When I saw it on goal.com I thought it was yet another BS rumor, can't believe there's actually been a meeting and he'll probably come. I can't totally see Galliani coming out and saying something along the lines of "we have added a champion in Yepes to defense and we think it'll be competitive enough for next season"...

we'll get rid of favalli and kaladze come summer.

We'll have:

nesta
silva
bonera
onyewu
(yepes)



nesta cannot last the whole season, I doubt onyewu will play here next season but its possible and i'll leave him on the list for now. So we need some cover and i'll take him on a free transfer anyday for a 4th choice cb.

Chievo's got the 3d best defense in the league - Yepes coming on a free isn't necessarily a bad deal. I dont' see him as a fixed starter but he'd be a good sub.

Mediaset's reporting that Milan are working on getting Bonucci too, but the problem with that deal is that he's being sought after by a whole bunch of clubs, including the gobbi and the bad team (who get on better with Genoa who own half of him than we do).

Tuttomercatoweb is reporting that Milan are looking at Wolfsburg's Misimovic. That's an interesting thought.

Yepes?

Whatever happened to bringing back Astori?

That's still in the works but Cellini wants $$$$$ for Cagliari's half, at least according to mediaset.

oh yeah but that was expected. There is no way there going to let a 22 year CB of Astori's quality walk away for cheap.

I really hope not. Onweyu is far from good. And Nesta will most likely be out a lot of times. So Bonera is going to be kinda first choice defender then, and sure, he's decent. But watching him versus against Rooney, concerns me if he is first backup (as second backup, very gladly).

Drop Onweyu, and add a real good defender. My choice will be Kjær (which, of course, won't happen). But I want 5 players who can play CB (injuries - Nesta). The other, for example Yepes, should be a free transfer.

Thiago Silva - 1st choice
Nesta - 1st choice
Kjær (for example) - kinda 1st choice
Bonera - backup
Yepes (for example) - backup

Not so bad, Astori will most likely come in as well, I don't see Kjaer as an option, Zampa won't sell him to us that's for sure, and our management won't shell out the kind of money Palermo would want for him

I just don't understand what people are thinking of by pairing Kjaer and Silva together. It sounds great, but honestly next season if ever we need to go against the likes of Drogba, Zlatan, Messi, Ronaldo and Rooney...I'd like someone a bit more war hardened to stand alongside Silva.

In any over-performing team, individual players look super human. Kjaer is good, but while i'd happily play him alongside Nesta, I don't think he has the nous to take on the big hitters yet.

I don't agree we need a forward. I mean we do... but I'd rather see us sign two fullbacks and a CM.

For 35m max.


Is that certain?

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Yepes is good. He's going to be a decent back-up. We have no one. Bonera has been a big disappointment this season. He was out injured for long though so I'm not writing him off for now.

We should buy Sergio Ramos, Rooney, Fabregas, and Dzeko.









Only kidding of course. I like this Yepes deal, wish he was about 5 years younger but then he wouldn't be free. I'm still a fan of Hernanes, from what I've seen of him, which is just Youtube highlights, he looks like a Pirlo -ish, player.

Recent Hernanes goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKip5zDNGZc

Def:Leonardo Bonucci, Philip Mexes, J.A. Vargas,
Mid:Aleksandar Rjazvance, Miralem Pjanić, Dzagoev, Krasić
Fw: Edin Dzeko, Mario Balloteli !!

Hernanes is the box-to-box guy we really need in midfield to really tick.

In answer to Jack's question
FB:Don't have a particular choice, as long as it's someone good and not in his 30s, I'm fine
CB: Either one of the Bari duo would do for me
CM: Hernanes
CF: Balotelli (with all the problems at Inter I wouldn't be surprised to see him crossing over) or Dzeko

Dzeko is unrealistic, if we do buy him there won't be any other purchases, unless they're freebies. If things keep going south as fast as they are for Balo at Inter, we could get him at a steal

I agree with what Jack is saying. As much as Kjaer is good, playing him and Silva at the back together is suicide.


You should always have one CB who is experienced and is a leader on the field, and one who is agressive and can make good tackles.

I think Thiago Silva can be a leader before you know it.

Going too fast, my friend. they'd do great for the majority of the games, as for those handful BIG games, well, we have Nesta.

