07-28-2022, 03:15 PM
(07-28-2022, 02:14 PM)nefremo Wrote: They may be able to keep Skriniar which will be good for them (keeping the defensive unit together), but they still have to end the summer with 60m+ (apparently). If they were going to sell Skriniar for 70/75 and than sign Bremer for 30 (at least that was their plan), than they only needed to sell small (or get rod of some high salaried players - Sanchez, Dzeko - easier said than done) to make up the remaining. More or less status quo - if you believe Bremer was going to adequately replace Skriniar.
But obviously things have now changed with them losing out on Bremer. They could keep Skriniar like I said as an adeqiate replacement no longer exists, but they still need to sell big. This is where they'll get screwed. They are stuck in a choice on which department to weaken severely. Defence (Skriniar)? Midfield (Barella, Brozovic)? Attack (Lautaro)? If I was them, I'd try and sell Lautaro (will probably get 40m for him) and be done with it. But his market is probably midtable EPL sides (and only ones that will pay that much) so convincing him to leave won't be as simple.
One thing is true now....I think Inter, currently, is stronger than they were last season. I don't think it's a definite for that to stay that way though.
Our strength actually lies in the improvement of the current young squad we have. Signings or not, although they help, this was always going to be our case. If our players that showed so much improvement last season (Maignan, Theo, Tomori, Kalulu, Tonali, Leao, healthy Bennacer with more game time) continue their growth (I don't see why not - as they are in that age and they gained confidence with the Scudetto, experience with the CL, etc)....than we are still ahead. There is no amount of signings that will make up for that. Internal growth, continuity, experience, etc....is the best thing you can have. If than, we can supplement that with a couple of quality signings (CDK, Adli), we'll be flying.
The improvement of youngsters is like some big transfers each season.