Is it possible to keep Cuadrado? I have no press regarding him for a long time but everyone assumes he is going back to Chelsea - is it basically done or not?
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In this mercato, we don't need to re-invent the wheel.
In terms of big outfield signings: IN: ALVES and PJANIC (32m). OUT: PEREYRA (14m), and CACERES. Then Sell Neto (7m) and bring in Mirante (2m) (for quota reasons). Keep Morata (25m) and Cuadrado (22m) + Lemina buy out 9.5m and let go of Padoin for 2m. Then get 5m for Isla and get the 2m for Coman's 2nd year installment for the loan. Overall, it would be around a 60m NET mercato with the major acquisitions being keeping the winning side and bringing in 2 starters: Alves and Pjanic.
Squad:
GKs: Buffon, MIRANTE (HG), Audero (U-21)
DEFs: ALVES, Lichsteiner, Lirola, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini, Rugani, Evra, Sandro
MIDs: Khedira, Marchisio (HG), Pogba, PJANIC, Hernanes, Asamoah, Sturaro, Lemina, MANDRAGORA (U-21)
FWDs: Cuadrado, Dybala, Mandzukic, Morata, Zaza
Total is 26 players with 3 being under 21. You are allowed 25 senior players as long as 4 are home grown. Given we would only have Mirante and Marchisio, we would be limited to 23 over 21 players. So the list above fulfills the requirements.
Bottom line: Alves + Pjanic while keeping Morata and Cuadrado would be awesome. Don't think we would need to do anything else.
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By the way guys, Italian press is reporting that we just signed Lapadula - leading top scorer in Serie B with Pescara (27 goals & 11 assists from 40 games).
That is a bit of a surprise as I thought he was going to Napoli