Serie A Calcio Mercato, Summer 2019-20

[Bluenine]

Latest Rumours:
- Trippier to Napoli (€25m)
- Danilo to Inter (€15m)
- De Paul to Inter (€30m)
- Veretout to Napoli (€25m)

Inter
IN: Godin (free), [Conte], De Rossi, Sanchez, Rakitic, Bakayoko, Emerson, Chiesa, [Conte], Ziyech, Almendra, Lukaku, Danilo, Brazao, Dzeko, De Paul, Pepe, Darmian, Bergwijn, Gundogan, Barella, Pellegrini, Tonali, Politano (fo)
OUT: [Spalletti], Vecino, Gagliardini, Icardi, Perisic, Karamoh, Dalbert, Mario, Gabigol, Candreva, Miranda, Keita (lr), Vrsaljko (lr), Soares (lr)

Milan
IN: Malcom, SMS, Mahrez, Richarlison, Insigne, Thauvin, Lozano, Sensi, Everton, Carrasco, Deulofeu, Tonali, Bakayoko (fo), Andre Silva (lr)
OUT: [Gattuso], Calhanoglu, Bertolacci, Montolivo, Biglia, Cutrone

Juventus
IN: Ramsey (free), Meunier, Semedo, Rabiot, Milenkovic, Isco, Alderweireld, Kroos, Umtiti, Manolas, Chiesa, Tonali, Higuain (lr)
OUT: Cancelo, Pjanic, Dybala, Costa, Cuadrado, Khedira, Alex Sandro

Roma
IN: Thauvin, Ziyech, Tonali, Biraghi, Nandez
OUT: [Ranieri], Nzonzi, Dzeko, Pellegrini, Manolas, Schick, Zaniolo

Lazio
IN: Andre Gomes, Moreno, Adekanye
OUT: SMS

Napoli
IN: Diego Costa, De Paul, Veretout, Cavani, Chiesa, Denis Suarez, Almendra, Barella, Trippier, Lozano, Bennacer, Lovren
OUT: Diawara, Insigne, Koulibaly

Fiorentina
IN: Elmas, Aina, Semprini, Bertolacci, Donati, Zurkowski (lr), Terzic
OUT: Veretout, Chiesa, Biraghi, Fernandes (lr)


Transfers rumours in orange
l = loan
lr = loan return
lp = loan + obligatory purchase
lo = bought and loaned out
fo = full ownership
tbc = to be confirmed
f = free transfer
[] = coach
Only select loan deals / youngsters mentioned here

Inter 2019-20
(based on best case rumours)


Lukaku:rollani: (Martinez)

Perisic (Bergwijn:star - Nainggolan (Barella:star - Chiesa:star: (Politano)

Brozovic (Valero/Emmers) - Gundogan:star: (Gagliardini)

Asamoah (Emerson:star - Godin (De Vrij) - Skriniar (Ranocchia) - Danilo:| (D'Ambrosio)

Handanovic (Padelli)​

OUT: - Icardi, Gabigol, Mario, Vecino, Dalbert, Karamoh, Keita, Miranda, Candreva, Cedric, Vrsaljko, etc
IN: - Chiesa, Bergwijn, Emerson, Danilo, Barella, Dzeko, Gundogan. Plus Politano.


*assuming Spalletti stays as coach and we will get rid of Icardi
:star: = Good for that role
:| = We could do better
:rollani: = Aw, fuck off!!

 

[CafeCordoba]

Raiola there demanding too much for himself. Possibly also just a negotiation tactic by Napoli.

 

[brehme1989]

You didn't mention Alexis Sanchez who was offered to Inter by his agent.

 

[Universe]

If anything, Bakayoko should be on the Milan OUT list. His relationship with Gattuso seems to have deteriorated and there's no way Milan should have the money to redeem him, especially if they miss out on top 4.

Then again, maybe you're right because we'll help them afford him by giving them our top 4 spot at this rate.

