it does not really matter how good boksic was with another team, as long as he was very mediocre for us and we surely did not sell him for fun after just one season with us
You don't have an idea what you're talking about. We sold Vieri that same summer. Is that saying much?
And how mediocre was he exactly? He was a substitute most of the time because DP-Vieri were the starters. Our top scorer that season was Del Piero with 8 goals. Boksic scored 3 and I remember very well that Boksic had some excellent matches.
That team was not about individuals, despite having class players. That was a TEAM in the real sense of the word.
Also, there was an upcoming talent called Inzaghi and we wanted the guy and we needed to make space for him.