Milan Sign Diego Lugano?

Milan win Lugano chase Thursday 1 December, 2005

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Milan have beaten off heated competition for the right to buy Sao Paulo's Diego Lugano.

The latter is currently considered the best defender in the Brazilian League and has been identified as the new blood required to revive the Rossoneri’s creaking rearguard.

The 24-year-old has replaced Paolo Montero at the heart of Uruguay’s defence and had been specifically singled out by Real Madrid Coach Vanderlei Luxembourgo as the man to solve the Spanish giants’ problems at the back.

Inter, too, had been chasing the elegant stopper and are said to have made an offer to buy his registration.

Milan, though, thanks to excellent relations with the club from which they bought Kaka, have stolen a march on their city rivals, by offering £2.7m for the ownership of the player.

Whether or not Carlo Ancelotti wants to recruit him as early as this January or rather wait until the summer – and the departure of Jaap Stam and Billy Costacurta – remains to be seen.

However, the acquisition of Lugano represents the first brick in sporting director Ariedo Braida’s defensive reconstruction campaign.

Braida has also cast an eye over Felipe of Udinese over recent weeks, but with Lugano now set to arrive at the San Siro, the greater experience of Andrea Barzagli of Palermo and Chievo’s Davide Mandelli is more likely to be of interest.
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Milan have beaten off heated competition for the right to buy Sao Paulo's Diego Lugano.

The latter is currently considered the best defender in the Brazilian League and has been identified as the new blood required to revive the Rossoneri’s creaking rearguard.

The 24-year-old has replaced Paolo Montero at the heart of Uruguay’s defence and had been specifically singled out by Real Madrid Coach Vanderlei Luxembourgo as the man to solve the Spanish giants’ problems at the back.

Inter, too, had been chasing the elegant stopper and are said to have made an offer to buy his registration.

Milan, though, thanks to excellent relations with the club from which they bought Kaka, have stolen a march on their city rivals, by offering £2.7m for the ownership of the player.

Whether or not Carlo Ancelotti wants to recruit him as early as this January or rather wait until the summer – and the departure of Jaap Stam and Billy Costacurta – remains to be seen.

However, the acquisition of Lugano represents the first brick in sporting director Ariedo Braida’s defensive reconstruction campaign.

Braida has also cast an eye over Felipe of Udinese over recent weeks, but with Lugano now set to arrive at the San Siro, the greater experience of Andrea Barzagli of Palermo and Chievo’s Davide Mandelli is more likely to be of interest.

6'1", 160 odd career appearances. Importanly, Italian second nationality so he won't count as the 1 allowed non-EU signing from abroad. Meaning he won't rule out a move for Alex

sweet.

I reckon we should take him in january that frees us up to make head way into getting a more experienced player from a better club. If we want a defender in january Barzagli and Manelli are the only options, if we wait to summer then Gallas and Alex become real possibilities.

sweet.

I reckon we should take him in january that frees us up to make head way into getting a more experienced player from a better club. If we want a defender in january Barzagli and Manelli are the only options, if we wait to summer then Gallas and Alex become real possibilities.

Barzagli should be priority

I am all for this signing, as long as it isnt a repeat of our Roque Junior experience...while I maintain he is a good CB, he somehow never managed to get out of the shadow of Nesta and Maldini. (After all he did win a WCup with Brazil as the starting CB)

I will always remember with fondness and respect, his courageous final minutes in the UCL final where we beat Juve. Though injured, and in obvious pain, he limped through the remaining minutes of the game, even making a successfull tacke if my memory serves me correctly...(competely off topic) but it also recalled (Jose Luis?) Brown´s wonderful performance for Argentina when they last won the WCup, playing with what I believe was a dislocated shoulder (for the entire second half vs Germany?).

So, if these rumors are true, welcome Lugano, and I hope you live up to Uruguay´s reputation of producing stellar CBs!

too bad they aint going to the WC though

considered the best defender in the Brazilian League

I think yes he is , I wish to see him this winter after his team done with WTC in japan .

but is his signing official yet? cuz it seems like only channel4 state that we got him but even them say nothing about signing an actual contract.

Despite not seeing him play I trust the Milan scouts have brought a quality centreback but my hope is that he isn't rushed into the first team. When he comes I doubt he will be ready to be our starting centreback. He needs awhile to both adapt and learn from Maldini and Nesta and be eased in to the first team. Lets hope expectations don't weigh him down he could well become another Milan great.

Originally Posted by sam_3

but is his signing official yet? cuz it seems like only channel4 state that we got him but even them say nothing about signing an actual contract.

The article pretty well says that Lugano is now ours and it's Milan managements desicion whether to bring him in January or to wait untill June.

Well, when you watch games from the Brazilian league they are ugly. Dont get me wrong, I love to watch them and there is a lot of emotion but Ds are terrible. Tons of spaces. I think Lugano is a good addition, and he is not brazilian (hence not the next roque junior).

ive seen lugano a couple of times and i have to admit he always caught my attention, he plays with alot of grit and determiantion and he always all over the place, i thought he was DM at first but it turned out heis a CB.

so juve get sagnol we get lugano!

Diego Lugano threads have been merged as both are about same player

don't know the player but uruguayan and argies are usually better defenders than brazilians, except for left/right backs and with the exception of alex .

let's see.

Barzagli is a priority though,we must capitalise the good relationships with Zamparini, Palermo's president