Nothing was defined in the meeting between Fassone, Mirabelli and De Sciglio's agents. The parties will meet again in the coming weeks. #MN


Pellegrini's agent is in Casa Milan to talk with Fassone & Mirabelli for a possible transfer to Milan. Pellegrini's agent leaving Casa Milan. #MN

Sampdoria have now shown interest in signing Lapadula. #DiMarzio

Milan continue contacts with Musacchio. The argentine has Italian passport. #DiMarzio

How good is De Vrij?

IMO the best we can get with 20-30 million. Better than Musachio without a doubt. I really like him, he would pair perfectly with Romagnoli.

Milan shedding the mediocre skin off.

Btw about the 50M transfer budget allocated to this summer. Iv read on fi that Milan is issuing a bond value 123M (73M goes to repay Milan debt and the remaining 50M to the summer transfer market) under written by Elliott HF (meaning they get fees for selling the paper/bond). Raising this bond means; 123M of cash is coming to Milan while 123M of Milan is going to bond holders for a return that Milan has to pay (not sure what yield % and maturity/tenor). If this is true, then the tight capital controls placed by Beijing that almost collapsed the sale of the club in the first place is still also affecting our summer transfer plans.


Oh FYI Elliott have control over Milan's board until Li repays them the 303M @11% interest bridge loan which is maturing in 18 months from this month.

Continuing on the report I read, Li is planning on raising 100M in new capital (obviously once Beijing releases the funds). Yet given the above, I'm not too ecstatic about that as there is a 303M expensive debt that is to be repaid asap.


The bond issuance is an interesting concept, it would set up a yield curve (ie demand) for calico issued debt. But on the flip side you are effectively carving out 123M of Milan and handing it over to different people. If Milan default on payment, in comes the courts and the likes.

This vs the out of pocket policy Silvio had adopted for the majority of his 3 decade reign.

DS is a strange case. He showed so much promise back when he first came onto the scene, then came a couple of long term injuries and he seems to have completely lost the plot, I think this season he's been good in most of the games, had a couple of stinkers, like the derby and the Empoli game, but generally, he's been good.

Do I think we should try to keep him? I don't know, if he wants to go to Juve, I'd say f@ck him, let him sit on that bench, but we need to make sure to at least get good cash off of them. They've ripped us off one too many times in the recent past, now it's our chance.

Ideally though, if he's going to be sold than it should be to a club outside of Italy, we don't want to see another Pirlo situation happening, and no matter how good or bad people think DS has been, I'm pretty sure he'll be good for Juve


Agreed, as for Mbappe, forget about him, there's no way on God's green Earth that we could ever sign him, he's either going to Real/Barca or maybe an EPL club (if they offer him something crazy)

He's the hottest name out there atm, he won't be coming to Italy, not with Juve, not with Napoli and defo not with us


Yeah, booing is definitely parts of this sport's culture, especially in Italy. If DS can't handle that then it's his problem, the stuff outside the stadium though is definitely condemnable.


Dzeko is a simple target man, he's not the kind of guy we need. Sure he's better than Bacca and has better tools to make it in Serie A, but he definitely benefits from the fact that Roma is probably one of the most prolific chance creators is Europe. Dzeko also misses a boatload of chances per season.

We need someone mobile, who's not just a simple poacher but can do it all. In a few words, we need a Sheva/Ibra and not a Pippo/Gila


Morata is also another striker that I would lump into the same category with Dzeko, he's just not what we need imo.

You know, if it were me, I'd be looking at someone like Aguero, his situation is similar to Fabregas', Pep doesn't want him for some reason, and he'll most likely leave City this summer. This could be a golden opportunity if we have the money to sign him then we should be going all in to get him.

