QUOTE (Zed.D @ Jul 26 2012, 05:08 PM)

I don't think an unproven talent (Ganso/Affelay/Eriksen/etc.) is the answer here. we need a proven champion, of course I would've liked Fabregas for example, but we should consider the possibilities too. beside Kaka do you know any champion who would come for the same price and on a 6m contract? I don't.
Agreed. Back at the beginning of the transfer window I would have been against bringing back Kaka (he has done wonders for Milan and he is still very good, but he is no longer great, and other "returning stars" have flopped). My opinion has changed now. More than Kaka the player we need Kaka the leader. And who knows, coming back to Milan may give him the confidence and motivation to be what he once was (or, at least, closer to it). Also, if you look at it from B&G perspective, Kaka has enough appeal with the fans to help with ticket sales.
QUOTE (CrazyMilanFan @ Jul 26 2012, 04:39 PM)

there seems to be quite a lot on cassano out as well. I really dont see hte point we wont get a lot of money for him and he can be very useful to us anyway..
Lots of noise about Cassano being unhappy ("mal di pancia"). My guess is that he expected to become the new "star" of the team, but all the talk about Kaka is robbing him of that.
QUOTE (CrazyMilanFan @ Jul 26 2012, 08:24 PM)

according to sky 6.5m is the final offer for Yanga-Mbiwa otherwise we go for free transfer next year.. if this is true then it is possible that we do have a full agreement with the player
Quite possible. We do still have a lot of appeal for a young player with ambitions.
Reading many posts it feels like we are all suffering a bit from the "grass is greener somewhere else" syndrome. However, I am not sure that re-building the team on a more solid financial foundation is all that bad, and (reading news from other teams) we are not the only ones with reduced expectations, in Italy and outside. If I understand correctly, recent changes in tax law will impact both Spain and France in years to come. And I wonder how well PSG's "new Galacticos" experiment will really work, and how long they can keep it up (they can only field 11 players at a time, so many of their expensive acquisitions will worm the bench). It will be a good test for how serious Platini is about FFP (I don't see how their revenues can cover their expenses).
Finally, I still see us linked with Xabi Alonso. Any real hope there? (Or should I not bother asking ...)