[X-Offender]

Yes. And speaking of which, now Mediaset are running a story about Ibrahimovic being offered to us. He demands 7M for one year of contract, and assures that he will be recovered and ready to play by October.

If we accept, he'd be coming alongside Kalinic.

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Now, if we cannot sign anyone of Belotti, Aubameyang or Diego Costa, then I wouldn't be against it. He'd be coming for one season only, and maybe by next summer Cairo will finally decide to sell Belotti to us.

[Danny]

I agree. I don't want Ibra especially, but we know what he can do, even at 54, and if we can't get any of those three, it's a reasonable plan B. I want to go as far as saying I'd prefer him over Belotti in the first place but meh, argument for another day.

[Fishdoll]

Mediaset seems to think Milan have sounded out PSG about Cavani. Not a lot else going on aside from Ely being sold to Alaves.

[Danny]

Cavani would be 100M.

[d'Arc.LP]

100 m for a 30 years old, I dont think so.

[Danny]

100 m for a 30 years old, I dont think so.

Higuain? 75M for a 28 year old. Money's gone silly. Maybe 100M was too much but equally PSG do not have to sell and are still a better team than Milan for now. Napoli weren't in as strong a position when Juve came in for Higuain yet they still got a huge sum for him.

[Fillipo Simone]

Naah, I don't think so. It's been quite some time now that I hear rumors of him being unhappy in Paris.

[Danny]

Some updates:

Carlos Bacca, Sosa and Paletta have all been officially transfer listed. They are all in the shop window and all will be leaving.

Bacca is close to Marseille but they only want a loan.

Sosa has rejected a bunch of offers from Turkey.

Paletta is close to Torino.

And we're closer than ever to securing Diego Costa. His agent is a major reason for this, obviously re: the Silva deal among others, but we want a permanent deal rather than the loan proposal.

[han2503]

Still a no from me.

Why? I think it's a win win for us if it's an option, we have literally nothing to lose in this type of deal but everything to gain

There were rumblings over the weekend that Fassone and Mirabelli were up to...something. Nobody's quite sure what, however.

This morning's press (mostly gazzetta) reports that Kalinic's agent is in Milano and that deal may go forward. There are also more Zlatan rumors. Milan's first bid for Renato Sanches was turned down. Tuttosport says we're looking at Aderlecht midfielder Leander Dendoncker as an alternative to Sanches. And also one piece from Marca stating that Diego Costa is tired of waiting for Atletico and may be evaluating other offers.

Apparently Mirabelli caught a flight to... somewhere.

This Kalinic news is getting infinitely bothersome not to mention tiring and boring. If we really wanted him, we would have signed him already. Simply as that.

We might be keeping him on ice in case every other link falls through. But I'm giving a sideways glance to Kalinic atm, get some self respect man! How many times are we going to string him and his agent along?

Yes. And speaking of which, now Mediaset are running a story about Ibrahimovic being offered to us. He demands 7M for one year of contract, and assures that he will be recovered and ready to play by October.

If we accept, he'd be coming alongside Kalinic.

Link

Now, if we cannot sign anyone of Belotti, Aubameyang or Diego Costa, then I wouldn't be against it. He'd be coming for one season only, and maybe by next summer Cairo will finally decide to sell Belotti to us.

Ibra would still be good for us. And for 14m gross, it's an okay deal. There are obvious question marks about how he'll recover but the man is a genius and a winner.

If we can take both him and Costa we should do it. Just for sh!ts and giggles and to show how rich we are now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Higuain? 75M for a 28 year old. Money's gone silly. Maybe 100M was too much but equally PSG do not have to sell and are still a better team than Milan for now. Napoli weren't in as strong a position when Juve came in for Higuain yet they still got a huge sum for him.

Napoli put a release clause on him, Juve activated it, he wanted to go. Nothing they could really do about it.

Personally I wouldn't want Cavani, was never a fan personally, and I don't think we're interested either. The rumour originated from a bad source anyway, mediaset are just repeating it

Some updates:

Carlos Bacca, Sosa and Paletta have all been officially transfer listed. They are all in the shop window and all will be leaving.

