Marcelo Brozović

[rfU]

If Brozo is earning 8m net Barella has all the rights to ask for 9m-10m in a year (not saying that he will). Because he is the captain and more important. And the death cycle will continue...since we fucked up and signed a Vecino-level midfielder for 5-6m net.

Exactly, we need to draw the line. 6M should be the absolute maximum.

Show me a replacement that would cost us less than 12 mio/season and would not be a huge downgrade in quality and i ll gladly let him go.

I'm a big fan of Roca, great passer, classy touch, neat and tidy in possession, we have good relations with Bayern, 2 year loan plus obligation @ 20M. Then there's Zakaria obviously.

Besides those two:
Weigl loan + obligation @20M (he doesn't suit JJ's two-man midfield formation) + Witsel @ 2-5M (slow as shit, better suited to serie a slow build up).

I'm also a fan of Xeka at Lille but haven't seen too much of him.

There's a solution if you look hard enough.

 

[Adriano@10]

While I agree we should extend Brozovic, just to be precise he is asking for 8m net per year; 6m is what we offer. That's insane.
Is that the highest salary for a midfielder in the league?

I understand why Marotta is hesitating. If Brozo is earning 8m net Barella has all the rights to ask for 9m-10m in a year (not saying that he will). Because he is the captain and more important. And the death cycle will continue...since we fucked up and signed a Vecino-level midfielder for 5-6m net.

AHh i thought he was asking for 6... 8 seems a bit excessive but even there questions remain about the replacement costs....

Anyways i think it s a bit a game of chicken, there are few clubs that would be willing to offer brozo such an amount, i doubt either of the big spanish clubs is interested so that basically only leaves the EPL. I personally dont think brozo will join a mid table epl team just so he can earn 2 mios more then he would at inter. But i cannot really blame him for wanting to wait and see what kind of offers arrive, again this is gonna be his last real big paycheck...
Imho it comes down to wether or not Manu and or pool make an offer... They could easily outspend us and he d be joining a team where he could win something. Dont see the other big epl teams wanting him(not counting spurs).
Pretty sure that if no offer from any big club arrives he ll gladly sign for 6mio with us. It s a risk but i guess in our situation we have to take the risk and let him talk to other clubs instead of just meeting his demands so he s off the market.

Also rfU ofcourse there are solutions but they come with a risk...

 

[Il Drago]

I'm a big fan of Roca, great passer, classy touch, neat and tidy in possession, we have good relations with Bayern, 2 year loan plus obligation @ 20M. Then there's Zakaria obviously.

Besides those two:
Weigl loan + obligation @20M (he doesn't suit JJ's two-man midfield formation) + Witsel @ 2-5M (slow as shit, better suited to serie a slow build up).

I'm also a fan of Xeka at Lille but haven't seen too much of him.

There's a solution if you look hard enough.

Roca: I guess you're a fan of Roca from his time in Spain. Because in Germany he doesn't play at all. Both Flick and Nagelsmann have decided to ignore him and prefer other options. The guy would be a gamble and i would only take him on loan with option as a backup.

Weigl: Weigl was one season wonder at Dortmund. The fact a German ended up in Benfica truly highlights how far he had fallen in Dortmund after his first impressive season. He looks much better there but it's Liga Nos. The level is pretty low. Just like with Roca, he would be a gamble and i would only take him on loan with option as a backup.

Witsel: I have always rated Witsel highly but sadly the guy is done as a DM. He's slow, he makes many mistakes and even his passing is nowhere near as good as it used to be. These days he can only play as a cb. I wouldn't even take him on a free.

These guys aren't good enough to replace Brozovic.

 

[Sawyer]

Give the man what he wants, I am sorry but fuck me he truelly is the engine of our team on the field every single game.

 

[M.Adnan]

I'm interested to see how we're going to replace Brozovic and Perisic without money.

And by replace I don't mean half-assed Lazio level players just to fill their places in the line up. I mean real replacements who can offer the same quality.

 

[rfU]

Roca: I guess you're a fan of Roca from his time in Spain. Because in Germany he doesn't play at all.

Nor would Brozovic or Barella. Kimmich and Goretzka are the best german mids and will always play. Sabitzer is a Nagelsmann favorite and will awlays be ahead in the pecking order. Roca also sustained an injury over the summer. His limited game time reflects nothing of his ability. FYI Nagelsmann rates Roca, but again, he's just down in the pecking order. If oyu watched him vs Barca and RM you wouldn't have any doubts. Roca has the tools to succeed, he just needs the right setting/environment/coach. Apparently he's available for 5-10M. This is a no brainer IMO.

