05-24-2021, 08:29 AM
(05-24-2021, 07:39 AM)Hitchens Wrote: So many players deserve a shout out but Kessie is the undisputed leader and unofficial captain of this team. He should be the bearer of the armband next season, with requisite salary.
So many deals to figure out for Paolo, but the main one is easy; 28m for Tomori is a steal. With one or two mis-steps he has, at the age of 23, been an absolute titan for this team - providing certainty in a doubting group. Huge man and huge signing, grazie Fikayo.
Diaz and Dalot deserve validation in my view. Both came and were a bit of this and that, but delivered exactly as asked from loanees with uncertain gametime. Big up to them as persons and players.
Meite is a lock in my view for the price in question. Absolutely nailed his sub role in the most important game of the last 15 years, and should be celebrated as a great stop gap signing.
Tonali will be signed of course.
I love how Paolo has created a real group of people 30 years his junior who just gel like hell. Oh wait, is someone due some credit for that fact? Yes everyone! But more than most Pioli, he deserves so so much credit for what he has achieved with this squad of loanees and left-overs from previous mercatos. Add to that the injuries and Covid.
Castillejo is a great joker to this team but he isn't enough of a contributor, neither is Hakan for his few fans in here. It's time for a bigger hitter in that role, with a hungry Diaz behind and able to fill in at the flanks.
The much talked about RW solution may find its culimation in that Adli guy. We need more goals from that position but Saele might have that and he has claimed that place for next season. It could be counter productive to sign a high octane solution there when Saele is growing with venom. Maybe a talent is better?
For CF I hope we get Belotti. Even if he doesn't go bananas we have time to regret it and fix the issue, in the meantime he looks like the optimum solution for both goals and play for this Milan, when King Ibra can't play that much.
And oh my oh my how much credit does Ibra deserve for all of this. A true Milan legend in every facet, to my mind he will together with Maldini and Pioli forever be the names that started this cycle.
ANDIAAAAAAAAMOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Good post, except I am not sure I would keep Dalot. I guess it depends what Ole plans are for him, if any, first. Then we might get a chance to re-loan him or something.
Belotti would be great, as would this Nunez kid. Both of those guy's are probably 60M combined. Hopefully Rui Costa can help some old buddies and Toro might have an interest in Krunic still to help lower Belotti's price a bit. Then these two can lead our attack the season after next.
RW is difficult to predict but I am guessing other than obvious sales ( Conti, Laxalt) we probably will try to sell Romagnoli and probably Leao to help our CF issue plus other areas.