There is not a single player that we could all agree we'd want. I for example would not like to see Eto'o in Milan. But if it went through, I would not be unhappy cause he's got some qualities everyone can see... but Adebayor... that guy's good but world class... is a class he skipped to go to the hair salon...

or hes just checking him out

I think we'd all pouce at the chance of Eto'o, but I don't think anyone can see it happening, which personally I don;t understand why he's not a target since he would probably go for the same price as Adebayor would go for, and he's twice the player Ade is.

Personally I'm vying for R10 so hard because the other prospect not only doesn't impress me but the tought of him coming to Milan scares me, not only because of the ridiculous price tag but for the fact that he isn't good enough and won't provide with the goals we need, which would leave us as we were these last 2 seasons

I can think of one player most of us would agree on: Buffon.

But there'd probably be disagreement even about that one.

Anyway...

Storari-to-Fiorentina looks to be nearly a done deal.

Tuttomercatoweb reports that there are FOUR Serie A teams wanting to borrow Paloschi on loan for a year: Reggina, Toro, Bologna, and Samp. Reggina is the current favourite IF young Alberto is loaned at all.

We shouldn't let him go, with the way things are going we're probably going to need him at some point next season.

As for Gigi, who wouldn't want him? But Galliani has made it clear that the only player arriving would be a for of attacker so why even talk about a GK?

I was only talking theoretically, han.

That said, there's one curious note on mediaset. For each Serie A team, there's a page where possible/probable transfers are listed along with the percentage of that transfer actually happening -- this sort of thing is not uncommon on a lot of Italian sports sites. The interesting thing about Mediaset's is that it's currently giving Milan a 20% chance of signing Fiorentina's Gamberini, and after spending an hour last night looking, I couldn't come up with even a hint that Milan were looking at him. Probably just speculation but still. There's hope.

I remain indifferent about strikers coming in; none of 'em really make me go wow (though in deference to zd, the fish doll admits to liking David Villa's sideburns).

I agree that Milan should absolutely keep Paloschi.

But I like his scoring instinct more than his sideburns

... Ronaldinho + Paloschi. I think that's the best solution considering many things, like our [seemingly] limited budget...

If our coach has his way, we'll most probably see Paloschi back in the hut. Carlo likes to take his time with youngsters, and it was sheer luck that the kid broke through the ranks. Our striker force (is it worthy of being called a force?) was injured and depleted back then. That paved way for Paloschi.

The kid's immense and has got talent, no doubt, but he's not something we'll be seeing day in and day out. Another striker arrives, or otherwise. I hope I'm proven wrong, but that's just how things are with Carlo, sadly. I would hate for him to be loaned out, though. Keep Paloschi on standby. Get R10. Get another striker, if possible.

Yep, you were speaking theoretically, but who here wouldn't jump at the chance of signing Gigi? And putting aside the striker talk since that's all that's being mentioned regarding Milan and the mercato, a keeper is probably our most critical position right now in need of a quality signing and our management haven't even looked into re-inforcing that position.

As for Gamberini, maybe us selling 2 players to Fiorentina has some motives behind it. Gamberini is really good, probably on the same level as Bonera, but would choose him any day over Kala.

Adebayor is very close to Milan, with reports coming from the French Riviera, where Galliani and Wenger have met tonight.

Adebayor's agent claims that a deal is 80% done and that Adebayor could be a Milan player before the regrouping of the team. The deal will be give or take 23MM Eur.

No! Let it stay at 80%. The last time we brought a top scorer from a foreign league (Oliveria), we all know what happened. If this goes through, I'm personally going to snipe Galliani right between his eyes. We deserve better. Much better.

If we can get him under 20 mil pounds I'll be content. The original 32 mil pound number or even 32 mil euros is outrageous.

i just hope that we bring Ronaldinho and keep Boriello and then Adebayor company would be great !

NO!!

Come on Wenger, stand your ground!!

Well, Gazzetta's writers are either reading this forum or they're as suspicious as some of us here are. There's a story in today's Gazzetta stating that the Adebayor negotiations are just a ploy to get Barca (who really DO want him) to lower their price for Ronaldinho. Apparently it's working. The add-on to this particular story is that the Ukrainian may be returning on loan. A couple of English papers are reporting that Abramovich has given the okay for this.