 

[Bluenine]

You didn't mention Alexis Sanchez who was offered to Inter by his agent.

Yeah, I doubt we can afford his wages even with a 25% discount thrown in. There are 4-5 rumours around Inter every day, I have to make some hard choices

 

[brehme1989]

Yeah, I doubt we can afford his wages even with a 25% discount thrown in. There are 4-5 rumours around Inter every day, I have to make some hard choices

Read in some English website that he gets a 40% salary reduction since they did not make Champions League. Sounds like a terrible clause but when he signed for them they were in 2nd place or something and rather safe for CL football in the near future. That puts his salary to 7.5m net. Unless that was in GBP, so that's still around 9m and nowhere near the 15ish million that he's getting now.

 

[CafeCordoba]

Man Utd could perhaps sell Sanchez quite cheap because they don't really need the capital for his sale THAT much, I believe. They need to get rid of his salary (even with the reduction) because he's making too much and apparently has all kind of clauses like yearly bonus and a clause of getting £75k (gross) for every game he starts lol

The problem with Sanchez for any club even thinking of acquiring him is that he's probably going to demand at least 4-year-contract.

 

[ScottishInterista]

Read in some English website that he gets a 40% salary reduction since they did not make Champions League. Sounds like a terrible clause but when he signed for them they were in 2nd place or something and rather safe for CL football in the near future. That puts his salary to 7.5m net. Unless that was in GBP, so that's still around 9m and nowhere near the 15ish million that he's getting now.

Thats "clause" has been widely misreported. They don't get a 25% reduction but just lose out on their bonus. He's still on 375k (probably at least 450k) a week.

 

[ADRossi]

If we sign Sanchez I'm flying to Milano and shooting Marotta in the dick.

 

[eminter25391]

If we sign Sanchez I'm flying to Milano and shooting Marotta in the dick.

Now I really want us to sign Sanchez just to see this happen

 

[Hasan]

He signed Tevez when he was 29-30, I could see him trying to sign Sanchez for us.

I don’t know what to think about that, Sanchez looks pretty much done but we are starving for quality. Could go both ways.

 

[Bluenine]

The only way Inter will sign Sanchez is if he is on a free. Which is quite likely, there are rumours of Man Utd negotiating a settlement with Sanchez. With bonuses his gross wages at Man Utd are £26m, so I can see why they would let him walk on a free!!!

Even on a free, I doubt Inter will offer Sanchez more than say 9m net wages. Thats 40% lower than what he earns at Man Utd. Quite unlikely he will accept that unless Inter give him at least a 3 year contract. But if he does, the question still is whether its worth the punt? On a free transfer at say 9m net wages on a 3 year contract? Thats a total cost of 54m over 3 years.

IMO he is worth that punt if we can shift Perisic for good money (30m+) thus making this cost neutral for us. Sanchez has been shit at United, but he was awesome at Arsenal and I reckon if he had been smart enough to go to City he would have been a great success. He is 30, so IMO a 3 year contract isn't that bad. In a slower league like Serie A, he will not only have a long shelf life but also have a bigger impact. This is not a guy who is lazy, he runs and gives 100% effort for the whole game. His motivation level will need to be judged, but if he is motivated to be relevant in football again, its worth that kind of punt. But I wouldn't pay Man Utd anything or pay Sanchez any more than €9m. And also get someone younger like Bergwijn as back up (to replace Keita).

 

[brehme1989]

The 9m is extravagant. Perhaps they will add bonuses, but it has been said that his agent presented an acceptable deal for his client that does not exceed 7m net. Which is what most Serie A sides pay their highest earners and the amount we were about to offer Icardi. Don't think he'll ask for more than 8m and that's only if they see that there's enough money to go around. For example if we make a statement by spending 300m in the transfer market (including salaries x contract length I mean), I'm pretty sure they'll be asking for more.

But at the moment it seems that we are his #1 choice of destination. And I think he will join us if we want him, because he's made a choice based on money before and regretted it almost immediately, I doubt he's willing to do it again, especially since he's getting his paycheck.

