Summer Mercato Thread 2018 (23 Viewers)
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These Martial rumours are weird, but they're way too consistent to not be a little true, similar to the Douglas signing last summer. Any credible sources? I would really like the signing, but I'm confused as to where he'd play here? Dybala, Higuain, Douglas Costa, and Bernardeschi all deserve a starting spot, and you put him in the squad, thats 5 top class players competing for a maximum of 3 positions, because I doubt we'll play with two CMs. Also not forgetting Mandzukic and Cuadrado, plus Pjaca who returns from loan, obviously we'll sell at least one of those three if martial were to come, but still confuses me. Anyone with an idea?
Indeed, there is no point at further discussing a Higgy sale, it ain't happening.
Dybala will leave, but not after such a terrible end of the season.
If Buffon retires,we will be forced to make a 100mil investment on Donnarumma.
Chiellini and benatia will be our starter CBs, Rugani should stay and Barza should last untill Caldara is ready.
And our massive and immediate problems are our wingbacks.
Marotta has a weakness there, he struggles to find decent wingbacks.
Licht and Asa are running out of contracts, considering the frequent health issues and age, chances are that they will not extend and will make 0 profit of their departs.
Sandro obviously asked to leave to and new age Juventus grants that wish, even at immense financial loses, so expect a 40mil profit.
With Spina+MDS alone we will reach a new low of performance,
Darmian is the most likely candidate, but he is mediocre and is likely to absorb most of the Sandro income...
So the defense will be massively downgraded.
Marotta always finds a cheap-free CM, but most of the times with a DM profile. What we need is someone to help Pjanic with the build up and still be capable of replacing him when injured\suspended, only marchisio could do that, but he is never fit and likely to go too.
But with 40mil we will get someone.
At the attack i don't expect any changes we will buy Costa, hopefully Berna will live up to expectations and Pjaca will get a last chance.
Dybala will leave, but not after such a terrible end of the season.
If Buffon retires,we will be forced to make a 100mil investment on Donnarumma.
Chiellini and benatia will be our starter CBs, Rugani should stay and Barza should last untill Caldara is ready.
And our massive and immediate problems are our wingbacks.
Marotta has a weakness there, he struggles to find decent wingbacks.
Licht and Asa are running out of contracts, considering the frequent health issues and age, chances are that they will not extend and will make 0 profit of their departs.
Sandro obviously asked to leave to and new age Juventus grants that wish, even at immense financial loses, so expect a 40mil profit.
With Spina+MDS alone we will reach a new low of performance,
Darmian is the most likely candidate, but he is mediocre and is likely to absorb most of the Sandro income...
So the defense will be massively downgraded.
Marotta always finds a cheap-free CM, but most of the times with a DM profile. What we need is someone to help Pjanic with the build up and still be capable of replacing him when injured\suspended, only marchisio could do that, but he is never fit and likely to go too.
But with 40mil we will get someone.
At the attack i don't expect any changes we will buy Costa, hopefully Berna will live up to expectations and Pjaca will get a last chance.
i didn't check the last financial report, but higuain's book value might be somewhere around 54m (his 90m price spread over 5 years of his contract, with 2 years already passed of those 5). when you're talking about any potential loss, forget those 90m's and think about his current value for the club.
in case we'd sell him around 55-60m, we'd be covered financially, and we'd save his wages, too.
we won't sell him btw. it's dybala's and sandro's turn this year to balance the books.
in case we'd sell him around 55-60m, we'd be covered financially, and we'd save his wages, too.
we won't sell him btw. it's dybala's and sandro's turn this year to balance the books.
The secret for happy life is low expectations 
We just don't have the revenue, and Italian talent pool has been pretty poor lately.
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That was legendary. Also his assist against Spurs. Isn't it funny that players Tuz loves to hate (Sami, Mandzukic, Licht, and Matuidi) were the ones who engineered the (almost) historic comeback?
We just don't have the revenue, and Italian talent pool has been pretty poor lately.
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That was legendary. Also his assist against Spurs. Isn't it funny that players Tuz loves to hate (Sami, Mandzukic, Licht, and Matuidi) were the ones who engineered the (almost) historic comeback?
The secret for happy life is low expectations
We just don't have the revenue, and Italian talent pool has been pretty poor lately.
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That was legendary. Also his assist against Spurs. Isn't it funny that players Tuz loves to hate (Sami, Mandzukic, Licht, and Matuidi) were the ones who engineered the (almost) historic comeback?
We just don't have the revenue, and Italian talent pool has been pretty poor lately.
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That was legendary. Also his assist against Spurs. Isn't it funny that players Tuz loves to hate (Sami, Mandzukic, Licht, and Matuidi) were the ones who engineered the (almost) historic comeback?
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