The negative attitude towards this mercato is beyond me.
W have signed 5 world class players/ talents in:
- Costa;
- Bernardeschi;
- Matuidi;
- Howedes;
- Szczesny
Costa and Bernardeschi are players that a few mercatos ago we would not be able to get. These would be another Draxler sagas where we would pull out because we would not meet the requested price. Now because we got them easily, everyone is just treating it like its everyday’s business.
Matuidi and Howedes are two established, first team, world-class players, that we got on amazing terms.
Szczesny allows us for easy transition after Buffon retires and we got him for 12 mln.
We have greatly strengthened the positions where we were lacking in last year – wingers and central midfield. Last year we had an amazing team, but no offensive alternatives and no workhorse in midfield. This year we solved both problems with great talent. Additionally we have
Kean who has room to grow in this formation, and can prove a viable option.
We managed to keep
Alex Sandro and Dybala. Now everyone is taking it for granted but it is a great achievement in light of 70 and 160 mln bids respectively.
We got also two very good talents in De Sciglio and Bentancur.
Writing
De Scigilo off after a single cameo is beyond me. He was great last year under Conte during the Euros, and there is a very good chance that he will find his feet again under Allegri.
Bentancur is already making an impact, entering the pitch in a delicate moment against Genoa. The fact that Allegri introduced him under these circumstances is an evidence that our coach rates him very high.
Yes we lost Bonucci and Alves, but..
Dani Alves was not a defender in our setup but a winger – we got two great wingers instead. He was old and most probably would decline and cause problems in the dressing room.
Bonucci’s loss was painful indeed. Nevertheless we are stacked in central defense. It gives Rugani room to grow. His exit also means that we are finally moving from being a team relying mostly on defenders, also for creating play, to the team that must shift its focus to offense.
Admittedly, it’s a shame that we lost out on
Shick. On my part I must add, that we should have also gone for
Kessie. Both of them will be huge.
We also got rid of dead weight in
Lemina and Rincon. For Lemina we got a very good deal.
What is more, this is the second season of
Higuain and Pjanic, who will have an even greater impact than last year.
Dybala will become a leader that he is supposed to be. Same with
Alex Sandro.
The future is looking bright and this mercato was an important step in making us a true CL contender again. Our team is truly impressive.
All of this great work was done with only 20 mln deficit at the time when Dembeles of this world are sold for 150 mln.
Grande Beppe!
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