TEVEZ OR MAXI LOPEZ, AC MILAN DECIDES TODAY! GALLIANI SORNIONE: “BY 19.00 PM WE WILL TAKE AN Argentinean WHOSE SURNAME ENDS WITH Z…”
The countdown has begun, at least according to Adriano Galliani: “By 19.00 pm on Friday evening we will file a contract, I can tell you that he will be Argentinian and that his surname ends in z. But regardless of how things go Maxi Lopez will be with Milan in July”. So this is the decisive day, but what exactly is going to happen? Galliani will wait to know the developments of Kia Joorabchian's trip to England and, perhaps, of Carlos Tevez himself. In any case, the Apache agent has been in dialogue for days with the City, even if, at the moment, the results are not seen. However, Milan has not lost hope, but it is clear that the solution to the matter does not depend on via Turati at all. The issue to be resolved concerns Manchester City and Tevez, who have been separated at home for three months (but the split had already begun in June 2011) and who in recent days they have even gone so far as to threaten each other with lawsuits. In all of this, Milan's immobility didn't help, but Galliani could still win this game which is currently being played on a onerous loan deal (5 the request from City, 1,5 the Rossoneri offer) with the right to buy. In any case, as we were saying, the Italian champions are ready to register a striker by 19.00 pm tonight. Should it not be Tevez, it will be Maxi Lopez, ready (finally!) to emerge from the mothballs of the last few days. The Argentine, who has been in Milan since last Monday, has a mad desire to wear the Rossoneri shirt and will spend the day crossing his fingers. Aware that, barring sensational twists, he will be the next AC Milan striker.
JUVE, HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO TAKE NAINGGOLAN! CELLINO RESISTS, PIZARRO RETURNS THE FAVOURITE. CACERES ALREADY IN ITALY: “I WANT THE SCUDETTO”.
Midfielder mission! Juventus is running out of time to give Antonio Conte the last piece for this season. With Borriello and Caceres taken, Marotta is working on various tracks for the midfield. Sfumato Guarin (of whom we speak in the Inter chapter), the most fascinating name (as well as Conte's favorite) remains that of Radja Nainggolan, but buying the 23-year-old Belgian from Cagliari is proving to be a difficult undertaking. Cellino would like to postpone the matter to June and if he really had to anticipate the times he would only do it for a significant amount. However, Juve does not have much liquidity at the moment, as evidenced by the failure to acquire Guarin (Porto wanted 5 million immediately, the Bianconeri could not go beyond 2), so they are trying to convince Cagliari through loans and co-ownership deals. In short, the parties are distant and even if nothing can be taken for granted (it is no coincidence that Nainggolan's agents will remain in Italy until the transfer market closes), at the moment the chances that Juve can win are slim. Speech also valid for Valon Behrami, on which Fiorentina has never even wanted to start a dialogue, although the player would be very interested. The favorite at the moment remains David Pizarro, different in characteristics from the other names (but the Chilean is the one that most resembles Pirlo) and, above all, purchasable at a sale price. In fact, Roma can't wait to sell him, so the deal could close in a few hours. Juve knows this, which is why they will try for Nainggolan until Monday, and then eventually turn to the Chilean. In the meantime, Martin Caceres arrived in Italy yesterday evening, having landed at Milan's Malpensa airport and is ready to undergo medical tests for Juventus this morning. “I am very happy to return to Turin – said the Uruguayan, accompanied by his agent Daniel Fonseca – I can't wait to start working with Conte, who really wanted me. I want to fight for the Scudetto."
INTER TRY TO BLOCK THIAGO MOTTA UNTIL JUNE. LEONARDO TRYING: “THERE IS STILL TIME TO CLOSE…”. BRANCA HUNTING FOR A MIDDLEFIELD: GUARIN CLOSE!
Time for reflection at Inter, with Thiago Motta at the center of thoughts. The Italian-Brazilian midfielder, who has been very close to PSG in recent days, could stay at least until June. In fact, Inter is realizing that replacing him in January is almost impossible, especially as the transfer window is only a few days away. Furthermore, Leonardo has not yet presented an official offer, but plans to do so by Sunday: "Thiago Motta is an opportunity, an option - said the PSG general manager - Inter want to keep the player, but we still have a few days to talk about it". True, but the more the hours go by, the lower the chances of seeing Thiago under the Eiffel Tower, to the delight of Claudio Ranieri, true sponsor of the native midfielder. It is no coincidence that Dario Canovi, the player's agent, considerably lowered his tone compared to recent days, when he accused Inter of having lacked respect for Thiago: "The negotiation continues - the agent reiterated - the player said that he would like to go to Paris, but would also be happy to stay in Milan”. Regardless of the Thiago Motta issue, Inter will be looking to buy a midfielder. The arrival of Kucka vanished (Muntari does not convince Genoa), Branca is intensifying contacts with Fredy Guarin, who was very close to Juventus until two days ago. The nerazzurri want to try to close the operation through an expensive loan (3 million) with the right to buy (set at 8). The only perplexity is that the Colombian could not be deployed in the Champions League, a problem that would no longer arise in the event of Thiago Motta remaining. In the meantime Cristian Chivu said no to Milan: "This was just a "shooting" from the media, that's the truth - the Romanian defender told Inter Channel - nobody spoke to me or to the club. My contract? My agent and the executives will meet in mid-February”. Everything suggests that the renewal will not take place.
