Winter Mercato

I think we are back in the running for Abidal, i think he'd come to Italy despite what he's said in the past. Though it still seems Spain/Barcelona are his numero uno choice.

The bloody mod took the post#3000 away from me. But since 2300 posts in this topic are his, then i guess he deserved to heve the #3000.

Attacker :
Galliani said the main transfer target for Milan will be an attacker. And then he also says Milan will keep Gilardino.
I guess Ronaldo will also stay and i'm not sure but i don't see Pippo leaving Milan.
What did Galliani mean by attacker ?
Attacker like Trez, Sheva, RVN or Ibra or attacking player like Kaka or Messi or Giuly ?
Because if he means attacker proprie dicti then i don't really see the need of such player, if all 3 current Milan attackers stay where they are.
And since striker is Milan's main target then i also guess Galliani's talking about class like Sheva or Eto'o.
If it's Sheva or Eto'o then ~15m Euro per year will go only for the wages of the attackers because they'll be all very well paid. And to have 4 classy strikers ( Ronaldo, Eto'o?, Pippo and Gila) is kinda silly if the other departments aren't settled.

What do u guys think will happen ?

http://www.channel4.com/sport/footba...ia/may26g.html
Ibra and Inter
He's looking for every possible way to join Capello in Real.

Originally Posted by Tony29.

http://www.channel4.com/sport/footba...ia/may26g.html
Ibra and Inter
He's looking for every possible way to join Capello in Real.

and to think i wanted his ass in milan. i'm pretty glad i was wrong, and galliani was right not to sign him. he is such a jerk

this most recent of blabbing by ibrahimovich highlights all that is wrong with the player. Rude, arrogant, selfish and egotistical ... he seems to think of himself as more important than he actually is, i'm glad we didn't get him.

I like Gilardino, i've supported him in the past, but i don't think he's 100% certain to be here next season. If Toni goes to Bayern (or wherever) then i can see Fiorentina coming in for Gilardino and if the offer is right and more importantly, if the right players are available to bring in, then i can see us letting him go.

On paper, looking at the possibility of Etoo, Ronaldo, Gilardino & Inzaghi seems fantastic. The reality is that both Inzaghi & Ronaldo are injury prone and could spend more time on the treatment table than on the pitch next season. Inzaghi & Ronaldo are our two older, more experienced strikers, we now need to bring in two younger/hungrier strikers (for me this would be Etoo and someone like Suazo, Huntelaar, Quagliarellla, NOT Iaquinta!) and sell Oliviera, Gilardino and loan/sell Boriello.

I know this won't happen, but i keep hoping.

Besides Pippo will probably be retiring soon and Pozzi or some other youth product will probably take his place as 4th striker. I honestly don't see Gilardino leaving this summer, I remember Carlo talking about him being part of the backbone of this side along with Nesta Kaka Pirlo and some others. Oliveira, however, I definitely see leaving, at least way before Gilardino does. So Eto'o coming in and both Oliveira & Borriello going out seems very realistic. Eto'o also isn't as expensive as Ronaldinho(although he IS expensive) and will allow us to reinforce elsewhere. 2 MF and 2 defenders.

Originally Posted by Tony29.

The bloody mod took the post#3000 away from me. But since 2300 posts in this topic are his, then i guess he deserved to heve the #3000.

make that 2301

Attacker :
Galliani said the main transfer target for Milan will be an attacker. And then he also says Milan will keep Gilardino.
I guess Ronaldo will also stay and i'm not sure but i don't see Pippo leaving Milan.
What did Galliani mean by attacker ?
Attacker like Trez, Sheva, RVN or Ibra or attacking player like Kaka or Messi or Giuly ?
Because if he means attacker proprie dicti then i don't really see the need of such player, if all 3 current Milan attackers stay where they are.
And since striker is Milan's main target then i also guess Galliani's talking about class like Sheva or Eto'o.
If it's Sheva or Eto'o then ~15m Euro per year will go only for the wages of the attackers because they'll be all very well paid. And to have 4 classy strikers ( Ronaldo, Eto'o?, Pippo and Gila) is kinda silly if the other departments aren't settled.

What do u guys think will happen ?

I also think Gila will stay and will be given one more year to prove his worth ... if he underperforms then too, however, I would be surprised if he is not slod at the end of next season either to Juve or Fiorentina.

As for the striker Galliani was talking about, I think he means either Eto'o or Sheva will come to Milan, of course that will depend onwhat happens with Dinho 'cause if he comes, than I guess our strike forse will consist of Ronaldo, Gila, Pippo and one of RO/Pozzi/Boriello, no change basically.

