07-11-2017, 08:12 AM
Not that I don't agree with the sentiment that we need to focus on building depth and balance this mercato, but I do think a statement signing is important as well. The reality is, transfers like the ones we have done are critical in the team's success, but they do not elicit fan fare and generate excitement for the team. Sure, the die hard Milan fans would follow these moves and analyze how everything fits, but vast majority of the soccer world would look at the names and go "Meh, those guys aren't Messi or Ronaldo, so who cares?"
The amount of resources we are pouring into this mercato is almost unprecedented in soccer. When it's all said and done, we very well could spend close to 200M in one mercato. Other than Real's summer of Benzema, CR7 and Kaka, I almost can't think of another example of this kind of expenditures. For this management to pump so much resources into this mercato and then have everyone talk sh*t about them like they haven't done anything is quite unfair. That's why I think it is imperative for us to have that one big name, big ticket signing. This management is trying to bring prestige back to the team, that's why they poured all this cash in to begin with. And they need to get a huge name to accomplish that goal. The other thing is, if we are trying to increase our marketability, we also need the big iconic players. We are very very far behind in terms of marketing and branding, and we need to get that issue fixed quickly. If spending 70M on a big name player helps us accomplish that goal, that's really a small price to pay.
The amount of resources we are pouring into this mercato is almost unprecedented in soccer. When it's all said and done, we very well could spend close to 200M in one mercato. Other than Real's summer of Benzema, CR7 and Kaka, I almost can't think of another example of this kind of expenditures. For this management to pump so much resources into this mercato and then have everyone talk sh*t about them like they haven't done anything is quite unfair. That's why I think it is imperative for us to have that one big name, big ticket signing. This management is trying to bring prestige back to the team, that's why they poured all this cash in to begin with. And they need to get a huge name to accomplish that goal. The other thing is, if we are trying to increase our marketability, we also need the big iconic players. We are very very far behind in terms of marketing and branding, and we need to get that issue fixed quickly. If spending 70M on a big name player helps us accomplish that goal, that's really a small price to pay.