Come on now, Seedorf has been solid but he's been far from great. There surely are a few players out there who can do at least as good as he does... and why do you a direct replacement anyway, you say you want more options... let's get someone that can come in and change the look of the team...

Mediaset is reporting that due to Bonera's continuing injury problems, Milan might bring Astori back in January (he's on co-ownership with Cagliari).

appparently, through goal.com we are linked with a CB from monaco, he'congolese born but has a french passport, personnaly i would take astori who will cost us around 2-4M

I hope we don't go for Astori, he'll be expensive. Probably 5 million. Better to buy him in the summer for 2 m.

We should loan a defender from another club. Maybe Alex from chelsea? carlo doesn't use him.


Anyways we have 20 million going into the window, hopefully we buy someone good.

There is no way they'd give us him for that cheap mid season unless we pull some strings. He's been one of the best cb this season in Serie A.

We can get him in the summer because the co-own time period ends and they cannot extend it so they have to sell him as he does not want to stay there.

I don't think Astori'd cost us 5 million -- we do, after all, own half of him.

yeah but the problem is they don't have to sell him. In the summer they do because the co-own ends so he has to go to a club. So would they sell their best defender mid season? I dont thinkso considering their in the top half of the table.



but saying this G has been known to pull off deals like this and it could happen, but i personally don't see it happening. I would personally prefer to loan a defender and put the funds towards either Dzeko or buying seedorf replacement.


Astori can come in the summer where nesta/baresi/maldini/favalli have 3 months to work with him instead of putting him into pressure matches where we demand wins.

Tennie, which defender would you prefer if you had to choose in the market? (realistic) I prefer Alex; can be loaned, quality, carlo doesnt use him. We don't have to use him so when silva comes he can be benched.

I'm not sure who's on the market, per se. Just because someone isn't playing doesn't mean that their club might be willing to loan them.

If I had to pick someone Milan doesn't own at least half of and the gobbi don't get stupid and put Chiellini on the market, I'd probably try to grab Roma's Marco Motta, Samp's Salvatore Bocchetti, or one of the two kiddies from Bari, Bonucci or Ranocchia.

ESPN Soccernet.com

we have almost completed the signing of a new defender. He will be announced next week. Cedric Mongongu is 20 and the reported price is around 2m. Not bad imo for a young CB/LB with eu pass.

his agent also said this recently:






credit= braida

BS. It's not official until it appears on acmilan.com. And what would Crappiere dello Sport know about who we were to sign anyway, since they're not even based in Milan?

Yeah yeah whatever

Is this guy any good? Why get him now, if once our players return he's gonna be another 'used-less' player?

No idea. I don't think he'll fit into that category of not used players. He'll be like adiyiah, cover for starters. We need to start rotating as the same line up can't go out every week.

But if were buying him it means that he's probably better than our current options (youth+links). were probably not going to spend that 20 m this window, we'll save it for dzeko.

yea the thing is that we earned 20 million it is in the whole budget not just the transfer budget

I would love Pandev but Adiyah is coming so I don't know if milan will sign another attacker in January.

i thinnk will only happen if we sell hunter whihc again is quite psooibl since he is not being played

I don't have permission to post this in news but I figured you guys would like to know.....

OFFICIAL: Gennaro Gattuso Renews With AC Milan Until 2012
The fiery midfielder has signed a new deal, despite recent speculation he would be leaving...

Milan veteran Gennaro Gattuso has signed a new deal with the club until June 2012, according to the club's official website, acmilan.com.

The midfielder had recently complained of a lack of playing time and stated he would discuss his future with the club over the holidays and it appears a successful resolution has been reached.

The 2006 World Cup winner is desperate to have a place in Italy coach Marcello Lippi's squad ahead of the 2010 event in South Africa.

Reportedly, Milan have offered assurances that the player will get chances to prove himself in the line-uponce he has regained fitness. The 31-year-old has suffered with injuries over the last two seasons. He could make his return just before the winter break against Fiorentina.

Gattuso joined the Rossoneri in 1999, securing a move to the San Siro after successful stints with Rangers and Salernitana. He had been linked with a potential move to Manchester City in the coming transfer window.


Goal.com

Good news, really. it wouldn't have been nice to see him leave like this. but he must really fight hard for a place cause there's no such thing as Ambro-Rino partnership in Leo's system (thankfully) and Ambro is doing great.

Milannews has some gossip pieces. I'm classing them as gossip as they're not citing sources and can't really judge their reliability.

* Kaladze might leave in January
* Chievo's Mantovani (a centerback getting a good bit of buzz in Italy) is apparently a Milan fan
* Di Natale's agent is denying reports of contact with Milan
* Milan are interested in Krasic

They're also quoting an interview with Gattuso's agent saying that he reduced his wages in the contract renewal.

i hope kaladze is sold. He earns too much for his ability. Di natale probably won't happen as udinese won't sell to a rival. I hope the krasic thing happens but Adiyiah fills our non eu so that probably won't happen.


We'll get nani or something is my guess.

Nani? NANI!? I hope we don't get him, he's got about as much ability as a fish. He can kick a ball hard and can run fast but that's about it. He's a lost cause.

I don't think he'd be bad as a substitution. But he won't come on a bench player's price so it's not worth it.

well i can see future rumours for hunter-nani swaps

we need a fresh new good goal keeper

Keeper? A year ago I'd have said yes. Storari didn't really make any big mistakes and neither has Dida since his return. We have a very capable keeper in Roma and our #1 from last season still to return. I'm actually quite content with our GK situation.

Roma is little more than cannon fodder and is surely gone after the season.

He is a possible free transfer come January. I think he is a realistic option for us. Wages wouldn't be bad either... my guess would be around 40-60k


so far money spent: 1.2 million

Money recieved: 20 million


I wonder if we can sign players and spend little money this window? I mean there is that young guy from Monaco but he won't cost that much. Hunt could be sold as well or exchanged for Nani. All things are possible. We should save the money for Dzeko and Krasic come summer. They will cost us around 40-50 million euros.

Hrm.

Tuttomercatoweb is reporting that Genoa might be interested in picking up Marco Storari (article and then separate interview with Storari's agent), given that Marco Amelia has been less than spectacular for them.

Fishdoll wonders if we could possibly include either Bocchetti or Ranocchia as part of that deal....

Genoa have Criscito... I would not care for anyone else from their squad since they have him.

just curious, what are your ins and outs (hopefully realistic) desired for this winter transfer mercato?

Amelia is about as consistent as California weather. However, I'm not sure it'd be a good move for Storari, as it was his stupidity that got him benched in the first place, he just signed an extension, and now he wants to take off?

- Goal.com


Same thing Gallani always says, I dont think we'll sign anyone come January either.. hope for Dzeko/Krasic in the summer and a FB

I'm not expecting anything to happen.

Besides Beckham, this.

LOL typical G. We'll sign a player or two no worries guys. We'll sign another winger and perhaps a centre/left back come jan.

Besides the Ghanaian youngster, this.

Only Milan would consider Beckham a major acquisition. It's rather saddening.

I hardly think he'd be considered a minor signing by Torquay United.

(I want Gago at Milan. preferably in January.)

+1.

What about Stanton? Its not like we haven't bough players from Inter before (Pirlo) and look how good that turned out.

Don't know if that's a sure thing anymore. Our last signing from Inert was a disaster.

which was i dont think favilli was a disaster

Fishdoll heart Favster.