Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Distraction]

Lukaku has no other option left other than Juventus now if he is determined to leave. Chelsea are also eager to sell him if possible of course. While Inter have withdrawn from a possible deal and Lukaku has turned down Saudi teams there is only Juventus option left for Lukaku to go for.

Kean and Milik are going to be his competitors in the same position at Juventus if he joins them. But lucky him that Allegri has two forwards in the attacking line of his system. This will increase the playing time of Lukaku more obviously. Otherwise it would be more difficult to fight with two competitors for only one space.

Besides Lukaku is used to playing in a system with two forwards as he was playing like that at Inter. He should take this opportunity and go after PSG complete Vlahovic move.

[$anounimus$]

Milan were looking for a midfielder and winger. And they have signed both of them by bringing Pulisic and Loftus-Cheek from Chelsea. They spent 36m euros on these transfers which is quite impressive to me. Now they are on a centre-forward transfer. Their most recent rumour is about Alvaro Morata.

Morata is highly likely to join a Serie A club already. Roma and Inter have also been shown to be in it according to rumours. But there is some interest from a Saudi club as well. It is all about what Morata is likely to choose more now. Much more money or the continuation of his career in Europe? For now I think it will be the latter.

In last season, situation was not good for the AC Milan but good thing happen as they were able to have spot into top four which is bonus for them but now in this season they need to work on few things which helps them for having better results right now they already have two players which are good signings for them but now if they are able to bring Álvaro Morata from Atlético Madrid then surely they can feel much better and have enough chance for the better end of the next season as well right now we have little news about him as few Italian clubs are chasing him and Atlético Madrid is also fixed €36.00 M which is good for the AC Milan here now they need to act quickly because this can bring positive changes for them in coming season, and they can do much better from last season.

I really expect Milan to bring Alvaro Morata to San Siro. Currently, the condition of Milan's front line must be of serious concern to Pioli because last season's minimal number of goals was a strong reason to add strength to the attack line. Alvaro Morata is a striker who is quite experienced and I am sure that if Milan manages to get him then their chances of challenging the Scudetto will be even more convincing.

[asriloni]

Lukaku has no other option left other than Juventus now if he is determined to leave. Chelsea are also eager to sell him if possible of course. While Inter have withdrawn from a possible deal and Lukaku has turned down Saudi teams there is only Juventus option left for Lukaku to go for.

Lukaku may lose a chance to join in juventus. Majority of juventus fans aware about how bad lukaku's personality. It was making chelsea faces so many troubles to sell him caused by lukaku was only trying to be bought by intermilan but he was changing his mind again.
You can see that the latest update if all of juventus fans are against juventus's intention to sign lukaku as a new striker. So many fans were doing protests against it.

As Juventus arrived at the club for pre-season, a group of fans gathered outside the club's private clinic in Turin to welcome their players. They made chants, making their feelings clear that they don't want Juventus to sign Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea.

https://www.goal.com/en/news/juventus-fans-feelings-clear-potential-signing-chelsea-striker-romelu-lukaku/blt4ffad70cf0ba9ca9
Lukaku was just making blunder for his career. The remaining choice was going to the saudi club. Pochettino will not use him in chelsea. Lukaku must be so stupid made everyhing being very complicated. He must aware if his personality was very bad.
I think that lukaku has no future in european football now. He has been destroying his own career by being so harsh. It's not clear yet whether SPL club wants him again or not since he was rejecting last offer that came from SPL club.

Lukaku has fucked his own career. He destroyed everything in a short time.

[Slow death]

Lukaku has fucked his own career. He destroyed everything in a short time.

I don't understand these juventus fans what the hell are they thinking, maybe they think that juventus is still a great team, the problem of many people when they are at the top and fall and don't recognize that they are nothing anymore is serious, they take a long time to get over it put them in their proper places, that is, it takes time for them to admit that they are nothing anymore. the current squad of juventus is weaker than last season, what do we have in the attack of juventus? we have: marley ake, matias soule, timothy weah, moise kean, samuel ling junior, milik, chiesa and vlahovic.

I ask: how many of these players who are in Juventus's attack are better than Lukaku?

