Currently, for the season 2016/2017 the central defenders with a contract are:
Romagnoli
Rodrigo Ely
Paletta.
Paletta is playing a good season with Atalanta, he is a solid player, and he didn't play that bad with us during the few months he stayed here; he can be a good option for the bench. Rodrigo Ely needs to make some experience in serie A, I reckon he will play on loan at Genoa or another medium team.
Mexes, Zapata and Alex contracts are expiring. One or two of them will remain.
I don't think this summer we will spend a lot on defenders, and remember that Galliani usually buys players from certain teams (Genoa in primis) and agents. So attention to garbage like De Maio.
For a crazy offer I think Bacca will go. He is a great scorer, but he doesn't help the team to play better: that's why the couple with Niang is perfect, because the french defends, comes to the midfield, takes fouls, runs.
For 60 millions I would let him go.
But attention to Galliani and Preziosi: after selling Adriano to the chinese team for 15 millions, Galliani was ready to give this money to Preziosi for Pavoletti. Pavoletti is a good player, but I would never spend more than 6-8 millions for him.
As far as I see, currently the main interest of the management is not to build the best team possible, but to keep on surviving and guaranteeing their political interests in football affairs.
Romagnoli
Rodrigo Ely
Paletta.
Paletta is playing a good season with Atalanta, he is a solid player, and he didn't play that bad with us during the few months he stayed here; he can be a good option for the bench. Rodrigo Ely needs to make some experience in serie A, I reckon he will play on loan at Genoa or another medium team.
Mexes, Zapata and Alex contracts are expiring. One or two of them will remain.
I don't think this summer we will spend a lot on defenders, and remember that Galliani usually buys players from certain teams (Genoa in primis) and agents. So attention to garbage like De Maio.
For a crazy offer I think Bacca will go. He is a great scorer, but he doesn't help the team to play better: that's why the couple with Niang is perfect, because the french defends, comes to the midfield, takes fouls, runs.
For 60 millions I would let him go.
But attention to Galliani and Preziosi: after selling Adriano to the chinese team for 15 millions, Galliani was ready to give this money to Preziosi for Pavoletti. Pavoletti is a good player, but I would never spend more than 6-8 millions for him.
As far as I see, currently the main interest of the management is not to build the best team possible, but to keep on surviving and guaranteeing their political interests in football affairs.