Ronaldinho at Milan for life, Says Berlusconi
A.C. Milan President Silvio Berlusconi has stated that he has a personal agreement with Brazilian star, and former World Player of the Year, Ronaldinho which will see the player stay at Milan for the rest of his playing career and even after he stops playing.
In a press conference where the Milan Chief unveiled the new Team Coach to the Italian press, Berlusconi went on to discuss a number of things including his team’s tactics, investment in to the club during the last seven years, the way the club has been run, and potential transfer business.
New Coach Massimiliano Allegri, who joined Milan after two years with Cagliari, was not given a chance to speak to the press, as Berlusconi stole the spotlight, with the press asking questions and the President answering.
The Milan President addressed the fans protesting his leadership and how the club has consistently out-spent every other team in the Italian Serie A, using €461million over the course of seven years. Fans have been left frustrated after a trophy-less campaign last season, with fierce rivals Inter Milan completing an unprecedented treble under the Portuguese manager, Jose Mourinho.
Berlusconi talked in detail about Ronaldinho, whom he called the greatest player of all time and the prime attraction at A.C. Milan. The President also informed his new coach that he wanted Milan to play the most attractive football in Italy and win every competition they enter into, so that the fans can be rewarded for supporting the club through what has been a rather difficult time.
The Milan Chief also revealed that the Spanish giants, Real Madrid, had tabled a bid for Thiago Motta but that it was turned down despite the substantial sum offered by Madrid. Berlusconi stressed on the importance of keeping the current squad together especially players like Andrea Pirlo, Pato, Ronaldinho and Clarence Seedorf.
One man who looks to be on his way out of the club though is the 26 year old Dutchman, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. The World Cup finalist is surplus to requirements at Milan and the President revealed that he is going to be transferred to a premier league club, though he failed to give any names, so it is difficult to say where the former Ajax man will end up.
Coach Allegri seems to think differently though, and in an interview to the Italian press stated that the Italian and European Champions at Inter are better than those at Milan, Roma and Juventus. However, the coach also said that it was possible to break the cycle of victories for the rival Milan club and he was planning on doing just that in his first season as manager of A.C. Milan.
Allegri pointed out the importance of matches against direct opponents and said that even last season if Milan had managed to win the derby against Inter, they may have been able to turn around the one point instance, and matches against Inter would prove to be the difference in the coming season.
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