Belotti could be another name, but I can't see us meeting Cairo's crazy 100m release clause, and for a striker who has only had one really great season so far in Serie A, he's not worth that much, at least not yet


I think next season Montella will either stick to a 4-3-3 or he'll switch to a 4-2-3-1, depending on the type of players we'll buy. I can't see him deviating much from that tbh. And if Montella can get the kind of midfielders he likes (smart, technical players) then our striker WILL score goals, no matter who that is, that's why I don't think we should be focusing that much on CFs atm, our midfield is definitely the most neglected area of this team, and until we fix it, we can get whoever we want at the back or in front, it won't change much of anything.


Agreed. And I think it's obvious that Donna's renewal is at the very top of the list atm, but I definitely like how quick Mirabelli is being. He's already feeling out a lot of agents, see where their players stand. I personally think he already has a couple of deals locked down for the summer. It will definitely be interesting to see how he'll work. I don't think I can remember a time when we last had a proper, well thought out mercato tbh. Probably when we got Nesta


Yeah, I personally like what I've heard and saw from Fassone/Mirabelli so far


He's great imo, one of the best CBs in he league. A bit injury prone but we'll see. For 25m in today's market, he'd be a total steel. And if we can get Musacchio as well on top of that, I'd say we're set in the CB department for the next few years

According to TuttoSport and CorSport Raiola has offered Donnaruma to Inter.

Rumors about Atalanta's Kessie. Very good player, but Atalanta want 30 million.

Alfredo Pedulla: "In the last hours, Milan have offered Franck Kessie €2m+bonuses/year which is almost twice what Roma is offering him."

Sky Sport-24: Në këtë moment, Milani ka pasur kontakte me agjentin e argjentinasit Lucas Biglia, dhe është një objektiv. Për Kessie, Milani është ende në garë, edhe pse Roma tashmë ka arritur një marrëveshje me Atalantan për 30milion euro. Por mungon marrëveshja me lojtarin që kërkon pagë 2milion euro, ai ka një javë kohë për të vendosur.

Tuttomercatoweb: Milan, Ghoulam, ndryshe nga Insigne nuk konsiderohet një element thelbësor për sezonin e ardhshëm. Kontakte për rinovimin kanë ndodhur por për një ofertë 15milion euro lojtari do të largohet. Napoli po ndjek me vëmëndje dhe situatën e De Scgilios, që po kalon një situatë të ngjashme me Ghoulam: kontrata i mbaron në 2018 të dyve dhe nuk kanë dëshirë të rinovojnë për të provuar një eksperiencë të re. Fakte që paralajmërojnë një shkëmbim De Scgilio-Ghoulam sepse të dy vlerësohen 13-15milion euro.




SKY : De Sciglio reiterated his will to be sold. Juventus, Napoli, Bayern, Man City and Liverpool are interested.

Designed to put pressure on us to offer the wage both parties want. Mino wants his plush cut.

At the end it's up to Donna, all this talk is just conjecture, I think that in the end he'll renew, I personally don't think Raiola is pushing donna to change clubs (at least not yet) he'll be worth much more when he's a bit older, no reason to move now. The press is just writing their narrative to suite their agenda

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GdS | Milan's latest pressing on Gigio for the renewal did not bode well with Raiola. There is tension between the parties. Signing his brother Antonio Donnarumma is not a priority for Gigio's renewal. Raiola wants technical guarantees before Gigio renewal.

GdS | Kessie wants to join Milan and will meet with Atalanta next week. Montella has given his 'OK' for the deal. Atalanta have a €28M agreement with Roma and won't give any discounts. Milan are confident, but Roma won't give up and can offer UCL.

Sky: About Biglia, there was a contact between Mirabelli and the agent of the player, who has not renewed with Lazio. In case he doesn't renew, Milan could step in.

Sky: In regards to Pellegrini, Roma intend to use the option to bring him back for €10m. Pellegrini has not decided his next destination yet, and will evaluate the offers with his agent. Milan and Juventus are interested.

