Milan Offer 20 million Euros for Balotelli

Arquitecto wrote:Its an absolute joke that we are going for a player we do not even need.

I won't mention that he is cup-tied because we are looking to employ him to help our chances for Top 3 and future purposes but when we have the most depth up front with capable attackers like SES, Bojan, Pazzo, Robinho and even Niang, why the hell would we spend such a sum of money when we need players in midfield and defence? Its just absurd to think how short sighted our board really is. They don't learn to rectify their mistakes along with having zero concept on how to build a team.

I don't want Balotelli simply because he doesn't apply himself. Some might say he plays hard for the teams he loves as evidenced by his 180 change in attitude for Italia in comparison to the clubs he is apathetic about such as Inter and City. Many will say Allegri is a master of handling ego's such as Zlatan, Mexes, Robinho, and of course Cassano.

Yet can we really guarantee he won't have some semblance of that awful discipline? That making a transition from a dump like City onto fantastic Milano will not turn his head? Fact is right now only Cesare Prandelli is the only man who can handle Balotelli and as much as we can see Allegri handling him, do we really want him spending all that time in babysitting Mario? It will be a tremendous waste of time and energy consumed from him which can be expended further on team building. Ambrosini, Abbiati and to an extent Bonera aside we don't have that senatore presence to suddenly reform Balo even if he plays for a club he loves.

What all of you see it him unleashing that inner talent that is so revered.

What I see is complacent performances, red cards, tabloid news all about his off field (and on-field) antics along with his general inconsistency.



I don't even see us going for him as frankly so many of the reports coming out are unfounded. To me this is just another Tevez Saga. Mark my words he will not arrive this winter.

JespSwe wrote:just read in milannews.it that he is going to earn 5 million a season plus bonuses for 4 1/2 years.... unbelievable...

Arquitecto wrote:Its an absolute joke that we are going for a player we do not even need.

I won't mention that he is cup-tied because we are looking to employ him to help our chances for Top 3 and future purposes but when we have the most depth up front with capable attackers like SES, Bojan, Pazzo, Robinho and even Niang, why the hell would we spend such a sum of money when we need players in midfield and defence? Its just absurd to think how short sighted our board really is. They don't learn to rectify their mistakes along with having zero concept on how to build a team.

I don't want Balotelli simply because he doesn't apply himself. Some might say he plays hard for the teams he loves as evidenced by his 180 change in attitude for Italia in comparison to the clubs he is apathetic about such as Inter and City. Many will say Allegri is a master of handling ego's such as Zlatan, Mexes, Robinho, and of course Cassano.

Yet can we really guarantee he won't have some semblance of that awful discipline? That making a transition from a dump like City onto fantastic Milano will not turn his head? Fact is right now only Cesare Prandelli is the only man who can handle Balotelli and as much as we can see Allegri handling him, do we really want him spending all that time in babysitting Mario? It will be a tremendous waste of time and energy consumed from him which can be expended further on team building. Ambrosini, Abbiati and to an extent Bonera aside we don't have that senatore presence to suddenly reform Balo even if he plays for a club he loves.

What all of you see it him unleashing that inner talent that is so revered.

What I see is complacent performances, red cards, tabloid news all about his off field (and on-field) antics along with his general inconsistency.



I don't even see us going for him as frankly so many of the reports coming out are unfounded. To me this is just another Tevez Saga. Mark my words he will not arrive this winter.

baresi wrote:

Arquitecto wrote:Its an absolute joke that we are going for a player we do not even need.

I won't mention that he is cup-tied because we are looking to employ him to help our chances for Top 3 and future purposes but when we have the most depth up front with capable attackers like SES, Bojan, Pazzo, Robinho and even Niang, why the hell would we spend such a sum of money when we need players in midfield and defence? Its just absurd to think how short sighted our board really is. They don't learn to rectify their mistakes along with having zero concept on how to build a team.

I don't want Balotelli simply because he doesn't apply himself. Some might say he plays hard for the teams he loves as evidenced by his 180 change in attitude for Italia in comparison to the clubs he is apathetic about such as Inter and City. Many will say Allegri is a master of handling ego's such as Zlatan, Mexes, Robinho, and of course Cassano.

Yet can we really guarantee he won't have some semblance of that awful discipline? That making a transition from a dump like City onto fantastic Milano will not turn his head? Fact is right now only Cesare Prandelli is the only man who can handle Balotelli and as much as we can see Allegri handling him, do we really want him spending all that time in babysitting Mario? It will be a tremendous waste of time and energy consumed from him which can be expended further on team building. Ambrosini, Abbiati and to an extent Bonera aside we don't have that senatore presence to suddenly reform Balo even if he plays for a club he loves.

What all of you see it him unleashing that inner talent that is so revered.

What I see is complacent performances, red cards, tabloid news all about his off field (and on-field) antics along with his general inconsistency.



I don't even see us going for him as frankly so many of the reports coming out are unfounded. To me this is just another Tevez Saga. Mark my words he will not arrive this winter.

sorry pal, I tend to disagree here.
Well you complain how short sighted the board are and then complain that Balo is cup tied, I don't think the board would panic buy players just for this season's CL fixture with Barca, IF and only IF we get Balo I think they are planning for the future and not short sighted as you mentioned. The CB role is one of the toughest out there and for a new signing to show his impact he needs time to perform that role with the group, if they buy a CB just for the CL OF THIS SEASON THEN i would call the short sighted, unless we get a really good and sound CB which I can't think of any on the market for now.

