Summer mercato 2012

[Gabriel426]

Would you say the same is true for a player who if lucky gets a match at the end of the season and in friendlies? (I'm assuming Abbiati and Amelia stay)

The difference in merchandise sales and exposure in Japan (only Japan) will be less than you might think (regular player vs 1 game per season)

For starter, you are assuming Amelia is staying. To me, spending a non-EU spot on a 3rd string GK is pure stupid. As I said before, he is not a great keeper but surely can handle being the 2nd keeper for Milan.
Can he opens the Asia market for Milan, well, yes, since people, esp., those in Japan will notice Milan more. He might not have the impact of say, Nakata, Honda or Kagawa, but still a lot better than now.

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Last year around this time, there were tons of contracts talk, who will MIlan renew....and how the players react to that...but this time around, there are pretty much close to none of it. I have a sense that a lot of the old guards won't be back b/c they really did not play any role this year.