++ [ originally posted by Arif ] ++
in my game dortmund want €54mil for tevez.
In that case, I wish I was in your game! I have £46m transfer budget left. Sold Appiah to Real Madrid for £29m, I couldn't refuse really.
I play two DMs, and my first choice are now Blasi-Tachi partnership. Replacement is Tudor. If pushed, I can play Demichelis at DM, but I specifically bought him for defence, so.....
I think I need another young quality DM. My choices came down to:
Sylvain Armand (£12m)
Simone Padoin (£26m)
Augusto Recife (£20m)
Angelo Palmobo (£37m)
Daniele de Rossi (~£50m)
Edgar Davids (£1.2m)
I think I'm going to push on with the Padoin transfer. Palombo was my first choice, but at that price it will be shocking. I would have spent £90m on transfers.
My other option is to bite the bullet and use it all up to try and get de Rossi. I may not even have enough for him though. But his asking price is only going to rise, and I want to best team possible. A Blasi-De Rossi partnership would be awesome and would serve me for at least 10 years (if the game lasts!).
I wanted to get my Appiah replacement in the transfer window but it all fell apart. I have to play till Christmas hoping Tachi and Blasi can hold out. I can now play
---------------Buffon-------------------
-----Fabao---Cassani----Demichelis
Gasbaroni---Tachi--------Blasi-----Zamb
----------------Neddy-------------------
----------Roncatto---Miccoli-----------
I want to see Miccoli maybe pushed out by Saimon/Jurado, Gasbaroni challenged by Moore, Neddy challenged by Edu, and Tachi and Blasi getting some decent competition for their places.
I think I may have to go for it over Christmas and buy de Rossi. This will require some selling though. I'm thinking Maresca, Zanchi out to raise the funds.
Current transfer record is £50m for Real Madrid getting Rosicky. Man U spent £46m on Stankovic.