Alberto Gilardino to Milan??

Originally Posted by zlatanov

That's not entirely true - Milan and Chelsea have already agreed on the terms of a new Crespo deal but these terms would be enforced ONLY if Chelsea do end up freeing him to stay with Milan. In reality there is nothing to agree on with Chelsea - it is not that they are asking for more than Milan is willing to give them - no, the terms of a potential deal have already been agreed, the problem is that Chelsea are having a hell of a time finding another striker (latest news is Chelsea's latest offer for Trezeguet has been accepted by Juve) and for that matter they are very unwilling to let Crespo stay with Milan for another year. In Crespo's case the problem is not lack of agreement between the clubs but availability of the striker and Chelsea's strong intentions to keep a rejuvenated player they already own.
I personally hope Milan will conclude Gila's transfer early next week before Juve or CHelsea have made things worse and provided that Chelski do get Trez from Juve, they will be more willing to let Crespo stay where his heart is.
As for Juve, they already have Del Piero, Zlatan, Zalayeta, and Mutu, not to mention the returning Miccoli. With the cash coming from Trez and the sale of Juve's office in Torino for 15 mil euros, they will have close to 70 mil euros to get Cassano from Roma too, so I wouldn't worry too much about they getting in "fight" with Milan over Gila.

I just hope they don't sabotage our deal with Gila. That would make the last two months even more miserable.

We deserve Gila after the pain of May 25

Originally Posted by zlatanov

That's not entirely true - Milan and Chelsea have already agreed on the terms of a new Crespo deal but these terms would be enforced ONLY if Chelsea do end up freeing him to stay with Milan. In reality there is nothing to agree on with Chelsea - it is not that they are asking for more than Milan is willing to give them - no, the terms of a potential deal have already been agreed, the problem is that Chelsea are having a hell of a time finding another striker (latest news is Chelsea's latest offer for Trezeguet has been accepted by Juve) and for that matter they are very unwilling to let Crespo stay with Milan for another year. In Crespo's case the problem is not lack of agreement between the clubs but availability of the striker and Chelsea's strong intentions to keep a rejuvenated player they already own.
I personally hope Milan will conclude Gila's transfer early next week before Juve or CHelsea have made things worse and provided that Chelski do get Trez from Juve, they will be more willing to let Crespo stay where his heart is.
As for Juve, they already have Del Piero, Zlatan, Zalayeta, and Mutu, not to mention the returning Miccoli. With the cash coming from Trez and the sale of Juve's office in Torino for 15 mil euros, they will have close to 70 mil euros to get Cassano from Roma too, so I wouldn't worry too much about they getting in "fight" with Milan over Gila.

if trez does go though i would expect juve to replace him with another target man and i`d think they`d go for gila.

IMO del piero, zlatan, miccoli, mutu all play at there best as the second striker, there only other target man is zalyeta which means im sure they`d go in for gila.

if thats the case then we get crespo, i dont think we`ll gt both of them though.

Originally Posted by MATNAT

if trez does go though i would expect juve to replace him with another target man and i`d think they`d go for gila.

IMO del piero, zlatan, miccoli, mutu all play at there best as the second striker, there only other target man is zalyeta which means im sure they`d go in for gila.

if thats the case then we get crespo, i dont think we`ll gt both of them though.

yeah it will be interesting, but really if it came down to that, Berlusconi would step in and conclude the deal. i have faith.

with parma lowering their price tag, i think gila would be ours soon ... well hopefully... because thats what we wanted in the first place right???

Chelsea isnt having problems finding another striker. Its not like Crespo will stay there if they dont get another reliable striker, since they are better options on the market with a much brighter future than Crespo.
Basically Milan wants Crespo to convince Chelsea about his future, blah, blah...even Crespo said while here he was dissapointed about this and that it may cause him to leave Milan.
For Chelsea, its not like it is Gilardino or bust. They can have Torres, Cassano, Owen, or almost any other striker given their resources.

sheva, gila, crespo, vieri..........................

that would be a mixture of everything
or a fifth striker including pippo.
vieri and inzaghi are good friends......... aka goals

Originally Posted by Maradona (10)

Chelsea isnt having problems finding another striker. Its not like Crespo will stay there if they dont get another reliable striker, since they are better options on the market with a much brighter future than Crespo.
Basically Milan wants Crespo to convince Chelsea about his future, blah, blah...even Crespo said while here he was dissapointed about this and that it may cause him to leave Milan.
For Chelsea, its not like it is Gilardino or bust. They can have Torres, Cassano, Owen, or almost any other striker given their resources.

