Summer Mercato 2011

[millinarios]

Some FIFA agent stating that for midfield we can sign Aquilani and Montolivo, but for Mr. X he is predicting Balotelli...

http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-...-balotelli

Well signing a striker when no strikers are needed is typical Berlusconi-style, so I wouldn't be surprised

[Snapster]

I see that's true.. So now that Juve made their own stadium they'll be able to spend more no?

Pretty much, it's also why I'm worried for Milan's future. If we don't sort out our stadium plans when the council contract is next up for renewal then I can see a period of domination of Juve.

[WCmilan]

Some FIFA agent stating that for midfield we can sign Aquilani and Montolivo, but for Mr. X he is predicting Balotelli...

http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-...-balotelli

Well signing a striker when no strikers are needed is typical Berlusconi-style, so I wouldn't be surprised

Lmaooo, That's definitely a Berlusconi move.. I agree, that's definitely a possibility but if we get both aquilani and montolivo id be happy tons of options for midfield,defence, and attack. Allegri knows what he wants and knows what hes doing so its all good imo.

and yeah Juve , they maybe deserve a few years of dominance because of their last few years of being shit to say the least

[Gabriel426]

I see that's true.. So now that Juve made their own stadium they'll be able to spend more no?

Juve has been spending more money than Milan over the past few seasons.

[Kastriot]

Never try to understand the business in football....there are always "ways around",always. Its not coincidental that all the major businessmen are free spenders in football.They know smth that we don`t ,as simple as that.

[Gabriel426]

I think running a football club is the quickest and most legit way for money laundering.

[millinarios]

if we get both aquilani and montolivo id be happy tons of options for midfield,defence, and attack. Allegri knows what he wants and knows what hes doing so its all good imo.

I'm fine with those two as well. We can dream about Fabregas or Schweinsteiger, but staying in reality, Aquilani and Montolivo would give us much more effective midfield options attacking wise, and the two combined would not cost as much as one of the mentioned above. So it's a cost effective improvement.

But I'm not a fan of changing Cassano for Balotelli... And if Cassano stays, why do we need Balotelli? To take the place of Paloschi on the bench? That's a Berlu-style overkill at the maximum.

Speaking of Cassano, there is a nice comment from Prandelli:
http://www.football-italia.net/aug12a.html

the Azzurri tactician has told him that he doesn’t necessarily need to play in every game to win his call.

“It’s not important whether he is guaranteed a first team shirt or not,” the former Fiorentina boss stated.

“What is key is that he maintains a good physical condition. If that happens then I wouldn’t be surprised if he is always playing by the end of the season.”

[theaxeofpain]

Balotelli is still young and has great potential to become a great player. Cassano is a great talent, but is 29 years old now, so no room for improvement for him. IMO Balo needs Milan and the atmosphere there to improve his game and finally grow up. I'd be in favor of loaning him first to see if he improves at us, if not send him back to Man City.

[Gabriel426]

Mario might be a very talented player but his IQ and EQ is just a bit higher than my 2 yrs old son.
I think the best place for Mario to play is on one of the lesser team in the top leagues, teams like Parma and Genoa in Serie A or Sunderland, Villa in EPL. That way, he can play regularly, learn how to be a true professional and most importantly, learn how to play on a team.
Coming to Milan won't help him one bit, as he no longer wants to play the Super Sub role and the moment that things don't go accordingly in his head, he will panic and wants to leave.

[theaxeofpain]

That's why I said to loan him first to see if he actually grows up a little. At Milanello there's a great atmosphere, which IMO helps. I don't really know the atmosphere in City, but surely it's not any better than Milan's.