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I think his lack of pace isn't going to be so much of a weakness in Serie A. Maybe in the EPL he'd be shown up a bit, but I don't think that'll be the case here. What worries me is his positioning, I often find he's in the wrong place alot of the time. Tim Howard bailed him out on quite a few occasions in the CC.

I don't think it's a bad signing, in fact I'm pleased with it, I just hope there's more to come!

Hopefully he'll learn a thing or two about positioning and all that from Nesta

i kinda think we ought to prioritize hernanes( all round midfield service) .we've still got inzaghi who only needs constant service to get a goal..another striker can come in later, afterall nobody's gonna buy huntelaar for £20m, we can always have our loan bid accepted on aug31st

Agreed.

He's supposedly been back to fitness about 5 times now yet I haven't seen him start a match in over a year

Personally I'd prefer going for Sneijder when it comes to the midfield. Hernanes is ridiculously over priced for a player that's not even a starter in the full Brazil NT and has only ever played in the Brazilian league

Sneijder will come for half the ammount Sao Paolo are asking for Hernanes

The problem with Neymar is that he's not even 18 yet, he'd be another situation were we would have to wait for him to turn 18 before he started playing for us

and hes ridiculously expensive.

Well guys i think milan want to build a brazillian team and what Leonardo said about fabiano is better than Huntelaar.
so what do u think about that ?

Reports: Dzeko will sign a new contract which will allow him to leave for 20 million

Some of us have being saying for the last couple of seasons even under Anchelotti that the team was getting to Brazilian ...now it's a fascination with the damn country...Leonardo has been in Italy long enough to know who the good players are.

He the club or whoever should focus on the fact that Milan are a Italian club playing in the Italian league and for the most part should be filled with Italian players.

Of course football is a global game but a club can lose its traditions the ones that made the club what it is by diluting the balance to much in a foreign direction

Robben, Sneijder AND 18m?

He's been very impressive since moving to Bayern.. but I think he's possibly the most over-rated player in the last 5 years or so, ridiculous.

I wouldn't say he's overrated but he's certainly not worth Robben, Sneijder and 18m! not even worth half of that!

i hope we dont be like inter milan the team are playing with just one italian player (palotteli) they lost the italian tradition

yea u'r right bout sneijder, d hernanes 40mil is just an asking price, if intense negotiations takes place i'd fancy us coming away with a good deal cos of all clubs expressin interest in the dude, we'v got d most glamour.

maybe berlusconi should indeed sell off that40% acmilan stake to sheikh muhamad bin rashid al-makthoum & let's spend some of that crazy money& worry less when entering negotiations

I think over-hyped was the word I should have used. The media seem to be praising him as if he's Ronaldo/Messi! He's not even close.

on the italian tradition thing _ inter have certainly lost the plot _ however milan has loads of italians _ at the club _ abbiati, zambrotta , nesta , bonera , pirlo , gattuso , inzaghi , oddo , di gennaro , baretta , abate , borrielo the list goes on _ we dont need to worry as much just yet

but i suppose were heading in that foreign direction _ need to sign some german players if you ask me _ only ever had bierhoff

Inter: +Milito and +Motta, Juventus: +Diego and +Melo, AC Milan: -kaka, -maldini +onyewu

i think you have to take his supporting cast into factor as well. his usual center partner was injured and Beasley (for the first 2 games...had no business being there). he was forced to cover way to much area.

on a side note...this transfer sparked a discussion in our newsroom today about the epl, spl and serie a. the love fest american soccer fans have with epl gets really old sometimes. they honestly think i'm not a true fan of the game because i don't have a favorite epl team. and that i'm even more odd for supporting the dirty italians. it's tough being a serie a fan over here.

Partaaayy


We're so good it brings tears to my eyes

it is being reported that milan is in for andre santos lets hope it goes through he was impressive at CC..l

Yes, Brida in Brazil to Attend Pato Wedding and to get Santos, Fabiano and Hernanes. Reports said that Santos will Cost about 10 million to fiish the deal.

Great, more brazilian legionaires. Serie A material? Italians? Giuseppe Rossi? Seems not.

i think the reason we are looking at brazilians is because they are cheaper...

Luis Fabiano won't be cheap. And our coach prefers him over Huntelaar anyway.

no i mean the players which play in the brazilian league are cheaper then players in europe

I think I need to remind people that about 1 year ago Mr. Adriano Galliani said Borriello was better than Huntelaar and that we didn't need him, so perhaps it's not all about what our coach wants...

Obviously no one is looking at the EU spots.

We only have one. So I really don't understand how we could bring in 3 Brazilians

Does even 1 of them have an EU passport?

I haven't seen such praise look on the bright side: we let Senderos go and signed Onyewu instead. this can't be a bad transfer move at all!

We'll bring them and let them train with the team until next year when they can be registered!

hey ppl sorry but i don't where to post this but can you guys click on the link and vote for ronaldinho as the goldenfoot plz this could motivate him to get better you never know
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Ah I did not know it had started, thanks for the link.

Voted

Milan's Only Objective Is Luis Fabiano, No More Defenders - Galliani

Galliani was in Milan for an informal Lega Calcio presidents meeting and he stopped to give an update on the club's transfer plans. He is no longer waving the big stick towards Porto's Aly Cissokho after sigining Oguchi Onyewu on Tuesday.

In addition, the big-wig has confirmed that only Sevilla's Fabiano is the name on top of the striker's agenda in Via Turati, signalling an end of interest in Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor who was, up until now, considered a possibility by the chief.

"Our market for defenders is now closed with the arrival of Onyewu. There will not be a Cissokho or any other defender." Galliani told Sky Sport Italia.

