"First Choice" is a misnomer, he's a player Conte is very fond of, and sees as one who can improve his squad. Just because birds chatter about it, dont make it more than it is. Remember when Bastoni was 'First Choice'? If we signed him tomorrow, would we have "Reignited interest" in the Defender, being our First Choice is now Zoinolo? However, if GLC goes to Villareal and Torres comes the other way, then obviously Pau was our First Choice. But nobody's talking about that right now, so that couldnt possibly be the case.
And yes, ^^ such buildings can cost in the neighborhood of £30-50m depending, and are revenue-returning assets, that depreciate over time, like Footballers. So yeah, buildings.
One team has now bought two players that cost more than their stadium did. <- Just for the sake of more buildings.
FYI, Im pretty sure Conte wanted Barella first. Or at the same time.
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