The winter transfer window is closed.

So it's time to start thinking about who Milan should (and maybe will) buy during the summer.


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Both Mediaset and Gazzetta seem to think that Milan will be preparing a bid for United's Nemanja Vidic.

In:

Dzeko
Hernanes
Krasic
Vidic
Santon
Astori
Insert name of young-promising keeper here.

(Not nessesarily all of these players, because we all know it won't happen, but any number of them would be great..)

Out:

Hunter/Pippo
Jankulovski
Kaladze
Oddo
Favalli
Dida

Btw, with a new sponsorship with Fly Emirates and the sale of Hunter/Kaladze/Janks/Oddo (sale $ + wage cuts), we could quite possibly be able to spend some cash for these new players! I know it sounds far fetched, but i have a feeling this summer will be a good one..

yeah the new sponsorship deal has perked me up alot too hopefully the future is bright cl 2007 last time we got the jackpot time goes ever so slowly when were just trying to get through season after season

Financially it works like this:

Making it to round of 16= 20 M from CL
making it to QF= 8-10 M from CL
Semis= 8-10 M
Final= 25M+ 15 for the win

=80m profit


Bwin sponsor= 11 M every year
Emirates= 15 M every year


Kaladze= 5 M (4m off wage bill)
Janku= 5M (2M off wage bill)
Dida= 0M (4m off wage bill)
Oddo= 3-5M (4m off wage bill)
Huntelaar=10-15M (4m off wage bill)
Inzaghi= 0M (4m off wage bill)
Favalli=0M (1M off wage bill)

wage bill total= 23M
transfer total= 30M


If we rid ourselves of those players, we would save 23 M off our wage bill alone! We could also make a possible transfer profit of 30 M

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Transfer deals:

If we do get rid of the list above, some players will have to come in to fill the gaps.

Dzeko is pretty much done. He'll cost us 25 M and probably 4m on our wage bill.

Astori will most likely be purchased back and he'll cost us 2 m. 1m on our wage bill.

Milan Jovanovic from Standard leige is another choice and he would cost us nothing in the transfer deal. 2M a year on the wage bill as he'll probably ask for an upgrade. Liverpool offered him 3m so we'll have to wait and see how it goes. Valencia have jumped in aswell.

Mancini is another option as we can purchase half of his contract in a co-ownership for 3M. His wage bill will be 2M as the other 2 will be paid by inter.


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Those transfers above are what I would think would be the most probable in happening.

Now comes the guess work:

Vidic is an option and the press thinks were very serious about his tranfer. He could cost us 20M or less especially since Man U is desperate for cash.

Hernanes is another option but he is non EU. So if he is purchased, there would be no more space allowed. He would cost us 10-15m.

Krasic is also non eu. He would cost us 15M.

Gareth Bale= 15 M


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But its too early to decide whose going to be coming here other than the given. Dzeko is done. Were fighting for Jovanovic. Astori will most likely return. Also mancini could be co-owned depending on what happens. We'll have to wait until the world cup ends to make transfers. There could be a few surprises here and there.

Bluesummers? Where did you get those figures for wages and transfer from? Source?

Seriously, I think we're more obsessed with our finances than the guys actually running the team.

Why do you keep mentioning Bale, Blue? He's terrible.

Really? He's pretty highly rated. I don't watch all that much epl so I guess I dont know. I just put him there because we were linked with him earlier.

@Protagonist: I don't have a source for that info; when we won the champions league back in 07, I remember reading alot about the finances and how much money we made. Champions league hasn't changed much. The only thing has changed is the little bit of the marketing. One of my freinds is a huge barca fan and he told me they made 150 M profit last year and 80 was due to champions league win. The wages and stuff like that has been known for quite a while, look around and you'll find it.

@Miz: why not? In my sports mgmt class there is a whole section on fans and how indepth they know their clubs from finances to where the president took a piss at 12:00 on monday.

