MILAN SECURE NEW CAFU

acdc81 · Mar 22, 2004

Milan is constantly looking to become ever stonger, and besides the arrival of Jaap Stam, Galliani has secured another Brazilian talent. He is 24yo right-winger Rafael from Flamengo, who is viewed as being the next Cafu due to his attacking nature. Milan has beaten off competition from many other European clubs while Rafael will be a free-agent in December.

found on http://www.planetmilan.com/news.htm#rafael

RAFAEL Pereira da Silva

birth date: 3/13/1980
birth place: Barreto-SP
birth Nation: Brazil
Height: 182
Weight: 74
nationality: Brazil
Position: Defender

Velez Mostar · Mar 22, 2004

Hmm...I really dunno what tp say, if he's good (He probably is since we've decided to purchase him) then it's great, but if this is another Roque, Ba, Helveg or Laursen.. :rolleyes:

ANYWAY:

MILAN LOOKING INTERNALLY

With the arrival of Jaap Stam almost assured, Milan is looking for other defenders, namely Jonathan Zebina & Matteo Ferrari. With Alex having signed for PSV Eindhoven, Milan will look internally. Zebina forms part of a strategy that Milan has used lately; obtaining players for zero cost. Cafu arrived from Roma for free and Zebina is contemplating Milan's offer of a three-year deal, worth 1.6 million euros per season.

Ferrari could be a defender for the future, someone who can learn from Nesta & Maldini. Juventus are keen on Ferrari after having secured Bonera, but Milan and Parma have to resolve the co-ownership of Donadel, and it is thought that Milan have offered Parma 5 million euros.

Have Juve secured Bonera already...?!?! :conf:

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Velez Mostar · Mar 22, 2004

The source is PlanetMilan :tongue:

sid · Mar 22, 2004

How about new Maldini?

Taulant · Mar 22, 2004

acdc81 said:
Milan is constantly looking to become ever stonger, and besides the arrival of Jaap Stam, Galliani has secured another Brazilian talent. He is 24yo right-winger Rafael from Flamengo, who is viewed as being the next Cafu due to his attacking nature. Milan has beaten off competition from many other European clubs while Rafael will be a free-agent in December.

found on http://www.planetmilan.com/news.htm#rafael

RAFAEL Pereira da Silva

birth date: 3/13/1980
birth place: Barreto-SP
birth Nation: Brazil
Height: 182
Weight: 74
nationality: Brazil
Position: Defender

Well thats great.

Besi · Mar 22, 2004

Milan play good strategy taking players FREE .. but i never heard about this player.. lets see and wait what will happen

r4gs · Mar 23, 2004

Yeah i've never heard of this player before..am not sure how good he is..we'll see...Perhaps some of the Brasilian contingent here can give a deeper insight into this Rafael player... :rolleyes:

fbvanBasten · Mar 23, 2004

How about Trabelsi from Ajax?

Kyara · Mar 23, 2004

I do hope that he really become a new Cafu, but I've never seen him play before ... You gotta be very careful about purchasing Brazilian defenders though, 'cause he might as well just turn out to be the new Roque :tongue:

Both are possibilities and it would be nice if someone from the forum who've seen him before can tell us more about him

r4gs · Mar 23, 2004

Well..it's ok if he's a Brasilian right-back..i mean..there are many tremendously gifted Brasilian wingers..like our Cafu..Roberto Carlos..Ze Maria..Ze Roberto..Mancini..Leonardo as well...

abubasky · Mar 23, 2004

r4gs said:
Well..it's ok if he's a Brasilian right-back..i mean..there are many tremendously gifted Brasilian wingers..like our Cafu..Roberto Carlos..Ze Maria..Ze Roberto..Mancini..Leonardo as well...

Yep, I do like brazilian wingers, always have good attacking flair (provided the central defenders are good) Which we don't have problems about.
He could even convert to midfield/offensive player like leonardo.

Yan Dao · Mar 24, 2004

fbvanBasten said:
How about Trabelsi from Ajax?

Trabelsi has gone to Chelski

Velez Mostar · Mar 27, 2004

Yan Dao; nope, that's not true...He hasn't decided yet where he'll go..The latest rumours tell that Juve are very keen on bringing him to Delle Alpi...

Anyway, he's a free agent this summer as well, Im sure that this fact hasn't gone unnoticed in Milanello..

Passion for *9* · Mar 27, 2004

Never heard of him + can't be bothered to do research for I'm *convinced* this is nothing but a rumour.

MookyRookie · Mar 27, 2004

the next Cafu is already playing for AS Roma and his name is Mancini :tongue:

, he plays sometimes as winger and also a more def. role on the right side... he scores like a striker this season!! :eek:

about Rafael, hes playing for Flamengo and thats not bad in Brazil :devil2: Ive never seen him play but to be called the next CAFU he really should be on a level like MANCINI!!! :devil2:

FORZA AC MILAN

r4gs · Mar 28, 2004

I really don't know of this Rafael fella and it is about time the press stops throwing names around freely and connecting them with Milan..it's just scandalous to think we would want to buy so many players!

Stam, Matuzalem, Chevanton, Gilardino, Bazzani, Kuranyi, Torres, Bonera, *insert unkonwn player here*... :rolleyes:

*rossonera* · Mar 28, 2004

brazilian defender? let others in italy/europe try and test him and has he proven he's a cafu and not a roque jr. we'll take him on a free transfer once his contract is up.

juninho-paulista · Mar 28, 2004

a Brasilian wingback who plays for Flamengo

im sold

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