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Milan set for Ivanovic crunch talks
Wednesday 13 August, 2008
Today could be the day that Milan complete a swoop for Chelsea’s Serbian defender Branislav Ivanovic.

The Rossoneri are looking to swell their defensive ranks and have set their sights on the 24-year-old stopper.

Ivanovic has been told that he doesn’t feature in Luiz Felipe Scolari’s first-team plans for the coming campaign and has grown frustrated at his inactivity in West London since arriving in January from Lokomotiv Moscow.

The most likely solution is a loan deal, which will allow Milan to add some depth to their back line for the season and prevent Chelsea from losing a possible star of the future.

The world champions are likely to be offered the chance to make the deal permanent this time next year for a fee of around £10m.

Diavolo transfer guru Ariedo Braida is expected in London within the next few hours to meet with Ivanovic’s agent Marko Naletilic and Chelsea chief Peter Kenyon.

A number of details still have to be ironed out, but a deal could be completed within the working day.

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[Fillipo Simone]

Maybe there's someone better and we're making calculations with Ivanovic? Maybe we want some on permanent? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) (this is me dreaming)

[Habitant]

Maybe there's someone better and we're making calculations with Ivanovic? Maybe we want some on permanent? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) (this is me dreaming)

come one you really dont like this guy? you dont even rate vidic! he is easily in the top 5 CB in the world. i mean it's not by chance that Man u's def has been arguably Europe's best for the past couple of seasons.

This post has been edited by Habitant: Aug 13 2008, 10:55 PM

[Fillipo Simone]

come one you really dont like this guy? you dont even rate vidic! he is easily in the top 5 CB in the world. i mean it's not by chance that Man u's def has been arguably Europe's best for the past couple of seasons.

No I don't like him. Vidic is good. Very good even. But the ball control and technique he has makes me.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/puke.gif) . And I don't like halflings that much. I like foot-ballers not foot-punchers.

Yeah? He's the best? Canna, Rio, Sandro, JT, Puyol - that's the 5 best. Vidic is not near one of them.

Vidic + Van der Sar + Rio Ferdinand + decent (and more) fullbacks = very good.
Vidic + any other combination not including the above = disaster.

He's a good player but his Achilles heel is to visible. So, nothing special.

[Habitant]

No I don't like him. Vidic is good. Very good even. But the ball control and technique he has makes me.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/puke.gif) . And I don't like halflings that much. I like foot-ballers not foot-punchers.

Yeah? He's the best? Canna, Rio, Sandro, JT, Puyol - that's the 5 best. Vidic is not near one of them.

Vidic + Van der Sar + Rio Ferdinand + decent (and more) fullbacks = very good.
Vidic + any other combination not including the above = disaster.

He's a good player but his Achilles heel is to visible. So, nothing special.

fair enough thats your opinion.

thing is theres azzurri canna, and then theres real madrid canna. too diff players really.

and puyol has been mediocre for the past couple of seasons besides the euro.

as far as rio well many united fans would argue vidic is the better of the two, but they compliment each other very well.