The news on Friday afternoon made waves around Italy, as AC Milan smashed their transfer record for Goncalo Ramos.
As La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) write this morning, no matter how it goes at Milan Ramos is already a record-breaker. RedBird Capital havepulled off the most expensive signing in the club’s history, signing the striker they wanted and a two-time Champions League winner at that.
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The deal is done, even before the official opening of the transfer window (on Monday). The medicals have been completed at the Portugal national team’s training camp, and the paperwork is ready to be filed as soon as possible.
The first major summer splash in theory represents a perfect blend of Amorim’s requirements and the results of algorithmic analysis. Ramos was the coach’s number-one choice: the two are compatriots, have the same ideas when it comes to football, and know each other personally.
The new manager values not only his technical and tactical attributes but also his character, work ethic, professionalism, and immense dedication. That is why the fee of over €70m (in fixed fees and bonuses) was approved by Cardinale.
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The club also believe that Milan will help him showcase his talent and facilitate a high goal tally. Unlike last season, this Milan side will be attack-minded and committed to an offensive game, utilising a modern 3-4-2-1 formation that embraces a European style.
A European champion centre-forward is joining a solid foundation that still needs strengthening with two or three high-caliber signings. The club’s strategy aims to finalise the squad for a push toward the top of the standings while retaining all the current key players.
This includes the captain Mike Maignan – fresh off a lucrative contract extension running until 2031 – and his compatriot Adrien Rabiot, who has rebuffed Allegri’s attempts to lure him to Napoli.
It certainly includes Christian Pulisic, a favorite of the ownership and a player American clubs would be ready to shower with money. Luka Modrić is part of Amorim’s plans as well, provided he wishes to stay.
Rafael Leão had initially ruled himself out, only to attempt a U-turn once he learned that the former Sporting CP boss would be taking charge at San Siro. A new No.9, two or three further signings, stars staying and a style of play to entertain the crowd: that is Milan’s vision. Ramos is just the start.
Just please make targeted signings and not like that first summer under RedBird when they wasted most of the Tonali cash on a bunch of moneyball randys.
You still don’t know what moneyball is, you Ted, and this has been explained to you many times. We did not operate a moneyball approach to transfers, moneyball is a data driven approach. Moneyball is now being used by the new management structure, it wasn’t before.
New management structure is using “moneyball approach” to buy a 70M striker the manager asked.
It would be time to stop embarrassing yourself and actually learn something.
Buying 20M players you think are under their actual value is literal moneyball. But you’re the guy that doesn’t understand turnover and/or expenditure and how it works.
I said no such thing. I didn’t say it was used for the hire of Ramos. Did you miss the Gadiner hire?
Q. What are you most excited about in the future for football analytics?
Gadiner: I am on my knees begging for someone to prove that not only do coaches matter, they can matter more than the players. I’m also really looking forward to spatial data becoming more available for player recruitment.
That’s how moneyball is now being used at Milan, Gadiner is an analytics guy. That doesn’t mean ALL transfers will be moneyball transfers, it simply means that approach is now going to have more influence on transfers.
*Gardiner
Please dont present yourself as sone kind of expert. Moneyball isnt buying a player for 70+ mil euros.
Moneyball is(as it was explained in the same called movie btw) a tactics where you buy players with specific characteristics for a smaller amount and having them develop themself in a certain enviroment so you can sell the asset for double or tripple amount. And we can all agree Ramos isnt second coming of R9 or Shevchenko.
You should read more instead of embarrassing yourself talking from your arsche. Billy Beane has been involved with his data driven process from the day Gerry stepped into European football. Here, I’ll help you with one of the reports:
“Billy Beane serves as a key external advisor and inspiration to the ownership of AC Milan, utilizing his famous “Moneyball” sports analytics principles. He originally encouraged RedBird Capital’s Gerry Cardinale to invest in European football and was brought in to consult on the club’s transfer strategies.”
But I expect no less from someone who was proved to be completely wrong most of the time. You’ve done it with Amorim signing, and you’ve done it two days ago about the fee Milan will pay PSG for Ramos.
