This one has apparently been privately confirmed by Berlu.

No idea how accurate that is.

The article FM! posted says that sources close to Silvio have denied the rumor.

Yes and other sources have claimed the opposite.

It's a farce. Utterly ridiculous how the club is run.

Agree on the farce + ridiculous comments. FWIW, the latest article on the topic seems to indicate that something may actually be happening despite the denials, possibly with the backing of the Chinese government. (Link.)

Yup, heard that too.

A sale of the club is very likely in the coming two months. Glory days under Berlusconi will soon be over.

Enter Thai/Chinese investor, who wont be allowed to splash money on the team because of FFP restrictions.

New faces, minor improvements maybe, but the biggest winner is Berlusconi if this club is valued at 1bn.

We need some major sponsorship deals. Milan are the most popular club in China, I read. Hopefully we can squeeze some money from that.

Glory days under Berlusconi have been over for a while now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) . Don't get me wrong, I am truly grateful for what Berlu (and to a lesser extent Galliani) have done for the team. I really am. But somewhere along the line the two have fallen behind, and right now they are more of a liability than an asset. Something needs to change, and it needs to start from the top.

I understand FFP, and I understand that a new investor will not be able to "splash money". OTOH, as pointed out by XO, there hopefully will be some increase in revenue via sponsorship, especially if the deal is being used to promote football in China (as some of the articles suggest). More important, there will be a change in the management structure (there always is when ownership changes), and one has to hope that it will be for the better (true, things could get even worse, but these days our management is so bad that I doubt that will happen).

Reality is that other teams in Serie A (with revenues much smaller than Milan) have been able to do much better than us in recent years. Yes, FFP is for real, as is the crisis that Serie A teams have been facing in recent years. However, both are being used as an excuse to mask the shortcomings of our present day management.

Bottom line, I really, really hope this is for real.

Would you however estimate that he spent somewhere in that region on Milan in the past 2+ decades?

I think he's just recouping what he put into this club, most likely because none of his kids want it to keep draining away at their future inheritance

Also would like to add that I'm very sceptical with regards to possible investors from countries like China or Thailand...

Do we need change, abso-freaking-lutely, BUT let's just all pray that it's a change for the better

True. However, IMHO he got ample benefits out of what he spent on Milan.

I agree that change is not always for the better, and in some ways I am apprehensive about new investors (if nothing else, I believe Berlu has been truly devoted to Milan). OTOH, I doubt management could get much worse than it is right now, and I personally do not see anything wrong with some Asian influence.

Agreed.

Mr. Bee (from the Thai fund) responds to the Chinese: 500 million for 60% of the club, with Maldini as technical director.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hpho...845d37126723c73

As I said in the match thread whoever buys us will have to agree to Silvio as honourary president.