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September 2016

Chelsea ready £43m for Romagnoli
28.9 || webmaster

Chelsea are expected to make a new €50m (£43m) offer for Milan defender Alessio Romagnoli in January.

According to Quotidiano Sportivo in Italy, Coach Antonio Conte is determined to bring the Italy international centre-back to Stamford Bridge.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Donnarumma renewal in February?
28.9 || webmaster

Gianluigi Donnarumma is expected to sign a new Milan contract before his 18th birthday in February.

Due to rules about contract lengths for players who are under the age of 18, the goalkeeper’s current deal expires in June of 2018.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Ancelotti: ‘Chinese can’t match Berlusconi’
28.9 || webmaster

Carlo Ancelotti warns Milan’s potential new owners “Silvio Berlusconi will be impossible to match”.

The Rossoneri President is in the process of selling the club after 30 years, with Chinese consortium Sino-Europe Sports signing a pre-agreement to take over.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

AC Milan turn to Zaza?
28.9 || webmaster

Simone Zaza could reportedly move to Milan, after a poor start to his West Ham career.

The striker joined the Hammers on loan from Juventus, but the English side will have the obligation to make the deal permanent for €23m after a set number of appearances.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Berlusconi: ‘My AC Milan regret’
27.9 || webmaster

Silvio Berlusconi says his “one regret” is “not being able to work on Milan as I wanted” in recent years.

The Rossoneri President is in the process of selling the club to a Chinese consortium, and admits he hasn’t been able to focus on the Diavolo in recent years.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Galliani: ‘AC Milan wanted Totti’
27.9 || webmaster

Adriano Galliani confirms Milan tried “many times” to get Francesco Totti but “romantically it’s better” that he stayed at Roma.

The Giallorossi captain has spent his entire career with the club, and is celebrating his 40th birthday today.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Gabriel Jesus: ‘I’m a Milan fan!’
27.9 || webmaster

Gabriel Jesus confirms “I said no to Inter and Juventus” not least because “I’m a Milan fan!”

The Brazilian forward was linked with a move to Serie A this summer, but ultimately decided to join Pep Guardiola at Manchester City.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Braida: ‘AC Milan wanted Totti’
27.9 || webmaster

Ariedo Braida reveals he wanted to sign Francesco Totti for Milan, but “he’d already made his choice to dedicate himself to Roma”.

The Giallorossi captain turns 40 today having played over 760 games for the club he supported as a boy, but if the Barcelona director had his way Totti would be in Rossonero.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Montella: 'No culture of suspicion'
26.9 || webmaster

Vincenzo Montella shrugged off “the culture of suspicion” and preferred to focus on Milan’s “timid” performance with Fiorentina.

It ended 0-0 at the Stadio Franchi after Josip Ilicic fired a penalty on to the upright, but in stoppages Luiz Adriano was felled by Nenad Tomovic right on the edge of the box and didn’t even get a free kick.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Serie A: Fiorentina vs. AC Milan - line-ups
25.9 || webmaster

Fiorentina: Tatarusanu; Tomovic, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Salcedo; Bernardeschi, Sanchez, Badelj, Milic; Ilicic, Borja Valero; Kalinic

Fiorentina bench: Lezzerini, Dragowski, De Maio, Tello, Diks, Olivera, Cristoforo, Chiesa, Babacar, Hagi, Zarate, Vecino

Milan: Donnarumma; Calabria, Paletta, Romagnoli, De Sciglio; Kucka, Montolivo, Bonaventura; Suso, Bacca, Niang

Milan bench: Gabriel, Ely, Gomez, Abate, Vangioni, Antonelli, Locatelli, Poli, Sosa, Lapadula, Luiz Adriano

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Kucka: 'AC Milan have improved'
25.9 || webmaster

Juraj Kucka warns Milan “must prove we have improved” in tonight’s trip to Fiorentina.

“I hope we have prepared properly for this, because it’s going to be a very difficult game. Fiorentina are a strong side and we must prove that we have improved,” the midfielder told Mediaset Premium.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Tottenham eye up Badelj?
25.9 || webmaster

English media report that Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Fiorentina’s Milan Badelj.