Just stop commenting, you’re a mockery to this blog.
Do you not understand what an advisor is? Which transfer is Billy Beane linked to? Nor does he work for Milan. You STILL don’t know what moneyball is, you absolute Ted, which players were signed on the back of analytics and which analytics did they score highly in? You can’t answer! The sporting directors in charge of transfers i.e. Moncada and then Tare don’t operate under moneyball principles. You can’t link Billy Beane to a single transfer, because he has no input. When have you seen his name linked to a transfer over the past 3 years? That’s right, zero.
“The idea behind Moneyball was that Paul DePodesta devised a method to find and make use of undervalued players, based on statistical variables that had largely been ignored earlier.”
That’s what moneyball is, an analytics, data driven approach to transfers.
“Just stop commenting, you’re a mockery to this blog.”
The only mockery is bluffers like you that resort to lies. Being wrong on hires and transfers isn’t the same as continually lying through your teeth, even after you’ve been proven wrong.
Oh my god, get your head our of your arsche and read again you uberly limited sack of false vanity. They implemented Beane’s method to sign players. Yes I can name many of them with Loftus Cheek being a prime example – someone undervalued but still high potential considering his stats. Tijji is another good example. Musah as well. Thiaw. Saelemaekers. I can go on and on. These are players found under the radar, which data show potential growth.
Ffs, can’t you see how people are replying you? You’re a clown man. Stop embarrassing yourself and just leave.
“They implemented Beane’s method to sign players. Yes I can name many of them with Loftus Cheek being a prime example – someone undervalued but still high potential considering his stats. Tijji is another good example. Musah as well. Thiaw. Saelemaekers. I can go on and on. These are players found under the radar, which data show potential growth.”
Where is the evidence that they implemented Beane’s methods? That’s right, you don’t have any. You’re basing your entire theory on a handful of articles that appeared 3 years ago speaking of a tenuous link.
I told you what moneyball was and you still don’t understand. Given your fresh off the boat English, it’s not surprising. So no, you can’t go on. You have nothing. Players with potential for growth are not examples of moneyball. That’s not what moneyball is.
There is no real difference between the type of signings made by both Elliot and RedBird. RLC doesn’t score highly in ANY metric. He was signed from Chelsea, just as Tomori and Giroud were under the previous management. Musah and Thiaw were typical Moncada signings, they didn’t and don’t score highly in any metric either. The same goes for Saelemaekers. Moncada isn’t a moneyball guy, nor is Tare.
“Ffs, can’t you see how people are replying you? You’re a clown man. Stop embarrassing yourself and just leave.”
After I annihilated you months ago, you disappeared and came back posting under burner accounts so no, I won’t be going anywhere and I will continue to expose dishonest people who push prejudiced agendas. There’s considerably less talk of RedBird being cheap or of Americans being useless now because I exposed bigots like you with cold hard evidence. You’re typical of bigots, you’re not interested in honest debate, you’re only interested in pushing your agenda, you Ted.
Considering you claim to be a teacher in England when your English is no better than mine suggest you’re one of those sand people fresh off the boat, you banana bender. I’m a consultant to CEO for commercial department. You sorry loser get mocked here all the time and yet you continue talking from your behind. Being both limited and arrogant, all you can annihilate is your family from loving a douche like you. Calling me bigot while also calling me off the boat, proves you’re nothing but a moms basement dweller with a helmet who doesn’t understand what he’s talking about.
And talking about having a discussion, you’re the one insulting people under their comments with things like 3rd worlder or fresh off the boat. You poor soul must’ve really been hurt in your life. But it’s not the right way to seek for attention. And remember, helmet on.
I’m not trying to defend Uber here, but the signings under the previous management system didn’t fit any scheme consistently and were often idiotic.
Just look at the amount of garbage brought in, with an occasional gem here and there. 40mil on Jashari? Emerson Royal/ Estupinan? Undervalued assets? No, just trash. So I don’t know how closely they followed any one model.
