(FM 2024) Glorious success or glorious failure. Attempting to win the Champions League or highest honours at every club I take over. Job 2: Monza (Shaping up the squad for the 2028-29 season, can we improve our performances?)

[Sahaj Oberoi]

One arrival and four departures have happened in the January transfer window of the 2027-28 season.

Lorenz Assignon went to Al Ittihad in Saudi Arabia for 2 million pounds. Saad El Haddad went to Al Raed in Saudi Arabia for 36k pounds. Alessandro Martelli went to Lecce for 1.3 million pounds. Agustin Colmegna went to Reggio Calabria on loan.

The arrival is of Davide Sarini from Inter, hopefully the young talent can get some experience.

 

Edited Sunday at 15:57 by Sahaj Oberoi

[Sahaj Oberoi]

These are some of the final deals of the 2027-28 January transfer window. 

Ethan Pinnock joined Monza from Shabab Al-Ahli in the UAE for 1.4 million pounds. The former Brentford player is here to provide some experience. The youngster from Bologna, Vittorio Amati joined Monza for 2.3 million pounds.

The departures are as follows. Luca Lattanzi went to Abha in Saudi Arabia for 120k pounds. Damienus Reverson went to Al Raed in Saudi Arabia for 125k pounds. Stephen Nene joined JIPPO in Finland for 14.25k pounds. Pedro Lima joined Sudtirol on loan. Leonardo Buta joined Bordeaux in France on loan. Dominik Greif joined Club Brugge in Belgium for 3.1 million pounds. Lorenzo Avogadri joined Norwich in England for 25k pounds.

 

[Sahaj Oberoi]

End of season review (2027-28 season)

We finished 15th in Serie A with Monza after getting 38 points from 38 games. I am really pleased as we have avoided relegation comfortably. AS Roma won the Coppa Italia in the final against Bologna. This is how the players performed this season. The top three players are Andrea Colpani who basically controlled the midfield. He got 1 goal and 6 assists in 38 appearances. Mikolaj Bieganski is the second player who did well, after Dominik Greif left, he has been a steady presence in the goalkeeping department. Dany Mota is the third player who did well after he scored 11 goals and got 4 assists in 30 starts and 2 sub appearances.

 

[Sahaj Oberoi]

What happened in Europe (2027-28 season)

 

[Sahaj Oberoi]

The summer transfer window has opened in the 2028-29 season. 2 arrivals and 2 departures have happened so far. 

We completed two permanent deals after players came in on loan. Alexandro Bernabei has joined Monza from VfB Stuttgart in Germany for 2.2 million pounds. Luan Patrick joined the club from Flamengo in Brazil for 6.25 million pounds. 

Frank Tsadjout went to Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia for 12 million pounds. Dany Mota went to Middlesbrough in England for 15.25 million pounds.

We are slowly but surely reshaping the squad in our image.

 

[Sahaj Oberoi]

Three more arrivals and three more departures have happened.

Junya Ito joined Monza from Reims in France on a free transfer. Gianluca Prestianni joined Monza on loan from Inter. Victor Eletu joined Monza from AC Milan for 9 million pounds. 

About the departures, Niccolo Sola went to Ascoli for 31.5k pounds. Samuele Birindelli joined Sevilla in Spain for 2.9 million pounds. Stijn Spierings joined Las Palmas in Spain for 8.25 million pounds.

 

[Sahaj Oberoi]

There have been a number of incomings and outgoings in the 2028-29 summer transfer window. Nahuel Estevez joined Monza on a free transfer. Matt Turner joined Monza on a free transfer. Leandro Sanca joined the club from Palermo for 6.5 million pounds. Clint Deguara joined Monza on loan from AC Milan. All these signings are pretty solid and will provide that experience that is needed for the team to do well.

Now about the outgoings. Pedro Lima went on loan to Ascoli. Andrea Colpani went to Lille in France for 33 million pounds. Jozsef Szegedi went to Parma for 67k pounds. Many key players have departed from last season, but we are building a squad to compete this season.

Also Sweden won Euro 2028 on the save after beating Scotland in the final.

 

Edited 16 hours ago by Sahaj Oberoi

[Sahaj Oberoi]

Some more signings and outgoings have happened.

Valerio Felicetti has joined Monza from AC Milan for 7.75 million pounds. Luca D'Andrea has joined the club from Sassuolo for 1.7 million pounds. Filippo Galvagno has joined the club from Cesena for 900k pounds. 

Warren Bondo left the club to join Bordeaux in France for 1.4 million pounds. Alfred Duncan went to Shanghai Port in China on a free transfer.

 

[Skora11]

For some advice, I think you make similar mistakes in the transfer market. Far too many incoming and by doing so you are spreading the quality you can bring in. Less is more. Focus on 2/3/4 quality signings and maybe one or two younger players for back-up each season.

[Sahaj Oberoi]

1 hour ago, Skora11 said:

For some advice, I think you make similar mistakes in the transfer market. Far too many incoming and by doing so you are spreading the quality you can bring in. Less is more. Focus on 2/3/4 quality signings and maybe one or two younger players for back-up each season.

It depends really. I do agree with you. However I am also opportunistic in the transfer market and I look to provide marginal gains to my team.