Henry's joining Red Bulls on 15 th July, so I think Barca's notgonna sell it's second striker to leave Villa play alone. BTW, what's Ibra's salary at Barca ?

A lot more than Milan is willing to pay. (somewhere around 12-13 mln) -- if memory serves.

So guys, if Milan does sell Ronaldinho (the verbal agreement with Flamengo story has also appeared on Mediaset's site), and Ibrahimovic is not a viable option, who SHOULD the club pick up?

I haven't been following the transfer rumours until today, but there was also an article on ESPN about Juve and City battling for Dzeko with no mention of Milan. So I assume that's over with?

This offense is going to suck.

Well realistically speaking I really cannot think of anyone who:

a. Fits our budget.
b. Would accept the wage we're willing to offer.
c. And most importantly is as good as Dinho is (or at least somewhere near that level) if points A and B are met.

That being said, I think all of this is just talk. I can't see Dinho going into this stage of his carreer for at least another 2 years. He's just turned 30 and had a very good season at a top European club! Why would he go back to Brazil now?

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11854_6259007,00.html

Sky Sports is saying dinho's gone as well

And will he be replace by Ibra ?

Who's caused all those gossips, then ? There are too much of them and they make me believe it... I wish it wasn't true though (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

As far as replacing ronaldinho...

there's always that name Krasic that was popping up quite often last season and during pre-world cup rumor hype. He would cost 15 mil? Sounds like Juve gave up on him? He's definitely good. Whether he is world class - like Dinho absolutely is when in the mood - remains to be seen.

I really, really liked watching Eljero Elia this world cup. he may just be a little naive in his play, but his talent (dribbles, vision, crossing accuracy) is undeniable. Questions regarding his consistency and willingness track back remain though.

Joe Cole just seems like the kind of player our management would go for. His name is bigger than his abilities at this point, he's exactly at that point of his career - entering the twilight - where our management would swoop in for a free transfer, champion him as a great name of the sport, and hope he recovers his best. That said, I feel he should have played for England over lennon and wright phillips. I think he has talent, and i'd love it if we kept dinho AND brought in Joe Cole. But if dinho leaves and the only addition we make is joe cole, i'll be sad.

Lazzari? Doesn't he play on the wing sometimes? Or at least I've seen him pop up on the left wing and contribute to attacks for Cagliari that way..

I wish, but not gonna happen: Michel Bastos. In Pro Evolution: I have Bastos playing on the right, Pato cutting in from the left, and a Dzeko/Borriello CF rotation. I score lots :-).

Now, moving away from Dinho and onto other player replacements: does anyone else agree with me that Kevin Prince-Boateng would make for a nice Clarence Seedorf replacement?

This fish would give Elia and Krasic both a big fins up. Bastos....meh. He plays for Lyon and my person doesn't like them. (goodish player though and can make impressive little runs)

Also worth putting up on the 'not gonna happen' list (but nice to think about) are various of the young German players (Schweinsteiger, Muller, Ozil) - even if they were to be available, their price has almost certainly gone WAY up after the world cup.

If they drop 20m for him, I see no reason why we can't get back into the Dzeko race. In fact, if we sell him, I'll be highly disappointed if we don't. 30m + Gattuso I am almost certain would be accepted. I think the 'we want 60m' is bogus especially since Man City are about to drop all interest in him (here). 20m from Dinho, add 10m that is just sitting in the coffers now and then throw in want-away Gattuso who Wolfsburg has shown interest in already (a $40m bid in total) and we have one of the most promising players in the world at the moment.

Depth Chart in order of importance:

Att: Pato, Dzeko, Borri, Inzaghi

DM: Pirlo, Ambro, Flam, Strasser

We still have plenty of depth in attack and DM through the sale of both players and the acquisition of Dzeko.

If Galliani can get off his "lets be friends with everyone" and kick out the likes of Janku and Kaladze like a man we'd have enough to sign a decent RB or LB.

Backs: Antonini, New RB, Zambro, Oddo (With reduced wage)

With this plan we've created a team that is able to compete and integrated youth into the depth chart. I know writing this out is a lot easier said than done, but I would at least like to see some effort from these guys, which I feel is just not happening right now.



EDIT: Forgot about Elia. We should grab him while we can via the sale of Huntelaar.

This post has been edited by Dracoris: Jul 13 2010, 09:27 PM

Milan has also been linked with Podolski, apparently he would cost around 12mil and is being considered as a cheaper alternative to Ibra. I personally like Podolski and he had a decent world cup, but he has a history of underperforming with clubs.

http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/podolski...dasdasftb_9/Tes

Welcome! Podolski is a head scratcher for me. He looks so damn sharp in international competitions, but so damn lost for his club sides. If we get a more dynamic box to box midfielder, then podolski on the left would work. But replacing a departing Dinho with Podolski would, in my opinion, hurt. Dinho ensures possession much better.

F**k it. Let's sign Diego Forlan.

Works for me!

(While we're thinking Spanish league strikers, there's always Giuseppe Rossi).

Ronaldinho will not stay for less than 4 mil./year
Our managment want's to sell Ronaldinho so we can transfer new player.
Berlusconi is in love with Ronaldinho and I'd be really surprised to see that his wish would not be accomplished.

The result = Ronaldinho signs new contract for 4-5mil/year , we sell another player ( Huntelaar or Gattuso ).

This post has been edited by d'Arc.LP: Jul 14 2010, 12:46 AM

Why would Krasic be a replacement for Ronaldinho? They even play on different positions.

About Podolski - he had a very promising season at Köln once, but after his Bayern move he underperformed. With Köln also last season; so we cannot be sure what would turn out with him. Still, I'd rather take and shot an see what would come out.

Anyway - selling almost everyone makes more sense then Ronaldinho. If we sell Gattuso we have Ambrosini and Flamini and Strasser and we can buy a new one, there are plenty of options. If we sell Huntelaar, same story. If we sell Ronaldinho we have no other option then buy a player who will not be on his level.