That's just a formality, they're getting him now, he's 28, in his prime.
Ibra to AC Milan?
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That's just a formality, they're getting him now, he's 28, in his prime.
Yeah. Fortunately for them, they have Pedro who is very prolific from the wings.
Possibly, but I agree they could have got more for him.
I posted earlier in this thread that I read that Barcelona might ask for first-option on Pato should Milan ever sell him. Perhaps there is some truth in that rumour if Zlatan's fee is only going to be 24 million euros.
Even the Barca papers like Sport are only talking about a 24m fee.
The thing that seems to be happening is that Barca won't officially be subsidising his wages or paying him a "loyalty bonus" for him leaving. The fee has been set low enough to allow Milan to afford to cover his personal terms - at least, that's what the Spanish press are assuming.
Barcelona's squad seems a bit thin. But Barcelona B plays in Segunda Division and they can get people from there as well... I guess that is Guardiola's plan.
There were all these posts in this thread alone:
I realise that these were all just "reports" but I can't see such a huge cut in the total transfer fee. I can't see Barca selling for the fee that's now been quoted, for reasons I've already explained.
Instead of making such allowances, wouldn't Barca have been better off just looking for another suitor?
Capello and Mancini dont talk to their players either. Clearly all is not perfect between Tevez and Mancini, but he hasnt walked and will most likely continue to be one of City's main players. So he could have stayed and fought to prove himself in la liga. But maybe thats not the easy thing to do, and not the right thing for a selfish player to do.
I guess the logic here is that I believe Zlatan signed a five year contract when he joined Barcelona, he was Europe best paid player at Inter, and I think he kept the wages. If he had four years left, that would be over somewhere £32m to his pockets the next four years... I bet they concluded the best deal for would be to cut their losses, and save that wages as well as getting €24m in the process. They sold him to avoid a "Bogarde", even thus such a scenario would be unlikeley. Barcelona is rumored to have quite a debt as well... I bet they will swich unicef with a paying sponsor sooner rather than later.
At the end of the day it makes sense to be quite honest. Because we are talking less than 10 clubs able to pay such a wages, and even fewer when Zlatan excluded England as a option earlier this summer.
At the end of the day it makes sense to be quite honest. Because we are talking less than 10 clubs able to pay such a wages, and even fewer when Zlatan excluded England as a option earlier this summer.
They've allegedly decided that he wasn't going to play often enough to justify his salary (and the bonuses attached) - so they'll cut their losses by selling him.
He will win the league by himself
I heard that Pique is inconsolable.
In all seriousness, Barcelona really is just like Madrid except they lost a lot more money on their biggest transfer of all time.
In all seriousness, Barcelona really is just like Madrid except they lost a lot more money on their biggest transfer of all time.
Might have to. At his current rate he'll have no friends, and perhaps his team mates wont turn up to play next to him. Or give him a false location for the match.
In a shite like Serie A he can score 30 goals, last time he made 27 or 28, and he won the league by himself (more than once)
Except not really. Half the Inter side went on to win the champions league without him.
Half + Eto'o, Lucio, Sneijder, Milito and Pandev
Let's get it straight, the only reason they linked up with Unicef was because it was always their stout tradition to NEVER have a sponsor. Laporta got Unicef on their shirts as a Trojan horse, a way of introducing shirt deals to Barca without all the hissy fits which would have come had they signed up with some blue chip business.
It was always going to be the case that once the Unicef deal expired, Barca would get a huge sponsorship deal with whoever bidded the most. So all this "holier than thou" propaganda will soon be exposed as the self-appreciating nonsense that it is.
You think switching from no sponsor to a paid sponsor would cause more drama than ditching UNICEF for a commercial deal? Seriously?
This is what he can do when he's full of confidence.I used to watch Inter matches just to see him do something out of the ordinary
No, but it integrated sponsorship on Barca shirts to everyone at the club.
Now they can just toe the party line of "in a financial crisis such as this, we felt it necessary to seek further sponsoship revenue after the expiry of the Unicef deal bla, bla, bla".
That club is morally bankrupt, just like Real Madrid, Mourinho, and anyone else they despise and look down upon. At least Real don't pretend to be the saviours of football and the protectors of all that is good and pure like that lot.
They'd dump Unicef in a mili-second if it meant more funds for their "slave discharge" campaign with Fabregas, Torres, and whoever else tickles their fancy.
Man that is a ridiculous compilation... for one season!
Look at how much swagger Zlatan has in those clips, he had none of that at Barca. It's disappointing in many ways to see how a player of his ability hasn't been able to fully stamp himself as the best in the world. Really he could have done it, it's still not too late for him but he needs to step it up and be the beast we know he can be.
Some amazing goals in that compilation btw, and again its all in one season - most players would be happy to have those goals over many seasons or even a career..
Exposed at the highest level, so slithering back to the safety of Serie A. I imagine he'll score some fantastic goals against Cagliari, and the usual suspects will once again endure friction burns on their cocks.
Sky Sports | Football News | Serie A | AC Milan | Huntelaar set for Schalke
It seems like Klaas Jan Huntelaar has departed AC Milan to pave the way for Zlatan.
It seems like Klaas Jan Huntelaar has departed AC Milan to pave the way for Zlatan.
is that any different from the reaction caused by berbatov scoring against west ham?
Seems Allegri will stick to the 4-3-3 that Leonardo used. So Ibra up top flanked by Ronaldinho and Pato. I hope the midfield is Pirlo, Seedorf and Flamini. Back four i couldn't possibly call
24 Million Euro, that's about 30 Million dollar on a 4 year deal, with this year on loan, rumoured to be a salary split between Barcelona and AC Milan.
I'm not sure if it's cheap, but Barcelona made a massive, I mean 'Manchester city' loss on Ibrahimovic. That's 42 Million euros straight loss and part of this year salary, at least another Million euro.
fecking rich.
I'm not sure if it's cheap, but Barcelona made a massive, I mean 'Manchester city' loss on Ibrahimovic. That's 42 Million euros straight loss and part of this year salary, at least another Million euro.
fecking rich.
In Italy they are saying that the deal is sealed.
Pato + Ibrahimovic would/should be quite a sensational strike force, if they play 2 strikers.
Ronaldinho Ibrahimovic Pato
Ambrosini Pirlo Boateng
Antonini T.Silva Nesta Papastathopoulos
Amelia
Ambrosini Pirlo Boateng
Antonini T.Silva Nesta Papastathopoulos
Amelia
They've got a nice looking team. Nesta needs to stay healthy, although it looks like that Greek lad could cover about three positions with that name.
Midfield's the problem. Ambrosini's always been below the top level, Pirlo's legs have gone and Boateng's a brainless glory-hunter.
Amelia's also not a particularly wonderful keeper.
Amelia's also not a particularly wonderful keeper.
Flamini is still there. All they need in midfield is legs to do the dirty work for Pirlo.
Yeah, I'd forgotten about Flamini. They don't seem to rate him though, do they?
Pato, Ibrahimovic and Ronaldinho Lacks work ethic though...
Also, lol @ Barca, it was the most ridiculous deal at the time letting Eto'o go and not pushing harder for Villa in the first place. Now they look like goons.
Lacks work ethic though... Also, lol @ Barca, it was the most ridiculous deal at the time letting Eto'o go and not pushing harder for Villa in the first place. Now they look like goons.
Imagine Barca had never completed the initial Ibra deal and still got Villa.
Eto'o
Villa-----Messi
Villa-----Messi
I didn't then and I still don't understand the Ibra-Eto'o switch. Did Eto'o want out?
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