I like Zanetti, but I would be willing to ditch him to get Mascherano.
I'm not sure of his contractual situation, but I think West Ham now own him properly.
As a general rule I'd agree with that, but Mascherano is sooooooooo good that I think we will regret it if we don't make a serious effert to try and sign him.
But he is so good at what he does, Milan can play Pirlo beside him to distibute the ball and do almost nothing defensively, and still maintain the balance of the midfield.
Juventus want to sign West Ham's Argentine midfielder Javier Mascherano for £12m. (The Times)
Certainly seems to be becoming more likely that Juve will sign him. This was in the BBC Gossip bit.