Serie A - Berlusconi 'would sell to right person'

Reuters - Tue, 03 Nov 18:40:00 2009

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says he would sell Milan only to someone better for the club than him and nobody suitable has yet emerged.

2009-2010 Serie A Milan Silvio Berlusconi - 0

Milan sold top player Kaka to Real Madrid for 67 million euros (£m) in the last transfer window and recruited very few new players in a bid to balance the books.

Rumours of a sale have since circulated, with Albanian tycoon Rezart Taci among those to express interest, but Berlusconi had always previously denied he would sell.

"I would make the sacrifice to sell Milan only to someone who would benefit the club more than me. Up to now, no one has come forward who fits the bill," Berlusconi said in an interview for a book to be published later this week.

The book on Italian politics, by famous television journalist Bruno Vespa, is called Donne di Cuori (Queens of the Heart).

Milan, who won the last of their seven European Cups in 2007 and their most recent Italian league title in 2004, suffered a poor start to this season but a 3-2 Champions League win at Real last month has boosted their confidence.

Also in the book excerpt, Berlusconi said he believed Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich was not interested in investing in Italian football.

Reuters

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  1. i'll buy it

    From relja_damnjanovic, on Wed 4 Nov 3:09PM

  2. Berlusconi won't sell. He doesn't want to, more­ than anything else and he's dragging them down.

    From Simon, on Wed 4 Nov 12:03PM

  3. Fahmi, Mafia has a different way of managing things

    From Half A Brain, on Tue 3 Nov 7:37PM

  4. Berlusconi is an obnoxious, dispicable cretin and as a­ Milan fan I hope he does sell the club as soon as­ possible. Not only will this allow the club to realise­ its potential, but also because it pains me to support­ a team owned by this loathesome man.

    Turning to the­ matter of actual football, I'm glad Leonardo has­ managed to get the team playing well. If the level of­ improvement continues there's a chance that this­ season could end up being a good one. We need Nesta fit­ on a regular basis, Pirlo to find some form, and­ Ronaldinho to start scoring. Inter will probably walk­ away with the league again, but next year we could see­ a strong Serie A once again (which is good news for­ world football) as well as a genuine title challenge­ from the Rossoneri.

    Milan to beat Real Madrid 2-1.

    From matthew, on Tue 3 Nov 7:37PM

  5. lol..owned by the country's leader but still­ struggling?

    From Fahmi, on Tue 3 Nov 7:14PM
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