Winter Mercato

Originally Posted by sheva-gila

Lotito: "Oddo al Milan?E io Capo della Repubblica"
MILANO - Continua il braccio di ferro tra Claudio Lotito ed il Milan riguardo la cessione del capitano biancoceleste Massimo Oddo. Il patron della Lazio persiste nel rifiutare le offerte di Galliani, rilanciando di volta in volta la precedente richiesta. E intanto insiste nel diffondere dichiarazioni singolari: "Oddo non è in vendita, anche se magari lui vuole andare. La Lazio non ha mai messo in vendita Oddo. Quindi è inutile parlare di cifre, di nostre richieste e di offerte del Milan. Ha un contratto sino al 2008 e basta. Certo, se lui avesse interessi ad andarsene, cosa non da escludere secondo quanto leggo sui giornali, noi non lo incateneremmo. Serve solo un'offerta giusta. Noi non abbiamo bisogno di fare cassa. Quindi non mi va di parlare di cifre. Il problema è rimpiazzarlo a livello tecnico. Ogni giorno comunque è quello buono. Serve la volontà da parte di tutti. Oddo può anche voler andare al Milan, ma, se è per questo, io vorrei diventare Presidente della Repubblica. Ma non tutto è così semplice".

Galliani: "Volevamo Cassano ma Ancelotti disse no"
MILANO - L'amministratore delegato del Milan, Adriano Galliani, intervenuto in una video-chat con i tifosi organizzati dal sito web de 'La Gazzetta dello Sport', ha rivelato: "Abbiamo avuto un'idea Cassano, ma ogni acquisto viene fatto di comune accordo tra la società e l'allenatore e in questo caso l'intesa non c'e' stata".

can anyone translate this ???

The first part is about Oddo :
Lottito persist on rejecting the offers Galliani makes for Oddo. Lottito says " Oddo is not for sale, even if he wants to go from Lazio. We have never put Oddo for sale. That's why it's useless to talk about figures, our demands, and offers from Milan. He has a contract until 2008, and that's it ! Of course, if he really wants to leave, which is the case according to what i'm reading in the papers, we won't tie him here. All it takes is the right offer - we don't need to make a big case out of it
Oddo may want to go to Milan, and i like to become the presedent of Italy. But it's not that simple "

(This was confusing article. Lotitto first says Oddo is not for sale even if he wants to leave, and then he says if Oddo really wants to leave they won't put him in chains in order to keep him )


The second part is about Cassano :
Galliani said " we wanted Cassano but Ancelotti said NO.
We had an idea about getting Cassano, but every purchase is made with a common agreement between the society and the manager. In this case we couldn't find an agreement "

Yes, nice....Carlo decided to play Oliveira instead...we'll see who is right in the end....

this case of carlo refusing cassano is referring to when he was about to leave Roma ... given what happened afterwards, I don't see how one could blame him for not wanting the primadonna.

Originally Posted by Tony29.

(This was confusing article. Lotitto first says Oddo is not for sale even if he wants to leave, and then he says if Oddo really wants to leave they won't put him in chains in order to keep him )

in his attmpts to milk Milan as much as possible, Lotito has contradicted himself not just once or twice.

from eurosport:

Milan make Beckham revelation

Milan chief officer Adriano Galliani has revealed the club would have signed David Beckham if he had decided to remain in Europe, but the Rossoneri will not be pursuing their interest in his Real Madrid team-mate Ronaldo.

Milan are long-term admirers of the former England captain, who opted to begin a fresh chapter of his career in America's MLS with LA Galaxy.

"Beckham? There was the possibility that he would come to Milan," declared Galliani.

"Now we can say it since he has decided to go to Los Angeles from next season.

"If he had remained in Europe, he would have come to Milan."

Ronaldo is also unsettled at the Bernabeu but Milan will not be the former Internazionale attacker's next destination.

"We have decided not to move for a forward since, lately, we play with one single attacker," he added to gazzetta.it.

This news surprises me. But I am happy it didn't become reality. We don't need Beckham. We have Gattuso and Brocchi (also Gourcuff) who play excellent at RM, they are hard workers who also can defend. Becks not, the only thing we could use are his great crosses but we have Pirlo for that.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH GALLIANI AND CARLO?? Beckham? Are they crazy? We want a serious team and we are after Beckham? This is embarassing, he shouldnt even say those things in public..... I believe Capello has send some roses to LA Galaxy bosses this days.....

just be glad that Beckham decided against joinin' Milan...

idd, pff there transfer policy is sooooooo wrong :s

btw barzagli will join juve in june for 90%!
his price is +- 12mil€ why not buy em :s

Originally Posted by prifess

idd, pff there transfer policy is sooooooo wrong :s

btw barzagli will join juve in june for 90%!
his price is +- 12mil€ why not buy em :s

Because we are run by Scrooge, and his cronies who think that wasting money on players like favalli, bonera, borreillo, and unknowns will secure a CL place or CL.
Also he's too young for Ancelotti the phony to teach anything about football, coz all our signings have to be old, as theirs nothing he can teach tme they don't already know. that's why no youngsters play, and Marzoratti is not coming back.

