(08-13-2017, 08:08 PM)ACMILAN1983 Wrote: I'm confused about Berardi. I don't understand why Roma aren't after him to replace Salah, especially with EDF as coach.
I think with Auba the management were mostly likely hoping to get the price down by waiting. Early in the transfer window, he was linked to a few places, notably China, which meant that his cost was driven up thanks to competition. I think the idea was to see if that competition would die down over time (which it has) to help bring down the demands of Dortmund. That said, I think with all potential targets for the striker role (for which I think the management have kept options open the whole time), the negotiations have been really tough as no clubs seem set to be prepared to negotiate.
I think part of the reason for waiting was also to give the club an opportunity to see what opportunities might turn up and also give the management a chance to try and sell some players (again, a challenge thus far).
Finally, I think the Neymar deal has changed the market, as the absurd money spent only continues to inflate prices, which directly conflicts with us trying to bring them down.
Either way, let's be patient, I'm confident we'll be satisfied at the end.
Spot on.. I mean, at the end of the day Aubameyang needs to come at the right price too. We all want him back, there's no doubt management does as well. Borussia has always been a selling club, I really don't see them holding on. I know he'll probably still manage 25 goals+ per season for the next few years which is great, but with every year his value will only go down as he approaches 30. A team like Borussia should really consider their options here. They're still playing top football, but they have a lot of visible gaps. I'd take up the opportunity to cash in on Dembele + Auba - keep Reus for one more year, and rebuild the team in every department.
I'm also confident that management will not disappoint, they haven't put a foot wrong in anything they have done, so let's keep faith. I highly doubt Kalinic will be our marquee striker signing. If there was that remote possibility, I think a) it would've been done by now due to the fact that he's not insanely expensive and b) management wouldn't be saying that they are looking for a 'big name', they know Kalinic is not a big name.
If we do sign Kalinic, I still wouldn't panic because I would think it would follow another big signing either on the wings or midfield.
Also, multiple outlets are saying apart from our big signing in attack we will evaluate our options for one more midfielder. Apparently Mirabelli wants a young talented midfielder, but one who is capable of playing. Biglia is world class, but we're already seeing he can be injury prone. I wouldn't mind Locatelli stepping in, but again another midfielder would not hurt. I would try to take Krychowiak (I know I spelled this terribly wrong
). He's not 'young' like we're looking for, but he's a simple player who does all the simple things pretty well. Top quality mid to have to fill the roles. If he can come on the cheap I'd take him. Another option for all around back-up is taking Thiago Motta on a 1 year deal. He'd probably be free anyways.
Apart from some habitual dirty challenges, he's always been a player I really appreciate. Although I believe he recently signed a deal with PSG, I'm not 100% sure, but if so it rules him out. Just an example of a last minute opportunity for us if we're looking on the low cost side to sure up our mid.