I'm really not sure how much he would improve. Maybe if we had a prime Chiellini, then he would have been a good compliment I guess. Besides if Bonucci wasn't still here, then I would've been okay with this move but Bonucci is on a contract until 2024 and probably still has maybe two seasons in him as a starter.
This is why I feel it is better to bet on a young-ish CB like Demiral. I know you guys want to can him asap but I still have hope that he'll come good.
This move would be kinda similar to how we degraded our midfield, replacing physically imposing players with comparitively soft and unathletic midfielders.
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He will be behind Bonucci and De Ligt in the pecking order. But I guess he'll still start a lot of games. We could also potentially see the nightmarish CB partnership of Bonucci-Romagnoli in some games, god forbid not in big games.
I don't want to sell Demiral and do think he will come good. That's why I even suggest Liverpool as a destination for him, I think he will be a good defender. Simply that at this moment he isn't very good, as much as the forum likes to hate on Bonucci he is still a lot better than Demiral, obviously also De Ligt, and also Chiellini and Romagnoli. So we would be upgrading with a defender that is 26, while also allowing us to sell Demiral who can fetch more money than our other "surplus" players.
We need to sell all the deadwood (De Sciglio, Costa, Rugani, etc.) which won't bring much cash but will free wages, and we need to sell some first team players surely to have some money in the market. So some players will have to be sacrificed and among those I think Demiral fits the venn diagram of expensive in the market yet not fundamental to the performances. Dybala (who I am a fan of) I think can also be sacrificed sadly, or Ronaldo.
Bernardeschi has little reason to at Juve by now, and swapping him for a player that would upgrade us is good business.