Since there are departures, there must be new introductions, and Li Mudi wants to take the opportunity of this lineup change to move the structure of the team members as close as possible to his new 3-5-2. When he took over the reins of Torino last summer, he wanted to use this tactic, but with too many players in the squad not suited to the style of play and the club's transfer funds were extremely scarce, he had no choice but to use a back four. Now that it is possible to achieve the original goal through a player trade, the Torino boss naturally does not want to pass up this great opportunity.

However, no matter what formation is played, the goalkeeper always has it, so after the exchange entered the recruitment stage, the first question asked by Li Mudi was how the situation of the new goalkeeper was. To this, Valentino Caiiro responded: "There is basically no obstacle on Sirigu's side, Paris Saint-Germain has shown signs of relenting in the matter of terminating his contract with him a year early, and it is likely that he will not pay a penny, and the player himself does not rule out a salary cut to join our team, just need your final confirmation to enter substantive negotiations." But you don't seem to be very interested in the former No. 2 goalkeeper of the Italian national team, I remember you mentioned Cassie before, how is it, is there a result? ”

"I've had a phone call with both him and his agent, but the feedback I've gotten has been unclear. Although Cassie's current contract extension with Porto is still not going well, he still wants to prove his quality in the Champions League and is looking forward to being in the 23-man squad for next year's World Cup. Even if I promised him to be the absolute main force of the team next season and to appoint him captain on the field, I could only waver his mind a little. The most important thing is that we can't satisfy the appetite of his agent in terms of annual salary, and I have already paid up to 4.5 million euros, but it is still far from the lowest price they gave of 6 million, maybe there is really no way. The thought of missing out on one of the two best goalkeepers in the world since the turn of the century makes Lim's heart bleed.

"So I'm ready to start negotiations with Sirigu next month? After all, once the news of this strong player in his playing years gets out for free, I don't know how many teams may intervene, and then we may have to face some unnecessary trouble. ”

After pondering for a moment and finding that he was indeed powerless, Li Mudi agreed to the suggestion of the prince of Turin, and decided to list this goalkeeper who paid the lowest price, but his ability was still doubtful, as the number one focus of the main attack, after all, there were no other excellent goalkeepers on the market to choose from, so he could only pull out the big one in the house.

There will be no headache for the back-up goalkeepers, with 20-year-old Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, who has been booked by the team for a long time, reporting in the summer, while Torino themselves have a number of goalkeepers between the ages of 20 and 24 on loan, who can be put on the bench as a precautionary measure.

After discussing the recruitment of the goalkeeper position, the two men began to discuss the choice of central defenders, and the system of a back three requires at least six players in the position to be selected and rotated. Among the existing players, Moretti, Rosettini and Ranocchia will stay in the team, the deal between Lianco and Goldaniga has also been completed, Li Mudi has loaned Diego Llorente from Real Madrid, the number is enough, plus the Argentine Canneman, who is almost certain to be bought and can also play at left wing-back, if there are no accidents, this will be the position with the least variables.

As for French potential youngster Issa Dior, he has appeared more in the Under-20 youth team this season, and Li Mudi has decided to loan him to a Serie B team in the summer, hoping to grow to a level that can compete in Serie A as soon as possible.

In a 3-5-2 formation, no matter how the three players in the middle of the midfield stand and match, the wing-backs on both flanks are good at attacking and defending, and Torino currently have two players in the squad who meet this tactical requirement. Zampa has gradually gained a foothold in the Italian national team in the hands of Ventura, and Florenzi, who has recently returned from injury, can basically share the playing time on the right side, while Barreca, who has just celebrated his 22nd birthday, is the absolute main force of the previous Italian U19 and U21 echelons, and has participated in the European Championships and World Cups at all age levels, and has a good chance to enter the senior national team in the future.

With these two players guarding the team's two main arteries, Torino's new tactics are sure to be of great use. However, given Chelsea's keen interest in Zampa, Lee is unsure that he will be able to retain the right-wing-back, who has grown rapidly in recent years, in the face of a hefty offer, and a qualified replacement on the left flank. However, the team's transfer funds did not allow him to spend any more, so he had to dig out from within the team.

Silvestri, the original substitute on the right side, is a strong defensive and weak full-back, so it is difficult to get a chance to play in the system where Li Mudi attaches importance to assists on the wing, and he has always been suppressed on the bench by Bruno Perez and Zampacosta, who left in the winter window, and there is no way out. Fortunately, he is not yet 29 years old, he is a model athlete, professionalism and teamwork spirit are very high, under the advice of the head coach, he has been working hard to practice crossing, dribbling and other offensive skills, after five or six months of hard work, he has really received a lot of results, as a substitute wingback is barely qualified. And his defensive ability has not been lost, and he can also play a very big role when he needs to strengthen his defense in the face of strong opponents.

As for the left wing, after the departure of the previous substitute Avilar, we can only count on Canemann, who can also play in this position, to be a backup, but the technical characteristics of this player are still more suitable for playing in the central defender position, so if you can't add reinforcements, you can only look to the youth team.

There happen to be two young men in the Under-20 squad who can fill this position, one is Frédéric Guilaudo, who has been cultivated by Torino themselves, and the other is Luca Pellegrini, who was acquired from Roma in a deal for Brazilian Perez in January. Both of them were born in 1998, and their height is around 1.80 meters, and the current ability and potential values given by scouting tools are roughly around 100 and 160, and the positions they are good at are mainly left-backs, supplemented by left wing-backs.

