Full name: M'Baye Babacar Niang
Date of birth: 19 December 1994 (age 17)
Place of birth: Meulan, France
Height: 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position: Striker

Welcome to the circus, boy. Buckle up!

Never heard of him before the alleged transfer.

Good luck, I guess

We share our birthday, I like him already!

is he even officially signed? if not, 2 words. David Suazo

The official site says he landed in Milan yesterday. And Galliani pretty much admitted it so I think official announcement will come out soon enough.

What? We didn't sign Suazo because the player had an agreement with Inter. Niang said he's very happy to be joining Milan.

I don't trust what Niang says .

Don't worry. It's official now.

Pato, Bojan, El Shaarawy, Niang.

I don't ever recall having such a young forward line.

Yep, I think this is the first time it has occurred.

Or... Injured, Unwanted, Overrated, Who?

I think you are too much of a pessimist sir.


http://frenchfootballweekly.com/2012/07/12...s-a-wanted-man/

Bojan? did we sign him?

Mediaset says it's a done deal.

Allegri should just go 4-2-3-1. We obviously cannot play with the diamond anymore considering the players we have

4-2-3-1 is too complex for Allegri.

Ok this is news to me.

This is the signing we've been waiting for.

Niang is well known to me. He's a prodigy from Cannes with an incredible left foot, vision and awareness on a par with Iniesta, and it's a sensational coup for us. He could actually change the course of the club's fortunes for us.

And if you believe that you'll believe anything.

Anything would be better than a 4-3-1-2 when we don't have the players to play Allegri's system. The midfield was a mess against Samp, the attackers were non-existant and Prince was just plain bad. We absolutely need to try something to fit in the best players we have.

Now that we've signed that Niang and Bojan, I simply cannot understand why they would give Cassano plus actual money that we don't have for Pazzini.

We don't have a plan, plain and simple. We sign players aimlessly, without first analyzing the actual needs of the team. Like Italians would say, siamo alla frutta.

Wipe that smile off your face, you bald tw@t!

It will happen slowly but steadily... just like for all of us, there won't be any smiles come May...

Let's see what this kid will bring.

Niang was caught in the Piazza del Popolo driving without a license. Bakaye Traore was in the car with him

So this is what the kid will bring?! I never get in a car without my license (and papers), like ever.

Haha, you got it wrong. Niang was driving by himself, without a license (the kid's 17), and when the cops stopped him, he told them he was Traoré. Then they escorted him back to his hotel, where he showed them his ID, therefore miserably failing in his plan.

The club said it will take action against the player after it has verified the case.

And people say footballers are stupid.

He is settling in perfectly then.

I think his plan was good though.

He should have said he's Ambrosini, then they'd let him sly.

Looks like Balotelli, acts like Balotelli. hopefully plays like Balotelli.

Wow, what an idiot.

Niang via Twitter: "I apologize to all the fans, Galliani, Allegri and my marvelous club. I made a big mistake, but I never said I was Traoré, only that I was driving his car".

Good to hear.

And how would that help him if it was Traore's car?

Keep digging.

It will at least rectify the news bit where he said that he was Traore. At this point I don't know whether he said he was Traore or not, or whether he was driving his car, but if he honestly apologized (even if on Twitter), he's all clear in my books. Provided he doesn't make such mistakes again, even though they can happen anytime, to anyone!

This was a very small, but unnecessary and easily avoidable mistake. But it does disrupt the dressing room.

I don't think this story is such a big deal.

Yes, as I said in my post, this is a very small mistake, almost negligible. Were it not for the media, most would probably never have know what happened. But my point is, a few more shenanigans like this, bigger ones even, and it will only subtract from the dressing room atmosphere, not add something positive to it.

Well obviously, I meant if it's true that he said that, how would it help him?

Now that you put it this way, yeah that's a point. My only wild guess is that maybe Traore is of legal driving age and has a license. Maybe Niang wanted to pull a fast one on the traffic wardens. But at this point in time, after his clarification on Twitter, it probably isn't true.

I reckon the guy said that this is Traore's car, and it was lost in translation to the traffic police.

Oh, come on!

Anyway, it looks like his case might be followed in the juvenile court.

Doesn't it?! I mean instead of behaving like model professionals (or at least trying to behave like one), players when tangle themselves in these needless incidents, it just adds extra laundry to the team. Even if it is just less than 1%. I mean, he didn't, but what if he put his name in as Traoré?!

That's probably the reason why the Milan management came down on the kid. Granted he doesn't seem to be much of a trouble maker (like a certain someone named Cassano), but a negligence is a negligence.

Niang has been banned from national football for one year after going AWOL from his training camp at the under-21 level:

Link.




So much hype and only disappointment to match it.

Really a shame.

The boy is pure trouble. These bad 'uns do sprout now and then.

I never trusted French players at Milan

What a waste