It was just an incompetent group of people wasting large sums of money on players that weren’t congruent with the coach’s needs. Just pure incompetence.
The problem wasn’t moneyball. The problem was they were buying the right players to fit the coach system and style of play.
It doesn’t matter if we have Pep Guardiola if the club is not signing the players the coach wants for his formation and tactics.
Man United spent half a billion on players to build a team for Ten Haag that plays in a back 4. Then they sack Ten Haag to sign a coach who only plays a back 3 formation.
Then during Amorim first summer market Man United didn’t sign fhe players he wanted for his back 3 system.
This is Amorim failed at Man United. He was the wrong choice and the club didn’t back him in the transfer market.
idiot thinks this is EPL where Milan can do whatever they want
74 million plus bonuses.
“It is believed that Amorim will be in Italy for the first time in early July to begin the moving process, while the raduno is set for the 13th of the month. He will meet his new players face to face from that day forward, having already had calls with a few of them.
However, as of June 26 – that is ten days after the hiring was made official – a few things have happened that the new coach simply wasn’t expecting. It almost made him walk away instantly, as we have learned.”
Care to elaborate?
DC, LWB, MC, AMC. Not 2 or 3 but 4 more signings and then we can start dealing with the bench and handling it because it needs some reshaping too…
Have you thought about an institution to help you reshape your mind? It definitely needs some. You might even become useful.
I am also thinking of an institution but a different kind 😂
You can think?
Has anyone ever told you you are an a**hole?
All you do is insult and (try to) belittle people,
not a day goes by without you doing it at least
once or twice. Try getting some help because
you are obviously very, very ill, maybe there is
still hope for you although I seriously doubt it. So*iopath in the making, that’s what you are…
I have a suspicion it’s the same person that comes in and out in cycles under different names 🙂 It was Max before MaxiJesus. And I believe there was another name before that. Maybe “no one” or something like that before Max.
Just an observation.
Max – Jesus Maximus – The Maxi Jesus and so on
– when someone gets himself banned so many times in a comment section such as this where that seems practically impossible, that is saying a lot about that person, wouldn’t you agree? All he does is fight with others and insult them in a very grotesque way. Sad, unfortunate, wretched soul, that’s all there is to it, what else can I say…
The following would be players who could help re-spark us:
Hajmuland & Trincao could be wondrous for us;
Leon Goretxa & Dani Cellbos could add some winning mentality and experience
It is the best time to go for Scavlini, a Rolls Royce of a defender
With our squad at present (minus RLC & Tomori), we could most definitely challenge for silverware at home and Europe
Hjulmand would be a pretty good signing, Trincao not so much. Goretzka will probably move to MLS, Ceballos is an interesting proposal, Scalvini as well but Scalvini wouldn’t be cheap and I’m concerned about his physical shape and proneness to injury.
Seems like Cardinale finally read that Maldini document from years ago. We finally ditched the loser american model where you throw sh*t (in bulk) at the wall and hope something sticks.
Of course we need a player like him, and of course we are all a bit worried about the price considering we need solid players in other positions too. They probably plan to compensate some of the money by selling some players, i just hope it won’t be Maignan or Rabiot!
none would generate much money… might as well add Modric to “sales” lmao…
Diamonde, Gila, Zalewski, Brahim Diaz, Kang-In Lee
*Diomande
To I will suggest Milan go for manu kone and a strong defender we’re good to go unless and opportunity presents itself at the end of the mercato
What about a LWB? We don’t need it?
It is always moneyball solutions because it is how the Milan function.
Milan can invest heavily if earn heavily. If they didn’t earn on results they earned on transfers.
Thiaw, Hernandez, Tonali , Reijnders are example of moneyball functioning.
Ramos is also moneyball signing. He’s cost on balance is 20 million in terms of salary plus ammortisation fee. Lautaro Martinez have salary of 20 million gross.
So there is room for Milan more quality signings.
Ramos will lose approximately 12 million on the books and he is 25 years old. So in 5 years he should be valued around 0 just like Maignan now, and could be sold for pure capital gain.