The Croatian midfielder has been with the Viola since 2014 and has featured in all four Serie A matches the club has played so far this season.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Full-backs return for AC Milan
24.9 || webmaster

Mattia De Sciglio and Luca Antonelli are back in the Milans squad for their trip to Fiorentina.

There were doubts over the two full-backs after injury problems, but both appear to have recovered.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Niang: 'What I always tell Pogba'
24.9 || webmaster

Milan striker M’Baye Niang reveals his advice to old friend Paul Pogba at Manchester United and how he’d deal with racist abuse.

“I only got to play with Pogba in an Under-19 Euro game against Sweden, and we lost… But we’ve known each other a long time, as he was at Le Havre, me at Caen, aged 13 we’d face off in the youth tournaments.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Memphis for AC Milan?
24.9 || webmaster

It is reported that Milan are eyeing up a move for Manchester United’s Memphis Depay.

The Dutchman has only been at Old Trafford for one year since joining from PSV Eindhoven.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Niang: 'My wild days are over'
24.9 || webmaster

M’Baye Niang reveals “genuine affection” with Milan Coach Vincenzo Montella and insists his wild days are behind him.

The striker has found his feet after a loan spell at Genoa and feels he is reaching maturation following some bizarre early incidents in his career.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Sino-Europe threaten legal action
23.9 || webmaster

The Sino-Europe Sports group are threatening legal action after reports emerged that they had provided Milan with a false bank guarantee.

The Chinese consortium reached a deal to buy the Rossoneri from President Silvio Berlusconi’s holding company, Fininvest, last month. They have since paid a deposit of €100m and are due to conclude their takeover before the end of the year.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Berlusconi: ‘Crazy to turn back’
23.9 || webmaster

Milan Vice-president Paolo Berlusconi insists there is no problem with a Chinese consortium’s ongoing takeover of the club.

Outgoing owner Silvio Berlusconi agreed to sell the Rossoneri to the Sino-Europe Sports group last month, with a €100m deposit having since been paid by the buyers.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

AC Milan starlet to get new deal?
23.9 || webmaster

Italy Under-19 international Manuel Locatelli will reportedly sign a new contract with Milan “in a matter of days”.

According to Tuttosport, Locatelli “has earned the esteem” of Milan Coach Vincenzo Montella, so much so that he is said to have moved above Chelsea loanee Mario Pasalic in the pecking order, making two substitute appearances this season.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

New problem for AC Milan takeover?
23.9 || webmaster

Reports in China claim there is a second false bank guarantee involved in Sino-Europe Sports takeover of Milan.

It was reported earlier this week by American financial website Bloomberg that the consortium had faked a letter from Bank of Jiangsu, something with Sino-Europe denies.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

‘AC Milan targeting Europa League but…’
23.9 || webmaster

Gabriel Paletta says it’s “too early” for Milan to aim higher than the Europa League but “if we continue like this…”

The Rossoneri have won their last two Serie A games, and though it’s still early in the season they currently sit in sixth position.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

AC Milan revive Rodrigo Caio bid
22.9 || webmaster

Milan are ready to reinforce their defence with Brazil international Rodrigo Caio of Sao Paulo in January.

The 23-year-old had already been heavily linked with a move to Serie A over the summer, as the Rossoneri and Lazio were interested.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

AC Milan could return Pasalic to Chelsea
22.9 || webmaster

There are reports Milan could release Mario Pasalic early from his loan after the Chelsea-owned midfielder struggled to get playing time.

Pasalic only arrived from Stamford Bridge on deadline day on a dry one-season loan deal.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Agent: ‘Badelj to AC Milan next summer’
22.9 || webmaster

The agent of Fiorentina midfielder Milan Badelj believes a move to Milan is “more realistic” next summer than in January.

The Rossoneri had a deal with the player in this summer’s transfer market, but were unable to reach an agreement with the Viola.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Sino-Europe slams Bloomberg reports
22.9 || webmaster

The Chinese consortium looking to buy Milan slams reports they provided fake documents as “absolutely false”.

Sino-Europe Sports has agreed a deal to take over the club from Silvio Berlusconi, and has already deposited €100m.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Serie A: AC Milan 2:0 Lazio - goals/highlights
21.9 || webmaster

Bertolacci injury worries AC Milan
21.9 || webmaster

Milan are reportedly increasingly worried by Andrea Bertolacci’s injury, as he’s played just five minutes all season.

