Inter's target for the summer: Messi/Ronaldo

Target Man wrote:Wtf?! Messi will never get the same injury... Thats just crazy, Messi could ofcourse break his foot again.. And yes your are biased

What people forget Messi is still young and will still develop, but Messi is all hype he wont be the next maradonna, it was evident this season the teams were "aware" of messi and muscles him out of games

I'm not trying to hype the boy but he usually does better against muscle type of players...anyway he's not fit even to tie Tevez's shoelaces...he lacks some balls to begin with

Talk of The Red Wiz for sale should be BANNED on this board....i am sick and tired of hearing this nonsense!

HE IS NOT FOR SALE! FFS! WHEN WILL THESE ENVIOUS VULTURES UNDERTSAND!!!

Forget it, even if Laporta wanted to accept the 50 million bid, Messi would not leave Barca barring a huge fight with Rijkaard or some other serious emotional/non-footballing problems. He hasn't proved anything yet and will stay with us for years to come. I have to agree that Ronaldinho is more likely to leave than Messi if push comes to shove. And I'm not too sure he'd go to Inter - sure, they're having a fantastic season this year but it's the exception from their usual transfer craziness and 3rd place finishes when Serie A is normal. If Ronaldinho does end up going to Inter, he'd be wise to wait at least a season or two and see if this upswing is a permanent (in a relative sense) change. Plus, there's still a lot of rumours about Mancini's future, and transfer stories will change again when/if a new manager is hired.

And who cares about Adriano being in any potential deals - unless he can play a bit wide like Messi or Ronaldinho do then I don't see what the f@ck we'll do with him. Especially if Saviola stays.

Barrilete_Cosmico wrote:

Target Man wrote:Wtf?! Messi will never get the same injury... Thats just crazy, Messi could ofcourse break his foot again.. And yes your are biased

What people forget Messi is still young and will still develop, but Messi is all hype he wont be the next maradonna, it was evident this season the teams were "aware" of messi and muscles him out of games

I'm not trying to hype the boy but he usually does better against muscle type of players...anyway he's not fit even to tie Tevez's shoelaces...he lacks some balls to begin with

is this not your boca feelings talking. i mean do you really think tevez is better then messi. the only thing i remember from tevez was his performance in the copa final vs santo allthough i havent seen much of him since he has played south america for so long.

Dick Grayson wrote:Talk of The Red Wiz for sale should be BANNED on this board....i am sick and tired of hearing this nonsense!

HE IS NOT FOR SALE! FFS! WHEN WILL THESE ENVIOUS VULTURES UNDERTSAND!!!

I hear, on very good authority, that Milan will sign Ronaldo in the summer, in a part-exchange deal for Gattuso.

Saintsarama wrote:

Dick Grayson wrote:Talk of The Red Wiz for sale should be BANNED on this board....i am sick and tired of hearing this nonsense!

HE IS NOT FOR SALE! FFS! WHEN WILL THESE ENVIOUS VULTURES UNDERTSAND!!!

I hear, on very good authority, that Milan will sign Ronaldo in the summer, in a part-exchange deal for Gattuso.

Check your sources, I heard it was Ambrosini + Bonera = Ronaldo + 5 million

Sounds about right.

supermadrid(zizou legend) wrote:

Barrilete_Cosmico wrote:

Target Man wrote:Wtf?! Messi will never get the same injury... Thats just crazy, Messi could ofcourse break his foot again.. And yes your are biased

What people forget Messi is still young and will still develop, but Messi is all hype he wont be the next maradonna, it was evident this season the teams were "aware" of messi and muscles him out of games

I'm not trying to hype the boy but he usually does better against muscle type of players...anyway he's not fit even to tie Tevez's shoelaces...he lacks some balls to begin with

is this not your boca feelings talking. i mean do you really think tevez is better then messi. the only thing i remember from tevez was his performance in the copa final vs santo allthough i havent seen much of him since he has played south america for so long.

Yes I rate him above Messi, to me Tevez was just incredible, he could end playing for WH in league 1or whatever is called the second english division and I would still rate him higher...He has performed at the two teams I love the most the national team and Boca first and most importantly of course. I just see Messi as a spoilt brat for whom I feel nothing(is this gramatically correct? for whom I feel nothing?)...In the end although I realize it's his Xeneize's past why I like him so much the truth is that except at WH Tevez has showed more(at club lvl and internaitonal senior lvl) than Messi

Just for the record I don't feel the same about Riquelme who also has been an idol at the club

Beg your pardon... someone could detail what kind of injuries did Messi suffer exactly?

