Alvaro Morata - ST - Real Madrid (116 Viewers)
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will bring Madrid's asking price down. 
Well said.
We can't afford the very top class of established players as it would absurd to blow our entire budget on a single player. We also don't want to become dependent on lucky/fluke signings like Pogba's or Llorente's, as it is random chance you strike gold when paying peanuts for players or using free transfers.
So aside from the occasional good luck signing, we're left with two choices.
15-25 m established players who are 25-29, who have reached their ceiling in all likelihood, and are good players but definitely not world class, not UCL winning material. Low risk, but also low reward.
Or, we can take chances on the 15-25m players, very talented, with huge potential. These players are between 19-23, have shown something (not totally unknown 17 year olds) have not reached their prime yet, and have the potential to become world class with proper coaching and development. Higher risk. Yes. But immensely higher potential reward.
So we have a choice. 25m for Cerci or Candreva types. Or 25 mil for Iturbe types. I choose the latter every time.
Well said.
We can't afford the very top class of established players as it would absurd to blow our entire budget on a single player. We also don't want to become dependent on lucky/fluke signings like Pogba's or Llorente's, as it is random chance you strike gold when paying peanuts for players or using free transfers.
So aside from the occasional good luck signing, we're left with two choices.
15-25 m established players who are 25-29, who have reached their ceiling in all likelihood, and are good players but definitely not world class, not UCL winning material. Low risk, but also low reward.
Or, we can take chances on the 15-25m players, very talented, with huge potential. These players are between 19-23, have shown something (not totally unknown 17 year olds) have not reached their prime yet, and have the potential to become world class with proper coaching and development. Higher risk. Yes. But immensely higher potential reward.
So we have a choice. 25m for Cerci or Candreva types. Or 25 mil for Iturbe types. I choose the latter every time.
I think loan would suit them it's not like they need those money but rather a club that will offer him development. It could go through IMO. He'll extend his contract and come here for playing time. We'll have an option to buy him and they want an option to buy him back. IMO it's a matter of numbers here not formula.
http://www.calciomercato.com/mercat...drid-per-morata-l-agente-siamo-piu-vic-945551
if i understood the part about the buy-back-clause correctly then real want it set at 35m, juve "significantly" higher...
if i understood the part about the buy-back-clause correctly then real want it set at 35m, juve "significantly" higher...
Might be that kind of situation, where Real would have an option to automatically renew his contract for another year.
Anyway it seems that our mgt is looking to spend this summer figures above 20m for a single player, welcome change of strategy, as Morrata and Iturbe, two very promising and young players, might become our pillars in years to come and I would rather that we spend on these kind of players, than bringing oldies and freebies like Drogba, that would have no future here.
Anyway it seems that our mgt is looking to spend this summer figures above 20m for a single player, welcome change of strategy, as Morrata and Iturbe, two very promising and young players, might become our pillars in years to come and I would rather that we spend on these kind of players, than bringing oldies and freebies like Drogba, that would have no future here.
It's obvious now what our philosophy has become. Chasing young players that can potentially play a decade in our shirt for an initial fee that is not small but their youth will help them maintain some re-sale value and I think most importantly, we don't have to re-negotiate their wages down from 1 billion to 2 million like we'd have to do with already established stars on these oil teams.
Guys like Morata and Iturbe start out at 1-2M in salary. They perform and get raises. Next is 3-4M. Maybe in 6 years they reach 5-6M. But through that time period Juventus is saving tens of millions on wages.
And of course, Morata-Iturbe-Coman is the type of "revolution" that perhaps Conte wanted. A new cycle of young hungry players with great talent.
Guys like Morata and Iturbe start out at 1-2M in salary. They perform and get raises. Next is 3-4M. Maybe in 6 years they reach 5-6M. But through that time period Juventus is saving tens of millions on wages.
And of course, Morata-Iturbe-Coman is the type of "revolution" that perhaps Conte wanted. A new cycle of young hungry players with great talent.
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