Curupira
Milan Legend
- Joined
- Aug 2, 2010
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He got the autonomy that he wanted. Our opening offer for CdK was 25m + bonuses and there were reports that's the evaluation RB was comfortable with.Maldini got 3 big players to raise the level of the group ???
Not looking to argue - just saying.
3 big players to raise the level of the group is a big ask - in modern day economy we are looking at a 80-100m window just for those 3 players, not to mention on fairly large contracts.
What if he got those 3 players and we didn't raise the level and we had to sell them on cut-price deals like Paqueta / Piatek? Is Maldini going to cover the loss from his own pockets? Also, what if Maldini changed his tunes and preached patience and asked for even more after he got his players? Ownership can clearly see Maldini accumulating more leverage in terms of relations w/ the fans. Barring a couple of people here, most fans attribute our successes to Maldini and not the stringent budget set by Elliot and attribute to our limitations to their lack of spending. So where do they draw the line if they let that slide?
From the ownership's perspective, we already comfortably achieved our bare minimum goal so why would they move away from their modus operandi and risk serious financial consequences just bc Maldini forgot why he was hired and started siding w/ the fans?

