You never know, man. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/innocent.gif) You never know.

Hey, that's my line you stole. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Like I said earlier, there is high chance we'll get him for 6-8 million. And it will be money well spent. Plus Aquaman if we can get our dirty little hands on, and Kaka seems like a sure fire fit. These are three creative players for positions we desperately lack them in. Currently, it's mostly muscle in our midfield.

Add these three (if they go through) to the ones we already signed, and I can safely say we had the best summer transfer window in all of Europe. In all of Europe, I say. Pharaoh, Mexes, getting back Paloschi as cover, and so on and so forth.

Montolivo will go to Bayern

It looks like we're more focused on Aquilani than Montolivo.

He'd be an idiot to go there. But whatever. Aquilani is still not enough, our midfield situation is still pretty bad, especially if Allegri wants to still keep playing the ghost of Rino on the right (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Haha, Rino again.

Why would he be an idiot? Maybe Schweini will really leave next summer?

if we only sign aquilani then we should play:
-----------------van bommel-------------------
KPB ---------------------------------emanuelson/aquilani
-----------------aquilani/cassano---------------------


i think this would be our best option :/

This post has been edited by nuh: Aug 20 2011, 03:44 PM

I don't care how we play, as long as Boateng plays instead of Gattuso as box-to-box mid.

Well it's true. Rino is like the transperant figure running around without effect only gaining yellow cards.

He'd be an idiot because this season Bayern have a packed midfield that he probably won't get a lot of time in, and it is a Euro year so he'll be trying to get his spot into that team come summer. Him not playing while Aquilani gets a lot of time for us would mean losing his spot, Pirlo is still the go-to man in that midfield. So it would be De Rossi, Pirlo and either Monto or Aqui.

I don't think we'll see Schweini leaving Bayern just yet.


Hmm, I think Robinho would do better in that position, as x-off said, as long as Rino is not a starter then it's good. Allegri will most likely tweak things around until we get it right. This is why I hate Galliani's penchant for drama. We could have nabbed both Aquilani and Montolivo early this summer, Monto always wanted to leave while we could have swooped in when Juve's deadline was up for Aqui. That would have meant Allegri having time to experiment with what works best, instead of experimenting during the first games like last season.

We never needed both Montolivo and Aquilani, one is enough for rotational purposes and to freshen up our midfield. Now we close that deal and go for someone with enough quality to add a new dimension to our game.

Maybe Kaka in the closing days and Ganso in the winter? That would add volumes to the strength of our midfield.

But we don't really need Kaka, we need a CM. Kaka would be the cherry on top of the cake. Montolivo and Aquilani would be the ones that are mostly needed since serveral players in our squad can already play the AM position without too much hassle.

Aquilani wouldn't be rotation fodder, he's be a sure fire starter if things stay as they are. Montolivo is the only other good CM currently available on the market.

Not true, Once apon a time Ricky provided 80% of our attacking potential from midfield. You need quality, Kaka is a guarantee in that respect.

Aquilani would provide good depth to the squad, I cant predict what he would be worth to us come season's end, but from what I saw last season, I doubt he will be anything more than average ala Flamini/Gilardino (Average in Milan terms).

I would have prefered Montolivo to Aquilani tbh ... Doesnt matter anymore I guess.

Kaka had Seedorf and Pirlo behind him, and he was at the super human level in terms of performances back then. Now he'll be backed up by Aqui/Boateng and Gattuso and he's nowhere near the Kaka of old.

You simply cannot compare the 2 circumstances.

I'm sure that Aquilani will be a starter, simply because he'll be our best option, that is why I don't think he's nowhere near enough. Last season we had Pirlo and the situation got pretty bad after a couple of injuries in the midfield. Now Pirlo is gone and we're most likely bringing in just 1 mid. We're still going to be in the same waters. We needed another mid when Pirlo was still here, with Pirlo gone we needed 2, and that is without taking into consideration the AM position

Bro, I agree, we need someone of 'quality' to feed Kaka, thats what Iv been saying all along. Aquilani and Montolivo even when paired are no Pirlo and Seedorf. We need Pirlo/Seedorf quality players.

If you want to ascert to Aquilani starting if he were signed, I hope he does that good to earn one. However, his recent past says otherwise.

Kaka's quality/experience is what we need, a quality midfielder for him to feed from and an aid to Seedorf in midfield, thats what I want for this team.

The club has maintained a rather shady position recently .. But that does not mean the issues you are raising isn't a matter of concern. I am sure the club are well aware of Pirlo's departure, as they are aware of Ambro, Ringo, MVB, & Seedorf's age and expiring contracts at season's end.

This further cements to notion of bringing in quality in midfield, a Fiorentina esque midfield never got them anything noteworthy.

This post has been edited by Rossoneri7: Aug 20 2011, 07:46 PM

Even though I don't feel comfortable with Kaka coming back, I must say, I agree with R7 to the extent that I'd rather have Kaka+Montolivo/Aquilani then Aquilani and Montolivo but no Kaka.

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