Summer mercato 2021
(06-21-2021, 09:14 AM)slifersd Wrote: I don't think you will find a lot of fans who disagree that the salary Hakan and Donna asked for were too high for our blood. But, their value are determined by the market, not by fan perception. Donna didn't deserve 10m a year, until PSG came in and signed him for exactly that; Hakan doesn't deserve a dime over 3m a year, and then Inter signs him for 5m according to rumors. If we only want to pay players based on our own perceptions of their value, we are going to end up losing pretty much every single starter on this team. Sure, you can argue that Kessie only had one good season with us on his resume, but that man gets 6m a year easily in EPL. So you can go ahead and offer him 3m because that's how you feel about him, but he's just going to walk for free as well. 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.

What happened with Donnarumma and Hakan, happened. It was a different sitiuation as we were in the middle of a pandemic, season was shifted, they wanted wages we could only afford if in the CL, etc. 
I don't think the management has ever been fully convinced of Hakan, so they figured we'll keep him and see if he renews. If not, so be it. 
As for Donnarumma, it was a double edged sword. Last summer, there were heavy rumors that Leonardo offered some ridiculous amount for him....I wanna say it was like 15M + Areola or something. All of us agreed that's insanely low. But I'm sure Leonardo and Raiola have had a deal since then. Damned if you do, and damned if you don't type of situation. Ultimately, it was a mistake to lose him for free. But seeing all the factors that led to that....it can be explained. 

We have to listen to the market, yes. 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.
(06-21-2021, 11:09 AM)nefremo Wrote: What happened with Donnarumma and Hakan, happened. It was a different sitiuation as we were in the middle of a pandemic, season was shifted, they wanted wages we could only afford if in the CL, etc. 
I don't think the management has ever been fully convinced of Hakan, so they figured we'll keep him and see if he renews. If not, so be it. 
As for Donnarumma, it was a double edged sword. Last summer, there were heavy rumors that Leonardo offered some ridiculous amount for him....I wanna say it was like 15M + Areola or something. All of us agreed that's insanely low. But I'm sure Leonardo and Raiola have had a deal since then. Damned if you do, and damned if you don't type of situation. Ultimately, it was a mistake to lose him for free. But seeing all the factors that led to that....it can be explained. 

We have to listen to the market, yes. 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.

enjoy plenty of SAMUs then ... i would bring 2-3 ibra likes (quality wise not age) and decrease the full squad and control salaries; else sell
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? ????????: Inter have offered Calhanoglu a better contract at 4.5 million. They want Hakan to replace Eriksen. The Turkish will likely accept.
You don't get it, do you? You offer Hakan the 5M and Kessie the 7M, good luck selling them if they don't perform next year and we miss out on the CL. Because let's be honest, we are not a shoe-in. Overpaid players are incredibly difficult to be sold and they limit you on the market in many ways by eating into your budget and also preventing you from buying someone else because they won't leave for a cent lower then what you pay them. We got a ton of these examples in our squad the last several years.
(06-21-2021, 09:14 AM)slifersd Wrote: I don't think you will find a lot of fans who disagree that the salary Hakan and Donna asked for were too high for our blood. But, their value are determined by the market, not by fan perception. Donna didn't deserve 10m a year, until PSG came in and signed him for exactly that; Hakan doesn't deserve a dime over 3m a year, and then Inter signs him for 5m according to rumors. If we only want to pay players based on our own perceptions of their value, we are going to end up losing pretty much every single starter on this team. Sure, you can argue that Kessie only had one good season with us on his resume, but that man gets 6m a year easily in EPL. So you can go ahead and offer him 3m because that's how you feel about him, but he's just going to walk for free as well. 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.

What do you expect us to do last year? Sell Donna for 15m or offer him 10m/year. There is no 50m offer waiting for us to cash out else we would have done so. Sell Hakan for 10m or offer him 6m/year? There are no simple solution and the management decide to take a bet to try to reach UCL so we can attract better players. I think you need to get real and stop imagining that we can easily sold these players for high price.
(06-21-2021, 11:34 AM)nefremo Wrote: You don't get it, do you? You offer Hakan the 5M and Kessie the 7M, good luck selling them if they don't perform next year and we miss out on the CL. Because let's be honest, we are not a shoe-in. Overpaid players are incredibly difficult to be sold and they limit you on the market in many ways by eating into your budget and also preventing you from buying someone else because they won't leave for a cent lower then what you pay them. We got a ton of these examples in our squad the last several years.

High salary is a big problem for us, why do you think Caldara, Conti and Laxalt are still in the team? Nobody want to offer them the salary they want even if we are willing to sell them for low price.
Hakan Calhanoglu is closing in on a move to join city rivals Inter with a deal agreed and a medical scheduled for tomorrow, a report claims.

According to the latest from Calciomercato.com, the parties are getting closer and closer to striking a full agreement and now it is just a matter of sorting the final details. The player’s agent Gordon Stipic is expected at Inter’s headquarters in the next few hours, with the Nerazzurri thinking of scheduling medical examinations for tomorrow.

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This proves that inferior Inzaghi will always remains under the feets of Pippo Rossonero
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