Trezeguet would come here to sit on the bench, so perhaps that's a little silly. Would be nice to have Ronaldo, Eto'o and Kaka' to rely on going forward.

As for Brocchi, please send him on loan! Gourcuff could do with the experience, he hasn't looked impressive to me.

Originally Posted by Metalliam

http://www.sportingo.com/football/ro...-out/1001,3215

Hints towards Samuel Eto'o joining Milan, along with Gianluca Zambrotta, Gigi Buffon, Andrea Barzagli and David Trezeguet. Dida and Gilardino go out the door. NO SOLID PROOF, of course, but interesting to read.

How great would this be? We'd probably save $35m against what we'd of paid for Ronaldinho alone, and we'd have great depth up front. It is doubtful Trezeguet would come here to sit on the bench, so perhaps that's a little silly. Would be nice to have Ronaldo, Eto'o and Kaka' to rely on going forward.

As for Brocchi, please send him on loan! Gourcuff could do with the experience, he hasn't looked impressive to me.

no solid proof is an understatement, me thinks ... correct if I am wrong, but aren't these the gibberish of a football fan who only shares what HE would like to see Milan do for next season?
I guess it's not even one of those good old speculative and 100% fact-less rumours we read everyday in the papers