And since non of us here are aware of our financial situation I don't think we can tell whether we are able to buy this player without selling someone like Buffon or not. I think if we paid over 20m for Tiago, we can afford paying more when needed.
I don't think Giovinco is the answer to our midfield, but I know we lack creativity, correct me if i'm wrong. That said another creative player in the middle will pretty much solve our problems since the problem is about creativity according to everyone. This way we will have Del Piero, Giovinco and another creative player in the middle.
I hope you're not serious about Inter winning serie a 3x. I'll pretend I didn't even read it.
What I meant though is that the amount Inter are spending for players, take out what has happened after Calciopoli, they've never achieved anything. And as far as I know Chelsea spent with Mourinho's last year much more than what they've spent in Mourinho's first two years, yet they ended up without a trophy. As for Real Madrid, well can't comment much about La liga, though in CL it proves something else.
Anyway, thats not my topic nor my concern about Chelsea,Inter etc... All what I'm saying is that money is simply not the answer, and we're not one of the richest clubs nor the poorest ones.... and selling Buffon would be the worst scenario our board could make.
Okay whether you like it or not the record books say that Inter won serieA 3 times in a row, the prestige behind it is not my immediate concern and left to another pointless debate and they have achieved that by buying players.
Chelsea in Mourinho's last season only spent money on Malouda and then in January, Anelka, nothing like they spent in his first 2 seasons when the likes of Ferreira, Drogba, Robben, Cech, Carvalho, Essien etc. His 3rd season if that what is when you are refering to they got Sheva and Mikel as their big money signings still not as much as their 1st 2 seasons.
Now to counter that United went out and bought some very good players as well and spent money as they won the league so it is not as if it was 1 poor club that won the league.
Arsenal have lagged behind allowing Liverpool to overtake them because Wenger has refused to spend money.
When I was talking about our midfield what do you think I was talking about? Buying another defensive midfielder? I was talking about creativity and off the ball movement that DP apart we do not even have.
Are you sure Tiago cost that much as that would be madness if we actually spent that kind of amount on him.
Anyways like I said with a more competent board, I would advocate the sale of Buffon as anyone dumb enough to shell out that kind of money on a goalkeeper deserves to be conned.
Buffon is a great goalkeeper, 1 of the best ever but he still at the end of the day, a goalkeeper so I don't see what the big deal is.
I can understand a defender with huge potential or especially a creative youngster with huge potential, but a goalkeeper, please!