Winter Mercato

Well, even if Dinho has all his image rights, Milan can earn more just by having their name be more well known world wide in respect to Marketing. Selling shirts is one thing but other merchandises as well.

The thing is that even if Milan does not get any cuts on Dinho's commericals.... but at least more people might notice more about Milan. Once that happens other players in Milan might get the benefits of getting marketing deals, thus leading to MIlan earning more money on other players image rights.

I for one believe that if it was not for Dinho, Eto will never ever rank second behind Dinho and ahead of Beckham in commercial incomes last year.

The point is that maybe Milan won't earn a cent on Dinho's image, but due to Dinho, other players in Milan will end up getting endorsement deals thus Milan earning money.

easy guys, we still haven't signed him.

Il Milan blocca Thiago Motta

08:44 del 12 luglio

Thiago Motta si libera a parametro zero tra un anno, ma il centrocampista brasiliano del Barcellona potrebbe andare subito al Milan per 7 milioni di euro.
(Corriere dello Sport)

Milan blocked Thiago Motta

Within 1 year Motta will be free, but he may come now to milan for 7 mln euro.



As regards Ronaldinho and marketing etc... etc. and if the transfer is worth it or not, I ask a simple question.
Is it possible that a daughther teach her mother of 10 children how to change a baby's nappy? ...................

please milan dont sign ronaldinho because he is too expensive.
i hope milan sign giuseppe rossi instead!

We need to sign players like R10 to push the image and merchandise even more, not to forget he's a fantastic player. No reason why we can't sign 2 forwards - him & Rossi, Pato in Jan, and a def, and mid too, which are also required.

Originally Posted by hitmannq8

hasan n zlat u guys think we'll end up with more than one transfer?

I think we may end up with 2 players: a big name and a very promising youngster in defence.

I think there is a misconception here about merchandising. When a player owns his image rights, it doesn't mean he pockets the money from shirt sales. It just means the ads that he does etc. go in his pocket.

Roma: Chivu will stay
Thursday 12 July, 2007
Cristian Chivu will remain at Roma this summer after showdown talks between the two parties failed to secure the stopper his dream move to Inter.

Giallorossi sporting director Daniele Pradè and the player’s agents met last night in the Italian capital, but Chivu’s transfer saga rumbles on.

The Romanian is keen on joining the Italian champions and his representatives met with the Olimpico outfit to discuss the Nerazzurri’s offer.

However, no agreement could be reached and the international is set to join up with the rest of the squad this weekend for the start of their pre-season.

“Cristian Chivu will remain at Roma,” said Pradè. “He will be present at Trigoria on Sunday evening and stay with us until the end of the season. He will then leave on a free.

“There is a complete breakdown between us and the Becali brothers [his agents]. Roma have lost £13m in this affair and the gate receipts of a friendly. This was Real’s offer.”

Roma are unwilling to sell the defender to the Milanese giants as they consider their offer of around £7m too low – even though they could potentially lose him on a free transfer next summer when his contract runs out.

The Giallorossi have become increasingly infuriated with the player and his representatives, especially after they agreed to a £13m sale with Real Madrid only last week.

A Spanish move is now out of the question though as Chivu rejected personal terms with Real who have since signed Porto defender Pepe.

The Liga champions are understood to have offered Chivu a £3.7m a year contract before tax, a proposal which is allegedly way below what he would receive at the San Siro.

Chivu is now being tipped to stay with the Coppa Italia winners until next summer, although the transfer market window remains open until August 31.


I little too far from now. But if this true, let's sign Chivu next summer. I think we can still use our defender 1 more year <and only 1 more year>. And we can get Chivu + an other defender next summer.

And anyone knows about sneijder? Last news said he would become Viola very soon, but the "very soon" has lasted quite long, so I wonder wether he will go or not, and I can't understand completely why we don't make any move for Sneijder this year since we have been after him for at least 2 season <very serious, we even sacrified Stam, a EXP defender and younger than Maldini>

After wathcing Messis goal against Mexico - Only if we had a player like him at Milan, honestly hes unbelievable.

Originally Posted by Giorgos

Dudek has signed with Real Madrid..

Nothing can stop them now.

Originally Posted by GilAttack [11]

I know, I know...I was being sarcastic (?)

hehe, kind of hard to detect sarcasm without a tone of voice, hehe

even in spain announced their schedule today
what are they waiting in italy?????????????
c'mon

honestly i hope
-bazagli
-pato
-ronaldinhio

will join milan this season

but they shouldn't indeed spend 125mil€ on dinhio.
they could reduce it to 80mil€. barca needs the money and 80mil€ is alot

Originally Posted by kris[B

]Nothing can stop them now[/b].

I haven't posted much here in a while, partly due to myself managing to lose a long long post. Anyway, I will give some views now.

For many years have I not felt as undertain about our plans compared to how I felt now, with the exception being last years ****ed up transfer season. This is not a critzism on the Milan managment, I don't expect them to show thigns clearly to me. One thing I am absolutely clear on, we will get one offensive player.

Pato, he sure can come out great and my humble prediction is that he will be ours. but I would also say that he will not be ours in this market, I would say january, next summer or even the one after. It maybe that we will work this one like the Kaka deal and let him mature in the best enviroment, back in Brazil. will the other vultures let us do this? who knows, but I feel this is how it will end.

Ronaldinho. I don't know, it clearly feels like Barcelone have no intent to sell him and that he doesn't want to leave. but there are some many things whispering that he will come, most notably the intent of Berlusconi. Like Perez for Real Madrid, Berlusconi is a guy that makes things happen, he gets his guy.

Gallas. He said words hinting on him leaving Arsenal, in fact even on his own website, doesn't get clearer than that. there is nothing linking us, but if you ask me then he is a dream transfer.

Moralez. I little "pet love" of mine. I seen him in the U-20 world cup and I think he would be a great option/backup for Kaka. He have a great movement on the pitch, great ballcontrol, good crosses, passes and shots. While it seems he could improve on his dribbles and decision making I see a pearl in making. A pity he is Argentinian, we seem to ignore them.

I think we are pretty set in defense, although I would mind us getting hold of someone like Canini, whom I really rated before his injury. Clearly some youth wouldn't be bad there. As said, Gallas would be neat as he would really improve our defense. Him with Nesta is yummy. Fullbacks we are set, even if I think that we could have benefitted from a young backup in either position, havig three oldies as backup is solid and dependable, but replacing all there is going to be painful. Sure Zambrotta would be welcome.

Maybe more to come after work...

Off topic :
Giorgos, i have no idea why we have 100 messages limit but it's not that you can't send or recieve messages anymore. You can delete some of the messages in your inbox or outbox because you're now not recieving my PM !