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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

[Jack Sparrow]

As for Max, is he that critical?

Actually yes...Carletto said so himself..."It was vital that we get Max back from injury!"

Even if he is, we got cover there.

Not really...only after we got Emerson...and that was because we gave up on Buffon IF this report is true.

And even if I'm to agree with you over Ronaldo....you're saying Ronaldo was not fit enough to last even the 4 months till Jan when Pato would become eligble. Ergo we shoulda bought a top notch forward. Then what happens to Pato??

I thought it was obvious to everyone, that Pato was Silvio's answer to Sheva leaving. Sheva came when he was 17. Pato is here now. Sheva was under the shadow of Bierhoff and Weah(was it?) ...and now Pato under Pippo and R99.

Nope to go with your argument...that R99 is so injury prone..a player who's so untrustworthy would have to be sold right?? I mean if he's never fit to play for you...then what??

Alright, maybe you're suggesting sell Gila, leaving us with R99,Pippo,<insert forward>,Pato(in Jan)! We'd still be in the same mess...if this hot new forward didnt work out.

All I'm saying is we can all sit back and claim this forward or this one wouldrevolutionize things, but till he takes to the pitch and lives up to the billing, you won't know for sure. Quagliarella?? Gila was even bigger than this guy....bigger than Suazo.

[Fillipo Simone]

I thought it was obvious to everyone, that Pato was Silvio's answer to Sheva leaving. Sheva came when he was 17. Pato is here now. Sheva was under the shadow of Bierhoff and Weah(was it?) ...and now Pato under Pippo and R99.

All I'm saying is we can all sit back and claim this forward or this one wouldrevolutionize things, but till he takes to the pitch and lives up to the billing, you won't know for sure. Quagliarella?? Gila was even bigger than this guy....bigger than Suazo.

Shevchenko was 22 years old when he joined Milan. And yes, Bierhoff and Weah were are solutions back then.

As for Gilardino - you have a point on saying we should keep him, but only till we find someone else IMO. Yes he was bigger then Quagliarella or Suazo, but how often does it happen that you buy a real solid/good potential for big money and he fails? To Chelsea every year, but to Milan not that often.