Emerson to Milan! No, Wait. Never Mind.
By: Martha | August 15th, 2007
The headlines of all the major sports papers in Italy today are shouting the news of Emerson’s arrival in Milan, on loan with an option to buy from Real Madrid. Which would be just fine, were it not for a little statement on the Milan website that says “AC Milan denies the purchase of Emerson. It was not possible to find an economic agreement between the two clubs. The deal has been called off.” Oh.
There’s precious little detail about the economic difficulty available in the Italian press, but reports from Spain over the past few days suggest the two teams were very far apart on the player’s value. Emerson cost €16 million when he arrived from Juventus two years ago, and they want at least €10 million for him now — it’s understandable that Real might have been a wee bit unhappy with Milan’s apparent refusal to offer more than €5 million.
One wonders what the hell went on during the last 24 hours that enabled the two clubs to first make and then break and agreement in such quick succession. All I can think of is a)a spectacularly bad translator who turned “when pigs fly” into “you got it, dog!”, or b)hallucinogenic drugs. Let this be a lesson to you, kids: Negotiate sober. And with translators you trust.
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