One cannot really compare him to Directors of tiny clubs, but of the big/relatively big clubs in Italy, he's definitely at the top. Everyone has a hard-on for Sabatini, but I fail to see what Roma has won underneath his transfer guidance.
What other manager (in all of football, not just Italy) has signed Vidal, Pirlo, Pogba, Llorente, Tevez, Barzagli for a combined 25mil...? Seriously. The man is a genius, considering our transfer budget. Of course I'd like to see us be able to afford a 30+ mil player each year, but that is currently not within our ability, or at least the board will not allow it to be. Beppe has done fantastic, even with the few mistakes he has made. Those are more than made up for by the 6 purchases I listed above. And now we have Coman on a free, another player who could turn into a star à la Pogba. Not to say he will, but the potential is there, as he's already cracked the first team.
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