[Bluesummers]

Report: Silvio Berlusconi Orders Milan To Slash Wages


According to MilanNews.it, Italian Prime Minister and Milan president Silvio Berlusconi has already put in place the first measures to overhaul the club in light of their recent failures on the field of play.
It is suggested that vice president Adriano Galliani has been entrusted with the difficult task of considerably reducing the club’s wage expenditure to better cope with the current economic climate.

Milan currently top the ‘salary chart’ in Italian football. They pay a total of €120 million per season in wages - the same amount as Inter - while Juventus come in third with €115m.

But Berlusconi thinks that this situation has now become unsustainable and has demanded a 30 per cent cut, which means that their wage budget will be slashed to around €90m per season.

These measures would obviously invite lucrative bids from top European clubs for big stars such as Kaka, who earns €9m per year.

The Brazilian turned down a big-money move to Premier League side Manchester City in January, but it is believed that Spanish giants Real Madrid will revive their interest next summer.

Brilliant genius. Yeah cut wages, what a brilliant move. Why dont you cut the players who make our wage go that high, sheva, emerson, kaladze, dida, Ronaldinho. Brilliant berlu, a genius i must say (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)


Slashing of wages plus uefa cup next season. We are becoming a wonderful team!!

This post has been edited by Bluesummers: Mar 4 2009, 04:13 PM

[Bluesummers]

Well, it's either cut costs - and wages are by far the biggest single cost - or end up several hundred million in debt. Which would you prefer?

sheiks, thats who i would prefer.

[Fillipo Simone]

sheiks, thats who i would prefer.

Now I don't understand how you can honestly say this? You know what that means? Do you know how much harm can be done by that? I don't think any "real" Manchester City fan can be proud of his team at the moment. I wouldn't be. The way they handle, the way they manage the club,..is it really that we support Milan based on trophies and trophies to be won? I don't. While I disagree with some decisions of our "stupid" board and managers, I'm still proud and ensured that the way our management approaches matters is with style and respect.