05-26-2021, 05:01 AM
(05-26-2021, 04:44 AM)nefremo Wrote: I don't know that Conte will leave his big salary. Ideally, he'd like to get fired. On the other hand, Suning doesn't have to fire him, as long as they can pay him. In the meantime they can sell whoever they want. Conte can't do a thing about it. And from what I've seen, it's not about making big purchases, but about selling his players. Apparently, even with the loan they took up, they still need to make some 80+mil in sales. And Conte is hitting his pants that they'll sell a couple of his starters and then obviously not replace them.
One thing is for sure...Inter will not be making any moves on the market this summer. I just wonder who they'll sell. Lautaro? Skriniar? De Vrij? Maybe Lukaku?
Having said that, I don't think we're in play for any of their players. And I'm fine with that btw.
As for us....Maldini was clear a few months ago. In order to make big signings, we need to establish ourselves as a mainstay in the CL. We need to be in for a few years in a row. Gain stability. So I'm not expecting fireworks. I think we'll see investment, but sensible one. Maybe, maybe, if we make a big sale, we'll see a bigger purchase. But otherwise, I expect a "creative" market, as Paolo calls it.
They'll need to pay him either way. He won't take a cut to get fired. He'll want the pay out. AND not sure there's anyone else out there willing to spend the $$$ on him.
I think they'll be forced to sell. The question is who gets sold. Who's got the money to spend what guys like Lautaro, Skriniar, De Vrij, Lukaku are actually worth.
I'm fine with the creative market. That got us Bennacer, Tomori, Theo and now potentially Maignan.