“Ibra, come to us as we win the Scudetto!”. No one is hiding in the Milan house anymore so much so that Sinisa Mihajlović, in the press conference for the Audi Cup (tonight at 20.45 debut against Bayern Munich), publicly called the Swede. “He's someone who shifts the balance – explained the coach. – If it were to arrive we would be serious candidates for the title”. Nobody says it openly but Zlatan, who in the meantime has remedied a knee sprain (to be evaluated, in the meantime he will miss the first league match against Lille) is more than a dream, as confirmed by Adriano Galliani himself. “At the moment there are no particular news – the words of the CEO at Malpensa. – He still has a year on his contract with PSG, but let's see. On the other hand, there is time until August 31st…”. In reality, the operation could unlock much earlier, perhaps already by the end of the week. Because by Sunday the Swede has scheduled a meeting with Al-Khelaifi, president of the French club, in which, in all probability, his future will be decided. To date, Milan are looking at the story with optimism, aware that they like the player and, more importantly, his family. But woe to excluding a stay in Paris: if Sheikh Al-Thani were to renew his contract, all talk would fall apart. Then there is the interest of Galatasaray, ready to offer him golden bridges for a transfer to the banks of the Bosphorus, a solution that however does not seem to tease him too much. Waiting for news also on the Romagna front, another declared objective of Via Aldo Rossi. The offer of 25 million plus bonuses is still on the plate and who knows what Rome, very close to closing the purchase of Dzeko for a more or less similar figure, don't end up accepting it. “We're fine even like this – glossed over Galliani. – We have 5 plants and they are all strong, we are absolutely covered…”. Indicative words, which suggest that Milan, although very interested in the defender, are not willing to raise further.
Days of reflection in Juventus home, where while waiting for the Super Cup against Lazio (Saturday in Shanghai), we are thinking about what to do. L'Khedira's injury (second-degree lesion to the hamstring, two months off), added to those (less serious) of Barzagli and Chiellini, shouldn't lead Marotta to a change of strategy, however. So no urgent reinforcements in midfield: the Mascherano hypothesis (by now adapted to central defender) finds no evidence. The Lady will continue her hunt for the attacking midfielder/winger invoked by Allegri and it will almost certainly not be Julian Draxler. The offer of 15 million plus bonuses was forcefully rejected by Schalke 04, since then no raise or contact between the clubs. And so the name of becomes topical again Mario Goetze, increasingly on the sidelines of Bayern Munich (Guardiola, in Saturday's Super Cup against Wolfsburg, gave him just 5 minutes) and ready to reconsider the transfer to black and white. For now, no official contact with the Germans, only the awareness of a more onerous operation (for less than 30-35 million, we don't even talk about it) but also more captivating. Also noteworthy is the interest in Westermann, a defender released from Hamburg who would lend a hand to an emergency department, and the rapprochement with Atletico Madrid for even: now in fact, between supply and demand, only 2 million are dancing. Meanwhile Marotta works on the releases. Mauricio Isla and Fernando Llorente could go to Sevilla for a round 20 million, as long as the Spaniard doesn't end up seriously in the crosshairs ofInter, in a deal that would also involve Guarin. In fact, it is no mystery that Mancini needs an Icardi deputy nor that Juve has always esteemed the Colombian: for now it is only a hypothesis but the logic is there, all right. Nerazzurri always blocked on the transfer front which inevitably conditions the incoming market. Ivan Perisic an agreement between Inter and Wolfsburg has been awaited for some time, as well as Felipe Melo, held on standby by Galatasaray. For the Croatian it's business as usual: nothing is done about it until Shaqiri leaves. The Swiss is always in the sights of Schalke 04, in turn waiting to conclude some sales before launching the decisive assault, but now Borussia Dortmund has also entered. As far as Melo is concerned, however, the problem is the counterparts: Inter propose Nagatomo, Galatasaray want Medel, however considered non-transferable by Mancini. One foot out the door also for Juan Jesus and D'Ambrosio, other elements sidelined by the Jesi coach. Fenerbahce likes the Brazilian (Sunday there was an official request to Piero Ausilio), the former Turin winger is instead disputed between West Ham and Schalke 04 (5 million the cost of the card).
