(04-10-2018, 05:25 PM)donlocatelli Wrote: a few things...
-auba went to arsenal for 60m in jan when prices are inflated so i don't believe we couldn't have bought him for a similar amount last summer.
-bonucci did cost 42m but essentially it was a 30m + des exchange between both clubs.
-you may be correct about radja but roma are historically a selling club who have a habit of selling their best players every year e.g. salah. regardless, i still think we could've bought sms if we'd thrown big money at him.
-you may be correct about keita but we still could've purchased a proper winger for 25-30m instead of signing hakan who's more of a midfielder.
if its true we struggled to attract big names last year when we had just been taken over for 1bn and there was excitement around our project i hate to think how difficult it will be this year after missing cl and facing refinancing/ffp issues.
BVB wanted 80m for Auba in the summer. Rumored to have received similar to that from China so they where holding out for that sort of figure.
Bonucci still cost 42 regardless of what we sold DES for.
Roma would likely sell Radja in a heartbeat but I sincerely doubt he'd even consider coming to us.
We lost Keita to Monaco... They threw a shit tone more money at him. As for wingers at that cost? Not sure there was one available who was good at that price.
I like Hakan, don't think he's the best option for LW but think he's putting in some good performances. I wouldn't call him a fail but would definitely sign a good LW this mercato and move him more centrally and send Bona off to be lazy and pass the ball to the opposition somewhere else.
And I think we still need to do a little of both... Add to depth so that we can drop the last of the dead wood in the team... As well as find a replacement LW and CM... and maybe a GK if Dollarumma leaves