The midfielder came on as a substitute against Torino in the first game of the season, but was forced off again with a hamstring injury.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Galliani: ‘Bacca is like Higuain’
21.9 || webmaster

Milan’s joint-CEO Adriano Galliani compares Carlos Bacca to Mauro Icardi and Gonzalo Higuain.

The Colombian striker scored the opener against Lazio last night, taking his tally for the Serie A season to five goals in five games.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Agent: ‘Calabria can be great’
21.9 || webmaster

Davide Calabria’s agent believes the Milan defender can become “a high-level full-back” after last night’s win over Lazio.

The 19-year-old played instead of Ignazio Abate in the 2-0 triumph at San Siro, and won praise for his performance.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Serie A: AC Milan 2:0 Lazio - match report
20.9 || webmaster

Scorers: Bacca 37 (M), Niang 74 (M)

Carlos Bacca and an M’Baye Niang penalty allowed Milan to sweep Lazio aside 2-0, extending the winless streak in this fixture to 27 years.

The Rossoneri brought Carlos Bacca back to the starting XI following a row with Coach Vincenzo Montella, but Luca Antonelli, Mati Fernandez, Andrea Bertolacci, Cristian Zapata and Jose Sosa were sidelined. Juraj Kucka’s two-match ban was also over. Lazio lost goalkeeper Federico Marchetti in the warm-up to a calf injury, so gave 21-year-old Albanian Thomas Strakosha his Serie A debut.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Serie A: AC Milan vs. Lazio - line-ups
20.9 || webmaster

Milan: Donnarumma; Calabria, Paletta, Romagnoli, De Sciglio; Kucka, Montolivo, Bonaventura; Suso, Bacca, Niang

Milan bench: Gabriel, Plizzari, Ely, Vangioni, Gomez, Abate, Locatelli, Sosa, Pasalic, Poli, Honda, Luiz Adriano, Lapadula

Lazio: Strakosha; Bastos, De Vrij, Radu; Basta, Parolo, Cataldi, Lulic; Milinkovic; Djordjevic, Immobile

Lazio bench: Vargic, Marchetti, Hoedt, Wallace, Patric, Lukaku, Murgia, Leitner, Luis Alberto, Lombardi, Felipe Anderson, Keita

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Galliani: 'Raiola expensive gatekeeper'
20.9 || webmaster

Milan CEO Adriano Galliani has learned not to make predictions and comments on Mino Raiola’s role in Gianluigi Donnarumma’s contract.

“It’s pointless setting objectives, we must do our best and take it one game at a time,” Galliani told Mediaset Premium.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Suso: 'Important opportunity'
20.9 || webmaster

Suso feels this evening Milan have “an important opportunity” when hosting Lazio in a Serie A midweek round.

“It’s a difficult match. The three points are important today, we are playing at home and want to follow up the three points against Sampdoria,” he told Milan TV.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Badelj to AC Milan, Kessie to Fiorentina?
20.9 || webmaster

Milan Badelj could reportedly join Milan in January, paving the way for Fiorentina to target Atalanta starlet Franck Kessie.

According to La Nazionale, Milan are ready to try again for Badelj in the winter, having been knocked back before the start of the season.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Serie A: Sampdoria 0:1 AC Milan - goal/highlights
17.9 || webmaster

Bacca ‘respects’ Montella decision
17.9 || webmaster

Carlos Bacca respects Milan Coach Vincenzo Montella’s decision to leave him on the bench against Sampdoria.

The 30-year-old eventually replaced Gianluca Lapadula and scored an 85th minute winner to give the Rossoneri victory at the Luigi Ferraris.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

‘AC Milan have done nothing’
17.9 || webmaster

Giacomo Bonaventura says Milan have achieved nothing despite their victory over Sampdoria.

A late Carlos Bacca goal was enough to give the Rossoneri a welcome win at Stadio Luigi Ferraris, a result the 27-year-old believes his team had to suffer for.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Montella: ‘Everything under control’
17.9 || webmaster

Vincenzo Montella insists he left Carlos Bacca on the bench against Sampdoria purely as part of squad rotation.

