Luis Suárez - ST - Barcelona (4 Viewers)
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All i really hope is that it’s true and that the alternative would indeed be Cavani, altough if we go by the rumors of the last few weeks we all already know that Dzeko is likely still the main target in case the Suarez deal falls apart..
Really odd situation anyway, Barcelona being a real circus this days sure complicates a few things.
Really odd situation anyway, Barcelona being a real circus this days sure complicates a few things.
Was looking at Milan's squad when the last time they were relevant and here's the ages of their starting lineup + bench
Abbiati(34)-Abate(25)-Nesta(35)-Thiago Silva(27)-Antonini(29)-Van Bommel(34)-Nocerino(25)-Seedorf(34)-KPB(24)-Ibra(30)-Pato(22)/Robinho(27)
Bench : Ambrosini(34), Mexes(29), Taiwo(27), Zambrotta(34), Bonera(29), Cassano(29), Aquilani(27), Sokratis(25), Emmanuelson(25), Inzaghi(38), Gattuso(33), Merkel(23), Leggrotaglie(34) etc
Loads of over the hill and mediocre players with the team largely carried by two elite players in Ibra and Silva.
Now our team is nowhere near as poorly constructed as that Milan team but we are definitely treading a dangerous path if we continue recruiting players 28 and above especially for big fees/large contracts.
Lack of resale value in these older players would mean we either would have to rely on signing the Mckennie's of the world and as usual signing old freebies OR sell your most valuable assets to rejuvenate the team.
This would all have been completely overlooked if not for COVID though especially with the capital increase. It's a damn shame.
Abbiati(34)-Abate(25)-Nesta(35)-Thiago Silva(27)-Antonini(29)-Van Bommel(34)-Nocerino(25)-Seedorf(34)-KPB(24)-Ibra(30)-Pato(22)/Robinho(27)
Bench : Ambrosini(34), Mexes(29), Taiwo(27), Zambrotta(34), Bonera(29), Cassano(29), Aquilani(27), Sokratis(25), Emmanuelson(25), Inzaghi(38), Gattuso(33), Merkel(23), Leggrotaglie(34) etc
Loads of over the hill and mediocre players with the team largely carried by two elite players in Ibra and Silva.
Now our team is nowhere near as poorly constructed as that Milan team but we are definitely treading a dangerous path if we continue recruiting players 28 and above especially for big fees/large contracts.
Lack of resale value in these older players would mean we either would have to rely on signing the Mckennie's of the world and as usual signing old freebies OR sell your most valuable assets to rejuvenate the team.
This would all have been completely overlooked if not for COVID though especially with the capital increase. It's a damn shame.
I would have loved a young energetic striker as well, but realistically speaking the strikers' market is extremely thin. I sincerely can't think of any other viable option than the older players we have been linked with. We are in desperate need for a striker as we just can't go into a season with just Ronaldo and Dybala (i am not even counting the other pseudo attackers we have) so it's not as if we can spend money on a 20-year old and hope it turns out fine. Suarez is a perfect solution for the next year, maybe two, after which we can revisit the strikers market.
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