MILAN got the green light and they are set to sign Francesco Acerbi and Kevin Constant from Genoa.
The Rossoneri have completed two signings today (Wednesday) as they have got two Genoa players: 23-year-old Italian central defender Francesco Acerbi and 25-year-old Guinean midfielder Kevin Constant.
Milan have reached the required agreements with Genoa who own the players and the two will be made officially Milan players after undergoing medical check-ups which could take place already tomorrow.
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“Acerbi has signed a 5 year deal and he can’t wait to begin the new adventure with his favorite team,” Acerbi’s agent Andrea Cattoli said. “Acerbi is really happy about having joined and we are also happy that this deal went through. I have to underline the fact that we were never in any real contact with other clubs.”
Francesco has been a long-term target for Milan and after the co-ownership between Genoa and Chievo was resolved it was clear that he’s heading to Milan. He’ll reportedly cost Milan €4m on co-ownership.
“I am very happy. Everybody dreams of playing for Milan,” Acerbi himself told the media today as he was entering Milan’s headquarters at via Turati today. “I’ll earn my place in the starting XI by my performances on the pitch. If I’ll be happy to play with Thiago Silva? He is simply the best central defender in the world.”
A move that was more surprising is that of Kevin Constant. The midfielder is coming in the place of Sulley Muntari who picked-up a knee injury last night and is now ruled out for an extensive period of 5-6 months. The transfers of both players to Milan can become officially already tomorrow. It’s already been confirmed by the Milan Channel that they will wear the red & black shirt next season and will play under Max Allegri.
Mathieu Flamini will leave the Rossoneri and Clarence Seedorf will announce his exit officially tomorrow at the press conference so Milan are looking for an extra midfielder signing – probably Alberto Aquilani (27).
June 20th, 2012 on 9:21 pm
at last welcome to Milan Frasesco
June 20th, 2012 on 9:21 pm
Nice Signings both are young and good players.
but i would like to know your opinion guys. wouldnt be it better if Ibra doesnt play as the highest striker but he plays behind 1 or 2 other strikers like he does in Sweden which worked very very good for them especcially against France and England. too bad they didnt qualify.
————–Ibra————–Boateng/Cassano———
————————–Pato————————–
or
——–Boateng—————————————-
———————————Ibra——————
———————–Pato—————————
June 20th, 2012 on 9:39 pm
I like Acebi and also saw how he play bt i never focussed on Kevin Constant so can any one help me who is this player and how good he is to fit in Milan..i manage to see some clips of him on utube today..so convince me plz.
Forza Milan..i am a fan from Tanzania (East Africa)
June 21st, 2012 on 11:00 am
He is left footed footballer. his crossing and dribbling even better than nocerino. but his shooting is weak. I tough he will suited in left midfielder since we play nocerino on the right side and boateng as trequartista.
June 20th, 2012 on 9:41 pm
dis is nice 1 for milan,we need more,any 1 who use is money 2 invest must surely get d gain at d END rosoneri 4 life !!! !!! !!!
June 20th, 2012 on 9:42 pm
kevin constant who?
June 20th, 2012 on 9:51 pm
Even 40-year old Seedorf is better than Constant
June 20th, 2012 on 10:05 pm
As Nyamasem always say(More Mediocre will arrive)Hahahaha
He is very right
June 20th, 2012 on 10:19 pm
all u people that are talking about constant remeber that a book is nt judged by it cover.
June 21st, 2012 on 10:19 am
You took the word straight outta my mouth….was just about to type that..lol.
It’s obvious they’ve forgotten how Milan transforms the performance of average players to super performing players.An example is Nocerino,Boateng..just to name a few.
June 20th, 2012 on 10:22 pm
Justwait until lassana diarra or kevin strotman is signing for Milan, then maybe you will stop laughing
June 20th, 2012 on 10:25 pm
Kwabena Adu say it again. More will definately arrive. Can’t believe it.
June 20th, 2012 on 10:29 pm
Fact:
1.Acerbi is world class center back talent and i will urge Milan to convince Nesta to come back for a year to help build this boy along with Silva.
2.Constant is average at Genoa but remember that players performances are never the same under different managers because of different motivation and structure. Lets hope Constant becomes a hit under Allegri
June 20th, 2012 on 10:38 pm
Really suprised by d constant signin . 25yrs . Typical milan signin . Beta technique dan noce . A poor man’s witsel really . U got d wrong kevin galliani .
