Summer mercato 2012

[ACMILAN1983]

Sorry in advance, as with the other day, I'm replying to a lot of of posts and therefore have a fairly lengthy post.

Gabriel, you gave an example yesterday about PSG having a debt of 150m and reducing it to 100m a year later to show they're taking steps to reduce debt to fall in line with FFP. If I'm correct, even in the initial stages the debt of a club can't be larger than around 45m and therefore PSG in that example would still fall foul of FFP.

Only two strikers are better than Ibra today, CR7 and Messi, so we can definitely say we are taking a step down...however I've noticed that Milan play much better as a team without Ibra on the field. I think we can play better as a team with him gone but we need a good striker in his spot.

I think you're spot on with everything I've quoted there. Losing Ibra means we've lost individual quality in the side, but potentially we will improve as a team for it.

Why they dont wanna try bringing Ganso from Santos... he is the main key there without him Neymar is nobody and if is to expensive then bring us Kaka back... we need a playmaker.. we missed a playmaker after Pirlo injury and Kaka departure .

Welcome to MM Ganso is complicated due to his salary and the complications around his ownership, never mind a risk given his inability to step up until now for Brazil and prove he's ready for the international stage. More importantly the injuries in his career to date have hampered his growth and added a huge sense of uncertainty. He's still a class player, but his transfer value means he's high risk.

Also sorry but I can't but laugh at your comment about Neymar being nobody without Ganso. Neymar really is exceptional and much of his profile was raised while Ganso was in treatment for knee operations.

Haven't posted here in a while, but I kind of want to share my thoughts on what took place the last month and a half or so.

First of all, I think it is safe to say this was, hands down, the most ridiculous transfer season we have ever had as a team. I mean, we agreed to sell Silva, then decided to keep him, came out talking about how our president is a superhero from planet Vaginon, and then turn around sold Silva to the same team alongside Ibrahimovic two weeks later? It quite simply does not get any more ludicrous than this. When we sold Kaka and Sheva, we did not go back and forth like this at all, which led me to my second point...

Second point, I think the real reason Silva and Ibra were sold was because something major happened in the Berlusconi family recently. If our original intent was to sell those two, then we by no means needed to turn down the PSG offer and extend Silva. The way everything happened is so bizarre that the only explanation was that something unexpected took place.

I think there might be a few explanations for selling two weeks after rejecting the first offer:

1) The first time PSG only offered for Thiago Silva, this time it was including Ibra, whose salary we desperately needed off the books. If you take the accounts into consideration, this offer "saves" us probably near double what Thiago Silva alone did.

2) The outcry from fans and internally was less. I don't forget that just before the transfer took place, Galliani was quoted as saying the fans are quieter now. There was no knowing the reaction had we sold Thiago before, so imo management waited for all the tension and hype surrounding the transfer died down before completing the deal.

3) Point 2 leads me to point 3. When the initial Thiago Silva deal was rejected, the fans, players (Mexes, Boateng, Cassano) and even directors (Braida and Barbara) all spoke out publicly about the deal. This time round, players have only commented once the deal is complete, while Barbara and Braida have been silent. Most oddly, the ultras are in agreement with the transfer. Somehow, I get the impression all of these groups/people have been spoken to in the meantime hence the lack of reaction now.

Galliani met with Damiaos agent today, in other news a new link :Cavani
Now that is a real ibra replacement. If we get cavani i will not miss ibra one bit

Seems like Tasci is going to be our silva replacement, well done if so
http://www.milannews.it/?action=read&idnotizia=86007

Chi prenderei come sostituto? Non so chi abbia il Milan in mano, posso dire che prenderei Cavani, questo sì. I ricordi? Gli Scudetti vinti e le vittorie, queste rimarranno per sempre nel cuore e nella mente dei tifosi".

Pretty much fifa agent parisi said that he doesn't know who milan is going to get but he could say they could get cavani

Nothing too solid but its a start to the rumours

Cavani seems ideal, but if I'm honest I don't see him coming. Napoli will want an absurd amount of money for him (they don't need the money after the Lavezzi deal), while they probably don't want to sell to a direct rival.

Milan News
Sky Italia confirms that Milan spoke with Tullio Tinti about about his client, Alessandro Matri, earlier today at Via Turati. Milan are set to offer €10M for the Juve Poacher as Massimo Allegri prefers him due to the time they spent together in Cagliari.

As a backup, that's a fine option. As a starter, I don't think Matri's of the quality we need in attack.

I rate Damiao higher then dzeko and matri, although not tevez. I don't see why so many people here rate Dzeko soso highly, because...?? A couple good seasons at wolfsburg and playing for a big club i'd presume.. He's quite slow, really hes similar to ibra but half the player, he reminds me of a knock off shevchenko. I don't rate him very highly, though i wouldn't be mad or disappointed at his arrival I just think if we're to replace ibra with a striker with similar characteristics the only person who comes close is Cavani, anyone else who plays that type of football just doesn't do it as well as ibra or cavani. Instead of another slow less creative then ibra striker I'd prefer a faster flashier even better of a goal scorer in damiao and he has his creative side because in his early career he was also a midfielder + he is even younger then Dzeko.

But guys, we could be expecting two strikers because apparently maxi lopez was a trial to replace pippo, where that was always going to be temporary unless he really shocked management and then to get tevez..
we lost ibra+pippo+maxi
So i'd expect two strikers.

BTW I heard from goal.com that we sold ibra for 30mln euros? Which would mean we made 72mln euros between both deals..

sahin 15mln
damiao 20mln
tevez 25mln
tasci/rolando/Garay 10mln
=70mln. '

I really hope management re-invests all the money i'm so excited for this mercato im in fantasy mode now that we know we have some $$

I have my doubts about Dzeko, but I think you underrate his ability. He's can be used as a target man, but is in his element when played with a partner. Essentially, he's pretty balanced, technically gifted and awkward to defend against, but he's got a great eye for goal too. If he comes, he's not a direct replacement for Ibra, as he moves differently and therefore we'd still change our play.

As for Damiao, I think he's really gifted, but he's still not the complete product yet imo. He reminds me of a more technical Alan Shearer in many ways if I'm honest, in that he's a target man up front who's lethal in front of goal, as well as great in attacking the ball to get goals. However, if asked to play with his back to goal, he still needs to grow to become a complete forward. That said, I think he can play well with Pato and if he was to come, I would be pretty much as happy as were Dzeko to come.