"Our only objective remains Luis Fabiano, but there is a difference between what we have offered and his asking price."

Another burning issue ringing in Galliani's ears has been the constant hype surrounding a reported exit for Andrea Pirlo. However, it appears as if the Italian will be staying.

"In terms of selling, there have not been any offers for Pirlo and thus we will stay as we are," concluded the chief.

What the hell should be do with a 29 year old striker who's only big club was Sevilla? Why should we splash money on him? Because he played well at one lousy cup? I don't know, but...IMO this is going worse every day.

Dreaming of ...............






Bosingwa,Melo,Jovetic,Huntelaar

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!
We have signed,graet defender of all times -ONYEVU

ookaaaayy

@filippo

Well atleast its better then being linked to the horror story that is peter crouch....

Signing Fabiano for 20 mil is huge mistake 29 yrs he's gonna gives us 2 to 3 seasons and after that he will be on the bench .... Buy Huntelaar and Then next season get Dzeko .. Idiots aaaaaah they piss me off

Sport MediaSat ~ 8 Julay 2009 ~

To Milanello began the it was-Leonardo. New methods, primarily in the field of training, to where you work only with the ball, but also outside, to where to revolution took place. The first day of meeting the new coach wanted to talk to everyone, not only with players and members of the technical staff. It has assembled also the giardinieri, the waiters, the staff of the pulizie, the cooks. Brought together the gardeners, the waiters, the cleaning staff, cooks. All “been involved” in its new plan. All “involved” in his new project.
One ventata of fresh air not is that to say. Leonardo it is convinced that to explain the own ideas of job to all, also to the giardinieri and the cooks it is a way for entusiasmare, to give loads to the atmosphere. To breath of fresh air that there is to say. Leonardo believes that explain their ideas to work at all, even the gardeners and chefs as to way to enthuse, to the office environment. Important E', for the Brazilian, than all those who every day they are to Milanello are pushes from the same one wants, from the same ones objects to you that they have the soccers player, than then every Sunday come down in field. It 'important for the Brazilian, that all those who every day to are at Milanello to are driven by that to desire, by the same objectives as the players, who every Sunday take to the field.
" You are all actors of our adventure “, it has said to the staff of Milanello showing that healthy enthusiasm that it is contagiando also the rest of the company, between which Rino Gattuso . “You to are all actors of our adventure, “ he told the staff that Milanello showing healthy enthusiasm that is infecting the rest of the company, including Rino Gattuso. The centrocampista would have had to remain in vacation until the 14 July as all the blue veterans from the Confederations Cup and instead have re-entered in advance payment from the vacations, “ because I must complete the rieducazione ", it has explained. The midfielder would have to remain on holiday until July 14 as all the blue from the Confederations Cup veterans and instead returned early from vacation, “because the have to complete the rehabilitation,” he explained.
And on the field, the method Leo previews alone and exclusively job with the football. And on the field, the method provides for Leo only work with the ball. And it heads all at the speed: short, fast, compact square wants one. And everything on the tip speed: to team wants to short, quick, compact. The targato Milan Leonardo it will be based on the imprevedibilità and the race. The feather in Milan Leonardo will be based on the imprevedibilità and the race. “ I thought that to begin endured with the football it was less impegnativo and tiring, is true exactly the contrary, nevertheless I am one that has always run, since the times of Zeman ", it has confessed Alexander Nesta , than after the difficult year it seems to have recovered. “I thought that start with the ball to were less demanding and tiring, it is true the opposite, but the have to course that has always, since the Time of Zeman, “ said Alexander Nesta, and after the difficult years seems to have recovered. Hour for the defender the true test in order to understand if it has totally recovered will be in the United States, when it will play many contests. Now the defender for the real see tests to if he will be fully recovered in the United States, to where many races will play.

If Galliani is serious about Fabiano being the only transfer target, then I think a very disappointing season awaits us. we'll be lucky to survive CL's group stages, and finish top 4 in the league.

I thought next season would be a fresh start. I thought we were actually going to buy 'a very important and great attacker'... all lies. we've basically lost two of our 3 or 4 most important players and don't even want find some proper replacements for them. pathetic.

I'll reserve judgement till I see the system Leo plays. Maybe we don't need a Huntelaar type player at all...and Fabiano is what we need. How many other proven players of the Fabiano type do we know of that are for sale?

Oh, I can't hold it in anymore: I'm grateful for what Berlu's done over the past 25 years or so, but the day this club has a new owner who's actually willing to invest some $$$ on it will be a truly happy day for me. I can't see my favorite club being run like it's ACF Fiorentina or something.

what do you guys see in Huntelaar ? i personally think he is over rated and he had a poor season with real i think Fabiano is the right way to go apart from his age though but at least he is 28 not 30....but Fabiano is a world class striker and he is proven and he player for a team that is not that bad he Ronaldinho and Pato will understand each other well.....i think

It's not about Huntelaar or Fabiano. it's about the club's dire financial situation. we sold Kaka and want to replace him with Fabiano? this is unbelievable!!

i honestly don't think Fabiano is kaka's replacement i think whether kaka stayed or not we would of signed a center forward who could hold up the ball and score headers but i think we want to gamble on Ronaldinho because berlu believes in him or something

Fabiano is a world class striker? seriously, what makes you say that? because he scores a lot of goal in Spain? or because he had a few good games in the CC? haven't you forgotten how he flopped when Brazil faces some serious opponents some time ago?

I don't say he's bad. but he's like Oliveira, if it had worked out for him at Milan. nothing more.