Summer mercato 2021
(07-13-2021, 10:11 PM)Arildonardo Wrote: Fantastic? He failed at Everton 3 years ago and has only done well in Russia. Not a starter for Croatia.

Not even the best athlete in his family! Wink

Well, to be honest I haven't seen him play that much. Might be good. But almost €30m good?

He was a 20 years old at Everton. Rebic also failed at Fiorentina at 20. He started 2 games for Croatia in the euros and even scored 1 goal. He is a very strong player that score goals. I am not sure he is the kind of AMC for our system though, he play like Rebic. In fact the last 2 games for Croatia, he play as a RW. If we get him to replace Samu then fantastic. I think he is really close to 30m good. 

We still need a AMC though. Use Leao to get Alberto.   Okmilan
Luis Alberto would be a dream. He'll be 29 in September so I wouldn't pay an insane figure for him, around 25-30m though and we will get our moneys worth for the next 3-4 years. Such a gifted player, he can play more of a CAM role for now but I can see him dropping deeper as he ages his ability will allow him to excel anywhere.

He's probably the best player we've been linked with thus far. Dybala is a ideological dream, but if you genuinely analyze performance and merit over the last little while Alberto seems like the better player even between them. I think he's soooo under rated.
(07-14-2021, 02:26 AM)ac.michael Wrote: Yea there wasn't much Maldini could do, he could've offered him the ridiculous wages and paid Raiola but we all know there's only one or two clubs that can afford & do that type of business (PSG). I'm not surprised he went there, and to be fair anyone who goes there clearly isn't after 'success' per say, as the league sucks and PSG has no history compared to Bayern, Madrid, ManU, Milan etc.,

Let's close the book, he is a great keeper yes but also a great big headed asshole with the way he dealt with the situation - but it's fine. Not many would pass up millions of dollars in additional income so let's just move forward.

PSG has the kind of extraordinary abilities to make players lose their soccer skills over time. Just look at Neymar, he score 19 goals in the French league in his first season and 15 goals in his 2nd, 13 in his 3rd and 9 in his 4th. He is just half the player he once was. Mbappe look good in his first season but is already looking like shadow of himself for France so he might start to decline from now onwards. I think PSG is toxic for football by paying way too much and make soccer players lose focus.
(07-14-2021, 02:42 AM)ac.michael Wrote: Luis Alberto would be a dream. He'll be 29 in September so I wouldn't pay an insane figure for him, around 25-30m though and we will get our moneys worth for the next 3-4 years. Such a gifted player, he can play more of a CAM role for now but I can see him dropping deeper as he ages his ability will allow him to excel anywhere.

He's probably the best player we've been linked with thus far. Dybala is a ideological dream, but if you genuinely analyze performance and merit over the last little while Alberto seems like the better player even between them. I think he's soooo under rated.

Alberto is a true playmaker, the kind that will create a lot of chances for our front 3. Dybala is more of a forward that need to play closer to goal. Dybala will work as our RW but not as a AMC. Alberto is a fantastic option for our AMC. If we can use Leao to get Alberto then it will be fantastic. We can still keep Hauge without Leao.
(07-13-2021, 10:00 PM)Arildonardo Wrote: According to SportItalia PSG still want Theo. Maldini sets €80m asking price.

I hate to lose Theo, but if we could get at least 80m, that money could be used to really strengthen the team and solidify our CL position at least for the next 2-3 seasons. But, why not ask 100m at least, since they're throwing money away. Might as well as for the maximum ha.

I'd love Luis Alberto too. Let's see if Lotito caves and lowers his ridiculous demand for 50m to a more reasonable 20-30m.
(07-14-2021, 05:51 AM)bop Wrote: I hate to lose Theo, but if we could get at least 80m, that money could be used to really strengthen the team and solidify our CL position at least for the next 2-3 seasons. But, why not ask 100m at least, since they're throwing money away. Might as well as for the maximum ha.

I'd love Luis Alberto too. Let's see if Lotito caves and lowers his ridiculous demand for 50m to a more reasonable 20-30m.

PSG bought Hakimi for 60m and offer 40m for Theo, he think we are stupid? Leonardo can go and F himself.
Hauge could be used to get Eintracht Frankfurt's Daichi Kamada.
Milan's bid for Vlasic rejected. Sabitzer the alternative. Ziyech track has cooled because Chelsea are not open to a loan deal, and Isco's salary is an issue.
Go all inn for Sabitzer. Its really a no brainer. If he is available for 17-25 mill euros, just buy! He have all the qualities for a modern trequartista. What the fuck are we waiting for?
(07-14-2021, 03:03 PM)Bennacer Wrote: Go all inn for Sabitzer. Its really a no brainer. If he is available for 17-25 mill euros, just buy! He have all the qualities for a modern trequartista. What the fuck are we waiting for?

Not sure why but it feel like we ain't serious about him. He will be a good fit for our AMC. Alberto and Sabitzer are the 2 best options for our AMC.