Being a Cassano fan, and with Del Neri arriving at Sampdoria, I am very anxious to see what happens in his future.
I am not necessarily saying I want him at Milan. But I consider him to be immensely talented footballer.

He has an awful amount of talent, he just lets other things get in the way of it. I'd like him at Milan, maybe he'll change? It's a gamble, but one I think we can afford to take since we're just going backwards right now.

Not so fast blue. Even if we did get 80 million, a large percentage of that (~20-30%) would be off as taxes on the income. This much we know.

Out of the remaining amount, some part of it would go into covering whatever losses we made the past season. Then perhaps we might have what's left for transfers.

It's something similar with the Sheva case. I always wondered why everyone thought we had the whole 30 million to spend.


While I've noted the names of all who wanted Pirlo and Zee sold, (and rest assured you will be perma-banned in short time)...for me it's about the figure.

Board had two options:

1. Sell Kaka for 70 million. We had Pato, Ronaldinho, and could have enough left over to buy one more person in attack.

2. Keep Kaka for sentiment's sake. But to raise the 70, proceed to sell Rino, Pirlo and Zee..basically rip out our mid-field which I think would have been far more damaging. I'm sorry, but we couldn't have recovered from this. We don't have the players. Besides Xavi and Alonso, I know of no other player who can replace Pirlo (Cigarini replace Pirlo is like Darmian replacing Nesta), and both of them would be either unselleable or cost more than Pirlo.


In that sense the board did what was best. I don't like it. I would have preferred that we took the financial hit. But lately it seems to have become an operating guideline, that this club can under no condition function under debt. If this condition holds, then we'll have no scope but to do this.

Otherwise what Bluey mentioned is true...Kaka was sold at the right time. A player who depends on pace, will only decline from now on, and Madrid have made a HUGE gamble. We've lost nothing except perhaps on the sentimental side.

Because R80 might not play like Kaka, but with some tweaks, I think Milan could be just as effective. Don't forget how last season, R80 always played better when Kaka wasn't around. It's that whole point of them both drifting onto the left.

I remember some years ago, the second season of Kaka at Milan when we were still big and could buy anyone. Galliani was asked whether we could buy Ronaldo or R80. He replied," The first is an impossibility, while the other would cut space for our own Kaka who we count on very seriously for our future". Then they went on to do it anyway. Defined irony, thy name is Berlusconi.

mediaset is saying that we could have had an agreement with dzeko for 2 million but are still looking for agreement with the club who are demanding 30 million while i think Milan rite now is at 18 and now the world knows we have to money we will have to overpay just like we did in case of oliveria...

Huh?

wages

Ohh okay.

Something is telling me we will get him (& for less than that exorbitant 30mil)

Cassano's agent: 'He's Happy to Remain at Samp.'


Giuseppe Bozzo (the agent of Sampdoria forward Antonio Cassano) said: "Cassano is very attached to Sampdoria. He is grateful to them for the fact they gave him the chance to become a top player again and he doesn't want to leave. Of course, we must not be hypocrites : if there will be an offer from other clubs we will evaluate it. But, as far as I am concerned, there are no offers at the moment".

http://transfermarketweb.com/?action=read&idsel=37001

Benitez: 'No interest for Lavezzi'

For the past few weeks, there has been lots of talk concerning Napoli's Argentine forward Ezequiel Lavezzi. His entourage claimed he was tracked by Liverpool officials and the player is tempted to leave Napoli. However, Liverpool coach Rafael Benitez said today : "We have never contacted Lavezzi and we will not do so. We are not interested and we want to put an end to the rumours". .... Benitez's statement contradicts what Lavezzi's agents say. It is obvious someone is lying and time will tell who it is.

http://transfermarketweb.com/?action=read&idsel=36974

AC MILAN, Sheik Al Maktoum denies rumours

Through an official note posted on Arabianbusiness.com, Emirati tycoon and Ruler of Dubai Mohammed Al Maktoum has denied the recent rumours which claimed he wanted to invest in AC Milan.

http://transfermarketweb.com/?action=read&idsel=36912

Yeah after he was told were not selling, this is standard procedure. Same with chelsea and Kaka.

Let the fun begin Oh how i'm so excited to see when he will be leaving. I'm sure berlu can make a good 50 million on him Long live Il presidente

Thiago silva, alex silva mattioni and maxwell would just finish the combo right up. Brazillian defence is this a joke seriously?!

I'm actually worried about the Pato deal.

I'm sure that Carlo knew before he left that Kaka was leaving. So when he said there's one player I'd like to bring to Chelsea, but he's unselleable - I presumed Pirlo. Could it have been Pato?