Juventus fans need to understand that it would be great to have Lukaku because Juventus is already at rock bottom even before the league starts, Juventus is not in the champions league, Juventus does not have a good squad and is strong capable of becoming champion, with the current coach juventus has been playing very badly, although he manages to win the games, so what do these fans of juventus think that lukaku will destroy a team that is no longer worth anything in terms of greatness? honestly it seems that many fans of juventus are deluded

[rendravolt]

Lukaku's future is clearly quite complicated because what he wants doesn't go his way. For him staying in Europe is the key for sure to be able to carve a few more titles and maybe after Inter pulls out he won't have a chance to go home. On the other hand, Juventus interested in signing him will certainly make his feelings quite abysmal and maybe if it's for the best then he should accept the offer from Juventus rather than lose the stage in Europe.

Lukaku future becomes more complicated since the participation of Juventus and their offer sent to Chelsea. Previously Inter Milan came closely to have Lukaku from Chelsea but the appearance of Juventus gives Chelsea one more option and they have reasons to bargain with both Juventus and Inter Milan in order to get more money from Lukaku transfer.

The player does not show his interest to leave European leagues and he still wants to play in the Europe. It's very easily for Chelsea if Lukaku only wants money and they can knock Saudi Arabian clubs to sell Lukaku with very good transfer price.

Returning to Chelsea, of course he will not get as many playing minutes as at Inter and apart from that his experience in Serie A will certainly help the next team he will defend, in this context Juventus will seem quite happy.

Because Juventus now want to have Lukaku, I wonder do they plan to sell Dusan Vlahovic and consider Lukaku as a replacement for Vlahovic?

But of all the things that have happened, what makes me quite surprised is that Inter have withdrawn from getting Lukaku. Even though, broadly speaking, Lukaku wants to be able to be at Inter starting next season. But indeed, as the club that officially owns Lukaku's contract, namely Chelsea, they have the right to arrange where the player wants to continue his career going forward. Maybe Juventus have a much better offer than Inter and that could be a trigger for Inter to withdraw early.

I think Lukaku has a strong mentality to stay in Europe and not be too tempted by the money that is in a Saudi league team. So Lukaku's decision to stay in Serie A is also very good for the continuation of his career if he still has a target of adding to his trophy collection later. As for replacing Vlahovic, yes, that's exactly what Juventus is targeting so they can bring in Lukaku as a replacement for Vlahovic if he leaves. Even though we know Vlahovic is much better, for standard players Lukaku is good enough.

[Jody.Drummer]

Morata has never been an incredible scorer in his career. In terms of this aspect he is overrated. However he can still be supportive on attacks in an effective way. But I don't know playing as the centre-forward at Milan would be good for him. Pioli uses a 4-2-3-1 formation most of the time. I think Morata shouldn't be the only player on the front to be relied upon.

He can be more effective when he has a companion beside him. I wonder if Pioli has such plans to make a change. Because I don't remember him using a formation with two strikers. But if you have Morata in your team it is better to adopt such formation just as Atletico Madrid have done.

Morata was once the lone striker in the Spanish national team and that went well in my opinion, in terms of quality Morata is a player who is quite agile in his movements and takes up empty space.
I think Morata won't be a problem if he gets good support from the flanks or in the middle to score goals, Morata is the type of player who can be an executioner and can also be a good feeder for his teammates, for a striker he's not selfish and that's very good for the team.

It depends on how the coach wants the scheme to be, Morata could be the lone striker or there are other players who will accompany him in the opponent's defense. But if you compare with the game when he was in Spain it seems less sure because the color of their game is different, while here in Serie A is famous for its tough defense so it will be more difficult to penetrate the opponent's defense. However, the scheme that occurs can change under certain circumstances and see from the opponent they will face what kind of strength.

In terms of the player's ability, he's good and I agree with what you said, although maybe he's not a striker who is hungry for goals, but his movement to provide space for other players is good. But I also believe it's according to the needs of the coach later.

[Leviathan.007]

Milan were looking for a midfielder and winger. And they have signed both of them by bringing Pulisic and Loftus-Cheek from Chelsea. They spent 36m euros on these transfers which is quite impressive to me. Now they are on a centre-forward transfer. Their most recent rumour is about Alvaro Morata.

Morata is highly likely to join a Serie A club already. Roma and Inter have also been shown to be in it according to rumours. But there is some interest from a Saudi club as well. It is all about what Morata is likely to choose more now. Much more money or the continuation of his career in Europe? For now I think it will be the latter.

