I'm not a fan of his, but he's basically single handedly keeping Spurs in the CL race this season.

No man, enough with +30 players! The only reason we're signing him is because his contract expires. Another free agent for Galliani's pleasures. We should go after promising youngsters instead, like Veltman or Dória, whilst they're still on the cheap. We have an aspiring coach, time to build a project around him. You can't do that with Alex, Essien and Adebayor.



That was six years ago! He's been a joke ever since he left Arsenal, and he's 30 years old FFS!

If we wanna go after someone cheap, I'd sign Immobile. Otherwise I'd spend some money and get Dzeko. He'd be the best solution. But first we have to sell Balotelli and make up the cash.

You know what I want. I'm actually all for 30+ players now. Just let them be fucking winners. Not these bunch of pansies we've got. Some people who've won something and have got balls.

Otherwise we can buy all the talented youth we want, but if all they have to look up to is Mario "I play more on twitter than the field" Balotelli then they're just wasting themselves away.

Isn't Essien that kind of player? Kaká too? Yet they suck nowadays. Besides, everyone knows Adebayor is a f*cking mercenary.

I've heard from a Madrid friend of mine that it's rumored we're interested in Diego Lopez and are looking to offer around 10mil for him. Apparently we've already contacted the player as well.

Thoughts?!

He's about as good as we can realistically get, but that's too much for a 32 year old.

Yeah. Serie A has good keepers in Perin and that Udinese guy, we should bring one of them.

Isn't he Madrid's starting GK? Why would they sell him? It's not like they need the money.

I agree with Fillipo. Perin, Scuffet or Marchetti should be our objectives.

But I doubt we'll sign anyone since we've already signed freaking Agazzi, who according to most sources will be our new starting goalie.

Good God. Another mediocre fail. Can't get why we didn't go after Perin at least. Galliani is really becoming totally useless.

It's becoming unbearable.

Voices from Spain suggest that we won't sign Rami at the end of the season.

Yeah, bring in Lucarelli from Parma and we're good.

Mediaset report that Monaco are interested in Balotelli.

Sell, sell, sell.

These rumours are really depressing

I think it's just pointless to even hope and speculate, as long as Galliani is still here we'll keep seeing the same cycle over and over.

- A hundred exchanges with Genoa.
- A couple of freebies for 2m per year contracts just for the hell of it and so later we can have an excuse for why we can't spend
- A decent purchase of around 6 to 10m and declare market as closed and that we're competitive as we are
- Some last minute big name (not necessarily a good thing) so that Galliani can toot his own horn and then hold over the fans' heads for being ungrateful
- Close out the summer window with a hugely inflated squad size of some good and some mediocre players and an even more grotesquely huge wage bill which supersedes that of Juve who are winning titles while we can't get into the top half of the table
- And thanking the president of course who has more trophies than any other president in existence.

Rinse, repeat

Yup. More of the same, and the downward spiral continues. And, unfortunately, it looks like we are stuck with Galliani for some time.

Balotelli: "If I'm a burden for the fans then I can very well leave.."

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I agree he certainly has not been up to par recently, but...

I don't see us getting a better investment in a forward than Balo with our limited funds & lack of attraction nowadays.

We can be upset and whine over Balo's lack of dedication, determination & focus, but despite all of that he is still one of our few players that we can actually depend on providing a worthy performance at times.

Bottom line is, as it stands we can do NO better than Balo in terms of his talent & all round attributes.

We are expecting that the money we get from his sale will be reinvested in a similarly talented forward, but when last have we seen that happen? ...so what makes us think it's gonna be any different this time?

Disagree.

He shows occasional signs of brilliance but he is far from consistent and way too moody. He has the tendency to disappear in big games. He is a yellow card / red card magnet. Tired of waiting for him to "mature" or to "blossom" (he is almost 24, not 18!)

Hope he has a great WC and we sell him somewhere (maybe Napoli, they seem to want him).

I am sure we can find someone that is cheaper and better, and by better I will take reasonably consistent over occasionally brilliant.

I just read that Kagawa (Honda's BFF) might be on the way out of Man Utd...

Considering how dispensable/unproven/finished Robi, Kaka, Taraabt, Saponara and Birsa all are, I think throwing Kagawa into the mix would be wonderful...

I am of those who think SES needs to be given a chance to play/regain his value

..........Balo
SES....Honda....Kagawa
......Monto...Poli/NDJ.......

I think we need to wait and see if Honda adapts before we start talking about Kagawa

Taarabt agent: "There's an agreement between Milan and Fulham to sign him for €3-4 million at the end of the season"

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Fulham? I thought he was with QPR?

But considering the original option was 6 million, this is a good deal. Is it worth it though?

Yes! This is huge! Biggest signing since Honda.

think it just shows how desperate Fulham are to get rid of him. Which doesn't say a lot about the player.

Tbh, it could also do with his wage. I think Fulham are relegation risks at the moment, and I don't think they could afford Taraabt in a lower division.

I don't think he's short of talent. He's a good player, but his attitude leaves a lot to be desired. I'm still not sure about him, in terms of should we sign him permanently or not. He's shown glimpses of what he can do, he's worked hard for the team as well. But his no pass attitude, and his previous history has me thinking that we shouldn't jump the gun, of course 4m is still a very cheap price for someone like him and he will be useful for us next season.

