AC Milan general spiel

[vtec]

yup. we are indefensible.

[RobHood]

Club before player but in this case Milan is completely in the wrong for accepting the deal...Untouchable my ass...untouchable until the price is right.

[San Paolo]

How will this effect Pato? he came because of his Idol Ronaldo and Kaka, first we kick his idol out and now we knife his best friend in the back, how will he feel he could be sold if the price is right, anybody could be next.

[RobHood]

BREAKING NEWS: Berlusconi Confirms That He Will Sell Kaka
Kaka's move to Manchester City looks highly likely now after Don Silvio confirmed he will probably sell the Brazilian superstar...

Kaka has been associated with Manchester City for several months now, but over the past few days the chance of a blockbuster transfer has become more and more possible.

'Arabian Business' yesterday claimed that a deal had been sealed, which would see Manchester City pay Milan around €112 million, with Kaka earning €380,000 per week.

This front page story disappeared from www.arabianbusiness.com around an hour after first appearing, throwing talk of any confirmed move into severe doubt.

However, it seems that the transfer is now highly likely to take place after Milan President Silvio Berlusconi confirmed that he will probably sell the Brazilian.

"I will have to probably sell him," the Italian Prime Minister told La Stampa.

"City have made a really big offer to him, more than €15m after tax per year in wages.

"If i don't sell him then the balance of the team will go up in smoke. I risk losing him without earning anything from the deal. I just need to consider the fans and find a transfer hit...we'll see."

It remains to be seen how Milan fans will react to this news, especially as a large number of supporters took to the streets last night to protest against the transfer.

What is certain though is that Kaka is now highly likely to leave Milan for Manchester City.

Fuck

[San Paolo]

i was about to post that Rob, if Berlu is so image concious why is he selling Kaka surely it makes more sense to keep him and look defiant than weak and Money mad, like Gabrielle Marcotti said the problem the Ultras face is if they backlash against Galliani and Berlusconi they could pull the plug on us at any moment, saying that though they threw firecrackers and flares at Galliani as he left Via Turati last night so that possabilty doesnt seem to bother them

[RobHood]

How does he risk losing him for nothing? His contract runs till 2011...or is it 2013?

[San Paolo]

[RomaShield27]

You certainly have a vivid imagination, SP. Do you always assume the worst?!

This is a translation of what Berlusconi said from :

"Nothing has been decided yet, but it's very hard to make someone stay who is going to earn certain figures. Naturally, I'd be sorry if he left. At the moment, I'm not informed of the results of the negotiation."

"It's difficult to say no to a lad who has a career that is not for his whole life and has earning prospects much higher than now. We cannot raise his salary, which is already at the maximum level. We would have to raise everyone's and frankly that is not possible. But I hope he remains."

As you can see its not as dramatic as Goal.com – who are no strangers to exaggerating things – and you would think a more reliable translation. As you can see Berlusconi was talking more about wages and how he couldn't match what ManCiteh are offering, which we already know, and I'm not sure if he actually said the words "I will have to probably sell him".

[San Paolo]

yeah i always assume the worst, makes the good that much better and the bad that much easier to take when it happens

[RomaShield27]

More sources of Berlusconi's words. Its amazing how the English media have twisted what he said.

http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Primo_Pia ... coni.shtml
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/17012009/ ... -city.html
http://www.corrieredellosport.it/Notizi ... usconi%3A+«Difficile+impedire+addio+di+Kakà»

[San Paolo]

it seems here that Berlusconi doesnt want him to Leave and Kaka doesnt sound like he wants to leave, so why cant he just reject Man Shitty?

[g.smiley]

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[San Paolo]

[p_maldini_3]

[RomaShield27]

I think Pocari meant the Kaka deal won't happen, SP. Lets hope he's right.

So it looks like Kaka is going to play this evening and the fans are gearing up for a massive reception and show of support for him. I'm looking forward to this game.

This is from the MilanOffside (not sure of original source) :

[i]19:20, Kaka is at the San Siro locker room with Leonardo getting ready. didnt show or say anything, fan greeted him as he came in.
19:00, tens of banner are being placed in the san siro by the curva. the stadium is filling up and fans are chanting “Don’t Sell Kakaâ€

[San Paolo]

[RomaShield27]

19.55 Kakà in campo: cori assordanti
Kakà è entrato in campo insieme ai compagni per il riscaldamento pre-partita: tutto lo stadio lo ha salutato con applausi e il coro di sempre "Siam venuti fin qua per vedere segnare Kakà" e l'altro classico di queste giornate, "Non si vende Kakà". Il numero 22 ha risposto con ampi saluti e battendosi più volte la mano sul cuore

Kaka enters the field with the team for pre-match warm-up to a deafening chorus, and he responds by clapping and saluting to the crowd.

Good updates here:
http://www.sportmediaset.it/mercato/art ... 9765.shtml

[The MAN]

So what the fuck is that asshole Berlusconi saying now?

We cannot afford to pay him?
-But Weren't we the ones who had him sign the contract with those terms?

He gets paid alot more elsewhere and we cannot stop him from doing that as a player's career is short?
-But did he ask for that u fucking fool?He's quite happy last time I checked

How stupid dopes the this cheap bastard think we are?

And with all due respect to all those who say we are gonna say we're gonna build a super-team and buy big with the money we are get, you are delusional. This will not happen, we have seen this movie before. The corrupt fucks will get us 2-3 half-decent players for a total sum of 20 millions and pocket the rest. Were did the $heva money go afterall??

I dont think any of those assholes will show up in San Siro tomorrow. They know what they will see. And Carlo is part of that corrupt regime, the execuse 'he cant do anything its not his fault' is old. All this shit happenning on his watch and u still think he aint resposible. Wake up. The fucker has no balls, none. I want him to be insulted and humiliated if possible by the tifosi, I have had it with this half-man. This troika (Silvio-BF-Carlo) needs to go to hell or else the club will go down hard and make what we are seeing now seem like paradise.

[RomaShield27]

Live pre-match stream of the stadium and Kaka warming up. Galliani is being interviewed right now:

http://www-cdn.justin.tv/widgets/jtv_pl ... peterone87