Is there even one user, bar Zach, who wouldn't want Witsel for free in summer/ for €6m in winter?
I liked Witsel for Benfica, same with Matic.
Is he a World beater? No. Am i excited? No.
BUT: Is he an upgrade over Stururu or/and Asamoah? Yes, of course he is.
So why the hell would you be against that signing?
If he turns out to be crap we can still sell him for a nice profit. It's a zero risk transfer.
Here is the raw situation of our current midfield
Is it good at creating and making chances and goals ?
- Yes it does. Marchisio and Pjanic are fantastic. Khedira when in reasonable form aswel. Lemina is a nice talent to have. Meanwhile Dybala, when he can play as he should, is insane.
Does our midfield actually play to the level we can expect from the above quesion ? Why ?
- No. We lack physical presence in the midfield and its really troubling us. Several players are underperforming, most notably pjanic and as a result dybala and higuain, because of this issue. Adding a player who adresses this issue would be a major boost and allows these plays to play as they should
Does witsel solve this issue ?
- No. Witsel is another pjanic without all the talent and much less working, so that doesnt solve anything
But zach, is witsel almost free ?
- He's on 3 mil wages. Thats what a starter at juve gets. Offcourse thats not 'free'
Why are you against this signing
- At this point, Kessie despite poor experience would add incredibly much by beeing physical and aggressive whilst a good player on the ball. N'zonzi even so much more.
I'll rephrase this for the peasants who cant spell Tielemans correctly.
"If your 3 senior goalkeepers are all injured long term, and you have some kid in the goal who's making mistakes all the time, spending your money on a 5th striker is not wise"