D. Costa is my dream signing (that's realistic) for this summer. I hope that Juventus doesn't get him. 25m for him is a great price. Too bad we are not linked to him...
I agree that Naby Keita (I am assuming that's who you are talking about) is a gem and I would not mind splashing some serious money on him. I would rather spend the 60-70mil that we are expected to spend on a CF on Naby Keita. That's how much I believe that this kid is about to become one of the absolute top CMs in the world within the next couple of years. I have absolutely no idea if he would even entertain the idea of coming here or if Leipzig is willing to sell as we all know they don't really need the money. But, it sure is worth a try.
Another thing that I think we haven't mentioned at all is the fact that we might be heading towards a change of formation next season. Even Montella dropped some hints about that, and we surely are in a position to buy the players for a formation change as there seems to be a little revolution going on at the club in terms of the amount of players that might be signed. I can see us playing a 3-4-3 (3-4-2-1/3-4-1-2) next season, so we might even be moving away from wingers and buy wingbacks...while instead using the 3 attackers more centrally (Keita Balde, Bonaventura, Suso all playing like AMs or using a Support Striker, etc).
I agree that Naby Keita (I am assuming that's who you are talking about) is a gem and I would not mind splashing some serious money on him. I would rather spend the 60-70mil that we are expected to spend on a CF on Naby Keita. That's how much I believe that this kid is about to become one of the absolute top CMs in the world within the next couple of years. I have absolutely no idea if he would even entertain the idea of coming here or if Leipzig is willing to sell as we all know they don't really need the money. But, it sure is worth a try.
Another thing that I think we haven't mentioned at all is the fact that we might be heading towards a change of formation next season. Even Montella dropped some hints about that, and we surely are in a position to buy the players for a formation change as there seems to be a little revolution going on at the club in terms of the amount of players that might be signed. I can see us playing a 3-4-3 (3-4-2-1/3-4-1-2) next season, so we might even be moving away from wingers and buy wingbacks...while instead using the 3 attackers more centrally (Keita Balde, Bonaventura, Suso all playing like AMs or using a Support Striker, etc).