Don't remind me of our old midfield. We have four players over 33! Man, how annoying is that!!

Well, never then less...it's how it is.

Yes, we should give them all another extension to keep it that way (IMG:style_emoticons/default/devil.gif)

Absolutely! Long live the "has-been's"!

Really a shame he gets an injury like that, because I expected him to be obvious better than both Ambrosini and Gattuso this season. And I would be pleased with a new midfielder even it's a so called mediocre one. We simply lack midfielders now in my opinion. Ideally we sign one who has the potential to become a future starter.

I don't see a lot of those types lieing around...

Oh, I'm sure they lie once in a while, being human and all. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) They are not lying around, sure, agreed.

I read a rumour about Leroy Fer yesterday. He's 21 year old midfielder from Feyenoord, and I rate his potential highly. For now he would be nothing more than a backup, like Strasser would have been if he stayed, but since Strasser got loaned out, Flamini got long term injured, Calvano also injured now, and Merkel also not here (though no defensive midfielder, yet a midfielder too), I would like Milan signing Fer. Feyenoord don't wanna sell him - he's very important to them - but they have to when offered just a few millions (which is little for Fer, but much for Feyenoord).

I don't think we need a new DM to cover Flamini's absence. We simply sign Kaka' and retreat Boateng to that position. It's the most ideal solution.

Yeah read that as well, but I don't think our management are that creative, he's not the type of player we usually go after.

That's why I have my hopes on Monto coming now or in January.

We'll see, but atm, I don't get how Galliani and Allegri can say that our transfer market is closed. What happened to those Honda rumours? I know you rate him highly, I personally think he'd be a good squad player at this point since we're so short in midfield and the Kaka thing is looking like media talk more then anything else

Agreed on that, however, I do believe that we're one CM shot from really doing some damage in Europe. We have a lot of what ifs in our midfield. And Kaka is not the most reliable player around with his injury troubles

I would welcome a CM instead of a DM too. We need to add a midfielder, and I believe Honda would be a very good addiction since he can cover both AM and LCM, and will increase creativity in our squad. If we don't sign Kaká, I hope Milan goes for Honda, but I think he would be expensive to sign this Summer. CSKA rather sell him in January, I figure. And shame is, we need a new midfielder now, January is too late in my book. I read a rumour we have a verbal agreement with Montolivo to join next Summer. Which is nice, because now we already have a free replacement for Seedorf then, yet I would liked him now already, or now someone else instead eh...

But won't he be cup-tied?

Well I just read on MN that we're waiting for the last minute on Monto, Fiorentina will get desperate when no one offers them a good fee. That's when Galliani will supposedly swoop in...

Who knows at this point, but at this moment, I'm really not confident going into our season with the midfield as is.

yes (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

If we sign another midfielder, which we should, it should be now and not in January.

Honda? That rumor died a long time ago, why even consider it?

With all due respect, I don't think we need a Feyenoord kid right now either; we could have kept Strasser if this was the case. What we need is a quality DM, maybe not this season or until January, but in near future yes. Ambro and Gattuso ain't getting any better, and I see us parting ways with Flamini next summer.

One CM away form damage in Europe? Hmh, not sure. We still lack both creativity and defensive coverage in midfield. One person cannot give us the needed push IMO, cause we need a creator (a real one, a maestro) and a new Gattuso. Also, I don't think our fullbacks are good enough, I know many will disagree, but Taiwo and Abate are still not defensively tuned, while Zambro isn't getting any younger.