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Toni: I signed for Milan
Friday 4 January, 2008

Azzurri striking star Luca Toni has revealed that he put pen to paper with Milan last summer before joining Bayern Munich.

The towering 31-year-old left Fiorentina for the Bundesliga for around £7m, but he had been contacted by a number of Serie A clubs during his time in Tuscany.

While interest from Inter and Juventus never developed into concrete offers, it now seems that Toni had practically signed for the world champions.

“Everyone knows that I nearly joined Inter two years ago and that Juventus were interested in signing me,” the ex-Brescia man told Il Giornale.

“However, with Milan it went a lot further – I had already signed a contract. I could also have been a Roma player as they nearly signed me when I was playing for Cisco Roma.”

Toni has impressed in the Bundesliga, despite Bayern’s recent woes, but he is still following Serie A with interest.

“Inter are the strongest side and they have a bit more than Roma and Milan,” he stated.

“The Nerazzurri are certainly a better side than the Rossoneri and it isn’t just the derby that shows us that.”

The Modena native’s thoughts then turned to Euro 2008 and Italy’s Group of death with France, Holland and Romania.

“I’m raring to go, but we can feel the responsibility on our shoulders,” he explained.

“It’s not a Group of iron as much as a Group of steel and we can get through. The important thing is to get to the game against France with qualification already assured.”

Toni concluded by giving the peninsula’s giants his tip for the winter transfer window.

“Sign Diego from Werder Bremen,” he commanded. “He is a very, very good player and one of the few fantasistas still around who can decide a game.”


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Why not Silvio?? (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif)

[han2503]

Well, might I remind u that last season 'we' had an agreement that I could bash Gilardino as much as I want had he not turned out to be the player u preach he will become ?! (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

We said by the end of this season, and you're cranking out your best material to put him down.

And I don't preach I just choose to actually support him because I've seen glimpses of what he could actually do.

Dida ?? Dida is much more effective to the team than Gilardino. Whether he is having a bad patch now is something else, but he is world class undoubtedly ... Therefor there is a reason I defend him ahead of Gila, for starters he won us so much (as the saying goes; a Gkeeper is half of the team (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) )

Yeah, much more effective to emberras the team (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

And Dida hasn't been world class in years, and if you call a 4 season long spell of howlers a patch then I don't know how you could actually get on Gila's back as you do.

And as you said, a goal keeper is half the team, therefore he is a much more vital part to the team. So the team can afford to actually keep Gila and keep giving him chances, Dida on the other hand can't be given that much chances since his position is that much more important.

[Rossoneri7]

We said by the end of this season, and you're cranking out your best material to put him down.

And I don't preach I just choose to actually support him because I've seen glimpses of what he could actually do.
Yeah, much more effective to emberras the team  (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

And Dida hasn't been world class in years, and if you call a 4 season long spell of howlers a patch then I don't know how you could actually get on Gila's back as you do.

And as you said, a goal keeper is half the team, therefore he is a much more vital part to the team. So the team can afford to actually keep Gila and keep giving him chances, Dida on the other hand can't be given that much chances since his position is that much more important.

Then explain to me what Milan have been doing for the past 6 years in Italy and Europe ?!

Dida is a very effective member of the squad. If you choose to magnify his mistakes then do it without prejudice. (I am talking to since u have been following the team for so long now .. had u been one of those who just tuned in, i wouldnt even bother talking about Dida (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) ).

Dida has had a rough patch ... Whilst Gila has not had a good patch (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Dida has proved himself a worthy squad member, while Gila has proved a f*ck up as of yet !

And we can go on and on ... But holding Dida by the balls and claiming he is no good anymore is pushing it, since he had propelled us every season since that Manchester triumph in 02/03 to being challengers. He has been as solid as can be. But just these past two season he had shown his howlers, but not on a continuous basis, No ! Just patches from period to period. And even with that he pulled himself together to push us to Athena (dont say it was all Kaka', cuz it was a team's effort!).

And if u were to count his many moments in Milan, he was extremely cruciel for us in the 04 Scudetti win .. And the two seasons after that he was one of the main reason he kept Juve in check and pushed for another CL final again and again !

I have a reason to defend Dida !

But Gilardino ?! it wasnt this season my friend, it was last season ... And I dont need to criticize anymore, I am just too tiered of watching him mess it all up over and over again. Hopeless really.