Winter Mercato

why would Milan be more attractive than any midtable team ... it's not like we've won anything recently?

true, of the regular contenders for Pato's sigi, Milan is the best choice for him - for the reasons mentioned above, and not only - but that would give us advantage only if Pato and his dad are smart enough to not let an agent's greed guide his career choices.

Quite frankly, I doubt Milan would be the highest bidders in this one - we are not a club that would let some sorry ass agent blackmail us over a transfer (I am referring to those 7 mil euros, apart from the buy-out clause that are supposed to go to Veloz and Pato) - so our best bet would be to win the kid and his family over and thus beat the competition rather than outbidding them or falling for sleazy under-the-table agreements between Internacional and Veloz with the sole purpose to milk the rich European clubs for as much dough as possible above that buy-out clause of his.

That buy-out clause of ~14.5 mil euros was set before Pato cteated such noise on the market and is now probably seen as "inadequate" by Internacional and they are trying to pair up with Veloz so that more money is gotten out of this Golden Duck they've got in their hands.

My guess is that's why Leonardo went to Brazil earlier than Braida - to prep the ground, gain the favor of Pato and the family so that Milan has a strong ground for what would probably turn out to be tough negotiations with Internacional-Veloz ... while Braida would join him to officially close the deal, should one be reached.

I'm fully positive about signing Pato, he's another brazilian wonder, but Quaglierella!! I want this man so badly at milan. Haven't milan shown interest in him b4? Hopefully we can get him.. I've completely given up on Ronaldinho, any new news on him? And Mr.X :S?

Bye bye Deco?





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Warro Tony, me and other people posted a lot of things about Alex, you can find it at page 509...

So if we will sign Baptista, we need one attacker because Bapt can play im midfield also and we will have a place of non-eu empty.

The long-running saga shows no sign of letting up in the Spanish media as both Marca and AS predict that Los Merengues will make one final offer to force the Italian club's hand.

Schuster revealed that Madrid have money to spend and would be prepared to throw all their eggs into one basket if meant signing Kaká.

"A few months ago the club were after Cristiano Ronaldo, then after Kaká and offered €80m for him. This option is still there," Schuster told German television.

"We have a big suitcase full of cash, and there will definitely be a player or two to come. But it's difficult to lure top players away from their clubs."

Milan have repeatedly rebuffed Madrid's advances and have become infuriated with the Spanish press' coverage of the story, with AS in particular coming in for some stern words.

Now the rumours have resurfaced with the Spanish giants said to be preparing a €55m offer for the Brazilian superstar, along with two players, according to Marca.

Baptista has been linked to Milan without the prospect of being part of a swap deal, but he could now be thrown in as an added incentive.

Cassano may not be Milan's first choice striker, but Madrid are desperate to off-load the troublesome forward and hope that his added value will bolster their bid.

The Spanish giants' supremo, Ramón Calderón, promised to sign Kaká during the presidential elections last summer and has so far failed in his attempts.

Either way, Bernd Schuster is confident Real Madrid will land him sooner or later.

"The interest is nothing new. Right from last year, Madrid have been ready to sign him. Of course, it is difficult, and we are not sure if Kaka will sign for us this year or not.

"The president and sporting director will continue to push for him, but if it is not this year then perhaps the next. But I am sure that he will play for Real Madrid."

Confident words, as Madrid launch a fresh offensive.

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Its beyond a joke them clowns are getting me angry - roll on the season so he can play in the CL which will shut them up for another year.