Stefano Pioli, the head coach of AC Milan, has set his objectives for the coming season, with an emphasis on delivering positive development to the team. Next season's Seria A is going to be fiercely contested; I just hope no indication premier club falls behind in the race for the scudetto. AC Milan is rebuilding the club by bringing in two major mergers and acquisitions from Chelsea, Loftus Cheek and Christian Pulisic, both of whom will be imperative to their new club. Talking about Alvaro Morata, he's yet to make his decision on the club he wants to play for next season.

AC has experienced a big change in the management of management after the end of cooperation with Paulo Maldini. Many people are pessimistic with projections that have begun to be rebuilt with their new director Geoffrey Moncada. But their success in getting two Chelsea players will certainly make fans again excited, fans also hope that the Rossoneri can return to being a serious challenger by bringing in some players to increase the depth of the squad.

But why do they think that Ac Milan had to change the management? I mean what was wrong with Maldini to make them change him, Paulo Maldini was an amazing player when he was playing for his team, Ac Milan and he is a legend for this team. I was hoping to see Maldini in the Ac Milan management team for years.

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Morata has never been an incredible scorer in his career. In terms of this aspect he is overrated. However he can still be supportive on attacks in an effective way. But I don't know playing as the centre-forward at Milan would be good for him. Pioli uses a 4-2-3-1 formation most of the time. I think Morata shouldn't be the only player on the front to be relied upon.

He can be more effective when he has a companion beside him. I wonder if Pioli has such plans to make a change. Because I don't remember him using a formation with two strikers. But if you have Morata in your team it is better to adopt such formation just as Atletico Madrid have done.

Morata was once the lone striker in the Spanish national team and that went well in my opinion, in terms of quality Morata is a player who is quite agile in his movements and takes up empty space.
I think Morata won't be a problem if he gets good support from the flanks or in the middle to score goals, Morata is the type of player who can be an executioner and can also be a good feeder for his teammates, for a striker he's not selfish and that's very good for the team.

It depends on how the coach wants the scheme to be, Morata could be the lone striker or there are other players who will accompany him in the opponent's defense. But if you compare with the game when he was in Spain it seems less sure because the color of their game is different, while here in Serie A is famous for its tough defense so it will be more difficult to penetrate the opponent's defense. However, the scheme that occurs can change under certain circumstances and see from the opponent they will face what kind of strength.

In terms of the player's ability, he's good and I agree with what you said, although maybe he's not a striker who is hungry for goals, but his movement to provide space for other players is good. But I also believe it's according to the needs of the coach later.

So, is it true that next season Morata will play at Milan? Because it seems that so far Morata is still part of Atletico. But yes, regarding Morata performance indeed, at least i also have the view that Morata is not a player who can be relied upon to score many goals. Because after all, it looks like Morata might only be intended to be bait or trick the opponent's defense line. Because in that way, Morata can open space for his teammates to score goals. But even so, that doesn't mean Morata can't score goals, because as a striker of course, the main thing is to have the good skills to score goals.

[masulum]

So, is it true that next season Morata will play at Milan? Because it seems that so far Morata is still part of Atletico. But yes, regarding Morata performance indeed, at least i also have the view that Morata is not a player who can be relied upon to score many goals. Because after all, it looks like Morata might only be intended to be bait or trick the opponent's defense line. Because in that way, Morata can open space for his teammates to score goals. But even so, that doesn't mean Morata can't score goals, because as a striker of course, the main thing is to have the good skills to score goals.

He is not goin tu AC Milan, the rumors is, the clubs that interested to him is  Inter Milan.Well another news reported if Morata would soon join AS Roma. Even though Morata rarely scores goals, he will still make a good contribution to Roma. Some of the media that I have read, Morata is willing to cut his salary if AS Roma is serious.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

So, is it true that next season Morata will play at Milan? Because it seems that so far Morata is still part of Atletico. But yes, regarding Morata performance indeed, at least i also have the view that Morata is not a player who can be relied upon to score many goals. Because after all, it looks like Morata might only be intended to be bait or trick the opponent's defense line. Because in that way, Morata can open space for his teammates to score goals. But even so, that doesn't mean Morata can't score goals, because as a striker of course, the main thing is to have the good skills to score goals.

