Official: Gilardino To Milan!

From acmilan.com:

GILARDINO JOINS MILAN!!
7/18/2005
MILAN - It is finally official: Alberto Gilardino has signed a contract with Milan. The striker announced the deal himself in a phone link-up during the 'Studio Milan' talkshow on Milan Channel: ’I'm very happy, it was a long negotiation that fortunately ended in the best way. Everything of this team fascinates me: the club, the history, the top players who are part of it. Why did I choose Milan? Because they are the strongest club in Europe and for me it is a great honour to wear these colours.'

Translated by Systran (maybe have any errors:P)

Now that the Gila is official, an other thing is official also. The next season will not be to towing of the disappointment of Istanbul. It will be an other thing, with new stimuli, absolutely new energies and forces. With the enthusiasm that serpeggia contagious between the tifosi for the arrival of Alberto Gilardino in rossonera mesh, the Milan leaves again.

We are to the psychological carried out one, the positive sudden turn. As it was happened three years ago, in the euphoria from announcement, for Sandro Nesta.
Just in that summer a three years was begun that has given to plentiful fruits and important: Manchester and the goblet Italy, Montecarlo, tricolour and Italian Supercoppa.
From today of it it begins an other that all the milanisti would sign end of hour for living equally victoriously. The rossonero atmosphere is mature, from the leaders in down, scalda and mobilita when it has the precise feeling that with that player and that arrival chooses an able champion to cover for ten years a nevralgico role. Therefore a young, fresh champion, of talent and perspective. As he was, he has been and it will be Nesta to the center of the defense, like Gilardino to the center of the attack.

To the beginning the operation appeared complex and problematic. Then it loads with the tifosi, dragging like always. Then the force that has been transmitted between they the leaders and to the end the lucidità in order to conclude. Garden! Now urlo it is legitimate. Bobo and the Gila, one-two from finisseur of the negotiations of market. The first one to parameter zero and with a baggage loaded with stimuli, the second to human costs and not, with all the respect, lunar like from before demanded economic official of the leadership gialloblu.

Yes Milan, now, after the many examinations of conscience post-Istanbul, you can just makes you compliments.


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GILA GOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHEVA GOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BOBO GOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SUPERPIPPO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2005/06 here we come!!!!

Originally Posted by Gio-mania

GILA GOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHEVA GOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BOBO GOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SUPERPIPPO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2005/06 here we come!!!!

great now get a starting midfielder too

Finally...Welcome Gila
Gilardino: Everything of this team fascinates me: the club, the history, the top players who are part of it. Why did I choose Milan? Because they are the strongest club in Europe and for me it is a great honour to wear these colours

Great these are our sources MR KUI and this is our optimism Gillardino is OURS!!!!!

wow, errm....some people are getting way too excited about this transfer here.

Anyway, glad this debacle has ended in a good way and I welcome Gila to Milan

How much was the final cost? (Doubt it would be announced already tbh)

This reminds me of the summer of three years ago, when we won the Champions League in the following season. First we sign an old big-name has-been (Rivaldo/Vieri) and then we sign a superstar (Nesta/Gilardino).

Maybe this could be exactly what we need for another great season?

We shouldn't be hard on people that did not believe. It was a hairy negotiation.

I was optimistic since day 1 and warro and zlatanov were optimistic since day 0 ...

We should all enjoy this signing!

I'm just glad the "waiting" thread broke the 100 pages barrier!

Originally Posted by ACMILAN1983

How much was the final cost? (Doubt it would be announced already tbh)

I read that it was 24m!?

like I said give me a midfielder

I'll like the way how Galliani do business.

From the asking price of 35mlns he offered 24mlns and with 24mlns he sealed the deal, and when there was a need to be strict and to bluff, he passed with flying colours.

Thanks Galliani!!! Great Job!!

Originally Posted by ACMILAN1983

How much was the final cost? (Doubt it would be announced already tbh)

tgcom.it reports it to be 24 mil euros and even if this isn't the exact figure I doubt it will be far from the truth. 24 mil was also the latest reported offer from Milan and Parma seem to be keen on it and only that supervision board prevented the deal from being sealed even earlier.
Given that Parma's asking price for Gila started from 50 mil and that our first offer was around 20 mil, I think Galliani proved himself yet again.