Tsar said:
Last I heard he wasn't available as Udinese are not willing to sell.
Sure they are. You just have to offer them enough money.
As I see it they have made a pretty good deal. They have bought a guy who might be to good for them, at half his price. At least half his price that is.
Now they would either have a good striker next season or cash in on him now. They have paid around 5.5 millions for him, Sampdoria offered around 5. That means the overall loss concerning Udinese is 10.5 millions. On the other hand they have Quagliarella.
My guess is they can sell him for more money now. If he continues to impress, his value would increase big time for either the winter market or next years transfer window.
Then there is the possibility of us buying him now. I think there are quite a few aspects in it.
First there is of course the situation of us not having a star striker now. We would not be certain of having that with Quagliarella, but the chance would be there.
Then there is the issue about both the money and the competition from other suitors.
If we strike now, we would have to pay something around 120 millions. If we wait and he has another great season, this amount would have been raised a lot and there will be a lot more clubs wanting his services.
Another potential problem could be that Quagliarella would be another Gilardino. Not that I think Gilardino is bad, but he has jet to prove he is a quality to striker. By the way, I think this fact keeps Galliani from chasing Quagliarella.
Galliani said after the supposed capture of David Suazo, that it would close our transfer campaign. Maybe it was a smokescreen, but if not I cannot see why a signing of Quagliarella, or anyone else, would make that any different.
If we were to buy Quagliarella now I would be very insecure that he would not pan out. If he is added to our squad I would be really pleased if we signed another striker that have proven himself a bit more than Quagliarella. Of course that is not going to happen, but one can always dream.
In conclusion.
I think there are many questions about Quagliarella. I would not be furious if we signed him, but I think the board need to be very sure of what they are doing. Galliani, and especially Ancelotti, needs to fully believe that Quagliarella is what we need.
That goes for anyone we sign, but I always finds it a bit more important when it is young, relative unproven players.
If Ancelotti truly believe Quagliarella would make a different now in Milan, I would trust him.