Leave them alone!
Ranaocchi is co-owned so that may have a effect on his price but either him or Bonucci would be very good signings!!

it doesn't work that way. First of silva has one year of big club football under his belt. He's not ready to lead the backline by himself. everytime nesta isn't there, we look very shaky.

Nesta isn't a machine, you can't just play him in big games and bench for the small ones. If you want the best out of nesta, he has to play in every game he possibly can and rest the minimal amount.


Its way to early for us to be thinking about a nesta replacement. He's got at least 2 good years left in him and we should capitilize on those 2 years.

I think were fine with what we have:

Nesta/silva/bonera/yepes

Is strong enough. Lets fix the positions we need to fix like acquiring a RB/AM/CF.

Nesta has 2 years IF he stays healthy, which is something that has proved to be difficult for a while now.

honestly guys if i can have ANY CB in the world at this point in time i'd go (in order) Christian Zapata (udinese)(BEAST CB, you with respectable amounts of serie A experiance)
Bonucci (ex-inter, coul;d motivate him for the derbies )
Kjaer If he doesn't become WC with us he will be WC elsewhere! let berlu lend zampa a lady friend and he's a good as ours
rannochia (could be cheaper following injury

I'd happily take either of the Bari boys. Problem with that is that they're both on loan there. Genoa owns all of Ranocchia and half of Bonucci (Bari owns the other half). And, well, Genoa's a lot friendlier with the other Milan team than they are with us.

+1. And I think one of them. Was it Bonnucci? Already came out and said he'd like to go to Inter...

We've been linked to him since like forever. whatever happened to all those "Milan want Zapata" rumors? and if he's that good, why is he still at Udinese? (I know he got a serious injury some time ago but still...)

In my opinion, I think we should get young talented players like Aaron Ramsey or Samir Nasri, they are midfielders and I'm not sure what talented players are young that are defenders but thats what I think recently anyways.


In forwards I think Pato and Ronaldhino are currently very important for ac milan and they should probably add one more forward that is a young talented player to make the team stronger, I'm still thinking because I can't name anyone yet.

Nesta and Silva is great togther but Now when Nesta is injuryed the one I like is Mexes
is tuff and I can't see no better CB then him and Vidic

GK: Pepe Reina ()
RB: Cassani
CB: Mexes and/or Zapata
CM: Aquilani or Diego or Pastore
FW: Dzeko or Torres

And we'll be competitive enough...!

Aquilani is very good and when he played in Roma, I guess he didnt get along with some of the players especially Totti..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qHgv3suH1w&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qHgv3suH1w&NR=1

He's been horrible since he came to England, it's quite obvious he doesnt suit the game here. I would be happy to sign him, but given Liverpools financial troubles, the fact he was only just signed by them for big money and that he has quite along time left on his contract. He'd cost alot.

Seems a bit of a whiner to me. I thought he was really quite good perhaps 3 years ago but there's been hardly anything of him since. and one thing Milan does NOT need right now is someone who's as injury prone as Aquilani.

Hey, guys who watch La Liga -- what's the word on Atletico's keeper Asenjo? Because tuttomercatoweb seems to think Milan is interested in him.

I read it too. 20 year old. How odd! I also heard they'll cash in on Buffon if they don't make top 4.

Talk of a new keeper. Hmm... maybe some good might come out of this transfer season for us.

He turns out great on FM..

Never really paid attention to him. hmm... why would we want a 20yo Spanish GK? aren't there enough promising Italian GKs to pick from if we want it to be cheap & young!?

I want Reina at Milan! he's what a club of our stature should go after.

-1 cookie to zeddie!

NO SCOUSE COOTIES AT THIS CLUB.


Did I say ?

Reina seems more than happy at Liverpool, he doesn't seem to care how badly they're doing as he wants to sign a new contract.

i think viviano(bologna) should get a look at the this summer, as he has been fantastic!

horrible - clear exageration and way harsh ... all the games i have seen him play in he has been better than lucas LOL the arsenal debut was fantastic and the game against pompey he was great okay so he hasnt done anything really extravagant but hes hardly been given a chance so -1 mate

although i do agree he is more suited to serie a hopefully milan can pinch him soon hehehe

I can't agree, I think he's been terrible. He was okay against Portsmouth, but they were missing half their midfield and are poor as it is. There's a reason Rafa kept him on the bench. I agree that Lucas is terrible though, possibly the worst player that's regularly played for a top 4 team. Ever.

