The Rumour Commode XXXV: Champions Edition

[Curupira]

berlusconi lost his mind many years ago. he would buy players like baselli, and probably kevin prince boateng and balotelli.

Rumours probably BS anywho

We would have won 2013-2014 Scudetto had we gotten a vice-Monty like Baselli

 

[VillaiN]

Qatar pls.buy us.

And hell no to Silvio. Wtf??

 

[rossonero1]

The Silvio rumor is BS. He sold the club for like 700M including the debt and is going to pay $1B+ for it now? Unlikely lol.

There have been others saying Qatar have interest in buying the club so who knows if that happens in the future. Nothing is going to happen though until the new stadium situation has played out.

 

[Omer]

The Silvio rumor is BS. He sold the club for like 700M including the debt and is going to pay $1B+ for it now? Unlikely lol.

There have been others saying Qatar have interest in buying the club so who knows if that happens in the future. Nothing is going to happen though until the new stadium situation has played out.

The new stadium being approved would raise the value of Milan so it could be 1.7- 1.9 billion ( I'm guessing ) after approval.

Now if Qataris offered that amount right now (1.7 - 1.9 billion ) then there would be no need for Elliott to wait for stadium approval to sell. Plus now with the Sesto option on the table there isn't that much risk to a new buyer in terms of getting a stadium built.

 

[vB9]

https://twitter.com/LouGirardiReal
@LouGirardiReal

Elliott vuole tenere il #Milan, ma ha due offerte adesso. Una è dal Qatar e l’altra… strano ma vero. #Berlusconi rivuole il Milan

Elliot has offers for Milan from Qatar and also from Berlusconi!

I'll have the missus iron the nicest salwar kameez I have and go read taraweeh prayer tonight... maybe even stay behind extra 5-10min to make a private dua.

 

[mrki]

Qatar + Anthony + Darwin Nunez + Sanchez... yes we can

But we wont

 

[General]

Screaming attacare is probably more effective than whatever Pioli has these guys doing

^ This may be the post of the week

 

[brk]

Qatar have no reason to buy another football club. PSG did it’s job and it was probably more expensive for them than they anticipated. After the world cup they have even less of a need for sportswashing. They’re on the map now. Everyone knows Qatar.

They don’t need to buy Milan.

 

[Kojak]

You’re quite good at extrapolation.

1. Not quite what I said.
2. It’s becoming circular discussion . So we’ll end it there.

In the end, Maldini, who has shown he doesn’t see any extra advantage in “knowing the league” will continue bring more players from outside the league…and we’ll continue on our journey to the becoming a top team and we’ll all be happy with that

1. The majority of Maldini's striker signings have Serie A pedigree e.g. Ibra, Rebic, Mandzukic, Higuain, Piatek + Pellegri so it's obvious that he values this trait highly as a opposed to young, forwards from abroad (and rightly so).

2. I thought you were contradicting yourself by saying that quality is the ONLY important factor yet considering Serie A experience a handicap at the same time.

Anyway, let's leave the discussion there and see what Don Paolo decides to bless us with this summer

 

[Omer]

Qatar have no reason to buy another football club. PSG did it’s job and it was probably more expensive for them than they anticipated. After the world cup they have even less of a need for sportswashing. They’re on the map now. Everyone knows Qatar.

They don’t need to buy Milan.

What toys will the Emir then have to entertain him with? The money they have available is beyond imagination. They rejected 200 mil for Mbappe just to have him another year and see him play with Messi and Neymar.

People talk about Saudi and Newcastle. Saudi has a big population of around 22 million native Saudis that they need to spend on, so they have to be more careful with spending. Qatari native population (excluding expats ) is maybe 1 million. They can give all the benefits to their locals and still have billions and billions left over to just throw around!

Plus they like to compete with Saudi (Newcastle ) and UAE ( Man City). There's only so far you can get with a Ligue 1 team

 

[vB9]

Qataris have no plan, and we're sick of plans... its a good match.

 

[rossonero1]

Qatar have no reason to buy another football club. PSG did it’s job and it was probably more expensive for them than they anticipated. After the world cup they have even less of a need for sportswashing. They’re on the map now. Everyone knows Qatar.

They don’t need to buy Milan.

Except PSG is in a league no one pays attention to lol. It also doesn't look good that they spend endlessly & never win in Europe & are about to lose their star player for nothing.

 

[ROSSONERI7]

Random post of the day

 

[Kojak]

There was no transfer fee involved for Diaz!! He came on a 2 year loan!! The eventual option amount to buy is not the fee (It doesn't look like Milan will pay 22 mil for this Diaz)!! Diaz was never considered a ready player, just a good talent that could possibly make it big. No club loans out a ready and good player for 2 years unless there is a big loan fee involved and / or they need to get a big salary of their books! ( Diaz salary is v low)

Samu wasn't exactly banging in the goals in Spain either. It's crazy to compare him to someone like Gouiri. If Leonardo paid 25 mil for Samu, maybe it was because he was appointed 3 weeks before the transfer window closed or maybe because Leonardo is just an inept director and his biggest flop was signing Higuain who was was considered one of the best Serie A strikers before he came to Milan!

This Serie A ready guarantee is just BS! Gilardino was destroying Serie A for 2 consecutive season before he came to Milan and was just ok at Milan.

