08-09-2016, 07:49 PM
De Sciglio for Insigne is a no brainer to me. I know a lot of the Milan fans still dreams of DES as the next Maldini, but one good Italian cup game and a good Euro does not make up for three years of lackluster development. At 24, I simply don't see DES having an awful lot of room to continue growing. At this point, it may very well be that he is what he is, nothing more and nothing less. If he can maintain his momentum, he can be a good player but hardly someone who would be in the class of Lahm or Alves.
And then there is the positional value to consider as well. Looking at the transfer market, wing backs are much cheaper than wingers. Simply put, if a full back is exactly as good as a winger, he'd probably cost less because the market puts more premium on the winger position. Not to mention Insigne is a significantly better player than DES as well. Taking a look at transfermarkt's valuation of the two players, Insigne is valued at 25M whereas DES is valued at 6M. A swap between the two would be amazing value for us.
And then there is the positional value to consider as well. Looking at the transfer market, wing backs are much cheaper than wingers. Simply put, if a full back is exactly as good as a winger, he'd probably cost less because the market puts more premium on the winger position. Not to mention Insigne is a significantly better player than DES as well. Taking a look at transfermarkt's valuation of the two players, Insigne is valued at 25M whereas DES is valued at 6M. A swap between the two would be amazing value for us.