Nice article. I'm sure KaKa would have liked to have his entire career in Milan just like Maldini. What if they had done the same thing to Paolo. Management is so dumb.
Rosie
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From: anano silagadze <anano1214@...>
To: milan_ac@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, June 8, 2009 6:29:41 AM
Subject: [milan_ac] Blog: Little Milan
| Monday 8 June, 2009 |
| Blog: Little Milan |
| While Kaka spends his free time signing Real Madrid shirts, Serafino Ingardia wonders what will be of Milan and Serie A once he is gone |
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When Kaka turned down Manchester City we thought his choice to stay in Milan would have been for life. Six months later and here we are again dealing with a transfer saga that will seriously affect the future of the player himself, Milan, his potential buyers and Serie A as a whole.
For the first time in years we had witnessed a great player who, despite ludicrous financial offers, decided to stay at a club which he loves. Yet Milan are more than willing to sell him for a profit, a shocking attitude for an outfit who have historically kept their best players in their prime – and sometimes past it.
It is pretty clear that they are short of cash at Milanello these days. President Silvio Berlusconi is suffering the consequences of the financial crisis and football is just becoming an expensive toy. Yet in the middle of this scenario are passionate Rossoneri fans who feel
abandoned, downhearted and hopeless.
Milan are by far Italy’s most illustrious side in Europe. By selling Kaka their status will be hit. How are they meant to rule Serie A again while attempting to win another Champions League if they get rid of their best player, a man who some tipped to take Paolo Maldini’s armband next season?
But the most important issue in this whole affair is a different one. Once the Brazilian is gone and the Rossoneri receive an important injection of cash from Madrid, what would they do with it?
If let’s say they reinvested it in world-class talents then it would justify, to a certain extent, their actions. Or are they planning to buy another Ricardo Olivera as they did following the sale of Andriy Shevchenko?
But, alarmingly, there is no guarantee that such money would be reinvested in the squad. And if that happened then it would be the end of a glorious era. In turn, Berlusconi would be
better off passing the club on to some millionaire sheik.
Serie A would in no doubt be a poorer place without Kaka. Instead of moving forwards, the sale of the Brazilian would be one step backwards. During a time when Inter and Juventus are doing all they can to restore Italian pride in Europe, it would have been nice had the Diavolo sat at the same banquet rather than opt for a frustrating diet.
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