Winter Mercato

Maybe WE will be the ones getting Milito ( the defender )

2 million huh? We could have bought Barusso for that!

Maybe it can go towards Pato's price tag

let me throw in my 2 cents of controversy - with RO gone, Milan are now constrained to find a replacement ... or maybe that replacement has already been found and secured?

Ronaldinho, first time?! Dinho, second time?! Dinho, third time?! ... Sold to the gentleman who could use a toupe.

Jumping from Suazo to Dinho is pushing it. Suazo was ment to be the 4th attacker.
So, little maths, some history, adding some logic..hmmmm

Cassano first time ? second time ? third time ? SOLD to the bold guy who wants to get everything for peanuts

Originally Posted by zlatanov

let me throw in my 2 cents of controversy - with RO gone, Milan are now constrained to find a replacement ... or maybe that replacement has already been found and secured?

Ronaldinho, first time?! Dinho, second time?! Dinho, third time?! ... Sold to the gentleman who could use a toupe.

YUP with RO gone we have to get a replacement, my money goes to PATO...if he`s not a Chelsea player already,

But it will be really nice, if we could get DInho + Cassano... so we have more options on the offense......and MILITO....WOW it sounds great...sadly its only my fantasy

Originally Posted by zlatanov

no problem.

something on RO:
http://www.calciomercato.it/dettagli...a=2&hdnId=9877

says that on Monday he would officially become a Zaragoza player with Milan getting 2 mil for a year-loan deal with the buy-out option set at 10 mil. euros

the buy-option means that milan must accept a 10-mil euros offer from Zaragoza? I wonder if the buy-option is the same thing with release clause that the club must accept a certain price of an offer.

I think that's what it means.
It was the same case with Bojinov and Juve/Fiorentina.
Juve had a buy-out option on Bojinov ( around 7m i think) and if Juve was willing to pay this money to Fiorentina then they would have had to accept that offer.
I think it's the same case with RO

I don't think Suazo was supposed to be our only striker purchase.

Originally Posted by Jim_UK

Haven't Inter secured Tyson Rivas? I thought they had.

Great signing.....for us.

Remember: There's no such thing as "extra non-EU place" in Italy. You can have one new non-EU player signed from a non-italian league per season. Period.
It means that the squad may consist of 15 non-EU players, or none, as long as they get one non-EU player signed from a non-italian league per season. Gaining EU citizenship before the transfer to an italian club is important. Gaining it while in an italian club is insignificant for the club's transfer politics.

In Spain, Primera clubs can have only three non-EU players registered at the same time. For them, gaining citizenship is very important, because every time a player in their squad gains a spanish citizenship, the club may bring in another non-EU player. South Americans in Spain gain their citizenship in two years. For players from other non-EU countries, the period is longer (I think 4 or 5 years, but I'm not 100% sure about that).

Are we clear now?

Dru, let me remind you of the following rules for Silly season:

http://www.milanmania.com/forums/sho...les#post440269

Ok, that sorted out, I think Hasan (was it?) thought Ronaldinho would be coming, and wanted to know who else shared that opinion?

Well, I do. I think it will be between Pato, Ronaldinho, Sheva (unfortunately IMO) in the striker/attacking player dept, while as for other players in other positions...I am not so sure, and not that interested to be honest.

I do think that the move for a midfielder is more dependent on where in the middle Gourcuff is anticipated to play, or rather, where Carlo sees Gourcuff playing.

In defense, Billy´s retirement has opened up a spot, but this is where we could bring in a primavera player, or a young italian, and again, of whom I am not sure.

So my thoughts are: An attacking player, and a defender, the least likely, a midfield specific player.

i expect us to sign one of Cassano/Shevchenkı/Pato,plus someone like Canini in difense

Looks like Nelson Rivas is moving to Bologna.

For example we couldn't buy Andrade? He could play next to Nesta.

Oliveira set for Zaragoza

http://www.channel4.com/sport/footba...lia/jul7l.html

Milan flop Ricardo Oliveira will reportedly leave the 2007 Champions League winners on Monday to join Real Zaragoza.

Stories in Spain this afternoon are suggesting that the striker will move back to La Liga on a loan agreement.

The Rossoneri will net £1.4m as part of the deal which will also see Zaragoza handed the option to sign the player permanently for a further £7.1m next year.

The 27-year-old has had a disastrous spell in Italian football since his £15m arrival from Real Betis last August.

Although hampered by the fact that his sister was kidnapped for ransom in his homeland before later being released, Oliveira has failed to settle.

Despite finding the net an impressive 27 times in 46 games at the Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, the No 7 has hit the target on just three occasions for Milan.

Turkish giants Fenerbahce and Spain’s Villarreal were also interested in netting the South American forward.