The 30-year-old forward scored the winner after replacing Gianluca Lapadula just after the hour mark, with reports in Italian media having suggested the Colombian had fallen out with the Rossoneri Coach.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Serie A: Sampdoria 0:1 AC Milan - match report
17.9 || webmaster

Scorer: Bacca 85 (M)

Carlos Bacca came off the bench to score a late winner as Milan won a hard-fought victory at Sampdoria.

The Colombian forward had been dropped to the bench after a reported bust-up with Coach Vincenzo Montella, but he was the Rossoneri’s hero at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Serie A: Sampdoria vs. AC Milan - line-ups
16.9 || webmaster

Sampdoria: Emiliano Viviano; Jacopo Sala, Matías Silvestre, Milan Škriniar, Vasco Regini; Édgar Barreto, Lucas Torreira, Karol Linetty; Dennis Praet; Luis Muriel, Fabio Quagliarella.

Milan: Gianluigi Donnarumma; Ignazio Abate, Gabriel Paletta, Alessio Romagnoli, Davide Calabria; Jose Sosa, Riccardo Montolivo, Giacomo Bonaventura; Suso, Gianluca Lapadula, M’Baye Niang.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Calabria: ‘More proactive AC Milan’
16.9 || webmaster

Davide Calabria wants Milan to play in a more proactive manner when they take on Sampdoria.

The Rossoneri were widely criticised for last weekend’s display against Udinese, which saw them lose 1-0 at San Siro.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Bacca out, Fabregas in?
16.9 || webmaster

It is reported that Milan are considering allowing Carlos Bacca to join Chelsea in exchange for Cesc Fabregas.

The Colombian forward was heavily linked with a move away from San Siro throughout the summer transfer window but eventually remained with the club.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Mirabelli past worries AC Milan?
16.9 || webmaster

Milan could be reconsidering Massimo Mirabelli for their role of sporting director following revelations about his past.

According to MilanLive.it, Marco Fassone’s choice of former Inter colleague Mirabelli for the position “has not convinced everyone”, with a more experienced candidate, preferably without Nerazzurri history, wanted.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

De Sciglio misses Sampdoria - AC Milan
15.9 || webmaster

Mattia De Sciglio has been left out of the Milan squad for Sampdoria, as he’s suffering an injury.

The full-back did “personal work” at Milanello today, as the rest of the squad prepared for the trip to Luigi Ferraris tomorrow.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

AC Milan prepare Bonaventura, Niang renewals
15.9 || webmaster

Milan will reportedly extend Giacomo Bonaventura and M’Baye Niang’s contracts until 2021.

The Rossoneri are in the process of a takeover, with Sino-Europe Sports attempting to purchase the club from Silvio Berlusconi before the end of the year.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Thiago Silva agent: ‘No AC Milan contact’
15.9 || webmaster

Thiago Silva’s agent says there’s been “no contact” with Milan but Paris Saint-Germain haven’t offered a renewal yet.

The centre-back left the Rossoneri to move to Ligue 1 in 2012, and his contract at Parc Des Princes expires at the end of next season.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Ambrosini: If I was on AC Milan board…
15.9 || webmaster

Massimo Ambrosini says he would reach out to Paolo Maldini “immediately” if he sat on Milan’s board.

Maldini has been linked with a return to Milan in an executive role under the club’s new Chinese owners, and Ambrosini urged the latter to get on with persuading his former Rossoneri teammate.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Savicevic ‘can’t believe Berlusconi exit’
15.9 || webmaster

Dejan Savicevic admits he “can’t believe” Milan will no longer be owned by Silvio Berlusconi as his stay “would’ve been over quickly” without the 79-year-old.

Savicevic won three Scudetti and a Champions League with Milan between 1992 and 1998, the No 10 having been a Berlusconi signing and convinced to put his early struggles behind him by the President, who is set to sell the Rossoneri to a Chinese consortium.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Montella: 'AC Milan unlucky'
11.9 || webmaster

Vincenzo Montella felt Milan were “a little unlucky” after their 1-0 home defeat to Udinese. “There’s a bitter taste in the mouth.”

