And in your likely scenario of Barella joining us in Jan with Cagliari bending over and letting their best player go for that kind of a deal while potentially risking relegation, with Barella suddenly changing his mind about Cagliari and EPL and wanting to join us, what happens after we spend 40-50m on Barella in summer? Is he supposed to be our big CM signing who'll take us to the next level?
There are not many midfielders on the market out there who are:
1. Good enough to improve Juventus
2. Realistically available for January
3. Aren’t already bound to one team in the Champions League
Whether or not Barella is some kind of world beater remains to be seen. He is certainly very talented (if you’ve ever watched him play). Barcelona took a risk with Arthur and it looks to be paying off.
We desperately need another CM, and we need one who can play box-to-box. Why not Barella?