Nkunku was wort 60 million on market, Milan bought him for 37. Now he is valued at 30, and if he stayed for one more year, it is 22.
Nkunku is older, but probably now you can find buyer for nkunku and next year for 40 to 50 million.
So dont be deceived how Milan spent money. They will bring more valuable names but they will watch on these details carefully…
Spending on players is investing it is not losing the money.
Omg. This lack of just basic common sense is embarrassing. So every signing ever made is moneyball because in the end the player value is 0€ and he can be sold “for pure capital gain”? If Livepool sold Salah for 1M€ after 10 years it would be a pure capital gain sale and a moneyball signing?
I told you a few times, stop explaining things. First step is to understand, not explain.
Dude you dont understand basics
While Milan were focusing on creating the money only one club focused on the result.
And thats Inter. Inter paid their stars most money in gross salary to keep team alive and played functional.
Now Milan lose more on Ramos, than any other player cost in Serie A.
Lautaro is still best player in Serie A, we dont know anything how Ramos is going to be in Serie a.
Inter still have Bastoni, Thuram, Barella, Lautaro, and Milan for profit sold Tonali, Reijnders, Theo.
Fool. You dont understand basic things.
“Now Milan lose more on Ramos, than any other player cost in Serie A.”
No, amortization is not losing money. You just prove my point of you being an id*ot.
You’re not a fool but a low iq attempt at human intelligence. I was more intelligent when I was 3 years old.
You do realise that the way you post and the things you write point to you being educated in a mud-hut? You do know that, right? You’re embarrassing yourself and the fanbase with your primitive insults. Learn how to debate. Address the points or stay silent.
The way you, uberhulk post, is worse than 10 year olds, literally all you do is complain 24/7
Is your home life ok? Why so angry all the time? Learn to enjoy things
Stupid people that don’t understand anything shouldn’t go online and explain things. You don’t understand it, you can’t explain.
You can’t even understand someone telling you this.
They balanced the books by posting (tiny) profits to comply with UEFA regulations. Did they pocket the money? No, it was put back into the squad so your point was nonsense. No matter how many names you post under, you’re still a bluffer.
MILAN
2022-2023: Revenue €404.50 million, Expenses €398.40 million. Net Profit/Loss +€6.10 million
2023-2024: Revenue €456.90 million, Expenses €452.80 million. Net Profit/Loss +€4.10 million
2024-2025: Revenue €494.50 million, Expenses €491.60 million. Net Profit/Loss +€2.90 million
Pretending trying to make the club self-sustainable is a bad thing shows exposes just how immensely dense you are.
You do not know what moneyball is. Stop imitating the bluffers by throwing around words pretending to be clever.
Milan were not focused on creating money, they were focused on balancing the books and strengthening the team, which is why they’re the biggest spenders in the league. Inter are simply a better run club, with better directors, better coaches and better players. That’s why they’re successful, despite spending considerably less on transfers than Milan since RedBird took over.
“Milan were not focused on creating money, they were focused on balancing the books”
And what is balancing the books? 😀
Read a book, ask someone intelligent. It is really embarrassing to read how much you don’t know.
You and Milanelo are ideal to discuss. I need to get out and see what 2 of you geniuses will come up with. 😀
Go for it! The halfwit hour.
Hello Furlani as* licker 🤣🤣🤣
Vamos Ramos…
Taking everything together, the deal signifies a paradigm shift: everyone is working together.
For the first i appreciate Cardinale. Instead of continue touring Europe chasing high profile Technical and Sporting Directors endlessly, he turned inside and found solution. This is brave, innovative and modern-day solution to most problems. Everyone is important and involves in key decision making. Power does not reside in one single people but to a group that know each other well and work together for same objectives. Bravo Cardinale. Forza Milan.
Our next 2 signings should be a CB and a LWB, the other positions I believe we need to sell first before buying too many midfielders and wingers are already in the team.
Too many wingers?
