A STEP AT A TIME

This morning, on his arrival to Via Rosellini for the Lega Calcio meeting, Adriano Galliani talked about the transfer market, Kaká, and Ronaldo. - THE DECLARATIONS OF ADRIANO GALLIANI -

MILAN - Here are the declarations made by Delegate Administrator of Milan Adriano Galliani, on his arrival to the Lega Calcio offices before the General Assembly of Serie A and B:

Zambrotta wants to return to Milan, what do you think about that?
"In January we will not do anything on the market except incorporating Pato. But July is still far away, we'll see what happens. I consider Zambrotta a good player, but I don't know whether Barcelona will sell him. We looked for him back when he was at Bari, then Juventus stepped in with a better offer. He's a player who, if the events of the summer of 2006 hadn't taken place, might have come to Milan. Now two years have passed, let's see what happens at the end of these two years he's been under contract with Barcelona."

But would Zambrotta we useful in Milan's squad?
"I'm not sure, Milan already have a good team. I repeat, Zambrotta is a very good player, but now is not the time to discuss the market, we are only in November and we'll think about the July transfer market later. Milan currently have ten international players in the squad, six italians and four of other national teams."

Kaká's contract?
"Kaká has a contract until 2011, that's four years away and I don't think it's worth bothering whether it expires in 2011 or 2012."

Will Ronaldo start the game on Sunday?
"These decisions are up to the coach, it's he who decides who plays. I think Milan always play with a 4-3-3, so also with Ronaldo's return nothing changes. Whether we have three out-and-out strikers, or two strikers or a playmaker, who by the way is Milan's top scorer, they remain three important players. Ronaldo was already clear to play in Bergamo, then unfortunately the game did not go ahead."