It seems transfer market is going to be a little better for us

Absolutely, no chance in God's good hell we'll see Ronaldinho and Adebayor in the same team. No sir. It will be like Eto and R10 all over again, clash of egos. If we go in cheap, then I believe one of our striker will be the combo of Ronaldo+Sheva. Even though they are both over 30, they can still give something to the attack, plus we can rotate them in. If we decide to splash some money, then maybe someone younger, like Gomez, Berbatov. But if we decide to keep Borriello and not loan him out, then our strike force will probably be the most fearsome in all of Europe (old, injured players and all).

Ronaldo, Sheva, Inzaghi, Borriello, Pato, Paloschi, Kaka, R10 and Seedorf. Plus a certain Pirlo in between. Zamborghini and Flamini are, of course, other players that add to the offense. That's twelve attack minded players, with half of them being forwards.

Nothing will top it. But then again, the defensive tactics of Carlo Ancelotti may. 3 defensive midfielders, anyone? In any way, if we get Sheva back with R10, and maybe another young upcoming forward and someone for the central defense, it will be a job well done. Still too early to say that though. Still too early.

That's what I always thought. Adebayor as the smokescreen for R10. It's only when we hear these stories from the media that I get worried. Sure, our journalist friends got to eat, but the way they make up stuff is just meh.

OK, let's not get too excited. did you just include the Turtle in our strike force?

Kaka, R10 and ESPECIALLY Seedorf should not be counted as strikers, no matter what Galliani says.

Seedorf is not even a traditional attacking mid like Kaka and R10

If we have these players for our attack next season we would be more then covered in that area.

Pippo, Boriello, Sheva, Pato + Paloschi as emergency stand in and Coppa games

With a midfield of

Pirlo, Seedorf, Rino, Kaka, R10, Flamini, Ambro, Puma, Abate

I think we would be covered in those departments, the keeper and center back situation would have to be resolved next season

Honestly, I put him in as a member of our offense department. Irrespective of the fact that how he plays, he still is as much a catalyst for attack as say, Kaka. And by this I don't mean to categorize him as a forward, or heaven forbid, a striker. This is what the management does. But all said and done, he is after all part of the attack. He can create chances, score goals, curls up free kicks, and sends in volleys. So is Pirlo, and Flamini to a lesser extent. Ambro, Gattuso, Brocchi, Kaladze, Janku, etc are not.

Point is if no one leaves from our current squad, and we add someone like R10, Sheva, and maybe another forward (or Ronaldo comes back), we should consider ourselves covered in the attack department. Thereby shifting our attention to other problems.

Actually if we only bring ronaldinho and Sheva here and finally Ronaldo i will be more than happy but if there is some plans from Silvio Berlusconi or Galliani to bring Adebayor too , maybe they have some solutions about it too ! but this is not still clear that if they have such a plan !



ALSO we still need Boruc or a good keeper here , becuz our keepers like strikers were worst weak points !

Ambro scores a lot with his head that doesn't make him a striker. Seedorf suddenly becoming a forward was Galliani's way of making our attacking line seem more equipped then having just Pippo and Gila with a Pato that couldn't play till January.

Fact is Seedorf is a pure midfielder, he's not even a trequrtista, he can play in that position, so can Pirlo but that doesn't make him an attacking mid. And once next season starts no matter who is brought in (R10, Adebayor) Seedorf will be pushed back in midfield along with Pirlo and another defensive mid. Flamini has a good scoring record also but he's still a defensive mid.

I think the striker and midfield list I posted above would be enough. Taking another risk on Ronaldo with the wage he has is something that I don't think the management are willing to do.

If we get R10 and Sheva our only other problems would be the center back position and the keeper position where we really have a crises situation going on, because I can just imagine all the screw ups Abbiati, Kalac and Dida will rack up combined

I don't think it's rational to expect all those players coming in. If Sheva were to come in with R10 he would be a bonus. But those 2 plus Ade is a bit too much to ask and I think could cause problems within the team. It's better if we would spend the money we would spend on Adebayor and get a good Keeper, Boruc would be a great choice and wouldn't cost half of what Adebayor would.