Thanks for the heads up Blue. If we're getting Mancini then I think Krasic is overkill...especially with Adiyiah. Unless we loan Dominic.

I honestly don't think Vidic will happen. Man U have enough cash in reserve...it's kinda like when you have huge credit card debt, but earn enough money to pay the service charges and some left over to buy a new pair of jeans. That's how my friend explained it to me.

I don't want Hernanes...I had this excellent replacement in mind, now I forget who it was... damn!

We desperately need a creative attacking midfielder to replace Seedorf. I hope the board prioritizes one of them

- Dzeko is necessary. I am a big Borriello fan, but Dzeko will take us to the next level up there. Plus, having Borri as a backup is 100X better than having Huntelaar as a backup. Also, who's to say Borri and Dzeko couldn't work up front together in some games.

- Krasic would be great for the right side and we could move pato to the left side and have pato play a little more central to be more of a goal threat while krasic could work well with abate on the right.

- Hernanes might be a great option to replace Seedorf. Seedorf said he wants to got he the Prem before his career is over, so we should sell him after the season to help get some cash for him since this is the last year we will be able to get any money for Seed.

- Criscito would be ideal for LB and then we'd be able to have Antonini as a backup who can play both RB and LB.

- Ranocchia/Bonucci would be nice to have as backup CB's. Kaladze will be sold, and 8 mil is a great great price to sell him for. The 8 mil could help purchase just about all of either one of the Bari boys and now we'd have defensive CB subs that are actually competent and who also have time and potential to bloom into great CB's.

- Mannone/Marchetti/etc. or any promising GK would be nice. I think Dida i leaving after this year and its about time we recruited a quality keeper. I really like Mannone from Arsenal but there are a lot of choices out there. Anyways, with a new keeper we'd also have Abbiati so we'd be fine in the net.

- just on a bitter sidenote, we should have signed Mariga.

6 players would be ideal. and to be honest we should be able to fund this

possible and likely players to either leave/be sold = huntelaar, seedorf, janulovski, kaladze, onyewu, dida, favalli.

I'd be surprised if we bought more than 3 players.

Of that list, there's no way Mimmo Criscito would come. Napoli wouldn't sell to us and he's a native of the city. Doubt he'd want to leave. We'd have to deal with Genoa for either of the Bari CBs (they're on loan to Bari from Genoa). Given Genoa's defensive issues, they may bring both of 'em back for next year.

I will probably be pilloried for this, but I'm not entirely sold on Dzeko.

Wouldn't mind Marchetti.

I'd say we need a new CB, a good box to box midfielder, and fullbacks. No particular names at this moment but.

I though Criscito was Genoa owned?

So he is. I confused him with Cigarini. My bad.

Same argument, though. I doubt Genoa'd be willing to part with him. And I think the gobbi still own part of him.

Yeah, i think he is co-owned with Juve, and both of them would be extremely reluctant to sell him.

i just hope we get rid of some/most of the clutter.

Seedorf, Gattuso, Dida, Roma, Favalli, Jankulovski, Zambrotta Kaladzhe with nesta and pippo possibly retirering

that being said i would want nothing more then to replace them with WC players but i would realistically replace them as following. When it comes to the Keeper situation i would enter the Curci Sweepstakes at the end of the year, loaning them 1-2 of Verdi/harmony/strasser/zigoni/darmian in return, they get rid of a high wage bill for Serie B, and get two good youths all year-long. Curci Is ALOT better then his goals against stat would indicate, he is pretty clutch and would excel with a decent back-line not allowing forwards run at him. Also he is Italian, Alternatives would be Handanovic(if udinese get relegated ) and Felipe from corinthians who i personally really rate.

in defence i expect Antonini and abate to start next year at FBs with a whole season under their belts with zambro as a sub. Astori will be called back for the #3-4 CB behind Silva, *VIDIC*(i said it it's too good a deal to pass up a 20M) and bonnera.

