Italian Soccer: Milan would sell Gilardino for 24 million euros

MILAN, June 5 (Reuters) - AC Milan are prepared to sell unsettled striker Alberto Gilardino for 24 million euros ($32 million) if he still wishes to move, club vice-president Adriano Galliani said on Tuesday.
The Italy forward, who scored 12 goals in Serie A last season, had said he does not feel fully appreciated at the San Siro.
"The team continues to believe and have faith in him," Galliani was quoted as saying on the club Web site (www.acmilan.com). "However, his comments in recent days are not particularly pleasing to us and therefore if he continues to be unhappy and wishes to move, we will let him go if a club bids 24 million euros."
Filippo Inzaghi was preferred to the former Parma forward in Milan's Champions League final win over Liverpool last month and took full advantage by scoring twice.
Galliani added that only Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and "a couple of English clubs" could afford Gilardino, who will miss Italy's Euro 2008 qualifier in Lithaunia on Wednesday after deciding to have knee surgery.
Milan struggled for goals in the early part of the season after selling Andriy Shevchenko to Chelsea. They brought in Ronaldo in January but have since been linked with the return of Shevchenko or a bid for Arsenal striker Thierry Henry.
However, Galliani said they had already tried and failed to capture France's Henry.
"He is a player who we have always liked. After the transfer of Sheva we were close to buying him but the great man wanted to stay at the club that launched him and made him famous," he said.