He is not goin tu AC Milan, the rumors is, the clubs that interested to him is  Inter Milan.Well another news reported if Morata would soon join AS Roma. Even though Morata rarely scores goals, he will still make a good contribution to Roma. Some of the media that I have read, Morata is willing to cut his salary if AS Roma is serious.

Haha this is a rumor that can be updated every hour  while I just checked the news in local media that Alvaro Morata is closer to AS Roma which I think makes more sense because Mourinho was there, reportedly Roma had to pay €20 million to bring in this player and Morata will earn €4.5 million per season now just waiting for a decision from Atletico Madrid to complete this transfer. Which makes me wonder why Roma are interested in signing the 30 year old, is it because of budget constraints? If an agreement is reached, then this will be Roma first spending in the transfer market this season.

[Unknown Op]

Morata was once the lone striker in the Spanish national team and that went well in my opinion, in terms of quality Morata is a player who is quite agile in his movements and takes up empty space.
I think Morata won't be a problem if he gets good support from the flanks or in the middle to score goals, Morata is the type of player who can be an executioner and can also be a good feeder for his teammates, for a striker he's not selfish and that's very good for the team.

Some contend that Alvaro Morata is overvalued in that regard because his goal scoring record over the course of his career has not been very impressive. Nevertheless it is impossible to ignore his capacity for making an impact during an assault. But it is still unclear whether Milan single center forward position would be the greatest match for him. Stefano Pioli the manager of Milan frequently uses a 4 2 3 1 style usually starting Morata as the lone striker. Pioli should think about using a two striker system so that Morata may flourish with a strike partner in order to completely realise his potential. Although Pioli has not commonly utilised this structure in the past Atletico Madrid success suggests it might be a strategic adjustment worth investigating.

[bestcoins1]

But why do they think that Ac Milan had to change the management? I mean what was wrong with Maldini to make them change him, Paulo Maldini was an amazing player when he was playing for his team, Ac Milan and he is a legend for this team. I was hoping to see Maldini in the Ac Milan management team for years.

I also don't see such significant mistakes in the AC Milan team last season and also now, because AC Milan has struggled quite well last season and will definitely continue to make more positive continuations next season with tactics that allow it to be better than previously. Currently AC Milan only needs to recruit a few players that they need so they can compete even better next season, especially for the title target in Serie A.

[Minecache]

Morata was once the lone striker in the Spanish national team and that went well in my opinion, in terms of quality Morata is a player who is quite agile in his movements and takes up empty space.
I think Morata won't be a problem if he gets good support from the flanks or in the middle to score goals, Morata is the type of player who can be an executioner and can also be a good feeder for his teammates, for a striker he's not selfish and that's very good for the team.

Some contend that Alvaro Morata is overvalued in that regard because his goal scoring record over the course of his career has not been very impressive. Nevertheless it is impossible to ignore his capacity for making an impact during an assault. But it is still unclear whether Milan single center forward position would be the greatest match for him. Stefano Pioli the manager of Milan frequently uses a 4 2 3 1 style usually starting Morata as the lone striker. Pioli should think about using a two striker system so that Morata may flourish with a strike partner in order to completely realise his potential. Although Pioli has not commonly utilised this structure in the past Atletico Madrid success suggests it might be a strategic adjustment worth investigating.

I actually never like playing a single striker alone in the front. Unless he is someone like Robert Lewandowski or someone who is absolutely the best of the best. We all know that Álvaro Morata is not one of them “best of the best”. So I think it will be better if the coach actually plays another striker with him, so that they can play by complimenting each other on the field. Playing someone as the second striker might be the better tactic.

But of course, I am not a professional coach. He might be thinking of something which I don’t even know. But I strongly believe that 4-4-2 might be a better formation in this situation. By doing so he can also play around with the position of the four midfielders.

[EarnOnVictor]

Lukaku has no other option left other than Juventus now if he is determined to leave. Chelsea are also eager to sell him if possible of course. While Inter have withdrawn from a possible deal and Lukaku has turned down Saudi teams there is only Juventus option left for Lukaku to go for.

Lukaku may lose a chance to join in juventus. Majority of juventus fans aware about how bad lukaku's personality. It was making chelsea faces so many troubles to sell him caused by lukaku was only trying to be bought by intermilan but he was changing his mind again.
You can see that the latest update if all of juventus fans are against juventus's intention to sign lukaku as a new striker. So many fans were doing protests against it.

