QUOTE (d'Arc.LP @ Jul 15 2017, 07:37 PM)

Milan still have €100M remaining for the transfer market. #IlSole24Ore
According to TalkSport, Milan is trying to close Modric.
The name Modric should be banned from here.
If we still have a 100m...
I read somewhere, I think it was CM.com that we have 3 more signings to make and they will most likely be Auba/Belotti, Kalinic/Keita and a top end midfielder
CM.com are a bit erratic but if we do pull off these moves, on paper we're as good as Juve imo. It's just a matter of getting things to click
QUOTE (Danny @ Jul 15 2017, 09:43 PM)

There is a God. Worst signing for value for money probably ever. Certainly close to. Oliveira pushes him.
Oh, forgot about Oliveira! What a dud he was...
I was looking at some of the starting 11s used in the last 5 or so years, nightmare inducing I tell you
QUOTE (Danny @ Jul 15 2017, 09:51 PM)

Nope. I have my opinion and I want to be wrong. I mean come on, if a player isn't exactly sensational before he joins a pressure pit like Milan, do you really think he's going to turn into Sheva? It's a bad signing IMO and while garbage was strong my summer has seen about 800 garbage Portuguese players go to Ibrox (Bruno Alves aside) while now Milan are getting in on it.
Fed up with bloody Portugal and the cr*p my teams are signing from there.
But how can you come to a conclusive opinion when you've barely seen him play. You barely even knew who he was when we signed him, and you're just basing an opinion off of pretty much 2 insignificant matches with Portugal, one being so insignificant that Ronaldo went on holiday instead of staying with his teammate for it.
Also, I never said that I expect the guy to be Sheva, I don't even think he'll be a sure starter for us next season, I think Montella will ease him in and this is why we're looking at profiles like Belotti, Auba and heck, even Kalinic as they're more of a 'sure thing' for us in the league.
And I don't understand why you're comparing guys Rangers brought in to our only Portuguese signing. Sanches is a rumour, which most likely wont happen as the formula we want is a win-win for us and a lose-lose for Bayern.
QUOTE (Danny @ Jul 15 2017, 09:51 PM)

I don't really care - one year on and you think a switch to Milan is where a guy who couldn't handle being at Bayern is the best thing? I have my opinions on some of the moves we're making - some are great, some just aren't.
I've had quite enough of blind support about players just because they're in our shirt. Muck is muck however much it cost and however much polish is on it. Let's hope these two, if Sanches arrives, prove me wrong.
But I'm sticking to my guns here.
Well I have mine as well, I think Borini was pointless and I'm still not sure about Hakan, but I will reserve my judgement until I've seen both play. With Silva I think he was a good move, but I'm also not sure if he'll really pan out. But sometimes you have to take risks in the market, and imo Silva was a calculated one, because if he works out he has huge marketing potential and triple time resale value. If he flops, that's just something you have to take in stride. I'm sure Fassone and Mirabelli took this into consideration as well but were still willing to pay nearly 40m for him
QUOTE (Danny @ Jul 15 2017, 09:51 PM)

Auba has a far better career at a far higher level than Belotti. You pay more you get more. It's really that simple. I don't really care about his wages in truth. We paid Ibra an insane amount. And got value for that.
Well of course, one is 23, the other is 28. Look at where Auba was at 23, probably on his nth loan move from us to some obscure team where he couldn't cut it still. He only came into his own at Nice. Belotti on the other hand is the first player under 24 to score 24 goals in the league since Sheva
We'd be paying him a lot more than we paid Ibra. And keeping a balanced wage bill still has to be a priority for us. Especially considering all the veils that were put on our financial situation and FFP
Also, you can't compare Ibra to Auba in terms of influence on the pitch. Ibra on his own makes you a contender, and I don't think Auba gives you that
QUOTE (Danny @ Jul 15 2017, 09:51 PM)

It's less than Ibra at Utd. And he's got 7 years on him while being the best striker in Bundesliga. Sorry, but that's only too much if you don't have the ambition to be the best.
Let's not compare what EPL sides are handing out to what we can. Juve can't compete with them either. We've shown that we have ambition, we don't need to satisfy a money hungry agent/father to show that we have it. 9m per season is still very ambitious and would still be the best paid player in the league
QUOTE (Danny @ Jul 15 2017, 09:51 PM)

He's still the best paid in the league by most accounts.
Nope, Higuain is on 7.5 if I'm not mistaken.
QUOTE (Danny @ Jul 15 2017, 11:19 PM)

I think the best striker in German football has to be considered elite.
Not saying that he's not and that I wouldn't be ecstatic to have him, but his demands have even raised eyebrows at PSG