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Summer transfer window is far away but still, why not to dicuss it already?
Personally I don't see Berlu going on Abramovich-like spending spree but at the same time it also seems likely that he will provide more funds for transfers than during previous summers. Maybe one really expensive signing and 1-2 smaller ones.
At the moment I would be happy with one good addition in all outfield lines: one to the defense, one on the midfield and one in attack.
Benzema would be the preferred option up front. He would be expensive as hell because Lyon doesn't need to sell and there will be other big clubs after his signature...but perfectly realistic signing if only Berlu gives the cash for it. We would get a young and hungry player who seems to posess enough skills to make a big impact immediately in Serie A. I see him doing big things in EURO2008 so maybe it would be better to go for him before the tournament when his market value might be lower. Expected price range: €30-40 M
The other signing I would like us to do is Wesley Sneijder. He's having bad time in Real so probably we could get him cheaper than what Real paid for him. He would suit well in our midfield scheme IMO, I've talked about it before but I mostly see him as a long-term replacement for Seedorf. He could fill in for Kaka too when needed...and for Pirlo too. He can adapt to many roles, we would solve many current midfield problems by signing a multitalent like him. Expected price range: €12-18 M
Zambrotta would be another nice addition and yet again a perfectly realistic one because in general he has been dissapointing at Barca and they have no reason to hold on to him (although he has a contract with them until 2010). There's nothing new in big-name Serie A defenders performing below expectations in La Liga anymore; I guess he can return to his regular level pretty fast if he returns to Italy. Expected price range: €5-10 M
Maybe the biggest debate might be the goalkeeper question. We have two reasonably good keepers at the moment: one has a lot of ability but hasn't been performing, the other has little ability but has been performing above expectations lately. And there aren't that many quality shotstoppers on the market. The only keeper I would like us to spend big on is Frey but I would rather see the management spending on outfield players as the first priority. I'm sure many would like us to sign Amelia but IMO he's overrated (being pretty much the only good young Italian keeper at the moment).
So yeah, if we could somehow get Benzema, Sneijder and Zambrotta over the summer then I would be a happy guy. Probably would take about 60M euros total.
And it could leave us with something like this for example:
-------Benzema---Pato
-----------Kaka
----Sneijder--Pirlo---Gattuso
Zambro--Nesta--Kakha--Oddo
-----------Kalac
Personally I don't see Berlu going on Abramovich-like spending spree but at the same time it also seems likely that he will provide more funds for transfers than during previous summers. Maybe one really expensive signing and 1-2 smaller ones.
At the moment I would be happy with one good addition in all outfield lines: one to the defense, one on the midfield and one in attack.
Benzema would be the preferred option up front. He would be expensive as hell because Lyon doesn't need to sell and there will be other big clubs after his signature...but perfectly realistic signing if only Berlu gives the cash for it. We would get a young and hungry player who seems to posess enough skills to make a big impact immediately in Serie A. I see him doing big things in EURO2008 so maybe it would be better to go for him before the tournament when his market value might be lower. Expected price range: €30-40 M
The other signing I would like us to do is Wesley Sneijder. He's having bad time in Real so probably we could get him cheaper than what Real paid for him. He would suit well in our midfield scheme IMO, I've talked about it before but I mostly see him as a long-term replacement for Seedorf. He could fill in for Kaka too when needed...and for Pirlo too. He can adapt to many roles, we would solve many current midfield problems by signing a multitalent like him. Expected price range: €12-18 M
Zambrotta would be another nice addition and yet again a perfectly realistic one because in general he has been dissapointing at Barca and they have no reason to hold on to him (although he has a contract with them until 2010). There's nothing new in big-name Serie A defenders performing below expectations in La Liga anymore; I guess he can return to his regular level pretty fast if he returns to Italy. Expected price range: €5-10 M
Maybe the biggest debate might be the goalkeeper question. We have two reasonably good keepers at the moment: one has a lot of ability but hasn't been performing, the other has little ability but has been performing above expectations lately. And there aren't that many quality shotstoppers on the market. The only keeper I would like us to spend big on is Frey but I would rather see the management spending on outfield players as the first priority. I'm sure many would like us to sign Amelia but IMO he's overrated (being pretty much the only good young Italian keeper at the moment).
So yeah, if we could somehow get Benzema, Sneijder and Zambrotta over the summer then I would be a happy guy. Probably would take about 60M euros total.
And it could leave us with something like this for example:
-------Benzema---Pato
-----------Kaka
----Sneijder--Pirlo---Gattuso
Zambro--Nesta--Kakha--Oddo
-----------Kalac