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Berlusconi Rejected Chance To Sign Buffon

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon had a pre-contract deal to sign for Milan this summer but Rossoneri President Silvio Berlusconi pulled the plug on the deal.

According to the Gazzetta dello Sport, Buffon had agreed a four-year contract, worth €6m a season, but Berlusconi stopped the transfer from going through because it would have cost him €25m.

Instead the former Prime Minister of Italy wanted to spend this money on renewing the contract of Brazilian keeper Dida, and bringing in youngster Alexandre Pato and midfielder Emerson.

Milan fans will surely be dismayed by the news that Buffon could have signed for the club. So far this season Dida has made a number of high-profile mistakes, particularly during the week three draw against Siena, while 31-year-old Emerson looks a shadow of the once great player he was.

The Milan hierarchy have been criticised enormously for their transfer policy over the summer, with the failure to bring in a top-class striker and a decent back-up goalkeeper the main points of condemnation.

These latest reports that Berlusconi turned down the chance to sign the undisputed number-one goalkeeper in the world, will certainly not go down well with the supporters.

goal.com

[Warchant]

why can't some of you realize that we do not NEED a new goalkeeper...Buffon may be better than Dida at the moment, but Dida is still a world class keeper.

We have no world class goal scorers...I'm more pissed at him for not signing any goal scorers than passing up on Buffon.

and as much as Silvio wants to believe it, Kaka is not a Serie A striker.

[kdman]

why can't some of you realize that we do not NEED a new goalkeeper...Buffon may be better than Dida at the moment, but Dida is still a world class keeper.

You are wrong. Dida is about a Seria B goal keeper now. I believe there are even better 'keepers there. THat's not the point. The point is, a 'keeper like Buffon is worth at least 20 points per season. Dida in his current form would, on the hand cost you at least 15 points per season.

This post has been edited by kdman: Oct 4 2007, 11:07 AM

[I_Rossoneri]

You are wrong. Dida is about a Seria B goal keeper now. I believe there are even better 'keepers there. THat's not the point. The point is, a 'keeper like Buffon is worth at least 20 points per season. Dida in his current form would, on the hand cost you at least 15 points per season.

This man speaketh the truth (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/devil.gif)

Even if we have got trouble scoring, keeping clean sheets is absolutely vital. Getting Gigi would have shored the defence as they would be ably to rely on him, unfortunately the same can't be said for Dida...