Ronaldinho, Ibrahimovic, Pato
Ambrosini, Pirlo, Boateng

Flamini who?

Huntelaar has been a total primadonna, at least through big parts of last year, or do you not recall the repeated interviews of him complaining about playing time?

World class means nothing if because of it you have a dressing room that's not on the same page. Those 11 guys need to play as a team out there for anything to be successful.

And gosh, Blue, why the big change on Dzeko? Weren't you absolutely certain in January (and in the August before that) that he was coming and would be wonderful for Milan?

Flamini is a better player then Boateng, And Ambro, just like we saw last season cannot play every game. Rino is a non factor as he's finished as a professional athlete.

why ibra?

Can we get rid of Huntelaar even if we don't transfer Ibra?

You must be kidding.
Flamini >> Boateng !

Yup , it's almost done. But if we don't sign Ibra we will sign Robinho for sure.

Flamini might be better than both, but Boateng is the better box-to-box midfielder of the three, and Ambrosini the better DM of the three.

If only we took Aquilani on loan... Aquilani and Zlatan in, Huntelaar and Flamini out... now, THAT would have been nice.

comon now. Ibra has always been our number 1 target from the start.

As soon as Wolfsburg pulled that BS price tag in early July for Dzeko, we dropped our interest. Even then guys like Moggi came out and said that were interested in Ibra.

I even remember around early/Mid July someone came out in the press and said we will sign Ibra around the time of the gamper trophy. That will be our summer signing. We all wanted Dzeko at that time but things have changed since then.

Flamini won't leave. It could have happened if there was say 2 weeks before the window closes, but 5 days before? No way.

The only thing I see happening is the release/sale of kaladze and Janku from the squad to fund this and the probability of that I would say is 10%

That would be too bad. I'm not really interested in Robinho at all. I'd rather save the money for a future transfer window if it comes to that.

Unless ou were a fly on the wall at Vie Turati you have no way on knowing that...

We've been linked to every striker under the sun this summer Ibra has been one of them but it has not been going on all summer. Moggi talks cr@p like he still runs the show in Italian football. He's a delusional, senile man grasping at straws. And I'd really like to see that article where it said we were going to sign Ibra in early July, I don't remember ever reading that.

We've got Boateng, that's his replacement right there in the management's eys.

Releasing Kala and Janku from their contracts would cost us more, as we'd have to pay them their salaries in full as compensation, so at the end of the day we'd still be wading in the same pit of cr@p as we were before

We have Pirlo and Seedorf. Why would you sign Aquilani. At least not loaning. I'd buy him in full ownership and make him Pirlo's backup.

Flamini might be better than both, but Boateng is the better box-to-box midfielder of the three, and Ambrosini the better DM of the three.

If only we took Aquilani on loan... Aquilani and Zlatan in, Huntelaar and Flamini out... now, THAT would have been nice.

You're still not adressing the rotation problem at DM though, past Ambro, Boateng and Pirlo our midfield is useless without Flamini. Ambro gets injured and then what do we do?

Like I said, Rino is just not an option anymore. He's lost all the traits that made him one of the best in the world, or now to even be a decent DM. Flamini is someone we cannot afford to lose.

Aquilani and Pirlo can play in the same midfield, no problemo. A fit (kinda rarely) Aquilani is better than whatever Flamini does.

I'd rather spend the money on a decent right back.

Well, Aquilani's wearing prison stripes next year so it's an academic question.

But when he's fit? Yes, I at least think he's better than FLamini -- but remember I dont' particularly rate Flamini in the first place.

We are only loaning Robinho.

I'll try and find it.

Boateng is not a replacement for anyone. Allegri asked for 6 midfielders, boateng is the 6th.

releasing janku and kala would just put us in debt at the end of the day or berlu might just pay it off. It'd be around 7m; but at least we can get open up room in our wage budget.

Aquilani and Pirlo can play in the same midfield, no problemo. A fit (kinda rarely) Aquilani is better than whatever Flamini does.

Lol , are you really meaning that ?

we already bought one.



Montelongo 22 years old from uruguay

Plus, my Fifa 11 team is going to be super legit with Ronnie-Ibra-Pato.

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we already bought one.

Montelongo 22 years old from uruguay

He's probably not even half decent let alone first team material

Wow. Wonder if he'll turn up to be as good as the last two Uruguayan players we signed.

I'd prefer someone a little more proven - that might actually get onto the pitch for a game.

Yea, I wonder why exactly we bought him. Maybe the management knows something we don't? Who is our scout over there?

I understand the concern for the dressing room in regards to Ibra's transfer, but come on guys. How many times last year did we see Borri, Huntelaar, and Inzaghi just whiff and it cost us the game? Due to their need for 10 chances to get a goal we probably lost about 5-10 points in the Serie A.

I'd like a legit RB too, but Sokratis and Zambro are not THAT bad. We could easily do better, but we can survive with them. Especially after seeing our CL group today, I'm not sure we can survive with Borri/Hunt/Pippo. Borri will make a great backup as I have said, and Pippo will allow for late game tactical changes when things are not working.

Plus, my Fifa 11 team is going to be super legit with Ronnie-Ibra-Pato.

Still though, this deal could fall through in a heartbeat.

Are you still worried about your Fifa 11 team? Like I said transfer them manually yourself.

