The only way I see Eto'o coming is maybe in January. In the next half season if there is some bust up with the Barcelona team and Henry and Messi as primary choices, he will leave. The question is will we put up the money for him. Chelsea and others want him as well.

Ronaldinho or Eto'o out of the list would be primary but Pato is more long term. I would buy both these players but tell this to cheap skate Milan.

LOL

Tevez looks crazy in that pic.

I would definately trust Pellagati, he also said this about R9 and Oddo during January.

And with the Leonardo connection I definately see Pato coming our way more then anyone else from that so called list

Interesting tidbit in the Italian press. I'd take it with a grain of salt. Not entirely sure how reliable this is.

[Berlusconi's entourage is sure that the competition for Pato can be considered won. As reported by 'TgSetteSport' (ie, Berlusconi media), the good offices of Leonardo have convinced the 17 year old striker to prefer Milan to Chelsea.]

L'entourage di Silvio Berlusconi è certo che la corsa al nuovo talento brasiliano Pato (18) sia da considerarsi vinta. Così come riporta "TgSetteSport", in onda su "SetteGold", i buoni uffici di Leonardo hanno convinto il diciassettenne attaccante a preferire il Milan al Chelsea. Pato potrà comunque arrivare a Milano non prima della riapertura delle liste a gennaio, visto che soltanto nel mese di settembre diverrà maggiorenne.

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Congratulations guys. it seems we have won the race for Pato!

just go on and read Tassotti's words on acmilan.com and you'll know what I mean.



"On the transfer campaign and the eventual arrival, in January, of Pato: "From next season we will have Ronaldo available in full regime which is not to be underestimated. Ronaldo will play in the Champions League and for the first time in years he will do a full preparation. Ronaldo has had many days of rest, we have seen it, also on newspapers, that he is already at work. I think a new striker will come, and if it will be Pato and he comes in January, then I think we might do with the strikers we have now." To what point is Pato a promise and to what degree is it a risk considering his young age? "He's not a player who's done and ready, a player who we already know all about. Right now his evaluation is one thing, in a few years, when his level will be clearer, it could no longer be the right time to buy him: there is always some risk in buying a player who is still a minor. But it's a risk that may be worth taking as Pato is a quality player"



It's not 100% official, but I'm sure it's a done deal.
GOD! I feel like I'm in heaven.... it could be the best signing since Kaka.

So, if we get Pato we won't sign anybody else!??

That means... we won't make a single transfer for next season...

This post has been edited by dst: Jul 17 2007, 03:49 PM

(IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/cry.gif) u guys im getting emotional i was the first one to even post something about pato .....and my dream comes true pato tieni il cuore rossonero (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) ... (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/king.gif) YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!! dream come true ....hes going to be a superstar. wait A MILAN SUPERSTAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/king.gif) (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/devil.gif) i really want to hug leonardo right now

Exactly. I'm of course pro signing Pato, but we still need another forward.

He will come in January and need time to adapt to the tough league, to the requirement of a team like Milan and to compete with experienced players. He's not the player who will bring the immediate impact to the team. He's for the years to come.

This post has been edited by mishale: Jul 17 2007, 04:05 PM

It seems as though Leonardo has done more than assessing the player. He convinced the player to sign for Milan.

But Pato won't be an instant success .. Some ppl are of the opinion, that he would be a first team player (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) .. I would think more of the lines of loaning him out (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) Cuz, Kaka and Gourcuff couldn't handle the pressure of playing for Milan when they first got here. So ..

Well, it isn't for me to decide, but I am definitely happy for us to have the upper hand

Guys, let's calm down. It's not official yet.

Even Suazo was official and we all know how that turned out... (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

No. we'll probably buy another striker (though Tassotti said otherwise), Pato is in the future's plan, starting from second half of the season.

We could go after Milito... he's not that expensive, he's at the ideal age for joining Milan (28), he's had a very good season at Zaragoza.
we could release him once we had Pato ready to be a "regular starter", which I think may long at least till the start of the 2009/2010 season.
maybe we had some plans for Milito when we loaned Oliveira to Zaragoza? (couldn't he be that 6th option??)

Really, EVERYTHING could be...

Diego Milito has already the Italian passport and Galliani said:

"If someone comes, it will be a non-EU citizen. Or anyway someone who has this status at the moment and will perhaps be a EU citizen by 31 August."

That leaves for only 2: Ronaldinho and Eto'o that Barcelona is working on their EU passport. Laporta, Barcelona president confirmed that today.