Originally Posted by Hasan Rossonero

Julio Baptista: “With regards to the situation of the Real Madrid player, in this case there is no problem to clear things out. If Real Madrid is ready to let him go on loan with an option to buy him, the negotiation will be sealed, otherwise we shall remain like we are and we shall play upfront with Seedorf , Kaka, Ronaldo, Inzaghi and Gilardino. With the directors of Real I was very clear, for the deal to go through, these are our conditions. If Real Madrid accepts this proposal, that's good, otherwise we won't do anything. We would like to make the same incoming operation which we did with the outgoing Oliveira. Kaka? No Real Madrid director has asked me anything about Kaka yet, they know that he’s unreachable and that Milan will not sell him for the next four years: President Berlusconi said so. I deny that Real asked us to also take Cassano. You ask me in what position Baptista would play? I don’t like the discussions with regards to the first, second or half forward. I only say that he would be purchased to be played in one of the three offensive roles. In fact I believe that Milan plays with the 4-3-3. You tell me that Baptista has an EU citizenship…I know about that, but it must be clear that if he should arrive, someone different from Pato should have the EU citizenship since he is our first target, and Pato in fact is a non-EU.

acmilan.com

Seedorf in attack??? what next Gattuso an attacking mid This is a bit upsetting....GET ME QUARESMA NOW!!

Dru Quaresma is a good player but it doesn't fit at Milan squad, he cant do the work of Seedorf.... so he would be a replacement of Kaka?

I also want Alves and Sheva but we have Oddo.. and the Ukrainian is not returning.
The funny thing is that 3 years ago i ordered a Milan shirt with the number of Sheva. Fortunately they forgot to put Sheva's name (they compensate me in other way) and i still can wear it.

yeah, i just noticed seedork is the next one lined up as playing upfront Anyway, now i agree with the game galliani plays - we need noone. And real really wanna offload some of the moneytakers. Last year we were desperate for a forward and thats why real was keeping price on ronaldo up, and milan had to settle for a high bid on oliveira. So this acting is just passing the pressure on real, they more desperate to buy than milan and they will get desperate to sell too... so, lets see.

I just hope milan knows where to draw the line, in other case we'll end up with nothing again.

Villarreal reach Rossi agreement

http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=566245,printer.htmx

Tuesday 31 July 2007
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Villarreal CF have agreed a fee to sign Italian Under-21 international striker Giuseppe Rossi from Manchester United FC.

Fee agreed
The American-born 20-year-old spent last season on loan at Newcastle United FC and former club Parma FC, where he scored nine goals in 19 matches. Rossi failed to earn a regular place in the United starting lineup in his three campaigns at Old Trafford, making 14 first-team appearances. According to a spokesman for the English champions: "United has reached agreement with Villareal for the permanent transfer of Giuseppe Rossi for an undisclosed fee. The transfer is subject to a medical which is expected to take place in Spain tomorrow." Villarreal enter the 2007/08 UEFA Cup in the first round.

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Originally Posted by MedellínBandit®

The long-running saga shows no sign of letting up in the Spanish media as both Marca and AS predict that Los Merengues will make one final offer to force the Italian club's hand.

Schuster revealed that Madrid have money to spend and would be prepared to throw all their eggs into one basket if meant signing Kaká.

"A few months ago the club were after Cristiano Ronaldo, then after Kaká and offered €80m for him. This option is still there," Schuster told German television.

"We have a big suitcase full of cash, and there will definitely be a player or two to come. But it's difficult to lure top players away from their clubs."

Milan have repeatedly rebuffed Madrid's advances and have become infuriated with the Spanish press' coverage of the story, with AS in particular coming in for some stern words.

Now the rumours have resurfaced with the Spanish giants said to be preparing a €55m offer for the Brazilian superstar, along with two players, according to Marca.

Baptista has been linked to Milan without the prospect of being part of a swap deal, but he could now be thrown in as an added incentive.

Cassano may not be Milan's first choice striker, but Madrid are desperate to off-load the troublesome forward and hope that his added value will bolster their bid.

The Spanish giants' supremo, Ramón Calderón, promised to sign Kaká during the presidential elections last summer and has so far failed in his attempts.

Either way, Bernd Schuster is confident Real Madrid will land him sooner or later.

