I'd rather not add players just for the sake of stuffing/padding the squad. Guys like Biabiany, Ibarbo, Cerci, Bonaventura, and Diamanti are just fillers that won't really add that element of quality to the starting 11. If we are to deviate from 3-5-2 and play a 4-3-3 or 4-3-2-1/4-2-3-1 hybrid (especially in Europe) we need to upgrade the aspect of quality and unpredictability. I'd still take Nani (in spite of his inconsistency, as he is still a quality player nonetheless) if he is available for a reasonable price and wiling to take a pay-cut.
@PedroFlu Iturbe seems interesting, but let's see how he ends the season. Apparently Berardi is returning to us next season, and I'd be willing to take a chance on him as he does seem like a quality player. It's such a shame we missed out on Insigne and Hamsik (when we had the chance).
Jorginho, Radja (on co-ownership deals), Coentrao on a loan with an obligation to buy, Berardi, and Iturbe (if he maintains his early promise) would be a quality mercato.
Iturbe has a 14M transfer fee agreed with Verona. I doubt we'll pay it to be honest.
Coentrao on a loan will never happen either.
In our next mercato I honest believe that Conte stays, Pirlo renews, 3-5-2 will continue, and these moves have a good probability of happening:
- Berardi back for 7M (1/2);
- Pirlo renewal
- Isla's 8M (1/2) bought from Udinese (we have the obligation to do it);
- Nainggolan co-own for 8M
- D'Ambrosio on a free
- co-won Biabiany (from Parma) - Padoin + 2M
- Cerci for 13M
total spent: 38M
- Sell Vucinic - around 10M
- Sell Giovinco - around 10M
- Sell half Isla - around 7M
- Padoin to Parma for Biabiany
Total received: 27M
Overall expenditure: 11M
Team (352)
Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Litch (Biabiany), Asamoah; Pirlo, Vidal, Pogba; Tevez, Llorente.
2nd team (433)
Storari; D'Ambrosio, Caceres, Ogbonna, Peluso (De Ceglie); Nainggolan, Marchisio, Asamoah; Berardi (Biabiany), Cerci (Berardi), Quagliarella