AC Milan 2017/18

Successful said:
It's a huge risk with portuguese players who are creative. Imagine the attitude of Ronaldo without any talent to back it up with. I think Croatian players can also be that arrogant - real divas.

In Serie A there are plenty of creative players with huge egos without sufficient talent who get to spend their entire career spreading their JUNK around. I think it was a bad choice going there by Sanchez. Perhaps staying in Germany playing for a lesser side would have been a better choice.
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Andre Silva is already theirs and there's likely to be a neverending parade outside his house this year. Throw in Renato....they could live together and show up to training holding an ice bag over their crotches everyday. Living the dream :lol::lol::lol:
 
Found this on AC Milan's forum

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Currently trailing by 2 goals after 20 minutes in their friendly.
 
Paletta is such a shocking player. I'm amazed every time at just how bad he is.
 
Infordin said:
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Lucas Biglia is all but official. His agent has confirmed his move to Milan, now they are just negotiating with Lazio (estimated fee is €17m).

Milan are still after one more striker and a winger. Rumored striker targets include Aubameyang and Belotti. The primary winger target is Keita Balde.
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Normally buying several players in one window and putting them together is a huge gamble and can backfire badly. But what encourages me is they have built a solid foundation at the back and have a solid spine combining youth and experience. As others have said adding Morata/Aubamayang would be the icing. Would like to see them topple Juve this season, they are a sleeping giant and I've always preferred them since the corruption scandal in 2005.
 
MJJ said:
I meant the whole convo :p

I know what forza means for some reason.
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Fans asked him to say something(implying something good about milan), he said forza lazio
 
Since we're talking Milan - Dortmund (someone create 2017 International Champions Cup thread, or direct me to it, i can't be arsed :D)..

@GifLord could you gif that run Dembele just went on? What a player he is already.
 
giorno said:
Fans asked him to say something(implying something good about milan), he said forza lazio
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ahh thanks!

The Stain said:
Since we're talking Milan - Dortmund (someone create 2017 International Champions Cup thread, or direct me to it, i can't be arsed :D)..

@GifLord could you gif that run Dembele just went on? What a player he is already.
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My dream signing.
 
Dembele also set up the foul that lead to the penalty with a nice pass. He's been quite productive.
 
Their hesitation already cost them the ICC, their management is going to get a lot if criticism because of that in the next weeks.
 
do.ob said:
Their hesitation already cost them the ICC, their management is going to get a lot if criticism because of that in the next weeks.
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Let's wait before making a judgment. They have basically changed the whole squad.
 
Beat Bayern 4-0 yesterday in a friendly. Bayern put out a very strong team too.
 
Apparently they've got an agreement to sign Renato Sanches too. If true that midfield is going to be something else!
 
Montella said they're still looking for a top striker, they've got a few diverse profiles lined up, and all of them can be adapted to their style of play. He also said one of Bonucci or Biglia will be the captain.
 
Roma President James Pallotta blasted Financial Fair Play rules, as Milan’s transfer strategy “makes zero sense. They didn’t have the money in the first place. They’re losing their minds!”
The most controversial portion of the interview was about Milan’s €210m spending spree this summer following the takeover by Yonghong Li.

“UEFA in terms of Financial Fair Play has been a complete ****show for us. We should be the poster boy for turning things around from the previous ownership.

“When you relate it to AC Milan, I have no idea what’s going on there. It makes zero sense. The amount of spending – they didn’t have the money in the first place to buy the team, as they borrowed almost €300m from some people that I know in London, at a pretty high interest rate.

“They are spending, or at least making some significant down-payments, for players and they’re going to have to pay the piper at some point down the road.

“They say it’s about qualifying for the Champions League, but that won’t be enough. When the salary seems about equal to the revenues, I don’t know what the heck is going on. That’s the only one in Serie A who are losing their minds!

“Maybe they have this grand masterplan that we’ll all figure out someday, but the rest of the teams are being somewhat rational.

“If you can explain Milan to me, because I don’t get it…”
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But Milan CEO Fassone rejected Pallotta's suggestion their spending is unsustainable, branding such comments inaccurate.

"I was stunned when I read these words this morning," Fassone said in a video posted on Milan's Facebook page on Friday. "For one thing, because of the style. It's unusual, at least in Italy, for a club to attack another one in such a direct way. Secondly for the inaccuracy of his words.

"We all know that in order to purchase a club you need a financial leverage. Moreover, he's talking about figures that are inaccurate.

"We have issued a bond which is entirely destined to finance our transfer campaign for this summer and we are currently well below using up this bond.

"There are long-term plans that we have submitted to a board of directors which should be a guarantee and we have submitted to UEFA a voluntary agreement which everyone knows about, it's public and should president Pallotta wish to see it, I am absolutely open to this opportunity.

"The club's €120million debt compared to the club's revenues is in percentage way better than Roma's."
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Pallotta ended up apologizing, through Roma's website -
"I apologise if I used some incorrect information," Roma's president said. "I care a lot about Italian football returning to the top and in that respect, I expect that all the clubs can contribute to a stronger and more sustainable league, like we are doing at Roma.

"I wish Milan and the new owners all the best and look forward to their management and new owners working with all of us to be a key part of Serie A's growth."
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Fassone -
"" I do not know how he can think that Milan's salaries tomorrow may be equal to revenues. All of our plan foresees that salaries remain on the threshold that is between 50 and 60% of the company's revenues. This year is so. We started off from a very low threshold, because in previous management the salaries were below a fairly competitive threshold and then I returned to the pre-indebted speech. The club's level of debt is 120 million euros. Compared to the club's revenue, it is extraordinarily better than what Rome has, which is unlucky to be listed on the stock market and therefore a public budget. I do not allow myself to comment on it, but anyone can go and see the level of indebtedness.
We managers try to be rational and be cool. We are not fans, every investment is calculated and based on the fact that you plan to repay it with the additional revenue that this investment will bring. I would urge you to take into account the fact that the players that we have acquired so far are players who go to the company's fund, who patrimonialize the club and give value.
Those we have acquired are young and of great prospects, and we think they give us short-term athletic results and medium-term economic results. Milan goes on, certainly I was alarmed by these statements by the president. I truly renew the invitation when he wants to, I'm here in Italy and work 20 hours for Milan. I am at his disposal to confront my own and those of Rome. If I have to learn something I'm available to learn it, but the criticisms made annoy me greatly. "
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Gabriel, Vergara, Simic, Rodrigo Ely, Zigoni and Mastour are not a part of the squad for the upcoming season. Youngsters like Guarnone, Gabbia, Crociata, Zanellato and Cutrone did make the squad though, along with departing players like Sosa, Bacca and Paletta.
 
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