So, we are not looking for any creative players? Tonali and Thuram as holding midfielders makes sense to me, but in a three-man midfield we will create the same problem we have had since Pirlo left. Tonali is not a regista, I see him more as B2B - similar to Thuram. If we had a Pirlo behind them, it might work. But we will likelier put Loca there and then we have three B2Bs and we will continue to rely on a Dybala/Yildiz/Chiesa to create something. It would be great if we finally addressed the issue and actually found the player we needed. I hoped Fagioli would be then one but that did not happen, and then I hoped Douglas would be it but we all know how that turned out.
Tonali is great, but there are more immediate concerns - a consistent striker and a midfielder with good vision and passing feet.