Month: August 2013

Fiorentina warn AC Milan off Ljajic

Italian giants Fiorentina have branded the actions of AC Milan as unacceptable, inopportune and late as they attempt to prize Serbian midfielder Adem Ljajic from Florence.

According to reports emerging from Italy, the perennial Serie A contenders have tabled an € 8 million for the Serbian attacker and have also reportedly agreed personal terms with the player despite the insistence of the player’s club that the bid falls well short of their valuation of the player.

The Viola has criticized the actions of the Milanese club’s CEO Adriano Galliani for violating the rules and took to the popular social networking website Twitter to condemn the actions of the club. The club has also issues a statement in order to ward off AC Milan off one of their prized assets as they look to hold on to a player who, they believe will add a lot of punch to the new look attacking lineup that the club has assembled with star signing Mario Gomez from Bayern Munich.

Fiorentina issued a statement on the club’s website where they have blasted the Milanese giants’ approach of a player they do not consider selling and have attempted to warn them off the player. This is not the first time that the club has found itself in hot water as it tries to bid far lower for a player who is not considered a sellable asset by his club.

Recently, Russian club CSKA Moscow had blasted AC Milan for demeaning the club and the player when they bid as low as € 2 million for Japanese international playmaker Keisuke Honda. Milan signed midfielder Riccardo Motolivo last summer after the player ran down his contract with the club and the deal came under immense scrutiny with the club thought to have tapped the player up beforehand.

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AC Milan will have to wait to sign Honda

Italian giants AC Milan had long been on the trails of Japanese international midfielder Keisuke Honda but it now seems that their summer long pursuit of the player has hit a brick wall with the player’s current club CSKA Moscow admitted that they are in absolutely no rush to sell one of their prized assets.

And according to the president of the Russian club, it would be great for both the club as well as the player if he stayed in the Russian capital till his contract expired in December and after that, he would be free to do whatever he pleased.
According to the Russian club, they have been offered a fee in the region of € 1.5 million and € 2 million but according to the Russian club’s president, they don’t need that money. However, he did mention that the player is free to talk to any club he chooses to at this time and he is also free to leave the club if a fee can be agreed.

The club also stated that the player is an important part of the team and he will help the team earn a lot more than the € 2 million they are being offered by helping them progress in the UEFA Champions League. AC Milan had long been on the trails of the Japanese international who had previously been linked with a move to English giants Liverpool but it seems he has his heart set on a move to the San Siro.

The Milanese giants are crying out for a creative presence at the centre of their midfield and had targeted Honda as the one to fill the void but it seems AC Milan will have to wait at least till December or cough up a hefty fee for the player.

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