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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

[bigmacmtl]

help us win? he helped us lose and almost get us eliminated.

dudek was amazing in the final but they dint allow thet ffect their decision to get a new keeper because he was allowing a lot of weak goals in addition to some good performances.

would you say pool are better offf with dudek or reina? (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

[Fillipo Simone]

help us win? he helped us lose and almost get us eliminated.

dudek was amazing in the final but they dint allow thet ffect their decision to get a new keeper because he was allowing a lot of weak goals in addition to some good performances.

would you say pool are better offf with dudek or reina? (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

When did he help us loose? Last season Dida was a bit above the averange keeper, with some bad goofs but also some brilliant saves. That's normal,...We seem to forget to rate our players not only by their perfomances but also for their behavior in the team. And from what I've seen and heard Dida is an essentil part of the Milan team.

No, Milan is not Liverpool. I don't care if they shipped off Dudek. I don't care about Liverpool and maybe I'm arrogant to say this but Milan is above all that and really does not have to look for examples. We are strong enough with our own methods. And what if we are in a crisis right now? For the past 7 years I (we) had so many good moments with our team and I really wasn't so hard to be a fan. Imagine how it felt to be a Fiorentina fan? Or even a Liverpool fan. They had in their last 7 years many black periods. So whatching Milan right now playing bad and doing not so good is not that hard for me. It makes my love to the club even stronger,...

[bigmacmtl]

When did he help us loose? Last season Dida was a bit above the averange keeper, with some bad goofs but also some brilliant saves. That's normal,...We seem to forget to rate our players not only by their perfomances but also for their behavior in the team. And from what I've seen and heard Dida is an essentil part of the Milan team.

No, Milan is not Liverpool. I don't care if they shipped off Dudek. I don't care about Liverpool and  maybe I'm arrogant to say this but Milan is above all that and really does not have to look for examples. We are strong enough with our own methods. And what if we are in a crisis right now? For the past 7 years I (we) had so many good moments with our team and I really wasn't so hard to be a fan. Imagine how it felt to be a Fiorentina fan? Or even a Liverpool fan. They had in their last 7 years many black periods. So whatching Milan right now playing bad and doing not so good is not that hard for me. It makes my love to the club even stronger,...

do i really have to elobrate? two blunders vs. bayern and two vs. united in the late stages of the competition, we we're so close to not winning the only trophy we won last season because of dida it's as simple as that.

an thats fine you have ur opinion about liverpool but dont forget we about at the same level as liverpool 7 years ago and going thru a dark patch as well playing uefa caup and all..

[Fillipo Simone]

an thats fine you have ur opinion about liverpool but dont forget we about at the same level as liverpool 7 years ago and going thru a dark patch as well playing uefa caup and all..

Our dark period was an intermezzo between the great Capello-Sacchi era+the confusing Zach era and the Carletto era. While Liverpool, they came out of the dark with Houllier. Not to compare,..