I don't think it's related. Morata is still under contract with Madrid. If they can't sign him when they're banned, they also wouldn't be able to resell him this summer as it's against the rules to change clubs twice during the same window.
There's simply no way we should lose out on one of the best and youngest forwards in the world if we can afford to keep him - and we can. If he fully belonged to us and City came offering 55m, would you sell him?
Those are two completely different scenarios and really don't have anything to do with each other. We've never spent that kind of money on any player I doubt Marotta sees Morata as the player to break our transfer record.
Yes, let's not sign him because of a bad game against Sevilla. Never mind the whole team was struggling at that point. Never mind he has proven his quality on many other occasions.
Maybe we should have sold Del Piero after Euro 2000
Those are two completely different scenarios and really don't have anything to do with each other. We've never spent that kind of money on any player I doubt Marotta sees Morata as the player to break our transfer record.
Those are two completely different scenarios and really don't have anything to do with each other. We've never spent that kind of money on any player I doubt Marotta sees Morata as the player to break our transfer record.
Would we pay €80M for Dybala? No. Would we sell him for €80M? No. I really don't see how comparing our willingness to reject offers tells anything about our willingness to spend.
I have no doubt that Marotta might break his spending record but €55M/€65M seems highly unrealistic for Morata.
Would we pay €80M for Dybala? No. Would we sell him for €80M? No. I really don't see how comparing our willingness to reject offers tells anything about our willingness to spend.
I have no doubt that Marotta might break his spending record but €55M/€65M seems highly unrealistic for Morata.
This is an investment decision so 55 mio is wrong. 65 mio is the cost of this investment, and what we paid for him earlier have no influence on this decision.