Winter Mercato

To Croatain newspaper Simic said that is better to play 30 games with Milan than 80 in another team. His manager will go in Milano the next days to extend his contract. In the suumer with calciopoli he was thinking of leaving the team however Galiani and Ancelotti changed his mind. One important reason for him to stay to Milan is because his wife loves the life in Milano. Source: "Vecernji list"

yes, Simic will probably stay... fine by me!

Originally Posted by mrki

I know most of us, including me, dont like emerson, but we all actually know how good this guy is. Aldough he is 32, the man is simply made for calcio. He could help us a lot in serie a next season. Emerson IS BETTER than Ambrosini, aldough Ambro is our legend and I adore that guy. but having Gattuso,Ambro and Emerson would provide one of the most poverfull rotation options in europe. imagine this...

emerson--gattuso--
------pirlo------
No one can get pass this im sure. I was sure that I dont want emerson in here, but after I remembered how good he actually is...well...dont let this Madrid season full you, the man can destroy every AM in the world ( except Kaka' )

I think Carlo is seeing emerson more as more muscular option for the Pirlo role in the heart of CM rather than playing him on the left or right. He would probably be fine on either side of the center but he's always been at his best in the very middle.
Chances are, he is the latest idea in the quest to find a "sub" for Pirlo.
I would expect Gorky to get more chances next season and he, AMbro and Seedorf would probably be first in the pecking order for LM ...

i aint a fan of emerson at all..we have rino, ambro, brocchi (but i wudnt want to see brochi in any CL games)..maybe it would be better to have a young strong, maybe speedy, player there..i wud love to have diarra or barusso..

Originally Posted by Stitch

why not?

what kind of conflict did he have with villareal anyway, that led to him being loaned to boca?

He is a good player, IMO.

He is rather slow, loves to play to the sides or back, and we are more vertical. Also he doesnt bother to get back to defend, and wouldnt be a good match with Kaka' style.

there have been some rumours about diarra but one major problem with him is that he is a non-EU player, leaving his price aside. Barusso is supposedly a great prospect but doesn't have experience in any high-profile games (has never played in Serie A not to mention CL).

Emerson, while not exactly a future proof solution is at least a sure bet given his experience in top games and that can only come in handy for a team like Milan.
Obviously there are better/more preferable players out there but they are often unavailable to begin with.

Originally Posted by GilAttack [11]

He is rather slow, loves to play to the sides or back, and we are more vertical. Also he doesnt bother to get back to defend, and wouldnt be a good match with Kaka' style.

agree ... Galiani mentioned before that they - Carlo, Galliani and Braida - had discussed Roman as a possible addition to Milan but have agreed that his style will not match that of the team as Roman slows down the game way too much and likes to have the ball in his feet rather than be part of a quick passing game ... more or less the same reasons why Rui spend so much time on the bench at Milan after Kaka's arrival, eventhough he had just helped Milan to win the 2003 CL final.

And Riquelme doesn't strike me to be the type of player who likes having someone else above him as the star of the team ... with Kaka here, I doubt Roman will last too long before he decides he needs a change.

Riquelme had trouble with Villareal, not going to training, and pretty much acting the prima-dona....so they finally told him to leave...(the best way they could, by sending him on loan to Boca)...

That being said, I am a fan of his, and believe that he could find a place in any side...though to be honest, we dont need him, nor his attitude in Milan...he is as different from Kaka as night is to day, both in terms of personality and in how he plays.

Forcing the team to adapt to two different types of playmaker is a disaster waiting to happen IMO.

If reports are to be believed we have netted Sanli Tuncay from Fenerbache.

E in Turchia dicono: Tuncay è rossonero. (Controcampo)

http://www.calciomercato.com/index.php?c=12&a=44166

Anybody know anything about him?

There are reports ( so far only on Goal.com, but i guess the others will join soon) about Gilardino who asked for a guarantee of a regular starting spot . In case he won't get the guarantee he might leave, with Juve as #1 candidates.

Dunno about Gila leaving but i doubt his "Juve future" is a sure thing. Juve has no coach and i doubt some players will be bought before the coach arives and gives his permission.
Plus Gila's price ~20m Eur. isn't making that move possibile.

Edit : Oh, nevermind what i've said. Looks like the source is Tuttosport
http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=314300

he could be a very interesting option, I think, as he can cover some midfield positions (attacking mid and left wing) as well as support striker ... and he is free
controcampo is bit of a shady source though giving tribal a run for their money

Originally Posted by Tony29.

There are reports ( so far only on Goal.com, but i guess the others will join soon) about Gilardino who asked for a guarantee of a regular starting spot . In case he won't get the guarantee he might leave, with Juve as #1 candidates.

Dunno about Gila leaving but i doubt his "Juve future" is a sure thing. Juve has no coach and i doubt some players will be bought before the coach arives and gives his permission.
Plus Gila's price ~20m Eur. isn't making that move possibile.

Edit : Oh, nevermind what i've said. Looks like the source is Tuttosport
http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=314300

are you implying that TuttoSport isn't a reliable source?!?!?!?!?

anyways, I think Milan will keep gila for this year and a tranfser would be more likely the year after should he fail to live up to the expectations ... right now us getting rid of a 24-25 yo player, doubt it.

Money won't be a problem for Juve though - if they get Gila, wiht Iaquinta almost a sure thing, that means Trez will be released and his sale would bring in a good 15 mil maybe even more.

Originally Posted by zlatanov

he could be a very interesting option, I think, as he can cover some midfield positions (attacking mid and left wing) as well as support striker ... and he is free
controcampo is bit of a shady source though giving tribal a run for their money

Controcampo only says what Turkish newspapers have been saying for a while. Looks like the Turks already see Tuncay as a Rossonero.

I'll have a talk with my Turkish friends and i'll ask them to translate some Tuncay related reports from Turkish newspapers.

Originally Posted by Tony29.

Controcampo only says what Turkish newspapers have been saying for a while. Looks like the Turks already see Tuncay as a Rossonero.

there have been some rumours in other italian sources too about that - not just now but over the past several months - but it was more like a suggestion/a possibility rather anything concrete.
Also, I would expect that if turkish papers indeed have something new on the matter, other italian rumour mills, and not just CC, would pick on it too ... I guess we'll know more in the next couple fo days - if there is nothing else on it chances are CC was again guessing

I'll have a talk with my Turkish friends and i'll ask them to translate some Tuncay related reports from Turkish newspapers.

you do that Mr. T. ... and I mean right now

Till the Turks join on msn.....

"Secondo il telegiornale sportivo 'Studio Sport' di Italia 1, il Milan avrebbe praticamente chiuso l'acquisto per il mercato estivo del numero 10 del Fenerbache Tuncay Sanli, 25enne attaccante della nazionale: in passato obiettivo di Arsenal e Manchester, Tuncay si svincola al 30 giugno 2007 dal suo attuale club e avrebbe dichiarato alla stampa turca di essere impaziente di raggiungere il Milan in estate."

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According to 'Studio Sport' Milan "bought" Tuncay already and they are only waiting for June 30th when his contract with Fener ends. Tuncay himself said to the press how he's impatient to join Milan this summer.