The fact a German ended up in Benfica

that was his choice. He was displaced by Witsel who was at the time one of the best mids in BLiga and Europe, he wanted to go to a club in UCL and who could afford his wages and where he could play in his favored position. He's a perfect midfielder for a midfield-three, a DLP who can defend (unlike Paredes). Hes young and has been injury free for a while now, so no doubts. And he was never a one season wonder, he was an important player in midfield before Witsel (2015-2018) even when he was moved to CB he performed admirably. So long as we play a 3 man midfield I'm 200% behind signing Weigl.

He's slow, he makes many mistakes and even his passing is nowhere near as good as it used to be.

He's lost his dynamism no doubt. But he's not more slower than Jorginho or Pirlo. Depends on who our 3rd midfielder will end up being. Otherwise he's well suited for Serie A (as a bench option)

These guys aren't good enough to replace Brozovic.

Was a 24/25 year old Brozo good enough (Weigl and Roca are 24/25 years). On the subject of BLiga flops, what was your opinion of Merino?

 

[Stefan]

€8 million is excessive for a 29 year old. €6 million is more then fair.

If he doesn't want to extend there is nothing to do. I trust marotta and ausilio to find a replacement.

 

[Jusef]

I would give him his asking salary but only for two years.

If he ends up at Tottenham, knowing conte wanted to replace him, which may have influenced the managements decision to not extend his contract 2 seasons ago, will in my opinion make the management look like amateurs. Of course circumstances changed things, it just shows lack of long term planning.

 

[Il Drago]

Nor would Brozovic or Barella. Kimmich and Goretzka are the best german mids and will always play. Sabitzer is a Nagelsmann favorite and will awlays be ahead in the pecking order. Roca also sustained an injury over the summer. His limited game time reflects nothing of his ability. FYI Nagelsmann rates Roca, but again, he's just down in the pecking order. If oyu watched him vs Barca and RM you wouldn't have any doubts. Roca has the tools to succeed, he just needs the right setting/environment/coach. Apparently he's available for 5-10M. This is a no brainer IMO.

Getting benched by Kimmich and Goretzka is totally understandable. My issue is he was even behind Bayern's Sensi (Tolisso) and grandpa Javi Martinez in the pecking order under Flick. This season he hasn't played at all, he's behind Tolisso and Sabitzer and the most worrisome thing is Nagelsmann has said Roca needs to work a lot on his positioning. Two good coaches don't seem to trust him. But i admit i haven't watched him in La Liga so i can't comment on his performances there and i accept your opinion. I would take him as a backup on loan but definitely not as a starter.

that was his choice. He was displaced by Witsel who was at the time one of the best mids in BLiga and Europe, he wanted to go to a club in UCL and who could afford his wages and where he could play in his favored position. He's a perfect midfielder for a midfield-three, a DLP who can defend (unlike Paredes). Hes young and has been injury free for a while now, so no doubts. And he was never a one season wonder, he was an important player in midfield before Witsel (2015-2018) even when he was moved to CB he performed admirably. So long as we play a 3 man midfield I'm 200% behind signing Weigl.

From what i had seen Weigl was tremendous in his first season season under Tuchel but he was very inconsistent in the following seasons. But you watch Dortmund a lot more than myself so i trust you take on this.

Was a 24/25 year old Brozo good enough (Weigl and Roca are 24/25 years). On the subject of BLiga flops, what was your opinion of Merino?

Inter were at a much different state when Brozovic joined at 25. We couldn't even qualify for CL and our starting midfielders were Medel, Melo and Kondogbia. But now the demands are a lot higher. If we lose Brozovic we're going to need a player who's good enough to start for a side that fights for the title. As for Merino, i think Tuchel never gave him a proper chance and Dortmund gave up too fast on him. He has been pretty good both at Newcastle and Sociedad. That's someone i would be ok with but i fear he would be too expensive.

