(06-22-2021, 12:27 PM)Arildonardo Wrote: It's a bit upside-down this whole situation. Once we reached CL we're struggling to keep players. I thought it would be the other way around...   

(06-22-2021, 01:33 PM)nefremo Wrote: Ideally, we shouldn't let anyone enter their last year of contract. Renewals (or sales) should be done at the 2 year mark. At 1 year, it's already a bit too late, but I get there's going to be special cases.

I think this will become easier with money and stability. When we are a mainstay in the CL, when we have a steady income flow....planning becomes simpler. Budgeting starts being a lot closer to the actuals.
I think this was precisely the issue last summer. We just didn't know what ground we stood on. We simply could not afford certain salaries without the CL income, yet we had no clue if we'd be in. There was probably some level of "calm" about negotiations due to thinking things will work out if we made the CL...but it was still an unknown. Then, we know how it ended.

At the end...like I said...i think with more (and steady flow of) money everything becomes easier. That, and the fact that Maldini (but also Elliot) is likely to learn a lesson here.

With that being said, it's not just Kessie, Calabria and Romagnoli. We also have to take care of those whose contracts expire 2 years from now. Tie them down now.

(06-22-2021, 02:35 PM)mazen111 Wrote: Mirabelli (former sporting director of AC Milan) to Tuttosport:

"Hakan at Inter? I was laughing.. Inter knows the player well, we were following him when I was with them.. I'm sorry for Milan, losing a great player for free.. but I'm happy for Inter, who will have fun with Calhanoglu, while Milan will mourn his passing."

(06-22-2021, 04:35 PM)hwmook Wrote: Nobody want him even for free. Inter definitely do not want him if they have a choice. You must be dreaming if you think we can sell him for 20-30m. He simply didn't do well enough over the years.

(06-22-2021, 05:31 PM)Sleeping Giant Wrote: Sign Patrick Van Aanholt for free, he would be excellent back up LB. Ecperienced and a regular Netherland international

(06-23-2021, 12:46 AM)porcho Wrote: Seems these guys have taken the fact we made UCL as if we're suddenly Rich. 


THis. and lets put it this way. say we did sign them and didn't make UCL? 
Then what? We've got players, we can't afford to keep, with no buyer willing to pay us and pay their high wage. We're back to late Galliani days. 


On all th garbage I've ready lately about we lost 100m/150m worth of players... Lets put it this way...
Gigio's only offer last year was 20m plus Areola(Nefremo posted 20m but I had it in my head it was 15m). Areola was worth around 20m so that's 40m. Hakan was up for sale for 20m and no one came knocking. clearly 40m and who knows, maybe 10m, is all those two were worth last season.
This season.... they're worth next to nothing. IF they were worth 100m and 50m(for example) or even worth 50m and 20m, then where are all the clubs jumping in to sign them for free? 



Why does this guy even get interviews. He's a complete failure. A Shit stain that refuses to go away.


This. No way Inter signs him if Eriksen doesn't have a heart attack so then what Hakan? 


Would be a good pickup

(06-23-2021, 02:57 AM)slifersd Wrote: Donnarumma and Hakan are worth 150M? LOL, what is Mirabelli smoking man? Even in a good market, those two are maybe worth 70m combined, and that's being generous because Donna's high salary demands and agent would severely limit his suiters.

(06-23-2021, 06:04 AM)Reso Wrote: ? Milan are deciding whether to make an offer for Sampdoria talent Mikkel Damsgaard. Milan followed him all last season and are very interested in him. He is considered a great prospect. No negotiations as of now. They are evaluating

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(06-22-2021, 03:20 PM)ZvonimirBoban Wrote: have

Well, depends on the replacement alternative. Maignan is OK, but who will we bring to replace Hakan?


Inter will buy him easily for 20-30M if his contract is not expired. Other EPL teams may also spend that.

(06-23-2021, 02:57 AM)slifersd Wrote: Donnarumma and Hakan are worth 150M? LOL, what is Mirabelli smoking man? Even in a good market, those two are maybe worth 70m combined, and that's being generous because Donna's high salary demands and agent would severely limit his suiters.