Reus is just one of those names we cant lure. Too many others would join and it would be a bidding war.
Lavezzi makes sense at the right price. WE can change to a 4-3-3 and he and Tevez can rotate upfront and partner Llorente and Morata if it is a 2 man forward line. he is 29 but he has a few years left in the tank and this is what we need until we start to get bigger budgets.
Our purchases has to be strategic unless they dont cost us any transfer fees like Evra. You say bigger budgets... how much bigger? from 20 mill this season to 50 or 60 mill two summers from now? If we purchase a 29 year old today for 20-25 mill then this player will take 25 mill out of that 60 mill we will be spending two seasons from now because we will be needing to replace him with an equal player at least.
I'll say it again.. in two years we will need to replace Pirlo (with a world class CM), Vidal and/or Pogba (with a world class CM), Tevez (with a borderline WC striker), Llorente (with a borderline world class striker), Barzagli (with a world class CB), Licht (with a world class RB) and Buffon (with a world class GK).
We will need a bigger budget than just 60 mill to maintain our current quality level. Hopefully the sales of Pogba and/or Vidal and our budget growth can finance this massive transition phase over the next two summers (under Allegri if I may add). We are in no position to purchase an above average/borderline worldclass 29 year old player when we'll be needing to replace every world class or semi WC player in the squad (except Chiellini, Marchisio and Asa) in the next two summers.
Buy younger established players or save the cash.