Quick qeustion, blue why do you post an empty quoted post first then edit it with your reply?

My fire fox is messed up. I can only post in fast reply. New reply doesn't work for me If I want to quote, I have to quote it, then it goes into new reply. Then I post it and edit it with fast reply LOL!



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Milan-Ibrahimovic Latest: Barcelona Striker Ibra Asks For 24 Hours To Make Up His Mind; Galliani Confirms Permanent Deal Is Only Option; Robinho Backup Option After Agreeing To Join Milan

- Two hour meeting clears haze.
- Only permanent deal is available.
- Ibra prepared to accept wage cut. Raiola confirms this.
- Galliani remains confident of closing deal.
- Robinho has agreed to join Milan, and is a backup option if Ibrahimovic falls through.

Milan's move for Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has proved dark, deep and delicate so far, but Adriano Galliani hopes to shine new light following a second round of talks with the Catalan giants and agent Mino Raiola.

An air of tension is surrounding Camp Nou after Raiola blew the deal off course earlier, claiming Milan and Barcelona were "far" from reaching a deal.

But, aware of the difficulty of the move, Galliani remains confident and undeterred by the agent's claims and he is ready to prime the move for refinement amid the very latest reports that Ibra could take a cut in wages which have so far held the deal hostage.

In fact Galliani has been spurred on by the player's will to join Milan after reportedly falling out with coach Pep Guardiola who has become frosty towards the Swede.

That strain could push a move towards a conclusion, but only after the bureacratic wheels behind Barcelona president Sandro Rosell's offices start turning.

"The player wants to join Milan," Galliani told Marca.

"Barcelona are waiting to see, but the operation is difficult because of the player's wages."

Galliani has options to work with according to Sky Sport Italia who claim Ibrahimovic is considering a wage reduction - a contrasting stance to what Raiola previously said when he claimed his man would not accept less equity.

Italian voices claim there is room to salvage and prolong talks, despite opposition from the agent.

These include a one year loan deal with the option to buy him permanently, a two year loan with the right to buy permanently, or a permanent transfer from the outset.

But, Galliani has now reacted to the hypothesis, claiming there will be no loan deals, just a permanent one.

After the meeting he told journalists: "Both Barcelona and Milan have clarified their respective positions and at this point we are working on a permanent deal.

"No loan, the road is long and I can say a deal can be concluded with 50 percent chances. I want to clarify that Marco Borriello is not for sale, but there is a deal for Huntelaar."

That has left Raiola to revise his position as the deal heads towards positive developments with a four year contract likely for the striker.

"There are things on the table, we understand everything now. Will he take a pay cut? No-one is, but in some cases it can happen."

Raiola and Galliani are now expected to meet the player to discuss personal terms later after receiving the go-ahead from Rosell.

"Galliani is free to negotiate terms with the player," said Rosell.

Raiola's confirmation that his man could take a pay cut to complete the move adds further weight to Milan's side of the scales.

Meanwhile, in a sensational addition to Milan's market, Sky Sport 24 claim that Robinho has agreed to join the Rossoneri after Ariedo Braida met the Brazilian on Wednesday, suggesting an alternative is being touted. Galliani has since confirmed this. "Robinho is the alternative," he said.

Galliani will stay in Barcelona to negotiate until the final day of the transfer window as he continues to push and shove, hopeful of bagging the Sweden striker.

UPDATE 16:00 CET: Ibrahimovic's agent, Mino Raiola, has declared that whichever club between Milan and Barcelona fails to include the Swede in their ranks for next season, they will prove, in his opinion, to be the unhappy team.

Raiola stated, "There will be a happy team and another poor devil.

"The poor devil will be the one that loses Zlatan, because, and in this I am not objective, they will without doubt have lost the best player in the world in his position."

The negotiations between all parties are currently ongoing.


you can find all this at milannews.it/FI/goal.com

My fire fox is messed up. I can only post in fast reply. New reply doesn't work for me If I want to quote, I have to quote it, then it goes into new reply. Then I post it and edit it with fast reply LOL!

It sucks!

Have you tried removing it and dowloading it again? I think a new version has come out...

Or as Dracoris sai, Google Chrome, or even IE...

Selling Flamini is a good idea imo. He didn't really impress during pre-season games. He was not even a first team player all these years in Milan. He never became the same player he was in his last year in Arsenal. And he earns a crazy sum as wage which is too much comparing to his level of play.

Also, our three man midfield would look like this : Ambro - Pirlo - Boateng. The rest of midfielders are substitutes. Merkel and Strasser can play a few games, too.

So really, we don't need the man. I hate Ibra myself, but I want Milan to actually win again! and we can't win with Flamini and Huntelaar but we can do it with Ibra.

I remember the meeting with sponsers, Berlusconi said he would spend his money on a champion who can make a difference to Milan. I believe Ibra is the one.

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Such a buffoon.

When you think about it, Zlatan is about to become the most expensive football player in our history. That is, if the 40m figure is correct. Hopefully, he'll repay us with tons of goals.

So it should be announced in about 6 hours. Milannews.it is reporting that the cabinet in milanello are just waiting for the word to print the first official jersey.



I'll say it once again: WELCOME TO MILAN IBRACADABRA!!!!!!!!!!!




We probably won't see him starting this weekend. I think he'll come off the bench.