And how much will Sassuolo demand for him? He is not worth it.
Under 50M he is... He defends well and he attacks well.
I`d personally rather Locatelli than Aouar.
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Barella would've been a revelation for us, but unfortunately that ship has sailed long ago. Instead we spent that money on Luca Pellegrini, who will never play for us and was immediately loaned out despite us only having one LB prior to this season. 4d chess at play here.
Not exactly.
Roma offered us a deal of 10M+Pellegrini for Spinazzola who wanted to leave.
Since Pellegrini was rated as a potential talent we agreed.
Barella is a different case and I admit I didnt think he is that good at the time but he has developed brilliantly and is now a very good player.
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Barella is amazing but that's as random as they get. There is 0% chance of us signing him.
A coach can only work with the tools given. I'd say priority #1 is definitely balancing out the team for one formation. Because now our midfield is made for a 4-3-3, our attack for a 2-men attack and we have wide men we don't know where to put.
So what we need more than anything is a clear vision (from the coach & technical staff) and work towards it without exceptions. F*ck these "market opportunities" who don't fit the team.
What we need on the field is a midfield leader who can provide both strength and link well to our attack.
If we get that we can definitely and should change to 4-3-3.