Lol you've completely missed the point...the other guy was saying that quality is the ONLY important factor and considers Serie A pedigree a handicap. However, I cited Samu + Brahim as examples of where we signed/loaned highly rated youngsters from abroad (as indicated by their market values/transfer fees/club pedigree etc) who have both failed in Serie A. Therefore, signing quality players from abroad isn't any more likely to guarantee success than signing a player from Serie A. However, Paolo's track record when it comes to forwards (which is what the discussion was originally about) indicates that he values Serie A experience highly e.g. Ibra, Rebic, Mandzukic, Piatek, Pellegri + Higuain (and rightfully so).

Also, it's funny that you blame Samu's failed signing solely on Leonardo when Maldini happened to say this at the time...

On Castillejo: “I’m very excited to see his performances, I like the way he plays and his style. I think he can be a great surprise for us.”

Therefore, he was equally to blame and given the failures of both Samu + Brahim to adapt to Serie A I give significantly less credence to the Asensio rumours.

 

[Kojak]

It's also worth mentioning that the MAIN reason why management 'prefer' to shop abroad is due to the financial aspects e.g. cheaper players (especially in France), growth decree tax etc as opposed to paying for overpriced Serie A talent with higher gross salaries.

 

[ROSSONERI7]

Oh Berardi is def a deal that Galliani would do. At premium price. even if it was 80% of his full budget.

 

[Omer]

Lol you've completely missed the point...the other guy was saying that quality is the ONLY important factor and considers Serie A pedigree a handicap. However, I cited Samu + Brahim as examples of where we signed/loaned highly rated youngsters from abroad (as indicated by their market values/transfer fees/club pedigree etc) who have both failed in Serie A. Therefore, signing quality players from abroad isn't any more likely to guarantee success than signing a player from Serie A. However, Paolo's track record when it comes to forwards (which is what the discussion was originally about) indicates that he values Serie A experience highly e.g. Ibra, Rebic, Mandzukic, Piatek, Pellegri + Higuain (and rightfully so).

Also, it's funny that you blame Samu's failed signing solely on Leonardo when Maldini happened to say this at the time...

On Castillejo: “I’m very excited to see his performances, I like the way he plays and his style. I think he can be a great surprise for us.”

Therefore, he was equally to blame and given the failures of both Samu + Brahim to adapt to Serie A I give significantly less credence to the Asensio rumours.

If Diaz was that highly rated he wouldn't come on a cheap 2 year loan! Last year Odegard was sold for 30 mil. Real bought Vinicius and Rodrygo for around 40-45 mil. Dani Olmo was sold for around 20-25 mil. Diaz wasn't that highly rated that's Milan got him for such long loan without a big loan fee.

Samu was never highly rated by the wider football community. He was signed out of nowhere (no one had heard of him before). And management after buying him are of course going to say something complimentary. Higuain and Samu were Leonardo deals ( Maldini was still in the learning phase that time and just saying something nice about a Leonardo signing doesn't make him responsible for the signing.). Zlatan has freaking played in every top league! Most of the other players you mentioned are also mult-league experience players

This is freaking nonsense! Belotti would already be signed if they wanted hime. So far current management is doing more foreign deals than Italian. Only the Italian league quota requirement are forcing them to look at some local players

 

[Hitchens]

For fucks sake. Why do they even put a number on Ibras return? He's usually out, period. At least Rebic is back in gruppo.

 

[Hitchens]

 

[ROSSONERI7]

For fucks sake. Why do they even put a number on Ibras return? He's usually out, period. At least Rebic is back in gruppo.

Scudetto would a good 2 way parting gift.

 

[Caladan]

My wishlist: https://sempremilan.com/milan-five-man-wish-list-attack

Beto 15-20, Anthony 40 mln, Noa Lang and CDK same

 

[Hitchens]

How many games have Ibra played in 2022?

 

[Milan10]

We should probably win this weekend

Like, these goalless draws are really really cool, but I think a win would be good.

 

[MilanBG]

Ibra should just retire. It is pointless and probably hurtful for him. His body can't keep up with the professional trainings he is forced to have.

 

[Master Smurf]

My face, when I remember Silvio won 5 champions league trophies

Not in dispute

But do we have to pull out the Acerbi, Traore, Constant pic

Except PSG is in a league no one pays attention to lol. It also doesn't look good that they spend endlessly & never win in Europe & are about to lose their star player for nothing.

And once MBappe leaves they are left with Whiny and Sulky who are declining.

Buy Milan and add genuine upcoming stars to a young core - even if they dont win automatically they benefit from Milan's prestige and history.

 

[Master Smurf]

Ibra should just retire. It is pointless and probably hurtful for him. His body can't keep up with the professional trainings he is forced to have.

Who cares if he retires or not - he bought a team in Sweden, he can go back to MLS or play for Monza.

Maldini and crew need to just close that chapter.

 

[voom]

Qatar have no reason to buy another football club. PSG did it’s job and it was probably more expensive for them than they anticipated. After the world cup they have even less of a need for sportswashing. They’re on the map now. Everyone knows Qatar.

They don’t need to buy Milan.

Qatari sense of business is much more flexible and better than Saudi. Saudis are envious of Qatar succes.That why Saudi Arabia have recently started to open for foreigners,and they started to diversify their economy.

 

[Hitchens]

Not in dispute

But do we have to pull out the Acerbi, Traore, Constant pic

 

[Caladan]

Quatar or Saudi

 

[Hitchens]

Yihaaa! Scorer of two whole goals this season.