The Italian Summer - Transfer Talk 2007.

abundance wrote:According to gazzetta.it, Fiorentina is finally closing the deal for Semioli, and is starting talks with Vieri (!).

Apparently they have signed Vieri. Gazzetta.it are now reporting that Viola fans are revolting, and are saying they don't want him.

Veiri has been out of football for far too long to play a big role for a CL aspirant. As much as I like Bobo and Viola, they are not a good match.

Bobo should have gone to napoli or genoa, a team which would have regularily played around him, and a team he could lead to top half of the table.

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:

abundance wrote:According to gazzetta.it, Fiorentina is finally closing the deal for Semioli, and is starting talks with Vieri (!).

Apparently they have signed Vieri. Gazzetta.it are now reporting that Viola fans are revolting, and are saying they don't want him.

I guess Milan fans will have to be happy with just Ba ;)


Galliani: No big swoop
Thursday 19 July, 2007


Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani has told journalists that the Rossoneri will not be signing a big-name striker this summer.

The Diavoli had been tipped to bring in a variety of world-class strikers this summer, but after weeks of speculation it seems they will start the season without a new face in attack.

There were rumours in recent days that Milan were preparing a mammoth bid for Barcelona’s Cameroon international star Samuel Eto’o, but Galliani has denied this

“No-one is coming – not Samuel Eto’o or Ronaldinho,” the Milan official told Press at the end of an Italian Football Federation meeting.

“We never made a £30m offer for Eto’o as he is not for sale. We have a strong squad without any new signings.

“I see Kaka as a striker and he’s 200 per cent certain to stay. He was the top scorer in the Champions League and we have Ronaldo, Pippo Inzaghi and Alberto Gilardino as well.”

So he finally fucking understands

I wonder how long this new realisation will last before we see Etoo or Ronaldinho once again included in a "shortlist of 5 players we will sign from".

I think it's just a tactic. Milan management does this every summer. If no one arrives, then I guess we will have to make do with what we have. Let's wait and see.

Why was Ba signed anyway? It seems incredibly pointless.

jonathan de guzman wrote:Reggina sign Paraguayan international midfielder Edgar Barreto from DD's NEC.

Couldbe a great singing, Barreto has lots of potential.

Milan need some signings, they should have a decent amount of money aswell since theyve been doing so well in the CL plus the money from Shevas sale.

I still think Cassano would be perfect for them since he can play in midfield or as a 2nd striker.

Theres no guarantee that Ronaldo and Inzaghi will stay fit during the season and we don't know how Gila will perform.

BoBo Vieri wrote:Milan need some signings, they should have a decent amount of money aswell since theyve been doing so well in the CL plus the money from Shevas sale.

I still think Cassano would be perfect for them since he can play in midfield or as a 2nd striker.

Theres no guarantee that Ronaldo and Inzaghi will stay fit during the season and we don't know how Gila will perform.

Good point, he'd be cheap too. I'm surprised Madrid haven't already got rid of him.

Calidad wrote:Why was Ba signed anyway? It seems incredibly pointless.

I think they said something about signing him so he could retire from football in a Milan shirt as a thank you for his previous contributions.

EMP wrote:

Calidad wrote:Why was Ba signed anyway? It seems incredibly pointless.

I think they said something about signing him so he could retire from football in a Milan shirt as a thank you for his previous contributions.

What previous contributions? He was one of the worst players I've seen at Milan.

Yeah, but he wasn't old enuf for Milan then.... now he is at club average, 34

gone wrote:

EMP wrote:

Calidad wrote:Why was Ba signed anyway? It seems incredibly pointless.

I think they said something about signing him so he could retire from football in a Milan shirt as a thank you for his previous contributions.

What previous contributions? He was one of the worst players I've seen at Milan.

Oldies but goldies. Thats the motto. We should just give us Recoba for free. After Favalli he'll fit right it.

I doubt Recoba will agree to go to Steaua!!

I hope we give him to Napoli, I would still like to see him play...

gone wrote:Oldies but goldies. Thats the motto. We should just give us Recoba for free. After Favalli he'll fit right it.

I guess everyone deserves a second chance! I hope we get to see the Adriano of old soon...

Adriano: My alcohol nightmare
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Adriano has revealed the reason for his excessive partying and how Massimo Moratti helped him out of this nightmare. “I will repay Inter.” Once considered potentially the greatest striker in the world, the last two years have seen L’Imperatore spend more time making headlines in the gossip columns than the sport section.

“I miss my father so much. He died in the summer of 2004, but it seemed as if my mind only registered his absence some time later,” he explained to the ‘Gazzetta dello Sport.’ “I hadn’t seen him die, so when I returned to Italy to play, it felt like in a certain sense he was still here with us. I started suffering when I went to Brazil for my holidays. He wasn’t there and I so wanted to be with him.”

That was the start of a spiral that took Adriano further and further away from a stable home life, something he in fact craved. “I argued with my girlfriend Daniela, who was expecting my son, and started to go to nightclubs and bars. Above all I tried to wash away all my problems with alcohol. “I drank a lot and couldn’t help go out at night. I had to, otherwise I couldn’t sleep at all. It became impossible for me to stay at home. I felt so alone.”

