Too costly I think. I heard rumours of a 40 MM price tag. Any young Italian attacker is just obscenely expensive these days.

Lots of noise around Dolla's potential change of mind, and discussions with other GK options appeared to be stalled. Some "backpeddaling" in public forums (including Dolla's relative that called Milan a bunch of clowns on Twitter), and Raiola has gone quiet (though that may be because of the Pogba trouble).

Personally, I would rather we move on. IMHO, it does not matter if what happened was Dolla's doing or Raiola's instigation. The damage has been done, and short of Dolla sacking Raiola I don't see how he can "recover" in the eyes of the larger fan base (yes, there are a number of fans that are begging him to reconsider after he re-opened the door, but I am not sure they are the majority).

Best I can hope for is that we find a way to get some money out of him (though it does not look very likely right now).

Yes. On the other hand let's be honest. Memories are short. At this point in time I want him sold - but if we were to revisit this in a year's time assuming he's renewed and we've reached CL places, I doubt all of this 'history' will matter. It will be put down to an 'unfortunate misunderstanding' or whatever.

Good point :-). Though we have to get there first, and I would expect a not-entirely-friendly attitude by Curva Sud at the beginning of the season.

Nah, he's just not that impressive imo, the only player I'd take out of Fiorentina would be Valero. He is getting a bit long in the tooth but I just think the guy oozes class on the ball. He'd be a great add, especially if not used as an automatic starter

That being said, Inter are in advanced talks for him


Well if we can get him to renew that would be a major headache solved. Because whether he leaves for a huge sum in one or two year or whether he stays long term, we'll be the big winners out of all this.

The way Fassone has handled this situation from the very beginning has been masterful. The entire press is on Raiola's back atm, we have the complete upper hand now, from a situation which could have been disastrous for us, we've come out the winners, and this is probably the first time that Raiola will have to heel in front of a club and turn back on his final word.


I think if he renews, the fences will already be mended, if not completely then very close to it. A major part of the ire from Milan fans was because by not renewing him and his agent would be screwing the club over royally. By renewing, whether he stays or goes, the club benefits big time. So I think that if he does renew, he'll be welcomed back by the majority.

Personally I'd want him to play if he renewed, because even if the intention behind closed doors is to agree to sell next summer, he can't sit on the bench, he needs to play so his value stays high (or goes even higher). If he stays long term, I'm sure the majority of fans will forgive and forget.

I think the fact that Perin's agent has said that for now all talks are stalled says a lot. I think the management want to see this through, and the only reason they'd abandon advanced talks with another keeper is if they have positive indications from Donna's camp

Regarding other mercato goings on

This Biglia and Conti thing is really dragging on. I really want to see us close both out so we can move on to other targets, namely a great midfielder

Biglia looks to be getting complicated while Conti could be closed by the end of the week.

If we can't close the Biglia deal this week, I really do think we should look elsewhere as we can't afford to waste anymore time if we want to give Montella 70% of the final squad by the start of pre-season. Plus all the Donnarumma BS has also really messed up our strategy in the transfer market

Fans have long memories. I still don't forgive many of those who wronged us in the past. Pirlo remains, for example, toxic to me.

According to la Repubblica, Donnarumma's father has asked Raiola to accept Milan's proposal of a contract renewal.

In general, I don't trust Italian news sources, particularly on sports. However, La Repubblica is probably one of the better ones, and I believe they have a pro-Juve bias. So, there is a possibility this may actually be true, and (if so) Raiola would have to comply.

If this really happens, it is the best possible outcome for us, given what our situation was just a few days ago. That said, I am going to have a real hard time supporting Dolla, and I believe many other fans will feel the same way. Hopefully this will not end up affecting Dolla's performance on the field.

Worth noting that (if this really happens) both Fasso and Mira would be vindicated, and a lot of people will end up eating crow, starting from Raiola, including a couple of CM writers, as well as Berlu. Dolla's brother in law (and author of the infamous "Milan are a bunch of clowns" tweet) already started down that path.

I don't understand why we're so fixated with Kalinic. The guy is the epitome of mediocre. I thought with Fassone and Mirabelli we'd finally move on from these type of signings. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

Me neither. And yes, this would be a classic Galliani signing, unveiled in golden letters and rejected after a few goalless appearances. Kalinić is very one-dimensional, compared to Bacca it would be a big downgrade.

I'm also worried how things started to develop now. We've slowed down our search and negotiations, no new targets seems to emerge and there's also the Donnarumma saga back to square one plus now reports coming that Suso might not stay as well.

I think he is Montellas wish. Just like Mati was and Rodriguez is...

I don't know. I find it funny that we used to tag Bacca as a player who isn't fitting into Montella's system, yet now we're looking at the same type of player.

Milan have cooled their interest their Biglia as they are not willing to meet Lazio's request which is €20m. Milan are not willing to pay more than €12-14m for Biglia, therefore it is difficult that the deal goes ahead under these conditions [Sky].

Gianluca Di Marzio: Enzo Raiola has arrived in Poland. If Donnarumma communicates to him his will to renew, negotiations between Mino Raiola and Milan will reopen.

Mexican journalist Axel Vazquez claims that Milan, along with Dortmund and Barcelona, are interested in Porto winger Jesus Corona - known for his ambidexterity and tricky dribbling.

Paletta's agent: "Gabriel's contract with Milan will definitely not be renewed. Torino? He will report to Milan's training camp in July first. Then we will see what happens."

Corriere dello Sport: Lazio are now offering Keita to Inter, to prevent him from joining Juventus. Lazio had previously accepted Milan's offer of €25m, but the player rejected a move to the Rossoneri. Liverpool also remain interested in the Senegalese forward.

Calciomercato.com: Montella wants another Centre Back. He would like to reunite Musacchio with former teammate and former Fiorentina captain Gonzalo Rodriguez. Milan have initiated contacts with his agent. He would arrive on a free transfer.

La Gazzetta dello Sport: Mirabelli considered bringing in Ibrahimovic, but 2 factors caused him to withdraw his interest.
1) Ibra's injury
2) His wages

Corriere dello Sport: Milan could sign Antonio Donnarumma as an extra incentive in attempting to get Gigio to renew his contract.

Is it possible Montella is changing his system? Last season he went with 4-3-3 only because he didn't have the players for anything else.

He was praised for being able to adapt from the 3-5-2 system he'd used at Fio, for example, and being able to find a formation which suited the players he had. To an extent anyway - Bacca excepted.

But we KNOW Bacca is a top class striker, a clinical finisher who is as efficient as they come. If we build a system he can be used in, he will be like a new signing.

Agreed with everyone else, don't want Kalinic.