Summer mercato 2015

[Beppe]

We will sign two good cbs Im confident. Bacca & Jose Mauri will be signed this afternoon. Galliani was asked if Bertolacci was our big midfield signing, and he said that while he is a big signing, he isnt our last big midfield signing. So imo, we should expect someone like Witsel or Gundogan, someone along those lines to join.

Ibrahimovic seems closer and closer, with FFP regulations shifted, PSG is now allowed to purchase a striker to replace Ibra before selling anyone. Therefore, it seems a lot more likely, and IMO the silence regarding his future, and no announcement of a renewal after his meeting with PSG board, I was quite confident since then that he'll be signed, whether some of you like it or not (I'm personally a huge fan for this move).

Lucescu, Shakhtars manager, said that we are the absolute closest to signing Luiz Adriano, and that a deal is imminent.
For the defense, looks like Romagnoli is getting closer, and names like Hummels,Moreno,Godin are still in circulation.

Transfer market summary if all goes well:

Bacca 30m
Bertolacci 20m
Jose Mauri free
Witsel 30m
Hummels 30m
Luiz Adriano 5m (or free in Jan )
Ibrahimovic 15m
Romagnoli 15m
Total: 145m

We've unloaded quite a bit of deadwood, and our budget is said to be around 150mln euros so.. this would be ideal. I'm not worried about money or funds TBH, it's clear we have money to blow by spending 20m on Bertolacci, offering ridiculous money to clubs to lure their players, and to top it all off, triggering buy out clauses is an easier way to just say you're overpaying because you dont give a fu&& lol.

Surprised there isnt so much hype around Bacca here, other media outlets are making a big deal out of it. Apparently Bacca is rated much more highly than Jackson Martinez in South America, and he's been keeping Martinez on the bench for a long while now in the Colombia NT. I'm very happy with his signing, prolific and everything you want in your modern striker; pace,control,technique,power,finishing.

We've renewed Niang, offloaded Muntari,Essien,Birsa(for money too lol), and BONERA. This is a dream mercato.

IF al those deals happen it would be a great mercato. We could fight for a CL spot again with that team.