in midfield i know we are slow and old at the moment and i truly think the awnser is a cheaper route then to go for hernanes/krasic. I think with ribery going to Real madrid, we should POUNCE on the chance of getting a discounted Drenthe he is a BEAST and would be cheap!!!! Another midfieder i'd like would be Wijnaldum from feyenoord, he is a MUCH faster Seedorf with better size. and we could move to much more unpredictable tactics with an offensive 4-4-2 with flamini(who we must play full-time), Drenthe/wijnaldum, Pirlo and of course the useless ambro :mad: Note: ozil would be cool

at forward i think we keep either boriello or huntelaar. and sell the other to get Torres, That being said if real/barca spend 543873241M to get him we settle for dzeko, i know we all should love dzeko, but he isn't bust proof...Torres is We sould be DYING to be able to lineup Pato next to torres!!!



Drenthe would cost us about 8-10
Vidic 20M
Torres is a it tricky though, he could cost 30M to potentially 50M as long as the spanish giants don't go apeshit on spending, we can have him , if not dzeko wouldn't be that bad an option, still though...i would take torres in AN INSTANT!!!

In my honest opinion, I think what we really need most is a linking midfielder or box to box midfielder to replace seedorf and a finisher.


Dzeko is expected to arrive so that would fill in the "finisher" position. The other position there is the options of hernanes and Krasic who have been linked with us. However, I personally doubt either will arrive as they will both cost quite a bit.

Furthermore,

Paloschi will have his co-own renewed for what is reported to be around 5m. Dzeko will empty our pockets for around 25 M. I'm hoping that maybe Hunt or Kala/janku will be included in the deal so we can reduce the actual money leaving our pockets.

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Here is what we know so far:

Galliani: Abbiati/Roma will stay in Milan next season forsure. Astori will be brought back forsure.
Berlu: Market priority is a great attacker.

Lots of teams are interested in Kaladze, price reported 6m.
Lots of teams are interested in Hunt, price reported 12m.

No interest in regards to Janku or Oddo yet.

Dida, Favalli and inzaghi are out of contracts.

Storari will most likely make his stay permanent or go somewhere else.

I don't personally think we know any of the above except for the dates on which contracts expire. There's occasional speculation but no precontracts or other things. We don't know for sure that Paloschi will stay at Parma either.

I think there's next to zero chance of getting definite information on the summer transfer market as of now. I'm curious as to how we build up that central mid-field and fullback positions though.

Unless I see the coach and a player (e.g Dzeko) in a press conference holding a red and black jersey, i'll consider the transfer talks as mere speculation fueled by desperate journalists, laced with some half truths..no guarantees..

..from experience, i've always been disappointed whenever there's talk that we are getting this or that player..nowadays i'm just numb after learning the hard way, no need to get excited over all these transfer talks..

No more Dzeko..

http://goal.com/en-us/news/86/italy/2010/0...-for-edin-dzeko

At the risk of repeating myself, again, I'll just state that I don't think that much of what's on goal.com is reliable. It's like considering the National Enquirer or the Sun a solid news source.

The only thing true about this article is the 40M tag. Yes milan will not pay 40 M for dzeko. He will still be coming here though. The reported price everywhere has been 25 M and it was supposedly agreed last month. Now whether we pay that in cash or exchange players, its not known. But i'm 100% sure dzeko will be coming here. You can all quote me on it.

Its just a report. Its like what I post all the time; its just speculation. There is no quotes or anything of the sort so they are doing what everyone else is. They look at milan's financial situation and say Dzeko is not possible. Last month they said Dzeko was going to be coming in January. its all bs.


Its all to sell papers. A headline like this sells papers and thats their full intent. Its like the vidic headline, milan are interested the first week. The second week milan are even more serious and united have dropped their price tag by 10 mil in less than a week.

??? I mean comon we gotta be serious. United isn't even thinking of selling vidic right now let alone setting his price tag.

