Ballack

Originally Posted by Shevchenko-[7]

I think he just renewed with Bayern. And he's like 30+. I dont want another player that old

True.He`s 29 actually.I think Jim made a good point about Ze Roberto though.

Originally Posted by MATNAT

i agree ballack is a great player but where would you fit him in the team?

at best in our current formation he could only repalce either pirlo or kaka.

hes not meant to play wide left (i.e seedorf) or as a defensive/ball winner (i.e gattuso).

so i take it you ballack lovers would indeed change the formation, to what may i ask? and also remember that the team must be balanced. theres no point playing 4 playmakers in the midfield with no ball winners as we all know what that adds up too..(real madrid..)

I'd keep the same formation, but replace Seedorf with Ballack. Seedorf isn't playing "wide left", whenever we have played with that position in our team, Serginho have played there...

i wouldn't mind ze roberto for seedorf at all....but no ballack!!

Ballack considering options
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Source: ClubCall.com

Michael Ballack's agent has admitted the midfielder will scrutinise Bayern's contract offer carefully before deciding whether to stay.

Ballack's future has been the subject of intense speculation this summer with the playmaker linked with moves to Manchester United and, more recently, Milan and Juventus.

He has, finally, been offered a new, lucrative deal by Bayern that was initially slow in coming and his agent, Michael Becker, has admitted he will look at what offer is on the table in detail before deciding whether his future lies away from Munich.

But he has hinted a move elsewhere remains the more likely outcome to the saga.

Becker told Kicker magazine: "Bayern took a long time to put an offer on the table. Now it is legitimate for us to look around to see whether it fits the market value."

If he does decide to move on, there will be no shortage of sides interested throughout Europe with Premiership sides United and Arsenal keeping a close eye while Milan and Juve have both signalled their intent to try and lure the 28-year-old to Italy.

Michael Ballack.
Michael Ballack's contract situation at Bayern is yet to be resolved. Ballack is a great player one who would bring something different to our Milan side should he join. Ballack has a lot of skill on the ball, great vision and can shoot. He would fit into our system and could replace Seedorf who is still under preforming. If Milan were to sign him in January then the price would be low and another world class player would be added to our aleady great side.
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What does everuone think??????

Originally Posted by shevchenko4u

Michael Ballack.
Michael Ballack's contract situation at Bayern is yet to be resolved. Ballack is a great player one who would bring something different to our Milan side should he join. Ballack has a lot of skill on the ball, great vision and can shoot. He would fit into our system and could replace Seedorf who is still under preforming. If Milan were to sign him in January then the price would be low and another world class player would be added to our aleady great side.
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What does everuone think??????

i agree. we need 1 midfielder. don't care who but a world class player or a future star. in general under 28y.
but ballack would be great. but if we sign em. he can't play in champions league duels this season. but nothing wrong with that.
lets hope he comes :p

lol whats this hype over cassano?..the only thing ive seen him do is cry about being substituted for mido..but maybe i missed something?

Originally Posted by prifess

i agree. we need 1 midfielder. don't care who but a world class player or a future star. in general under 28y.
but ballack would be great. but if we sign em. he can't play in champions league duels this season. but nothing wrong with that.
lets hope he comes :p

Well correct me if I'm wrong...You say "in general under 28 years old, but you want Ballack, who is 29.
Don't get me wrong I would like to see him play for us too, but I do not think it is going to happen, as it is very unlikely for Bayern to let him go...

Originally Posted by slicknick

Well correct me if I'm wrong...You say "in general under 28 years old, but you want Ballack, who is 29.
Don't get me wrong I would like to see him play for us too, but I do not think it is going to happen, as it is very unlikely for Bayern to let him go...

true, Ballack is 29 but that's why he said "but Ballack would be great"
Right now, the situation is out of Bayern's hands as his contract is about to expire. It all depends on him now - if he wants to leave, he will, if not, he will extend his contract with them but there isn't much they can do - even now he is easily the top earner at the club.
Ballack is at an age when an experience abroad becomes more and more tempting for time is no longer on his side and this may very well play a big role in his decision.

ye it would be great.
but hmm i saw on television ballack is closer to MAN U, then to milan.
because if they sell ballack bayern want to buy van der vaart and/or lincoln (schalke 04).

Originally Posted by prifess

ye it would be great.
but hmm i saw on television ballack is closer to MAN U, then to milan.
because if they sell ballack bayern want to buy van der vaart and/or lincoln (schalke 04).

I think Ballack will leave Bayern next summer. And he certainly realise that there are a large number of German players with succesfull experiences at Italy (Rummenigge, Voeller, Matthäus, Brehme, Klismann etc.) and I just can remember the latter with a sucessfull experience in the Premiership.
And Milan can give him the chance to win everything in Europe.

By the time he comes he will be 30. We have a young midfield, Id like to keep it that way. Surely theres someone we can use for more than a couple of years.

If he comes at 30, then no problem. He would still be more than useful for the next 3 years. It would be exciting to add him to this squad.

Beckenbauer (a coach of bayern, well know footballer) says ballack will not renew his contract with bayern.
he sugets ballack a future move to real madrid. because that club is a top club.



so real is a new concurrent on the market, but i think he will move to man u

i dont think he will be stupid enough to go to Man U.. a team that has no chance in winning any domestic title or euro.. with Mourinho in Chelsea, i think it will be a VERY long time until Chelsea lose a game, let alone them losing the league!

ballack wont go to man U, if he is to leave, he'll look for a TOP team challenging in europe. The top teams for the best few years were: AC Milan, Real, Juve, Inter, Barca (hrm never passed the quarter-finals in a long time right?), Lyon (but i doubt he'd go), and Chelsea.. I expect Ballack to end up at either one of those clubs, but will Real really take him? To replace who? I really hope we could add Ballack to give Seedorf enthusiasm so he gets a bit more consistent