Summer Mercato 2016

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I don't want to make any premature predictions about the takeover, since I might look like an idiot when it's all said and done. But it certainly looks like Berlu is leaning heavily toward selling. These last few days, Berlu has been going on an interview tour like it's open mic night at the insane asylum, and he certainly sounded like someone who is on his way out, talking trash about fans left and right and center. Not that Berlu was ever the most graceful speaker out there with his ego and all, but I really don't know how he plan on rebuilding relationship and faith with the fans after basically calling the fans stupid and ungrateful.

This summer, to me, is a really good opportunity to upgrade the team without having to spend a fortune. There are a lot of quality players out there that can be had for reasonable prices due to major clubs changing managers. Bayern, Man City, Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool (changed coach mid season) and Real (ditto) all have new managers in place and therefore will most likely have major squad clean out happening this summer. That is golden opportunity for us to get our hands on some high quality players without having to pay a fortune to prey them away. We will have to do some serious homework to figure out the best fits for our team, but the opportunity is certainly there for us to make dramatic improvements.

I agree. Some possible quality players available for low costs are listed below.

Defenders available for a low cost option/ a possible target this summer:
Benatia, Mangala, Javi Martinez, Caceres, Aleix Vidal (saw this on the news today and I was quite excited), Mathieu, and Bartra.

Midfielders available for a low cost option/ a possible target this summer:
Kovacic, Witsel, Matic, Sturaro, Rafinha, Lucas Leiva, Juan Mata, and Joao Moutinho.

Attackers available for a low cost option/ a possible target this summer:
Ibrahimovic, Vasquez, Boufal.

Possible targets that are attainable but not likely: Matuidi, Ben Arfa, Casemiro, Krychowiak, and Benzema (apparently we were linked with him recently).

Ideally, we should sign 2 defenders, 2 midfielders, and 1 attacker. And kick out Brocchi and bring in Pellegrini or Emery.



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