Sheva leaving Milan: destination Chelsea

Originally Posted by Warro Bantan

I may agree with the sentiment Milan Mad, but lets look at this: How many, first class forwards, are going to want to join Milan and be 3rd choice, or 4th choice striker?

Not many I would wager.

This is the dilemma we face when we try to bring in younger attacking players. Sheva and Pippo may be our starting forwards, with Gila spelling both...then Amoroso for back up....I think we are fine this way, unless Sheva does indeed depart..

More and more though I am thinking that he will stay...why? Gut feeling...and its not diahorrea!

Agreed on all points...i too feel he will announce that he will stay,,,,,which puts my soul at ease abit

Originally Posted by triniman

Agreed on all points...i too feel he will announce that he will stay,,,,,which puts my soul at ease abit

Let's not get too optimistic though. Things change quickly, just like the stock market (of course, this doesn't apply to Juventus stock right now lol)

Originally Posted by Oldman

One thing is quite surprising that Capello has already extend his contract with Juve.. Is this a sign that again Juve still has the power to control the Italian Football industry??

I doubt that this is the case. I think Capello was just doing the right thing in what is a very difficult situation for Juve. I think he'll still leave if the club is relegated, and that his extension of his contract should be interpreted as a show of support for the Bianconeri, and nothing else.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...pe/5000208.stm

He will let us know in a weeks time.

Lets keep our fingers crossed. He seems genuine in his concerns about his family, and I can understand it if he wants to leave because of them. But I do hope the curva managed to convince him to stay.

I heard a rumour folks... I need someone to confirm. The rumour is that Sheva has been offered a new contract til 2011 where he will make 6 Million Euros per season. Please let this be true! Or am I smoking crack???
Anyone????

no your not smoking crack, its true and sheva said hell give his decision on thursday once he comes back from holiday

It's also rumoured we may go for Luca Toni now that Henry is staying. Inter are after Toni, although it seems their negotiations have stagnated a little, giving us an opportunity to dive in. Whether this is a replacement for Shevchenko or a replacement for Amorouso remains to be seen ... as does the reliability of this rumour.

I'm just glad that Sheva isn't going to keep us hanging on this one all summer. By this time next week, we'll know one way or the other. I hope he stays, but if he moves on, well, that's just the way of the world sometimes and we have to accept it.

One thing I've noticed is that when discussing possible replacements there are a lot of "no, not him!" comments and a lot of comparisons to Sheva. But something else we need to accept is that if Sheva leaves we won't have a replacement who can be compared to him. You can count on one hand the strikers who could be mentioned in the same breath as Sheva and since Henry is staying at Arsenal we're not getting any of them. We can't expect anyone else to live up to his quality. That's simply not fair. But it is also true that if Sheva leaves for Chelsea it could be an opportunity to strengthen the squad all the way around because Chelsea would almost certainly be sending at least one player and a huge amount of cash. So while the quality of our strikers won't be the same, the opportunity is there to greatly strengthen the defense and to bring in players who will help us in the future so that we do not fall victim to old age. I'm sure that Milan will find another outstanding striker if Sheva leaves. Great players will always want to wear the colors of the Rossoneri. But it will require time and patience.

A perfect summary Rick, well done

Shevchenko on his future, "I am estimating, I will return in Italy the on the 24 or the 25 and we will look at ourselves endured. As I have already said, I have not declared to have determined to go to the Chelsea. I have said that we were thinking next to this possibility for familiar issues, of organization of our future."

Mourinho on sheva, "We want to carry Shevchenko to London here, but it is a player of the Milan, with a contract still in the long term and therefore the Milan, has the power to yield it or to hold it. My feeling is that the Milan does not want to sell it and that to the end will hold the giocatore."

Source: http://www.acmilan.com/it/NewsDetail.aspx?IdNews=70885

That's what I was expecting from Shevchenko: a quick decision. Staying or not with us, he's behaving as a serious professional.

My "crazy" prediction is that Sheva will stay with Milan due to this factors :

1. Berlusconi will take back the President role of Milan. Sheva has a very close relationship with Berlusconi who is the Godfather of his son.

2. He shall follow Henry's decision to stay with Arsenal. Maybe ......just maybe....Sheva doesn't want to be regarded as not loyal to the club who make him a star.

3. If the reason is that he find too difficult to learn English.......what a shame.....If the cause is money..then he will get the same amount he shall be getting if moving to Chelsea...(if not bigger)

4. Sheva will miss the Curva Sud for the rest of his life if moving to Chelsea......no big Ultra's flags...no fireworks....etc..etc....

So...lets cross our fingers that he will stay with us till 2011...

Till 2009 will be just fine...

Originally Posted by Kui

I heard a rumour folks... I need someone to confirm. The rumour is that Sheva has been offered a new contract til 2011 where he will make 6 Million Euros per season. Please let this be true! Or am I smoking crack???
Anyone????

http://www.channel4.com/sport/footba...ia/may20e.html

According to channel4 he`d earn AROUND £4m per season, and he currently earns £3.5m....I`m also glad to hear that he will make up his mind soon, this situation has started to annoy me since each day you hear something new.....