Sky: Milan are expecting possible news about a possible unsuccessful deal between Kessie's agent and Roma for the salary. Milan are ready to satisfy the player's demands with €1.8 or €2m per season, at the moment player is not satisfied with Roma's offer (€1.2m). Atalanta want to keep the agreement reached with Roma for €30m, but it is possible that Milan will meet Atalanta next week. The player also first wants to understand what opportunities can be opened in Premier League

Very interesting and could actually be very close to what we end up with imo

Cesc would be a dream, an instant upgrade to our midfield which would take it to the next level. Kessi is definitely an interesting name, I just don't know much about him aside from his goal scoring. Is he a defensive mid or box-to-box? I haven't really been watching much Serie A matches this season aside from Milan games

De Vrij would be an amazing signing for sure

I don't think we'll keep Deulo though, but I can see us going after Keita this summer, Mirabelli really likes him from what I've read

Auba is probably the more far-fetched name in that team sheet though, can't see us signing him, and I don't think he's worth the money Dortmund would want for him, would rather Belotti over him

They will skin our balls for Belotti man. Too expensive.

I love all the names and I think it's a great A-squad to build.

Cesc, Kessie and De Vrij. This probably means we keep Bacca, and with Keita coming in as well, it should be fine. Still not a 100% convinced about our CB situation. No Romagnoli, no party seems to be too common an occurrence with our team nowadays.

Yeah, Cairo wants 90 million, which is insane for a poacher who's had one good season.

Kessie is a DM, would be perfect to cover that hole we have in front of the defense.

Or "The Milan midfield" as it's known these days.

True

That midfield needs an entire overhaul. The only ones I'd keep would be Bona and Loca, the rest need to go and should be replaced by great/top players

MDS going to Juve, Real or Liverpool.

We want Sassuolo's Pellegrini.

Bacca out to fund Dzeko.

Lapadula could leave at the end of the season. A swap with Genoa's Simeone is being considered. #Sky

Alfredo Pedulla: Kessie has been convinced by Milan and Mirabelli should meet with Atalanta this week to make an offer of close to €30M.

GdS: Manchester City wants Aubameyang too. If Milan wants him, they have to hurry up.

30M would be a serious start in this transfer window.

And Simeone's son isn't a bad player tbh.

Looks like we've agreed personal terms with Kessie, I also ready that Fassone was in meetings with Atalanta today to make a formal offer (matching the one they had already agreed upon with Roma)

Musacchio also seems to be wrapped up according to Di Marzio. Mirabelli was in Spain yesterday to watch the semi and he held talks with Villareal while there. He was mainly watching Kovacic and Moratta during the CL game

I personally like all the names being mentioned, Kovacic, Cesc and Kessie could really be a strong midfield trio if we can pull it off

Musacchio is also part of the best defence in La Liga, so one would think that he's having a really good season. So getting him for just 18m in today's market would be a complete bargain. Hopefully this doesn't completely rule out De Vrij either (Di Marzio said that it did) I think we need all 3, we simply cannot rely on Paletta and Zapata if either of Musacchio or Romagnoli are unavailable

Also, if we're talking to Atalanta, Mirabelli should really put in a cheeky offer for Conti, especially if DS is on his way out

What's the latest on Donna? I gotta say, having Mino Raiola as an agent is a big fat downside that will eventually blow in our face one way or the other.

I think it will get done. Renewing Gigio is a top priority for Milan, I think we're wrapping up the other transfers - and it would make a far more compelling argument for Gigio.

People paint Mino out to be the bad guy, and sure, he's probably the money grabbing a**hole people say he is, but at the end of the day Donna has the power here, not him. If Donna wants to stay Mino will get the best deal he can from Milan for him, if Donna wants to leave, Mino will see to it that he takes him to the best club that he can

So we can blame Raiola all we want, but at the end of the day if Donna ends up not renewing it was all down to him and no one else

Donna's decision alright, wouldn't blame him though if he chooses CL football and the chance to play for Madrid or the likes. Its a no brainer really.


If we get him EL next season and Chelsea comes with Conti knocking or Juve give him Buffon's place. Do you honestly think Donna should be seen as the bad guy? Sheva broke my heart, and Donna is not Sheva.

