[Fillipo Simone]

Udinese Double Di Natale Asking Price

Udinese have attempted to scare off AC Milan by essentially doubling the asking price for their star striker Antonio Di Natale.

Milan have reportedly earmarked the Azzurri striker as a key addition to their misfiring strike force. However, there are now serious doubts about whether they can land their man as after a summer of discontent Udiense and Di Natale seem to have put their troubles firmly behind them.


"We have an excellent relationship with the player,” said Udinese sports director Pietro Leonardi recently, and the club followed up the statement by increasing their valuation of the player from 12 million to 23 million euro.


Cause for the dramatic increase is the barn-storming form of the 29-year-old, who after scoring twice for the Azzurri in the Ukraine last Wednesday, followed that up with the winner for Udinese against Juventus and both goals during the 2-0 win against Reggina on the weekend.

Greed and insanity,...all I have to say. Let him rot, like Mourinho would say,..

Btw. I was impressed by Gyan's performance for Ghana on the WC. Maybe we could re-orient our strategy?

[Rossoneri7]

Now that he has made the Azzurri, it is only natural that his price goes up ... Has nothing to do with greed Filipo

[Fillipo Simone]

Now that he has made the Azzurri, it is only natural that his price goes up ... Has nothing to do with greed Filipo

I understand that he made it to the Azzuri first eleven and is in real good form. But honestly, can a prize just jump to approx. 20 mil. after a few matches?

Anyway, it has to do with greed, everything in football transfers for the last decade has to do with greed. There are just some exemptions, a few decent transfers, that's all. Di Natale is good, but that prize is very high. Todays reality sadly says us it is normal, and sadly it is true,...

Well, at least I'm with our management/Galliani sure that we wont loose our head and start doing these mega-transfers with hyped teenage talents. In a few years, a 12-y-old will be worth 20 millions if some teams go along with their transfer policy (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) . At least Di Natale isn't one of those teenagers,.. (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)