EDIT: WCMilan, I posted a response in regards to Seedorf, but have since deleted it from here and reposted it in the management thread. I didn't want to drag the whole thing out in the transfers thread so I thought Dev had the right idea in separating the discussions.
About Kovacic, I hope that we can get him too, but competition will probably be very high.
In other news, more news are coming out that Matic will be leaving Chelsea. What a signing that would be.....although I'm sure teams will be lined up for that one and wouldn't mind paying 25-30 mil.
I think as things are, the most important part is to get rid of the players that have no business being here (and some that have to be sacrificed for cash in order for us to get upgrades) and getting some good cash for them.
If we can somehow sell: Menez (10), Poli (5), Honda (10), Niang (15), De Sciglio (10), Bacca (30), Lopez (2), Suso (8), Ely (3), Mauri (5) = 98.
And if we can somehow buy: Mammana (10), Matic (30), Oliver (25), Zaza (25), Ben Arfa (0), Zivkovic (0), Vangioni (0), VD Wiel (0) = 90.
Mammana -------> Alex (end of contract)
Vangioni ---------> De Sciglio (sell)
Van Der Wiel ----> Calabria (loan out)
Matic -------------> Kucka (bench)
Oliver ------------> Niang (sell)
Ben Arfa ---------> Honda (sell)
Zivkovic ----------> Suso (sell)
Zaza --------------> Bacca (sell, to raise money)
My numbers may not be 100% accurate although I think they are pretty realistic for the most part and with all those sales and us buying the players I mentioned (or some of similar quality), we would even be in the green.
4-2-1-3/4-2-3-1
Donnarumma, Abate (VDW), Mammana (Zapata), Romagnoli (Paletta), Antonelli (Vangioni), Matic (Kucka), Montolivo (Locatelli), Oliver (Bertolacci), Ben Arfa (Zivkovic), Bonaventura, Zaza (L.Adriano)
Btw, in fully aware this isn't football manager and that it's highly unlikely to carry out that many operations in one summer. Having to sell before you buy makes things even more difficult. So the likely mood of something like this happening is very low.....
About Kovacic, I hope that we can get him too, but competition will probably be very high.
In other news, more news are coming out that Matic will be leaving Chelsea. What a signing that would be.....although I'm sure teams will be lined up for that one and wouldn't mind paying 25-30 mil.
I think as things are, the most important part is to get rid of the players that have no business being here (and some that have to be sacrificed for cash in order for us to get upgrades) and getting some good cash for them.
If we can somehow sell: Menez (10), Poli (5), Honda (10), Niang (15), De Sciglio (10), Bacca (30), Lopez (2), Suso (8), Ely (3), Mauri (5) = 98.
And if we can somehow buy: Mammana (10), Matic (30), Oliver (25), Zaza (25), Ben Arfa (0), Zivkovic (0), Vangioni (0), VD Wiel (0) = 90.
Mammana -------> Alex (end of contract)
Vangioni ---------> De Sciglio (sell)
Van Der Wiel ----> Calabria (loan out)
Matic -------------> Kucka (bench)
Oliver ------------> Niang (sell)
Ben Arfa ---------> Honda (sell)
Zivkovic ----------> Suso (sell)
Zaza --------------> Bacca (sell, to raise money)
My numbers may not be 100% accurate although I think they are pretty realistic for the most part and with all those sales and us buying the players I mentioned (or some of similar quality), we would even be in the green.
4-2-1-3/4-2-3-1
Donnarumma, Abate (VDW), Mammana (Zapata), Romagnoli (Paletta), Antonelli (Vangioni), Matic (Kucka), Montolivo (Locatelli), Oliver (Bertolacci), Ben Arfa (Zivkovic), Bonaventura, Zaza (L.Adriano)
Btw, in fully aware this isn't football manager and that it's highly unlikely to carry out that many operations in one summer. Having to sell before you buy makes things even more difficult. So the likely mood of something like this happening is very low.....