PSG is splashing some serious cash this transfer window. They are on the verge of signing
Alexandre Pato for €35 million from Milan for a three year deal. Leonardo is
also milking his popularity with Brazilian players to bring Kaka on board and is
offering €25 million for the services of the Real midfielder.
Zlatan, in a bit of self-promotion stop it for his new book, did an interview with Gazzetta
which was published this morning. It doesn't disappoint. The Fiver offers a few excerpts, while the
rest can be read here in Italian with a magic password (requires registration).
He, Mourinho and Balotelli should probably have a talkshow when all is said and done.
Like every aspiring plutocrat who loves AC Milan, I sometimes fantasise about owning the club. I
have big plans for it. Investing heavily in the youth programme. Engineering unbreakable bonds of
affection between players and club. Brokering a creative and generous understanding between our
ultras and local government.
Garry Cook, Manchester City's CEO, and the gift that keeps on giving as far as United fans are
concerned.
City have today confirmed that they are investigating a matter involving an e-mail Cook sent to
Nedum Onuoha's cancer-suffering mother, mocking her illness.
This isn't the first time Cook has shown the blues up though.
In the Extra Time section of Gazzetta, David de Gea has given some interesting answers to some
questions about the players he most admires and what he plans for the future.
"I'd love to play until I'm 40, like Van der Sar," he said. "You need to take care
of yourself an awful lot to do that.
Inter's players – especially Júlio César and Goran Pandev – made a lot of mistakes against
Bayern Munich but are still the toast of Gazzetta, La Repubblica and Co.
Italian press hail César and Pandev after Inter's night of redemptions.
Strange scenes at the San Siro this weekend previous the Milan Bari match. During the pregame,
the pitch suddenly began to resemble a Cirque du Soleil performance sans acrobatics and incredible
athletes, which is rather the point: they weren't the actual players, but lookalikes thrust into a
troupe performance of curious manner.
