Winter Mercato

from some rumours circling here and there, it looks like an agreement for Oddo's transfer to Milan has been reached but the official announcement will be on Monday.
Looks like the deal is for 7.5 mil euros + shared ownership of Foggia (some say it could be all of Foggia's right sgoing to Lazio) but the full details will become clear only after the official announcement.
If these rumours are true, I guess it's not such a bad deal after all, especially if get to keep half of Foggia's contract.

As for Foggia himself, I am not sure if the guy could be called a hot prospect since he is already 24 yo and by this age, if a player were to make it really big, it would be happening already. He may have been Ascoli's best player the year before, but still it's not like Ascoli had many great players on their roster so it was much easier for a player like Foggia to stand out from the majority of average teammates he was playing with there.
Even now at Lazio he's not exactly setting the field on fire as he's spending way too much time on the bench and he had to even publically ask for more playing time.
True, he would/should further improve but I doubt Foggia will ever be anything more than a good to pretty good player.
IMO, the best thing about Foggia is that he could become a pretty good player, who is a product of Milan's youth system and soon CL regulations will forse us to have 4 or maybe even 6 such players on the team. In that sense, Foggia would be very useful because he is a good player - hopefully would further improve - and we won't have to fill in the members with totally unproven youngsters. Other than that, however, I don't expect to see Foggia making Milan's first team regulars even if he comes back with us one day.

Originally Posted by devoted_dm

http://www.channel4.com/sport/footba...ia/jan19e.html


Lazio’s Massimo Oddo is on the verge of joining Milan given that Delio Rossi is set to drop him from the starting line-up against the Rossoneri.

The right-back has been assured of his place in the side so far this term, but Thursday’s training session suggested that the captain would be dropped from the Olimpico clash.

Oddo has made no secret of the fact that he is keen on a move, but the negotiations had stalled after the clubs failed to reach an agreement over the transfer fee.

Biancocelesti chief Claudio Lotito insisted on Thursday that Oddo would not leave, but that may not be in tune with reality.

Not only is Rossi set to ignore the player this weekend, but the capital club’s lawyer is already talking as if a deal has finally been agreed.

“I am sorry that he will leave, but we can’t really place a player under club arrest,” said Gianmichele Gentile.

“I am sure the issue will be solved on Monday, in one way or another. I believe that no one should be penalised by this transfer.

“Oddo has been given an important opportunity from a professional point of view. Lazio gave him a lot, but he has also given a lot to this club.”

According to the latest reports, it seems that Milan will pay £5.7m to Lazio, plus the co-ownership of Pasquale Foggia, who joined Lazio on loan in August.

Looks like he will join us next week. Great news if you ask me

yup excellent oddo is a star .. and a cant wait till he joins milan ... a hope he does and this transfer spec doesnt go up the backside ....

just sign him already getting nervous

inzaghi for cassano...straight up?
while a deal like that might hurt us for this yrs cl...the future implications might support this trade.
inzaghi is about done...and cassano would give us another..."what if"...senerio.

like ronaldo, cassano has the potential to be a "super" striker...if all the BS around him can be handled.

if we could could sign him to a similar short term contract like ronaldo, and give the two a 2nd chance, we just might end up with one of them being "super"

does the risk = the reward?

in the same vein, i think they avoided teves for the reason of his attitude, why not bring him in as well...
...let the 3 fat heads hang out...maybe require them all to take lessons from maldini on how to act with "class"?

meidas says that the ronaldo deal could end tonight when ronaldo will ask real to leave him

nice video

Lotito keeps battling for Oddo. I start hating this guy, but I must admit I also start admiring him. Looks like he really wants to make Lazio great again. What he says is actually true:" He wants someone as an alternative to replace Oddo immedeately, before he lets Oddo leave." (Something we maybe also had better done with Shevchenko.)

