Summer mercato thread 2017-18 (36 Viewers)

[BottomLine]

Schick, Conti, Fabinho, Alexis, close mercato.

Buffon; Alves, Bonucci, Chiellini, Sandro; Fabinho, Pjanic; Alexis, Dybala, Mario; Higuain.

Backup 11:
Neto; Conti, Barzagli, Rugani, Spinazzola; Khedira, Marchisio, Sturaro; Cuadrado, Schick, Pjaca.

Is it too much to ask?

 

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[tosh_rose]

Modric links?

Reports in Gazzetta dello Sport (via The Express) today claim that Juventus are set to make a move for Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric. The 31-year-old, who was instrumental in his side’s 4-1 Champions League Final victory over the Bianconeri last weekend, is believed to be one of coach Massimo Allegri’s big summer targets.

Prior to the game the Croatian international had stated that if the club won their twelfth (and his third) European crown, then he may consider moving on and the emergence of players such as Casemiro has made the future uncertain for the former Spurs man.

There has already been speculation that Bayern Munich boss Carlo Ancelotti is keen to link up with his former player in Bavaria and that the Bundesliga giants are already planning a £27M assault. The pink journal however, claims that Juve are ready to offer the player a huge salary to head to Serie A next season and has cited the experience that Modric would bring to the squad as the club looks to break their 21-year hoodoo in Europe’s premier club competition.

http://www.calciomercato.com/en/new...to-fight-it-out-for-croatian-midfielder-60350

Probably BS, but still..

 

[Xperd]

Schick, Conti, Fabinho, Alexis, close mercato.

Buffon; Alves, Bonucci, Chiellini, Sandro; Fabinho, Pjanic; Alexis, Dybala, Mario; Higuain.

Backup 11:
Neto; Conti, Barzagli, Rugani, Spinazzola; Khedira, Marchisio, Sturaro; Cuadrado, Schick, Pjaca.

Is it too much to ask?

Yes

 

[Hust]

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[soccerr9]

Costa to play LWB??? With the IQ level of mosquito? Sweet mother of God

He played there with Shakhtar. If Allegri is going to stick with a 3-4-3 / 4-2-3-1 then he makes sense.

I still think they need more options to play overloaded midfields 4-3-1-2 / 4-3-2-1 formations.

Rincon, Lemina, and Sturaro have proven not to be good enough. Khedira and Marchisio are great, but both are injury liabilities. The German's possession game and build up is very limited. Nzonzi can be a good piece, but Real Madrid showed that Juve lack technical quality in the middle not just power.

Then again, Real's Kroos, Modric, Isco, and Casemiro midfield is on a different level to everyone this year. Their technical quality had them passing at over 90%. Juve need to close this gap because this is the second final where they were overmatched in this aspect.

 

[BottomLine]

Yes

Why?

 

[Xperd]

Why?

Will cost too much money without big sales

Also Sanchez is nearly impossible anyway. His wage demands are too high atm.

 

[Jvcro]

Will cost too much money without big sales

Also Sanchez is nearly impossible anyway. His wage demands are too high atm.

He would cost almost like Higuain if Arsenal is not incredibly stupid.

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We dont have transfer like Pogba this year probably where we would get much money like in year when we bought Higuain. There is for me no way we choose Sanchez.

 

[BottomLine]

Alexis has a year left on his contract, desperately wants out and Arsenal are incredibly stupid. He will go for 60M tops. High wages? Yes, but so are Dybala's and Higuain's.
What ever the cost is, Alexis is worth it. He is Bale level at least IMO.

The 4 playera I mentioned would cost about 140M, so with sales it means about 100M, and we'll have a top team for at least 5 years (if we keep our stars). I think it's definitely worth it.

 

[Jvcro]

Alexis has a year left on his contract, desperately wants out and Arsenal are incredibly stupid. He will go for 60M tops. High wages? Yes, but so are Dybala's and Higuain's.
What ever the cost is, Alexis is worth it. He is Bale level at least IMO.

The 4 playera I mentioned would cost about 140M, so with sales it means about 100M, and we'll have a top team for at least 5 years (if we keep our stars). I think it's definitely worth it.

His is top player and I think Arsenal is stupid but not much to let him go for money we want to pay without big transfer like Pogba. My opinion as I know how this club use to work. But will see soon who is right.

 

[BottomLine]

You also have to remember we didn't spend at all last summer, we've only bought at the amounts we've sold. I see no reason why we can't spend 100M this year.
I also don't believe we'll sign Sanchez, because we aren't even linked with him, and that's a shame. He'd be fricking perfect.

 

[Zacheryah]

Schick, Conti, Fabinho, Alexis, close mercato.

Buffon; Alves, Bonucci, Chiellini, Sandro; Fabinho, Pjanic; Alexis, Dybala, Mario; Higuain.

Backup 11:
Neto; Conti, Barzagli, Rugani, Spinazzola; Khedira, Marchisio, Sturaro; Cuadrado, Schick, Pjaca.

Is it too much to ask?

