For where Milan are now then yes Alex is a good purchase. Menez as you say depends on his mentality. Poli is decent as you said.
Milan not been linked with any goalkeepers then no?
If someone offered say £35-40m for either Balotelli or El Shaarawy and there was a guarantee that the whole of that £35-40m would be spent on transfers would you accept that?
If Milan were at the level to compete for the title and challenge in the CL I'd say no because the quality those two possess would be important for Milan in their quest.
However to even reach the level below THAT level then perhaps it would be necessary to buy 3-4 very good players using that cash added to that squad rather than keeping that 1-2 top, top quality players but have mediocrity around that which is basically what happened last season.
Depends on your outlook to it really but there are so many factors added to that i.e. Berlusconi and the rest of the management that you can't trust them for shit.
I'm not sure, it's a top three squad without question, just failed miserably last season, the first XI is very solid but there is alot of dross as backup which needs to be sorted, it is bloated. El Sharaawy was missed all season long because of his tireless running & constant runs in behind for balance, without him, we didn't have any runners beyond. Too static, with everyone wanting to feet.
The problems are upstairs really & if it gets sorted, expect a much better season & an interesting one with Inzaghi too, of which i look forward to & no europe will help. As it helped Juventus who finished 7th the season before only to go on & win, likewise Roma.
I don't think anybody is irreplaceable, but it's a good start. I hope we get the heir to Inzaghi in Paloschi who is currently co-owned with us & Chievo. Get rid of most of the fodder on the wage bill, including Robinho & co, because time is well and truly up for some of those guys.
Inzaghi also worked with the youth, so i expect to see Cristante and the likes, which can only be good, as there are a fair talented few youngsters we have & never use.