And not only would Adebayor cost a lot to bring in but there is no doubt that he would demand a high wage, something that R10 reportedly has agreed to lower his asking ammount and so has Sheva if what the gazztta dello sport is saying is true.

Inter did it very easy and we are worry only about one more player !!

That's why they are inter. They even bought Adriano because Moratti's son saw him in a video game (Pro Evolution Soccer), and told his pop to buy him. Milan's transfer policy is usually opposite: Only invest in the right players at the right price. Keeps the family atmosphere in the dressing room going.

Who's to say that Inter did it easily? We don't know if there was inner turmoil within the group, at the end of last season their cracks began to appear so you can never say that they did it easily.

And Inter's real true star and trouble maker is Ibra and he always played. Balotelli seems like another hothead in the making and he's made statements in the past complaining about not playing

Milan has always been known as a family atmosphere rather then just a group of players and that could easily be dirsupted by someone like Adebayor, he won't sit on the bench without creating controversy. He's an unneccesary hassle to the club, one that is not needed

Are you sure that was Adriano? I've heard that story of Moratti's son seeing a striker on PES and Moratti buying him but I didn't think it was Adriano.

Recoba is also another player that was bought because his son liked him

Technically, Ronaldinho is the same. But we can afford one enigma in the dressing room. Plus, if he comes there's also the small matter of our Brazilian contingent, who will help him. If we add one more eogtastic hothead, then it will - and I guaran-dam-tee - it will create trouble backdoors.

Ronaldinho is not really a hothead, he's more like a stubborn child that will sulk if he doesn't get what he wants. Sort of like Seedorf.

But having Adebayor, R10, Sheva, Pato, Pippo, Boriello and Kaka is just asking for trouble imo.

All of the words prove that Galiani strategy effect us easily ! he chooses hard to content fans for what he bring to Milan , it doesnt mean that we cant want more !

+1
LOL

I think it was Robbie Keane, not Adriano.

With an exceptional fanbase against the arrival of both the (for now ->) one hit wonder, Adebayor and our once beloved Ukrainian Golden Boy, Shevchenko.

I am curious to know from you all, who you would prefer see at the San Siro?

...I think my stance is pretty much known!

It would be very funny that we bring Adebayor here ! and then look at some faces

I'm not against Sheva, but there are better players out there.

David Villa and Dimitar Berbatov are both 'gettable', but I think they're out of our price range. Huntelaar and Crespo are cheap/free and I'm sure they'd do a good job here. There's not a realistically available Italian forward that really jumps to mind that's good enough at the moment, even though I'd like us to get one.

I agree there are possibly better options out there, but I just used those two for comparative purposes seeing that they are the two most recently linked to us.

Regarding the players you mentioned, they are all good no doubt, but its also very hard to see them at Milan to be honest. (Given that they have hardly been mentioned at all)
Crespo I think is in the same boat as Sheva such that he could possibly be past his 'sell by date'. (But don't be fooled, I wouldn't mind seeing either of the two play well at the highest level still, even it was for us - But it could be a needless risk)

I doubt Berbatov is better then Sheva. Right now, considering his form, yes. But we all know what Andriy can do with us..

With Crespo, I'm sure. He'd do very good. He is old, but that actually isn't that bad. He is at home in Italy and won't bother settling much. Huntelaar,..no. I mean, no, I'm not sure. And actually, no one can be sure. Of course, van Nistelrooy turned out good but that doesn't mean Huntelaar would. It's not a garant. So, if I wanna be completely honest here I must say that I'm not sure about that guy.

Milan To Let Grimi Leave For Lisbon
Milan are close to letting young defender Leandro Grimi make his move to Sporting permanent...

Grimi, a left-back also adept in the middle, was snapped up by the Rossoneri at the beginning of last season from Racing Club, of his native Argentina.

However, the 23-year-old does not appear to have done enough to break into the aging Milan back line, as he has since spent half-season spells on loan with Serie A outfit Siena and then Portugal's Sporting, with the latter keen on making the move permanent for the Huracán youth product.

Milan director Ariedo Braida has revealed that the club are satisfied with an offer received for the player, suggesting a move is now imminent upon personal terms being thrashed out between the two clubs.