Li Mudi told Under-20 head coach Kopitelli early on to focus on strengthening the assists of these two young players, so they have improved rapidly in the past six months, and if they can also improve in the following summer, they have the opportunity to be selected for the first team on occasional occasions. Hopefully, they will be able to withstand the pressure and will not be disrupted by this way of pulling out seedlings.

In the middle of the midfield, the players and positioning need to be adjusted according to the opponent, but the most standard combination is the combination of two central midfielders and a midfielder, just like the main team of Roma in the 2000-01 season, with Totti standing in front of Emerson and Tomasi. However, in today's European football, it is naturally rare to see a traditional No. 10 like Zizu, but a modern No. 10 like Kaka and Totti is also facing a shortage of young people, and Li Mudi really can't find someone with the right price for a while.

Since Spain started the playmaking core at Euro 2008, the midfielder position has become more and more awkward in the modern football system, and the rise of winger tactics has made many frontcourt players more developed on the two wings. For example, Isco of Real Madrid, according to his technical characteristics, would have been the core of the whole team two decades ago, but now he can only play more on the wing as a striker.

The Torino boss doesn't expect to get a passing master like Rui Costa, but wants to set up a point of contact behind the two strikers so that the midfield and the striker are not too far apart to be connected. It would be nice if the player could switch between the central midfielder and the midfielder without any barriers, and could use the switch to attack and defend when needed.

In terms of specific technical aspects, this player needs to have a solid ability to pass and receive the ball, and if he has excellent long-range shooting skills, he will not be poor in physical fitness, and the most important thing is that his judgment and overall vision must reach a first-class level. Taken together, these conditions are clearly Toti before the age of thirty! Li Mudi also knew that his requirements were a little too high, because after using the FM system to search, even if some conditions were relaxed, there were still only a few people, and they were all impossible for the Torino team to buy.

World-class superstars such as the Magic Flute, Kroos, Ronaldo, Hamsik, and Xiaofa are certainly out of the question, and upstarts like Gundogan and Ali are not non-giants who can afford to pay a price, so the Torino boss has to turn his attention to those players who are not very comfortable with the current team. But the people who meet the requirements are even rarer, and leaving behind those who are really unsightly, there is only one choice left for Pastore.

The Argentine, who became famous in Palermo, was acquired by Paris in the summer of 2011 at a sky-high price of 42 million euros at that time, and was an iconic figure in the French tycoon's golden dollar offensive. He was at the absolute heart of the team for the first four seasons in France, and it wasn't until last season that he suffered the first low point of his career after two consecutive serious tibia and calf fractures. Ancelotti had high hopes for Pastore when he took over last summer, but fractures of his tibia and lower leg once again befell him, as well as a torn knee band and a muscle strain, and the star who was once considered Kaka's successor has become a glass man, and an injury looks like it is about to ruin his playing career.

As of last weekend, Pastore had made just 21 appearances this season, totaling less than 1,000 minutes, contributing three goals and nine assists. The performance was very good, but the attendance was not satisfactory, and in the last three Ligue 1 games, Anshuai was excluded from the squad for non-injury reasons, and his frustration can be imagined.

Speaking to the media in midweek, Pastore's agent, Smonian, did not deny the possibility of the player leaving France in the summer, although the details were not revealed. However, through the FM system, the Argentine has indeed moved to seek a new environment, and there is a special sentiment: "If you want to leave the team, you would prefer to play in Italy", which gives Li Mudi the opportunity to poach. Unfortunately, the results of the trial in FM were not ideal, Grand Paris did not accept loan for the time being, if you want to bring in the player, you have to buy it directly, and the cost must be at least 25 million euros, which almost directly cut off the idea of the Torino coach.

As a last resort, Li Mudi had no choice but to start his backup plan to transform Benassi into a player suitable for this tactic. Torino's current third-captain is 20 in central midfield and 10 in midfield, although this is slightly better than Baseli's eight. The Torino boss wants to make a second change of position after Boyer and, if circumstances allow, he wants to bring Baseli into the scheme to develop the Italian midfield duo together as an all-round partnership like the Magic Flute and Kroos.

Finally, there is the introduction of the striker, and it can be seen from the previous list that the cost of newcomers in other positions is actually not large, except for the previously booked players, it is a free transfer to join, and it did not cost 10 million together. If you add some funds from the purge of players and the club's additional transfer fee in the summer, Li Mudi estimates that he should be able to save 30 million euros on hand, and he will have to gamble with this "huge amount".

He has his eye on Immobile, a veteran of Torino and current Lazio's number one striker, and he has always believed that the Red Bulls' forward line last season was the best combination for Italy in the next five years, and Belotti and Immobile could be a key factor in the club's revival. These two people are matched together, they have both speed and the ability to bomb at high altitudes, their personal skills are also good, and the tacit understanding between the two is also very high, with the support of excellent teammates, they are definitely the big killers who can be ranked in the forefront of Serie A and even Europe.

Although Immobile has been impressive for the Blue Eagles this season, scoring 25 goals and providing seven assists in all 38 appearances, his value has not shown much momentum due to his lackluster performances in the national team and the outburst of Belotti and others in the league. Transfermarkt is currently valued at €15 million, just $5 million higher than at the same time last year.

And the Torino coach wants to smash him down with a ceiling of twice the value of this money, and the success rate seems to be quite high, because he used the FM system to test Lazio's low price last night, and it can be closed for about 30 million.