The biggest problem wasn't buying ageing midfielders. It was buying the wrong ones, all the same type of players with no one there to score nor anyone to dictate play. That and handing out insane wages and extensions.
I'd prefer Berardi and Zaniolo over Perisic, easily if it weren't for the fact both of them are purely right sided; same as Di Maria and Soulé. And that makes such a heavy investment hard to defend. I'd try Zaniolo next season (when he has 1y left on his contract) to take over from Di Maria.
I'd prefer Berardi and Zaniolo over Perisic, easily if it weren't for the fact both of them are purely right sided; same as Di Maria and Soulé. And that makes such a heavy investment hard to defend. I'd try Zaniolo next season (when he has 1y left on his contract) to take over from Di Maria.
The hardest part of lowering the wages and stuff is already over. I think that we should be at the level that we could invest in some good players. Bentancur and Kulusevski paid Vlahovic for us, and every year there’s a budget. Costa, Arthur, Mandragora, Ramsey, Dybala, Berna, Chiellini and possibly even Rabiot or McKennie will be sold/of the books. And there’s the U23 with some possible plusvalenza. Honestly I think that this is the year that we could invest in a few good players. That’s why I continue to hope for Di Maria and Pogba. It are two good players for free and it allows us to continue to invest I guess
But if we sign Di Maria and Perisic, it really gives me a deja vu of lowballing a department in order to heavily invest somewhere else. Please spread the money and reinforce every line.