As Juventus arrived at the club for pre-season, a group of fans gathered outside the club's private clinic in Turin to welcome their players. They made chants, making their feelings clear that they don't want Juventus to sign Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea.

https://www.goal.com/en/news/juventus-fans-feelings-clear-potential-signing-chelsea-striker-romelu-lukaku/blt4ffad70cf0ba9ca9
Lukaku was just making blunder for his career. The remaining choice was going to the saudi club. Pochettino will not use him in chelsea. Lukaku must be so stupid made everyhing being very complicated. He must aware if his personality was very bad.
I think that lukaku has no future in european football now. He has been destroying his own career by being so harsh. It's not clear yet whether SPL club wants him again or not since he was rejecting last offer that came from SPL club.

Lukaku has fucked his own career. He destroyed everything in a short time.

This allegation against Lukaku surprised me, to be honest, I guess when things are not working in favour of someone, there will be a lot of bullshits that people who would relate to it. I don't seem to see what Lukaku had done that many others had not done worse, there could be an undertone to many things that people don't know. I only blame him that he should have known better with Juventus, still, the guy was just aiming for the higher pay which no one should blame him for.

Fans at times might just trigger what is nonsensical and could unfortunately lead to some chain reactions that make it looks worse than how the situation is. I wish the guy well in this challenging time, the price tag on him has seriously reduced and it seems to be a liability for Chelsea now despite having the contract that would span till 2026.

[HajiBagi]

Lukaku has no other option left other than Juventus now if he is determined to leave. Chelsea are also eager to sell him if possible of course. While Inter have withdrawn from a possible deal and Lukaku has turned down Saudi teams there is only Juventus option left for Lukaku to go for.

Kean and Milik are going to be his competitors in the same position at Juventus if he joins them. But lucky him that Allegri has two forwards in the attacking line of his system. This will increase the playing time of Lukaku more obviously. Otherwise it would be more difficult to fight with two competitors for only one space.

Besides Lukaku is used to playing in a system with two forwards as he was playing like that at Inter. He should take this opportunity and go after PSG complete Vlahovic move.

My initial assumption was that Inter Milan would get Lukaku, but everything abruptly changed when I learned that even Chelsea wanted to sell him and that they would likely accept any price, high or low. I was shocked to learn that Inter Milan withdrew from the agreement because Lukaku is a highly talented player with the capacity to score goals. To be completely honest, Lukaku is beginning to make mistakes because if he doesn't watch out, he won't be liked by any other teams anymore.

As you said, Lukaku's only option is to sign with Juventus. I know he will be able to perform well there because I've seen him perform better in the serie A league than the premier league, but I'm still hearing on the ground that no other team wants Lukaku because he's been rejected by other teams, and if that's the case, Juventus is about to give up on signing him.

[Altryist]

Yes Juventus must release Dusan Vlahovic to another club if they want to sign Romelu Lukaku. So far there have been several clubs interested in Vlahovic such as Chelsea and Arsenal, it's normal for his age and prospects to have very promising in the long term. However, if this option works, Juventus will reap losses by releasing potential young striker Vlahovic by recruiting Lukaku from Chelsea and having to make a bidding war with Inter Milan. Considering that Lukaku is 30 years old and Vlahovic is still 23 years old, I think from this point of view that Jeve was wrong in recruiting players even though he had the advantage of letting Vlahovic go.

It is true that until now there has been no clarity regarding Lukaku's contract, Inter Milan has not been able to meet the price desired by Chelsea's management, The Blues want Vlahovic to be an option for Juventus to hijack Lukaku from Inter Milan.

And Vlahovic did not manage to become the main striker in Juventus in full, then injuries also knocked him out for a while. Alegri understands that Juventus needs a more punchy striker, maybe Vlahovic is still too young and he needs more experience. I saw the news that PSG were interested in Vlahovic, I'm a little surprised if Enrique can be interested in him, I think that he can be slow for the way Enrique plays.

