Guest of TMW Radioduring Transfer Market and Retreatswas the former manager Henry Faithful.
Naples, the Osimhen case continues:
“It’s not the transfer market it used to be, it’s all about intermediaries. Osimhen’s is a soap opera. With Osimhen, Napoli earns 70% in the offensive phase. Napoli has to settle for 70-80 million for Osimhen, Lukaku can get to 30 million + 30 in salary. But what are the chances Napoli has of reaching the Champions League with Lukaku? They have completely changed their corporate policy, today they want established players on a free transfer to reach the Champions League. They have to do their sums well, in my opinion. I would keep Osimhen, but then I would take a strong midfielder, like Rabiot, and I would take another experienced defender. He lacks experience at the back. Marin? I call him the giraffe, he has long legs and when you find fast players it’s trouble. He’s less of a player than Calafiori but more suited to marking. He’s not that strong at the back. Napoli has an offensive propensity, but who are the two midfielders? They definitely need another one. If they have to compete for the fourth place, he has to do something. In Naples everyone is enthusiastic about Conte, but he doesn’t go on the pitch. That’s where the players go. Osimhen gets 10 million but he takes advantage of the growth decree, so you would always pay him 13 million gross. It’s true, it creates an unequal treatment with the others, first and foremost Kvara, whose contract you have to adjust”.
Which team is doing best?
“Inter have already done everything for months, Atalanta intrigues me, because they are taking wingers, they have taken Zaniolo, they want to take Brescianini, they are creating something interesting. Juve are making the heart of the team. In the middle they have taken two strong players, but who will be the alternative to Vlahovic? And then they need another defender. Koopmeiners? Juve would need him and I think that in the end, if the money is a lot, Atalanta will give in. Between Lazio and Roma instead… Roma instead is taking bets. Soulé is an excellent player, but alone… I want to know who will be the centre forward for Roma, also because the championship starts soon. I really like the one Milan are dealing with, Fullkrug, who reminds me of Riedle. Roma needs a player like that. Lazio have had a general transplant. It’s a question mark, there are no big names but there has been a revolution that needs to be evaluated. Fiorentina is good, a cheeky team, for Bologna I say that Sartori is a magician and I’m curious about his new choices. However, Inter starts with too much of an advantage. Today I see Inter, Juve and Milan, then Atalanta and Napoli. Bologna is an unknown. The coach is a new Zeman, he prefers attacking play and leaves something to be desired at the back. Italiano is not a big gamble, anyone there would be in trouble because last year a sporting miracle was achieved. Casadei-Fiorentina? I like him a lot, he’s strong, I see Dino Baggio in him. If I were still the director, I would have signed him two years ago. And Colpani is very similar to Zaniolo. I prefer indispensable players to important players”.
Zaniolo and Spinazzola: who will be revalued more?
“Zaniolo is a guy who was convinced that everything was easy. He should have had different advice, more humble, but he has quality. Spinazzola on the other hand depends on his physical condition but he is a player who as a fifth has a rounded run, beautiful to watch, in a strong and attacking team he can do well”.