And this is not Berlosconi's Milan. We have yet to see what this management can do to secure players like Donna.

I personally think he's too young right now to even be thinking about leaving, let alone to go to Madrid. He's a keeper, he's still got 20 years left in him if he can manage to have a long career. Leaving prematurely when he hasn't really done anything would be a mistake for him career wise, and I hope (and think) that there is someone who has his best interests at heart who will tell him this, I think his family will be the voice of reason against any temptation.

And if at 25 he has reached the potential that he's promising now and he still hasn't achieved anything with Milan then I wouldn't begrudge him trying to find success elsewhere, but for now, I firmly believe that a move would stunt his growth (at least for the time being). If Donna is wise, he should be looking to secure his place at Milan, no matter the contract being offered

Han that is your sentiments playing hard to get

We'll see R7 but I have a good feeling about the Donna renewal

On a side note, I read that Mirabelli said (can't remember where atm) that all the loanees will go back to their clubs after this season (I don't know if this is an actual quote or the media just jumping to their usual conclusions. But if true, this would be great imo. None of the loaned players are all that good let's face it, the only guy I'd consider would be Deu, but recent performances have made me re-think this, add to that, his situation is complicated and we shouldn't spend want Barca would want for him if they're trying to make some quick cash


Also some rumours (thanks to @theMilanBible, @MilanFans on twitter)

Milan have agreed personal terms with Ricardo Rodriguez. Further contacts between Milan and Wolfsburg will take place in the coming days to sign Rodriguez (he has a €22.5m release clause) according to Di Marzio

Fassone and Mirabelli were also seen with Keita Balde's agent - MilanNews

Contract renewal talks were held with Suso's agent/father yesterday, they were positive another meeting should be scheduled next week where the new management are expecting an agreement to be reached - MilanNews

Positive meeting today for the renewal of Suso. Milan will have a new meeting next week to try and close the deal. [Gazzetta]

Bacca will leave in the summer. He is not happy on the bench. He is liked by Premier League clubs, with Arsenal interested. [@NicoSchira]

Milan have confirmed they want to participate in the China tour in the summer from July 14 to July 24. Should Milan get 6th place (thus playing a qualifying round) they will only play two games instead of the scheduled three games. [Gazzetta]


Honestly, everything atm seems very positive.

If all the loanees will be sent back and Bacca/Kucka/Paletta/Vangioni/De Sciglio/Zapata are all sold we'll need to sign a decent amount of new players, all the names are very positive atm. Ricardo Rodriguez would be amazing, Musacchio is pomising and a bargain at the price being quoted. Kessie could also be a done deal and I'm interested to see if we could get Keita as well

Didn't the Kessie thing fall through with Man Utd and Chelsea now wanting him?

Nah, most outlets are pretty confident that he's a done deal for us. Same thing with Musacchio. They're also now becoming pretty adamant on Ricardo Rodrigues as well, saying that we've agreed terms with him and will meet Wolfsburg later this week

Anyway, I'm just happy that Fassone and Mirabelli are so active, and even if we don't get all of these players that they're meeting with, it's still good that they're networking with so many agents.

And it really is a breath of fresh air to see them conducting business in their offices rather than over dinner at Giannino's

Done deal? Haven't read anything about that. All I know is that both us and Roma are interested.

I'm guessing Rodriguez will be replacing De Sciglio. How good is he anyway?

He's the kind of signing we need to make to get to where we want to be. He's a 24 year old Wolfsburg LB with nearly 50 caps for Switzerland and this is truly the sort of move to get the kind of quality we expect from our Milan.

It's absolutely a step in the right direction if we pull it off. First step of many but a very good one.

