QUOTE (X-Offender @ Jul 30 2021, 12:52 AM)
That's some mighty fine ice we're trading on. Leaving everything for the last couple of weeks doesn't only imply we have no plan and resources, but it also increases the risk of making last minute panic buys.
Quite disappointed in our management. Capanoglu's replacement and the RW positions should have had the upmost priority in this window, yet we're almost in August and nothing concrete is on the horizon.
We're even losing Kaio Jorge to Juve because we can't be bothered to spend those measly 4-5M that would make a difference. What a joke.
I agree that we shouldn't leave it so late, and not just in terms of the business aspect of it but any new players should have some time before the season starts to get familiar with the others and the system. I don't like the fact that we'd be going into the season with a potentially new player for such a key role with no pre-season under his belt
At this point I can't really be that arsed about the RW. I am much more worried about the AM
I do think we still have money left over. We're the only Serie A side who has actually spent money. So this says a lot in terms of how well this management is doing in terms of running the club and getting us out of the deep hole we were in 2 or so years ago. Obviously we're not going to see big money moves. Which is probably why we're going to wait to the end. Clubs will be willing to do business more during that time. Especially if players are pushing for the move as well.
Re Kaio. It seems like once again, all the media were spewing BS on that one. Apparently his contract is not running out this January. So all the hypothesis for that move that the media were constantly peddling is just incorrect. He'd cost more than the quoted amounts being thrown around.
And it looks like Juve can't even close for Locatelli atm. So let's not assume that they're going to actually manage this one either. And Locatelli is someone the actually desperately want but they can't come up with the money
And this is the best run club in the league, who have their own stadium and have had consistent CL participation for the last decade. Once again, the fact that we've spent nearly 60m this summer cannot be disregarded