[William405]

Milos Krasic is struggling to find a team this summer and could eventually have to settle for a loan deal, admits his agent.

The Juventus winger barely featured under Antonio Conte last term and was first linked with a departure in January, but he reportedly turned down an offer from Lazio.

The Serbian is now available on the market, but as his representative has admitted, is now struggling to attract offers because he has not played much in the last 12 months.

“The situation is that last summer Juventus did not want to release the player and now this summer, having not had the chance to play, there are difficulties for him,” Dejan Moksimovic told TuttoJuve.

“Milos did not want to go out on loan, so moves to Tottenham, Fenerbahce, Zenit and Liverpool did not happen.

“Now, however, there are no offers. At least, nobody wants to buy the player, eventually some clubs may come back with a loan offer.

“Milos has not played for almost a year and because of this has lost his place with the national team and he has suffered a lot.

“I will go to Turin to discuss the situation with Milos and also speak to someone at Juventus for the first time.”

Not sure how he would fit into our system,but he's a guy we used to drool about a lot..and could be handy on loan with option to buy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

[Forza Milan!]

First of all, thanks to all of you who replied to my first post.

(Yes, “OTOH” means “on the other hand” and no, you are unlikely to gain much insight from me - grew up in the days of “Tutto il Calcio Minuto per Minuto” and moved to the US in the late ‘70s, so until recently had limited access to football.)

I find the idea of Matri or Pazzini quite distressing. AFAIAC, Matri’s finishing skills are no better than Robinho and he does not create nearly as much. Biggest plus I can think of is that he played for Max a couple of years, and that is not much of a plus (I fear this choice is largely a result of Max’s desire to regain control of the locker room). On top of that we are funding Juve’s transfer campaign, which makes it even more distressing. Pazzini is almost as bad, but at least there is (or there was) synergy with Cassano (assuming the latter stays). IMHO, keeping Lopez would have been better than either.

At this point, I would rather take a chance on Pato and spend the money to improve defense and midfield.

[X-Offender]

"AFAIAC"

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[acid911]

As Far As I Am Concerned. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

[Jack Sparrow]

As Far As I'm Concerned. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[han2503]

"AFAIAC"

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That's how I felt as well until acid and jack shed some light on things (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

@ FM (can I call you that Forza Milan?), yeah, the whole Matri situation is doubly depressing for me as you know 10m would be enough to close out any negotiations they have with Arsenal for RvP. At this point I'm just hoping that Galliani wouldn't be THAT stupid as to actually buy ANYONE from Juve.

Pazzini is on the same level of mediocrity as Matri. Don't want him anywhere here.

And as you said, if the choice came down to either these 2 or staying as we are than I'd easily choose the latter option.

Get a new CB and someone creative for the midfield and be done with it. What's done is done and panic buying on these guys would match the errors of the past such as he infamous Oliveira, Huntelaar purchases after Sheva and Kaka were sold

[X-Offender]

I agree that we should stay the way we are if our only options are Matri and Pazzini. I'd rather spend those €10 million on a quality leftback instead.

[d'Arc.LP]

Milan lose sight of Rolando

According to reports in Portugal, Milan transfer target Rolando is on the verge of completing a move to Fenerbahce instead.

The Porto defender had been the prime choice to replace Thiago Silva, who joined PSG with Zlatan Ibrahimovic this week.

However, Portuguese newspaper Correio de Manha maintains Rolando is in advanced negotiations with Turkish side Fenerbahce.

It would be another bitter blow to the Rossoneri’s summer preparations for the new season, as fans have warned they plan protests against the perceived weakening of the squad.

footballitalia

[Forza Milan!]

That's how I felt as well until acid and jack shed some light on things (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

@ FM (can I call you that Forza Milan?), yeah, the whole Matri situation is doubly depressing for me as you know 10m would be enough to close out any negotiations they have with Arsenal for RvP. At this point I'm just hoping that Galliani wouldn't be THAT stupid as to actually buy ANYONE from Juve.

Pazzini is on the same level of mediocrity as Matri. Don't want him anywhere here.

And as you said, if the choice came down to either these 2 or staying as we are than I'd easily choose the latter option.

Get a new CB and someone creative for the midfield and be done with it. What's done is done and panic buying on these guys would match the errors of the past such as he infamous Oliveira, Huntelaar purchases after Sheva and Kaka were sold

(Yes you can call me FM, and AFAIC = as far as I am concerned :-))

Huntelaar is not that bad (seems to be doing ok in Germany), I think we used him in the wrong role ...

(But I get your point.)

This post has been edited by Forza Milan!: Jul 21 2012, 01:29 AM

[kurtsimonw]

We aren't going to attract the very best any more, so no 25+ goals a season scorers or players mongst the best in Europe. If Juve can win the league with Matri as their lead guy, clearly he won't be an issue - problem is a large part of the rest of our team are an issue now.

[acid911]

Huntelaar is not that bad (seems to be doing ok in Germany), I think we used him in the wrong role ...

Ah, yes. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif) Huntelaar is pretty good, too bad we just used him like a total noob. A new player adjusting in a new league, and what better way to assist him than play him in a NEW position. Hunter at RB still gives me the shivers. And despite that, what little he played, he won us points and scored wonder goals.

I'll never forget his last one for us, the one in which that freak Borriello scored, and Huntelaar answered with a left-footed scorching volley from outside the box, minutes later. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) What a way to cap it all. With him still here we wouldn't be looking for a striker, and have had a quality one for a couple of millions per year.

[Bluesummers]

I really wish Galliani would outline the clubs ambition level. What's our mission statement?

[Forza Milan!]

I really wish Galliani would outline the clubs ambition level. What's our mission statement?

Agreed. However, I am not sure I would trust anything I hear right now.

Unfortunately, you have to think in business terms. I believe that recent actions (like selling key players) are the result of decisions made in the last board meeting. Galliani has been acting rather strangely in the last couple of weeks (more than usual), so I would guess he was not expecting some of these decisions. Who knows what else was decided. For all we know the team is up for sale (I have been involved in some M&A activity, and the last thing you want to do if you are selling a company is to announce it publicly). OTOH, it may just be that everyone is scrambling to figure out how to recover from the impact of recent actions. The fact that we are obviously in need of players to replace the ones we sold is not helping us (other teams know that we have some money and need players, so they will bump up the asking price). Also, (if I understand correctly) the transfer window just closed in Brazil, which limits our options further (making it more of a "sellers market").

The one thing that appears obvious to me right now is that the team is being restructured to operate without losses (possibly in preparation for a sale). Short term this will no doubt reduce our ambition level. The questions burning in my mind are (1) can we be competitive enough to qualify for CL, (2) can we make it at least past the group stages of CL, and (3) can we rebuild using young players that can turn into future stars (which includes having the guts to give them some playing time). If we can achieve all three, things should improve in future years. If we can't, I fear we are in for a rough ride ...

And who knows, maybe Berlu is just freezing spending this year because Guardiola will take over next year and rebuild the team to his liking. (One can always dream :-)).

(Before you ask, M&A = "mergers and acquisitions".)

This post has been edited by Forza Milan!: Jul 21 2012, 06:43 AM

[Zed.D]

And who knows, maybe Berlu is just freezing spending this year because Guardiola will take over next year and rebuild the team to his liking. (One can always dream :-)).

Nice dream, I like that.

[Dracoris]

I'm with Kurt, Matri ain't that bad. I don't think that he's starter material but I think hes a better sub than Robinho based on Robinho's shot to goal ratio. (I think its 1 to 1million right?)