I like Alex Teixeira. He's at the perfect age and moment to shift to a bigger league. He can basically play any position as a forward, maybe even an AM suited for countering and direct play. We definitely need a player with these characteristics, since Coman could've been the guy but he's history now.
Perfect and realistic scenarium to me, for the summer, is:
- We qualify to Champions League, counting on the money for the next budget;
- Morata stays this summer, as our undisputed starting CF;
- Dybala our undisputed SS starter;
- I'd like Mandzukic to stay as Morata's backup, but it's very unlikely he'll accept this, as he even left Bayern because of this. Sell him for around 18M, his 4.5M salary off the books;
- Keep Zaza as Morata's perennial backup, if he develops his confidence he can be useful and good enough to be a backup player;
- Pogba thrives playing in a more advanced position, stays for the other season.
Moves:
- Sell Mandzukic (around 18M, - 4.5M net salaries)
- Padoin out (contract release, Sturaro to be our new Padoin)
- Caceres out (peanuts, 6M or stg)
- Evra 1 yr renewal
- Sign Cuadrado (25M)
- Sign Berardi (25M)
- Sign Teixeira (25M)
- Sign Vrsalko (if he really can provide attacking, 15M)
Spend around 65M, salaries keep more or less the same.
GKs: Buffon, Neto, anyone
RBs: Vrsalko, Licht
LBs: Alex Sandro, Evra
CBs: Bonucci, Chiellini, Barzagli, Rugani
DMs: Marchisio, Lemina
CMs: Pogba, Khedira, Pereyra, Hernanes, Asamoah, Sturaro
AMs/Ws/SSs: Dybala, Cuadrado, Teixeira, Berardi
CFs: Morata, Zaza
Pipe dream off