emerson is 26, in his prime theoretically, and he's a bench player for chelsea. he has less than 100 minutes in the league and zero injuries. he's available, he's just unused by chelsea. even tici can't be that stupid to buy him outright, and consider him more than a backup. if we manage to sell de sciglio + frabotta and emerson is the replacement on a cheap loan without obligation, then i'm fine with it. if we consider him as a starter then we're officially the new milan '13/14. he's a clear downgrade even on this old and slow version of alex sandro, let alone sandro 2-3 seasons ago.
i'd be fine with gosens. he's not a better defender than current sandro either, but at least he's got actual balls, grinta, can beat defenders 1v1, and can cross like few can in serie a. definitely not a downgrade, probably an upgrade due to sandro's age. that 40m rumored price is insane though. odds are porto scouts would find a not inferior lb in south america for 8m tops.
pellegrini as a backup makes sense, but he'd take a precious squad place. can we just rebuy spinazzola for ~15m pretty please