June 21st, 2012 on 5:13 pm
Hopefully we’ll have 3 Kevins in midfield by the end of summer – Boateng, Constant and Strootman
June 20th, 2012 on 10:50 pm
but i think we have to judge after we see them on pitch..i am patient
June 20th, 2012 on 10:52 pm
Milan still didn’t spend much on these all 5 signing, so i think there will a Mr.X till the end of the transfer window
June 20th, 2012 on 11:04 pm
Dont judge until the game begin
June 20th, 2012 on 11:07 pm
I am glad 2 hear that seedorf is leaving milan,others like bonera,Antonini,mexes,Ambrosini,robinho, mesbah,ve 2 leave as well,milan need 2 promote their young players
June 20th, 2012 on 11:26 pm
I don’t like Costant atall.
June 20th, 2012 on 11:28 pm
Hope they perform.
June 20th, 2012 on 11:35 pm
This is getting better and better.
So this years MR X was thiago not leaving and Mr.Y Acerbi and Mr Z is kevin. Along with 2 Mr. Free montolivo and traore.
Man these names just give me headaches flamini,aquilani,mesbah,taiwo,acerbi,constant,traore.
Berlusconi please sell milan. you are close to death and you planing to take your money with you to the heaven?
ACT or SELL
June 20th, 2012 on 11:47 pm
practically any other owner would’ve sold silva for the amount that was offered. it would’ve been the most expensive cb signing ever, and thiago would’ve probably become the highest paid cb in the world. as far as im concerned, its good berlu still owns the club. even cesare maldini said that his heart tells him he wouldn’t have sold silva, but after hearing the amount offered, he wasn’t so sure anymore.
June 21st, 2012 on 11:01 am
Which part of Milan NOT having money don’t you understand..???Yes..some of the signings are not great either but that’s what Milan can get since the club is financially ruined.
If you really that desperate to see quality players in Milan-maybe there’s a possible way you can help out the club by funding for such signings…that is if you are RICH.
June 21st, 2012 on 12:04 am
All I ever want to hear in milan transfer budget is promoting our youth players. I will help us since we don’t have money to spend on the market.
June 21st, 2012 on 12:06 am
No one gave nocerino a chance when we got him, but now he is one of the most important player in milan.take it or leave it. So constant need chance to prove himself.
June 21st, 2012 on 12:10 am
Berlu did a nice thing that milan fans suppose to thanks him more, 4 nt selling silva. And i want to asure u dt no single manager in this that can take this risk, despite the fact that milan needs d money, bt he decide to leave it.
June 21st, 2012 on 12:11 am
A big club dat cant spend a penny in a mercato. It sucks
June 21st, 2012 on 12:24 am
i am quite sure either 2 players from robinho, pato, cassano, and boateng will be sold. We have an agreement with rui for witsel, probably will try to sign sahin, and if we raise cash a nice attacking midfielder. but even if our mercato ended now we would have a solid starting 11:
Abbiati-Abate-Thiago-Acerbi-Urby-Constant-Montolivo-Nocerino-Boateng-Zlatan-Pato/Cassano
June 21st, 2012 on 12:43 am
2 excellent signings – the Milan-Genoa transfer axis continues to reap benefits
Galliani has been tracking Constant for some time. He is a decent player and importantly adds some technique to the midfield area. We can’t compete with only defensive mids.
June 21st, 2012 on 12:47 am
Guys… Good news….. Real madrid offered milan, Nuri-Sahin + Sami-Khedira to Collect kelvin prince baoteng from A.c Milan…. So what do u all think about it… Coz i saw this news on A.c Milan page at twitter….
June 21st, 2012 on 1:06 am
Welcome acerbi & constant,hope u ve a great seasn wit us.pls wil muntari b sign wit d injury he got.
June 21st, 2012 on 1:41 am
constant is a buck up for the long term injured muntari
June 21st, 2012 on 1:45 am
real madrid can hav boateng for nuri sahin and khedira. I say yes. Than sell robinho and buy axel witsel. Ibra pato sahin behind. Axel khedira monty. For mids. Wow. Woooo
June 21st, 2012 on 2:42 am
imagine how Constant gunnar cope against Xavi, Schweiny, Pirlo, Ozil… etc
June 21st, 2012 on 3:07 am
Finally, Acerbi joins us, welcome Francesco! I wish you the best of luck! I wonder how good he can be, it would’ve been better if he would’ve played together with Nesta, let’s see if Nesta can do the same thing as Scholes, even though he returned six months later after retirement.