Chelsea had their bids for Torres, Trez (at least their first bid for him), Owen, Sheva, Eto'o all rejected - you see there is a limited number of strikers they want in their squad, it is not just about finding ANY striker but CERTAIN people, who they want/need and all their bids for these certain people have hit a rocky bottom so far. Another striker they have been interested in is Gila and for him they are offering Parma close to 10 mil euros OVER Parma's asking price - the problem here for Chelski is spelled "Milan" - 1) They might not be willing to enter an open bidding, there-are-no-rules war with Milan and 2) Gila wants Milan and not Chelski.
As for Cassano, they have never been repported to be interested in him and giving his disciplinary problems, I am not even a little bit surprised - the last player a coach like Mourinho would be willing to deal with is the ugly primadona from Bari. I am not saying that they can't afford Cassano, I am saying that they don't want him in their squad, as Moratti said - "Cassano would create much more problems than he would actually be able to solve."
And nobody is saying that Chelsea sees Crespo as a player for the future - all they need him for is just one more season until they finally buy a striker they want. If they get their striker of preference this summer, Crespo may very well be given green light to leave for Milan, however, if they keep getting their bids rejected by other clubs, Crespo is the perfect one-season solution for them - why pay more money for some second rate striker, if they already own a first-rate, wonderful, and rejuvenated striker in Crespo.
Now the latest rumours are that Juve have agreed to sell Trezeguet to Chelsea after the Londoners improved their first bid from 35 mil euros to 58 mil euros - at least these were the amounts reported - but Trez was their 4th or 5th choice for a striker after Sheva, Eto'o, Torres, Owen, and Gila, so yeah, even Chelsea may have problems getting the striker(s) they want.

If Juve accept that offer, I really worry that they will go for Gilardino.

I personally expect them to go for Cassano but with Juve you never know. One thing that keeps me calm is that Juve and Milan do not interfere with each other's business, especially when one of them is so close to finishing a deal.

from SkySports:

Chelsea and Internazionale have reportedly joined the hunt for Parma's in-demand striker Alberto Gilardino.

Milan are in pole position to sign the 22-year-old Italy international and are set to hold talks with Parma regarding his services on Monday.

Inter are keen to bolster their ranks following Christian Vieri's departure and provide superstar Adriano with a world class striking partner.

The Giuseppe Meazza side are believed to be preparing a €22 million bid that includes Giovanni Pasquale, Julio Cruz and Domenico Morfeo, who spent last season with Parma.

The Blues are also in the market for a new striker with Mikael Forssell leaving for Birmingham, Mateja Kezman moving to Atletico Madrid and Hernan Crespo's future uncertain following a year on loan with Milan.

Milan are aware of Chelsea's interest in Gilardino, but the Stamford Bridge outfit have reportedly other irons in the fire and have yet to decide who they will plump for.

"Chelsea, evidently, have other options and will decide what they want to do," explained Milan president Adriano Galliani to the Mirror.

"Chelsea are looking for a striker but haven't found one yet, we'll see what happens."

Meanwhile, Chelsea have handed a trial to Italian teenage defender Raffaele Schiavi.

The 19-year-old, who is also interesting Lazio, has been handed a two-week trial at Stamford Bridge.

"Chelsea is a great opportunity. The football in England is spectacular," explained Schiavi.

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I have a feeling the deal will be done tomorrow. If we do not sign Gila this week then I will start to worry a bit.

But if Gila goes for Inter then god help him.

Adriano cannot play second striker. It wont work.

Originally Posted by Hasan Rossonero

But if Gila goes for Inter then god help him.

It wont happens NEVER, Gila never go to the Perdenti Team

Let see tomorrow...

An article in the newspaper i read this morning certainly made me laugh. It stated that Chelsea will stop pressuring Crespo to go back to London and give him to us IF Milan end their interest in Gilardino ....



How true that article is i don't know, probably about 5% true. But it's just so funny how they could think by giving us Crespo we'd stop trying to get Gilardino, where's the logic in that ?? I hope it makes all of you laugh as it did i

On a side note, i wonder whether we could try a sneaky loan bid for either Maresca or Miccoli ? I know the chances are very slim, but it doesn't look like either want to play for Juventus, at least Miccoli doesn't. Yes Miccoli is a bit of a firebrand, but he could be calmed i'm sure. You never know until you try, so it could be worth a shout.

Originally Posted by Jim_UK

An article in the newspaper i read this morning certainly made me laugh. It stated that Chelsea will stop pressuring Crespo to go back to London and give him to us IF Milan end their interest in Gilardino ....



How true that article is i don't know, probably about 5% true. But it's just so funny how they could think by giving us Crespo we'd stop trying to get Gilardino, where's the logic in that ?? I hope it makes all of you laugh as it did i

That's the Mirror for you! (if you read the same article as me).

haha, yes i did ... some of the stuff they (and others) come up with is priceless !

I do feel sorry for Hernan though, all this doubt about where he'll end up can't be doing him any good.