Yes, more than zero is too many. There are zero wingers in Amorim’s system.
Leao and Chukwueze are pure wingers, they won’t fit.
Why is he trying to convince Leao to stay then?
At least those were the reports. Amorim used
3-4-3 while he was at Sporting, are you familiar with that?
Because Leao will not play as a winger if he stays. He didn’t play with wingers at Sporting. It takes 5 minutes to check this, you even have an article describing his tactics in this website. You still prefer to write delusional nonsense.
He used both 3-4-3 and 3-4-2-1 at Sporting, stop making things up. Leao’s only position
is one of a winger i.e. he can only play as a
left winger meaning there’s no way in hell
he’d be able to function as a left AMC. Bye!
I told you but you’re a complete lunatic. I feel sorry for your kids.
Rafeal Leao: “However, I’ve often played as a second striker in my career, and I think it’s my favorite position. And I can also play as a false 9, especially in a team like Portugal. As a winger, after dribbling, I have more time to think about whether to shoot, dribble again, or cross. But playing as a second striker, I’m closer to the goal and I have to be more concrete: either I make assists or I shoot.”
Only a winger? You’re a total lunatic that makes up stupid sh*t all the time.
You need to call Leao and tell him he is ONLY a winger before he plays behind the striker (as a second striker/acm) with Amorim and I am proven right. You can do it! 😀
You clearly don’t understand the concept of fluidity, switching from one formation to the other depending on the circumstances, you have been told several times but you mantain your rigid approach. I would rather kill myself then allow anyone to teach me about football, educate yourself and at least try learning a thing or two about the alternation. Leao can’t operate as a #10, stop showing how blatantly ignorant you are, your behaviour disgusts me.
You need to call your doctor and tell him to arrange you an admittance to the hospital,
I hope he can fix you a medicine and provide you with a special ward. There’s a difference between playing well and getting the job done and playing something just because you must.
I am well aware of the fact he played as a #9 in both Sporting and Lille (in fact, I wrote that here a couple of times to the other guys suggesting or just reminding them of that) but these/those times are long gone, that is way behind us and Leao. I don’t recall him playing as a SC or a SS (especially not as an AMC) in Italy except from this last season under Allegri and maybe few times before that when we simply haven’t had anyone else upfront who could operate there decently so we had to use him (the same thing goes for Rebic) in that capacity which was (has been) obviously done pretty much unwillingly.
* AT/FOR both (not in)
Rui Costa was he not our record transfer signing before we now signed Gonsalo Ramos, maybe the grief from that has made you just blurt out nonsense….Leao and Chuck fit Among ima system, Leao can wonder left and right wings to get to the baseline, which is his entire game and Chuk is the player who consoles of the bench to make a useful contribution, most importantly both are explosive players and you can never have too many of them
No, it was Leao.
Leao and (unfortunately) bonucci were paid more than Rui Costa.
Are you guys sure you support the same team?
OT. Great signing in every aspect, from player characteristic to manager request.
Fingers crossed. Forza Milan
Some people aren’t here to support the team, they’re here to push their agendas. As another posted commented, they obviously have issues.
Support Milan? This is an Inter blog where people post news about Milan and hate everything about Milan
“The new manager values not only his technical and tactical attributes but also his character, work ethic, professionalism, and immense dedication. That is why the fee of over €70m (in fixed fees and bonuses) was approved by Cardinale.”
I don’t know how much I believe this. Every coach before Amorim requested significant reinforcements. Maldini, requested significant reinforcements after winning the league for crying out loud. Everyone got d1ck and Paolo got the boot after he got d1ck…
Amorim got an 80mil striker to start? The fvck is going on? Spidey senses are tingling.
RedBird sold star players to fund transfers, Maldini was opposed to doing that. That’s the difference.
Maybe because for almost 6 years Milan was sanctioned by UEFA and could not spend recklessly because any losses over 10-20m would mean huge punishments upto and including being BANNED from Europe again.
Why doesnt anyone here read the public documents available in UEFA’s website? ITS ALL THERE