MILAN FOCUS SIGHTS ON SEVILLA'S LUIS FABIANO & REAL MADRID'S HUNTELAAR – REPORT

The Rossoneri have added Huntelaar to their list after crossing off Adebayor and Dzeko...
Milan have whittled their search for a striker down to just two candidates, with Real Madrid's Klaas-Jan Huntelaar added to Luis Fabiano's name, according to Il Corriere Dello Sport.

Initially the Rossoneri were keen on Edin Dzeko of Wolfsburg. However, it seems he will be staying in Germany, while the chase for Arsenal hitman Emmanuel Adebayor doesn't seem economically viable. The report suggests the Togo striker wants €4.5-million-per-season in wages, however, Milan do not want to go above €4m.

That has left the club with little room to manoeuvre, but they are still keen on Luis Fabiano, with Huntelaar being the new alternative. It is said Sevilla want at least €30m for the Confederations Cup top-scorer. Despite the high price, the player has already admitted he would like to join the Rossoneri.

If the Fabiano move collapses, Huntelaar would be another option. The 25-year-old has been tipped to leave the Bernabeu this summer. However, the Italian side would like to take him on loan.

Although Milan have confirmed their interest in Adebayor and Fabiano, they have not made an official comment over the Huntelaar reports.

KAKA HITS #2 SLOT ON WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE TRANSFER LIST

The new Blanco is second only to Zizou in the list of transfers.
Kaka's transfer to Real Madrid from AC Milan this evening gives the Bernabeu yet another slot in the top five most expensive transfers of all time.

However, Florentino Perez's latest capture has fallen short of being the most expensive football deal ever:
Zinedine Zidane (Juventus - Real Madrid) 2001 - €76mKaka (AC Milan - Real Madrid) 2009 - €65mLuis Figo (Barcelona - Real Madrid) 2000 - €58.5mHernan Crespo (Parma - Lazio) 2000 - €53.6mGianluigi Buffon (Parma - Juventus) 2001 - €49.2
The Power Of Purchasing

By some measures, Kaka is even more expensive than Zidane. To give a rough guide, back then €76m was worth £46m, while Kaka's transfer of around €65m this year is worth a mammoth £56.3m.

However, as both the Zizou and Kaka moves took place between Italian and Spanish clubs, working off euros makes more sense. The euro, in fact, has not fluctuated quite as much as the weakening pound has since 2001, meaning that Kaka will, to most observers, be the second-most expensive transfer of all time.

Zizou may have given up his number 5 shirt for the Brazilian, then - but he still keeps his record!

MALDINI DAN MILAN RESMI BERPISAH

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Era Paolo Maldini di AC Milan resmi berakhir lewat konferensi pers terakhir yang dihadirinya. Hubungan antara Paolo Maldini dengan AC Milan akhirnya resmi berakhir hari ini dengan dilangsungkannya konferensi pers perpisahan bagi bek veteran tersebut.

Maldini yang total telah bermain sebanyak 901 kali bagi Rossoneri dalam rentang waktu 24 tahun terlihat sangat emosional kala mengucapkan terima kasih ke semua pihak yang terlibat dalam karirnya.

"Saya akan selalu menjadi pendukung Milan. Saya selalu memberikan yang terbaik bagi klub ini dan saya rasa saya pantas mendapatkan semua yang saya raih bersama Milan," katanya seperti dikutip oleh Sky Sport Italia.

Walau acara tersebut murni mengenai Maldini, ia masih menyempatkan diri untuk menjawab pertanyaan mengenai laporan tawaran dari Pep Guardiola yang mengajaknya bergabung di Barcelona dan tentu saja mengenai transfer Kaka ke Real Madrid.

"Saya merasa terhormat mengenai apa yang diutarakan oleh Guardiola, tetapi saya pikir masa depan saya bukan berada di Barcelona."

"Transfer Kaka menandakan akan adanya perubahan besar-besaran di Milan. Ia adalah pemain pertama dengan tingkat tinggi yang dijual oleh Milan. Pemain seperti itu dulunya tidak akan pernah dilepas oleh klub dan saya rasa penjualan ini adalah pukulan cukup besar bagi klub dan para suporternya."

"Ia adalah salah satu pemain terbaik di dunia dan saya rasa keputusannya sangat logis. Tantangannya sekarang ada di Milan untuk menjadi juara Liga Champions tanpa Kaka."

Mengenai ban kapten yang ditinggalkannya di San Siro, Maldini merasa kalau Massimo Ambrosini mempunyai kualitas dan karakter untuk menjadi kapten berikutnya. Sementara ia juga berpendapat kalau Andrea Pirlo akan tetap memilih bermain bagi Milan daripada pindah ke Chelsea.

"Saya percaya Massimo akan menjadi kapten baru Milan, tetapi semuanya akan tergantung pada keputusan Leonardo."