Madrid Grapevine Points At Cassano-Oliveira Swap
According to rudimentary reports emanating from Spain’s ‘As’ (Ace) newspaper and echoed by the Roma office of the EFE agency, Adriano Galliani may tempted by a Ramón Calderón suggestion that, aside from the almost-done Ronaldo deal, a hypothetical Ricardo Oliveira-Antonio Cassano loan swap would be beneficial for both clubs.
It appears that, if the bubbling hot gossip gels into actual fact, Galliani is going to return to Milan with a bumper duo of Xmas sale knockoffs: the Fenômeno and Talentino.
According to these sources it was Real Madrid who suggested the move to AC Milan, although this is yet to be confirmed.
The only possible stumbling block to the deal would be that both Cassano and Ronaldo have played the current edition of the Champions League with Real Madrid and would, therefore, be ineligible to play for the Rossoneri until the 2007-2008 European season.
Part of the seduction of such a move can be found in recent Inter interest in the unsettled rough diamond from Bari. Both Massimo Moratti and Roberto Mancini have expressed interest in the player and, combined with the landing of the ex-Nerazzurri, would represent a double whammy that would leave Inter black and blue.
Some pundits point towards the fact that Cassano’s preference for the flanks would spread out the Rossoneri attack as Oliveira, Alberto Gilardino, Filippo Inzaghi and (currently suspended) Marco Borriello are all options that thrive in a more central role.
Oliveira would arrive at the Bernabéu with a similar handicap to both Cassano and Ronaldo going in the opposite direction as he has played the current edition of the Champions League with Milan.
More smoke without fire - or just a whiff of what's being cooked up in the Bernabéu back offices? Time will tell as time is running out. Madrid and Milan have until Wednesday at midnight CET to seal the deal(s).
By:Goal.com/As.com
posted by khalidmrrakchi@hotmail.com @ 3:31 AM
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