35 Billioin Lira = around 28-29 Million US $.
Well 28 Million US + a great forward who happens to be the best header in the game is something one can safely call a bargain or a great deal for Real!


Also for your info people here's the top 50 wealthiest men in the world published by Forbes Magazine in June 2000:
1 Gates, William H. III $60.00 Billion USA
2 Ellison, Lawrence Joseph $47.00 Billion USA
3 Buffett, Warren Edward $28.00 Billion USA
4 Allen, Paul Gardner $28.00 Billion USA
5 Alsaud, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal $20.00 Billion Saudi Arabia
6 Albrecht, Theo & Karl and family $20.00 Billion Germany
7 Walton, S. Robson $20.00 Billion USA
8 Son, Masayoshi $19.40 Billion Japan
9 Dell, Michael $17.80 Billion USA
10 Thomson, Kenneth $16.10 Billion Canada
11 Ballmer, Steven Anthony $15.50 Billion USA
12 Anschutz, Philip F. $15.50 Billion USA
13 Bettencourt, Liliane $15.20 Billion France
14 Quandt, Johanna and family $12.80 Billion Germany
15 BERLUSCONI, SILVIO $12.80 Billion Italy
16 Arnault, Bernard $12.60 Billion France
17 Redstone, Sumner M. $12.10 Billion USA
18 Kluge, John Werner $11.90 Billion USA
19 Kirch, Leo $11.50 Billion Germany
20 Li Ka-shing $11.30 Billion Hong Kong
21 Murdoch, Keith Rupert $9.40 Billion USA
22 Takei, Yasuo $9.30 Billion Japan
23 Bertarelli, Ernesto $9.10 Billion Switzerland
24 Kwok brothers, Walter, Thomas, Raymond $9.00 Billion Hong Kong
25 Rausing, Gad and family $9.00 Billion Sweden
26 Lee Shau Kee $8.60 Billion Hong Kong
27 Haefner, Walter $8.30 Billion Switzerland
28 Turner, Robert E. (Ted) $8.30 Billion USA
29 Karamehmet, Mehmet and family $8.00 Billion Turkey
30 Olayan, Suliman $8.00 Billion Saudi Arabia
31 Slim Helu, Carlos $7.90 Billion Mexico
32 Pinault, Francois $7.80 Billion France
33 Persson, Stefan $7.70 Billion Sweden
34 Schwab, Charles R. $7.50 Billion USA
35 Rausing, Hans $7.40 Billion Sweden
36 Johnson, Abigail $7.40 Billion USA
37 Saji, Nobutada and family $7.10 Billion Japan
38 Premji, Azim and family $6.90 Billion India
39 Tsai Wan-lin and family $6.70 Billion Taiwan
40 Ambani, Dhirubhai and family $6.60 Billion India
41 Sidhu, Sanjiv $6.50 Billion USA
42 Marinho, Roberto and family $6.40 Billion Brazil
43 Landolt, Pierre and family $6.30 Billion Switzerland
44 Otto, Michael and family $6.30 Billion Germany
45 Halley, Paul-Louis and family $6.30 Billion France
46 Ito, Masatoshi $6.20 Billion Japan
47 Bezos, Jeffrey P. $6.10 Billion USA
48 Mccaw, Craig O. $6.10 Billion USA
49 von Siemens family $5.90 Billion Germany
50 Kerkorian, Kirk $5.90 Billion USA
Berlusconi, Silvio age: 62 Italy
Claim to fame: Former Italian prime minister and media tycoon. Recently chartered a yacht called Excellent to conduction another election campaign.
Latest moves: Son Pier Silvo was promoted to vice president of Mediaset, the Italian television and communication company in which the family owns a 50% stake. Shares are up 57% this year on strength of its telecom holdings. Berlusconi's spokespeople deny rumors that he is planning to take public the family's winning Milan AC team (what does this mean ???).
For fun: Cabaret singing on his yacht.
US$12.8 Billion. Self made
Hometown: Arcore, near Milan
Married, 5 children
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Berlusconi is also ranked the 3rd richest man in Europe. BTW he is still the wealthiest in Italy.
La victoire est en nous...pour toujours!