QUOTE (Portugal @ Jan 24 2007, 11:24 PM)
yeah looks like it
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Galliani admits to Ron talks Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani has admitted that they are in talks with Real Madrid over their proposed Ronaldo swoop.
Reports in Italy this morning had suggested that Galliani met with sporting director Franco Baldini last night and it seems that negotiations are progressing – although it seems unlikely that a decision will be taken on Wednesday.
“We have started to speak and we are negotiating with Real Madrid, “ said Galliani to Spanish network Punto Radio.
“We are interested in Ronaldo. We spoke to Baldini yesterday and there will be a new meeting today. However, we have not yet discussed the cost of the operation,†added the official.
Milan had insisted that they would only net the player on a free transfer, while Real Madrid wanted a fee of around £5.7m.
However, it now seems that the Italian giants may be ready to get their chequebook out after Real reportedly lowered the South American’s asking price to £4.2m.
Nevertheless, Galliani later told the Ansa news agency that reaching a compromise may take some time over the former Inter hero.
“Ronaldo will not arrive today [Wednesday]. I spoke to Baldini again this morning, but these are initial meetings and the negotiation continues,†he noted.
In the meantime Ronaldo, who has stated that his future is away from Madrid, did not train with the rest of the Merengues on Tuesday.
Channel4