I mean, one thing is someone stomping on your foot or breaking your leg, another thing is having repeated muscle or knee problems.
Being caught at the wrong end of a bad tackle doesn't automatically mean being injury prone.


I'm an Inter fan and I'd be ultra-delighted to have Messi in our squad next year - provided he is healty and not a new Ronaldo or Baggio (=players with immense talent who sadly ruined their knees too early in their career)

Finally, another Inter fan!!!

Welcome aboard, dude!

abundance wrote:Beg your pardon... someone could detail what kind of injuries did Messi suffer exactly?

I mean, one thing is someone stomping on your foot or breaking your leg, another thing is having repeated muscle or knee problems.
Being caught at the wrong end of a bad tackle doesn't automatically mean being injury prone.


I'm an Inter fan and I'd be ultra-delighted to have Messi in our squad next year - provided he is healty and not a new Ronaldo or Baggio (=players with immense talent who sadly ruined their knees too early in their career)

I think Messi's first injury was a hamstring, which kept him out for 6-8 weeks I think?

The second was inflicted by someone else I think.

Barrilete_Cosmico wrote:

supermadrid(zizou legend) wrote:

Barrilete_Cosmico wrote:

Target Man wrote:Wtf?! Messi will never get the same injury... Thats just crazy, Messi could ofcourse break his foot again.. And yes your are biased

What people forget Messi is still young and will still develop, but Messi is all hype he wont be the next maradonna, it was evident this season the teams were "aware" of messi and muscles him out of games

I'm not trying to hype the boy but he usually does better against muscle type of players...anyway he's not fit even to tie Tevez's shoelaces...he lacks some balls to begin with

is this not your boca feelings talking. i mean do you really think tevez is better then messi. the only thing i remember from tevez was his performance in the copa final vs santo allthough i havent seen much of him since he has played south america for so long.

Yes I rate him above Messi, to me Tevez was just incredible, he could end playing for WH in league 1or whatever is called the second english division and I would still rate him higher...He has performed at the two teams I love the most the national team and Boca first and most importantly of course. I just see Messi as a spoilt brat for whom I feel nothing(is this gramatically correct? for whom I feel nothing?)...In the end although I realize it's his Xeneize's past why I like him so much the truth is that except at WH Tevez has showed more(at club lvl and internaitonal senior lvl) than Messi

Just for the record I don't feel the same about Riquelme who also has been an idol at the club

what performces are you talking about for the national team? you mean his form for argentina in the olympics because that is all i remember him doing since i think he was poor under the WC when he got the chance. anyway you cant denie that messi has more talent.
ps. think it was correct gramatically.

Is hamstring was fucked up by del horno and is

Metatarsal by some zaragoza player, so i don't think he is really injury prone.

Calidad wrote:I think Messi's first injury was a hamstring, which kept him out for 6-8 weeks I think?

The second was inflicted by someone else I think.

mmh ok. Hamstring injury is not that good - even if is quite common - it could be an alert about silk muscles... anyway in this case of such a diminutive player, muscle injuries can be considered less troublesome than for the average player.

bluenine wrote:Finally, another Inter fan!!!

ooh yeah!

bluenine wrote:Welcome aboard, dude!

eheh actually I registered some month ago, but my fisrt account was cancelled due to inactivity
I'll try to be more of a regular in this second attemp

I ve spent too much time on this board as the only Inter fan... it ll be good to have a few others, so you better start posting!

abundance wrote:

bluenine wrote:Finally, another Inter fan!!!

ooh yeah!

bluenine wrote:Welcome aboard, dude!

eheh actually I registered some month ago, but my fisrt account was cancelled due to inactivity
I'll try to be more of a regular in this second attemp

Yeah, Messi's first injury was a muscle tear, no doubt because of the battering del Horno was giving him. His hamstrings are definitely something to watch, but with proper care like Giuly gets, I think he'll be fine. The second was just a freak incident, Zapater got tangled ith him but I don't think he caused the injury.

