Parma bids for Rossi

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  1. Wahoo

    Wahoo New Member

    Aug 15, 2001
    Seattle, USA
    I missed that one... is there a link to any info to see if it's a serious interest or just one of those comments from AC Milan saying.... "He did well last year"
     
  2. FC Tallavana

    FC Tallavana Member+

    Jul 1, 2004
    La Quinta

    http://www.tgcom.mediaset.it/controcampo/articoli/articolo369568.shtml

    I don't speak Italian but the headline speaks for itself (at least I think it does).

    There aren't any quotes and I don't know what kind of rag this is, but it says AC Milan have already contacted United.
     
  3. sidefootsitter

    sidefootsitter Member+

    Oct 14, 2004
    Milan (or Inter or Juve) isn't averse to having half a dozen highly paid strikers on its roster, just in case.

    It's not a bad way to make a living ... unless you actually want to play.

    BTW, Milan has 22 players out on loan (many/most are co-owned), with 5 of those being forwards.
     
  4. thejuggernaut

    thejuggernaut Member

    Mar 25, 2007
    PA
    Club:
    Manchester City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    Never say Never.... I'm saying never. ROSSI WILL NEVER PLAY FOR ITALY (maybe he'll get a bs cap in some friendly) because he's too small, and they're is WAY too much competition ( I heard AMAURI is changing his national team)... he'll come crawling back!!
     
  5. Parmigiano

    Parmigiano Member

    Jun 20, 2003
    Rossi will get his chances if he goes to Milan.

    I agree Parma would have been perfect for him in many ways.

    But he'll get his chances.

    Thing is, as opposed to with Parma, if he converts his chances at Milan, the world is suddenly his.

    Playing for Italy, at that point, beckons.

    And if it doesn't work out, well, too bad. But he can always move on.

    To Parma, say. :)
     
  6. sidefootsitter

    sidefootsitter Member+

    Oct 14, 2004
    A lot depends on whether Milan ships Gilardino somewhere. I reckon they'll talk big but will keep him.

    They will ship Ricardo Oliveira somewhere though because he isn't worth the trouble.

    But I assume they'll try to sign another big name striker besides Rossi and that would make the order:

    Ronaldo
    Inzaghi
    Gilardino
    XXXX
    Rossi

    That'd be a tough hole to climb out of.
     
  7. Parmigiano

    Parmigiano Member

    Jun 20, 2003
    True, especially if you throw in Kaka who is often played as a second striker anyway.

    However, Inzaghi and Ronaldo are both old and injury-prone, so he will jump over some of these guys through injuries at times.

    When Kaka is in midfield, however, then Rossi is the idea supporting striker for any of those three center-forwards.

    So it depends on how they play.

    Apparently they're still trying to get Sheva back too.

    But Rossi is the perfect young Italian star-in-the-making for Milan. He will get his chances. It might be a little disappointing for him at times, but he might as well try to make it.

    It's more than Manchester is giving him.
     
  8. sidefootsitter

    sidefootsitter Member+

    Oct 14, 2004
    And, apparently, that XXXX striker's name is Alexandre Pato and the deal is going to cost Milan €20M.
     
  9. Scotty

    Scotty Member+

    Dec 15, 1999
    Toscana
    And there's also talk of bringing Shevchenko back again.
     
  10. sidefootsitter

    sidefootsitter Member+

    Oct 14, 2004
    I'd read they're bidding $35M but Roman wants to recoup the entire $50M.

    They'll probably settle for $40M and let it go.

    I got this in an e-mail from a friend (don't know the source):

    My Italian is pretty rusty and mostly an offshoot of what little Spanish I know ... but €1.5M net (after tax) annually?
     
  11. Parmigiano

    Parmigiano Member

    Jun 20, 2003
    Yeah, net after taxes annually for five years. Also says Milan is ready to move the whold kid's family to Italy in order to get around the FIFA regs on minors transferring abroad.
     
  12. allycks

    allycks New Member

    Feb 14, 2002
    Parma, Italy
    According to this article with a Ferguson quote, Rossi is definitively out at Manchester United if Tevez comes in.
    I've translated the headline, take that for what it's worth, and Fergie's quote. Both bold in the original article.

    Manchester Utd: Parma can hope for Rossi, Ferguson dumps him

    Ferguson: "And when someone like Tevez comes along, it gets difficult for guys like Alan (Smith) and Giuseppe..."



     
  13. Scotty

    Scotty Member+

    Dec 15, 1999
    Toscana
    The latest update according to La Gazzetta dello Sport is that negotiations have stalled because Parma is offering €7.5 - 8 million for Rossi, while Manchester United will accept no less than €10 million.

    They also state that Nicola Amoruso is the backup plan should they not be able to land Rossi. That could also have an effect on the possible Adu acquistion, although Amoruso is over 30 years old and more of a target man and less of a withdrawn striker than Rossi and Adu are.
     
  14. diablodelsol

    diablodelsol Member+

    Jan 10, 2001
    New Jersey

    ummm....the regs are pretty clear that this won't fly.
     
  15. BoostedE55AMG

    BoostedE55AMG Member+

    Feb 24, 2007
    As long as the family moves to Italy for non-football reasons, it can work...I know Milan moving them to Italy would be considered a football reason for moving..But they can be sneaky about it...It's a loophole that can be exploited..
     
  16. mschofield

    mschofield Member+

    May 16, 2000
    Berlin
    Club:
    Union Berlin
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Berlusconi owns more than just a footie team. he could hire the parents to work for the television network, and justify moving them in (happens all the time, doesn't it), find them a nice job somewhere else, easily enough. and, if it came to that, he has a lot of friends who'd be more than happy to hire a new employee to help out the club.
     
  17. CDSANTACLARA

    CDSANTACLARA New Member

    Jun 26, 2007
    Fall River, MA
    He is ITALIAN born in USA but he has already stated that he loves to playu for AZZURI
     
  18. golazo68

    golazo68 Member+

    Dortmund
    United States
    May 21, 2004
    Brazil
    Geez dude, by that definition- 1/2 the US is German, French, Italian, Mexican, etc.
     
  19. mschofield

    mschofield Member+

    May 16, 2000
    Berlin
    Club:
    Union Berlin
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    The phrase there would be "Italian-American."
    But how does this affect his chances to play for Parma? (or Juve, who are now reportedly in for him, or ManU, who reportedly want shed of him).
     
  20. Scotty

    Scotty Member+

    Dec 15, 1999
    Toscana
    One of Parma's directors has admitted that there are currently "difficulties" in the ongoing negotiations for Giuseppe Rossi.

    If the club cannot manage to secure his services it is thought that Nicola Amoruso could be the 2nd choice striker in line.

    http://www.sportal.it/sportal/immagini/news/news742088.html
     
  21. FC Tallavana

    FC Tallavana Member+

    Jul 1, 2004
    La Quinta
    Rossi not going anywhere after all?

    http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390000-2007350200,00.html
     
  22. m vann

    m vann Moderator
    Staff Member

    Colorado Rapids, Celtic FC, & Louisville City
    Sep 10, 2002
    Denver, CO
    Club:
    Celtic FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  23. Scotty

    Scotty Member+

    Dec 15, 1999
    Toscana
    No Italy return for Rossi

    http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=txparmarossi&prov=st&type=lgns
     

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