Posted on 01 August 2011. Tags: Amauri, Antonio Cassano, Zlatan Ibrahimovic
As I have mentioned before, this time of the year is a trying one as our emotions sway with every new rumour that emerges. In the case of rumours linking Cesc Fabregas to a move to Milan, only excitement tinged with a slight anxiety is felt. Conversely, talk of Amauri being signed by the club [...]
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Posted on 25 July 2011. Tags: Andrea Galliani, Cesc Fabregas, Javier Pastore, Maurizio Zamparini
As August approaches the excitement and anticipation grows as the time when Mr. X will be finally revealed edges closer. Milan’s transfer campaign, once it comes to an end, will be remembered for the club’s ever elusive hunt for this Mr. and maybe we could remember it as ‘The Summer Hunt for Mr. X’. Though [...]
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Posted on 06 June 2011.
Milan’s vice President has made the club intentions clear for next season: to win the Champions League. At the best of times this is no easy objective given the focus Europe’s top clubs invest into this competition. But, at this particular point of time, winning the Champions League is even a more ominous task given [...]
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Posted on 20 May 2011. Tags: Clarence Seedorf, Gennaro Gattuso, Mark van Bommel, Massimo Ambrosini, Mathieu Flamini
Yesterday it was announced that Massimo Ambrosini has signed on for another year at the San Siro. The midfielder has been kept on at the club and it is expected that he will alternate with Mark van Bommel as the team’s defensive midfielder next season. This is a good decision by the club. Admittedly, having [...]
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Posted on 18 May 2011.
After securing the signatures of Philippe Mexes and Taye Taiwo last week, this week Milan has turned the focus to locking in some of their current players. A host of player contracts are set to expire this summer including those of Andrea Pirlo, Clarence Seedorf and Massimo Ambrosini. While the aforementioned have still not landed [...]
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Posted on 14 May 2011. Tags: Alessandro Nesta, Philippe Mexes, Taye Taiwo
About a week ago it was announced that Milan had signed Philippe Mexes and Taye Taiwo. Both signings are just the start of a major transfer campaign the club is set to undertake after Andrea Galliani was quoted saying that, “But we’ll definitely buy some more players, the squad will be further reinforced.” Silvio Berlusconi [...]
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Posted on 03 March 2011. Tags: Alessandro Nesta, Phillipe Mexes
It is looking increasingly likely that Milan will move for Roma’s Philippe Mexes in the summer. The player has been courted by Manchester United and Arsenal, who have long admired him, yet, the Frenchman’s preference is to stay in Italy apparently. Today, many players cannot refuse the lure of the English Premier League and the [...]
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Posted on 23 January 2011. Tags: Urby Emmanuelson
It is official; Milan has made their second January signing after securing the signature of Urby Emmanuelson from Ajax Amsterdam. Since the start of the January transfer window, Milan had been on the search for a left back and now the search is over. The purchase of Emmanuelson will inject some much needed quality at [...]
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Posted on 04 January 2011. Tags: Antonio Cassano
Gone are the days when Milan was home to some of the football’s most liked and cherished professionals. The likes of Paolo Maldini, Kaka, Cafu, Andriy Shevchenko and Manuel Rui Costa were all highly respected and talented stars of the game when they plied their trade for the red and black of Milan. These players [...]
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Posted on 24 August 2010.
Come this stage of the transfer season, where it will soon come to an end, it would have been better to have seen Milan make more progress in rebuilding their somewhat ageing squad. The arrival of Kevin Prince Boateng, on loan from Genoa, will do little to provide new coach, Max Allegri, with a midfield [...]
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