Summer mercato 2009

Crouch isn't fit to shine even Daniel & Christian Maldini's boots, and neither is Kalac who at one point couldn't even get a game in the first division in England for Leicester City (who were then relegated further).

Crouch seriously wtf! Can I play for Milan instead? Fine, we don't bid for all the best players in the world any more and would rather 'invest' wisely in players who can give us a long time service. It's also funny that it is pretty much what most forum members have been asking for about 5 years now.

I would rather buy snap up every decent young player we can... Zapata, Cristico, Kjaer, Santacroce, Cigarini, Gargano, D’Agostino etc and just keep faith in youth than let any more disgraceful players put on a Milan shirt. If they don't make it they'll still have some market value to mid table serie a teams so it's not a total loss, for those who make it means good value for us!

Sort it out Galliani/Berlusconi!

Originally Posted by mrki

4mln salary cap? hahahahaha!! And you people are telling me its all ok and that Galliani and Berlusconi arent shutting down the club? That is a sallary cap of Fenerbahce, not Milan.

Croucu? no comment. Lets buy Amoroso back. ( aldough my respect goes to Crouch who is a good player but is not for ac milan now ).

Did you see how Cf is bought? You come and pay, you get Benzema. The best young CF in the world now.

Its only gonna get more pathetic. 4mln sallyry cap...man I didnt even know about this humouristic attempt. Now we CANT buy Adebayor, dont worry...

All together: Lu-ca To-ni!!

I think the 4 mill salary cap is inaccurate. Ronaldinho is on 6.5 a year, for example.

I don't know if that only concerns incoming players. If that number is indeed true, then Milan will not comepete AT ALL in Europe or even in Italy.

It is all but over if that is true.

I knew I was going to get some good laughs over this Peter Crouch thing.

By the way, I read that Crouch was looking for a £70,000 a week deal. Wouldn't that come out to more than 4 million a year converted to euros?

I think with Vidic admitting that he turned down Milan, I think that Milan is after far more ambitious targets than Peter Crouch. Dzeko and Cissoko are highly rated, but unknown to the worlds of FIFA, Winning Eleven, and Championship Manager, so obviously not coveted. They are rather typical Milan signings, and if we could get them I'd be very happy.

I'm debating, seriously, about whether I'd rather have Adebayor or Crouch. That is how bad Adebayor is in my mind.

Hasan mrki where did you heard about the 4mil??i am really curious who might have written such thing,honestly..it cannot be true not 1 in a million..

Reading about Matteo Brighi, and his recent issues with Roma's management, would anyone want him here? Considering Flamini's presence, I'm not sure if Brighi would be needed, but he has had a good season with Roma. I would rather have Cigarini, but Brighi would not heard the squad depth.

Originally Posted by Samaldinho

I think with Vidic admitting that he turned down Milan, I think that Milan is after far more ambitious targets than Peter Crouch. Dzeko and Cissoko are highly rated, but unknown to the worlds of FIFA, Winning Eleven, and Championship Manager, so obviously not coveted. They are rather typical Milan signings, and if we could get them I'd be very happy.

I'm debating, seriously, about whether I'd rather have Adebayor or Crouch. That is how bad Adebayor is in my mind.

I wouldn't even hesitate to choose Adebayor. He's not the best finisher, but he creates a lot of chances with his strength and athleticism. Plus he's more pleasant to watch than the awkward big-birdesque Crouch. Adebayor is coming off a rough, injury-plagued season for Arsenal, but he still scored in just 21 starts almost as many goals (10) as Crouch has ever scored in a full season in the Premier League (12, when he was with Southampton). In fact, Adebayor has scored 46 goals in 104 games for Arsenal. That's a pretty good record. And two seasons ago he was terrific, scoring 24 Premier League goals in 32 games. Crouch could never match that in his wildest dreams.

Originally Posted by Rick

I wouldn't even hesitate to choose Adebayor. He's not the best finisher, but he creates a lot of chances with his strength and athleticism. Plus he's more pleasant to watch than the awkward big-birdesque Crouch. Adebayor is coming off a rough, injury-plagued season for Arsenal, but he still scored in just 21 starts almost as many goals (10) as Crouch has ever scored in a full season in the Premier League (12, when he was with Southampton). In fact, Adebayor has scored 46 goals in 104 games for Arsenal. That's a pretty good record. And two seasons ago he was terrific, scoring 24 Premier League goals in 32 games. Crouch could never match that in his wildest dreams.

I know. I don't think my sarcasm translates very well into text.

I just, really do not rate Adebayor at all. I understand that many times, he can be a great player, but I don't think he's got the same potential as Dzeko or Huntelaar. Not because of ability, but because of attitude. It is his attitude that I really question.

Originally Posted by Samaldinho

I know. I don't think my sarcasm translates very well into text.

I just, really do not rate Adebayor at all. I understand that many times, he can be a great player, but I don't think he's got the same potential as Dzeko or Huntelaar. Not because of ability, but because of attitude. It is his attitude that I really question.

Haha. Okay. I would much rather have Huntelaar as well (and with Madrid's deal for Benzema it looks as though he's a real possibility if Milan wants him). I really wouldn't mind Adebayor though because he does have the potential to be great. It's a matter of getting him in the right situation with the right coach, etc. But Huntelaar is already the real deal, both ability-wise and attitude-wise.

CROUCH!!!! i'm going sleep...wake me when this madness is over...

Originally Posted by M.O.I.

Hasan mrki where did you heard about the 4mil??i am really curious who might have written such thing,honestly..it cannot be true not 1 in a million..

http://www.channel4.com/sport/footba...lia/jul1v.html

I'm pretty sure that Milan will offer better wages to those who are more marquee type players. Flamini makes 5.6million Euros for instance, and Ronaldinho is at 6.5;

I'm not sure if Galliani would actually put in a real salary cap, I'm sure he knows that will lead Milan to follow Arsenal's demise. Or, maybe the only problem with Arsenal is that Wenger seems unable to purchase a player who is not under 15 years of age? I think that might be a bigger issue that his salary cap at Arsenal.

dont worry about crouch, it will not happen. Milan or should i say Galliani doesnot have the negotiation power to even get a tier 3 type player like Crouch. next you will hear

milan turns attention to Simone Inzaghi in which they plan to use Older Brother SupperPippo as bait to lure the the Lazio owned striker who spent the last season at Atalanta. Pippo Inzaghi is well loved at Milan due to his goal scoring ability, but he is getting a bit old, and simply cannot play a full season any more, and who better to be his successor than his younger brother, who is only 33 years old, which would make him the third youngest player on the roster behind Flamini, Pato and Pirlo. And Milan President Galliani has stated that he is looking to provide fresh young legs, to help replace now Madrid star KAKA.
Milan attention has switch to Simone after a failed attempt at Dzeko, Adebayor, Huntelaar, and even crouch. "Simone is a champion, he is a winner, and he is perfect for our system, i see him as the next golden boot winner for Serie A" - Galliani

A very interesting article on Milan's future: here

Originally Posted by nefremo

Perfect. Now maybe we can wrap him in tape and use him as a stick to knock down walnuts from the trees in Milano.

Nice.

Anyway, Crouch to Milan is not happening in this century or the next, so put the shotgun away.