Summer mercato thread 2025-26 (192 Viewers)

[DAiDEViL]

Finished or not - I wouldnt mind him for a season or two. His creativity should give us a great boost.

No ugly, finished gingers pls.

 

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[Bianconero81]

Fuck KDB - he's turning 34 in June.

He was never a leader anyway - he might be talented, but he strikes me as a PussyFag Ginger Bitch.

 

[Tak!]

Amortization is obligatory.

Yes, of course! It would be stupid not to but the way it is implemented is as if we actually gain capital or lower our loss. For example, extending contracts here and there to make the books look better while in reality it is adding to our losses.

 

[Scottish]

We already saw with Di Maria that a post-peak creative attacker will not be worth the investment for one year of lackluster performances.

ADM even had motivation to perform: to prepare for the world cup. In reality however we saw him not take his football seriously, stroll around, deliberately get sent off and exaggerate injuries to avoid game time and occasionally play ball. The difference between the ADM who dragged Argentina to a World Cup and the one we were paying for was night and day.

No to KDB

 

[Orgut]

Fuck KDB - he's turning 34 in June.

He was never a leader anyway - he might be talented, but he strikes me as a PussyFag Ginger Bitch.

Ok ok.. No KDB, although Pirlo wasnt young as well when we signed him.
Anyway the best thing we can do is probably go for performers who arent with their ego up their ass..

 

[Tak!]

I wouldn't mind KDB as a regista, which might save him from some injuries. He can't run anymore but Thuram can be his legs. But his salary won't fit with us.

 

[Lion]

Plusvalenza and transfer fees are different matters. Plusvalenza is an income you oppose to the expenditures like players amortization for example. The goal is to avoid the loss at the end of the year when you sum the income and the cost.

Transfer fees are already accounted in the player's amortization cost so there won't be any surprise here. The cash we owe to another club is a matter of cashflow and we don't have problems with that.

Thanks for the explanation makes sense. You’re very attaractive when you talk accounting not going to lie

 

[DAiDEViL]

I wouldn't mind KDB as a regista, which might save him from some injuries. He can't run anymore but Thuram can be his legs. But his salary won't fit with us.

When you say Thuram, you mean Locatelli and Koop, right?

 

[Badass J Elkann]

They won't qualify for any international competition next year, but they're still ahead of any Italian club in term of finance. I can't handle it what makes them one of the most profitable football brand and their revenue stream is high despite a decade of fail. Why would a top player play for a crappy team that doesn't present in either the CL or the EU unless they are a gold digger with a corrupt mentality.

Man utd are like 1 billion in debt and still hemorrhaging money, sure they make more than most but also losing more than most

 

[Zzak]

Ok ok.. No KDB, although Pirlo wasnt young as well when we signed him.
Anyway the best thing we can do is probably go for performers who arent with their ego up their ass..

Pirlo was 32, KDB will be 34.
Pirlo was italian and already used to the league. KDB never played south of Bremen.

Pirlo had Marchisio, Vidal and Pogba next to him. KDB will have Locatelli and Koop.

No to KDB, he's finished, smoked, cooked. We need someone young who can grow into the role.

 

[Amer]

Pirlo was 32, KDB will be 34.
Pirlo was italian and already used to the league. KDB never played south of Bremen.

Pirlo had Marchisio, Vidal and Pogba next to him. KDB will have Locatelli and Koop.

No to KDB, he's finished, smoked, cooked. We need someone young who can grow into the role.

Yeah we need someone young like Berardi.

 

[Zzak]

Yeah we need someone young like Berardi.

I'm thinking more like sniping a 18 year old from one of the big clubs that is not happy about their playing time. Similar to how we did with Pogba and Yldiz

 

[s4tch]

turks allegedly offered him a salary similar to his current one and he declined. tuttosport so don't take at face value

 

[Zzak]

turks allegedly offered him a salary similar to his current one and he declined. tuttosport so don't take at face value

If he wants to keep playing top level football he will have to take a pay cut, or score in every match till the end of the season.