The Brazilian fell badly out of form, gained weight and was excluded from the Nerazzurri side after a row with Coach Roberto Mancini. He seemed set to leave Inter for Real Madrid, but President Moratti never lost faith in his favourite hitman. “I looked into my son’s eyes on his birthday and all the clouds disappeared. I realised we had to get back together and be a family again. Today I have rediscovered my family, my girlfriend and my responsibilities,” continued Adriano.

“This is what gives me the certainty I can give back to Moratti everything I took away from him in this period. I must thank him for the patience he had with me. “It is wonderful to know that, especially in the most difficult moments, your President still counts on you. He was at times tough with me, but never let me feel alone. I will repay him, not just with goals, but with effort, hard work and sweat.”

Hopefully this will mean the return to form of Adriano, everyone deserves a second chance and it would be great to see him back to his best, cos when on form he is an incredible talent.

Livorno have replaced Lucarelli with Diego Tristin ! could be a good signing if they can get him back to his best but its a big ask cos he was $h!t at Mallorca last year.

$h!t signing for Livorno. Hopefully Tavano will do the job

They have got Tavano, Tristian, & Inter's prodigy Ribas in the attack to replace Lucarelli... I am sure they will do fine...

Not to forget Dhorasoo.... looks like there are a lot of players at Livorno who have something to prove!!!

golsud wrote:$h!t signing for Livorno. Hopefully Tavano will do the job

Adriano's excuse is bollocks. It's not as if playing football is a proper job, he should pull himself together and get on with it.

From what I hear, Adriano has impressed in both of our pre season games so far... I am hopeful. Hell, we waited for Recoba for 10 years, surely we can give Adriano another season

Murray wrote:Adriano's excuse is bollocks. It's not as if playing football is a proper job, he should pull himself together and get on with it.

The latest on Inter is that Mancini has asked for Chivu and Emerson to close Inter's transfer campaign.

That would be swell!

Swap Deal! Bluey!

Solari for Cassano

http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/real_madrid/es/desarrollo/1020768.html

Yeah, right, coz what we really need is another striker

Adriano, Ibrahimovic, Crespo, Suazo, Cruz, Recoba & Cassano!! Never gonna happen, even Moratti cannot be that stupid!

T.I.P. wrote:Swap Deal! Bluey!

Solari for Cassano

http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/real_madrid/es/desarrollo/1020768.html

Please take him

The one Real player I really want now is Diarra. Wanna swap him with Solari?

T.I.P. wrote:Please take him

I am very impressed with Palermo's summer. I was expecting a summer sale, and when they let corini go, my suspicions looked real. But instead, Palermo has surprised me with 2 shrewed buys, apart from retaining most of their top players.

Miccoli looks rejuvanated and is an immense imporvemnet from Di Michelle.

Cavani as we know, has more talent in his left heel than Caracciolo ever had. He was a winter buy, but now is first team, and its clear why.

And Jankovic is carrying on his Euro U21 form, and from the looks of it, Corini will not beb missed.

These 3 guys will be key, and since Palermo have retained the rest of their stars including Amauri, Tedesco, Barzagli, Simplico, Bresciano, Diana, Zaccardo, etc they have a first XI which is almost as good as the top sides.

Friendlies: Marvellous Miccoli
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Fabrizio Miccoli continues to shine as Palermo beat Triestina 3-1, but Bologna’s problems go from bad to worse. The Rosanero summer signing from Juventus has been the star player so far in pre-season and hit the back of the net again. Miccoli is forging a solid partnership with Edison Cavani and it was the young Uruguayan who opened the scoring after 21 minutes with a solo effort. Triestina were dangerous with Allegretti’s free kick, but Jankovic made it 2-0 by intercepting a loose ball in midfield and charging forward for the powerful finish.

The Serie B outfit certainly did not sit back and got into the game through Mattia Graffiedi after Alberto Fontana had only parried a Luigi Piangerelli strike. Miccoli completed the scoring when he hooked down an Aimo Diana chipped pass over the defence and smashed the angled drive past the goalkeeper. Amauri was able to play the entire second half – a definite improvement from the 20 minutes he had managed so far in his recovery from knee ligament surgery – and he earned the applause of the fans with an impressive backheel touch.

Palermo 3-1 Triestina
Scorers: Cavani 21 (P), Jankovic 29 (P), Graffiedi 35 (T), Miccoli 45 (P)
Palermo: Fontana (Agliardi 46); Zaccardo, Rinaudo (Cossentino 76), Biava (Dellafiore 14), Cassani; Diana (Velardi 67), Migliaccio (Guana 46), Simplicio (Tedesco 46), Jankovic (Matteini 46); Miccoli (Amauri 46), Cavani (Matusiak 61)

Add Rinaudo to the list of improvements.
Last season he was at Siena on loan and he did pretty good.

bluenine wrote:Yeah, right, coz what we really need is another striker

Adriano, Ibrahimovic, Crespo, Suazo, Cruz, Recoba & Cassano!! Never gonna happen, even Moratti cannot be that stupid!

T.I.P. wrote:Swap Deal! Bluey!

Solari for Cassano

http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/real_madrid/es/desarrollo/1020768.html

You guys can never have to many strikers. At one time you had Ronaldo, Zamorano, Vieri, Ventola, Recoba and Mutu + Baggio (I'm not 100% sure if he was there at the time).