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Albanian tycoon interested in buying AC Milan

Albanian businessman Rezart Taci has said he would be interested in buying a majority stake in AC Milan if owner Silvio Berlusconi decided to sell.


Taci, who was close to buying Bologna in the close season before the deal fell through, has been spotted meeting Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani but played down rumours of an immediate bid.

"It's not like that, at least in the short term. I don't think Berlusconi intends to sell the club. But both Berlusconi and Galliani know that if it is decided to sell a majority stake...my group is ready to buy," he told Sunday's Gazzetta Sportiva.

Milan, frugal in the recent transfer market and in stuttering form, have been consistently linked with Arab investors in the media but Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi has denied he wants to sell the seven-times European champions.

I don't think this guy can afford milan. Were talking about 500 million euros starting plus whatever needed to invest in the club in order to even make a profit. He'll probably be able to buy some shares of the club but there is no way he is wealthy enough to buy the club outright.

Contrary to what we might think, Arabs have a superb understanding of football, and it's heritage.

I'd take an Arab's knowledge of football over an American's. Ok?

dint know balotelli was a milan fan

Meh... What ever happened to the Italian Chocolate Billionaire - Ferrero??

That would have been sweet!

[As acid used to say Pun always intended] - btw where is acid?

I dunno why everyone thinks that we need a sugar daddy. I find this commitment quite disturbing. Other clubs like Arsenal, Real, Barca or Bayern are doing quite well without an owner. For me, as a tradition-conscious European, this "hey daddy give us some candy" attitude is quite humiliating tbh. I dislike the whole idea of a person owning a club.

[As acid used to say Pun always intended] - btw where is acid?

i also heard the ferrari management was interested a while ago...

Ferrari?

That matter has been settled but what I was thinking is what Tennie said, they are owned by FIAT...

sorry , i am to blame, for believing for a second my cousin wasn't fully slow

Too late, you're going to get banned!

In that case, you just have to cover Fishdoll's bar tab.

@LaP: We won't take loans, our 'daddy' won't invest. Which way do we go from here?

I don't think this guy can afford milan. Were talking about 500 million euros starting plus whatever needed to invest in the club in order to even make a profit. He'll probably be able to buy some shares of the club but there is no way he is wealthy enough to buy the club outright.

He's also the guy who almost bought Bologna and then backed out.

I don't mean it to suggest that non-Arabs have lesser understanding if that's what you're driving at. But among billionaires in general, I'd take an Arab's knowledge of football over an American's. Ok?

Having grown up in the Middle-East, where football is pretty much the only game (sure there's athletics and some other sports) that the population enjoy; the kind of knowledge and the associated passion for clubs and history there is pretty good. I'd rather have an Arab Sheikh take over the club than some American tycoon, who sees a global enterprise.

And I think Maktoum has done really well in Man City. They've hired some good people. Kept the local boys who are worthy of talent, appointed a coach who has the potential to drive a big project, kept faith in him AND supported him really well. The rewards are there to see.

We should post an advertisement in Saudi Arabia or something

Fininvest: Milan Are Not For Sale
Berlusconi’s holding company has once again quashed rumours of an imminent buyout of the club...

A report in Il Riformista newspaper this morning suggests that Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi is in advanced talks with a Libyan investment group to sell a 40 per cent stake in the Serie A powerhouse.

But Fininvest, the holding company of President Berlusconi which controls the Diavoli, has moved quickly to nip rumours in the bud.

“We once again deny, in the most categorical way, there are any plans to sell, fully or partially, stakes in the club AC Milan,” reads a brief statement “regarding the umpteenth press report” on this topic.

Fininvest denied a similar La Repubblica report earlier this month after it was suggested that Berlusconi had discussed the possibility of selling Milan stakes to a Libyan sovereign fund during a visit to the Africa country’s leader Muammar Gaddafi.

La Repubblica alleged that Berlusconi values his club in the region of €600-800 million.

Vince Masiello, Goal.com