You sweat out the free agent thing in November then you make the trades in December. Then you struggle to sign the guys left in January and in February I get down to sewing all the new numbers on the uniforms.
My view is that the signing of players should be a simple process. The chief scout identifies them, the manager decides who he wants, and the chief executive is dispatched to do the deal. It really is as simple as that.
Every season, players come in and players go, but I think it is good news if top players come in.
Real Madrid is bigger than egos. The club is huge and the culture of the club was so big that we were able to sign huge players. It was then up to the players to adapt to the culture and not the other way around.
Any pick you make, or any player you sign, something can go wrong.
Does the manager have absolute power in England? No, it depends on a budget and on the executive director that negotiates the signings of players.
Milan has no reservations signing veteran players and has always taken into account the image and communication factors.
There are so many clubs with great squads, good managers, good financial situations that allows them to sign good players.