Lotito can put up all the show he wants, if he doesn't sell him now, we'll have him for far less this summer, and he knows it. Unfortunately he pulled of the same trick for two years with Apreciado César who was wanted and eventualy sold for much cheaper as initialy bid by Inter. The guy was a complete failure at Inter but then again he almost got no playing time... sometimes Inter forgets they can field only 11 players... anyway we'll see. I don't think Lotito is dumb enough to fall twice in the same stuff

He's contracted until 2008, why should we then get him for less in the summer? I think if he doesn't come now, he will never come.

Oddo will be finalised on monday. The transfer is done according to Italian media, its 8.5 mil + co-ownership for Foggia. Lazio staff and players already know Oddo is leaving and are wishing him well playing for his home club Milan. I wish him luck also!

Juve......got Criscito, a super talented CB, and are up for Barzagli for the defence who will look like this....
Grygera-criscito-barzagli-chiellini......

http://www.channel4.com/sport/footba...ia/jan19l.html

Lazio chief Claudio Lotito insists that Massimo Oddo is not for sale and will fight for a new Federal rule to protect clubs.

The World Cup winning defender is keen on leaving the Biancocelesti and the latest rumours suggested that his move to Milan was close, as Coach Delio Rossi was set to exclude him from Sunday evening’s match against the Rossoneri.

“Someone said that Oddo will not play? That is totally untrue,” said a fuming Lotito on Friday.

“I am the only reliable source when you speak about Lazio, any other person knows nothing.

“The player is not for sale. Furthermore, he is a target for one of our direct competitors, which makes things even worse. Therefore, we have to understand if there are any alternatives and if they could integrate into the team from a tactical, moral and psychological point of view.

“In any case, only the Coach can decide if he will play tomorrow or not.”

The fiery patron believes that the clubs are not protected enough, as he thinks that it is fairly easy for players to leave if they decide not to honour their contracts.

“I plan to fight within the Federation, as I would like a rule stating the value of the deals the players sign. At the time being, it seems to me that they are important only for the clubs.

“If a player decides to leave, he can start to complain and will not give his all on the pitch, making the club feel that it is better to let him leave. Things would change if players were forced to pay a high penalty and not play for one or two seasons.”

Lotito then moved on to comment on the match with Milan, which he is aware will not be an easy one.

“The Rossoneri are a strong side. We have built a good team which we hope will do better than last year, but we still haven’t reaped what we sowed,” concluded the President.

Originally Posted by mrki

Grygera-criscito-barzagli-chiellini......

What's so impressive about them ????
Zambrotta-Thuram-Cannavaro- xxx , that was impressive. This back 4 you presented is far from last year's defense.

And Criscito was half Juve player anyway. Genoa bought the other half and now they sold it back to Juve !

On Channel4 you can find the latest from Lottito, who's still stuborn and says how Oddo won't leave Lazio !
EDIT : I see lked allready pasted the article !

Lotito seems to be grabbing at straws, and becoming increasingly petulant, with the fact that Oddo wants to leave..and is actually close to doing so...

Ultimately, with player power being what it is...he ultimately has no choice but to let the player go...dumb git..

Originally Posted by Tony29.

What's so impressive about them ????
Zambrotta-Thuram-Cannavaro- xxx , that was impressive. This back 4 you presented is far from last year's defense.

And Criscito was half Juve player anyway. Genoa bought the other half and now they sold it back to Juve !

On Channel4 you can find the latest from Lottito, who's still stuborn and says how Oddo won't leave Lazio !
EDIT : I see lked allready pasted the article !

Of course Cannavaro-Thuram, with Zambrotta and Chiellini was better. But Criscito-Barzagli is young and super potential CB pairing. With Chiellini and Grygera also very good players on the flanks. That defence looks very good to me. In the future, Chiellini and Barzagli will be starters in Italian national teamm for sure.

I think thats a very bad deal 7.5 mil + Foggia, too much for a 30 year old. I would not give up on Foggia because he is going to be a good player. I'm sure we can find a good right back for 7.5 mil

Lets see...if we buy Oddo for 7.5M, and give up half of Foggia....I dont see that as being a "bad" deal...but then, I also wouldnt mind Berlu coughing up 70M for Ronaldinho...so..what do I know?