The Rumour Commode XXII: Broke Li: Enter the Someone (Pls)

MKD_z0ki said:

Juventus are interested in Bonaventura as Allegri really likes the player. However Bonaventura wants to stay at Milan and his entourage and Milan are working on a contract renewal. [http://MilanNews.it ]

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MarioReality said:

I really dont think Ancelotti will be good for Napoli.

He wont be bad for them, but I dont think he improves them at all. Has an ancelotti run team blown you away in the last god knows how many years?

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MarioReality said:

Do you realize you can't spell Milan without Li, man.

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Alo88 said:

Meanwhile I convinced myself that Depay could turn out to be a good transfer. Some may remember that I wasn't quite happy with the links since he's coming from baguette league and I don't trust the stats from that league.

That said, he is fast (I don't buy RnB-logic that every player who isn't Usain Bolt isn't fast), has a good finish and he has an insanely good technique and 1st touch. On top of that, he's in a good momentum, which will definitely help when settling for Serie A. If we can snatch him for 35-40M I think we made a good deal. Considered his age and potential, he could end up doubling his worth in the course of some years – at least it's not unthinkable.

Maybe another reason why I'm slowly getting more and more on Depay-bandwagon is because I can't think of a winger who's remarkably better or way less risky than Depay and has a similiar age, big-league-experience and skillset. At least not in that price-range and realistic possibility to lure to us.

Pavon for example I only know from YouTube-Highlights. He seems to be exciting and I'd love to bring him here. But he's bloody young and outside Argentina unexperienced. He impossibly can't be our marquee-signing on the wings. We'd risk to burn him and do what Inter did with Shaqiri.

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van Basten said:

How will you rejoice?

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Alo88 said:

Meanwhile I convinced myself that Depay could turn out to be a good transfer. Some may remember that I wasn't quite happy with the links since he's coming from baguette league and I don't trust the stats from that league.

That said, he is fast (I don't buy RnB-logic that every player who isn't Usain Bolt isn't fast), has a good finish and he has an insanely good technique and 1st touch. On top of that, he's in a good momentum, which will definitely help when settling for Serie A. If we can snatch him for 35-40M I think we made a good deal. Considered his age and potential, he could end up doubling his worth in the course of some years – at least it's not unthinkable.

Maybe another reason why I'm slowly getting more and more on Depay-bandwagon is because I can't think of a winger who's remarkably better or way less risky than Depay and has a similiar age, big-league-experience and skillset. At least not in that price-range and realistic possibility to lure to us.

Pavon for example I only know from YouTube-Highlights. He seems to be exciting and I'd love to bring him here. But he's bloody young and outside Argentina unexperienced. He impossibly can't be our marquee-signing on the wings. We'd risk to burn him and do what Inter did with Shaqiri.

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Raz said:

Mlian?

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Raz said:

Can't spell MarioReality without L

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brk said:

FYI, this is Turki Al Shaikh, MBS’s right hand man when it comes to youth and sport. He’s basically in change of everything related to sports in Saudi Arabia and has a LOT of power and influence suddenly in the last couple of years. If there’s anything going on ownership wise with Saudi, it will be through him.

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MarioReality said:

I dont think that we're paying Chelsea the amount they paid for a player who mostly flopped there, is hated by fans, and wants out... one year later.

they're gonna take a financial hit

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nonsonoqui said:

I have misgivings about Morata. I don't think he will flop, but I don't think he will excel. If we do sign him, I see him manage 10-12 goals at most. That would mean Cutrone would have to repeat or surpass his tally from last year to get us to where we want in terms of goals.

If Kalinic stays (likely), I hope his football memory kicks in.

Immobile over Morata for me.

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Raz said:

They paid 80m for him. Reports say they want 70 now. And he has 7 million net salary. Simply not worth it

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necromancer said:

Cutrone over Morata for me.

If Morata is our idea of a top striker, I'd much rather that money went to the wings.

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yagami7gnr said:

Unfortunately, I can not be in the Depay bandwagon. If you watched his performance against Italy, even Rugani had his number all day. Alessio treated him like a kid. I think he has a low release clause which makes him appealing but I am not sure at all.

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Raz said:

I'm also more and more convinced on Depay. Simply can't find a better option unless they're already world class and out of our reach.
I'm way less convinced about Morata and Ceballos tho.
Could maybe live with Ceballos for under 25 million, but Morata at around 70 would be pure madness for our club to take a huge gamble like that

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Zgontronoman said:

I'm not sure if watching this makes me happy or sad...holy fuck he was incredible.

Fuck me, I'm sad. I remember 2001 as the year my Milan-fandom kicked in for real, and it mainly was because of Sheva. My 1st Milan kit was his #7. He was able to score goals whener he wanted and how he wanted. Right foot, left foot, head, outside the aerea, inside... damn. A complete striker like you rarely saw even back in the days.

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Alo88 said:

Sarri obtained 91 points with Napoli. That's a fantastic job. In many leages that's more than enough points to win it with a good margin between 1st and 2nd place. I wonder how Ancelotti is supposed to top that. At least it's not a given at all that he can.

The only way I see Napoli surpassing Juve is that other teams like us, Inter, Lazio, Roma or Atalanta will get stronger in comparision to Juve and take away more points from Juve than we did in the last couple of years.

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Zgontronoman said:

I'm not sure if watching this makes me happy or sad...holy fuck he was incredible.

Look at that counterattack at 3:36.

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Goodfella said:

Looks like another summer mercato where Raiola clients fuck us over.
This time by staying.

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Raz said:

Cutrone:

Transfer fee = 0
Salary = 1 million + bonuses after the upcoming renewal
Minutes per goal in the league = 151

Morata:

Transfer fee: ~70 million
Salary: ~ 7 million
Minutes per league goal = 188

Which looks like the better option?

P. S. I know Morata is much more active in buildup play than Cutrone, but the cost vs quality gap is still way too wide with Morata. Absolute insanity if this is the plan

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Goodfella said:

Looks like another summer mercato where Raiola clients fuck us over.
This time by staying.

Reina didn't sign up to warm the bench for Dollar.

And you just know Bona will get a raise and continued faith as our superstar.

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MKD_z0ki said:

France Football - Milan, backfire for Luiz Gustavo of Marseille: operation between 10 and 15 million

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Zgontronoman said:

I'm not sure if watching this makes me happy or sad...holy fuck he was incredible.

Look at that counterattack at 3:36.

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Goodfella said:

What Miserabelli sees is a "complete package"(tall, fast, dribbler) and a striker that can't dribble.
Prolificness is secondary.

He saw his dreams temporarily crushed, after going as far as paying the agent before the player was secured - to no avail - so he went ALL IN for poor man's Morata(Andre Silva). Another "complete package" - but less tall, less pace and less dribbling skills.

And now he's back to chasing his ultimate dream.

Let's see how far he's prepared to go this time.

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