The Rumour Commode XXVI: March Fourth!
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Samaldinho
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The way Roma are treating Totti and De Rossi makes no sense.
It also gives me more confidence in our project with Maldini staying here.
Boban always talked a lot while he was away from the club, so him joining seems to be another good sign.
I respect Totti a lot, saying leaving Roma feels like dying. That's love of a club that is rare these days.
It also gives me more confidence in our project with Maldini staying here.
Boban always talked a lot while he was away from the club, so him joining seems to be another good sign.
I respect Totti a lot, saying leaving Roma feels like dying. That's love of a club that is rare these days.
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Kramaric's agent: "Milan and several clubs are interested in Kramaric. Considering Boban's return, Milan might have an advantage. Under Giampaolo, Andrej could be useful in three roles. Hoffenheim's valuation of Kramaric? I think €30M - €40M." [(link: http://MilanNews.It) MilanNews.It]
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The second Milan invested 70M in January, the goal became qualifying for the Champions League. RNB has accepted the public statements by Scaroni and Gazidis that it was never the goal, but I think that is pretty clearly then trying to save face. Spending like that while under investigation necessitated qualifying for the CL and we failed, so they immediately scapegoated Leonardo and Gattuso and that was that. We lost Leonardo but the two idiots Gazidis and Scaroni remain. Scaroni had half our summer transfer budget stolen out of his car
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Since he stopped playing as a lone striker Kramaric imrpoved massively. He's now a CAM/SS hybrid in Hoffenheim, can play on the wings too.
I'm down for this transfer if we offload Miguel Valente da Silva.
I'm down for this transfer if we offload Miguel Valente da Silva.
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You outline the debated issue with Leo - give him the money and he will get you the player. He couldn't see beyond the expensive Everton?
Leo done a good job under the circumstances and we the fans will always be grateful for Piatek, when looking back. For me, Paqueta has it all to prove still.
Yes, Maldini was reportedly the one that convinced management to stick with Gattuso until the seasons end. Giampaolo was presented to management by Maldini, the club is following Paolo's recommendation going forward.
In the end, the plan B direction of the club meant Leo was no longer required and the PSG job conveniently arrives and suits his style of working as SD.
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It's an impossible dream but surely even Gazidis would be salivating at the prospect of signing Gabriel Jesus. Would 60m transfer fee with a 6m/year salary do it? I think he is on 4-5m/year currently. Basically swap Donnarumma's fee and wages. I'd do it in a heartbeat.
Dang it. This is even worse than the Torreira tease, neither will actually happen.
People who don't understand how disastrous not making champions league is have to understand we would be having discussions like this if we had actually made the champions league.
Not making the champions league means we would be lucky to sign the likes of Sensi and Veretout while selling some of our best players
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I dont agree.
Not every good player makes it a must to play CL football.
Some care more for a good project. Players like Everton, Manolas, De Paul, Correa, Torreira.. should be not a big problem to sign.
But no, the staff we have now choose the easy way with midtable players like Rui, Veretout, Krunic, Pellegrini, Moro
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People that don't understand the importance should look at Roma. It's no coincidence that they now implode after missing out on that essential revenue stream.
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Incredible presser by Totti. Bravo!
Also makes me appreciate how wise Maldini was to wait until he was convinced of the weight of the role before returning to Milan.
Also makes me appreciate how wise Maldini was to wait until he was convinced of the weight of the role before returning to Milan.
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Pellegrini is good just for someone who don't watch Roma.
He's just decent player and clubs like Roma are his maximum. Not upgrade over Hakan and Kessie and certainly downgrade to Bakayoko. So, what's the point of him?
Did you just compare Pellegrini to Bakayoko and Kessie? Do you watch football bro?
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I was devastated at the end of the season tbh. But I've recovered now, and been thinking that not making it to the CL could turn out to be a blessing in disguise.
Even our best players (Roma, Piatek, Paqueta) have almost zero experience at the top level. Playing in the CL with Rino at the helm could've been disastrous (even with a couple of top quality additions).
