(06-21-2021, 11:55 PM)nefremo Wrote: I don't think letting Hakan go would provide savings. Donnarumma, yes. Hakan, no. So the idea is to invest in the right player and improve as a team. If Hakan stayed, we were not going to improve as a team. Especially at 5M, forget it, because then, he would have definitely been the main ACM here.

If we don't have the money to invest in a proper player...then maybe buying a youngster for cheap is the way forward. I don't know. But for me, the way forward is definitely not paying 5M to someone that in no way deserves it just so he doesn't leave for free. Maybe I'm scared from watching the countless players that in recent years refused to leave the club because nobody out there would match the crazy salary we gave them. I have nightmares of listening to management say "if nobody leaves, nobody will arrive"....and damn straight nobody will leave. Not when they're making a shit ton here yet they don't give any performances in return.

We were stuck in a never ending cycle for a while for the exact reason of dishing out insane contracts to nobodies or to 1 year wonders. We were neither here nor there because we couldn't get rid of them, they were not performing...yet we couldn't replace them because we simply couldn't afford the expense.

(06-21-2021, 11:58 PM)Zio Fester Wrote: Every club loses players on a free every season, its the way of the world.

What Milan have to do is minimise the risk of this happening and that is by either extending contracts at least 12 months before they end or selling the player if this is not possible.
Its not perfect but under the current system its the only way to avoid losing assets for nothing.

(06-21-2021, 09:14 AM)slifersd Wrote: I know a lot of the fans like to sing Maldini praises for standing firm with Donna and Hakan, but ask yourself this, how much transfer fees did we lose by allowing them to run down their contracts and walk for free? The money we could've gotten from their sale this time last year would've been able to fund a SMS type signing, but we have nothing to show for. That is terrible asset management, even if it was done for the right reasons.

(06-21-2021, 11:09 AM)nefremo Wrote: But ultimately, we should only offer the wages WE as a club deem reasonable. Nobody knows our players better then our own management/staff. If an EPL team wants to offer astronomical wages, it should be taken into consideration. But if it's way out of line, then we hold firm and sell if need be. Donnarumma and Hakan should not be repeated. If Kessie, Calabria and Romagnoli don't renew in the next week or two, they should be sold.