I personally think Napoli are still our main challengers. They have the kind of stability in terms of personnel/coach that Inter, Milan and Roma lack.
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Can we talk about how big of a risk this is for Inter, signing Lukaku for cash? It's one thing to send an asset to United like we were discussing (though I disagree with the swap). It's entirely another to make that purchase with cash. Massive risk to lay out all that money when they aren't doing so well financially, they've laid out a lot of money recently and have basically put all their eggs into a few baskets, hoping to recapture their old glory. This is the third straight year they've laid out massive money.
Lukaku < ManUnited 74.1m transfer fee
Lazaro < Hertha 25.08m transfer fee
Politano < Sassuolo 22.8m transfer fee
Barella < Cagliari 13.68m loan fee
Radu < Genoa 13.68m transfer fee
Salcedo < Genoa 9.12m transfer fee
Brazao < Parma 7.41m transfer fee
Sensi < Sassuolo 5.7m loan fee
Gabigol < Flamengo end of loan
Total fees: 171.57m
That doesn't include Barella's future fee or these players' wages but it also doesn't take into account transfer payments spread over multiple years for these fees.
Meanwhile, they've sold:
Vanheusden > Standard Liege 14.36m transfer fee
Radu > Genoa 9.12m transfer fee
Puscas > Reading 9.12m transfer fee
Adorante > Parma 5.7m transfer fee
Sala > Sassuolo 5.7m transfer fee
Rizzo > Genoa 2.85m transfer fee
Manaj > Albacete 2.85m transfer fee
Ansaldi > Torino 2.85m transfer fee
Total sales: 52.61m
Not to mention, these sales are young players for the most part or players on low wages, being replaced by higher earners with a few exceptions. Seems like a massive gamble on their part to remain competitive with players who, in my opinion, are either massive risks or somewhat unproven in the highest levels of competition.
Edit: not to reply to my own post, but this article seems to make it sounds like they'd have no issues affording more.
https://www.calcioefinanza.it/2019/08/08/quanto-puo-spendere-ancora-linter-sul-mercato/
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Lukaku < ManUnited 74.1m transfer fee
Lazaro < Hertha 25.08m transfer fee
Politano < Sassuolo 22.8m transfer fee
Barella < Cagliari 13.68m loan fee
Radu < Genoa 13.68m transfer fee
Salcedo < Genoa 9.12m transfer fee
Brazao < Parma 7.41m transfer fee
Sensi < Sassuolo 5.7m loan fee
Gabigol < Flamengo end of loan
Total fees: 171.57m
That doesn't include Barella's future fee or these players' wages but it also doesn't take into account transfer payments spread over multiple years for these fees.
Meanwhile, they've sold:
Vanheusden > Standard Liege 14.36m transfer fee
Radu > Genoa 9.12m transfer fee
Puscas > Reading 9.12m transfer fee
Adorante > Parma 5.7m transfer fee
Sala > Sassuolo 5.7m transfer fee
Rizzo > Genoa 2.85m transfer fee
Manaj > Albacete 2.85m transfer fee
Ansaldi > Torino 2.85m transfer fee
Total sales: 52.61m
Not to mention, these sales are young players for the most part or players on low wages, being replaced by higher earners with a few exceptions. Seems like a massive gamble on their part to remain competitive with players who, in my opinion, are either massive risks or somewhat unproven in the highest levels of competition.
Edit: not to reply to my own post, but this article seems to make it sounds like they'd have no issues affording more.
https://www.calcioefinanza.it/2019/08/08/quanto-puo-spendere-ancora-linter-sul-mercato/
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Damn, I'm enjoying my morning coffee and watching a replay of Spal - Fiorentina game from last season on one of my sports channels. I probably read about the game but never saw highlights from it and since its two irrelevant teams playing it is understandable how i missed that.
So in short, in 73rd minute its 1:1, Fio attacks, Chiesa is in the penalty area, makes a pass and gets fouled, Spal takes the ball, makes a counter attack and eventually scores for 2:1. A minute later the ref is told to go watch the Chiesa situation, he takes his time and 5 mins later Spal's goal is disallowed and a penalty for Fio is given, Veretout makes it 2:1 for Fio and they score two more goals to make it 4:1 at full time.
Overall the refs call was legit since there was a foul on Chiesa and its his and VAR team's mistake that they didnt review the situation immediately, but imagine what would the reaction be if it was Juve instead of Fiorentina. We wouldn't hear the end of it for weeks, campionato falsato, Rubentus, Calciopoli 2, they only win cause of the refs they pay, VAR was created so Rigoreventus can keep winning Serie A, nothing is changed, #juveout etc...
And here all the tension was created by VAR who couldnt react on time, which is the biggest problem about the video refs, it takes too damn long for them to react and then for the ref to go to the screen and see for himself. At the end they took the right decision, but Spal will refer to this game as the one where VAR called off their winning goal and gifted Fiorentina the three points, and all of that could have and should have been avoided...
So in short, in 73rd minute its 1:1, Fio attacks, Chiesa is in the penalty area, makes a pass and gets fouled, Spal takes the ball, makes a counter attack and eventually scores for 2:1. A minute later the ref is told to go watch the Chiesa situation, he takes his time and 5 mins later Spal's goal is disallowed and a penalty for Fio is given, Veretout makes it 2:1 for Fio and they score two more goals to make it 4:1 at full time.
Overall the refs call was legit since there was a foul on Chiesa and its his and VAR team's mistake that they didnt review the situation immediately, but imagine what would the reaction be if it was Juve instead of Fiorentina. We wouldn't hear the end of it for weeks, campionato falsato, Rubentus, Calciopoli 2, they only win cause of the refs they pay, VAR was created so Rigoreventus can keep winning Serie A, nothing is changed, #juveout etc...
And here all the tension was created by VAR who couldnt react on time, which is the biggest problem about the video refs, it takes too damn long for them to react and then for the ref to go to the screen and see for himself. At the end they took the right decision, but Spal will refer to this game as the one where VAR called off their winning goal and gifted Fiorentina the three points, and all of that could have and should have been avoided...
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