"The interest is nothing new. Right from last year, Madrid have been ready to sign him. Of course, it is difficult, and we are not sure if Kaka will sign for us this year or not.

"The president and sporting director will continue to push for him, but if it is not this year then perhaps the next. But I am sure that he will play for Real Madrid."

Confident words, as Madrid launch a fresh offensive.

----------------------------------------------------

Its beyond a joke them clowns are getting me angry - roll on the season so he can play in the CL which will shut them up for another year.

Presumably this is from goal.com (the english version). They get their news 3 days late it seems (at least the english version).

Originally Posted by MedellínBandit®

The long-running saga shows no sign of letting up in the Spanish media as both Marca and AS predict that Los Merengues will make one final offer to force the Italian club's hand.

Schuster revealed that Madrid have money to spend and would be prepared to throw all their eggs into one basket if meant signing Kaká.

"A few months ago the club were after Cristiano Ronaldo, then after Kaká and offered €80m for him. This option is still there," Schuster told German television.

"We have a big suitcase full of cash, and there will definitely be a player or two to come. But it's difficult to lure top players away from their clubs."

Milan have repeatedly rebuffed Madrid's advances and have become infuriated with the Spanish press' coverage of the story, with AS in particular coming in for some stern words.

Now the rumours have resurfaced with the Spanish giants said to be preparing a €55m offer for the Brazilian superstar, along with two players, according to Marca.

Baptista has been linked to Milan without the prospect of being part of a swap deal, but he could now be thrown in as an added incentive.

Cassano may not be Milan's first choice striker, but Madrid are desperate to off-load the troublesome forward and hope that his added value will bolster their bid.

The Spanish giants' supremo, Ramón Calderón, promised to sign Kaká during the presidential elections last summer and has so far failed in his attempts.

Either way, Bernd Schuster is confident Real Madrid will land him sooner or later.

"The interest is nothing new. Right from last year, Madrid have been ready to sign him. Of course, it is difficult, and we are not sure if Kaka will sign for us this year or not.

"The president and sporting director will continue to push for him, but if it is not this year then perhaps the next. But I am sure that he will play for Real Madrid."

Confident words, as Madrid launch a fresh offensive.

----------------------------------------------------

Its beyond a joke them clowns are getting me angry - roll on the season so he can play in the CL which will shut them up for another year.

Schuster is an arrogant swine.
55m€ + Cassano and Bappi => dream on.
They can have Simic for that offer.


Damnit, Rossi. :'(
A player who would have done really well in Milan..

i thought rossi would have been good fit with us.....maybe gila ...kaka...bonera...would have had sum company iam pretty sure they are tired of listening to grandpa seedorf and cafus 1950's stories

You forgot to say: 'bye bye rossi '

oo dats right...well iguess u already did the honor

Originally Posted by drucurl

Seedorf in attack???

Ok dru...lets see:

1. Seedorf wears the #10 shirt, which traditionally indicates an attacking midfielder, or deep lying forward, depending on the interpretation.

2. Seedorf played behind Kaka and a striker for the most part of last season, in a role he prefers, and I think we saw the positive results of that, especially vs Bayern in the UCL qtr finals....an obstacle to overcome if we were to win the UCL title..so hardly an unimportant contribution to our 7th UCL title..to only give one instance

3. Did u see the assists by Clarence all season gone...can anyone dig up how many assists he did overall last term?

4. Did u see the assists by Clarence vs Lecco? Admittedly not first rate opposition, but clearly an example of what he likes to do...and does well IMO.

So, having said all that, why can you not get around him being an attacking player? Certainly he isnt a striker, but for all intents and purposes, one of the better #10s still playing at the moment.

I find the constant critique here of Clarence, one of the few players in history to win the UCL 4 times, to be a bit disingenius, and "scapegoat-seeking" in the extreme.

He was invaluable to us for all our accomplishments last term, scoring clutch goals in both UCL and Serie A.

He deserves more respect.