I don't think Montolivo will be too bad when he's playing with better players. He's done pretty well with the national team when he's fit & the coaches always seem to like him so obviously he's got something to offer. To be honest, when your starting midfield consists of Kucka, Poli it can make any player look below their best.
I think some of our players who are half decent will step up once they're playing with better players. If we keep Sosa he's one, Montolivo is another that comes to mind, and also Abate has had a tendency to play very well when he's motivated. When we had Ibra/Binho he was playing really well. He's had some decent games, and when he's called to the NT he also puts in solid performances. I think he just needs motivation and a team that he can see actually having a chance to win titles.
Anyhow, the team looks pretty complete with Calhanoglu's signing and Conti around the corner. I'd already be happy with this mercato. If we sign a couple more players, I'd be even happier. I think the only players we can expect are two attackers, one striker & one winger, another midfielder (maybe our big signing?) and then possibly Kjaer for the defense as first choice sub.
Would signing Rodriguez, Kalinic, Kjaer & Biglia be too much to ask
That would be another 60m+25m+15m+20m=120m
If we sell Bacca 20m, Lapadula 15m, Bertolacci 10m, Paletta 5m, Kucka 5-6m about 55m of that will be recovered. To be completely honest though, I don't see this management being able to spend that amount. We'll be almost 300m in one mercato lol.
To me, the realistic end to this mercato would be signing Biglia + Kalinic + Kjaer and that's that, and our formation at that point would probably be a 4-2-3-1 IMO
I think some of our players who are half decent will step up once they're playing with better players. If we keep Sosa he's one, Montolivo is another that comes to mind, and also Abate has had a tendency to play very well when he's motivated. When we had Ibra/Binho he was playing really well. He's had some decent games, and when he's called to the NT he also puts in solid performances. I think he just needs motivation and a team that he can see actually having a chance to win titles.
Anyhow, the team looks pretty complete with Calhanoglu's signing and Conti around the corner. I'd already be happy with this mercato. If we sign a couple more players, I'd be even happier. I think the only players we can expect are two attackers, one striker & one winger, another midfielder (maybe our big signing?) and then possibly Kjaer for the defense as first choice sub.
Would signing Rodriguez, Kalinic, Kjaer & Biglia be too much to ask
That would be another 60m+25m+15m+20m=120m
If we sell Bacca 20m, Lapadula 15m, Bertolacci 10m, Paletta 5m, Kucka 5-6m about 55m of that will be recovered. To be completely honest though, I don't see this management being able to spend that amount. We'll be almost 300m in one mercato lol.
To me, the realistic end to this mercato would be signing Biglia + Kalinic + Kjaer and that's that, and our formation at that point would probably be a 4-2-3-1 IMO