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Lets assume Inzaghi stays or we replace him with another 3-5-2 playing coach.
g:
Onana - STAY - clear number 1.
Handanovic - STAY/OUT - new one year deal as a clear 2nd keeper role, with reduced wages. Or a replacement for same role with half the wages Handa is on now.
Cordaz - STAY - new deal for mascot keeper.
dc:
Bastoni - STAY - first choice for the left side, needs a 2-3mil improvement on contract.
de Vrij - OUT - contract running out, too expensive (4mil/season) to renew as a backup option.
Acerbi - STAY - probably will be redeemed from Lazio, can start some games but mainly replacing de Vrij as backup choice in the middle.
Skriniar - OUT - leaving.
D'Ambrosio - OUT - contract running out, would not renew. Solid for many years but it is time to leave now.
Fontanarosa - OUT - loan.
wb:
Dimarco - STAY - certain to stay.
Gosens - STAY - I'd keep the LWB as it is if he wants to stay.
Dalbert - OUT - lul.
Bellanova - OUT - simply not good enough.
Dumfries - OUT - probably need to raise some money and he's the clear option to get at least something out of.
Darmian - STAY - easy stay whether on DCR or WBR, preferably a backup for either position though.
Zanotti - OUT - loan.
m:
Brozovic - OUT - not a guaranteed starter anymore, time to cash in for hopefully 20-30mil.
Barella - STAY - easy stay.
Asllani - STAY - sub for Calha as a regista, unless he wants more playing time and requests a move.
Calhanoglu - STAY - easy stay.
Gagliardini - OUT - leaving.
Mkhitaryan - STAY - will continue to be valuable for Inzaghi if the coach stays, preferably more on bench though.
s:
Lautaro - STAY - easy stay.
Lukaku - OUT - clearly not worth the 8mil per season.
Correa - OUT - sale, loan, contract termination - just GTFO.
Dzeko - OUT - should play way way less, thus giving him a new contract worth 5mil season is just not a good deal.
Carboni - OUT - loan.
OUT: Handanovic, de Vrij, Skriniar, D'Ambrosio, Dalbert, Bellanova, Dumfries, Brozovic, Gagliardini, Lukaku, Correa, Dzeko.
- 12 players out, 40-45mil off wages per season, 45-60mil received from sales of Brozo and Dumfries.
IN:
* Handa with reduced wages, or another 2nd choice keeper
* 2 dc's, starter for middle and right side
* 1 WBR, starter to replace Dumfries. Darmian back to being a substitute for the role.
* Fabbian replacing Gags
* 1 MC, preferably a starter to bench Mkhitaryan but probably a cheap option like Pereyra to sub for Mkhi.
* 2-3 strikers depending on whether Dzeko would accept a big wage cut.
Wages of 2nd choice keeper (1,5m-2,5m) 2 DCs combined (6-7mil), 1 WBR (2-3mil), Fabbian (1,5-2), 1 MC (2,5-3,5mil), 2-3 strikers (10-15mil).
= combined 23-33mil, making a slight cut in wages.
Money needs to be spent on DC's and Dumfries replacement, with 1 MC probably being a free/low cost and strikers being free (Thuram/Firmino), loan (Scamacca?) and relying on a youngster as 4th option (Satriano/Esposito).
We can't afford to let youth players leave on loan if we are letting 12 players leave on free transfer. At this point put a wage cap on this team. Barella, Bastoni and Lautaro if they want to stay they can go over that cap but we need money.
Cordaz need to leave.... rather have Handa be our mascot if he doesn't care about being #2. #3 use a youth player. #4 Radu and the other 2 GKS we have on loan sell to get some cash
defense - they should all leave. Bastoni has not been as good as last season to warrant 4-5 million a season wages. If he wants that.... Send him to EPL and use that cash to reinforce the team. Acerbi cost money + wages.... he should go to.... tho that leaves us with 0 defenders haha.
WBS - I mean Gosen if we can get 20 million he needs to go for someone who can start. His wages are too high for a sub
MF - Barella needs to stay everyone else can Fk off. Calha depends on how much his contract extension cost I wouldn't go over a 5 million salary cap to keep him if we can get a EPL team to pay for him.
S - Lautaro ..... really the only player we own that we can sell that is worth enough to rebuild this team.
We have 4/5 players that we can all agree should hear next year. Onana, Bastoni, Barella, (Cahla), (Lautaro). That means we need 6 starters + 5-6 bench players. I don't see us saving enough in wages + making the money in Brozo, Gosen, Dumfries to do this unless Lautaro gets sold since we fk'd up not selling Skriniar or resigning him.