 

[GenDire]

Inter were at a much different state when Brozovic joined at 25. We couldn't even qualify for CL and our starting midfielders were Medel, Melo and Kondogbia. But now the demands are a lot higher. If we lose Brozovic we're going to need a player who's good enough to start for a side that fights for the title. As for Merino, i think Tuchel never gave him a proper chance and Dortmund gave up too fast on him. He has been pretty good both at Newcastle and Sociedad. That's someone i would be ok with but i fear he would be too expensive.

Brozovic joined us at 23

 

[forzainter257]

Would love to see him play for us until he retires.

 

[IM21]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1456772190423109636

 

[K.I.]

They talk to Epic Brozo

 

[GenDire]

Big if true

 

[magnesium]

According transfermarkt Brozovic transfer value is 40M euro.
I can't imagine we lose 40M euro player for free.
And this guy is our starting midfielder.

Imagine City lost De Bruyne for free, or PSG lost Veratti for free.
We already lost Eriksen, now we lost Brozovic ?

Marotta should learn how things not going well when we replace Eriksen with Hakan.

 

[qb4ever_2k]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1456772190423109636

Marotta’s assistant called Broz’s agent to arrange a meeting but was confused when some crypto expert picked up.

 

[Sawyer]

According transfermarkt Brozovic transfer value is 40M euro.
I can't imagine we lose 40M euro player for free.
And this guy is our starting midfielder.

Imagine City lost De Bruyne for free, or PSG lost Veratti for free.
We already lost Eriksen, now we lost Brozovic ?

Marotta should learn how things not going well when we replace Eriksen with Hakan.

I can see Inter fucking up and letting Brozo leave on a free haha can you not?

I also see KDB leaving at end of contract back to Belgium, on a free.

Eriksen isn't comparable.

Anyway, let's just stop fucking about with Brozovic and get him signed up please

 

[PHM1605]

According transfermarkt Brozovic transfer value is 40M euro.
I can't imagine we lose 40M euro player for free.
And this guy is our starting midfielder.

Imagine City lost De Bruyne for free, or PSG lost Veratti for free.
We already lost Eriksen, now we lost Brozovic ?

Marotta should learn how things not going well when we replace Eriksen with Hakan.

According to transfermarkt we have got a 30m-rated for free. Yeah that dude from Bbilan.

And according to them Kessie is a 55m player also leaving for free We can get double-Brozo there.

 

[rfU]

Getting benched by Kimmich and Goretzka is totally understandable. My issue is he was even behind Bayern's Sensi (Tolisso) and grandpa Javi Martinez in the pecking order under Flick. This season he hasn't played at all, he's behind Tolisso and Sabitzer and the most worrisome thing is Nagelsmann has said Roca needs to work a lot on his positioning. Two good coaches don't seem to trust him. But i admit i haven't watched him in La Liga so i can't comment on his performances there and i accept your opinion. I would take him as a backup on loan but definitely not as a starter.

He's even behind a couple of the youth players. He just doesn't suit Bayern's pressing style in midfield. In the same vein Busquets / Jorginho would also struggle, they doesn't have the athleticism and anticipation. But who would argue neither is not good enough for Inter? It's about fit. Roca is a DLP, exceptional at distributing and creating opportunities from deep. He might not be an instant hit, but he's a good fit for a midfield 3. Ditto Weigl and Witsel.

As for Merino, i think Tuchel never gave him a proper chance and Dortmund gave up too fast on him. He has been pretty good both at Newcastle and Sociedad. That's someone i would be ok with but i fear he would be too expensive.

My point is anyone could go on and say "Merino flopped at Dortmund, thus, he isn't good enough for Inter"

 

[varmin]

I hope this is not true as 6mln salary seems pretty fair to me.
"Inter are trying to convince midfielder Marcelo Brozovic on a contract extension, but their offer of €6 million net per season could be insufficient to find an agreement.


This according to today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Corriere della Sera, who report that the Nerazzurri have gone up to this amount with their offer but that the Croat is not yet ready to sign a new deal as he waits to consider the interest of other top European clubs who could offer him more.

Brozovic’s current deal is set to run out at the end of June 2022 and the Nerazzurri are determined to secure his future beyond next summer rather that see him leave for free amid the interest of a number of top clubs including Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur.

The Nerazzurri have raised their offer to a net of €6 million per season to try and convince the midfielder, though he feels that he could potentially receive significantly higher offers from elsewhere.


Brozovic is waiting to see what offers materialize from other clubs, and is not yet ready to accept the amount that the Nerazzurri are offering to sign an extension."