AC Milan general spiel 2.0

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not wide right, put pato wide left and he will be devastating. i still remember the one time he did, in the game vs. sampdoria at home, he tore them a new one. ronaldinho was subbed off early for an injury, and pato took his chance.

but berlusconi has gone senile, i still don't know what to gather from his press conference today.

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Kakha Kaladze has ripped into Milan, accusing the club of turning coach Massimiliano Allegri against him after being ousted from the team.

The Georgian stopper has become marginal in Allegri's plans for the new season, and he believes the club's top brass have ordered punitive action after refusing transfers during the summer window.

And his torrent of fury is aimed at those pulling the strings behind the scenes, but he won't be roped into accepting the situation.

"Maybe people think I am no longer valid. Usually I don't speak with the press, but now I want the truth to be known," he told Il Corriere della Sera.

"When you stay quiet people think you are stupid and they think the voices that come out are real.

"I have never seen a coach that ousts a player after just four days. They told him that myself and [Marek] Jankulovski must not play together, it's not Allegri who is making the decisions.

"Milan's style no longer exists and I am ashamed for them."
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Or maybe its because you dropped a massive ballack every time you played last season and cost us the game or points?

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Adriano Galliani, Live in Studio Sport, has reviewed the contract between AC Milan and Barcelona:
"We have an agreement with the player" - he said to Carlo Pellegatti, but the negotiation are difficult. Tomorrow we will meet with President Rosell again I'm willing to stay at Barcelona until Tuesday, the last day of the market.
When was asked "Optimistic" ? Adriano Galliani smiled but declined to answer

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we were surprisingly good against barcelona, and inzaghi scored one of the most amazing goals i have ever seen, it was van basten-esque.

boateng was our best player, and he chose to put 'prince' on the back of his jersey, it looks fucking badass.

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KPB has Prince on his shirt to honour his father right?

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Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has revealed that Barcelona are ready to sell Zlatan Ibrahimovic and has disclosed that the player himself wants to join the Rossoneri for the 2010-11 campaign, although he had earlier admitted that he is yet to speak to the Swedish striker.

Speaking to Milan Channel on Wednesday evening, Galliani said, "Ibra wants to come to Milan, Barcelona are ready to sell him."

Galliani had earlier disclosed that discussions over the signing of the former Inter man have begun but admitted that it is going to be very complicated.

"We'll meet Barcelona again tomorrow (Thursday) at 12 (CET)," Galliani told reporters in the Catalan city. "The transfer is very difficult and would be very expensive. I do not know if we'll able to get him but we'll try.

"None of the Milan players will go to Barcelona in exchange. We are working to bring one more star to Milan."

The Milan CEO along with club director Ariedo Braida had lunch with Barcelona president Sandro Rosell and sports director Andoni Zubizarreta earlier on Wednesday and told the press afterwards, "I will stay in Barcelona tomorrow as negotiations have now started and we can continue to talk.

"There is no need to be positive or negative. We had lunch and we have started to talk, but there is still plenty in the way.

"We have to wait a long time before we can close a deal. Have I spoken with 'Ibra'? No, not yet. I want to bring him back with me to Milan."

Galliani did not elaborate on the specifications of his dinner date with the Blaugrana chiefs, but has already confirmed talks could last all week and he is prepared to squeeze the Catalans into a deal.

"If there was a need then I could stay there and negotiate until August 31," he said.

The operation though is likely to raise some uncomfortable questions for the chief as Barcelona are not keen on losing their man in a loan deal.

Moreover, Ibrahimovic's agent has made it clear his client was not prepared to move on loan and said only a permanent deal could lift the transfer off the ground but did admit that the former Juventus forward could join the Rossoneri.

"Nothing is settled yet. We will know the situation on September 1," Mino Raiola told Swedish newspaper Expressen. "There are only three clubs that are capable of signing Ibra: AC Milan, Manchester City and Real Madrid. These clubs are the only ones who can afford to sign him, to pay him and attract him.

"Zlatan will be the one who decides whether he leaves and where he will go."

Current Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, who was Ibra's coach at Inter, believes that the player would be better off at San Siro and said, "Zlatan is a great player, but he was happier in Italy than he is in Spain. If he joins Milan, he'll have a great season."

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as much as we all hate him, he is an upgrade over borriello and huntelaar.

i just don't know how our style will suit his, i'm sure allegri can figure something out.

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apparently the deal is done for ibra.

we still need fullbacks.

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- Two hour meeting clears haze.
- Only permanent deal is available.
- Ibra prepared to accept wage cut. Raiola confirms this.
- Galliani remains confident of closing deal.
- Robinho has agreed to join Milan, and is a backup option if Ibrahimovic falls through.

Milan's move for Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has proved dark, deep and delicate so far, but Adriano Galliani hopes to shine new light following a second round of talks with the Catalan giants and agent Mino Raiola.

An air of tension is surrounding Camp Nou after Raiola blew the deal off course earlier, claiming Milan and Barcelona were "far" from reaching a deal.

But, aware of the difficulty of the move, Galliani remains confident and undeterred by the agent's claims and he is ready to prime the move for refinement amid the very latest reports that Ibra could take a cut in wages which have so far held the deal hostage.

In fact Galliani has been spurred on by the player's will to join Milan after reportedly falling out with coach Pep Guardiola who has become frosty towards the Swede.

That strain could push a move towards a conclusion, but only after the bureacratic wheels behind Barcelona president Sandro Rosell's offices start turning.

"The player wants to join Milan," Galliani told Marca.

"Barcelona are waiting to see, but the operation is difficult because of the player's wages."

Galliani has options to work with according to Sky Sport Italia who claim Ibrahimovic is considering a wage reduction - a contrasting stance to what Raiola previously said when he claimed his man would not accept less equity.

Italian voices claim there is room to salvage and prolong talks, despite opposition from the agent.

These include a one year loan deal with the option to buy him permanently, a two year loan with the right to buy permanently, or a permanent transfer from the outset.

But, Galliani has now reacted to the hypothesis, claiming there will be no loan deals, just a permanent one.

After the meeting he told journalists: "Both Barcelona and Milan have clarified their respective positions and at this point we are working on a permanent deal.

"No loan, the road is long and I can say a deal can be concluded with 50 percent chances. I want to clarify that Marco Borriello is not for sale and there is no deal for Huntelaar."

That has left Raiola to revise his position as the deal heads towards positive developments with a four year contract likely for the striker.

"There are things on the table, we understand everything now. Will he take a pay cut? No-one is, but in some cases it can happen."

Raiola and Galliani are now expected to meet the player to discuss personal terms later after receiving the go-ahead from Rosell.

"Galliani is free to negotiate terms with the player," said Rosell.

Raiola's confirmation that his man could take a pay cut to complete the move adds further weight to Milan's side of the scales.

Meanwhile, in a sensational addition to Milan's market, Sky Sport 24 claim that Robinho has agreed to join the Rossoneri after Ariedo Braida met the Brazilian on Wednesday, suggesting an alternative is being touted. Galliani has since confirmed this. "Robinho is the alternative," he said.

Galliani will stay in Barcelona to negotiate until the final day of the transfer window as he continues to push and shove, hopeful of bagging the Sweden striker.

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i really hope galliani blows this deal like he blows most of them. i would rather lose than win with this asshole scoring against the lecces and livornos and disappearing against any team bigger than fiorentina.

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crikey its all hapening this afternoon! now Hunter is off to Schalke!