QUOTE (Danny @ Jun 5 2017, 02:22 PM)
Why would he? A glut of teams want him for a shitload of cash, and Raiola sees the pound signs.
If Milan are only prepared to offer half of what rivals are, it's a VERY mature 18 year old who would stick with us. And I don't think he is.
We're giving him a **** load of cash too. 5m per year is almost as much as Buffon makes FFS and would put him in the top 5-10 earners among keepers in the world. And he'd be one of our highest earners as well considering he's our lowest earner now
I personally think they've already agreed on a new deal and he'll sign when he's done with NT duty. The trouble was always Raiola and his clauses.
QUOTE (Jack Sparrow @ Jun 5 2017, 02:29 PM)
The issue with Donnarumma is not his wages - it's the 101 release clauses that Raiola wants included in his deal.
I think one of them, was that if we don't make CL next season, Donnarumma should be able to move on. Another was a 100MM release clause or something.
Agreed about Raiola's clauses
The CL clause is that if we don't make CL next season his release clause would be lower than the one he seems intent on slapping on him. Example, if the release clause is set at 100m, if we don't get into the CL that is slashed down to 50m.
QUOTE (Danny @ Jun 5 2017, 03:32 PM)
Problem is Raiola isn't doing anything Gigio isn't endorsing. He works on his behalf, like all agents, so as much as he's in it for the fat signing on fee he'll get himself, he is also facilitating Gigio's potential greed too.
Not that I actually resent it - if I had all the hype that he does around me at an age like that, I'd do a Pogba too and let my career go to sh*t while I pick up the money while I can.
Agreed on that front about Raiolo, I think the general consensus on wage has been agreed, it's the clauses Raiolo wants to insert that are causing problems since Fassone doesn't want to agree to a Pogba style clause which really fucked Juve over imo. So As long as we come out on top in this case, I don't care how long it takes them to agree to sign on the dotted line, I personally think that Donna has already agreed to his bit, now it's just technicalities with Raiola
QUOTE (X-Offender @ Jun 5 2017, 07:31 PM)
The only problem is Raiola. He corrupts all the players he works with, especially an 18-year-old Donnarumma who's much easier to manipulate.
But in the end I think Donna's love for Milan will prevail and Raiola will have to come to terms with that.
Agreed
Raiola is just trying to get a good deal for himself now that he's secured a mega wage packet for his client
QUOTE (Forza Milan! @ Jun 5 2017, 11:53 PM)
I think y'all are way too optimistic about Raiola and Donna. I hope I am wrong, but I don't see this ending well for us. Yeah, Donna may love Milan, but I am not sure that is enough to overcome Raiola's brainwashing (which is something I am sure he is good at) plus the smell of money along with the opportunity to play for a club that is "top" today (not yesterday or maybe in a few years).
I'm personally confident about this because I know we're offering him a very good deal (more than he deserves at this point in his career imo). No one can really offer him what Milan have, which is a sure 1st team spot, great wages and all the support he needs to continue to improve. So personally, I'm not at all concerned about Donna's renewal as I'm 99.99% sure it's already agreed upon
QUOTE (Jack Sparrow @ Jun 6 2017, 01:22 PM)
We can land a new player then...and Plizzari is there and rumours are he's very good. Maybe land Perin or Skorupski. Don't want a single player who thinks he's destined for greater stuff than Milan. All the best to them and godspeed.
Hurt enough by De Sciglio's whoring.
Cagliari's Luca Crosta is also ours, he looked great when we played against them in the last match day of the season
Still, I think Donna will definitely be staying and signing on this summer. Either way, we still have options.
QUOTE (X-Offender @ Jun 6 2017, 08:07 PM)
Rodriguez is official.
Fassone and Mirabelli are on fire. I don't think we've ever signed three good players so early in the window.
Speaking of which, looks like we might opt for Belotti now that the Morata ship has sailed. Torino's sporting director said that it can happen, but we need to pay a lot. Reported price is around 80 million, but we might include a few players that Mihajlovic wants like Niang, Poli and Calabria to decrease the price.
Personally, I prefer Belotti to Morata.
Agreed about Fassone and Mirabelli. Can't stress enough on how great I think they're doing so far.
I also admire how Mirabelli is seemingly setting up multiple very good targets for the same position so he's never caught flat footed. Morata was a bust, then we move on to the next target on the list.
As for sending players to Toro, I keep reading Niang's and Zapata's names as the ones which could go in the other direction to soften Cairo. Poli is off to Bologna, we're actually making 3m from his sale (another reason why I'm so impressed, Galliani would have probably sent him for free and paid half his wages for a year (IMG:
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Also, I don't want us to sell Calabria, he should be sent out on loan with Locatelli (preferably to the same team as well)
QUOTE (amancik @ Jun 6 2017, 08:24 PM)
Yep. Three great signings and we have only just begun. I'm personally conflicted about choosing between Belotti and Morata. Technically, I think Morata is much better. But Belotti's positioning eclipse Morata on that front. But Belotti is a Milan fan and an Italian so definitely a plus. If we can get Belotti for slightly less than what we were willing to pay for Morata then it'd be another great signing.
Belotti is a powerhouse, Morata might be considered a more "complete" forward, but Belotti is no simple penalty box poacher either
QUOTE (X-Offender @ Jun 6 2017, 11:44 PM)
Belotti reminds me of Vieri. Similar technique on the ball, strong physically, and great sense of goal. But Belotti seems more technically gifted, and I would welcome his signing.
But we desperately need a top singing in midfield as well, and that signing can't be Biglia.
We're being linked with Tolisso a lot, he's a great talent imo, but I agree we're missing a creator in midfield even if we get Biglia and Tolisso (long shot, he wants a CL team) who are both very good on the ball imo
QUOTE (Fillipo Simone @ Jun 7 2017, 12:26 AM)
Well, Belotti is more of a talent and gamble. I think what we need, both in attack and defense, is a more experienced winner. Morata has proven himself to be that man, especially if you consider he already played in Serie A. It all comes down to personal preferences. If you ask me, it would be Aubameyang > Morata > Belotti.
Auba is off to PSG and considering his age, reliance on speed, transfer sum and requested wages I think it would have been a much bigger gamble than either Belotti or Morata.
And sure Belotti has a big transfer sum attached to his head, but I think people are forgetting that we'd only be paying him a third of what the other two would demand in wages.
So in the long run, Belotti would be a smaller risk imo.