Winter Mercato

Originally Posted by Hasan Rossonero

Il Real presta Cassano alla Sampdoria

21:50 del 13 agosto

cassano-golIl Real Madrid e la Sampdoria hanno trovato l'accordo, il talento di Bari Vecchia si trasferisce a Genova in prestito per un anno con diritto di riscatto. Il club ligure si accollerà però solo parte dell'oneroso ingaggio dell'attaccante: 1.2 milioni di euro. La restante parte (3 milioni) sarà ancora a carico delle 'merengues'. Il ds doriano Marotta ha commentato: "Ormai abbiamo superato tutti gli ostacoli. Crediamo molto in questa operazione". Mancano ancora le firme sul contratto, ma tutto dovrebbe risolversi entro domani.

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IMO we missed out. What's the risk in getting a player with his talent on loan with an option to buy ? Especially when we ARE thin up front. If he causes problems, ship him back. I might have thought it was cuz we don't want to deal with Real, but we ARE dealing with them for Emerson. We better be getting another striker somewhere or something.

Originally Posted by ThrusT

If one can buy Cannavaro they shouldn't doubt but I have some mixed up feelings about this and I don't know why.

Is that because he is 34 already ???

When we would buy Cannavaro, it would be a 1-2 year solution. But we don't need that, so if we buy a defender let it be someone who can play with us for a long time. Because that's what we are going to need within a year.

Overall, I am glad we never got Cassano in the end. At the start, I too thought that this would be a no loss deal. Get a potential talent for free, see how he goes, then sell him if he flops. But after thinking about it, I realized that certain players can have a destabilizing influence on the team regardless. And I think Cassano with his attitude problem will do just that---regardless as to whether he plays regularly or no.

Believe me, the last thing we want before a big CL game are headlines about Cassano clashing with Carlo or Paolo during training. Or Cassano giving negative press conferences berating his teamates, etc..

So on balance, good riddance. As Arrigo Sacchi said, God gave him great feet, but only half a brain

Originally Posted by Tony29.

Berlusconi and Moggi have a big history of "step from illegal" buying players. Juve got half of the players that way, by blackmailing the teams. Milan from the past....did you guys read the stories about how did Berlu got Donadoni and the role of the prostitutes in this purchase ? How did he get Lentini ?.

Can any one explain this to me? As I dont have any idea.

Looks like Cassano is going to Samptoria.






Bye, bye Cassano! ......................

Real could easily play

Ramos - Cannavaro - Metzelder - Marcelo
-------- Gago --------- Diarra ----------
-- Alves ------ Higuain -------- Robinho --
------------Van Nistelrooy -------------


Or something like that.

Any official word on Alves' transfer to Real? Or was it all talk like usual in the Spanish press channels?

English reports say he's being left out of the Seville side so he can move to Chelsea

I think it was just the usual talk about Real having signed Alves - as genuine as that photo of Kaka

anyways, I think Chelski may well try to hold Real in check regarding Alves - both clubs are very interested in him - and the Londoners could play the Robben trump card basically telling Real, if you want Robben, you'll have to forget Alves.

Also, given how much they paid for him, I'd expect Pepe to get a starting spot at least in the beginning ... same goes for Sneijder.
My guess is Real would be playing a 4-3-3 formation with mid and attack looking like this:
Gago ---- Diarra ----- Sneijder
Robinho --------- Robben
--------- RVN -----------

There will be happy times in Real's dressing room with Raul, Guti, Robinho, Higuain, Baptista and presumably Robben too all fighting for the 2 spots behind the pure striker (RVN most probably will have his spot guaranteed if healthy) ... not to forget Saviola and Soldado too.

When did this forum turn into a Madrid one?

Originally Posted by MedellínBandit®

When did this forum turn into a Madrid one?

Most of the forums i visit turned into Madrid ones
No wonder...they are the only ones offering money for players lately.

Originally Posted by MedellínBandit®

When did this forum turn into a Madrid one?

since milan summer mercato is closed we can only talk about other clubs transfers in the 'summer mercato' thread.

Originally Posted by peters

since milan summer mercato is closed we can only talk about other clubs transfers in the 'summer mercato' thread.

There are whole 17 days left until the market closes, I have hope in Dr. Galiani,bottom line

This is the slowest day in this mercato, by far.
In any other day Calciomercato had at least 20/30 news by this time of the day. Today they have only 5, with only 2 about transfers :

1. Josue, the Brazilian NT player who had a very good Coppa America, has signed for Wolfsburg
2. Tottenham sold Mido to Middlesbrough for ~9m euro

Originally Posted by peters

since milan summer mercato is closed we can only talk about other clubs transfers in the 'summer mercato' thread.

lol yeh you have a point

Originally Posted by Tony29.

2. Tottenham sold Mido to Middlesbrough for ~9m euro

it would be close to impossible to find a more eye-popping rip-off this summer