Alberto Gilardino to Milan??

parma stay ... and are there any chance gila will stay in parma too ???



monday i'm in love ...

I watched the game on RAI and when they showed Gilardino celebrating after the game they said that he is joining Milan.

really ... mmm ... and in sports ilustrated ... told the same too ...

Originally Posted by SI

Parma beats Bologna, stays in Serie A
Posted: Saturday June 18, 2005 5:43PM; Updated: Saturday June 18, 2005 5:43PM

BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) -- Alberto Gilardino scored the decisive goal Saturday and Sebastien Frey earned the shutout, helping Parma beat Bologna 2-0 in the second leg of a relegation playoff and win 2-1 on aggregate to stay in Italy's Serie A next season.

Bologna, the 1964 league champion, joins Brescia and Atalanta in the second division.

Gilardino, expected to transfer to AC Milan, added a first-half injury time goal to Giuseppe Cardone's score in the 17th minute.

Cardone made it 1-0 off a corner kick before limping off with a hip injury. Gilardino scored on a deflection off his thigh in the 46th minute on a cross from Australia teammate Mark Bresciano.

Bologna and Parma had to play the two-leg relegation playoff after finishing in a tie for 16th with Fiorentina in the Serie A standings. Fiorentina was saved due to an advantage in head-to-head meetings between the three clubs.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200....ap/index.html

http://www.tgcom.it/sport/articoli/articolo262695.shtml

According to this artcle Wednesday is the day Milan and Parma will meet to discuss the Gilardino transfer. So if we don't hear anything by Wednesday or Thursday it is not good.

Originally Posted by tgcom.it

Gilardino, ora tocca al Milan
Mercoledì incontro con il Parma

Per il futuro di Alberto Gilardino sono arrivate le ore decisive. Il Milan, che ha fatto capire che non avrebbe "disturbato" il giocatore fino a dopo lo spareggio, è pronto a sferrare l'attacco decisivo. L'accordo con il giocatore c'è da tempo, mentre quello tra le due società manca: nell'incontro previsto mercoledì si cercherà di limare la differenza tra domanda e offerta. Ma c'è sempre lo "spauracchio" Chelsea.
Ora il Milan può finalmente farsi avanti. Adriano Galliani e Carlo Ancelotti, d'altra parte, avevano fatto capire più volte che per chiudere una trattativa ormai lunga diversi mesi, si trattava solo d'aspettare la fine dello spareggio. E ora che, grazie soprattutto all'attaccante di Biella, il Parma ha conquistato la salvezza, la strada per i rossoneri è libera. Un incontro tra dirigenti del Milan e quelli gialloblù è previsto per mercoledì: potrebbe essere quello il giorno in cui l'affare sarà chiuso. Ma attenzione alle fumate nere: il Parma sa che Gilardino piace a mezza Europa, quindi non è disposta ad aspettare più di tanto.
D'altra parte il giocatore ha già espresso da tempo la sua preferenza per un trasferimento in rossonero, quindi il Milan appare comunque nettamente la favorita. La risposta al rebus sarà però legata alle cifre, cioè a quanto in là sarà disposta a spingersi la società di via Turati: l'ultima offerta è di 25 milioni, con un "adeguamento" a 30-35 l'affare si potrebbe chiudere. Al di là della "sparata" di qualche settimana fa di Baraldi (50 milioni), la richiesta attuale del Parma è ferma su circa 40 milioni.
Intanto il Chelsea resta alla finestra: sa di non essere la prima scelta, ma nel caso si aprisse la porta Abramovich è pronto a presentare l'ennesima offertona irrinunciabile: anche lui sa che "Gila" potrebbe essere un affare di cui godere per anni a venire.

i don't understand italian language ... but tbouks02 said it's a good news ... i hope so !!!

Originally Posted by albertini_forever

i don't understand italian language ... but tbouks02 said it's a good news ... i hope so !!!

I have a feeling Tomasson will be included in some form or another in the negotiations with Parma.

I could see Milan offering 18 million pounds max and throwing in some players in the form of Tomasson and/or Dhorasoo.

Originally Posted by albertini_forever

i don't understand italian language ... but tbouks02 said it's a good news ... i hope so !!!

Well what this article basically says is stuff we already know (except for the meeting date):

1) Milan did not want to bother Parma till after the spareggio (play-off) and since that is now over it is time to move in on Wednesday.

2) The player (via his agent) has made no secret that he wants to join Milan but the price has always been the talking point.

3) Milan appear to only want to offer 25 million with a possible 30-35 mark on the horizon. My speculation: How they will achieve the upper bound is probably through further payments made later or a player thrown into the deal.

4) Parma seem to demand 40 million and the Milan contingent must be aware of the rest of Europe which in this case means Chelsea.

5) Abramovich would have no problem meeting the asking price for Gilardino.

So, with all this in mind, it seems if Milan do not meet the asking price, then it will be Gilardino's drive which will hopefully put the deal beyond doubt. Let's hope Wednesday or Thursday are blessed days.