I don't think we know the price for Dzeko. Unless you've got something published from the Wolfsburg site?

last summer there was the whole ordeal with his new contract being signed. A clause in his new contract states that if wolfsburg do not qualify for the round of 16 of the champions league, he would be sold to milan for 25M. The 40M is just utter crap.

I think we can safely accept that for at least the next 3 months, we're going to be seeing a lot of speculation on deals flying left and right.

They'll probably be dictated by player performance as well. I'm sure if KJH were to miraculously come back into the team and play alright...the talk of selling him would immediately cease.

FWIW, I don't think KJH will be sold/loaned unless he specifically requests it. Like all poachers, I think it depends on his confidence a lot.

I'm already with Blue in wanting to see Dzeko here. Precisely because I don't see him as a Messianic solution, but someone who can give us versatility in attack, as well as gel in well with any combination of our forwards.

and you would believe this if you read it where? to me goal.com or gazzetta (or whichever source you prefer) is the same, I believe nothing until it's done and dusted.

I'd believe transfer news, for example, if the contract's deposited at Lega Calcio (and they do have a running list on their website during transfer windows).

I personally believe that Gazzetta (for italian language) or ESPN (for english language) or France Football (french) or Kicker (german) tend to be more reliable than the Sun, Marca (depending), goal.com, tuttosport (except for juve news), etc. That's because, based on my experience the ones I've listed as generally more reliable tend to be...just that. Are they perfect? Nah. But do I think Gazzetta is usually better for Milan news than Tuttosport? Absolutely.

What I'm saying is I don't care where a report's coming from cause I don't believe in any of them. I don't even believe them when they say 'player x is injured' until I see that he has not been called up. Of course some pages are more reliable than others but they still make things up. So I just read the report but never get excited (when it's a good thing) or disappointed (when it's a bad thing) until it's official regardless of the source. I remember for example last January when every single source was reporting that Kaka had surely signed for Manchester and I would still not believe it even when they even dared to say it was official. We all know what happened after that.

I think the tendency to bash journalists is far to common on MF. And people don't distinguish between the yellow press and quality newspapers. I can't speak for the entire world since I'm only an expert on the German media scene, but when I read a news on the Kicker homepage or the Süddeutsche Zeitung I can be certain that they didn't make anything up. The kicker rarely writes on rumors at all, and when they do I can be sure that it's on the basis of a decent investigation. When they announced that Schalkes Rafinha signed a contract with Bayern and it turned out to be wrong they even put a text on their website with an apology to Schalke and Bayern for the trouble they caused.

It's not fair to denunciate the press generally by saying "They all make things up" or "Look at those journalists and the bs they're writing again". Journalists like any human being can be wrong on their predicitions. They only make them on the basis of the information they have. And they can be as wrong as scientists when they make forecasts or promise things. The only solution would be not to write on anything at all. We wouldn't need journalists then and could rely on press releases alone. But I guess none of you wants this...

I do think all journalists make things up. It's not always the same of course, others will make up a whole story and others will only add in a few details... but in any case what I'm saying is that when I read something like "Milan are closing in on Dzeko deal" I'm not going to believe that it's actually true regardless of where it's coming from (even if I do rate some pages as more reliable than others). What I actually take from this story, based on my experience, is that Milan are still interested in Dzeko and have maybe made a move. More so because words are not conclusive. Some will say that Milan "have all but signed Dzeko" and some will say that Milan "have made a step forward in signing Dzeko". People will say the first example is worse because it gives the impression that it's almost done but it does not really matter to me because in both cases nothing is concrete.

Yeah...but we're not really 'bashing' journalism. We're just saying, we shouldn't accept speculation as fact and wet ourselves.

Also, a journalist's job is not to predict things and I don't judge them on that. I will never say "journalist x is a bad journalist because he had not reported that we would sign player z" or anything. What I expect from journalists is their opinion on football matters, their knowledge on internal matters and such. I don't want them to speculate that Milan will sign Rouroulinho because "they're are in need of fullbacks and they like Brazlians". The things is, journalists need to sell papers (or increase view counts) so they will say things like that just to please the reader. And that's why I won't believe in it until it's done.