Sky/Di Marzio, Gazetta/Pedulla and Fabrizio Romano are all pretty certain that it is done, this is because we have the player's go ahead and have matched Roma's offer of 28m + bonuses

In fact, the last reporting on this has been that Roma met with Atalanta again after Mirabelli/Fassone met with them (they reportedly accepted out offer). Roma wanted Atalanta to honour their agreement since they accepted their offer first, however it all comes down to the player's wishes in the end. Kessie's agent wasn't even present at Roma's last meeting with Atalanta according to reports, while he was there when Milan were holding talks with Atalanta.

As for Rodriguez, I think he's a great LB, not that quick but defensively solid and has an amazing left foot (scores free-kicks and is a regular penalty taker for Wolfsburg, not to mention that he's a great crosser, something we haven't had since the days of Cafu/Serginho)

Overall what I see is promising. However, I have a bad feeling about Donna. If he gets a crazy offer from a top club (high salary + CL) why would he not want to go for that? I understand the bit about needing more time to mature, but I am not sure I would turn down a real good offer on the hope that maybe I will get a better one a few years from now.

Don't think it really matters for us, but I believe Raiola is being investigated for the Pogba deal, so he may not be all that inclined to come up with other "creative" deals.

Montella at risk. Not surprising given recent results. What worries me is that the name mentioned as a likely replacement is Mancini. I really believe he is over-rated, so not too happy with this.

They've both denied it. It's just that every time a new acquisition comes they want to spread rumours about everything getting shaken up. We're not Inter. We're at least stable.

It's on the cards. And Montella has known it for a long time. It's why he spoke up returning to Roma.

I personally think he'll renew. We'll see but the new management want to keep him at all costs and I'm sure they'll offer him a great deal


Nah, Montella will stay, Mancini is the obvious link because of the Inter connection but I can't see it happening, and I pray that it won't


I personally don't think that's the case at all. Montella will be our coach next season barring some major turn of events

It's not quite PSG but it's one hell of an upgrade. If any of it happens.

Luiz Gustavo? Really? How about no.

We should aim for someone creative, Fabregas, Kovacic, whatever, not frigging Luiz Gustavo.

I think Gustavo will be coming but I think he might be used in rotation with Kessie, from the reports we're seeing, I think someone creative and of certain recognition will come as the "big name signing" for the summer.

Cesc might be a dream right now, but we could be looking at other players the media is not yet aware of atm

We look close to sealing Kessie but there are apparently doubts about keeping Suso. Thankfully - I'd ship him out ASAP.

We'll see, I'd still keep Suso. We've seen how good he can be, even with very little support. Give him a proper team around him and we'd get even more productivity from him.

Anyway, last I read was that we were close to agreeing terms with his agent for his renewal, so I don't think there should be any problems

Suso is a must keep.

Not for me. We can do better.

Guys, I have a question. Do you think having a central attacking midfielder or trequartista is still a thing nowadays or is it out-dated? While I love the old traditional Rui-Costa type of player, I'm not sure whether this is effective anymore. This relates to my opinion whether we should keep Deulofeu and/or Suso if we're switching to a different formation next season. Because if we do change formation which includes an AM or trequartista, then I don't mind if we don't buy Deulofeu or let Suso leave. I'd like to know your opinion.

It depends. The classic No.10 through whom all plays pass has sort of died down now. Because there is a tactic in place to stop that from happening.

But we still see really good free players who sort of reside between the lines. They tend to go looking for space and generally roam around. Sometimes they start on the wing, or in that SS position, but generally end up being a focal point in the attack.

It's just that with modern football, being all about pressing and squeezing space, a classic No.10 is no longer as effective as he used to be.

Mediaset also confirming that Kessie is a done deal. 28 million to Atalanta and 2,5 million to the player, including bonuses.

28 million includes bonuses I think.

And we're also closing a deal with Ricardo Rodriguez for 15 MM apparently. (12MM+bonuses). His wage would be around 3 MM a year though.

So I guess this means, De Sciglio is out for sure?

Kessie and Rodriguez are absolutely the kind of direction I want.

Suso is said to be interesting Spanish sides. I say take the money and run. I'd happily be rid of him and Deulofeu.