Stipe Perica’s volley in the final minutes took a decisive deflection off Ignazio Abate to wrong-foot Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Serie A: AC Milan 0:1 Udinese - match report
11.9 || webmaster

Scorer: Perica 88 (U)

Milan fell to their second consecutive Serie A defeat, as a late deflected Stipe Perica volley ended Udinese’s San Siro hoodoo.

The Rossoneri needed to shore up their back line after conceding six goals in two games, but had Juraj Kucka and M’Baye Niang suspended, plus Andrea Bertolacci, Mati Fernandez and Cristian Zapata injured. Udinese lost their first two games of the season between Coppa Italia and Serie A, but recovered to beat Empoli. Cyril Thereau returned from a two-match ban and Sven Kums made his first start in midfield, but Thomas Heurtaux and Samir were sidelined.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Serie A: AC Milan vs. Udinese - match preview
11.9 || webmaster

AC Milan are looking forward to retrieve lost ground as well as improve their rather poor defence by beating Udinese today at the San Siro.

It's been a lively start of the season for the Rossoneri due to new coach Vincenzo Montella imposing his own style, but major issues are still left to be solved considering the team conceded six goals in the first two games.

They barely won 3-2 against Torino in the first round largely thanks to a last penalty minute save by 17 year old goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma's against Andrea Belotti.

It was still Donnarumma that last week became the youngest ever Italian national team goalkeeper by playing the last half of the friendly against France.

Milan are without M'Baye Niang and Juraj Kucka after them being sent off against Napoli as well as newly signed Mati Fernandes - injured during international duty - Andrea Bertolacci and Cristian Zapata.

Luca Antonelli is set to win the spot at left-back ahead of Italian international Mattia De Sciglo and Jose Sose will get a spot in midfield.

Carlos Bacca will start up front making a long trip this week for international duty. Gianluca Lapadula will take the bench.

Udinese lost 4-0 to Roma in the first round. They lost their Coppa Italia gaime as well. However, they managed to win against Napoli in the second round.

Thomas Hertaux, Samir and Marco Davide Faraoni are out injured while Cyril Thereau is back after a two rounds suspension.

The midfield will star Sven Kums alongside Rodrigo De Paul and the front spot will be secured by Duvan Zapata.

The last Udinese victory against Milan at San Siro happened in 2007, 3-2. Other than that, they drew three times and lost six of the games. They had more luck in Coppa Italia where they won twice, in 2010 and 2014.

Milan: Donnarumma; Abate, Paletta, Romagnoli, Antonelli; Poli, Montolivo, Sosa; Suso, Bacca, Bonaventura

Udinese: Karnezis; Widmer, Danilo, Felipe, Armero; Badu, Kums, Hallfredsson; Thereau, De Paul; Duvan Zapata

AC Milan and Juve keen on Fabregas?
11.9 || webmaster

English media report that Milan and Juventus will look to sign Chelsea’s Cesc Fabregas when the January transfer window opens.

The Spain international is struggling for game time at Stamford Bridge this season, and this is expected to continue due to the hot competition for places in Antonio Conte’s midfield.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Pasalic gets first AC Milan call
11.9 || webmaster

Mario Pasalic and Gianluca Lapadula are in the Milan squad as they prepare to host Udinese on Sunday.

M’Baye Niang and Juraj Kucka are suspended after their red cards in the 4-2 defeat to Napoli.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

AC Milan pick Mirabelli as DS
11.9 || webmaster

Milan are widely reported to have chosen Inter scouting chief Massimiliano Mirabelli as their new director of sport.

The Rossoneri are in the process of a takeover by Chinese investors, which should be completed in November.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Bilic: ‘Bacca was waiting for Arsenal’
9.9 || webmaster

West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic admits interest in Carlos Bacca but the Milan striker was “waiting for Arsenal or Atletico Madrid”.

The Hammers were consistently linked with the Colombian international this summer, but eventually signed Simone Zaza from Juventus to bolster their frontline.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Inter man in ‘pole’ for AC Milan role
9.9 || webmaster

Inter chief scout Massimo Mirabelli is reportedly in “pole position” for the role of Milan sporting director.

