I'm sure he does. And I know it because he did it in the past years, and especifically talked about it - trying to low the average age of the squad.
But now he pretty much undid all of that, so, who knows.
But now he pretty much undid all of that, so, who knows.
Now what we need to remember is the goal of the club, CL, which means we dont necessarily need to be thinking long term goals right now but immediate one. And secondly, why do you assume we are thinking short term? If anything, Marotta is showing he is very willing to pounce and make major changes in the squad quickly. Meaning just because we arent signing young studs this summer, doesnt mean we wont soon again, he is the same guy who signed Pogba, Morata, Rugani, Sandro, Coman, Lemina, Pjaca and Dybala as soon as opportunities for them were there.
Its all about timing and opportunities available, and how your fincances look at the time. We waited a little more for long term solution for LB by getting Evra first, that did not mean he didnt have Sandro in mind when he did, only that no market opportunity for it or something else is prioritized that specific summer but he had his eye on that ball for long term anyways. He pretty much has that for all positions, we wouldnt be in this high level state of our team and squad if he didnt. So us signing Dani Alves, ONLY OLD PLAYER WE SIGNED THIS SUMMER, look at it as another Evra sitaution IMO (except MUCH BETTER

The rest? 28-29 year olds arent too old, they will have plenty of years to service us in top level if they are good enough. And when the opportunities arise Paratrici and Marotta will pounce on top quality youngsters. As they have for past years. They elevate their goals and ambitions for signings gradually ever since the quantity of mediocrity when starting out, we should defenitely be confident they will handle this well. Only thing we should question is their ability to sign quality AM
P.S I did not mention the only really old player we have Gigi's replacement, simply because its insane task for any sporting director to try address replacement for...and also because Gigi is a fucking highlander. He can retire anytime he wants