And I think all that..has to come down on Rafa. Players like Babel, Riera, Leiva etc. and they wonder why they're not top 4??!! At least when our squad is weak, it's coz we don't spend money...while they're just

Asenjo? Probably a rumour. He's touted the next Cassillas. I highly doubt athletico madrid will sell him as they paid 6m for him when we has at Valladolid.

not possible.

He's 24 and Inter Co-own him. He'll be Cesar's replacement in the future.

Ballotelli is good and after that incedent at the TV- Show
Mourinho is, well pretty mad and Silvio Berlusconi are saying Ballotelli
looks like a Rossoneri .
Buffon is my favorite goalkeeper and Juventus is probably going to sell him
but even if Milan buy him, I think it would'nt to no use.. How long can he stay in fit?

I don't know exactly who we should sign ... but I think I know who we should keep and who we sould fire.

For the next 2-3 years max

We should keep:

Starters (unless we get better players):
Ronaldhino
Pato
Thiago Silva
Nesta
Huntelaar
Pirlo
(I'm expecting Pato to play up front with Huntelaar)

Bench:
Abbiati
Antonini
Zambrotta
Flamini
Ambrosini
Adiyiah

EVERYBODY ELSE .... FIRED!!!

Get somebody goood for the right flank ... midfielder and defense ... on this side of the field we TOTALLY SUCK!!!

I'd ship Huntelaar out too. Scoring at Ajax is not the same as scoring anywhere else. And I'd keep Borriello.

I'd ship em both out. Their scoring record is an absolute joke when compared to strikers from other top teams.

Summer is going to come and go, we'll still have the same squad, plus Yepes

Silvio hahaha

I personally hope the Emirates buys out the club and take us back to the top cause quite honestly I can't see Silvio and co doing it...

I personally hate the idea of us buying talent like Madrid. Personally when it comes to transfers, I've felt few people can compete with SAF and Man Utd.

But what we need are some serious options to suit some tactic other than the 4-3-3. I wanted Dzeko coz he's a wildcard of a forward...can play anywhere, including inside the box.

We desperately need a CB. I don't know if Bonera and Onyewu are good enough, but they're injured so we can't tell. Trouble if we buy one, is that if these two come good, we've wasted money and wages.

Anyway my definite outs:

Jankulovski (he wants out too)
Oddo (I like him, but he's dropped down to mid-tier quality)
Kaladze (choose a reason, any reason)
Di Gennaro (plays decent for Livorno, looks like a late bloomer, we don't have time)

My ins:

CF: Dzeko/Zlatan; (I still have hope for Raiola's meeting in Milan!)
AM: Di Maria/ Silva; (Two creative geniuses who can play on either wing as well as the hole)
CB: Mexes/Astori (expensive stalwart, or untried buck)
FB: Rafinha/Lahm

Still unsure about the CB thing. Coz if Nesta is fit, it's just not possible to keep one of Mexes/Silva on the bench...though it's conceivable like Pana said to push Silva to RB. But don't know if we're wasting a top class DB pairing.

As is traditional, none of my transfer targets are ever purchased....so

I think both Mexes and Rafinha are out of contract this summer.

Among our strikers, I don't know who to drop. If we get one of Zlatan/Dzeko, then Borriello becomes a bit redundant. Milan selling Pippo will never happen. And KJH is too good a poacher to be sold without a proper trial.


What I'm more interested in, is in us, bring up some primavera. Perhaps Adiyiah and Albertazzi.

So my squad would be:

Defence:

Antonini, Zambrotta, Lahm/Rafinha, Bonera, Silva, Nesta, Onyewu, Yepes, Astori

Mid-field:

Silva/Di Maria; Seedorf; Pirlo; Ambro; Abate; Flamini; Rino; Strasser
Di Maria


Forwards:

R80, Pato, Dzeko/Zlatan, KJH, Pippo, Adiyiah;


The formation options with this squad:

4-3-3/4-3-2-1/4-3-1-2/4-2-2-2 etc...

Total outlay: 50 million.
Total Incoming: 10 million.

Time to sell a few more co-ownerships....or if worst comes to worst...

Sell KJH and Pirlo to bring in another 25-30 million pounds. Get D'Agostino instead.