Our squad is still very young, we should look to go far in the Europa, and focus on getting top 4 of course. I'm quite optimistic about Giampaolo, he's a competent coach and could build something good if he gets proper support from the management.
Even our best players (Roma, Piatek, Paqueta) have almost zero experience at the top level. Playing in the CL with Rino at the helm could've been disastrous (even with a couple of top quality additions).
Our squad is still very young, we should look to go far in the Europa, and focus on getting top 4 of course. I'm quite optimistic about Giampaolo, he's a competent coach and could build something good if he gets proper support from the management.
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From what I understand, the losses that Milan have incurred are from our transfer activity, not from operating losses.
One of the cornerstones of Elliott's legal argument is that they would classify transfer expenditures as investment from their end, as the new owners, which would be necessary in any business involving essentially flipping depreciated assets.
CL would have been crucial to changing the cash flow of the club, but not the owners, and they'd argue, "if the wages of the players and staff is being paid, transfer expenditures are external costs that are supplied by the ownership, so, if the owners leave, the club will continue go pay what it owes to players and staff. FFP is an artificial control on business owners and prevents them from creating improvements."
Itd be like telling real estate investors they can't fix houses they want to resell without the money from rent. I think Elliott has a very strong case.
One of the cornerstones of Elliott's legal argument is that they would classify transfer expenditures as investment from their end, as the new owners, which would be necessary in any business involving essentially flipping depreciated assets.
CL would have been crucial to changing the cash flow of the club, but not the owners, and they'd argue, "if the wages of the players and staff is being paid, transfer expenditures are external costs that are supplied by the ownership, so, if the owners leave, the club will continue go pay what it owes to players and staff. FFP is an artificial control on business owners and prevents them from creating improvements."
Itd be like telling real estate investors they can't fix houses they want to resell without the money from rent. I think Elliott has a very strong case.
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wonder how long maldini will stay here...
what will happen next summer if we wont reach ucl?
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Spending 1 cent on Mario Rui is absurd
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Pellegrini has a great skill set, I think Giampaolo can work with him and make him take the next step. I’d like that signing a lot.
Kramaric would be a great fit system wise, an excellent piece next to Piatek. The gamble would be he hasn’t played in Italy and might need adjustment period. But looks like a good signing if we grabbed him
Kramaric would be a great fit system wise, an excellent piece next to Piatek. The gamble would be he hasn’t played in Italy and might need adjustment period. But looks like a good signing if we grabbed him
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Even a blind man can see that Mario Rui is trash, and offcourse we re the stupid ones that pay 12m or more for that midget
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Milan has decided to allocate most of the budget to the midfield: a meeting for #Veretout. Roma's #Pellegrini is also a concrete possibility. And the track that leads to #Sensi remains open. @SempreMilanCom
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Vito Angelè @VitoAngele · 1m1 minute ago
#Milan has decided to allocate most of the budget to the midfield: a meeting for #Veretout. Roma's #Pellegrini is also a concrete possibility. And the track that leads to #Sensi remains open. @SempreMilanCom
#Milan has decided to allocate most of the budget to the midfield: a meeting for #Veretout. Roma's #Pellegrini is also a concrete possibility. And the track that leads to #Sensi remains open. @SempreMilanCom
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So selling Suso and Cutrone and probably Donnarumma.
Buy Sensi - Pellegrini - Veretout and Krunic. For the midfield. And rui as lb
Makes sense
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Man, Totti absolutely carving the Roma ownership...sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh
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maybe because we signed Krunic already
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Probably just made up rumours anyway.
It's no secret that Milan needs midfielders, the media is going to link us with any mid who has played under Giampaolo.
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I hope all those midfielders we re interested in are for backup
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Which midfielder would you like Milan to sign?
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Yeah. No wonder Maldini repeatedly said he won't come to be a "figurine" or whatever other symbolic role.
Not saying to write him off, but what i am saying is we CAN't trust him for sure. He guarantees nothing atm. There is more chance he will play like max 10 games next season, than being a part of our trustful CB duo.
Also never said anything about spending 35m+ on another CB. We should look for quick fix on this one, nothing long term until we see what will be with him.
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