Antonio Cassano is close to joining Milan on a loan deal in January, according to the latest reports in Spain.

The Bari-born striker is near to ending his unfortunate adventure with the Galacticos and Rossoneri officials are allegedly in Madrid to finalise the details of the deal which would bring the former Azzurri man to the San Siro.

The Spanish giants do not intend to accept the player’s indiscipline any longer and are willing to accept less than the £3.5m invested in January to bring the striker to the Santiago Bernabeu.

If the two clubs should reach an agreement, Cassano might move immediately to Milan on a loan deal until the end of the season, with an option to buy him for £3.2m at the end of the term.

The only obstacle which might now prevent the transfer could be represented by Real Madrid’s repeated attempts to bring Kaka to Spain. If the Merengues were to ask for an option on the Brazilian player to be included in the agreement the negotiation would be interrupted.

In the meantime, Leandro Grimi is expected to land in Milan on Thursday, where he will sign a five-year contract.

The 21-year-old Argentine, who arrives with the added bonus of an EU passport, grew up in the Huracan youth team before moving to Racing Avellaneda this year, when he was voted as the best young player in the Apertura tournament.

“Joining an important club like Milan is a dream come true, I am very happy,” stated Grimi before leaving Argentina.

cassano for kaka

haha...that made me giggle

Ral don't wanna trade... they just want to get rid of Cassano! they don't care where he will end up... they just want him gone!!

This is one trnasfer I would very much like to happen. He's troublesome and all that, but if he can get his acts together, he would be quite an addition.

I'm not quit comfortable with this deal .. Cuz Cassano has tried his luck both at Roma and at Madrid ..

He has shown that he isn't a profesional .. In as much ways as possible .. Capello has a 'drill sargon' aproach to his players, that could be an excuse, but Spaletti also had problems with him .. I mean, when Cassano arrived in Madrid he had a belly so big, R9 would be considered 110% fit compared to him !!

So .. I'm not too excited about Cassano !

Or how about Kaka + £10million for Cassano?????

calderon is a bell end.

cassano for kaka.
the guy's dreaming.
i wouldn't even trade kaka for ronaldinho