Considering you added alexis, yes

 

[Fr3sh]

Modric links?

Reports in Gazzetta dello Sport (via The Express) today claim that Juventus are set to make a move for Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric. The 31-year-old, who was instrumental in his side’s 4-1 Champions League Final victory over the Bianconeri last weekend, is believed to be one of coach Massimo Allegri’s big summer targets.

Prior to the game the Croatian international had stated that if the club won their twelfth (and his third) European crown, then he may consider moving on and the emergence of players such as Casemiro has made the future uncertain for the former Spurs man.

There has already been speculation that Bayern Munich boss Carlo Ancelotti is keen to link up with his former player in Bavaria and that the Bundesliga giants are already planning a £27M assault. The pink journal however, claims that Juve are ready to offer the player a huge salary to head to Serie A next season and has cited the experience that Modric would bring to the squad as the club looks to break their 21-year hoodoo in Europe’s premier club competition.

http://www.calciomercato.com/en/new...to-fight-it-out-for-croatian-midfielder-60350

Probably BS, but still..

That'd be a CRAZY signing, but extremely unlikely imo. Why would he want to leave? And why would Madrid sell one of their most influential players?

 

[Robee]

An Nzonzi type is important, but Juve still lack a player that can lift the creative burden off of Dybala in the final third. Seeing how Madrid passed all over Juve's center using a diamond midfield, adding an attacking CM would give Allegri the option to combat teams that overload the middle. It also should in theory allow Dybala to receive the ball further up the field. Nzonzi plus an attacking CM opens up the possibility of playing a 4-3-2-1.

Don't get me wrong Costa could be a great addition. He can slot in on either wing and can play as a LWB.

Agree but you have to actually make choices and don't leave any formation open by buying 30 players.

Costa and Dybala could perfectly line up behind Higuain/Mandzukic in a 4-3-2-1.

 

[Jvcro]

Agree but you have to actually make choices and don't leave any formation open by buying 30 players.

Costa and Dybala could perfectly line up behind Higuain/Mandzukic in a 4-3-2-1.

Again if Costa is even decent player how can be possible that against Real still play Robben and Ribery?

 

[soccerr9]

Agree but you have to actually make choices and don't leave any formation open by buying 30 players.

Costa and Dybala could perfectly line up behind Higuain/Mandzukic in a 4-3-2-1.

I'm not sure if Costa can play in between the lines. He seems like a better version of Cuadrado, a player that performers better hugging the touchline. Although I'm not a big fan, Di Maria is the type of player that fills this attacking mid role as well as a winger. List of expendables: Lemina, Sturaro, Rincon, Licht, Asamoah, and maybe even Cuadrado.

Needs: CM, DCM, ACM/Winger, Back up LB and RB (depending on departures)

Real's period of dominance in the first 20 minutes of the 2nd half came when they bunched all 4 mids into or around Juve's low block. Allegri could have changed the game by inserting an extra CM, but his only options on the bench were the likes of Lemina, Rincon, and Marchisio. After pulling out injured with Italy, there are reports that Marchisio wasn't 100% fit. Yes the 4-2-3-1 worked and masked this issue, but Juve's lack of quality in various CM roles got badly exposed.

 

[xGenius]

Seems like we gave up on Balde and won't pay as much as Milan is willing to.

 

[il brutto]

great tactics indeed. if i were a player i'd never sign for lazio knowing that if i wanted to leave, i couldn't pick my destination.

Yeah and Keita hardly strikes me as a player who appreciates being pressured and blackmailed. That's a bullshit tactic and shows weakness rather than strength.

 

[Zacheryah]

Modric links?

Reports in Gazzetta dello Sport (via The Express) today claim that Juventus are set to make a move for Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric. The 31-year-old, who was instrumental in his side’s 4-1 Champions League Final victory over the Bianconeri last weekend, is believed to be one of coach Massimo Allegri’s big summer targets.

Prior to the game the Croatian international had stated that if the club won their twelfth (and his third) European crown, then he may consider moving on and the emergence of players such as Casemiro has made the future uncertain for the former Spurs man.

There has already been speculation that Bayern Munich boss Carlo Ancelotti is keen to link up with his former player in Bavaria and that the Bundesliga giants are already planning a £27M assault. The pink journal however, claims that Juve are ready to offer the player a huge salary to head to Serie A next season and has cited the experience that Modric would bring to the squad as the club looks to break their 21-year hoodoo in Europe’s premier club competition.

http://www.calciomercato.com/en/new...to-fight-it-out-for-croatian-midfielder-60350

Probably BS, but still..

Madrid would be blind stupid if they'd sell Modric

 

[il brutto]

Players have enough power as is, if your destination is offering only 12m because they expect player to wait out his contract, then how the heck are Lazio supposed to act? Tell him accept the offer that is 25m/30m from elsewhere or sit out as you claim to threaten, it's that easy. He has contract to honour.

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And he is honoring it by staying at Lazio for the duration of that contract. Lotito is the one who doesn't honor the contract if he threatens to sit a player in the stands for not agreeing to move.