Winter Mercato January 2016

[Jay Crisp]

Well, nothing happened but some updates on what may happen:
1) Chelsea are reportedly preparing an offer of 40mln euros for Bacca
2) If we sell Bacca we plan to buy Immobile from Sevilla to replace him and they are asking 15mln for him.
3) We're linked with Susic, midfielder who plays for Hajduk in the Croatian league. They're asking for 8-10mln euros for him.

I find the Susic link somewhat interesting because I remember reading an article a couple of weeks back about how the Croatian league could become an attractive market for Serie A since we're suffering a sharp inferiority in revenue due to lack of proprietary stadiums and TV rights, and so not only is the Croatian league an affordable market for us but it's beginning to produce some diamonds in the rough, also the fact that the Croatian league is quite physical and technical gives its players somewhat of an adapting advantage coming to play in Italy. Anyhow, what's the point.. Galliani would never have the creativity to find some good players out there. Surely it's possible, Juve showed it by getting Pirlo,Vidal and Pogba for a combined fee of 10-15mln euros. Honestly if something doesn't happen this January I'll give up my last bit of hope.

On ELS... I know he's a player who's been in decline and I understand that now might be the only time we can get some money for him, as we've learned from Pato.... However, I guess I have a bit of sympathy towards him because I like the kid and his break out year was really the last thing I remember being happy about with this Milan. Since then it's been one stupid decision after the other and year after year without CL. I guess it's the best decision to sell him, I just know that with this management we probably wont bring in anyone better or remotely promising/good to replace him.

Seville want 15m for Immobile ? hes owned by Dortmund .

I said kind of jokingly/prematurely that we wont get UCL and will sell Bacca Bonaventura maybe Romagnoli to get back what Berlu spent.Well the Bacca sale is a real possibility only 6 months into the season.If he is sold , mark my words NONE of it will be reinvested.We'll have Adriano Niang Balo Menez and wont go and use it to get a couple of midfielders of a very good quality.

They realise we wont get UCL , 10 points off now and I can us losing to Fiorentina Empoli (at best a draw) Inter.We can point to what other teams do , but Milan are not other teams and operate like its 1986.Berlusconi and Galliani are so far out of touch we'll fall further rather than see anything smart happen.