Did I advocate Milan getting Shikabala? Man, what a talented player. Wasted talent, though.
I want to grab SMS on loan now just to spit in Lotito's eye.
I doubt anyone has offered 110m for him, honestly. Pogba played as the central star for one of the big clubs in the world, and even Dembele, who played for BVB came in for 105m (40m in bonuses) while Coutinho went for 140m he played in the Prem, which is the most inflated market, and is far more proven than SMS.
I think clubs are restricting how much they are spending. They all realize that transfer fees are getting crazy.
How can you be expected to be putting huge portions of your entire total revenue towards one player?
Dembele and Coutinho better perform, otherwise, their failures will continue to deflate the market. It's one thing paying 100+ for Ronaldo. It's very different to pay 105m for Dembele to watch him play so-so (even accounting for injuries).
Oh yeah, very much indeed. You wanted him at all cost.
The only offer that lotito refused last year was for 50m. Every player with potential is way overpriced now, even a 16 years old Brazilian talent will cost 50m.
I foresee a Belotti trend with SMS if he keeps him at Lazio, he is not this consistent after all. If the player don’t perform up to his standard, even injured or has a dip in form he will be labeled as a one season wonder, thus his interest will be dropped by most following scouts and shelved for good.
I believe Leonardo was assured by Elliot that we will have an important money coming in form of sponsors and other commercial channels.
As a squad we still have some players that we don’t need who will ensure we get some cash our way. This will help us finance small squad moves for depth or maybe even a winger.
It does not make any sense to go after top players when we are not breaking even and we want to work within FFP parameters.
Buying sms on loan basis will be the cherry on the cake.
