100 Mil for SMS, that’s about the dumbest purchase we can make ...
which of these 100mil+ signings is shinning right now?
Sure they’re still young, and they are all good/great players ... but there is nothing they can do to justify the price paid and meet the expectations. So, ultimately, in the future all these transfers will look like “not worth it” on the sporting level.
“Is player X really 100+Mil good” and the answer for most will be NO.
There were the Martials, Now the Pogbas ... next year we’ll be talking about Mbappe, Dembele not meeting the expectations.
And most of them get those price tags after just 1-2 good seasons.
Insane.
We’ll be smart not to partake in these deals even if we had the money. Like Bayern.
It’s all a bubble, in 3-5 years, after these deals pan out to not have been worth it .... even those clubs will stop making these deals.
I don’t even think we’ll see those deals this summer.
For that amount, we can make smart buys to actually challenge for scudetto next season ... and I hope and know that’s what will be done. Smart buying.
We have a young group, these players will get better year after year...the only “big” signings I’ll make those early 30’s champions at top club who might want to change environment, or their clubs want to refresh their squads...those will cost between 25-50M... talking of the likes of Modric, Vidal and a few more
They bring proven quality, experience and they are winners.
Other than that, I’d keep the same transfer policy as last year... bring more of those young players, decent price with great potential, the Kessiés, the Hakans, the contis ... now the torreiras, the diawaras the kovacics. [I can’t think of any forwards of that mold.]
20-40 mil players, hopefully we don’t get in crazy bidding wars.
There are also a few free good players available this summer.
We are not challenging to win champions league next year...what’s the rush?... when we’ll get there (past the the round of 16 of champions league) then we’ll look at 80mil players in their prime...
For now, step by step is the only smart way to go.