More interesting is the mercato for them. Who will it attract, and more importantly can they keep their stars single they don't pay competitive salaries exactly.
Everyone knows this past season was THE season for Napoli.... now Reina left, Hamsik wants to opt out to China, Jorginho is close to City, Mertens has a low release clause for non-Italian clubs while players like Koulibaly might follow Sarri to Chelsea...
Reina is hardly a huge loss. It will be interesting to see what the other players want to do. I expect ADL to invest badly for his new coach anyway as I doubt that Ancelotti accepted the job without promises of investments.
You wouldn't sack Gattuso for Ancelotti? Because barely qualifying for EL screams must Keep?
More likely they failed to attract him, Conte or Sarri with their uncertain project. It's not often 3 top Italian coaches are available in same summer.
No because it wouldn't be fair to Gattuso. He took over while the team was a mess. We improved a lot under him. He deserves to start a season with full preparation.
With Sarri and prolly a few key players leaving, ADL decided to focus on revenue growth, prestige, and I'm guessing a change in mentality (though he himself has to change first).
Not a bad idea esp if Conte wasn't interested.
CA won't be as good a league coach but will do better in Europe, generate more interest in Napoli, and is more likely to attract quality players with his connections and resume (all of which mean more revenue).
Is Di Maria to Napoli possible? Seems impossible on the surface, but he's considered an EPL failure he doesn't have many choices. And ADL uncharacteristically already broke the bank for CA.
CR7 coming to Italy has the potential to really lift viewership and the prestige of Serie A. It will be interesting to see how this affects this summer's remaining mercato. How far will Roma, Napoli and the Milans go to try and chase what looks like a runaway Juve? Personally, I'll be very surprised if Juve go another season without a new CB. They are aging rapidly in that dept.
Chiellini is 33 and Benatia 31, its more then well enough for now to be top competetive, in a position where experience and seniority is highly valued. Only truly old one is Barzagli, and he is gonna stay for a while longer to part wisdom and stability in the group.
The one hope for the opponents of Juventus is that the new players don't fit well in the team, above all CR7 obviously. It would be funny (Stephan?) if Juventus failed to sell Higuain but unfortunately it looks like Sarri strongly wants him and Chelsea are ready to make the Tuscan coach happy. Chelsea have spent 57 million euros for Jorginho lolololol.
Chelsea doing a big turnaround in personnel will help Sarri. I think the old lot there may not suit his style.
Ronaldo to Juventus is an excellent move for Serie A as a whole in terms of marketing and exposure, especially right now.... however, the day after his signing is complete, two teams could be thrown out of Serie A, a usual summer in Italy.
Newspapers say he is leaving, his agent say he is staying, Juve not even considering sale. But also latest news is Chelsea bumped their offer to 50m so you never know.
You can allways upgrade when you can, Godin is great. But Benatia starting is much better option then any central midfelder we starting outside of Pjanic. Even he has had few errors, he has been formidable aslong as he been healthy.
But you can upgrade for mere 20m you have to do it.