Baggio Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Scored a good goal against Bolton but I haven't seen much more of him than that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1878 Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Simon Vukcevic's agent reckons us and Man City are after him. and us. The Portugese sports papers are mainly talking about Everton & Newcastle with City, Atletico & Valencia coming across as an afterthought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Apparently Gattuso's interested in trying his luck in the premiership! Be a canny replacement for Butt imo however if Flamini does one I reckon Arsene might be sniffing around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Apparently Gattuso's interested in trying his luck in the premiership! Be a canny replacement for Butt imo however if Flamini does one I reckon Arsene might be sniffing around. AC Milan's Gattuso wants to play in England MILAN, May 2 (Reuters) - AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso has said he would like to play in the English Premier League. Rumours that Milan stalwart Gattuso was considering leaving have been circling for weeks but the Italy international, who played in Scotland with Rangers in 1997 and 1998, had been quiet on his future until now. 'I would like to have the possibility to play in the Premier League,' he told Italy's Sky TV on Friday. 'It's a dream I have always had and never hidden. I think I have the characteristics to play in that league.' Fifth-placed Milan face Serie A leaders Inter in the city derby on Sunday and are desperate for a win to pressure Fiorentina in the battle for the fourth Champions League spot. 'Many people have asked me why I've not talked in this period. I don't want to talk because I don't want to bring personal problems into the group,' he said. 'We are concentrated on the derby. Our objective is fourth spot and afterwards I will have time to talk about my situation.' Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti said recently the tough-tackling midfielder was too important to the club and would not be able to leave whether he wanted to or not. Despite the speculation he wanted to move, no clubs have been linked in the media with the 30-year-old. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=531062&cc=5739&campaign=rss&source=soccernet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Apparently Gattuso's interested in trying his luck in the premiership! Be a canny replacement for Butt imo however if Flamini does one I reckon Arsene might be sniffing around. Always thought he'd end up at Man Utd but that'll not happen with them having Hargreaves now. Spurs? Might offset the attacking instincts of Modric. Although, thinking about it, we might not be that unattractive to him as his Mrs is from Glasgow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToonArmy Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Apparently Gattuso's interested in trying his luck in the premiership! Be a canny replacement for Butt imo however if Flamini does one I reckon Arsene might be sniffing around. probably considered too old for Arsenal I reckon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Apparently Gattuso's interested in trying his luck in the premiership! Be a canny replacement for Butt imo however if Flamini does one I reckon Arsene might be sniffing around. AC Milan's Gattuso wants to play in England MILAN, May 2 (Reuters) - AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso has said he would like to play in the English Premier League. Rumours that Milan stalwart Gattuso was considering leaving have been circling for weeks but the Italy international, who played in Scotland with Rangers in 1997 and 1998, had been quiet on his future until now. 'I would like to have the possibility to play in the Premier League,' he told Italy's Sky TV on Friday. 'It's a dream I have always had and never hidden. I think I have the characteristics to play in that league.' Fifth-placed Milan face Serie A leaders Inter in the city derby on Sunday and are desperate for a win to pressure Fiorentina in the battle for the fourth Champions League spot. 'Many people have asked me why I've not talked in this period. I don't want to talk because I don't want to bring personal problems into the group,' he said. 'We are concentrated on the derby. Our objective is fourth spot and afterwards I will have time to talk about my situation.' Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti said recently the tough-tackling midfielder was too important to the club and would not be able to leave whether he wanted to or not. Despite the speculation he wanted to move, no clubs have been linked in the media with the 30-year-old. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=531062&cc=5739&campaign=rss&source=soccernet According to somerthing i read, Flamini is a done deal for Ac Milan. I believe it to be true aswell, so i would be VERY happy with a Gattuso replacement, but Arsene has mentioned the Arsenal wage structure and i dont think Gattuso would fit into this! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Lol Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Apparently Gattuso's interested in trying his luck in the premiership! Be a canny replacement for Butt imo however if Flamini does one I reckon Arsene might be sniffing around. Always thought he'd end up at Man Utd but that'll not happen with them having Hargreaves now. Spurs? Might offset the attacking instincts of Modric. Although, thinking about it, we might not be that unattractivon his waye to him as his Mrs is from Glasgow. I would love to think so, but with Flamini presumably on his way, he would be ideal for Whinger, irrespective of his age. Spurs are interested in Makoun but Gattuso is a step up in class imho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Arsenal star Flamini makes huge wage demand as talks reach crisis point http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/a ... to=newsnow Mathieu Flamini has told Arsenal they will have to make him one of the country's highest paid players if they want to keep him next season. The French midfielder has made the astonishing demand for a deal worth £7.5million-a-year - around £144,000 a week - because he has a similar offer on the table from AC Milan. He will be able to leave on a Bosman free transfer in the summer and now seems certain to quit the club unless they make him their top earner. Manager Arsene Wenger said today that Flamini had 48 hours to decide if he was going to accept Arsenal's deal which, with loyalty bonuses, would be worth £21m over four years. Wenger originally claimed he wanted to know before the end of April whether the 24-year-old intended to stay, as he is anxious to begin the search for possible replacements. But the manager has now extended that deadline to Monday morning, when Flamini - who is set to return to the substitutes' bench against Everton on Sunday following an ankle injury - will be asked to make up his mind. He said: "Mathieu could answer the question on his future much better than I could. At the moment, we have no news from him but, at the latest, we expect it to be decided over the weekend. "He tells me he wants to stay and I want him to stay, but it will be down to numbers as well and we want to respect our wage structure. It is also important to keep the core of the team together." mackems.gif Good riddance, greedy fucker! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Lol Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Arsenal star Flamini makes huge wage demand as talks reach crisis point http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/a ... to=newsnow Mathieu Flamini has told Arsenal they will have to make him one of the country's highest paid players if they want to keep him next season. The French midfielder has made the astonishing demand for a deal worth £7.5million-a-year - around £144,000 a week - because he has a similar offer on the table from AC Milan. He will be able to leave on a Bosman free transfer in the summer and now seems certain to quit the club unless they make him their top earner. Manager Arsene Wenger said today that Flamini had 48 hours to decide if he was going to accept Arsenal's deal which, with loyalty bonuses, would be worth £21m over four years. Wenger originally claimed he wanted to know before the end of April whether the 24-year-old intended to stay, as he is anxious to begin the search for possible replacements. But the manager has now extended that deadline to Monday morning, when Flamini - who is set to return to the substitutes' bench against Everton on Sunday following an ankle injury - will be asked to make up his mind. He said: "Mathieu could answer the question on his future much better than I could. At the moment, we have no news from him but, at the latest, we expect it to be decided over the weekend. "He tells me he wants to stay and I want him to stay, but it will be down to numbers as well and we want to respect our wage structure. It is also important to keep the core of the team together." mackems.gif Good riddance, greedy fucker! Don't think he would quite fit into the Spurs salary structure! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 No way in hell Milan have offered 144k a week, there's not that kind of money in the Italian game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrette Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 I don't think he is really anything special as it is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Arsenal star Flamini makes huge wage demand as talks reach crisis point http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/a ... to=newsnow Mathieu Flamini has told Arsenal they will have to make him one of the country's highest paid players if they want to keep him next season. The French midfielder has made the astonishing demand for a deal worth £7.5million-a-year - around £144,000 a week - because he has a similar offer on the table from AC Milan. He will be able to leave on a Bosman free transfer in the summer and now seems certain to quit the club unless they make him their top earner. Manager Arsene Wenger said today that Flamini had 48 hours to decide if he was going to accept Arsenal's deal which, with loyalty bonuses, would be worth £21m over four years. Wenger originally claimed he wanted to know before the end of April whether the 24-year-old intended to stay, as he is anxious to begin the search for possible replacements. But the manager has now extended that deadline to Monday morning, when Flamini - who is set to return to the substitutes' bench against Everton on Sunday following an ankle injury - will be asked to make up his mind. He said: "Mathieu could answer the question on his future much better than I could. At the moment, we have no news from him but, at the latest, we expect it to be decided over the weekend. "He tells me he wants to stay and I want him to stay, but it will be down to numbers as well and we want to respect our wage structure. It is also important to keep the core of the team together." mackems.gif Good riddance, greedy fucker! Mental considering at the start of the season he wasn't really anything to write home about, in fact Arsenal were looking to off load him for £3m, and a lot of people on here (inc myself i think) thought he wasn't good enough. to make a bid for! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Who said there was NO money in the italian game. I said there is not THAT kind of money in the Italian game at present. Only a few clubs in England can afford to pay those wages and this is the richest league in the world. There's a reason why the biggest stars in the game today are joining premiership clubs, it's not for the love of the English game, it's the money !! If they are offering Flamini 144k how much do you think Kaka would have to be on ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 And WTF does the National team have to do with the wage structure of the PL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkhead Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Milan have the money to offer such a salary.. but i'd be surprised if they rate Flamini that highly.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 That article is either just wrong or Flamini is talking out of his arse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Lol Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 No way in hell Milan have offered 144k a week, there's not that kind of money in the Italian game. As it's a Bosman, decide the transfer fee that would have been paid, divide by the number of years on the contract,, add that annual figure to the annual wages, could easily make £144k pw if Milan wanted to pay it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 No way in hell Milan have offered 144k a week, there's not that kind of money in the Italian game. As it's a Bosman, decide the transfer fee that would have been paid, divide by the number of years on the contract,, add that annual figure to the annual wages, could easily make £144k pw if Milan wanted to pay it. There's no way over 5 years he's worth £40m. He's a £10m player max imo, even in this good form. As for wages i wouldn't pay more than £65kpw for him. All together that's £27m or divided with no transfer fee is about £100kpw, which is POSSIBLY about right for a free of his ability. Crazy money, crazy deal, but all Arsenal's fault for mis-judging his talent and trying to sort it out too late. The Diarra sale looks even more docile by the minute. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 No way in hell Milan have offered 144k a week, there's not that kind of money in the Italian game. As it's a Bosman, decide the transfer fee that would have been paid, divide by the number of years on the contract,, add that annual figure to the annual wages, could easily make £144k pw if Milan wanted to pay it. No argument there, just why the hell would they offer Flamini that ? It would just cause the likes of Kaka and Pato to ask for more, which being far superior players they would think they deserved. I'll repeat the Italian game does not have the money to over inflate the salary of a player of Flamini level I don't even think Chelski if they were interested would offer him that much. If we were talking about Torres or Robnaldo then I wouldn't question it. If you ask me it's just Flamini trying to gouge everything he can out of Arsenal, could be a big mistake on his part. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Flamini = 144K . He is decent but he is hardly a must have player, once again football gone madness. He is one of these players that football know it alls like to wax lyrical about but the reality is he nowt special. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Wonder how many players Keegan actually wants? I hear him saying 3 to 4 one week then 4 to 5 another. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Wonder how many players Keegan actually wants? I hear him saying 3 to 4 one week then 4 to 5 another. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Wonder how many players Keegan actually wants? I hear him saying 3 to 4 one week then 4 to 5 another. Judging on that then between 3-5 seems a safe bet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Wonder how many players Keegan actually wants? I hear him saying 3 to 4 one week then 4 to 5 another. Judging on that then between 3-5 seems a safe bet. Lovely sarcasm, but seriously, 2 players difference could cost up to as much as 20m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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