[klidex]

Yes Juventus must release Dusan Vlahovic to another club if they want to sign Romelu Lukaku. So far there have been several clubs interested in Vlahovic such as Chelsea and Arsenal, it's normal for his age and prospects to have very promising in the long term. However, if this option works, Juventus will reap losses by releasing potential young striker Vlahovic by recruiting Lukaku from Chelsea and having to make a bidding war with Inter Milan. Considering that Lukaku is 30 years old and Vlahovic is still 23 years old, I think from this point of view that Jeve was wrong in recruiting players even though he had the advantage of letting Vlahovic go.

It is true that until now there has been no clarity regarding Lukaku's contract, Inter Milan has not been able to meet the price desired by Chelsea's management, The Blues want Vlahovic to be an option for Juventus to hijack Lukaku from Inter Milan.

And Vlahovic did not manage to become the main striker in Juventus in full, then injuries also knocked him out for a while. Alegri understands that Juventus needs a more punchy striker, maybe Vlahovic is still too young and he needs more experience. I saw the news that PSG were interested in Vlahovic, I'm a little surprised if Enrique can be interested in him, I think that he can be slow for the way Enrique plays.

In truth, despite his tender years, Vlahovic has harnessed the power to embolden Juventus' attack, leaving me far from convinced that he has faltered. Rather, Vlahovic must now convalesce until he reemerges with unyielding might.
As for Vlahovic's response to Paris SG's proposal, uncertainty engulfs me. The air is rife with unsavory whispers surrounding this rebuff, and my inclination is that Juventus ought to retain Vlahovic, shaping him into a triumphant striker for their cause.

[Dewi Aries]

And Vlahovic did not manage to become the main striker in Juventus in full, then injuries also knocked him out for a while. Alegri understands that Juventus needs a more punchy striker, maybe Vlahovic is still too young and he needs more experience. I saw the news that PSG were interested in Vlahovic, I'm a little surprised if Enrique can be interested in him, I think that he can be slow for the way Enrique plays.

Age is not an obstacle for Vlahovic he has proven this in the 2021/2022 season when he was ranked 2nd as the top scorer in the Italian league , if his performance dropped when he moved to Juventus maybe for several reasons like an injury and maybe he just hasn't found the right partner yet. As a young player Vlahovic still has potential that is why big clubs like PSG and others are interested in signing him but I think this season is not the right time to move.

[LittleBitFunny]

And Vlahovic did not manage to become the main striker in Juventus in full, then injuries also knocked him out for a while. Alegri understands that Juventus needs a more punchy striker, maybe Vlahovic is still too young and he needs more experience. I saw the news that PSG were interested in Vlahovic, I'm a little surprised if Enrique can be interested in him, I think that he can be slow for the way Enrique plays.

Age is not an obstacle for Vlahovic he has proven this in the 2021/2022 season when he was ranked 2nd as the top scorer in the Italian league , if his performance dropped when he moved to Juventus maybe for several reasons like an injury and maybe he just hasn't found the right partner yet. As a young player Vlahovic still has potential that is why big clubs like PSG and others are interested in signing him but I think this season is not the right time to move.

23-year-old Dušan Vlahović is an excellent player. He performed well with Fiorentina. But he did not play well in the last two seasons with Juventus. He failed to adapt himself to Juventus' match strategy. It is not sure if he will be able to play well with Juventus next season. PSG is interested in signing Dušan Vlahović. I think we will see Dušan Vlahović with PSG next season. And that would certainly be good for both Dušan Vlahović and PSG. Dušan Vlahović may become more experienced with PSG coach Luis Enrique.

[Docnaster]

But why do they think that Ac Milan had to change the management? I mean what was wrong with Maldini to make them change him, Paulo Maldini was an amazing player when he was playing for his team, Ac Milan and he is a legend for this team. I was hoping to see Maldini in the Ac Milan management team for years.

I also don't see such significant mistakes in the AC Milan team last season and also now, because AC Milan has struggled quite well last season and will definitely continue to make more positive continuations next season with tactics that allow it to be better than previously. Currently AC Milan only needs to recruit a few players that they need so they can compete even better next season, especially for the title target in Serie A.

From the front of the television, both of us can can agree that there is no much managerial problems in Ac Milan and even in performance last season, they did very well but we as well might not know what is happening behind in the club.
Even if AC Milan has decided to change the management, they should not also forget to reinforce the squad.
I think some players are old in the team, they need majority of young player in the team, just like what Real Madrid is doing.