“We are very happy with the latest offer we have received,” Braida told Portuguese daily Record.

“We are continuing to work in order to reach an agreement that will suit both parties.

“The paperwork could be completed Tuesday or Wednesday, but most certainly some time next week.”

Grimi made just three appearances for Milan, and having cost €2 million, was essentially worth over €650,000 per appearance.

Link:
http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=773739

Sheva without a doubt.

Reasons:

- Much more cheaper
- Won't have any trouble adapting
- Won't create any problems if he's not played regularly


If we brought him here I would accept it, But if it's for a ridiculous price I will be more then p!ssed off since he's not worth half the money that Arsenal are asking and we could have used that much more wisely on other positions (center back keeper)


Sheva would be a squad player, Berbatov or Villa would expect a first team spot. Which then would leave us with problems. Having Kaka, R10, Pato, Pippo and Boriello all wanting to get time.

R10 is looking more likely and with him it would be better to get a squad player rather then another star player that would demand a first team spot. A player like Crespo or Sheva would give us depth and someone to rely on if we encounter problems. That is what we lack most quality in depth.

Getting Sheva or Crespo would cost next to nothing, while getting someone like Villa would cost a lot, I would rather see us spend that extra money on a keeper. Because that will be the position where we will suffer the most in once again

Galliani might by pitching Abbiati as a new signing but he's not, fact is, he's the keeper that we've been shopping around for these last 3 years but couldn't sell.

Pretty much agree with everything you've said there.

Getting R10 worries me..

I don't see how we can fit all of R10, Kaka', Seedorf, Rino, Pirlo and Flamini into the team all at once, and whichever player is left on the bench will most definitly complain.

I also don't see is bringing anyone else in if we completel the R10 deal, so if he has a bad season, we'll be in the same situation as we were last season.

yeah it was robbie kean and it was moratti's son saw him in the game.

True ... But I think his return means even more competition for the Gkeeping role (as Bonera says it is) .. As a squad player, I'd say he's better than Storari, Fiori and Kalac.

Dida will remain #1, unless Milan do end up bringing a great Gkeeper.

Getting anyone new is worrying because you don't know if that player will fit in at Milan. Having said that I think Adebayor is a much higher risk then Ronaldinho, not to mention more expensive

Carlo will make it work. Anyone that doesn't perform up to standard will be benched that's how top teams work. We weren't able to do it in the past because we didn't have quality players on the bench that could challeng for the first team.

I see Sheva coming in with R10, it's not a footballing issue but Silvio bringing back his 'lost son' so to speak

It is true that having Abbiati as a squad player is good enough but considering our first choice I'm not confident at all and that area will prove to be our week point once again next season since the attacking situation is seemingly being taken care of.

Dida won't start as #1, he lost that spot last season ago, Kalac will probably start as #1 in friendlies and Carlo will assess from there.

As for Milan bringing in a new keeper, I don't see it happening this transfer window but I will remain hopeful, bringing in R10 and possibly Sheva is much more cheaper then Adebayor. That's a reason why I don't want him. That extra money could be invested towards a keeper. Celtic are asking around €15m for Boruc which I think is a good price, R10 will probably be coming in for that same price Adebayor would cost twice that if not more

I remeber the match between Barcelona and Milan for Albertini very well , that time Berlusconi talked about Ronaldinho dream and in pre match training in San siro it was vey clear when Ronaldinho was training and was looking at San siro and Milan fans with a meaningful attitude !

WHere are U lover ? come on here very soon !

A new world class gkeeper would be great han ! But, I don't know if that will be a realistic target. I mean, sure Dida had declined in form, every player goes through that, and because Dida is in such a delicate position, a dip in form could make the team suffer, since the gkeeper is considered to be 1/2 the team. But that doesn't mean that he is not world class, he is one of the best gkeepers in the world when he is on form.


This is why, I am not really worried about the gkeeping position as you might be (of which you have a valid point), but I remain confident in that Dida could return to his usual self

Dida has been in this 'dip' as you're calling it for nearly 3 years. He's in his declining years also regarding his age. I can't see him returning to his best.

A new keeper might not be realistic this mercato but a keeper along with a center back should be top priority for the next window (not January)