^Rossi was, and still is HUGE gamble. He played too little for the money they paid for him. The reports were that it was 10 mils in cash and 6 (or it was 8) in bonuses. That's quite a lot for someone who was out for 2 years, don't you think?
Sanchez wasn't asked by Rafa. We tried for him in January, ones Rafa was sacked. And at the time, it didn't look like he will make it big tbh... Till that half season, he had 8 goals and 8 assists in 80 matches for Udinese, how was that enough to ask 30 mils for him, as much as Pozzo did?
He would/ve been great, sure, but at the time it didn't look like it. Belfodil had better last season than Sancehz had back in the time, and it doesn't work out.
Pjanic and Vidal are huge misses tho. Both could've been obtained for relatively cheap for their quality.