Matip has probably been better when fit.
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Doucoure to Everton for £20m. completely revamped their midfield
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Smaldini to Roma.
Another loan with a €12m option to buy.
Happy enough with that, himself and Mancini had built up a decent partnership by the close of last season.
He hasnt got much of a future if he’s off to Albion
Suarez to Juve on a free is a smashing bit of business, he may have lost a little bit of place but he is still an outstanding striker and a big upgrade on Pipita. A front three of Dybala, Suarez, Ronaldo is loaded with goals.
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Cristian Romero signs for Atalanta on a 2 year loan from Juve with an €18m option to buy.
Fantastic bit of business, Juve had paid €26m for him last year.
He’ll do untold damage in Serie A. Excellent signing
Romero is a very good player no?
Solid defender, only 22. Should do very well in Atalanta’s back 3.
Castagne joined Leicester during the week for €25m and they have signed Russian international midfielder Aleksei Miranchuk for €14.5m so they are still well on course to have another season with a negative net transfer spend.
I meant in terms of juve. Not good to be letting him go.
They already have Bonucci, Chiellini, De Ligt, Demiral and Rugani competing for two spots.
Two of those are in their mid 30s. Real dads army look to juventus now. Will Probably have 5 starters well into their 30s now.
The grand old lady indeed. A retirement home
Those guys in their 30s are all world class players still in decent condition though.
Bonucci still has a good few years left at the top level and Ronaldo is Ronaldo.
Chiellini is after coming back from an ACL so it remains to be seen what level he is at but he’s probably been the best defender in the world over the past decade.
Suarez again should have another couple of years in him.
Who else is there?
They are revamping their midfield - Matuidi is gone, Ramsey and Khedira are trying to be moved on, Pjanic has left and so far they have got McKennie (22) and Artur (24). Kulusevski will also likely be involved this year and they are trying to Kean back as well. Higuain will leave, Costa probably too.
I think 3 of the back 4 are 29 or older from the Lyon game. You’ve Ronaldo, Suarez, higuin plus Buffon and chiellini. That’s not great. Hard to see Ronaldo and Suárez playing together as well.
What does that matter. A good centre half should be well able to play into their mid 30s.
They’ll be grand in Serie A. It’s played at a walking pace
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You aren’t going to close the gap on Bayern/PSG by having a heap of lads in their mid 30s playing together.