For CB: Nevan Subotic on my mind or Nicolas Otamendi who could be surplus at City
For Midfield: M. Kovacic is almost a must and one of Sissoko and Kante
Pjaca heading to Juve according to multiple reports (bring to mind last summer Kondogbia battle with Inter)
For attack: Lapadula, Niang, Adriano & outstanding winger if Bacca leave. Can we bring back Aumbumeyang?

Cavani shouldn't be a priority but IBRA. Then one of Isco and Felipe Anderson to give the creative spark in midfield since De Jong is reportedly going to stay.
And getting Mats Hummels or Sergio Ramos will give us a near perfect mercato.
All these signings I believe can be made with all seriousness and the available €75M and the cash from inevitable sale of some players. Its not too late now but time is running out.

No to Lucas Lima. His stats not that interesting and he is no more a youngster (25 years in July). If were are so determine to fortify the midfield like the attack, one of Isco and Felipe Anderson will b a possibility for us.

Welcome to Milan J. Martinez.

Ibra alone will be effective enough to take us back to UCL then we see options available next summer. Destro will be a decent back up to Ibra would have prefer Pazzini but for age factor, and Niang will be the youngster in attack while at least one of Cerci and Menez should be offloaded to free space or cash in. Remember we still have to fortify the midfield (Felipe Anderson if De Jong stay, Kondogbia could wait till next summer) and defense (one of Thiago Silva, Mats Hummels and Miranda should be brought in to lead our defense).
Galliani need to be proactive than ever now so as not squander available funds. It would be worst not to invest right.

One of the fundamental problems at Milan is playing players out of positions particularly midfielder interpreting wing roles. Now Menez is an accomplished winger why not flank both him El Sharaawy and put Honda behind the striker? If one of El92/Menez is unavailable then Honda/Bona can be improvised wingers.

Spot on! Milan should have waited for Balo value to rise again before selling, That could be as early as January. Also am unhappy with the sale of Cristante but have feeling Bonaventura will turn good for us (reminds me of the humble Noccerino signing). Finally, a bit disappointed we didn't sign Cerci, though Menez look promising. Anyway looking forward to the season with optimism. Its been a while I feel this way after match day one.. Pippo show!

Honestly am almost on the same page with you.. Instead if we can secure Cerci for not more than €15M, and hopefully 20 year old Niang fulfil his promise of more self discipline so as to develop into a real champion, I will not cry if we miss out on Iturbe.

Check out this not too old piece on Milan..
http://www.footballsnippet.com/a-snapshot-...ture-solutions/

As much as I fancy Honda here in winter, if he is going to act funny in January I suggest we go get Nainggollan. He is younger, more energetic with proven Serie A experience and he won't be UCL tied too. €10M or less could be enough to sign him from Cagliari. Thank God we have Kaka now, + Saponara is a massive prospect for the trequartista.

Interesting preview of the new Serie A Season: www.footballsnippet.com/italian-serie-a-new-season-preview/

Interesting preview of the new Serie A Season: www.footballsnippet.com/italian-serie-a-new-season-preview/

We are creating a bad name for ourselves with this approach by talking to players behind their club's, inciting the players.. First it was Montolivo now Ljajic and Honda. Am sure we won't like it if we are at the receiving end. What reputation do we have left?

Heard Nani could be Galliani surprise package for us this summer.. That would not be great but decent imo considering our situation financially.

Getting Nani for maximum cost of €10M and Honda will still be fairly Ok if only Berlusconi will allow Allegri plays 4-2-3-1, with Nani, El Shaarawy in flanks and Honda playing behind Balotelli while Montolivo and De Jong plays deep in midfield, with Poli and KPB alternating with Monto and Honda respectively.

I think Nani has shown glimpses of brilliancy many times. Change of team to where he could feel more important might give him motivation to perform well on consistent basis.

Since he is surplus to requirement at Man Utd he could not cost more than €10M.

Italian giants, AC Milan is one of the biggest sporting brands and most successful football clubs in the world, enjoying most of its success in the late 1980s and early 1990s with the likes of Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini and the Dutch Trio; Marco van Basten, Frank Rijkaard and Gullit forming the invisible Milan back then.
 
Milan who enjoyed some huge success between 2002 and 2007 winning a league title and two UEFA Champions League trophy in the process has since regressed in recent years, though massimoliano Allegri won the league title in the 2012/13 campaign, his first season in charge of the Rossoneri.
 
