Not much help from google, so I'll ask here. Anyone know what he paid to purchase the club back in the 80s?

It was £9 million total, £6 millions for Giuseppe Farina's sharehold and £3 million immideatly invested in the club.

That amount was worth more back then but I think he'd still call it peanuts.

Quite true. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/innocent.gif) I reckon this would be closer to say 30 million euros in today's money, which is very much a steal for a club of our stature. And no, we didn't have oodles and oodles of trophies back then, but still a decent enough history. I guess it was the desperate and distressed situation that resulted in the sale.

Still, few can deny that he did invest quite nicely, and Galliani too, played his part. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) My problem a couple of years back was not that, but the fact that B&G could have destroyed the castle the built with their own hands. And really, another year or two of no solid signings, and we could have been staring at a Juve/Roma situation, and struggling to make Europe once again. Luckily it was not to be, and some timely buys, and great deals changed the winds in our favor!

I believe it is is obvious why the club didn't reinvest in recent years, at the same time I am very amazed at the recent transfer windows. Juve & Roma have managerial problems on an executive level, Milan on the other hand are stable in that respect ... Silvio, despite all his negative aspects, is a man with a vision. He wont allow Milan to fall, for him this club is more than just a publicity stunt. He is a Milan fan, Jack Sparrow in disguise (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Yeah, you are right, R7. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) Don't know about Jack, but a couple of years back though, I had a fleeting feeling that you were Silvio Berlusconi in disguise. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) The way you used to defend the guy, and even Galliani. I still would have been in the negative camp if it were not for some display of vision last year with some nice signings.

Now, it seems the management is serious about rebuilding. And that's always good. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) It's not just about having 100 million euros transfer windows, but almost zero movements during the transfer season never bodes well for anyone.

Only 9mil? Were we not just evaluated at 500mil recently? Id say he made an incredible investment!

This post has been edited by Dracoris: Apr 22 2011, 04:47 AM

He purchased the club for 9 mill. Then he started plunging money into it. The training facilities, the Milan Lab, the villas for his fav players(Sheva comes to mind), and of course transfers.

Don't forget every loss made by Milan is covered from Finninvest profits. So i would think he's actually made a huge loss from Milan than profit.

This season's possible scudetto alone has cost Berlusca 70 million. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)


I like Berlusca. He's like one of those old uncles. You don't particularly like them much, but you like that whenever they visit they bring presents. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I'm a bad,ungrateful person! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif)

So what now? We wait till August 31st (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

Nope. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) July 27. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) Seriously, I have little hopes of that elusive "Mr. X". It's just a sucker punch, a diversion, a game of sorts that the management and the coach are playing on the fans/media. We were a strong team last season, we are even stronger at the time of this writing. El Shaarawy, Taiwo, Mexes plus Paloschi are good enough.

At best we'll get Kaka on loan to patch and plaster up the midfield and inject some creativity.

You'll be proven wrong.

I'd love to be! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/innocent.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/king.gif) Even if I am not, I still am contend with the team and direction the club is heading in. Some nice focus on youth, a bunch of seniors leaving next season, and some established players coming in. There's much more to ask, of course, but I'm not complaining with what I am getting.

Of course, a top world class AM would make us a bit more competitive in Europe, and that's always nice.

Minus Pirlo. We are not good enough, we simply lack creative solutions and unless we sign at least one such player we'll be seeing a idea less Milan for a bigger part of the season.


This season Serie A won't be as it was in 2010-11. Teams are getting rapidly stronger. A top world class AM wouldn't just be nice or help a bit in Europe, he's essential for a strong Milan, in Italy, and in Europe.

Let's hope so. We've been saying that for quite a while now, but Galliani keeps renewing their contracts. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Again, I have nothing against veterans staying at Milan if they agree to a rotational or bench player role while we bring quality substitute players.