But I don’t know about Constant…I know we’ve been after him for a while, but I’ve seen him play and he has not impressed me, either with Genoa or Chievo. Nocerino was always a great presence in Palermo, and so was Acerbi when I saw him play, he was a beast. Constant on the other hand has not impressed me, and if we were getting a midfielder from Genoa, Veloso would’ve been perfect for us as he can play in the “regista” position. I still hope for Witsel/Strootman/Sahin, as we have no one who can play in the Van Bommel position and give the same coverage as he did. And then there are rumours accelerating about Balzaretti joining us, I really hope so because he’s a very sold left back, unlike what we have at the moment and he can play for 2-3 years more, plus he’s Italian. A backline with Abate-Thiago-Acerbi-Balzaretti would be great, and not one I would’ve imagined two years ago though. And then we have De Scigilio who is very good and can rotate with Abate.
I really hope this happens because if it does we’ll have a young and competent squad, and we’ll be a force to reckon with the coming season!
June 21st, 2012 on 3:22 am
now sell ibra,binho,mexes ( too high salary )and get dede,adryan-flamengo/zezinho,yarmolenko.
June 21st, 2012 on 10:28 am
Just curious….have you been footing in the salaries for Milan players?
June 21st, 2012 on 3:50 am
So now Muntari will not sign with us or what……. please answer
June 21st, 2012 on 6:01 am
Muntari have already sign a two year contract with Milan if am not wrong
June 21st, 2012 on 4:47 am
Boateng is test n trusted in milan,thus let him stay,if sahin is so good?why would real offer sahin n khedira 2 milan in exchange of boateng,besides sahin is has not played 4 some time now,thus he is rusty
June 21st, 2012 on 6:12 am
remember,mr g&b that no money no honey.last two seasons u spent a little and u won some trophies.last season, u made so much noise abt a certain mr.x. and i was aquilani.because u refuse to spend,the team won nothing.not even milk cann.and this season u’re still buying this aquilani type of player,including aquilani himself.WHY? well,if truely that madrid are willing to offer sahin & khedira for KP.BOATENG, i think is not a bad deal but if they can add some cash, it would be a perfect deal.
June 21st, 2012 on 6:15 am
If Constant can constantly improve, he will be OK lol
June 21st, 2012 on 8:00 am
welcome into d family…..acerbi is a nyc move.constant will be d best in midfield because of his skills,dribbling n speed.now our only signings will be robinho for witsel/ganso and boateng for sahin and contrao….
June 21st, 2012 on 8:19 am
Kevin may not be a great player but then he gives Allegri a lot of options. If all the players in the current squad are fit. Then i guess Allegri could use them wisely .He can have a team just to play Coppa and the rest shuffle between CL and Serie A. Allegri should consider having a team of different combinations.Don’t just depend on Ibra and that will spoil the whole show. I for one would love to see SES Pato Cassano partnership bloom this year around. If we can play with 3 enterprising forwards and can cover the midfield with Boateng Monty & Nocerino, Tsilva Acerbi Abate & Urby manning the defense ,I guess we are a very good team. I do welcome suggestions and comments.
June 21st, 2012 on 9:11 am
Is right to sell binho 4 witsel abt constant idont hv constant sure 4 his parformance buy another 1 since muntari wre sideline 4 injure.
June 21st, 2012 on 9:53 am
Pls can sombody tell me d date nd first match of milan is dis year Pre season nd when are dey having their first training after d Euro Pls pls pls i need sombody.UP MILAN
June 21st, 2012 on 10:17 am
Not everyone is bought to be a starter. We also need decent squad players to give some guys a rest during the less important games that we should be easily winning.
These 2 are great signings.
June 21st, 2012 on 11:16 am
If milan can make average players into world class players,then explain Antonini,Bonera,even Abate is below average.a player who does not know when 2 shoot or pass d ball is below average,as 4 Boateng skill is something u ve or u dont ve at all
June 21st, 2012 on 11:26 am
Kevin constant is too good to be true
Matured
A typical Kim Kallström, left Central
Midfielder passing style, Tall, Strong
on the ball, Superb stamina, also
competent defensively
I’d do anytn for this move, I’m just
not too much of a fan of Bro Muntari
Cool
June 21st, 2012 on 11:29 am
Nobody should thank B&G bcos they wanted 2 sell T33,but risk loosing key players like boateng, ibra, cassano
June 21st, 2012 on 12:16 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2x-lSJiNJg
see this video
constant game against milan
June 21st, 2012 on 4:00 pm
What is wrong with these two signings? They are young, and played well in recent seasons in smaller clubs.
We haven’t spent a lot on them, so we can wait for a big name signing. (And i think we’ll get Aquilani and Balzaretti too at low cost in the middle/at the end of the transfer season). Galliani uses the founds he have. And that’s not because of Berlusconi, that’s because of FFP. We need to be in balance in a year.
June 21st, 2012 on 9:25 pm
Am I the only Milan fan in England????