Winter mercato 2024
(03-04-2024, 04:14 PM)Sleeping Giant Wrote: Calafiori>>>Kerkez and Cala is also a strong CB. 

Pioli MF never tried Kerkez when we had in squad, No way he would even lurk around Milan

Kerkez was barely 18 at the time and not ready/good enough to play for Milan first team, not to mention he was in direct competition with our best player. He had to take a step down in order to play. Unlucky for us he was not interested in going on loan.
Gerry Cardinale will only be able to partly fund the transfer budget largely because the Rossoneri will not be able to count on anywhere close to the same UEFA prize money compared to last season’s CL run.

Thus, there might well be the need to self-finance the summer window and this is where the idea of incoming offers for Mike Maignan, Rafael Leao and Theo become more interesting.

Broke Gerry will need to sell to buy.
Isn't that the same case last year too? We had the CL money and still ended up selling Tonali to fund the transfers?
(03-04-2024, 10:51 PM)slifersd1 Wrote: Isn't that the same case last year too? We had the CL money and still ended up selling Tonali to fund the transfers?

Actually went 50 milions in the red. So this year the budget transfer is 10 milions for sure...
Maybe if we sell smart (i like my jokes sometimes), 22 from CDK, 5 from Krunic, 20 from Thiaw/Kalulu and 60-70 from Maignan? And then use that money for a good CB,RB,DM and CF?
Oh so what in the actualy f...? Florenzi is on the same gross salary like Theo?
(03-04-2024, 11:24 PM)Santino Wrote: Actually went 50 milions in the red. So this year the budget transfer is 10 milions for sure...
Maybe if we sell smart (i like my jokes sometimes), 22 from CDK, 5 from Krunic, 20 from Thiaw/Kalulu and 60-70 from Maignan? And then use that money for a good CB,RB,DM and CF?
Oh so what in the actualy f...? Florenzi is on the same gross salary like Theo?

Call me crazy, but I don't think this team needs a huge budget to be competitive. Most teams in Europe are build on limited-ish budgets. Look at what Inter has been able to do with no budget at all the last few years. Being an Italian team means we need to be resourceful with our money and make smart signings, not just whip out a big fat check to sign the biggest names. Our resurgent were built on the back of guys like Theo/Tomori/Leao/Maignan, none of whom cost an exorbitant amount of fees, and we need to go back to doing that.
Inter is not breeding farm. They will sell their best players only as last resort. They could sell Lautaro for 150+M and "reinvest" that into 5-6 cats in bag, but they did everything to keep him. Without him they would be fighting with Lazio and Napoli for 8th place right now...
We are doing quite the opposite. We are selling our best players and replacing them with a bunch of cheap "let's hope they'll be good" type of players.
But I guess that's what we get when club is owned by wall street scumbag.
Avaiting for arrival of exorcist into our boardroom.
First thing first. We need a damn coach. Them maybe we can get at least David in CF. Geertruida in RB and Thuram in CM.
All like we like. In the last year of contract from summer.
Theo can go for 100m + Guler permanently for free I guess
(03-05-2024, 10:35 PM)Santino Wrote: First thing first. We need a damn coach. Them maybe we can get at least David in CF. Geertruida in RB and Thuram in CM.
All like we like. In the last year of contract from summer.

That is big "who". "Big names" likes stability and opportunity to build during years. I doubt any of them will come here just to watch his team being dismantled every summer. We will need someone who is capable and motivated to start from scratch every year. To lose his best players and to build again.  Confused
Avaiting for arrival of exorcist into our boardroom.
Roberto De Zerbi is a milanista and he coach a team inferior to ours by far, which sell their best player every year. He also play an innovative style that can break any opponent. I would love to see what he could do here.

Camarda could be starting from us two years from now. the things he is doing at his age is extraordinary.