If he wants to go for money he can easily get 20 mil net a year in Saudi.

Fenerbahce would be in the middle, same money and no top level football.

 

[Osman]

Fuck KDB - he's turning 34 in June.

He was never a leader anyway - he might be talented, but he strikes me as a PussyFag Ginger Bitch.

Wait, did you just call best player of EPL of past decade a pussy fag ginger bitch? Lol


He wasn't a leader, but he ALLWAYS switched on come March and dominated the league like clock work every single of 6 of titles. That's timely leadership to me.



He is not 34 yet and age isnt his immediate issue, he is physically (and prolly mentally), spent after nonstop injuries past 2 years. His body working against him.


So he is probably going to MLS to unwind is my guess, or maybe better paying Saudis, doubt it tho.



If he wanted to he could easily come to Serie A and dominate creatively. Its not as physical high tempo as the current EPL is. And his type of playmaking role can easily slot in most Italian top sides.

 

[Robee]

Wait, did you just call best player of EPL of past decade a pussy fag ginger bitch? Lol


He wasn't a leader, but he ALLWAYS switched on come March and dominated the league like clock work every single of 6 of titles. That's timely leadership to me.



He is not 34 yet and age isnt his immediate issue, he is physically (and prolly mentally), spent after nonstop injuries past 2 years. His body working against him.


So he is probably going to MLS to unwind is my guess, or maybe better paying Saudis, doubt it tho.



If he wanted to he could easily come to Serie A and dominate creatively. Its not as physical high tempo as the current EPL is. And his type of playmaking role can easily slot in most Italian top sides.

De Bruyne? Yes he was, man.

 

[Osman]

De Bruyne? Yes he was, man.

I'm being sarcastic because BB81 said he wasn't. I explained how he took ownership of the team and rallied them to titles multiple ties past decade.



But for Belgian NT he definitely was not coming off as a leader. As probably @Seven and @Buck Fuddy can attest to better.

 

[Robee]

I'm being sarcastic because BB81 said he wasn't. I explained how he took ownership of the team and rallied them to titles multiple ties past decade.



But for Belgian NT he definitely was not coming off as a leader. As probably @Seven and @Buck Fuddy can attest to better.

I'm a Belgian too and he most definitely was imo. He was the true leader and general of his generation after Kompany of course. He was off the charts. But way above Lukaku, Courtois, etc. Him and Alderweireld were probably the two alpha guys.

 

[Bianconero81]

No wonder Belgium didn't win shit

I like De Bruyne as a player, no doubt.

However, this is not the kind of profile we should be looking for: old, has won everything at club level, and nothing left to prove. That's why I'm also against targeting someone like Salah, as great as he has been this season (and I'm saying this as an Egyptian).

Maybe we should try and find a younger De Bruyne or Salah somewhere. We need young and hungry players with the right level of experience who want to win and win now. That's what will elevate this team. We also need the coach to stick to a lineup and stop goofing off and fucking around.

 

[Robee]

No wonder Belgium didn't win shit

I like De Bruyne as a player, no doubt.

However, this is not the kind of profile we should be looking for: old, has won everything at club level, and nothing left to prove. That's why I'm also against targeting someone like Salah, as great as he has been this season (and I'm saying this as an Egyptian).

Maybe we should try and find a younger De Bruyne or Salah somewhere. We need young and hungry players with the right level of experience who want to win and win now. That's what will elevate this team. We also need the coach to stick to a lineup and stop goofing off and fucking around.

Hehe, I could've predicted that 15 years ago. Never liked our national team. Always had too many weak spots. I mean Witsel, Meunier, Vertonghen, Fellaini,... and choker Lukuku were important parts of it...

De Bruyne is far from the way to go. We shouldn't buy anyone that old. Our team is so young it probably won't peak in the next season or 2 yet. Therefor we should be looking at guys that still have some juice in the tank for a few years to come.