Real Madrid tell AC Milan: £100M for Van Nistelrooy

Real Madrid have warned AC Milan off star striker Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Reacting to reports that Milan had offered £4 million for the Dutchman, a senior Real director told Marca: "Van Nistelrooy is not for sale and whoever wants sign him will have to pay his buyout clause (£100 million).



"Why are we going to release him if we've just renewed his contract? I'm sure that next season he will again be one of the best goleadores. We rely on him and he is very important for us."

AC Milan ace Kaka pleads with Gattuso to stay

Kaka has pleaded with Rino Gattuso to stay with AC Milan.

"I really cannot imagine Milan without Rino," said the Brazilian.

Asked about the arrival of Ronaldinho from Barcelona, Kaka said: "I think he could do very well here. We can play together and already have done for the Selecao. This is a team that can take many great champions in its line-up, so if more were to arrive that would be even better."

Of Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko, he added: "If Sheva returned then I would be very happy, because he is my friend. For various reasons he has not played consistently for the past two years, but I know he could make his contribution to Milan."

MILAN, 18 YEARS IN THE LEAD

Eighteen years photographed with the magnifying glass of statistics. The Iffhs of Wiesbaden (Germany), recognised by Fifa, make up every month the ranking, with a coefficient comprised of performances, results, and victories, of the top 25s of the whole world. From 1991 to 2007 Milan were on top of the ranking 37 times, in different periods. No team in the world has been judged to be at the top of this sport like Milan in the last 18 years.

The Rossoneri were ranked first by Iffhs Club World Ranking in the following months:

- January 1991
- February 1991
- January 1993
- February 1993
- March 1993
- April 1993
- May 1993
- June 1993
- July 1993
- August 1993
- September 1993
- October 1993
- January 1994
- February 1994
- March 1994
- April 1994
- May 1994
- June 1994
- July 1994
- August 1994
- September 1994
- October 1994
- Entire year 1995
- January 1996
- February 1996
- March 1996
- May 2003
- June 2003
- July 2003
- August 2003
- September 2003
- October 2003
- December 2003
- Entire year 2003
- January 2004
- February 2004
- April 2004

from IFFHS