Last season Milan struggled to secure Champions League football, thanks to a last day nervous victory over already relegated Siena at the Artemio Franchi Stadium. The Rossoneri was also eliminated in the quarter final stage of the UEFA Champions League in a berating manner as Barcelona recorded a 4-0 victory over the Via Turati at the Camp Nou to overturn a first leg 2-0 defeat.
 
 
The disgraceful Champions League exit and the the 3rd place in the league was perceived as a disappointing season for Milan with, club president Silvio Berlusconi calling for the head of coach Max Allegri. But when one considers the players at the disposal of Allegri one will agree the former Cagliari boss truly deserved not to be replaced with untested Clearance Seedorf by the ex Italian Prime Minister.
 
Milan sold their two key players in Thiago Silva and Zlatan Ibrahimovic  to Paris St Germain last summer without suitable replacements. Antonio Cassano switched to the other side of the City in a deal that brought Giampaolo Pazzini to Milan , also veterans like Sandro Nesta, Gennaro Gattuso, Cleareance Seedorf and Filipo Inzaghi left the club with the later retiring. Bearing all these key departures in mind with Milan only creative signing being Riccardo Montolivo, a bossman transfer from Fiorentina, the Rossoneri were indeed in for a turbulent  campaign.
 
But wonder boy, Stephan El Shaarawy shouldered the team’s goal scoring responsibility and led the Via Turati resurgent late last year until the famous arrival of Mario Balotelli from Manchester City in a deal worth more than 20 million Euros
 
 
The former Inter Milan striker indeed helped Milan rescue their season, scoring vital goals.
 
 
AHEAD OF NEXT SEASON – THE WAY FORWARD
 
 
The Rossoneri need to be more proactive than ever in the transfer market this summer, so as to get the needed reinforcements.
 
Rumour has it that the club could cash in on 40 million Euro rated striker, El Shaarawy if the right offer comes in. At this point all transaction should be geared towards at least a real marquee signing in the midfield and not to deplete the team anymore.
 
The team attack is very much decent with balotelli alone upfront or pairing up with either El Shaarawy or Pazzini but if El Farone leaves for 40 million Euros and someone in the class of Carlos Tevez comes in it will be a great deal Economical and Sporting wise, the only problem in the long term could be the budget sinking wage of Tevez. But a younger striker like Dortmund’s want away Robert Lewandowski who will definitely cost more but have lower wage demand and future value will be a real smart coup.
 
The midfield is the area of the team that is begging for reinforcement. The force, explosiveness, dynamism of Kelvin Prince Boateng and vision, creativity and innovation of Riccardo Montolivo is what Milan need in just a player – TREQUARTISTA.
 
A high profile signing in the likes of Cesc Fabregas, Luka Modric and Javier Pastore is highly needed in the teams' midfield that is short of flair and creativity. Also Keisuke Honda and Lazio’s Hernanes could be a decent option, while resigning former star player, Riccardo Kaka for a minimal feel and moderate wage could be a risk worth taken, considering new signing Riccardo Saponara will learn greatly from the former FIFA player of the year.
 
The club shouldn’t mind sacrificing Boateng for the midfield marquee signing.
 
The defense also must be strengthened with at least a young decent centre back since it is almost impossible to bring back former defender Silva from PSG. One of Milan youth product Davide Astori and Torino ’s Angelo Ogbonna could help fortified the defense with Philipe Mexes leadind and holding the line.
 
Lastly Adriano Galliani must find a way to get rid of the dead woods in the team for wage budget sake. Player like Mario Yepes, Luca Antonini, Taye Taiwo, Bakaye Traore, Urby Emmanuelson and Didac Villa seems not to have real sporting business in Milan , hence they should all be shipped out.
 
In a nutshell, if the seven times European Champions could sell El Shaarawy for 35 – 40 million Euros and manage to sign someone like Lewandowski since Tevez is now heading to Juventus, or maybe keep El Shaarawy instead, with a real top quality trequartista signing and the defense been fortified the Milan fans could still look forward to the future with much hope and expectations starting with the 2012/13 season.
 
 
Written by Chris O. Okunnuwa for publication in a magazine in Nigeria.
Still going to be edited.

De Sciglio can't be a solid-long-lasting solution to our left full-back, neither is Constant. De Sciglio can only be a temporary solution and cover up for the LB. Italy also lack LB generally that is why he is been improvised as alternative or as second fiddle to Chiellini. He is best suited for the right full-back position.