I think no serious team needs Beckham. Now I have to share a continent with this imbecile.

You should see the paeans lavished on this guy in North American news. They didn't even exhibit a tenth of that dedication in reporting Italy's World Cup triumph.

Originally Posted by kef

from eurosport:

Milan make Beckham revelation

Milan chief officer Adriano Galliani has revealed the club would have signed David Beckham if he had decided to remain in Europe, but the Rossoneri will not be pursuing their interest in his Real Madrid team-mate Ronaldo.
.....

I think Galliani is bullsh!ting about Becks again. Remember what he said about Henry? "Had he left Arsenal, he would have joined us, not Barca." So far I haven't heard anybody else confirm (even mention!) it. Not Henry, not Arsenal, not Barcelona. It was just Galliani playing (talking) solo.

Now he did it again to Becks. I think he is just pathetic. He probably should say: "We have talked Zidane out of retirement and he was on the way to join us. Had Merdarazzi not clashed with him, Zidane would be playing in red and black now." Wouldn't that be better than Becks?

from channel 4:
http://www.channel4.com/sport/footba...ia/jan13e.html

Oddo and Iaquinta await Milan

Milan’s bids for Massimo Oddo and Vincenzo Iaquinta are in trouble, but not over, believes the Lazio defender.

“I am following with interest the evolution of these negotiations between the two clubs,” commented Oddo of his long-running tug of war.


“I know that they have been talking to each other for a while and are working towards finding a solution. I hope they can sort everything out as soon as possible.”


The right-back has made it abundantly clear he wants a January move to Milan, where he started his career in their youth system, but the switch has stalled over Lazio’s demands.


“In the meantime, I will give my support to the team with a professional approach, which I have never shied away from.”


Biancocelesti President Claudio Lotito also seemed to suggest the talks with Milan were far from over.


“Oddo’s contract expires in 2008 and that is it. Of course, if he wanted to leave, and this is an option from what I read, we would not block him. We would only need the right offer to let him go,” stated the patron.


Meanwhile, another of the Rossoneri’s long-running transfer sagas could find a light at the end of the tunnel.


World Cup winning striker Iaquinta has been on their wish list for several months and, according to Udinese director general Roberto Zanzi, it’s a deal that could happen soon.


“There is so much talk of Iaquinta, but so far we haven’t received an offer that would convince us to release him in January,” he told Teleradiostereo.


“Milan like him, but there are no talks on right now. We wouldn’t be swayed by a £7m bid, but if £10m were to be proposed, then that would be a different matter.”


Nonetheless, Zanzi urged the Rossoneri to hurry up and make their move if they wanted the hitman mid-season.


“Clearly, an offer for Iaquinta towards the end of the month would probably be rejected, because if Vincenzo leaves then we need time to find an adequate replacement.”

I just read on channel 4 that Beckham was al set to sign for Milan, but then Tom Cruise convinced him to come to LA Galaxy. That makes it even more laughable.

Originally Posted by Tony75

Because we are run by Scrooge, and his cronies who think that wasting money on players like favalli, bonera, borreillo, and unknowns will secure a CL place or CL.
Also he's too young for Ancelotti the phony to teach anything about football, coz all our signings have to be old, as theirs nothing he can teach tme they don't already know. that's why no youngsters play, and Marzoratti is not coming back.

idd , my brother is juve fan, he makes fun of milan... he says yea, they won't buy torres,barzagli,mascherano,ronaldinhio,... or who else

because they are too joung, they need to be at least +30 so they can join milan... and he is so true :s

gourcuff was a step in the right direction, but it seems it was the only step...

btw: milan wanted beckham, isn't that evidence enough to see, they will only sign +30-ers :s


and he doens't get it why milan want ronaldinhio :s why not spend that 110mil€ (if they got that kind of money) to 3 other players (non +30-ers)

Originally Posted by Tony75

Because we are run by Scrooge, and his cronies who think that wasting money on players like favalli, bonera, borreillo, and unknowns will secure a CL place or CL.
Also he's too young for Ancelotti the phony to teach anything about football, coz all our signings have to be old, as theirs nothing he can teach tme they don't already know. that's why no youngsters play, and Marzoratti is not coming back.

If it makes you feel little better, there are general directors much cheaper than Galliani, and they work for Juventus.
My beloved Secco has jus signed Hasan Salihamidzic for free. This is the second free transfer Juve made in last 7 days.
Grygera was a good deal, since Nedved says he's the best european RB atm, and since all the guys from Holland who had the chance to watch him said he's a perfect solution for Juve...but why the hell Salihamidzic ???
Cheap cheap cheap Juve

You at least have rumours with Ronaldinho and with big money involved. All Juve does are free transfers from flee market.
And they didn't even get them now, and paid some 500 000 euro for them. Nooo, they get them for free in June !!!