QUOTE (Danny @ Jul 14 2015, 08:35 PM)
Then so are Roma.
Of course, but it doesn't mean that we should just satisfy whatever price they set on him
That's why it's called a negotiation, and anyone who calls Galliani a master negotiator after this summer needs to take one serious reality check
Paid the clause for Bacca, paid the full 8m Shakhtar were asking for Adriano despite only having a few months left on his contract, paid the full 20m Roma were asking for Bertolacci and is about to pay the 30m Roma have asked for Romagnoli. A player that's not even an established one and has only had one good season in Serie A
When he gave the last offer he should have made it clear that this would be final. And Milan will look elsewhere if it is not accepted.
QUOTE (Danny @ Jul 14 2015, 09:57 PM)
Apparently we've changed our minds and may be upping to 30.
Paying 30m for Romagnoli would be stupid. This guy could easily fail big time with us. 20m was already a huge gamble, this is going above and beyond
QUOTE (William405 @ Jul 14 2015, 10:47 PM)
Well, we payed 30 million to get Nesta...
But, I'm guessing he was already established in Lazio, help out a brother, I was young at the time. ^^
Nesta was already an established world class defender and captain of Lazio. That was an astronomical fee by the standards of that time, especially for a defender
30m is also considered a huge fee for a player who's only considered as a talent, even by today's standards is too much
QUOTE (X-Offender @ Jul 14 2015, 11:02 PM)
On the one hand, yes, it'd be stupid. On the other, if we've got the money, then f*ck it.
I really don't think we have the kind of budget where we can say f@ck it, let's throw 30m at Roma for an unproven players, if it works great, if it doesn't so what.
We still need to sign Witsel who imo is much more important for us than Romagnoli would be as our midfield is still as sh!tty as ever. Our budget is not infinite, and I'm afraid that this obsession with Romagnoli because Miha wants him, will effect the rest of our signing campaign
QUOTE (Fillipo Simone @ Jul 14 2015, 11:57 PM)
I don't know. I got a feeling for that kind of money we could try and sing Hummels or a bigger name.
Or add 10m or so and go for Laporte. Now this guy is the real deal. I don't think Dortmund want to sell Hummels.
QUOTE (X-Offender @ Jul 15 2015, 12:43 AM)
It just shows you how much prices have increased since then. I mean, City just paid €70 million for frigging Sterling for crying out loud!
EPL prices imo are incomparable with reality. Aside from Barca or Madrid, no one can really match them.
Their TV deal is astronomical, where the bottom team earns as much money as we do and we're the second best paid in the league behind Juve.
Add to that, City are backed by huge funding from their owners and you have situations where spending ridiculous amounts on a player who's basically done nothing of relevance aside from doing well over a season ago, is considered normal