It passes as a decent deal if we get decent player with decent price. What we gets is a senile forward who registered only 7 goals in the league last season and suddenly becomes the top earner in our team.
I don’t care how many goals Dzeko scored if he helps the rest of the team scoring more. He is a supporting forward. His role is dropping deep, holds up play and dishes the ball for the teammates. Dzeko could not play all matches, but his touches are still classes. Dzeko goals and assists ratio per minutes from open play is not far below Lukaku.
Atalanta don’t need Zapata to have 24 goals either to score like a machine. Dzeko to Lautaro will be similar to Zapata to Muriel.
I also said we overpay his salary, yes. But you MUST do that because we dont have ANY time left. You are going to start the season with Pinamonti, saving some millions salary and wasting 3 points? Dzeko is, still, the least ridiculous option comparing to 50m for fucking Zapata, 40m Correa or 30m for Scamacca. At least Roma has sensible price, Lazio and Atalanta are robbing us.