Originally Posted by Hasan Rossonero

Well what this article basically says is stuff we already know (except for the meeting date):

1) Milan did not want to bother Parma till after the spareggio (play-off) and since that is now over it is time to move in on Wednesday.

2) The player (via his agent) has made no secret that he wants to join Milan but the price has always been the talking point.

3) Milan appear to only want to offer 25 million with a possible 30-35 mark on the horizon. My speculation: How they will achieve the upper bound is probably through further payments made later or a player thrown into the deal.

4) Parma seem to demand 40 million and the Milan contingent must be aware of the rest of Europe which in this case means Chelsea.

5) Abramovich would have no problem meeting the asking price for Gilardino.

So, with all this in mind, it seems if Milan do not meet the asking price, then it will be Gilardino's drive which will hopefully put the deal beyond doubt. Let's hope Wednesday or Thursday are blessed days.

is ur name hassan

Originally Posted by Dr Milano

is ur name hassan

no Hasan...many people think it is Hassan...

I know many of my arab friends spell it like Hassan

thank-q ...
wednesday or thursday .... god with us ....

assalamualaikum ...

So when we will sign him????

Originally Posted by Dave

So when we will sign him????

well seems soon (from Sky Sports):

Milan vice-president Paolo Berlusconi is confident a deal for Alberto Gilardino will soon be wrapped up.

The Parma striker remains top of Milan's summer wish list and Berlusconi (Silvio's brother) believes a deal could be struck in the not too distant future.

Chelsea continue to monitor the situation but Berlusconi wants Gilardino's arrival to be a tonic for the club's throwing away of the UEFA Champions League to Liverpool.

''To overcome Istanbul we must immediately win back the Champions League,'' Berlusconi told the club's official website.

''In my opinion there is only one solution - Gilardino.

''Let's leave the workings to Adriano Galliani. It was right until yesterday not to divert the player from matches which could help Parma's survival.

''But I think we'll be able now to add a further gift but let us not forget these gifts are signed by my brother.

''But I am confident.''

Meanwhile, Berlusconi has moved to dismiss talk of an outlandish bid for Barcelona's Brazilian star Ronaldinho.

Milan have been linked with a raid on the Catalan giants but this has now been dismissed as an unrealistic prospect.

''The dream? Make a poll with the supporters and it would be Ronaldinho,'' continued Berlusconi.

''But it is a desire really closed in a strong box. It's only a good dream but in the morning after you must wake up.''

I am a huge huge fan of Gilardino.. but everyone here just talked about his advantages and all, no one here see's any of his disadvantages..

i'll give you guys just something to think about... When Adriano was still in Parma, we never knew anything of Gilardino.. Gilardino only came out with a bang after Adriano left and was playing as a lone striker. Also, after numerous experiments with the Claudio Gentile's Azzurini, he found out that the only way to use Gilardino was to use him as a lone striker. Every game we played with 2 strikers, he failed to live up to his standards. Also, I haven't seen Gilardino play one impressive game for Lippi's Azzuri. The reason might be that its because Lippi has only played Gila alongside another striker.

That certainly is a thought that worries me. I really hope he can combine well with Sheva. But afterall, he is a great player.. and I really do hope we get him..


After the playoff, I've been checking the news every 2 hours, just waiting to see a headline of "Gilardino joins Milan!" or somethiing of that sort.. Alberto himself said that nothing would happen only until Monday, and my friends, Monday has arrived. I will be on the news every now and then just waiting for news on this. Someone mentioned earlier that the deal should be struck by Wednesday, from what source did that someone get this information from? I dont think i can wait till Wednesday.. Im really nervous about this deal, but im confident it will happen..

from channel 4:

Gilardino wants Italian job
Monday 20 June, 2005
Milan transfer target Alberto Gilardino is ready to snub Real Madrid and Chelsea in order to stay in Serie A.

The Parma striker will be sold this summer but he’s seemingly ruled out a foreign switch in the interest of his international future.

"I want to remain in Italy because I want to be a part of the 2006 World Cup," he told the Corriere dello Sport newspaper.

"If I moved abroad, I would run the risk of compromising that possibility."

Stories in the peninsula insist that Gilardino is San Siro bound and he has no problems with a Milan switch.

"I hope everything can be sorted out quickly and with no problems," continued the former Piacenza youngster.

"Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti is a stupendous person and they have some extraordinary players there.

"I’ll be going on holiday from Wednesday and I would like to know by then what team I will be playing for next season."

Gilardino, who helped keep Parma in Serie A by scoring in the survival play-off against Bologna at the weekend, is hungry for silverware.

"I want to win my first trophy with a club," he continued. "Winning the Scudetto or the Champions’ League will remain with you for the rest of your life."

Gilardino concluded by asking his unknown future club a favour. "If possible, I would ask them to sign (Parma teammate Domenico) Morfeo," he remarked.

Ok guys thanks for Info! Good news! I hope that tomorrow he will be Milan Player!