01-19-2019, 09:06 PM
The only thing limiting us is FFP. We don't have owners like the Chinese who spent too much and went bankrupt, nor like Silvio (obviously in his later years owning the club) who wouldn't invest much @ all.
This ownership has practically unlimited resources if we could use them. Multiple articles say the same. I know that special rules shouldn't apply to Milan, just because of our history. However, I think when we look at teams like City/PSG who are spending disgusting amounts of money we should wonder how that situation works exactly. I'm a bit skeptical. The only reason I can see FFP coming down on us vs. other clubs is because we haven't had the most transparent dealings in the last few years, especially after this disaster w. the Chinese. If one things certain though, Elliott can afford to hold Milan and they won't go broke doing so for as long as they need to.
Anyhow, I was against Piatek but the more big names/reputable sources praise him, and the more I get the opportunity to watch - I do think he has potential to be a big striker in Europe. Especially when I found out he was only 23, I thought he was some 27 year old who they picked up from a small league and is getting lucky. Could very well develop into a top player, and I'd rather have that than an Higuain who is clearly on the decline. His performances have been embarassing.
Apparently we haven't ruled out Carrasco either, I think he adds another dimension to our attack. Paqueta can play in most of Calhanoglu's roles, I'd sell Calha to fund Carrasco if we needed to. Higuain, Calhanoglu out for Paqueta, Carrasco & Piatek is a positive reform imo.
I also agree that we should sell Kessie if 50-60m offers are real. He's an OK player, but tbh Bakayoko has been better and he seems to like being at Milan. I think if we really wanted to we could negotiate his price tag into the 25m range. If not, there's options like Diawara that we can probably pick up for that price tag. I'd invest the surplus from Kessie's sale in Sensi, effectively we'd replace Kessie with one of Diawara/Bakayoko and fill in a gap with Sensi.
Overall, I think there's a lot of potential for us to improve the squad with what we have, or very little extra on top. My concern is less than two weeks left of the mercato.
This ownership has practically unlimited resources if we could use them. Multiple articles say the same. I know that special rules shouldn't apply to Milan, just because of our history. However, I think when we look at teams like City/PSG who are spending disgusting amounts of money we should wonder how that situation works exactly. I'm a bit skeptical. The only reason I can see FFP coming down on us vs. other clubs is because we haven't had the most transparent dealings in the last few years, especially after this disaster w. the Chinese. If one things certain though, Elliott can afford to hold Milan and they won't go broke doing so for as long as they need to.
Anyhow, I was against Piatek but the more big names/reputable sources praise him, and the more I get the opportunity to watch - I do think he has potential to be a big striker in Europe. Especially when I found out he was only 23, I thought he was some 27 year old who they picked up from a small league and is getting lucky. Could very well develop into a top player, and I'd rather have that than an Higuain who is clearly on the decline. His performances have been embarassing.
Apparently we haven't ruled out Carrasco either, I think he adds another dimension to our attack. Paqueta can play in most of Calhanoglu's roles, I'd sell Calha to fund Carrasco if we needed to. Higuain, Calhanoglu out for Paqueta, Carrasco & Piatek is a positive reform imo.
I also agree that we should sell Kessie if 50-60m offers are real. He's an OK player, but tbh Bakayoko has been better and he seems to like being at Milan. I think if we really wanted to we could negotiate his price tag into the 25m range. If not, there's options like Diawara that we can probably pick up for that price tag. I'd invest the surplus from Kessie's sale in Sensi, effectively we'd replace Kessie with one of Diawara/Bakayoko and fill in a gap with Sensi.
Overall, I think there's a lot of potential for us to improve the squad with what we have, or very little extra on top. My concern is less than two weeks left of the mercato.