Bacca is close to Marseille but they only want a loan.

Sosa has rejected a bunch of offers from Turkey.

Paletta is close to Torino.

And we're closer than ever to securing Diego Costa. His agent is a major reason for this, obviously re: the Silva deal among others, but we want a permanent deal rather than the loan proposal.

Can't wait to get rid of all of them

Too bad it looks like we're stupidly going to give Niang another chance ((IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) ) could have fetches us another 20m



Some official news:

Crociata has joined Crotone on a permanent deal. Transfer fee: 500k

Ely has joined Alaves on a permanent basis as well. Transfer fee: 3m


Players who we've sold so far

De Sciglio €12m
Lapadula €2m loan + €11m obligation
Kucka €5m
Ely €3m
Vangioni €1.7m
Diego Lopez €1m
Vido €1m
Pessina €1m
Crociata €0.5m
Poli Free

Total: €38.2m

Potential sales

Bacca ~ €20m
Sosa ~ €5m
Paletta ~ 5m
Niang (praying) ~ 18m

Total from potential sales: €48m (€30m without Niang)

So not taking Niang into consideration we could be looking at total earnings coming close to 70m. This will be great for the books considering the huge overhaul we've done to the squad. Plus some big wages also being cut off.

Too bad we can't get rid of Monto until his contract runs out

[Danny]

Why? I think it's a win win for us if it's an option, we have literally nothing to lose in this type of deal but everything to gain

40M?

[han2503]

40M?

If it's an option to buy we just pay the chump change of 6m for the paid loan.

That's why I said I'm against it if it's an obligation

[Fillipo Simone]

I'm not sure we're gonna get the money you mention out of any of the remaining players.

[han2503]

I'm not sure we're gonna get the money you mention out of any of the remaining players.

I think we've already performed miracles this summer to get the money we did from the players we've sold.

Bacca seems to be close to Sevilla if the comments by their president are anything to go by.

Paletta will surely leave, just a matter of where at this point.

Sosa is a question mark sure, but the club have made it abundantly clear to him that he's not wanted, so I think that he'll cave and leave in the end. And that's the amount we've been rumoured to have accepted from 2 Turkish sides already





Anyway, looks like the Diego Costa link is dead before it even managed to take life. His lawyer/representative apparently said that he'll only move to Atletico

[Fillipo Simone]

I think we've already performed miracles this summer to get the money we did from the players we've sold.

Bacca seems to be close to Sevilla if the comments by their president are anything to go by.

Paletta will surely leave, just a matter of where at this point.

Sosa is a question mark sure, but the club have made it abundantly clear to him that he's not wanted, so I think that he'll cave and leave in the end. And that's the amount we've been rumoured to have accepted from 2 Turkish sides already





Anyway, looks like the Diego Costa link is dead before it even managed to take life. His lawyer/representative apparently said that he'll only move to Atletico

Indeed, Costa seems out of the picture. More Kalinić rumors then I guess?

As for the mentioned players, Bacca and Paletta could leave. But Bacca should go for around 15-20, Paletta won't IMO achieve more the 4 tops (I guess it will be 3), Sosa is a complete question mark. And no way are we going to get 20 for Niang.

[han2503]

Indeed, Costa seems out of the picture. More Kalinić rumors then I guess?

As for the mentioned players, Bacca and Paletta could leave. But Bacca should go for around 15-20, Paletta won't IMO achieve more the 4 tops (I guess it will be 3), Sosa is a complete question mark. And no way are we going to get 20 for Niang.

18m is what we accepted from Everton before boy-wonder rejected them

Kalinic... So sad if we end up with him in the end. He's not a bad player but compared to the other names we've been linked with all summer he's a major bummer

Anyway, most sources have been saying that if the "big name" striker is not achievable this summer we'll go with Kalinic + Ibra

If Ibra is added to it I'll be very happy. Just having someone like him in the dressing room is an instant boost imo