Anyway SES Niang and Balo in the middle is sexy.

Arquitecto wrote:

baresi wrote:

Arquitecto wrote:Its an absolute joke that we are going for a player we do not even need.

I won't mention that he is cup-tied because we are looking to employ him to help our chances for Top 3 and future purposes but when we have the most depth up front with capable attackers like SES, Bojan, Pazzo, Robinho and even Niang, why the hell would we spend such a sum of money when we need players in midfield and defence? Its just absurd to think how short sighted our board really is. They don't learn to rectify their mistakes along with having zero concept on how to build a team.

I don't want Balotelli simply because he doesn't apply himself. Some might say he plays hard for the teams he loves as evidenced by his 180 change in attitude for Italia in comparison to the clubs he is apathetic about such as Inter and City. Many will say Allegri is a master of handling ego's such as Zlatan, Mexes, Robinho, and of course Cassano.

Yet can we really guarantee he won't have some semblance of that awful discipline? That making a transition from a dump like City onto fantastic Milano will not turn his head? Fact is right now only Cesare Prandelli is the only man who can handle Balotelli and as much as we can see Allegri handling him, do we really want him spending all that time in babysitting Mario? It will be a tremendous waste of time and energy consumed from him which can be expended further on team building. Ambrosini, Abbiati and to an extent Bonera aside we don't have that senatore presence to suddenly reform Balo even if he plays for a club he loves.

What all of you see it him unleashing that inner talent that is so revered.

What I see is complacent performances, red cards, tabloid news all about his off field (and on-field) antics along with his general inconsistency.



I don't even see us going for him as frankly so many of the reports coming out are unfounded. To me this is just another Tevez Saga. Mark my words he will not arrive this winter.

sorry pal, I tend to disagree here.
Well you complain how short sighted the board are and then complain that Balo is cup tied, I don't think the board would panic buy players just for this season's CL fixture with Barca, IF and only IF we get Balo I think they are planning for the future and not short sighted as you mentioned. The CB role is one of the toughest out there and for a new signing to show his impact he needs time to perform that role with the group, if they buy a CB just for the CL OF THIS SEASON THEN i would call the short sighted, unless we get a really good and sound CB which I can't think of any on the market for now.

Anyway SES Niang and Balo in the middle is sexy.

I never criticized the fact that he is cup-tied, that criticism I held for Kaka in another thread.

Yet I do think the last place where we need reinforcement is in our front line which is producing the most positive results compared to our average back line and midfield. Its unlikely that we qualify for next season's champions league as it is, so why not reinforce our weakest points rather then spend on an inconsistent, ill-disciplined forward who is going for a large sum of money?

We have conceded 28 goals in the Serie A which is an unimpressive defensive record, and I don't even have to mention how our defence and midfield was exposed within Europe.

The fact is reinforcing vs Barca was needed given the massive benefits of going through in the Champions League cause if we don't finish in Top 3 or find victory vs Barcelona, we are facing a MASSIVE loss and it doesn't help spending over 20 on Balotelli when we can use that money on areas which requires far more assistance.

Yes it will be exciting to see SES-Niang-Balo yet we have enough depth there with Pazzini and Bojan who are capable of filling such slots. I can't say the same about the 2 other areas.

Eivindo wrote:we probably wont even get him.. perhaps we swap the pharao with balo

Arquitecto wrote:Its an absolute joke that we are going for a player we do not even need.

I won't mention that he is cup-tied because we are looking to employ him to help our chances for Top 3 and future purposes but when we have the most depth up front with capable attackers like SES, Bojan, Pazzo, Robinho and even Niang, why the hell would we spend such a sum of money when we need players in midfield and defence? Its just absurd to think how short sighted our board really is. They don't learn to rectify their mistakes along with having zero concept on how to build a team.

I don't want Balotelli simply because he doesn't apply himself. Some might say he plays hard for the teams he loves as evidenced by his 180 change in attitude for Italia in comparison to the clubs he is apathetic about such as Inter and City. Many will say Allegri is a master of handling ego's such as Zlatan, Mexes, Robinho, and of course Cassano.

Yet can we really guarantee he won't have some semblance of that awful discipline? That making a transition from a dump like City onto fantastic Milano will not turn his head? Fact is right now only Cesare Prandelli is the only man who can handle Balotelli and as much as we can see Allegri handling him, do we really want him spending all that time in babysitting Mario? It will be a tremendous waste of time and energy consumed from him which can be expended further on team building. Ambrosini, Abbiati and to an extent Bonera aside we don't have that senatore presence to suddenly reform Balo even if he plays for a club he loves.

What all of you see it him unleashing that inner talent that is so revered.

What I see is complacent performances, red cards, tabloid news all about his off field (and on-field) antics along with his general inconsistency.



I don't even see us going for him as frankly so many of the reports coming out are unfounded. To me this is just another Tevez Saga. Mark my words he will not arrive this winter.