Considering the Marotta pattern, of loaning out our most promising youngsters with a pitiful option to buy and then,
the feeder team attitude to take advantage of our managerial incompetence and ask us 3-4 the times, the amount, they invested to give our talent back.
I was expecting a demand around 20-25mil for Berardi. Since Berardi is a massive improve on Zaza and we gave up 18mil to get Zaza back,
18mil for a player noone else was really interested, chances are that the demands for Berardi will be more than 23mil.
So giving so much money, would mean that he is intended to be a starter. Manzdukic, at his age, will be a starter for sure, Morata will certainly not fall lower than Manzdukic and Berardi,
otherwise he would choose Real, were he can win a CL, as a 3rd choice CF.
So its probably him, or Morata, if Real activates the 30mil clause and get Morata, we will invest most of this cash to get Berardi back.
Since we dont know what Real will decide, i dont think that we can really make a definitive move for him.
I believe that he is our Morata-to-Real back up plan. I doubt that we will make a move, before the Morata situation is settled, thats why we try to close a deal with Real for his permanent move,
but they of course have the right to keep us on the wait as long as they wish.
We cannot expect much in the coming transfer period, but to see a development for the summer. That would be great, so we could plan our summer transfer plans.
Last summer, there were absurd rumors, spread by the Marotta apologists, that the Zaza 18mil deal, included a Berardi clause for the coming transfer period.
IMO, this was BS, in order to justify the ridiculous shy high 18mil to get Zaza back price tag. (and every time i mention my opinion for the transfer fee, i get a warning)
The winter transfer window is upon us and soon we will see who was right, this post is a reminder of the summer talks, before any development happens!