Beat me too it. Seems Milan may not want to let the player go?
http://www.leeds.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=364843

Batty,yes phil hay did say they are reluctant on a perm but could be agreed with a sell on clause,the player spoke to an Italian jurno on twitter that I follow that no doubt other leeds fans do because he is giving spot on info about leeds targets in seria A,ema is his 1st name,anyway zan told him that he was coming to leeds and will be here for start of the season,not like he won't be match fit as he has started for ac Milan on their tour of USA

hope these players with undoubted talent
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If there talent was so undoubted then why aren't they playing first team football for their parent clubs regularly.

Its a numbers game, clubs hold onto these players, loan them out and see if any make the grade but if they had undoubted talent they'd be playing for parent clubs automatically.

None of us know how any of these players we'd never heard of a few weeks back are going to turn out, but it's harder for them to be successful here, with language, distance and unfamiliar environment than if they took a loan closer to home.

Club will need to give them a lot of support.

Jonty,
Aren't you rather putting the cart before the horse. Surely the time to be concerned about the issues you've raised, would be when we've actually managed to complete a transaction. I know its Leeds United and we should be used to it, but when was the last hassle free, straight forward transfer/loan deal completed?

If there talent was so undoubted then why aren't they playing first team football for their parent clubs regularly.....
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You must be the most negative leeds fan on any forum going,you can't be sat in north stand last season as I am sure you would of let your true feelings out,if nothing pleases you about leeds utd there is hudds down the rd,most of them are glas half empty guys as well

What on earth is so negative about stating something so bleeding obvious?
If they had great talent they would have played them!

Like Gradel?

Don't as want to keep him?

Don't be so blinkered in ur desire to kill the mood...both of u.

I also find it a little strange that a player in the starting line-up of one of the top 3 clubs in Italy on their pre-season tour (if that is true) would be a serious target for a mid-table second division club in England, and would choose said club over Milan.

Am just being realistic here, the whole thing sounds strange

Regular starter? The promise of being a first team regular is a massive draw! Don't underestimate the power of game time.

comment by superwhites (U8132)
posted 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
If there talent was so undoubted then why aren't they playing first team football for their parent clubs regularly.....
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You must be the most negative leeds fan on any forum going,you can't be sat in north stand last season as I am sure you would of let your true feelings out,if nothing pleases you about leeds utd there is hudds down the rd,most of them are glas half empty guys as well
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Everyone realizes he plays for Roma, right?
Not Birmingham. Roma, like most top clubs, are loaded
with top quality players. Benedicic's path to Roma's first XI, might not be as simple as some make out. That doesn't mean the lad's an inferior talent.

Which is why they only want to loan him out not sell him outright

http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/latest-whites-news/leeds-united-whites-look-set-to-complete-benedicic-loan-1-6756554

Using that particular theory only bad players would get transferred.

Players at the more successful clubs want to play. A loan facilitates that and whilst Serie A might be a step beyond them, the Championship might not.

These deals might work and then again they might not.

Let's wait and see.

Beneficial is an AC Milan player but ours for this season

Twitterati reports saying it's now a done deal.

Along with a much improved performance at Swindon, Doukara and Bianchi making headlines, Morison turning up too.

Could it really be possible that Viviani and Benedecici arrive before the season starts and we have one of our pessimists say something along the lines of - this looks like it could be a really interesting season.

And if we then get Agard?

I mean, what would happen to ja606?

Could we see some people go very quiet just waiting for a loss just so they can say "I told you so", or will they wait and see how things unfold? Or will they actually get behind the team, behind the club, and roar us on, like Leeds United supporters have done year after year, irrespective of the mountains we have had to climb?

Or will it be - we still need such-and-such type of player, and while we don't have that perfect team, I'm withholding my desire to back my club?

LST if you are talking about who I think you are, I believe humble pie may not go down too well, if we do

Everyone realizes he plays for Roma, right?
Not Birmingham. Roma, like most top clubs, are loaded
with top quality players. Benedicic's path to Roma's first XI, might not be as simple as some make out. That doesn't mean the lad's an inferior talent.
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Batty, do you really believe benedicic plays for Roma?

superwhites even went to the effort of putting his team in the title!

He plays for Norwich surely.

He roama's all over the pitcha I heara..!

My hand is up Jonty

Got my loanees clubs mixed up.
Despite it being in the OP's title.
Drunk on Hockmania.

Despite that, the point of my
previous comment remains same.

batty, when I first read it, I thought it was a comment by Luvr.