30 mil.? Danilo's contract runs out next year.
Because Porto & Ban & we are desperate.
ETA:
So I was thinking about our potential midfield targets and I decided to sumarize them, based on their performance, price, suitability etc.
Verratti - pros : young, good short and midrange passing, ball control, good defensively, hard worker
cons: PSG might not let him go, short, not that big threat in final third (?), don't know about his long balls
- likely price: 50 mil
Kovacic - pros: great dribbling, decent passing, quite similar to Iniesta, but stronger, young, played also as DM before
cons: not really proven, even with him Inter midfield is quite weak
- likely price: 25-30 mil
Pjanic - p: good vision, passing, especially long passes, decent ball control, good shooting
c: inconsistent, seems to be out of form lately with whole Roma, not sure how will he perform in LaLiga
- likely price : 35-40 mil (maybe less if his form doesn't improve)
Pogba - pros: strong, fast, young, great dribbler, great shot
- cons: average passer, more an AM, than CM, so he might have problem with current Barca tactics, cost
- likely price : over 100 mil
Isco - p: dribbling, ball control, good passer
- c: can be ball hog, also more of an AM, is owned by Real
- likely price : depends on Real, really
Gundogan - p: very "Xavi like", decent passing, vision, ball control, shot, defending (was DM too), affordable
- c: poor post injury form, together with the rest of the team
- likely price : 20 mil
Other candidates : Herrera (if LVG continues to bench him), Coutinho, Arda Turan (his agent said he wants out of Atletico) , De Bruyne (too much AMish for LE Barca), Reus (is winger not mid and definitely not CM, IMO).
If you know other lesser known candidates (but not young unproven starlets like Tielemans) feel free to chime in.
) just kidding). Also quite tall for a FB, he might have problem with fast agile wingers. Also no defensve highlights, another worrying sign.
