Giovinco wasnt gotten back from loan, do you even TRY to attempt to make sense? Why would anyone pay to get back a loaned player? Sold half of him and bought it back after its value increased by triple after excellent performances.
And some cold hard reality for you, current starting eleven, give or take some figures, Marrotta's purchases bolded (+transfer fees):
Buffon
Barzagli (300k) - Bonucci - Chiellini
Lichtsteiner (10m) - Vidal (10m) - Pirlo 0m) - Pogba (300k+1m to agent ) - Asamoah (18m)
Llorente (0m) - Tevez (9m)
48m in total for players he bought that make up almost our entire first eleven.
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Now please repeat that bolded bit in your post again, I dare you.
And I say this all as someone who has been critizicing and questionning Marrotta for most of the last 3 years...
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I even forgot he signed Bonucci in his first summer in charge. Add that bargain price to the overall value of the first eleven