Bluenine, I understand you are talking about how much clubs would sell their players for, not their market value (?)

otherwise those values are unreal. Replace the pound signs with euros and it looks more realistic.

supermadrid(zizou legend) wrote:

Barrilete_Cosmico wrote:

supermadrid(zizou legend) wrote:

Barrilete_Cosmico wrote:

Target Man wrote:Wtf?! Messi will never get the same injury... Thats just crazy, Messi could ofcourse break his foot again.. And yes your are biased

What people forget Messi is still young and will still develop, but Messi is all hype he wont be the next maradonna, it was evident this season the teams were "aware" of messi and muscles him out of games

I'm not trying to hype the boy but he usually does better against muscle type of players...anyway he's not fit even to tie Tevez's shoelaces...he lacks some balls to begin with

is this not your boca feelings talking. i mean do you really think tevez is better then messi. the only thing i remember from tevez was his performance in the copa final vs santo allthough i havent seen much of him since he has played south america for so long.

Yes I rate him above Messi, to me Tevez was just incredible, he could end playing for WH in league 1or whatever is called the second english division and I would still rate him higher...He has performed at the two teams I love the most the national team and Boca first and most importantly of course. I just see Messi as a spoilt brat for whom I feel nothing(is this gramatically correct? for whom I feel nothing?)...In the end although I realize it's his Xeneize's past why I like him so much the truth is that except at WH Tevez has showed more(at club lvl and internaitonal senior lvl) than Messi

Just for the record I don't feel the same about Riquelme who also has been an idol at the club

what performces are you talking about for the national team? you mean his form for argentina in the olympics because that is all i remember him doing since i think he was poor under the WC when he got the chance. anyway you cant denie that messi has more talent.
ps. think it was correct gramatically.

Copa America, although it's a bad memory to me(with that bastard of Adriano scoring a goal on the extra time on each of the halves to take Brazil's B to win on pens...mother fu$#%&@$#

yeah, most of them are not worth that much money.... this was what I think their clubs would sell them at...

toon h wrote:Bluenine, I understand you are talking about how much clubs would sell their players for, not their market value (?)

otherwise those values are unreal. Replace the pound signs with euros and it looks more realistic.

Excerpt from an interview by Messi today:

¿Iría al Real Madrid?
Yo estoy bien en Barcelona. Espero que nunca llegue el momento de tener que irme. Estoy comodísimo en Barcelona, con el cariño de la gente y espero que el Barça siempre me necesite.

¿Y qué hay del interés del Inter?
No sé nada de este interés. Sólo por la prensa.



The first question asks if he'll go to Madrid. He says no, I am happy in Barcelona, and I hope the moment when I have to leave here never arrives. I have the affection of the fans and hope that Barca always need me. And the second question asks about interest from Inter, and he says there is none, it's all made up by the press.

So if there was any doubt, I hope that dispels the last of it.

To be honest with you, I couldn't think of two more unrealistic signings in world football.

Good on Inter though that they've decided to take up Real Madrids mantel of buying superstars

This is becoming interesting!

Inter eye Cristiano Ronaldo
Monday 19 February, 2007






Inter might make a bid for Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo, according to President Massimo Moratti.

The Nerazzurri chief admitted that he is interested in the Portuguese winger and Il Corriere dello Sport stated that the oil tycoon would be willing to invest up to £35m to bring the 22-year-old to the San Siro.

“Roberto is Mancini thinking about Cristiano Ronaldo? The subject interests me, we are talking about an exceptional player,” said Moratti.

“However, he is a Manchester United player and it would be very difficult to sign him. Plus I don’t think it is an absolute necessity for us,” added the chief.

Ronaldo, who is contracted until 2010, has already netted 15 Premiership goals so far and is admired by Mancini, who would be glad to have him on his side.

“He is a great player, who had already shown his value when he was younger, I knew he had great potential,” declared the Coach.

“Ronaldo is one of those footballers who can make the difference. Could he play for Inter? I would be thrilled if he joined us.”

The international is stalling over United's offer of a new deal and has refused to rule out the possibility of leaving Old Trafford.

“If Manchester want to keep me here, they will have to pay me what I am worth,” stated Ronaldo.