Now Pato 'wants' to leave?? If Pirlo and Pato are leaving I'd rather see them play under Carlo than anyone else but..this is crazy.

Someone please talk to Pato and make him stay. I always thought their affection for Leo was greater than that for Carlo. Now I'm not so sure.

Hopefully, this is just to get a better contract.

and the usual denial coming right as scheduled. Perfect, welcome dzeko everyone Hopefully the first of many great signings this summer.

Dzeko a Milan Fan

"Il Milan è sempre stata la mia squadra preferita, sin da quando ero un ragazzino che cresceva a Sarajevo", sono queste le parole al Daily Mirror del gigante Edin Dzeko (23), attaccante del Wolfsburg nel mirino del Milan. "The Milan has always been my favorite team, ever since I was a boy who grew up in Sarajevo," these are the words of the Daily Mirror giant Edin Dzeko (23), the Wolfsburg striker in the viewfinder of Milan. Il giovane bosniaco è stato il grande protagonista della scalata verso lo scudetto del Wolfsburg attraverso i suoi 26 gol realizzati in 33 partite di Bundesliga. The young Bosnian was the great protagonist of the climb to the championship of Wolfsburg through his 26 goals made in 33 Bundesliga matches. Dzeko è seguito anche da diversi club inglesi come Arsenal e Manchester City, ma il giocatore preferirebbe accasarsi in rossonero. Dzeko is followed by several English clubs like Arsenal and Manchester City, but the player would prefer to marry in rossonero.

Link:
http://74.125.115.132/translate_c?hl=en&am...MJP-rXjd-egl8Xg

Link?

Does anyone knows what this is about:

http://milannews.it/?action=read&idnotizia=8065

They MUST reward Pato with a new contract! he's been one of our best (if not the best) and yet earns only 2m, probably less than any other regular starter/bench warmer in the team.

We won't sell Seedorf as he's a champion

This man speaketh the truth

Again i cannot properly stress how important it is that we strengthen the right areas. We have no excuse now, we made 80m Euros in a few weeks

No we didn't. I already put that in my post previously. Please let's not go into that again.

Wonder if Gourcuff would have stayed if he knew Kaka would leave =(

When I remember the whole Gourcuff stuff I want to kick my head against the wall. how amateurish it was of Milan to lose him like that...

where are we wth dzeko?

if most reports are to be believed then we have some agreement in place with the player but still have to start the deal with wolfburg whihc is believed that it will take quite long as the value dzeko at 30 million

and guys its pirlo who could be sold as well rather than pato... dont know what exactly is the big plan

Pirlo is going nowhere. I'm ready to bet on that.

u mean bet rite?

i don't supose we plan on spending our gourcoff, kaka and maybe pato/pirlo on more then Dzeko?
Latest rumors link us to Felipe Melo, makes sense purely because ownership is running out of mids to sell and of course he is a samba boy

Yup!

any reason for that or u think that it will be pato ?

I think Galliani knows if he sells another star people will rebel in Milano. can't see it happening.

I dont know Zed, I'm going to disagree with you on this one.


I think players who will be sold this campaign.

Pirlo
Seedorf
Borriello

Were taxed on the transfer fee? That doesn't make sense... If anyone would be taxed it would be real madrid because they are hiring a worker.

I think you are Pirlo. I hope i'm wrong though

I read that Milan will push for felipe melo to replace him in the DM position he's been occupying

I don't need a link, you shouldn't either. I just can guess how legit transfers are depending on rumors and experience. But here you go anyways


Bald f*ck*r:

I can't see any of them leaving tbh...

Yeah or hernanes. Any brazillian pretty much out there lol. I don't think we'll sign our next player until July. Dzeko will be announced next week and then a huge drought. We'll see if more names pop up as melo and hernanes will cost at least 20 m each.

I hope your right. Except for seedorf. Other than that I hope your right

Pirlo and Ancelotti at Chelsea.. if that happened, I'd give the Chelsea fans until maybe mid-September before they started complaining about the style of football.

What ever happened to the Kjaer rumors, what's 12M to a club that will have 100M once pirlo leaves

the attackers are coming in first then were going after defenders, so for now you won't be hearing of any defenders linked with us rumors.

if we announce dzeko next week then all our no eu spots will be over so hernanes is out of question and i dont know what is the status of melo probably non eu..... what I hope or want milan to do this summer is get these players:
Dzeko ( 22-25 million)
Maxwell/Srna any one would do (maxwell will be free while lets just put 10m for srna)
Krajer ( cheaper and younger than mexes as nesta is back we can develop krajer and silva) (12 million)
hamsik (30 million if we sell pirlo)
machetti ( 5 million for the keeper)

total cost is 80 million while we would have earned 65+15+25 that is 105 million......