04-02-2016, 08:39 PM
Imo, Donnarumma is unsellable at any price. Selling him means we're giving away frankly a kid with incredible potential and already one of the best keepers in Italy. Moreso, if we harbour ambition to get back to the top, we have to keep the players we're building around and make a stance to show that our key players aren't available. This isn't a Zidane situation either, as Zidane was sold at a time when Juve had world class players throughout their squad with a clear foundation. Donnarumma is a player we've brought through to be part of our foundation.
As for comparisons with Lopez and Gabriel, there's no argument. With Lopez in goal we've never looked solid, something that changed with Donnarumma. Imo there's a reason for that and it's down to Donnarumma's ability since coming in. Gabriel's development has stalled at the moment and he's yet to show he's ready for Serie A as a starter, never mind for a club like Milan where pressure is greater. I like Gabriel, I think he's got excellent reflexes, but he's rash and still prone to error.
The same goes for Locatelli and others (i.e. Romagnoli), they should be unsellable. Firstly, a couple of games for Locatelli isn't going to be enough to judge whether he should be kept next season. Doing that would be a very fickle way of making a decision. If anything, what he shows in training is far more important, and based on how highly he's rated by a lot of people in Milan, he should absolutely be protected and kept at all costs. Silvio says he sees the next Pirlo in the kid, Mihajlovic has said a lot of very good things about him, only saying he's not quite used to the pace of the senior game, Brocchi has also been very complimentary, as has Galli and yesterday or today Mauro Bianchessi, our youth scout who found him and most of the promising young talents we have, said Locatelli will be captain in 3 years. That might be going a bit far, but the point is the kid is seen as a gem, so if the club believes in him, like Donnarumma, stick a "Not for sale" sign on him.
As for comparisons with Lopez and Gabriel, there's no argument. With Lopez in goal we've never looked solid, something that changed with Donnarumma. Imo there's a reason for that and it's down to Donnarumma's ability since coming in. Gabriel's development has stalled at the moment and he's yet to show he's ready for Serie A as a starter, never mind for a club like Milan where pressure is greater. I like Gabriel, I think he's got excellent reflexes, but he's rash and still prone to error.
The same goes for Locatelli and others (i.e. Romagnoli), they should be unsellable. Firstly, a couple of games for Locatelli isn't going to be enough to judge whether he should be kept next season. Doing that would be a very fickle way of making a decision. If anything, what he shows in training is far more important, and based on how highly he's rated by a lot of people in Milan, he should absolutely be protected and kept at all costs. Silvio says he sees the next Pirlo in the kid, Mihajlovic has said a lot of very good things about him, only saying he's not quite used to the pace of the senior game, Brocchi has also been very complimentary, as has Galli and yesterday or today Mauro Bianchessi, our youth scout who found him and most of the promising young talents we have, said Locatelli will be captain in 3 years. That might be going a bit far, but the point is the kid is seen as a gem, so if the club believes in him, like Donnarumma, stick a "Not for sale" sign on him.