RvP wants guaranteed 1st choice minutes to prep for the Euros...
Give those minutes to Alvaro, he is developing beautifully, and it would be great to continue to build that bond with the club and his teammates in hope of a long-term commitment. He looks like a special player, to me. I'm not sure bringing in a 32 year old who could actually supplant him for the next year -- but not much longer than that -- is actually the best way to go, there. A whole lot of ego balancing.
Also, all of the future scenarios with forwards that I see tend to omit Llorente. Do people know something I don't? Because as far as I can tell, it seems like he's staying. Everybody at the club seems to love the guy.
Tevez, Morata, Dybala, Llorente, Coman... and Berardi. That's my prediction up top, maybe Zaza will be in there instead of someone, but I can't see Tevez or Llorente leaving, not taking up the option on Berardi, and I still don't think Coman wants to be loaned out (just based upon coming to us in the first place, instead of a smaller club where he'd have been guaranteed minutes).
Really interested to see what our forward lineup looks like on September 1st!