According to Tuttosport, Milan are also keeping tabs on Bologna’s Riccardo Bigon and former Roma and Fiorentina man Daniele Prade but “like Mirabelli the most”.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Romagnoli: 'Montella vs Mihajlovic'
9.9 || webmaster

Alessio Romagnoli compares Milan Coach Vincenzo Montella with Sinisa Mihajlovic and discusses his own qualities as a player.

The 21-year-old defender followed the Serbian to the Diavolo after playing under him at Sampdoria, and he is now focused on the mission of bringing the club back into Europe.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

OFFICIAL: Roma hire Gandini
8.9 || webmaster

As expected, Roma announced ex-Milan director Umberto Gandini is joining their staff to replace Italo Zanzi.

Gandini surprisingly walked away from the Rossoneri this week after 23 years at the club in various roles and explained his decision today.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Romagnoli: 'Glad AC Milan rejected Chelsea'
8.9 || webmaster

Alessio Romagnoli is “happy to have remained” at Milan after big money offers from Antonio Conte’s Chelsea.

It was reported the Premier League club was ready to bid €50m for the Italy Under-21 international defender.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Montolivo: 'Montella's AC Milan is modern'
8.9 || webmaster

Riccardo Montolivo welcomes “modern” Coach Vincenzo Montella and his style of football as Milan target a return to Europe.

The Rossoneri started the campaign with a victory over Torino and defeat to Napoli, providing plenty of goals at both ends of the pitch.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

'AC Milan wanted Kucka-Baselli swap'
8.9 || webmaster

Torino director Gianluca Petrachi confirms Milan had offered Juraj Kucka in exchange for Daniele Baselli, but Sinisa Mihajlovic nixed the deal.

There had been reports over the summer that Miha wanted to bring Kucka with him to Turin, having referred to the midfielder as “a tank” during his Rossoneri tenure.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Mati Fernandez has thigh strain
8.9 || webmaster

Mati Fernandez has a lesion to his right thigh muscle and the Milan midfielder will be out for at least two weeks.

He sustained the injury during international duty with Chile this week.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

AC Milan eye Prade and Sogliano
7.9 || webmaster

Milan are looking for a new director of sport and the favourites are Daniele Pradè and Sean Sogliano.

Today it was announced that Umberto Gandini has stepped down as managing director ahead of his likely move to Roma.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Caio & Biglia top AC Milan targets?
7.9 || webmaster

Milan have reportedly made Rodrigo Caio and Lucas Biglia their top targets for the January transfer window.

According to Tuttosport, a new right-sided centre-back and regista are Milan’s priorities this coming winter as Riccardo Montolivo “isn’t enough”, the Jose Sosa experiment is “still in its infancy” and Alessio Romagnoli lacks a defined defensive partner.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Berlusconi decides on Galliani?
7.9 || webmaster

Adriano Galliani’s Milan future will reportedly be decided by current President Silvio Berlusconi.

Chinese conglomerate Sino-Europe Sports is in the process of buying the Rossoneri, with the deal expected to be closed by the end of the year.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

OFFICIAL: Gandini leaves Milan
7.9 || webmaster

Umberto Gandini has officially stepped-down as Milan’s managing director, and is expected to become Roma CEO.

The Rossoneri are in the midst of a process which will see Silvio Berlusconi sell the club to a Chinese consortium, Sino-Europe Sports.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

AC Milan sweat on Fernandez fitness
7.9 || webmaster

Milan are sweating on the fitness of Mati Fernandez, who went off injured on international duty.

The midfielder rejected Cagliari on deadline day to join the Rossoneri on a €0.5m loan from Fiorentina with a €1m option to buy.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Donnarumma: ‘Thanks Buffon, Ventura’
6.9 || webmaster

Gianluigi Donnarumma thanks Giampiero Ventura and Gianluigi Buffon after making his Italy debut.

The 17-year-old goalkeeper replaced Buffon for the second half of the friendly with France, and is seen by many as the heir to the Juventus veteran.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

‘AC Milan back to world’s best’
6.9 || webmaster

Li Yonghong, President of Sino-Europe Sports, wants to return Milan to “among the best clubs in the world”.

