Mercato Team (Ausilio, Marotta, & Co.) and Strategies

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Damn, you're not even going to give him a couple of games ?

But I think in this modern age there aren't many elite-level keepers, I'd take prime Handa over any keeper today (maybe Neuer) the rest are lacking in one area or another. What I especially like about Onana is his assertive, take charge personality. He'll fuck up but bounce right back. That's important for a young keeper. And a match winning one. Mistakes will happen but Onana has the confidence and self-belief, as long as he's willing to learn, it should be all good.

But whatever way you look at it, this is a great acquisition for us, when you consider Kepa went for 70M. What were the alternatives?
Something along those lines, but I'm of the virw that a new generation of GKs will emerge and we'll be stuck with this average class.
 

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Something along those lines, but I'm of the virw that a new generation of GKs will emerge and we'll be stuck with this average class.
Outside of generational talents i.e. Buffon most keepers hit their prime in their late 20s, so we have 4-5 years for these new generation of keepers to reach that elite level. Onana as a stop-gap ain't half bad, we can certainly do worse. BTW I still don't get what you have against Onana. I admit as a black african i'm biased and rooting hard for him, but it's always Inter first. whatever is best for the club at this juncture.

Do you mean Stankovic 😉?
What's going on with this guy, is he showing promise? I'm still deeply disappointed in Radu. How shit do you have to be that you can't bench Handa one or two games smh
 

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Nandez and Digne/ Kostic in would be ideal. We can go for Frattesi when Vidal leaves in the summer and find our eventual Sanchez replacement.
 
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Nandez only on loan. No reason to commit paying anything now as when they go down, one can buy some of these players very cheap.

But I wouldn't sign Nandez even on loan if I can get a better midfielder now.

Digne, what the fuck? No one wants Digne. Kostic is the man we need to sign if LWB is something we gonna look for. Won't be expensive as almost 30 and one year left of his deal.
 
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This team has so much potential which was very close to being recognized last summer with a couple of additions instead we took 3 steps back. Constant theme with this club. We really have some of the best players in the worlds and the other half of our team is a load of trash. I really hope we don’t waste this opportunity and add players next summer. We’ll rue the days we had the likes of De Vrij, Skriniar, Bastoni, Barella, Brozovic at their peaks and didn’t compete with europes best.. these are players that would slot into the first XIs of any team in europe.
 

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We get player depend who will leave us later, if Vecino or Vidal leave us, we get Fratessi.

I think it we need both then, Ricci and Fratessi.

A dream scenario would be to include Dzeko backup, we had the same issue with Lukaku and they cannot play every game of the season.
 

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I think it we need both then, Ricci and Fratessi.

A dream scenario would be to include Dzeko backup, we had the same issue with Lukaku and they cannot play every game of the season.
I agree we need both Ricci and Fratessi. Since we missed on Tonali and Rovella it would be nice to sign Ricci who is one of the most exciting Serie A prospects of the new generation in his position.

I disagree about attack. We don't need a Dzeko backup but someone who is good enough to start and push Dzeko to the bench. Dzeko is a quality forward but he is going to be 36 at the end of the season. He can't start games week in week out.
 

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Ranocchia is OK for a sub. Same as D'Ambrosio.

As was mentioned, the priority is Brozovic. Next are Perisic and Handanovic. I really like Vidal but his salary hits us hard.

I guess the next priorities should be De Vrij and Skriniar, both currently only have 19 months left remaining contracts.
Extending both players' contracts even with an increased wage won't harm our annual cost.
 
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Extension usually means raising the salary and that applies both De Vrij and Skriniar. If the narrative is we need to reduce costs or at least not increase them, I don't think we can keep both. We will release lots of salaries next summer but we need to replace these players too and that brings new costs to the club.

Ideal would be to keep both, of course and then add more quality to the bench but I don't see the club being in such an ideal position financially.
 

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I disagree about attack. We don't need a Dzeko backup but someone who is good enough to start and push Dzeko to the bench. Dzeko is a quality forward but he is going to be 36 at the end of the season. He can't start games week in week out.

If we were to get someone who will resign Dzeko to the bench, then we're looking at a player like Dusan for $70m, we dont have the budget for that but rather someone with potential who can play a supporting a role and grow into a starter.
 

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I agree we need both Ricci and Fratessi. Since we missed on Tonali and Rovella it would be nice to sign Ricci who is one of the most exciting Serie A prospects of the new generation in his position.
I disagree about Ricci. Haven't been convinced by him at all so far and he hasn't stood out to me during Empoli's great season.
 

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There are few players that have been impressive from Empoli, Parisi, Viti, Bajrami, Ricci. Andreazzoli is really doing good for Italian football by relying on young players instead of veterans.
 
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Ginter on a free would be great as long as it doesn't mean one of our starting cbs is sold. Else, we would be back to square one in terms of squad depth.

I prefer Frattesi over Nandez and i don't see the point of signing both of them. Our signings in midfield should be Frattesi/Nandez and a creative CM to challenge Hakan.

I am ok with Digne only if Inzaghi is desperate for a lwb in January and it's a loan move without obligation. Else, i would rather wait till summer to sign Kostic.
 

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DeVrij will be our summer casualty imo. Huge plusvalenza say 40+m€ to a big club outside Italy. Still haven't given him a new contract..the signs are there, its a classic Beppe move with players nearing 30 with good value.

2 choices to replace him, get Ginter for free or get Bremer for 20M€ and counterpart? Maybe both if we are releasing Rano and Dambrosio.

They are good enough for bench for another year, but are we gonna offer a new contract? Its easier to offer them current wages for maybe another 2 years for backup role than a fresh newcomer.
 

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12 months left on his contract, aged 30, i think you're being very optimistic at 40mil+. I'd say 25mil maybe, which is. real shame because he deserves higher. If his contract was >2 years from expiring, 40mil would be fair imho
 
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