About Vidal - IF United will actually make an offer, and IF Vidal really is willing to leave - what do you think about an offer of 30M + Chicharito + Nani + Kagawa?
IF we have to sell Vidal, this would look like a decent offer to me. With the 30M, I'd happily splash it in Scuffet (15M) and Balde Keita (20M).
So, IF we have to sell Vidal, having a return of Chicharito, Nani, Kagawa, Keita and Scuffet would be enough. Plus a young CB like Manolas or Doria sounds good, for like 12M. Getting Kagawa, Nani and Keita would mean we'd get rid of Giovinco.
Asamoah would replace Vidal as a CM. In my ideal world, Pirlo would play as a starter in Serie A, Marchisio as the starting DM in Europe.
Starting team - 4312:
Buffon - Licht, Barzagli, Chiellini, Evra; Marchisio, Pogba, Asamoah; Kagawa; Tevez, Llorente.
Bench: Scuffet; Caceres, Bonucci, Manolas/Doria, Ogbonna; Marrone, Pirlo, Pereyra; Nani, Keita, Coman, Chicharito, Morata.
This squad would be so young, talented and full of options. With young players ready to breakout in the first team next season.
Add Berardi, Rugani, Sturaro next year, and we are kind of set for the next years if everything pans out.
Scuffet would replace Buffon in the long term;
Caceres can give more 3 or 4 years of solid RB if Licht leaves;
Rugani to succeed Barzagli;
Ogbonna/Manolas/Doria to replace Bonucci;
Sturaro, Marrone, Asamoah, Pogba, Pereyra for the mid, all still young;
Kagawa still fairly young, providing a good option as an AM;
Coman, Keita as wonderkids who could replace Tevez as a starter;
Chicharito and Morata also young, to succeed LLorente.
Me likey it
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I remember we were linked with him before?
T. Silva potential?
Yes, actually we submitted an official offer to Botafogo, which was refused. We couldn't reach their asking price. This was like 1 or 2 years ago.
About his potential, I'm not really sure. Haven't seen him play much lately. But when he started playing, and was a starter as a 17yr old kid, he definitely looked great.
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@Mark
What's this Muriel rumour I see floating around the last couple days? Anything to it?
The other is some Zapata - Giovinco swap? BS? Or?
About Zapata, I really doubt we'd offer Giovinco, since his value is higher and we only have 4 forwards. Giovinco is going nowhere.
But Zapata wouldn't cost much. He'd be easily attainable IMO with an offer like 1.5M loan + 6/7M obbligation to buy.
He has been atrocious during last years though.
And I've read that Inzaghi doesn't really rate him highly, but doesn't want to improve Juventus.
About Muriel, I'm pretty sure that we would offer something like 1M loan + Marrone + 6M obbligation to buy. Udinese is probably high on Marrone, we'll ship him away anyway.
Muriel looks like our most realistic forward purchase right now, honestly.
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I mean, I could definitely see us get Zapata and Muriel on fairly cheap deals to close the mercato, considering Vidal stays.