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It`s good that we got his wages off the books.
In the middle of pandemic nobody wants to spend fortune on new players, cause nobody knows what`s gonna happen next and how long it`s gonna last. There are just minimal fluctuations between players. He is 30, injury prone, expensive, didnt have great experience here so it`s difficult to offload him even for free.
If we really manage to get rid of him and De Sciglio between today and tomorrow then Paratici did a great job this time. We still need to get rid of Berna and Khedira but I guess there is not much space for maneuver if the player is refusing to leave even if you put a gun on his head.
In the middle of pandemic nobody wants to spend fortune on new players, cause nobody knows what`s gonna happen next and how long it`s gonna last. There are just minimal fluctuations between players. He is 30, injury prone, expensive, didnt have great experience here so it`s difficult to offload him even for free.
If we really manage to get rid of him and De Sciglio between today and tomorrow then Paratici did a great job this time. We still need to get rid of Berna and Khedira but I guess there is not much space for maneuver if the player is refusing to leave even if you put a gun on his head.
Yeah, those moves scream 'let's stop the bleeding'. Perhaps giving away for free players on loans sucks but this is good long term. It's about time the management stops playing with fire aka messing with financial stuff so much. Buying not-so-young-anymore players who quickly go past their prime here backfires with those huge wages they're getting. Plus the overpaid freebies. This had to stop and the management needed to covid to realize that which is bad enough in itself tbh.
Is not that I don't like this deal, seems to me like a "last minute desperate deal" to at least don't pay Costa's wages
But...
Just a reminder that next year we will have to sell a 31 year old Costa (probably still injury prone) with only 1 year left on his contract and a 6 million salary...
But...
Just a reminder that next year we will have to sell a 31 year old Costa (probably still injury prone) with only 1 year left on his contract and a 6 million salary...
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No, just a dry loan they said
Why not?
We've basically committed to paying 105m on 2 players who have come off underwhelming seasons in Morata and Chiesa. Both big money sales no matter what spin is put on it (most transfer fees are spread over a few years).
We can say it's OK to not bring any money in from sales because nobody is spending but we are.
We've basically committed to paying 105m on 2 players who have come off underwhelming seasons in Morata and Chiesa. Both big money sales no matter what spin is put on it (most transfer fees are spread over a few years).
We can say it's OK to not bring any money in from sales because nobody is spending but we are.
Both transfers are spread over 2 and more years. Obviously the management think that after 2 years we will recover financially. On top of that Morata is a loan, with an option for another loan so we are not obliged to buy him outright after the second year.
More or less the same goes for Chiesa, but obviously he is younger, italian, so probably we will buy him andl rely on him in the future
More or less the same goes for Chiesa, but obviously he is younger, italian, so probably we will buy him andl rely on him in the future
Lets see if we make Morata permanent in 2 years. I'd be very surprised if we don't. I can only think of 2 loans in the last 10 years where we didn't (Estegarribia and Romulo).
Most transfer fees are spread over a number of years these days.
Strange that we think it is ok to make large investments over 3 years but other clubs don't.
Most transfer fees are spread over a number of years these days.
Strange that we think it is ok to make large investments over 3 years but other clubs don't.
Good deal for both parties. We don't have to spend 12m for Costa to have a few flashy dribblings and Bayern can hope he'll do something more for them as they had no alternative on the market.
Costa belongs to 4-3-3 which we don't play and even if we were, he'd be a second choice to both Ronaldo and Kulu.
Come on, they guy is always injured and earns huge money. You won't find a buyer for him.
Costa belongs to 4-3-3 which we don't play and even if we were, he'd be a second choice to both Ronaldo and Kulu.
Come on, they guy is always injured and earns huge money. You won't find a buyer for him.
He should have went to Wolves who is more serious in buying him, but he want to go to clubs who has potential to be championship contender in the league.
Now i can only expect he can have less injury in Bayern which have a good conditioning and fitness coach team and have a good season in Bundesliga
Now i can only expect he can have less injury in Bayern which have a good conditioning and fitness coach team and have a good season in Bundesliga
Did we have some sort of gentleman agreement he cant play against us in the CL? Also , with him gone , we are losing a potential attacking threat that comes from the bench.
Right now our attacking threat from the bench is Morata and Berna. Doesnt scare anyone does it.
Would have preferred if we kept him and send Berna the other way for Fede. But i guess , financial took the decision with saving 12 mil on Costa wage against 8 mil by Berna
Right now our attacking threat from the bench is Morata and Berna. Doesnt scare anyone does it.
Would have preferred if we kept him and send Berna the other way for Fede. But i guess , financial took the decision with saving 12 mil on Costa wage against 8 mil by Berna
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