I would never pay 40M. But if you start paying only for past production then you will end up with the Icardis of the world. 14 goals in 2200 Serie A minutes for Genoa/Sassuolo is not bad.
I really wish we took him for 5M from Ascoli. Half this forum would have done it. I'm probably the most optimistic one here on Scamacca but 40M , fuck me.
Really he is going to be another gamble having already signed kean.But that is the risk with most of the young players kulusevski looked like a world beater at parma even though most of his performances came mostly in the first half of the season but has struggled at juve.
That's the big issue. We really can't afford such a risky move at the moment. We don't have the budget and our squad badly needs a certainty.
I'm not saying we should sign someone purely because they once hit 25 goals in a season but to sign a guy who hasn't ever really made their mark over a season for big money seems crazy just now given our issues.
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@MikeM says, the time to do it was at 5m. It would be the sort of move we did with Marotta, getting in early like on Gabbiadini and Zaza. Neither worked out but they were low risk moves. The ship has sailed and the numbers are so high that the next time to make a move is once he has proven something, at least over 1 season. The cost/risk is too high at the moment and could easily end up with a another Kulu situation. I don't dislike Scamacca but I think he isn't ready for a big move yet, it is too early.
We can't get the next few windows wrong. Scamacca as our main striker is nuts.