I understand we want to play with two centre forward next term, now if we successfully sign Tevez where will El Shaarawy fit in? I suspect something is undercover!
I believe we are in dire need of a top CB, LB and AM not another striker at least atm we are not selling El Farone. Not as if am totally against the signing of Tevez though will still prefer Lewandowski for €20M who also want out at Dortmund compare to Tevez purported €10M with budget sinking wage, but I feel our top priority should be players like Coentrao, Lucas Digne, Hernanes Eriksen, Alcantara or even Kaka also Mangala and if Possible T. Silva - I see our management still can't cope with his sale, if we can't get him back then we ll continue licking the wound of his sporting loss and take solace in his sale economic gain..
Finally, Antonini, Didac Villa, Traore and Zaccardo should take the exit as Ambrossini, plus wouldn't mind cashing-in on Boateng and Noccerino as Robinho is a must.
Hey Galliani beware of freebies and be smart with choice this time!

Galliani thinks he is wise, to be honest only a fool do/think the way he do.. He is afraid of investing in failure with the little money we have. If you don't take risk, then you play it safe but when you do that nothing big or extraordinary will happen to you. it is so absurd asking to loan just €3M rated 17 year-old prospect from poor Lique 2 club. For heaven sake, Galliani just paid €7.5M plus Cassano for Pazzini.. Can't afford to raise €6M offer for Lique 1 Champions (Montpelier) 23 years-old captain, Mbiwa. Though I understand him a bit on Mbiwa, its likely he join us for free next term and I want Niccolin to be taught some real lesson .. I think Galliani has really lost it that is if he even got it before. In a nutshell, should Galliani and co continue like this Milan will sink further in future!

Welcome development but let see how it end. I think the best solution that will suit all part involve, is this: City should allow Milan to take him on free loan and obligation to sign him if he make some certain no of appearances and scores some number of goals. Or Milan should pay for the loan and decide whether to permanent him or not at a reduced fee without
obligation.
But I trust Tevez to deliver.

The Boateng incident was a close call; there was little contact maybe the referee shouldn't have given the penalty. It proved to me how intelligent Boateng he's; he intentionally wait for the keeper and implicate him.

Allegri suck for treating this poor guy (Taiwo) this way. That is one of the reason Mourinho is better than some coaches; he give you chance and confident to prove yourself irrespective of your race, age and nationality. Look at El Shewaary case for instance, he (Allegri) will never build confident in you. Hate Allegri for this.

The three midfielders in the absence of Noccerino and Boateng should be Aquilani-MVB-Seedorf A good fotmation to try in this match is: 4 3 3 Pato and Robinho should explore the flanks while Ibra be the targe man/CF. We can later switch to another formation depending on the score line. I also hope El Shwaary get some playing time in this show.

If will don't do away with some of these old senators; Inzaghi, Ambrossini, Yepes, Gattuso, Van Bomel, Zambrotta, Nesta and Seedorf we will never move forward and attain real success in terms of play. We must seperate feelings from this. Players will serve and surely leave one day, no player will play forever. We have parted way with many great players before even some in their prime;Van Basten, Shevy, Kaka and some other truly loyal soldiers that can no longer deliver. It's obvious that majority of these old players weaker and tired legs can't deliver again and the team interest that is at stake should be consider first.
So Allegri not playing a 38 years old attacker shouldn,t be an issue at all, in fact I will like to see him do the same to the old soldiers in the mid-field as well. They can't have all the chances given to them here in other top clubs.

If will don't do away with these old senators we will never attain real success in terms of play. We must seperate feelings from this. Players will serve and surely leave one day, no player will play forever. We have parted way with many great players before even some in their prime;Van Basten, Shevy, Kaka and some other truly loyal soldiers that can no longer deliver. It's obvious Pippo weaker and tired legs can't deliver again and the team interest that is at stake should be consider first.

The prospect of having a Tevez and Ibra attack excites and fascinate me. Though I will still like to keep pato as well but I know either Pato or Robinho will have have to pave way for this Argentine football monster; won't commit suicide if he (Pato) leave for reasonable fee with the hope of having Tevez and some time in the near future Balotelli.
Galliani we need your transfer magic once more or better still Berlusconi should dish out the cash and use this as his special return gift for us.

Another transfer rummour: Garry Cahil open to Italy move says Bolton manager.

Having Tevez, if possible De Rossi, Garry Cahil and a real trequartista will bring us so close to be the world best team.

Robinho problem has becoming psychological he needs a sport psychologist help for reform or return to Santos in exchange for Ganso. Having said that, we need Tevez for some obvious reasons: Robinho not reliable finisher, Pato always injured; El Shewaary should be groom as a trequartista, playing him behind Ibra and Tevez will rock the world of football like NATO missiles.