The last stop, then it will get serious. The spring break for the national teams, as well as getting closer to Russia 2018, is a rather tempting opportunity to take stock of the transfer market and obviously this doesn't only apply to journalists and fans. It is precisely the insiders who take advantage of the weekend without the championship to draw up the summer strategies, which are not too far away now.
In this phase we think above all about the coaches, the foundation stone for giving way to the future technical project: on the one hand the results of the current season, on the other the contractual clauses that make them more or less achievable. The domino effect hasn't started yet and neither has Luis Enrique's announced farewell to Barcelona he seems to be able to trigger it: that Blaugrana is a particular bench that hardly ends up being of interest to the great international managers. And so, while in Catalunya they are thinking about yet another internal solution (probably Unzuè, Luis Enrique's deputy), the other big names are waiting and watching carefully what is happening around them.
The same goes for Serie A, perhaps the most active on the issue, although the big names have long preferred different shores. However, someone could also feel nostalgic, especially if enticed by a multi-million dollar offer: this is the case with Antonio Conte, who while swearing allegiance to Chelsea is not entirely insensitive to the court ofInter.
Suning would like to entrust him with an ambitious and well-paid project (three-year 15 million per season for him, over 200 to spend on the market), he is a niche for now but awaits Abramovic's relaunch with interest: if the Russian tycoon wants to keep him close as it seems he will have to open the purse strings, vice versa the new boss of the Premier League could leave England as a winner and land at the Nerazzurri court.
Reverse path instead for Allegri, even if the Champions League will be decisive here. The coach, after a cold winter (in every sense), would seem to have reconnected with the Juve world, especially as Arsenal (his only suitor) risk not participating in the next big-eared cup: so today, therefore, his Juventus farewell it is not at all obvious and indeed there is talk of an extension of the contract, however a European bankruptcy could overturn the scenarios again.
That will be why Spalletti, the first to wink at the leaders, took time with Pallotta and Baldini while Paulo Sousa, once a great favorite for the post-Allegri team, is no longer very welcome (on the other hand, Borussia Dortmund likes it a lot). Even in Italy, in short, the domino effect is struggling to take off, albeit for multiple factors. The closing-Milan speech, for example, blocks Montella, the long contract signed last year (with related clauses) Sarri, the story of Conte the poor (so to speak) Pioli.
The market is more mobile players, especially the one concerning the players expiring in 2018. The names are many but they take the podium (by detachment) Donnarumma, Mertens e The Sciglio: important people (especially the first two), whose contractual situation entices the major European clubs. A few more months and they could agree to leave their respective clubs for free, a scenario that terrifies Milan and Naples, so the insult would even be double.
Donnarumma it depends on the closing: if there is no clarity and an important technical project, Raiola dixit, the signature will not even arrive. Juve dreams and at the same time hopes to get their hands on too The Sciglio, another young AC Milan player with a fragile and therefore attractive contract.
The case Mertens instead it is essentially cheap: the more than 20 goals between the championship and the cups do not go well with the 1,2 million salary guaranteed by De Laurentiis. The Belgian is asking for at least three times as much, the president, thanks to a not exactly green age (30 on 6 May), a niche: hence the interest from Manchester United and Inter, ready to join one of the greatest talents in our league , moreover at the sale price.
The situation should also be monitored The free, now decided not to renew with Lazio. Lotito will try to monetize the maximum between June and July by asking for 30 million, Inter (again) does not want to go beyond 18-20. Summer is still far away but the maneuvers have already begun: because the football market, as we know, never stops.
