06-29-2015, 07:30 PM
@Ryo: I don't know how much money we will have for transfer, and it probably forever remains mysterious considering the culture of this club. In my opinion though, spending on Ibrahimovic would not have much of an impact on others as you claim. I don't think he will cost too much out of the "official" transfer kit (if there is one). Maybe we really have a large transfer allowance; even if he comes after our money has been exhausted, I am sure that Berlusconi will take it out of his own pocket. Similarly, if we don't buy back Ibrahimovic, it doesn't mean that we will for sure invest every penny of the savings into players we need - the money would be idle or may go towards useless players, new or old.
and, I don't think we should just only look at the cost side when we try to evaluate the financial feasibility. In the past few seasons, we got rid of many high-paid players but we also lost quite a chunk through ticket sales and CL money. When Ibrahimovic comes back, ticket sales will go back for sure; if he comes back and brings Milan back to CL (in my opinion, it is quite probable), ticket sales will further climb up, and let's not forget CL money is easily 20m or 30+ these years (how much did Juventus get this season? 70m?). I am quite positive that Ibrahimovic's return would be self-financed through increased ticket sales and CL money already. There are also shirt sales and possible sponsorship deals too.
For this Milan, Ibrahimovic is a league of his own. I have a feeling that he will come back at the end of August which would be icing on the cake (because this guy probably does not need much time to get into the team), but if not I am sure that we will have a complete, functioning team already without him too. Of course when he returns, one or two players will be affected, and yes that could likely be el Shaarawy, but I want to see el Shaarawy take on competition with the right attitude. He is no longer a baby, and we expect him to grow up and lead the team, not to avoid Ibrahimovic. If el Shaarawy can up his game and prove his value with strong competition from Ibrahimovic (I actually think they need not necessarily compete, Ibrahimovic could help el Shaarawy too), then isn't that all what we want to see? Also, Mihajlovic is known as a coach who is willing and capable to adapt his tactics to available players, so if everyone is having good games, I am sure that it would not be too big a headache as before.
and, I don't think we should just only look at the cost side when we try to evaluate the financial feasibility. In the past few seasons, we got rid of many high-paid players but we also lost quite a chunk through ticket sales and CL money. When Ibrahimovic comes back, ticket sales will go back for sure; if he comes back and brings Milan back to CL (in my opinion, it is quite probable), ticket sales will further climb up, and let's not forget CL money is easily 20m or 30+ these years (how much did Juventus get this season? 70m?). I am quite positive that Ibrahimovic's return would be self-financed through increased ticket sales and CL money already. There are also shirt sales and possible sponsorship deals too.
For this Milan, Ibrahimovic is a league of his own. I have a feeling that he will come back at the end of August which would be icing on the cake (because this guy probably does not need much time to get into the team), but if not I am sure that we will have a complete, functioning team already without him too. Of course when he returns, one or two players will be affected, and yes that could likely be el Shaarawy, but I want to see el Shaarawy take on competition with the right attitude. He is no longer a baby, and we expect him to grow up and lead the team, not to avoid Ibrahimovic. If el Shaarawy can up his game and prove his value with strong competition from Ibrahimovic (I actually think they need not necessarily compete, Ibrahimovic could help el Shaarawy too), then isn't that all what we want to see? Also, Mihajlovic is known as a coach who is willing and capable to adapt his tactics to available players, so if everyone is having good games, I am sure that it would not be too big a headache as before.