Winter Mercato

Sounds good to me how much would the teams want for them tho?

http://www.tribalfootball.com/article.php?id=23423

AC Milan and Udinese have joined the race for Estudiantes striker Mariano Pavone.
Pavone has thrived under the coaching of Diego Simeone in the last 12 months at Estudiantes and has been a long-term target for Genoa president Enrico Preziosi.

However, Milan chiefs Adriano Galliani and Ariedo Braida have made contact about Pavone's availability and while his Argentine club are demanding £8 million, a fee closer to £3.5 million will be enough to land the forward.

Udinese president Giampaolo Pozzo has also made an approach and they're actually regarded as favourites ahead of Milan as they have room in their squad for another non-European signing.

Anybody got any news on this player? is he any good for us?

ive read rumours that dida has been quoted saying "i will not renew my contract with milan and will play with another european club"... hmmm, any one have any thing on this?

Originally Posted by Kaka1899

http://www.tribalfootball.com/article.php?id=23423




Anybody got any news on this player? is he any good for us?

he was Estudiantes' (argentinian champion) top scorer, he scored the goal in the final vs Boca. He is a strong player, really dangerous inside the box, a very good forward in my opinion, the best in Argentina last year.

so you would be up for his purchase?

Well, i think it would be a great signing. because as i said he is strong and i think he could do great in Calcio, he is 24 years old and has the necessary experience for moving to european football.

Originally Posted by hitmannq8

ive read rumours that dida has been quoted saying "i will not renew my contract with milan and will play with another european club"... hmmm, any one have any thing on this?

some time ago there were rumours that Chelski had offered him a 4 year deal with 5 mil/season, something Milan will not try to counter.

Originally Posted by zlatanov

some time ago there were rumours that Chelski had offered him a 4 year deal with 5 mil/season, something Milan will not try to counter.

but why??? they have Cudicini and Cech.. they also have Hilario who is pretty good for a 3rd-choice-keeper..

Originally Posted by hitmannq8

ive read rumours that dida has been quoted saying "i will not renew my contract with milan and will play with another european club"... hmmm, any one have any thing on this?

Chances are it's BS, which to me it is unless there's a source.

And the Chelsea rumor was just that, because there's no point in having Dida and Cech on the roster, especially since the latter will be back sooner than later.

Originally Posted by hitmannq8

but why??? they have Cudicini and Cech.. they also have Hilario who is pretty good for a 3rd-choice-keeper..

it was on sevaral websites and came out about the time when the center of discussion was Dida's renewal and Galliani said he was sure Dida would renew.

As for why Chelski want Dida, true, they do have a young and very good keeper like Cech but his condition leaves a lot of unknowns about his future ... in fact, there are question marks regarding whether he will ever return to playing professional football and if he does, how would this injury have affected him.

They do have Cudicini but at CHelski the Italian is just that - a reserve keeper - and will never be seen as a permanent replacement for Cech.
Also, Dida is indeed one of the top 3-4 keeprs in the European football - last season put aside - and players like that don't become available every day on a free contract, you know.
So, in case Cech returns a different man than he was before that injury, if he returns that is, Dida on a free contract is basically the next best thing that could happen to Chelski after getting Buffon for free.
Provided that Cech comes back in his good old shape, Chelski can always keep Dida as star back up or just plain sell him to another team and keep Cudicini as a back-up keeper ... remember, they would be getting Dida on a free contract, so it's not like they have much to lose here, do they?

One other reason why Chelski may very well be Dida's new club is ... well, when was the last time Chelski had to be in need of a player to go after him. Those guys have bought pretty much every star player out there, available or not, and have packed their team with expensive players so densely that they have players like J. Cole, Robben, Wright-Phillips rotting on the bench ... why should it be any different when it comes to getting a new great keeper like Dida?

Originally Posted by zlatanov

As for why Chelski want Dida, true, they do have a young and very good keeper like Cech but his condition leaves a lot of unknowns about his future ... in fact, there are question marks regarding whether he will ever return to playing professional football and if he does, how would this injury have affected him.

That's pretty scary...I'd heard somewhere that he would be out for only as much as three months. He's so young as well; I really hope something like this won't wind up ending his career.

Originally Posted by zlatanov

Also, Dida is indeed one of the top 3-4 keeprs in the European football - last season put aside - and players like that don't become available every day on a free contract, you know.
So, in case Cech returns a different man than he was before that injury, if he returns that is, Dida on a free contract is basically the next best thing that could happen to Chelski after getting Buffon for free.

Heh. Seriously, I guess my biggest concern is that when Cech comes back, will Dida wind up as just another guy in a Chelski uniform who's collecting butt splinters on the bench? Plus, he's aware that he doesn't have many years left in European football, and at this stage probably wouldn't be high on becoming a backup.

Originally Posted by zlatanov

Provided that Cech comes back in his good old shape, Chelski can always keep Dida as star back up or just plain sell him to another team and keep Cudicini as a back-up keeper ... remember, they would be getting Dida on a free contract, so it's not like they have much to lose here, do they?

From what I've heard, he likely wants to go back to Brazil should Milan not re-sign him, and if he were to go to Chelski, there's the added difficulty of adapting to a new country and all the trappings that go with it.

Originally Posted by zlatanov

One other reason why Chelski may very well be Dida's new club is ... well, when was the last time Chelski had to be in need of a player to go after him. Those guys have bought pretty much every star player out there, available or not, and have packed their team with expensive players so densely that they have players like J. Cole, Robben, Wright-Phillips rotting on the bench ... why should it be any different when it comes to getting a new great keeper like Dida?

Pardon my naivete, but I'm not sure about the point you're trying to make there.

Anyway, great post.

ILSINHO....apparently a sao paolo full back has been tipped by many as the next man for milan to replace cafu-----source tribal football.............Who is this guy...a friend of kaka's????

Originally Posted by k7r

ILSINHO....apparently a sao paolo full back has been tipped by many as the next man for milan to replace cafu-----source tribal football.............Who is this guy...a friend of kaka's????

We've been hearing about this kid for ages, but nothing particularly solid to confirm anything yet (except maybe that there are possibly some contractual issues).

Anyway, here's a nice little compilation from youtube..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGOswQgVpZU

Looks like a good player to me, in the offensive compartment he ceartenly looks capable of replacing Cafu, but I don't know how good his defensive capacities are, if they are also good, we should buy him.

my good is he a RB or Im crazy ???