I honestly like Scamacca and I didn't get the hate when we first got interested in him last summer. I tried to figure out why I was seeing him wrong, but he's just really a good player. The question is his ceiling. At the moment he's a quality 3rd choice striker. Can he be the main guy?
Raspadori on the other hand while I acknowledge is a great talent, I feel he suffers from being positionless in this era. But he'd make a quality trequarista 25 years ago.
Been following Julian Alvarez since his beginnings as I tend to follow River Plate a lot. Always liked the guy but I'm not sure if he has Lautaro kind of ceiling. I believe he needs to be tested at a higher level first. Lautaro showed glimpses that he got it. Alvarez on the other hand reminds me of a more plethoric Lucas Alario, who's not really been taking over the world since his transfer to Leverkusen. Alvarez should be going to a top half club initially but the hype and money the top clubs have will potentially ruin his career (imagine him ending up at Man Utd for example, poor guy). If he has a proper agent and guidance, he'll move to Sevilla or Villarreal or something. Or Roma or Lazio, those kind of teams. Or Fiorentina once Vlahovic is sold.
The whole league suffers as a result. For example, Julio Cruz was a Champions League player back in the late 90s (gobbi killer since then), moved to Bologna who weren't really a top side, then became a club icon at Inter. Only Sampdoria and Udinese bring foreign talents in Italy these days and Sassuolo mostly brings up domestic talent. Serie A experience is important, especially as the league is less watched than ever.
Saying this, I think the safest choice for a 4th striker (assuming we're stuck with Lautaro as primary, with Dzeko and Scamacca as 2nd/3rd options and Sanchez probably gone) would be someone like Giovanni Simeone. Would love to be part of the club his dad played for, the champs of Italy (hopefully) and won't really expect to be a starter. A modern day Julio Cruz perhaps.
Do you guys really expect a Lautaro Martinez & Julian Alvarez duo to pan out for 2022-23? I feel the risk level is too high. And the management is aware of this. We are following the guy but unless he ends up at Manchester City or United or Barcelona, I think we will be able to poach him a couple of seasons later if he's legit.
Our next forward will definitely be Italian. Whether that's Scamacca, Belotti or Raspadori is what remains to be seen. And I see us trying to get a backup striker for the winter window if we can offload a couple of players. Hopefully one that won't stick around for too long if it's something like Petagna or Caicedo.