It doesn't help believing everything I read
I wouldn't buy Kjaer then Ranocchia for backup. I am not sure I follow your plan...I think perhaps I am confused with it. Are you saying use Cack for CB then Ranocchia for backup or are you saying to buy Kjaer then use Ranocchia for backup?
I think honestly the club is more worried about buying a team right now rather than producing one. Think about it, all our current youngsters: Ariaudo, Gio, Marchsio and PDC were all in the process of pulling through the academies right before Calciopoli...then that hit and suddenly we had to frantically make up a plan. Well, what is quicker? Growing your own corn, harvesting it....processing it...canning it...or is it easier to open up your wallet and just buy it? I think after this next mercato (summer) we will reinvest in our scouting, youth, youth coaching, etc because we will have bought a young team to last for the next half a decade...so, in 5-7 years when we need to "rebuild" again we will have had that many years into scouting and growing our own youth again. Ya follow? Right now, economically and short term high profits we need to spend, long term is a different story that takes more time.
You know I am a HUGEEEEEEEE advocate of youth and KEEPING them here and developing our own, but in the big picture getting our team back to pre-calciopoli is probably easier to buy than the youth process. And even in that case (youth) you can't always guarantee the next "del piero" or "marchisio", etc.
I wouldn't be so worried about "experience" as I would language barrier. 3 italians and a young danish kid still learning the language in a very risky CB position to me would be a risk. But then again, someone experience in reading the game would be able to make up for a language barrier.
yeah but that wouldn't stop them from buying another.
Yep...and Lucio is how old? And Samual? Cordova?
What are you looking for that isn't convincing you about Kjaer? I was more than sold when he man-handled our attack earlier this year. He is uncannily smart for his age...those kinds of smarts are not easy to teach...when you got it, you got it...As dumb as that sounds its like saying that is one less thing we would have to teach him. Give him playing time and watch him grow on his own. He has God behind him and the Savior beside him....not sure how much damage he could do.