The Chinese consortium is looking to buy the Rossoneri from Silvio Berlusconi, and has signed a preliminary agreement.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

OFFICIAL: Chinese pay AC Milan EUR 85 mil
6.9 || webmaster

Milan’s holding company, Fininvest, has officially confirmed a deposit of €85m from Sino-Europe Sports.

The Chinese consortium has signed a preliminary agreement to buy the Rossoneri from Silvio Berlusconi, and had already deposited €15m.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Lapadula towards Udinese start
6.9 || webmaster

Gianluca Lapadula may finally have his big opportunity as starter in Milan-Udinese.

The former Pescara striker was signed to replace Carlos Bacca, but he ended up as a bench-warmer after the Colombian decided to stay.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Experimental AC Milan win at Bournemouth
3.9 || webmaster

Suso and M’Baye Niang gave a very experimental Milan the 2-1 victory away to Bournemouth with several debuts.

Vincenzo Montella was without the players on international duty, so gave debuts to many summer signings including Mario Pasalic, Leonel Vangioni and Gianluca Lapadula. The hosts also gave Jack Wilshere his first match since the deadline day transfer from Arsenal.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Di Canio: 'Donnarumma touched by God'
3.9 || webmaster

Paolo Di Canio believes “goalkeepers like Gianluigi Donnarumma are born once every 50 years” and the Milan man is “touched by God.”

On Thursday Donnarumma made his senior Italy debut in the 3-1 friendly defeat to France, becoming the youngest ever shot-stopper for the Azzurri.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Montella: 'Haven't seen Suso's best'
3.9 || webmaster

Vincenzo Montella feels Milan haven’t yet seen “the best” out of Suso and Italy prodigy Gianluigi Donnarumma.

In the 4-2 defeat to Napoli, Suso scored a stunner and provided an assist.

Read the rest on Football Italia.

Dida: 'Donnarumma can surpass me'
2.9 || webmaster

Former Milan goalkeeper Dida discusses Gigi Donnarumma: 'He has a great talent, he'll surpass me'.

The 17-year-old goalkeeper is one of the biggest talking points in Italian football, all the more so after this Thursday's debut with the national team.

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Lapadula: ‘Berlusconi brought me to AC Milan’
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Gianluca Lapadula says outgoing President Silvio Berlusconi “pushed me toward Milan”.

The patron is selling the Rossoneri after 30 years, with a Chinese consortium preparing to take over.

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Montella eyes regista role for Sosa
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Milan boss Vincenzo Montella will try out Jose Sosa in a deep-lying midfield role against Bournemouth on Saturday and believes the Argentine has what it takes.

Fellow new boys Mario Pasalic, Leonel Vangioni and Gianluca Lapadula are also expected to feature in the friendly, which has been designed for Milan’s players not representing their country during the international break, and Montella says he is keen to experiment.

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‘Badelj won’t renew with Fiorentina’
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The agent of Milan Badelj has warned Fiorentina that the midfielder will not be extending his contract after they rejected “very important offers”.

Badelj was a reported target for Milan and Tottenham Hotspur over the summer but ended up staying at Fiorentina, yet Dejan Joksimovic insists his client remains intent on a move away.

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AC Milan: EUR 85 mil next week
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Milan will be receiving the €85m expected from the new Chinese ownership next week, say reports.

This summer's agreed takeover of the club came with a promise to pour €100m into the Rossoneri coffers over the first year, €15m of which have already been sent over as an advance.

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Donnarumma: 'Indescribable!'
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Gianluigi Donnarumma became Italy’s youngest ever goalkeeper and the 17-year-old’s feelings were “indescribable.”

The Milan shot-stopper made his debut for the senior squad in a 3-1 home defeat to France at Bari’s Stadio San Nicola.

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Sabatini leaves Roma for AC Milan?
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Roma sporting director Walter Sabatini is believed to be close to an exit, with Milan his possible destination.

The Giallorossi director has been working with Franco Baldini over the summer transfer window, and its believed he’s been slightly sidelined.

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OFFICIAL: Mati Fernandez joins AC Milan
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Mati Fernandez has officially joined Milan on loan with option to buy after the Fiorentina midfielder rejected Cagliari.

The Chile international midfielder's agent was at Casa Milan this evening, just an hour before the transfer deadline.

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