MC Prussian Posted 29 January 2007 Posted 29 January 2007 Milan expect to seal Ronaldo deal AC Milan expect to wrap up a deal to sign Ronaldo on Tuesday despite failing to reach an agreement with Real Madrid. The 30-year-old Brazilian striker has already passed a medical with the Italian club. Milan vice president Adriano Galliani met Real officials on Monday and said: "We have offered seven million euros (£4.6m) and Real want eight (£5.3m). "Only one million euros separates us. I am expecting to be back in Milan on Tuesday morning with Ronaldo." Ronaldo, who has 18 months left on his Real Madrid contract, cost £20m when he joined Real from Inter Milan in 2002. Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti told Italy's Radio Anch'io Sport of his excitement at the potential return of the three-time World Player of the Year and the highest goalscorer in World Cup history. Ancelotti said: "He's not particularly fit at the moment because, having been excluded from the Real squad, he has lost some of his enthusiasm in training. But he remains a great player." Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon had made it clear that Ronaldo is on his way out of the club, having barely played under new coach Fabio Capello. Ronaldo has started only three league matches under Italian Capello, who has been focusing on bringing in new blood since taking over in the summer. The former Cruzeiro, PSV Eindhoven, Barcelona and Inter forward has also been linked with AC Italian rivals Juventus and a move to Al Ittihad in Saudi Arabia. Ronaldo has scored 69 league goals for Real in 98 appearances. Story from BBC SPORT: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport2/hi...ope/6271487.stm Published: 2007/01/29 20:32:40 GMT © BBC MMVII Now - How many people actually fell for it?
Syko Posted 29 January 2007 Posted 29 January 2007 No i just thought oh the mods will move this amateur's thread
JoeyB Posted 29 January 2007 Posted 29 January 2007 Just Joeb i'd imagine... i didnt fall for it As if anyone called ronaldo would sign for leicester and the milan deal wont happen untill tomorrow eariest and 3 i was just reading that on bbc at the time so naaaa
Ajax Treesdown Posted 29 January 2007 Posted 29 January 2007 i didnt fall for it As if anyone called ronaldo would sign for leicester and the milan deal wont happen untill tomorrow eariest and 3 i was just reading that on bbc at the time so naaaa Is the deal really that eerie??
IDEA OR IKEA Posted 30 January 2007 Posted 30 January 2007 Is the deal really that eerie?? Done in an 18 month deal!
Head Honcho Posted 30 January 2007 Posted 30 January 2007 98 games in 5 years I'm surprised Yeovil didn't come in for him!
Geo V Posted 30 January 2007 Posted 30 January 2007 If the world cup is anything to go by, £5m is a decent bit of business for someone who still has a bit to offer. He is still only 30 and has missed loads of football so to get him for £5m, considering all the shirt sales and other incoming merchandising money is a great deal. Thats about a weeks worth of Becks new wage in the States!
IDEA OR IKEA Posted 30 January 2007 Posted 30 January 2007 If the world cup is anything to go by, £5m is a decent bit of business for someone who still has a bit to offer. He is still only 30 and has missed loads of football so to get him for £5m, considering all the shirt sales and other incoming merchandising money is a great deal. Thats about a weeks worth of Becks new wage in the States! I agree, in this day and age footballers can be brought for their market value and to keep fans happy / get them in stadium. Sometimes over thier actual potential to impact the team.
Head Honcho Posted 30 January 2007 Posted 30 January 2007 If the world cup is anything to go by, £5m is a decent bit of business for someone who still has a bit to offer. He is still only 30 and has missed loads of football so to get him for £5m, considering all the shirt sales and other incoming merchandising money is a great deal. Thats about a weeks worth of Becks new wage in the States! He's averaged 20 game's a year in the past five so barring injury his body has a fair few games left in it. If they can keep the fat b*stard out of the Pizza Parlours
act smiley Posted 31 January 2007 Posted 31 January 2007 considering all the shirt sales and other incoming merchandising money is a great deal. I dunno, the cost of fabric for authentic size replicas might eat into the profits quite a bit. Thats about a weeks worth of Becks new wage in the States! No it isn't, its 6 months of it. The rest is a sponsorship deal and a share of shirt sales based on ridiculous estimates.
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