Bad news guys. Strootman's agent just said he's not going anywhere until AFTER the Euro's. This means if he plays poorly, Galliani will not buy him (excuses), and if he plays well other clubs will bid his price up and Galliani will not buy him. Waiting until After an International Summer Competition is always bad for teams IMO, esp broke ones.
Link: http://www.calciomercato.com/mercato...europei-998295
I also read an article saying just how bad it is in Italy at the moment. I know everyone hates when I talk political/economic, but for most of the world this is a Depression, and in Italy unemployment is sky-rocketing. The 500M Euro fine last summer combined with the 67M Euro loss this season is not going to help our spending. Yes, we're cutting our wage bill but I think we'll try for a Robinho-Ganso swap, Acerbi & Ogbonna and that's it. We're pushing hard for Flamini to sign with us and he will fight it out with Nocerino, Muntari, and Montolivo for 3 Spots in Midfield. If Ganso comes, Boateng will play in Midfield.
There's also an article about Pato being a new arm to our attack, and it will be on Gazzetta's front page tomorrow morning. It seems he won't be sold because of Barbara so expect loans and bosman transfers. If we can get Ganso, Kolarov, Acerbi and Strootman all on loans we'll be lucky. Berlusconi doesn't even have 10M to spend on 1 player while even mid table teams spend 10-15M per Mercato.
Link: http://www.calciomercato.com/mercato...europei-998295
I also read an article saying just how bad it is in Italy at the moment. I know everyone hates when I talk political/economic, but for most of the world this is a Depression, and in Italy unemployment is sky-rocketing. The 500M Euro fine last summer combined with the 67M Euro loss this season is not going to help our spending. Yes, we're cutting our wage bill but I think we'll try for a Robinho-Ganso swap, Acerbi & Ogbonna and that's it. We're pushing hard for Flamini to sign with us and he will fight it out with Nocerino, Muntari, and Montolivo for 3 Spots in Midfield. If Ganso comes, Boateng will play in Midfield.
There's also an article about Pato being a new arm to our attack, and it will be on Gazzetta's front page tomorrow morning. It seems he won't be sold because of Barbara so expect loans and bosman transfers. If we can get Ganso, Kolarov, Acerbi and Strootman all on loans we'll be lucky. Berlusconi doesn't even have 10M to spend on 1 player while even mid table teams spend 10-15M per Mercato.