To be honest, Inter's transfer strategy has been nothing short of brilliant ever since Mancio's joined... sensible buys, not as much money spent as before, and whatever is spent is spent on good players for the positions where we need them...

If this Messi/Ronaldo thing is true, its nothing like Madrids strategy... these are young guys hungry for success... Yeah, Inter may have to break the bank, but what the hell, its gonna be our centenary season!!

Tweedle wrote:To be honest with you, I couldn't think of two more unrealistic signings in world football.

Good on Inter though that they've decided to take up Real Madrids mantel of buying superstars

The thing about ronaldo to inter is, when there were rumours of juventus wanting him last year, he responded by saying he would only move to spain as italian football did not suit him. I don't think he would leave unless for madrid or barca. Beside that Moratti is 50 mill short

Better money, a new challenge, chance to continue competing at the highest level, and Moratti's backing can convince any player to make that shift...

But yeah, these are just rumours... only two things are certain, Inter are going to spen big in the summer, and we need a top replacement for Figo. It could be anybody, I don't think money is the issue.

L r d wrote:The thing about ronaldo to inter is, when there were rumours of juventus wanting him last year, he responded by saying he would only move to spain as italian football did not suit him. I don't think he would leave unless for madrid or barca. Beside that Moratti is 50 mill short

It says £35m - Utd won't sell for £35m, not after the season he has been having - if you'd bid that last summer they would probably have accepted it but IMO he's added £10-15m to that since then

bluenine wrote:Better money, a new challenge, chance to continue competing at the highest level, and Moratti's backing can convince any player to make that shift...

But yeah, these are just rumours... only two things are certain, Inter are going to spen big in the summer, and we need a top replacement for Figo. It could be anybody, I don't think money is the issue.

L r d wrote:The thing about ronaldo to inter is, when there were rumours of juventus wanting him last year, he responded by saying he would only move to spain as italian football did not suit him. I don't think he would leave unless for madrid or barca. Beside that Moratti is 50 mill short

Why would he want to join an inferior league with small crowds?

I could see him going to Barca/Real but no way Italy

bluenine wrote:Better money, a new challenge, chance to continue competing at the highest level, and Moratti's backing can convince any player to make that shift...

But yeah, these are just rumours... only two things are certain, Inter are going to spen big in the summer, and we need a top replacement for Figo. It could be anybody, I don't think money is the issue.

L r d wrote:The thing about ronaldo to inter is, when there were rumours of juventus wanting him last year, he responded by saying he would only move to spain as italian football did not suit him. I don't think he would leave unless for madrid or barca. Beside that Moratti is 50 mill short

Realistically speaking it would have to be a player that is good/great but not really happy with his current situation. FC Barcelona is currently being linked to Robben who is a much more realistic reinforcement than Cristiano.

Robben is a very realistic target, especially as he has the potential to be great IMO, he just needs to be at the right club

I am not saying its easy or that it will happen.

But if you think it can't happen, you are kidding yourself... remember the case of his namesake in 97??

- Ronaldo in 97 was a far better player than C Ronaldo now
- he was having a better season (34 goals in 37 games!) than C Ronaldo is having now
- Barca were as reluctant to let him go as ManU are now
- And Inter then represented much less than what they do now

But Moratti wanted him badly, and he got him... yeah, he broke the transfer fee record and it happened against Barca's wishes... but these things can happen!

So it all depends on how badly Moratti wants C Ronaldo... if he wants him at any cost (as in the case of Vieri, Ronaldo, Baggio), then he will get C Ronaldo.

But I hope its not the case. I would rather have Mancini of Roma, someone who is proven in Serie A and will be much cheaper. He will be an ideal replacement for Figo.

Tweedle wrote:

bluenine wrote:Better money, a new challenge, chance to continue competing at the highest level, and Moratti's backing can convince any player to make that shift...

But yeah, these are just rumours... only two things are certain, Inter are going to spen big in the summer, and we need a top replacement for Figo. It could be anybody, I don't think money is the issue.

L r d wrote:The thing about ronaldo to inter is, when there were rumours of juventus wanting him last year, he responded by saying he would only move to spain as italian football did not suit him. I don't think he would leave unless for madrid or barca. Beside that Moratti is 50 mill short

Why would he want to join an inferior league with small crowds?

I could see him going to Barca/Real but no way Italy