[vnata001]

Milan have made the signing a top-class forward their priority and the Gazzetta dello Sport has today linked the club with bids for Ronaldinho, Didier Drogba and Karim Benzema.
Milan Linked With Ronaldinho, Drogba And Benzema
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The Rossoneri have a real striker shortage at the moment, with only three senior forwards on their first-team books.

Star-striker Ronaldo has yet to play this season due to injury and his rehabilitation has been constantly held up by complications. Filippo Inzaghi recently turned 34 and has failed to score since September 18, while Alberto Gilardino, despite his recent upturn in fortunes, is not everyone’s cup of tea.

Ronaldinho, who has been linked for some time with Milan, is the obvious first name to come out of the Gazzetta hat. The Brazilian superstar has not been in the best of form at Barcelona this season and is believed to be unhappy.

The second player to be linked is Chelsea’s Didier Drogba. The Ivorian recently told France Football magazine that “nothing could stop me leaving” the club, and a move to the Rossoneri may be on the cards, given his on-off relationship with Milan-based model Elisabetta Canalis.

The final striker to be paired with a move to San Siro is Lyon prodigy Karim Benzema. The 19-year-old is widely regarded as one of the most promising young forwards in Europe, although Arsenal are believed to be favourites to sign the player next summer.



i don't care if we don't get drogba or ronaldinho. We would do VERY well to sign benzema. I have seen him play on numerous occasions for france, and he is a very intimidating attacker. With him, 19, and pato 18, and ronnie and gila to help their learning curve, milan's attacking problems are solved.

[vnata001]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DkvFU6QMrCo

This post has been edited by vnata001: Oct 30 2007, 07:04 PM

[misha]

The media ,as always, will be linking us with every striker there is.

[Jack Sparrow]

Benzema huh?? I was just reading up on him, I've heard him being compared to the old Sheva in a few places. Even those comments on youtube seem to say so.

Looks good that kid. But doesn't look like the Arsenal kinda player to me though. Isn't he a little slow. And he's not looking like a pass and move player.

[Warchant]

1) someone is going to leave Barca, either in January or at the end of the season. I've said it all year, there is no way that Messi, Etoo, Ronaldinho and Henry can all function on the same team.

they ALL want the limelight and someone (i believe ronaldinho) is not going to get as much as he'd like.

2) Drogba...the more and more rumors I hear out of Chelsea, the more I'm starting to believe that he wants out...now. Milan is the only big club in the world with a striker shortage, so i think he'd look to us before anyone else.

[I_Rossoneri]

Gazzetta are usually a reliable source - I hope they are in this case (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Ry4n]

Karim Benzema looks very very good i dont think Lyon will let him go for less then 15mil

[Jack Sparrow]

Nope...the media has made it really difficult to get young players cheaply nowadays.

You'll have to pay through the nose, for anyone who looks remotely a bright footballer.

[vnata001]

i hope adriano galliani realizes that by signing this player, and signing a promising young defender, and milan will truly realize unparralled amazing heights.
- Benzema, at 19, is good enough to contribute immediately.
- Pato, even if he takes some time to adapt, is also a formidable young talent.
- Gourcuff, who HOPEFULLY sooner than later will see time, can be molded into a creative talented center mid.

- Bringing in a young defender NOW would be truly great timing so he can SEE and learn from maldini's and nesta's example.

-On top of all of that, kaka, who is only 25, easily has 4-5 years of Golden Ball like talent. Andrea Pirlo is the kind of player to me who seems capable of getting craftier, trickier, and more graceful with age.

Milan will have such a strong young core that could LEARN FROM, and slowly take over for the seedorfs and nestas, and benzema and pato, who knows what could come of that. theres always chance of something going wrong, but the potential for those two linking up in their 20s keeps me up at night. AND dont let me fail to mention di gennaro and all those diaper dandies who could learn from watching gourcuff, kaka, and pato.

granted, it sounds a little too perfect..but this is the vision that these other european power houses have! When the young players grow up together learning how to play the game properly, with a little guidance from the veterans they become confident in their games, their abilities, and play to their potential. Cesc Fabregas anyone? Lionel Messi? how did they gain their confidence? they played with ronaldinho, deco, guily, henry, pires. They didn't come on for an extra time cameo. That's why Krkic, Dos Santos see playing time now. That's why C. Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney were starters at age 20.

Now, I may be getting ahead of myself here, but what do you think would happen if Arsenal were to meet our Milan in CL. Sure, we could play our sublime football and win, but as easily as i see that, couldn't you see a young, fiery, hungry side lead by Cesc shocking us?

The sort of on and off play we watch right now is exactly what has been discussed in this forum. Carlo plays it cool, and our vets don't worry. They think they can turn it on whenever. When the day comes they can't just TURN it on, were in a deep crisis..buying talents as fast as we can to make up for it. The youth need to be assimilated. I see Benzema as the next big thing, for him to score like he does at age 19..his potential is real. If we throw 13 mil euros at Rico Oliveira, 15 for Benzema it is!

This post has been edited by vnata001: Nov 6 2007, 08:46 AM

[Zed.D]

Ronaldinho = a bullsh1t story from the very start. the management never really wanted him, just used his name as distraction in the transfer market.

Drogba = we have 50% chance of signing him imo. the management can use his signing as a good reason to end chasing never-really-a-target Ronaldinho.

Benzema = good kid but not guaranteed. his arrival wouldn't be the best news for Pato which imo IS a better talent. so I say let's forget about him and hope now that we don't want to sign him, he doesn't become to be the next Zidane or something.

[Jack Sparrow]

The only reason we might go for Benzema now, is if Pippo has made his retirement plans well known to the management.

As of now, there are very few clubs in the world, who need/can afford to have one more striker and match the asking fee. Milan is one of those.

But yes, it does seem a little unlike Milan to have more than one youngster in it's starting line-up. I mean R99 is experienced. I don't think Gila can be called the same. So having Pato and Benzema sounds awkward.