[han2503]

So, now that we're basically at the tail end of our season, and it's yet another disappointing year with failing to qualify for the CL and potentially another season in the EL looming, looking at our squad, who would you keep, and what players or players profiles do you think we need to get this team back into the CL? Who should be moved on for good, who should be moved onto the bench and who do you think we should get (especially if the budget is limited)?

[han2503]

Mirabelli: "We want to sign a midfielder who is a mixture betwen Bonaventura and Kessie, a (left) winger and a CF. Cutrone will definitely stay. Bacca will return. We think of changing two strikers (i.e. Kalinic and Silva) for a top CF. In defense we're fine"

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Well, at least we agree that that is exactly what we need. Not sure about Bacca's return, but maybe we'll offload him again somewhere else.

I honestly don't trust him to make the right buys.

We're apparently after Fellaini FFS. That's lower than low and the guy has the gal to demand 10m apparently!

We need absolute top quality to be competitive in the league. And they keep talking about 3 players but in reality we need a total of 6 new buys to improve the bench as well.

Very alarming situation with no agreement i beleive that there is serious issues with our ownership finances

Silvio sold us down the river. He took the money knowing that this new ownership was shady af. Simple as tha really, now we're once again sitting on unsolid ground in terms of what the future holds for the club. If Li can't pay Elliot and they can't refinance the loan, Elliot will take control and it will be another waiting game to see who we'll be sold to

We're royally f*cked. I read we might even get banned from the Europa League next season.

We could, we could also get fined or get squad limitation for the EL. I read that if we get banned from Europe out transfer budget will have to be reduced by 20m (don't know how accurate this even is)

if we get banned from Europa, does that mean uefa cannot put transfer ban as we will not be in Europe?

All in all our management is in shock as well. Now i the decision will come suppose end of June then we go into appeal our transfer campaign will be in shatters

Also i am correct to believe that UEFA cannot dock league points from us? They can give Europe ban and have given transfer ban to Real and Athletico (but both were for some different reason of poaching youth players or something?)

No, they cannot sanction us in terms of the domestic competition.

A Europa League ban is the worst they can do. I doubt they will. They need the money we bring in. My guess is a fine and some transfer restrictions in terms of the squad size. Again, for Europe.

Meaning we could buy top players, but we won't be allowed to play them in EL or something. I believe Inter had that situation with Kondgobia.

Personally, I don't want us to play EL, and would rather we go all in for CL qualification. I think having just one tournament to focus on, is one big reason why Inter could qualify for CL over the others.

Inter stumbled @ss backwards into the CL. No doubt that it helped that they didn't have any other distractions but it's not like they romped to 4th. EL is a good tool for exposure (in the latter stages) and it also helps the team to be more used to playing games more frequently

I don't care about the EL to be honest. I just want us to be competitive enough in Italy. But I don't know what these restrictions might imply. Fine, limited mercato, no Europe. It's all bad.

It could be all of the above. We'll see how this effects out mercato

The title of this thread should change.

We are going to be cornered to sell players, players like Bonucci, Donna, Romagnoli, Silva, Bonaventurva, Suso to name a few.

Then again, this is an extreme observation to adjust for expectations. Had UEFA approved the plan, we'd be here talking about one player leaving and three players coming in. But that is not the case anymore, apparently.

I can't see us selling Romagnoli or Bonucci tbh. The other I can seel us selling because they're not considered as fundamental to the team. Suso, Bonaventura, Silva and especially Donna could all go, and if we get the right prices for all of them, it would be good business imo. Especially if we can replace them with better players