I wouldn't take Galiani's words too literary when he said that Milan doesn't need any changes in defense and midfield especially when you consider that Billy is gone and SImic and Kaladze may well leave this summer, while Serginho and Favalli aren't sure things either ... that means Milan may well find themselves forced to make changes.
Jankus on and off performances in defense - some pretty bad outing this year and most of those in big games - have for sure raised some alarming questions in Carlo's head and I doubt things would be left like that for next year when Milan will surely try to battle for both scudetto and CL, which was not the case this year.

In midfield, I would expect Brocchi to go and someone like Emerson, Barusso or maybe both to come in.
Would love to have Ze Roberto join too as the guy can cover basically every role in midfield and could give Kaka some resting time.

Wouldn't mind a player like Keita to join too - cheap but very talented player who can play both as a right wing, attaking mid and support striker (like Mancini for Roma).
This would be a great move IMO especially if Dinho doesn't come, since Keita would give some speed and strength on the right win and could be a nice option for a 5th striker, who is likely to come in handy with injury-proned players like Ronaldo and Pippo in the team.

This is what Carlo said in an interview for Gazzetta, part of which was about the mercato:
http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA...ncelotti.shtml

Basically, he says that, unlike last summer, this year there are many players who want to come to Milan and among them is one who is not expected/suspected (sounds like a big surprise ... Ibra or J. Zanetti maybe ) and he, Carlo, is glad that such a player wants to play for Milan.

He then goes on to say that Milan will have a lot of games next year with the CL, serie A, World Club Championship, Super Cup etc. and for Milan to stay at the top, the current squad needs some "implants" (additions) and, given the important games we'll have, those will have to be important players of value.
He is asked to choose between Dinho and Eto'o and says "why not both" ... then continues that Eto'o is probbaly the best striker in the world right now.


EDIT: well, here is the English version of that interview:
http://www.channel4.com/sport/footba...ia/may26j.html

Originally Posted by Tony29.

http://www.channel4.com/sport/footba...ia/may26g.html
Ibra and Inter
He's looking for every possible way to join Capello in Real.

no Tony, Ibra is looking for a move across town :
http://www.tgcom.mediaset.it/sport/a...lo363490.shtml

There is your answer who is the "unsuspected" player Carlo mentined who wants Milan

Originally Posted by zlatanov

no Tony, Ibra is looking for a move across town :
http://www.tgcom.mediaset.it/sport/a...lo363490.shtml

There is your answer who is the "unsuspected" player Carlo mentined who wants Milan

Seriously, i'd kill for that to happen
He's not loved by Juventini anyway (although i really love him as a player) so since he's not in Juve it won't change nothing to see him in red&black instead of blue&black.

But imagine : He became people's idol in Inter and he suddenly leaves Inter to join who...? Milan

Though i don't give more than 0,1% for that to happen. Inter will have to give him permission for that and i think Moratti is ready to keep paying him a fortune and keep him on the bench instead of letting him go to Milan.

Originally Posted by zlatanov

This is what Carlo said in an interview for Gazzetta, part of which was about the mercato:
http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA...ncelotti.shtml

Basically, he says that, unlike last summer, this year there are many players who want to come to Milan and among them is one who is not expected/suspected (sounds like a big surprise ... Ibra or J. Zanetti maybe ) and he, Carlo, is glad that such a player wants to play for Milan.

He then goes on to say that Milan will have a lot of games next year with the CL, serie A, World Club Championship, Super Cup etc. and for Milan to stay at the top, the current squad needs some "implants" (additions) and, given the important games we'll have, those will have to be important players of value.
He is asked to choose between Dinho and Eto'o and says "why not both" ... then continues that Eto'o is probbaly the best striker in the world right now.


EDIT: well, here is the English version of that interview:
http://www.channel4.com/sport/footba...ia/may26j.html

I have a feeling it'll be Luca Toni. Let's see if I'm right.

How about Henry? his future at arsenal has been up and down this season. To me i would choose Eto first, Henry second.

I wouldnt mind getting Rossi now, and keeping him at parma for another season. Moratti would never let Ibra go to Milan. Not after what happened with Ronaldo lol..

We should move for Quagliarellla and eto'o if them to arrive then R.o and Gila can move on!

Too bad Milan hasn't been connected with Nikola Zigic. I have him on my FM squad and he's scoring like crazy. He's over 2m tall, great heading, and not bad technically! I know there were some rumours connecting him with Juve last summer. IMO, every team needs at least one forward with great sense for headers. Gila should be the one in our team, but if he leaves...

Originally Posted by Milan_Mad

We should move for Quagliarellla and eto'o if them to arrive then R.o and Gila can move on!

Sorry, no. Gila will never leave.