Summer mercato 2012

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The thing I don't get is, people are piss that Milan did not win the League title and at the same time they want Ibra out of MIlan. Considering Ibra scored or created 34(28G and 6A) of 72 Milan goals in the league, thats close to 50% of goals scored. Ibra should be untouchable.

Pls, don't say Pato will get healthy....b/c we have been saying that over the past 3 yrs. Don't compare him to Van Persie or any other strikers who got injured and came out stronger than ever. Simply b/c Van Persie and others injuries only involve one area of their body while Pato pretty much injured every part of both legs.
Robinho will not know how to score over the summer.
Thats why these two should be sold and replace by someone who can stay healthy and score goals.

I think this interview explains quite well the reasons why there is an argument to sell Ibra.

http://www.milannews.it/?action=read&idnotizia=79979

Basically, Ibra's both good and bad for the side. Yes he's a leader, but he's also selfish rather than a team player. His attitude is horrible overall, given his temperament and it seems impossible to get him to play at a consistent level over the course of a season. He always has periods where he's untouchable and others where he's simply so bad that we'd be better off without him on the pitch and with just 10 men. He's also now 31 and has a gigantic contract at the club. Given our financial problems, is it really worth having any player with such a huge contract.

Problem is he's also a key reference point up front in our team. Questions must be raised that if he was sold, would we have enough funds remaining to get ourselves another player who can act as such a reference point.

It's impossible not to question Ibra's sale when there's so many different arguments surrounding him. I don't think we'll sell him and tbh I think Allegri should be commended on how he's managed Ibra since he joined Milan. This season has seen progress from last, and I pray Allegri manages to get the best Ibra all season next year.

Pato and Robinho are different cases and must be viewed differently. Pato's current market value can't be high, and it seems kind of pointless to sell him now at a depreciated value when we've already invested so much in him. We know his talent and there is hope under Meerseman that he will recover. I think the decision to basically write off this season to find the answers to his problems is the right one, as now the doctors will be focused on resolving his issues fully, rather than getting him physically able to play again (it's known that doctors in football are generally under pressure to get players back on the pitch, rather than treating injuries for permanent solutions).

Robinho is a different problem, as he's a great player but his finishing is costly. This has become more easily noticeable this season with his misses against Barca in CL. Our problem is that it might be difficult to get many offers for him, as right now only Santos are seriously interested and his market value can't be more than 15-20m (Santos doesn't want to spend though). I don't think any high profile side in Europe would be interested in him if I'm honest, as I struggle to think of a club that could use a player like him. I think our best bet might be to try and work something out with Santos to get some of their players (Ganso usually springs to mind, Neymar seems well beyond reach).

We need investment this summer now. Ibra and Gattuso have both called for it, but so did Ambro (last summer) and Maldini (2007) with little response.

Galliani is going to hold talks with those ten players whose contracts are expiring this summer. The outcome will indicate just how serious we are on the next mercato. I think somebody should open the poll about which player(s) you guys think should stay.

Yeah, sounds like a nice idea.