It's Silly Season...2012 Summer Transfer Thread (Speculation, Rumours, Etc.)

Messi in co-ownership ?

more like a loan + option to buy in installments. haha.

We're being linked to Balzaretti. Any takers? I'd take him. Balza and PDC on the LWB with Isla and Licht on the RWB? ******** YES.

Also, Zenit is ready to loan Bruno Alves to us, but Spalletti wants either Pepe, Matri, or Quags, on loan in return.

Tuttosport

I think I wet my bed 3 times last night

The Messi thing was real?

I don't want Balza... he's 31 if I'm not mistaken...

It was in tuttosport if you call that real

The Donkey was playing with us... I think that's an old one or a fake.

I did not see anything about it... I remember something about it a few years back.

Maybe we're going after his brother, Dennis Messi.

Hey, I think I started a rumor!

a little birdie told me we're getting Alex Rodriguez

He is too old and plays the wrong sport.

oh shoot, and here i was getting all excited

******** selling him to Bayern unless they overpay. They talked mad shit when we took Vidal.

The father of Bruno Alves has revealed that the defender would jump at the chance to join Juventus this summer.
The Zenit and Portuguese stopper was linked with the club last August, but no agreement could be reached between the two clubs.
“My son could have joined Juventus a year ago,” WashingtonAlves told Tuttosport. “If Juve and Zenit come to an agreement then Bruno would happily move to Turin.
“He wants to play for a great club and the Bianconeri jersey would be an important opportunity. We’ll see what happens in August.”
The 30-year-old is currently on Euro 2012 duty with his country who will face Spain in the semi-finals on Wednesday evening.
The centre-back joined his current Russian club in the summer of 2010 when Porto accepted a €22m bid for his services.

So Pirlo helped Van Persie make up his mind.

Juventus board members are discussing an audacious move to bring Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli back to Italy.
Former Inter Milan forward Balotelli has been a target for city rivals AC Milan.
However, Mediaset says Juve chiefs are now preparing a bid for the Italy international, who they see as a more affordable striker target than Luis Suarez (Liverpool) and Edin Dzeko (Manchester City).
Any final decision over Balotelli will be left to Juve coach Antonio Conte.

on the fence with this one. I would prefer suarez.

Balotelli? Ummmm not until he grows a brain

Balotelli would thrive under a no-nonsense guy like Conte. What he needs is a coach who not only respects his talents, but doesn't allow him to get away with the nonsense that he does. Mario's got a million dollar game and a ten-cent head.

I would welcome Balotelli here in a heartbeat. I would much rather have him than Suarez a thousand times over.

I can see Balo and Conte butting heads. Conte being a no nonsense guy and Balo pouting and bitching till he gets forgotten on the bench forever and has to be sold in the summer

I tend to put Mancini in the No non-sense catagory. not maybe to the extreme of Conte but I would say he is up there(IMO). I mean I specifically remember watching the friendly against the galaxy when the dumbASs did like a spinning back-hell shot when he was in on goal, then Mancini pulled him right after, and eventually sent to the showers.

At the same time he did give Tevez a chance after he said he was done at Citeh. Idk, I mean I wouldnt be totally opposed to him coming here, I would just be a little skeptical.

Would absolutely love it if Balotelli came here. We'd be set at the CF position for 10 years plus.

Di Marzio - Conte wants Hummels, but Marotta has said the rest of the budget will be allocated for the attack.