Shadow Puppets Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 3 minutes ago, Jack27 said: nee shame He’s a massive bellend that guy! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Sounds like they've agreed on the overall fee, but are still haggling over who gets what and when. We might even pull a Botman and announce it on July 1st. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjohnson Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Means nothing. Football is not like regular employment where you get an offer of take it or leave it. There will be details and clauses to sort, and anyone who has ever dealt with an agent or solicitor will know it doesn't happen in a few hours Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Cherry Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Pretty sure Romano was meant to say "now early next week" not "not early next week". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonesJones Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Didn't Milanista say that there wasn't any issue with finances at AC Milan, yet that seems to have been part of this story? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Displayname Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Probably just havent agreed on the technical details regarding what activates the addons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 21 minutes ago, Jack27 said: nee shame What’s he said wrong there? That’s pretty much what everyone else is saying? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 19 minutes ago, BeloEmre said: Could it be that it won’t be announced before July 1? We tend to announce nothing until we've done all the media stuff. Wouldn't surprise me if we have to wait until he flies to Newcastle and does all the photoshoots before we hear anything official. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 5 minutes ago, Chris_R said: We tend to announce nothing until we've done all the media stuff. Wouldn't surprise me if we have to wait until he flies to Newcastle and does all the photoshoots before we hear anything official. We did with Botman last summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GideonShandy Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Nessuna bandiera rossa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroblack Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Hope it works out but a young Italian kid who probably idolized Pirlo and Gattuso getting a big move to AC Milan, winning the league, getting to the CL semi final and then being told he has to leave for financial reasons must be heart breaking. thankfully we have characters in the dressing room like Trips and Wilson that will help along. Plus it SHOULD be impossible to fail with Bruno G in the midfield. Just don’t know about young Italians in the PL. the good ones come later in their career like Zola and Vialli. Don’t want an Aquilanni situation. Although that one was off from the start as he was pretty injury prone even before going to Liverpool iirc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 9 minutes ago, Astroblack said: and then being told he has to leave for financial reasons We don’t know that is the case at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myleftboot Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Probably just waiting till after the U21 competition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Feels like a big signing. Another 60M boy in and cover in a few position's. Squad looking good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Alberto2005 said: Romano thinks announcement won't come till mid next week at earliest. Consistent with what his agent said tbh. I assume he is basing it on that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 1 hour ago, BonesJones said: Didn't Milanista say that there wasn't any issue with finances at AC Milan, yet that seems to have been part of this story? old fashioned profit making rather footballing ambition. ring a bell? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 41 minutes ago, huss9 said: old fashioned profit making rather footballing ambition. ring a bell? There wasn't an issue with Finances when Mike Ashley owned us. I think that was his point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingxlnc Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Every AC Milan fan I've read refers to the 'Moneyball' project the American investors are trying to set up. And how all US investors are the same, only there for money whereas the Arabs are there for glory. I do get what they mean. It just seems wrong for a storied historical club with plenty of honours to be used in that kind of way. Brentford, Brighton I undersand. Even if it was a Deportivo La Coruna who have fallen on bad times, or a Fiorentina. But this is like taking Bayern Munich, Liverpool or Real Madrid and making them second rate, the odd superstar but everyone's got a price. Obviously we have nowhere near the honours roll of AC Milan but it was the same with Ashley, keep it tight, do just enough, let Graham Carr find gems, sell high etc. But don't do it at a club like Newcastle, do it somewhere where they'll actually appreciate dining at the top table and just being there, without competing. AC Milan aren't used to having their crown jewels sold, they are used to buying others. crown jewels, Rui Costa, Shevchenko, Baggio, Lentini, Desailly, Papin, etc. Don't know why the investors get this so wrong time and time again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Just a thought - he's still got a couple of games to play with the Italian Under 21s. It's unlikely that he'll pick up a serious injury, but could the delay in completely finalising it be down to that? Assuming we sign him and then one or other of Szoboszlai or Maddison, then we look well stacked in the midfield. I'd like us to buy another striker for a third option in the event of Isak and Wilson both being injured. That and a left back and we'll be sorted. It's true that many Italians haven't done well in English football, but that's often down to a problem in adjusting to the physical side of our game. That doesn't look like a problem for this lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandrotastico Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) Great watch. Clear similarities with Rice! Super exciting signing. As much about attitude as talent - a born leader! Some shite about a few of our players though... Edited June 23, 2023 by Oregon_Geordie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 You guys kill me with the wasted anger towards Romano and the like. The outrage was fine the first time. You’re literally conditioned now, you know what he does and if you like it fine. If you don’t, then you’ve had literal months if not years to accept this is his job and what he does. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Just reminded me of a pet peeve. Media people not understanding exchange rates and putting the transfer fee down as £70-80 million. Which it quite clearly isn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 8 minutes ago, alexf said: Just reminded me of a pet peeve. Media people not understanding exchange rates and putting the transfer fee down as £70-80 million. Which it quite clearly isn't. And the constant “€8m net” when it’s clearly gross. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 9 minutes ago, Danh1 said: And the constant “€8m net” when it’s clearly gross. Gross ? It's fucking disgusting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Kanji said: You guys kill me with the wasted anger towards Romano and the like. The outrage was fine the first time. You’re literally conditioned now, you know what he does and if you like it fine. If you don’t, then you’ve had literal months if not years to accept this is his job and what he does. People slagging him off for being a "tap in merchant", but then also give Hope et all stick for reporting nothing news. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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