Some terrible decisions this summer, and next summer will be even more difficult:
Attack: We have two players in Correa and Lukaku who offer nothing. I don't see how we can sell Correa, and our management seem to have an obsession with making the Lukaku purchase work. He has been horrible or injured this season, and you still read about us wanted to redeem or loan him again on different terms - I don't know what they need to see to realize that this guy is done.
Then we have Dzeko who's getting older and may still want a big salary. I can't blame him as he's one of our best players. Lautaro is really the only one guaranteed to stay, unless we sell him at which point I'm not even sure what we'd do.
Missing out on Dybala was really bad. I think his salary at Roma is less than what Lukaku is earning and he would have given us something no other attacker can.
Midfield: Mkhitaryan is overplayed. He shouldn't be playing this many minutes, and ideally wouldn't even be here, but we can only sign old free agents it seems. Inzaghi has done a really bad job of managing Asllani. Instead of him him starts in at least some of our 'easier' home again, he has player Mkhitaryan as a starter in every game since the Sassuolo match.
Defence: I remember people being disappointed in being linked to Akanji near the end of the summer but I feel like we'll end up with someone of a lower quality either way. Dr Vrij needs to leave, and Skriniar will leave as well. D'Ambrosio isn't really a player to rely on, and at this point I'd trust Darmian more as a backup RCB.
I know we're in a bad financial state, but why aren't we trying to develop some younger players then. It's not as if players like Mkhitaryan will make us transfer money if we're looking to become a selling club. Play Asllani more and get Fabbian next season as part of the first team. Mkhitaryan is a good and intelligent player but it's not as if he's going to help us win the league or take us to the next level anyway - we're just prolonging the inevitable slide.
Attack: We have two players in Correa and Lukaku who offer nothing. I don't see how we can sell Correa, and our management seem to have an obsession with making the Lukaku purchase work. He has been horrible or injured this season, and you still read about us wanted to redeem or loan him again on different terms - I don't know what they need to see to realize that this guy is done.
Then we have Dzeko who's getting older and may still want a big salary. I can't blame him as he's one of our best players. Lautaro is really the only one guaranteed to stay, unless we sell him at which point I'm not even sure what we'd do.
Missing out on Dybala was really bad. I think his salary at Roma is less than what Lukaku is earning and he would have given us something no other attacker can.
Midfield: Mkhitaryan is overplayed. He shouldn't be playing this many minutes, and ideally wouldn't even be here, but we can only sign old free agents it seems. Inzaghi has done a really bad job of managing Asllani. Instead of him him starts in at least some of our 'easier' home again, he has player Mkhitaryan as a starter in every game since the Sassuolo match.
Defence: I remember people being disappointed in being linked to Akanji near the end of the summer but I feel like we'll end up with someone of a lower quality either way. Dr Vrij needs to leave, and Skriniar will leave as well. D'Ambrosio isn't really a player to rely on, and at this point I'd trust Darmian more as a backup RCB.
I know we're in a bad financial state, but why aren't we trying to develop some younger players then. It's not as if players like Mkhitaryan will make us transfer money if we're looking to become a selling club. Play Asllani more and get Fabbian next season as part of the first team. Mkhitaryan is a good and intelligent player but it's not as if he's going to help us win the league or take us to the next level anyway - we're just prolonging the inevitable slide.