Summer Mercato 2016

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So, if like you say, we spend 50mil on Lukaku (plus the huge fee that Raiola will want, don't forget that), and than we spend 20 (it's going to be a lot more than that, but ok) on Mustafi....that makes it 70mil +10 for Lapadula = 80 mil plus agent fees....so probably over 90mil. Rumors all over are that we will spend somewhere around 100mil this summer.
So again, you are willing to drop over 80mil on Lukaku and Mustafi? Well my friend, don't complain when we are terrible again next season. NO money should be spent on strikers until the midfield is fixed. Simple as that.

If the Chinese want a grand signing to rock the football world, than they can go ahead and splash 50/60 mil on a midfielder, or even a winger that can bring some creativity....but not Lukaku!

I don't disagree with what you are saying. Signing Lukaku alone would not solve our problems. But I think we are reading too much into all the stuff that's been reported in the press right now. For example, are we really absolutely sure that our budget is 100M this summer and nothing more (I read somewhere it is 100M to 150M)? Do we know for a fact that all the player sales proceeds would not be reinvested? Would the new owners really give free reign to B&G to just take their money and do whatever they want with it? Without solid answers to those questions, it is hard for us to figure out what the game plan is for this mercato. And to their credit, I don't think B&G and the Chinese have figured all of that details out yet themselves. 

All I am trying to say is, new ownership trying to make a splash signing when they take over is pretty normal. You don't want to take your date to McDonald's for first date, do ya? And hell, even if we only manage to get Lukaku and Mustafi, I have a hard time seeing how we are worse off than last season. Our defense would be rock solid with Mustafi added to it, and Lukaku's physicality up front can give us a different dimension on offense. We are not CL contender with that team, but we are better off than last year for sure. 

For now, let's just relax and not worry about new owners for no reason. These guys have yet shown any signs that they are not serious or terrible, hell, they are probably the only reason Brocchi is not coaching this team right now. Let's see how they handle themselves in the mercato before we all lose our minds and calls for blood.