“Balotelli or Kaka? Neither". The epitaph on Rossoneri's market dreams comes from Silvio Berlusconi himself. “These are impossible deals in times like these – explained the Rossoneri president. – Galliani always hopes so, but then the harsh language of the accounts keeps him from operating”. All in all finished? Not exactly, because the market can always offer twists, but certainly the hopes that one of the two can reach Milanello are reduced to a flicker. The situation of Didier Drogba is different, whose operation depends on Fifa. If the world's top football body proves him right, the Ivorian will be able to marry Milan on a free transfer. “Have I heard Kaka? We don't know… – joked Galliani. – Drogba? Not even, not even. However, I don't think there will be any particular signings." The pretactic continues, meanwhile the Rossoneri CEO has completed the purchase of Cristian Zaccardo. The defender, taken from Parma thanks to an equal exchange with Mesbah, has signed a contract until 2016. His arrival could herald the sale of Abate, still in Zenit St. Petersburg's sights. His agent Andrea D'Amico is in Russia, officially to negotiate the sale of Bocchetti from Rubin Kazan to Spartak Moscow, but developments could come soon. The Milan - Parma axis is hot: in addition to the Zaccardo - Mesbah exchange, the clubs have practically concluded Strasser's move to Emila (loan with the right to buy half) and are also negotiating for Francesco Acerbi, who could try to relaunch himself at the Donadoni's court. In a money-poor market, exchanges are the masters; Milan tried to strike up two more with Napoli and Roma. The first (Flamini for Dzemaili) will not go through due to the will of the French, the second (Amelia for Stekelenburg) could instead become topical again in the next few hours.
Low cost deal also for Juventus, who yesterday made the purchase of Fernando Llorente official. The Basque, who will arrive on a free transfer, has signed a contract worth 4,5 million net plus bonuses until 2017. But the Bianconeri need a striker immediately and so the negotiations with Lyon for Lisandro Lopez continue. The Argentine, who yesterday seemed to be one step away from Juve, left again due to problems of understanding between the two clubs. Surprisingly, a new name has popped up: Nicolas Anelka. The Frenchman, also registered for Shanghai Shenhua like Drogba, received the following offer: 600 euros until June plus some substantial bonuses (200 on his 12th appearance, 200 in the case of a Scudetto, 300 in the case of Champions League). A surprise move, which could also serve to put pressure on Lyon on the Lisandro Lopez front.
Many names also at Inter, especially for the midfield. In fact, that is the department that Stramaccioni wants to strengthen with a quality player. The coach wants Paulinho, but Corinthias continues to raise the price. From last summer's 15 million, we went to 18-20, a figure that Moratti cannot allocate. That's why Branca is very active on the transfer front: after Sneijder (7,5 million) the next to leave could be Coutinho, strongly desired by Southampton. An emissary from Inter is already at work: with 12/13 million the deal will close. At that point the Nerazzurri would have the necessary treasure for Paulinho, but in the meantime they are also considering other candidates. The alternatives are Biglia (Anderlecht) and Gago (Valencia), but none warm Stramaccioni like the Brazilian midfielder.
