The Milan Deadline Day recap: NO signigns, Nocerino and de Jong leave the club
00.00 - Antonio Nocerino will land in Orlando on Thursday to sign with the local MLS team. He has rejected offer from DC United.
21.00 - Milan have rejected Galatasaray and Shalke 04 loan offers for Luiz Adriano. The Italian club want only permanent move and the Brazilian striker will probably remain at the San Siro until the end of the season
20.30 - Antonio Nocerino is in two minds as the former Parma midfielder doesn't know whether to join Orlando City or not. The product of Juve Academy still hopes to find an European side available to acquire him. In case he won't accept MLS side offer he'd probably cancel his contract with Milan in the next few days.
19.20 - Calciomercato.com has exclusively learned that Ajax have rejected Milan's last minute bid to sign Anwar El Ghazi. The Rossoneri had offered € 7.5 million for the player's permanet move. The two parties will try to find agreement for next season.
19.15 - Diego Lopez's entourage have denied that the former Real Madrid goalkeeper will leave Milan in January.
18.55 - DIEGO LOPEZ TO LEVANTE? AS reports Levante are ready to make last-minute bid to sign Milan shot-stopped Diego Lopez. The Spaniard has already turned down offers coming from Spain and England in January window.
17.50 - MILAN CLOSING IN ON CORIC AND SOLDO According to Sportitalia, Milan are have found agreement to sign two Dinamo Zagreb wonderkids: Ante Coric and Vinko Soldo.
Coric is one of the most promising offensive midfielders out there. The 19-year-old has netted 2 goals in 17appearances this term and was also chased by Roma and Inter.
Talking exclusively to calciomercato.com, the player’s agent Marijo Knez, has denied that the transfer of his client to Milan is imminent.
“I know nothing about the deal, but the transfer market closes tonight, let’s see.”
Vinko Soldo, 18, is a versatile defender. He can play both as full back or left-back and lot of big clubs are tracking him after producing some brilliant performances during the Chile U-17 World Cup won by Nigeria.
Both players should join the San Siro from Dinamo Zagreb on loan from with option to buy.
14.00 EXCLUSIVE: GALLIANI STILL TRYING TO SHOP ADRIANO - Luiz Adriano is still on the transfer block, if our sources are to be believed. Despite the club's assertions to the contrary, Milan's VP is doing everything possible to move on the former Shakhtar Donetsk star. The Brazilian looked set to play for Jiangsu Suning before flying back to Italy, claiming that a number of agreements hadn't been honoured, leaving a €16 million or so hole in the Rossoneri's winter spending budget.
9.50 DE JONG RESCINDS - From the club's website: "AC Milan announces that Nigel De Jong’s contract with the club has been mutually terminated. AC Milan would like thank the Dutchman for his determination, commitment and professionalism with which he has played for the club during his days with the red and black colours. We wish him all the success possible and all the very best for the next stage of his career.
The Former Dutch international is set to join LA Galaxy on a one-year, $1 million deal, with an option for two more seasons.
8.53 LUIZ ADRIANO STAYS! - Despite a number of Chinese clubs still bidding for his services, Brazilian striker Luiz Adriano will stay with Milan, according to the Corriere della Sera. Tuttosport have revealed that Guangzhou Evergrande have also made an offer, seemingly to no avail.
9.44 NOCERINO WILL JOIN KAKA' - Antonio Nocerino will, according to the Gazzettta dello Sport, join Orlando City, where former team-mate Kakà is ruling the roost.
8.59 DE JONG IS LA-BOUND - Adriano Galliani confirmed last night that Dutch midfielder Nigel de Jong will leave ("We're negotiating with LA Galaxy").
He also added some, er, interesting context: "We don't need new players, we're covered in every area". Erm, ok?
