If we close the deal for 18m it would be a great deal for us. On the other hand if the deal falls apart everyone will be pissed off because Marotta is penny pinching
For a striker of his calibre, in the last year of his contract, rejected contract renewal, said he wants to leave, abused by the fans in training, frozen out of the squad... Yeah I think so too.
We seem to be in a strong negotiating position. I would like to believe Marotta can take advantage of that.
Man if we're serious I hope we finalize this deal these days. It would be tough to leave it for the last days, I don't think Atletic would love to buy his new replacement in the last minutes.
Perhaps Matri's sale will balance the books ,i mean reduce our net expenditure while getting either Borriello or Pazzini on the cheap.Also maybe we could get some additional funds to buy a LWB like Armero who Udinese are not willing to let go of him on loan..All just guesswork from my side.