I can assure you they don't. But everyone might exxagerate a little to make the story a little more interesting.


Thing is, there are different kinda readers. There are those like you who are interested in comments and decent background stories ect and there is the majority who wants speculation. There are newspapers/magazines/websites for both groups.

1-According to 4-4-2.com, Milan and Manchester City can reach an agreement for a maxi deal swap: Clarence Seedorf and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar to Citizens and the Brazilian Robinho to Milan. The transfer would be definitively.
The first target for Mancini, this summer, is the Dutch winger and Seedorf is the ideal reinforcements. Ac Milan are disposed to yield him for 15 millions the same money they paid for sign him.

2-In an interview with Belgian newspaper La Derniere Heure, Standard Liege and Serbia forward Milan Jovanovic (28) has revealed to have already signed a contract with Liverpool for next season. The deal will become official after routine medical tests.

3-Milan have become the second Italian club to be seriously linked with the services of Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez.
Widely regarded as a contender to be named as Juventus Coach next season following the demise of Ciro Ferrara, reports in England are now claiming that the Rossoneri are also a possibility.
The stories are being met with surprise by those in Italy after Milan’s recent revival under the tutelage of debutant boss Leonardo.
The Brazilian suffered a horrendous pre-season and he was thought to be close to the chop after a crisis of results during the early part of the campaign.
However, Milan have recovered to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League and are currently third in Serie A, two points behind Roma but with a game in hand.
Milan fans know all about Benitez as he was in charge of the Liverpool side who came back from 3-0 down to beat the Rossoneri in the 2005 Champions League Final.
Former Sevilla, CSKA Moscow and Spurs boss Juande Ramos is also reportedly a contender to get the San Siro hotseat if a change does take place.

-Sources: www.footballpress.net
www.football-italia.net

why would he lose one of our club legends and someone who is already doing good enough to hire one of those jokers. Its not the coach, its the squad. Ancelotti proved it when he took charge of chelsea that he is still a monster coach.

I totally agree, and I also think they should keep Leo as the head coach for next season.

In the mean time, AC Milan declare that Ignazio Abate and Luca Antonini extended their deals until June 2014.

..'truer' words have never been said..

damn you rafa, damn you!!

What kind of midfielder is Krasic? It says he is a winger, so where would he play for us if we sign him?

He's one of those types who can play on the wing and behind the strikers as well. Good technique.

Meh, agents get paid handsomely to talk out of their åsses.


That's just sad. So we won't be going for a younger replacement in the market then? (Unless Roma will spell Kalac next season.)

If Dida is leaving, then surely one more has to come in. I think Roma will continue to be third choice, while hopefully someone younger and with great potential comes in as 2nd choice.

I doubt we'll sign a goalkeeper next season. With the direction we seem to be heading; most of our money will be going to a striker and midfielder.

My guess is we'll have somewhere around 50 M for the summer in total to spend without Silvio's help given that we get rid of the clutter (kala,janku,oddo, etc etc)


15 million will be put aside for wages. 35 M will be put aside for transfers.


Hunt=12 M
Kala=8m
janku=2-5mm
oddo=2-5m

Probably 10-15 M from our club revenue. Maybe less; depending on how far we get in champions league.

Doesn't make sense to start a season with just 2 goalkeepers. You're saying some of the Primavera are good enough to promote?

Coz I don't think it possible that Dida's contract would be renewed.

I have a good feeling Dida will be. Just not for 4m. It will be renewed for 1m a season is my guess, which is very good for someone of his caliber. Otherwise, we'll probably sign a cheap GK similar to Roma but I'm not expecting any big names.

I"m quite certain that Storari will not comeback as Samp will probably purchase him after the performances hes giving.

Hmm... Dida for 1 m is a steal...assuming someone from the Primavera just needs a year or two to step up. But I'm not convinced. For that kind of money, he can go back and play in Brazil.