(02-15-2016, 11:12 PM)GeoTav Wrote: Actually, I'm quite optimistic, because with some good (and smart) choices, we could have a better team next year, and no more a 30+ men squad. Finally back to a decent amount of players.
Absolutely. I feel the same way. I also think we should keep Mihajlovic and get some continuity after a couple of years of throwing sh!t at the wall and seeing what sticks.
60mil Investment should do the trick....which isn't unrealistic especially if we make the CL and finalize some sales like Adriano, El Shaarawy, Diego Lopez and maybe even make some unexpected cash on guys like Poli, Menez. Even Suso can be sold for 4-5 mil if he has a good half season at Genoa yet we don't plan on using him here. If we do end up selling all these guys than we can easily bring in somewhere between 25-30 mil. That would basically be half of the campaign I mentioned above.
Gundogan (30)*the icing, Vazquez (20), Mammana (10), Ben Arfa (free), Vangioni (free). If possible and there is some cash left plus a good deal can be reached, someone like Coric would also be a step in the right direction for the future.
Move out guys like Lopez (not needed as a back up on the wages that he is and he doesn't want to be anyway), Menez (talented, but we've been without him all year and if we do bring in Vazquez than a space will need to be opened up. Also, a player that can bring in some cash especially if he stays fit until the end of the season), Poli (his back up role is fine, but if we upgrade to a new CM, than he will fall down even further in the pecking order. There is no need for that so try to cash in on the guy), Adriano (it looks like he will be gone as he doesn't play after the China fiasco), Ely (loan), Mexes (gone), Boateng (gone, hopefully), Balotelli (gone, thank god). Mauri (loan, if we are not going to use him anyway).
--------------------------------Donnarumma(Abbiati/Gabriel)--------------------------------
Abate/DeS-----Mammana/Alex(renew 1 yr) - Roma/Zapata(renew 1 yr) - Anto/Vangioni/Calabria
------------------Gundogan/Berto/Locatelli-----Monto(renew 1 yr)/Kucka/---------------------
Ben Arfa/Honda---------------------------------------------------------------Bonaventura/(Niang)(Coric)
--------------------------------------Vazquez/(Niang)/(Coric)------------------------------------------
-----------------------------Bacca/(Niang)/Matri-------------------------------------------------------------
That's 6 signings out of which 2 are free (Ben Arfa, Vangioni) and can have a positive impact in the side, 2 are a really good investment for the future (Mammana, Coric) and can have a huge influence even now (Mammana definitely will end up as Romagnoli's partner very quickly imo especially with Mihajlovic here), and 2 are "big" money signings that should be able to take this group to a high level (Gundogan, Vazquez).