 

[Materazzi_23]

Maybe a romantic thought but wouldn't Sanchez want to breathe new life into his career and therefore demand a lot less salary, or accept a lot less then now? They guy has earned so much money and played so little..

 

[Bluenine]

Thats exactly my view on this. We need to check his motivation. If he is determined to resurrect his career and play at the top level again, this could be a worthwhile punt. A good indicator of that is how much of a wage cut he is willing to take. If he still wants to earn a fat pension, then leave him where he is.

 

[ScottishInterista]

He never looked like doing it at Man U where he was given this massive welcome. How's he going to do it here when he'll be whistled after 2 games.

 

[CafeCordoba]

That Man Utd move was mostly Mourinho wanting to snatch a player in front of Guardiola (Sanchez was going to Man City for free in the summer). Arsenal (and Mourinho for sure) persuaded his move to United. He was quite good at Arsenal but basically he was after money at England. Maybe returning to his "roots" where he made his name might ignite the spark again.

Though 7m€ could be a bit tough to swallow if at the same time we had big troubles giving that to Icardi in the summer/during the season. If giving 7m€ net means we mean business, and he's not the only big ticket (well, he'd be not, we already booked Godin but we need more), it's fine. He's an experienced forward, played in several top leagues and scored tons of goals in those leagues (and UCL too). I didn't even realized he scored 19 league goals for Barca one season. And two seasons ago 24 EPL goals.

 

[Bluenine]

Douglas Costa + money for Icardi? Nah, unless the money is really substantial.

But I would take Costa + Kean + money for Icardi.

 

[brehme1989]

That Man Utd move was mostly Mourinho wanting to snatch a player in front of Guardiola (Sanchez was going to Man City for free in the summer). Arsenal (and Mourinho for sure) persuaded his move to United. He was quite good at Arsenal but basically he was after money at England. Maybe returning to his "roots" where he made his name might ignite the spark again.

Though 7m€ could be a bit tough to swallow if at the same time we had big troubles giving that to Icardi in the summer/during the season. If giving 7m€ net means we mean business, and he's not the only big ticket (well, he'd be not, we already booked Godin but we need more), it's fine. He's an experienced forward, played in several top leagues and scored tons of goals in those leagues (and UCL too). I didn't even realized he scored 19 league goals for Barca one season. And two seasons ago 24 EPL goals.

Mourinho didn't really want him. He wanted a center back and a midfielder who could play as attacking or central and instead Woodward was like "Alexis Sanchez is availabe, he might end up at City who can turn this 15 point gap into a 30 point gap with him... Look Jose, I got rid of Mkhitaryan and wasted all our transfer budget at the same time!". This was supposed to be a big gift + bonus to Mourinho for failing to sign Perisic in the summer or something. Mourinho didn't really have an idea of how to use him and it took a while to adjust him in the lineup. And I doubt Alexis really wanted to join Manchester United, but that kind of money was too hard to refuse.

It was a power move by Man Utd, basically telling Man City that they were also present and could buy the best players in the Premier League as well if they wanted to, even from their hands. Despite the fact that City didn't really make a move for Alexis and were waiting for him to become a free agent. And Man Utd under Woodward loves trying to get the best players of rivals and the most hyped players on the island. They hit the road with City and Liverpool players because City doesn't sell and Liverpool doesn't sell to Man Utd. They got Van Persie, Alexis Sanchez, Romelu Lukaku (hype), Wilfred Zaha (hype), Nemanja Matic and Juan Mata with this policy and at some point tried to make it international but without much success (Pogba & Martial being the only good examples).


People who think Alexis Sanchez is finished are under the same delusion that Jose Mourinho is a has-been. It is completely baseless. This is the equivalent of saying that Icardi is not a world class striker because he hasn't been around in 2019.

 

[CafeCordoba]

Apparently they offered Dybala for Icardi + 20m€ which is a ridiculous offer. The direction of the money would be the opposite if anything.