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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]

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.

Again, going back to a past that has been long gone, Dida has been going down hill since the flair in the 04/05 CL and I know some may laugh at this but it's true

And I never devalued what he has done for the club in the past, in fact I was a big fan and supporter at one point and even after his continued mistakes I continued to support him. But it has been one too many and I know many people who feel this way, there are people who feel this way on this board also.

And yes it was Kaka and the team that got us to the final, if Kaka and Seedorf hadn't made emends in the second leg against Man U we would have never gone through since he made 2 howlers in the first leg that cost us that match.

Dida has had mild good spells during these last 3 seasons that have showed us a glimps of his old self but other then that he's been f@cking it up on a consistant basis.

When your heart stops when a high ball goes into the box because you know your keeper will 99% of the time flap at it should be indication enough that that particular keeper should not be a starter for a club like Milan, no matter what he has done for us in the past.

And the bet was for this season, not the previous one.

This post has been edited by han2503: Jan 6 2008, 10:10 PM

[Rossoneri7]

And the bet was for this season, not the previous one.

han u surprise me !! It was last season ... We agreed till the winter break of last season then I could go up to the San Siro and smack him with my slippers (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

But i never really went all out and I have Capin Jack at my side too u know how he hates Gila (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

On the Dida talk .. Well, at the end of it he remains to be our number 1. And for our sake (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) I hope he keeps at his world class ability and helps us go to Moscow (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/king.gif)

btw .. Kaka' ws instrumental for us, yes !! I am not saying no. But it isn't a one man show. I mean, where did Maldini go ? And Ambrosini ? And Pirlo ? and Gattuso (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) ? and Nesta ?

Even Dida, I mean if he hadn't stopped that Gerard drive, we wouldn't be celebrating an Athena triumph (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)