It mostly depends on the wage we're going to give him and if we're going to buy a proper winger for this system Seedorf wants to play

Why does that matter? You have your own eyes, you have seen him play many times with us, give your opinion based on what you've seen, not on what Fulham rejecting him might mean.

My opinion is based on his performances, backed up by Fulham wanting rid for so little.

Good, glad we cleared that out. So, he hasn't been good enough for you to sign for €3-4 million?

Ok so We've been linked to Krul and Ochoa. I find it sad that Gabriel didn't get more support then he did because i saw his U-19(IIRC) tournament and he was sensational for brazil. That being said, Ochoa is a technical phenom and Krul is certainly reliable, but could cost a prime penny... I would LOVE it if Ochoa became our number 1, he's freakishly athletic and would generate a new market for us In mexico (think of shirt sales, now that Chicharaito has only just started playing for united...) Did i mention Ajaccio (his current club, spl?) is getting relegated and can't afford not to sell him...?

I always thought Ochoa was like the Ganso of keepers. There was so much noise about him and how everyone wants him, but then why didn't anyone snap him up.

Plenty of top clubs that needed keepers. Barca for example?

Not questioning your judgement here though since I haven't seen him play. But are we sure he's that good?

About Krul, Newcastle being my second club, I'll just have to flip you the bird. He's the last bit of quality we've got. You want to take that way too?!!

Since Newcastle is your second team how is Santon playing these days? I always liked him and wanted us to grab him.

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Adriano Galliani confirmed #Milan want to buy both Rami and Taarabt, but want "a discount." #QPR #Valencia

#Gallaini the most cheap man on the planet

Pretty poor actually. But then the team as a whole has been playing badly. Comes from having guaranteed mid-table safety with nothing to play for. Lots of criticism being hurled at the manager and team.

Anyone got a list of player who will be out of contract come summer? I think we should take a look and consider our options.

We usually still manage to pick the duds out of a decent list of free agents

EPL
To be honest I wouldn't touch anyone here. I like Larssen but we got Monto and Cristante so...no and I liked what I saw of Boyata a few years ago, but apparently he's dropped considerably since....besides we got pacifico, vargas and salomon as far as youth with potential goes...also we need to trim some of our 30+ backup CBs..

On the whole.....unless a big name gets cut soon, I wouldn't touch anyone on this list...

Bundesliga
I don't know this list that well, but I know Rincon is sort of a Poli-lite. So depending on what we do with poli, he might be interesting...I doubt it though as he's a non-EU player i think.

Ligue 1

Obviously Menez is the real prize of this list, but i doubt we could offer him what he'll get elsewhere...Alex? do we really need him? i'd rather leave the EU spots open unless we absolutely have to fill the spot...

I would flat out sign Ochoa tomorrow, as a starter ahead of Agazzi and Gabriel, he's really gifted at flying from side to side, used to be overrated, now he's gotten a lot better and has become underrated.

La Liga

Lot's of interesting names here, Diego could be an option considering we play 3 AMs and he has an Italian passport...Musacchio would be tremendous value considering age, upside, experience and his italian passport..
Also Gaspar might be nice if we really do plan on selling Abate and not start MDS every chance available...plus we've been linked to him before

Serie A

I won't lie, the only name that gets me excited here is Muru. has had a good year on a bad team, has some youth international experience AND the idea of a MDS/Muru partnership at RB/LB would really perk me up...especially without the pressures of the CL for next year...Drame is also an interesting cheap-pickup as a backup LB should constant and eman leave...


EDIT: These are just my thoughts regarding the list, Obviously I'd love for us to buy and loan Murru and buy Contrao...

Later I'll try to do a relegation list, including what I think are the talents that we must poach from the doom of the second divisions.

Rincon? Man, Rincon is miles away from Poli. Also, he prefers to play in a different position. No, I don't think we should even consider this one. Also a big no to Diego. He recently moved to Atletico so a transfer is unlike, but he has a nasty personality and is quite unpredictable, not managing to line up more then two or three good showings in a row.

I'd take Sagna from England, also one of Diouf and Ya Konan of Germany; Menez and Alex obviously from France, maybe Molinaro and Drame from Italy. But all in all rather poor choices.

Sunderland look like going down and have Giaccherini, so he will leave at a cut price. That's such a Milan transfer.

fair point to Rincon (and i would honestly prefer we buy out the remainding 50% of poli, lest i sound greety)
Diego is such a milan buy, attitude, flashes of good talent, good FK-taker....I'm not sold on molinaro, but i'm glad we agree on Drame, who i find as a much better prospect then Constant ever was (and he actually plays LB)

Just reading this made my head hurt!

According to Gazzetta and Corriere, Seedorf is 100% going to leave Milan soon.

What? Why?

Incompatibility with Galliani and some players.

That would be a complete waste. Unbelievable how this club runs - we finally manage to draw up a favorable row of wins and good results. But instead of backing up the coach and give the team an extra push, we once again start washing our dirty laundry in public.

This is Galliani's doing, no doubt. He's done the same with Leonardo. Pushed him away because he knew something about Milan, football and what a big club needs or wants. While he covered Allegri for years because of the opposite. Pathetic.

Check out this not too old piece on Milan..
http://www.footballsnippet.com/a-snapshot-...ture-solutions/