Would you rather sign the right player in August or the wrong player in June
I get where you're coming from, but I think there's a selection effect that explains why this doesn't happen in practice.
Suppose you have a player with two or three years left on a deal that's at a major international and is likely to play. That player could sign a contract before the major international, but it's almost all downside for the player to do it. If they have a great tournament, they don't capture the value. If they sustain an injury, that's one step closer to a big-salary Bosman or a move to a bigger club at a cut-rate fee if they recover. The only risk is a career-ender or career-destroyer like Torres sustained (prior to the World Cup) - and even he got paid after the injury.
The guys that sign a contract before the tournament either are lesser players that won't play or have private information about known health risks. We can sign some lesser-rated players before the internationals, but we're going to have to wait on the bigger signings.
Yes I’m serious that we don’t need to sign players in the first two days of the window, those two days won’t make or break anything and not signing players pre international football is probably smart as they could get injured. Worth opening conversations obviously but why rush when they could break their leg or something.
The only reason I’d say signing someone ahead of the internationals is a good idea is in case they have a great tournament and up their value/attract suitors from a champions league team.
Why are you desperate to sign players in the first 48 hours of the window?
The club has had (at minimum) from the close of the last summer window until now to assess positions which need to be filled.
They will have scouted the players relentlessly (or should have done so).
Im not saying to sign players who are going to be playing in the euros -- before the euros.
Im saying that we go into this window needing 5 or 6 players. We need to make sure that those top targets are sounded out and moved on (they should have been already).
If we have players in by the start of preseason then this puts Ancelotti in a position of strength.
If we dont have them by preseason then again its a case of going forward without any 1st choice right back...without a centre back...
The manager needs the maximum amount of time possible to implement his tactics. If he wants to play a higher line then whats the point of doing so in preseason without the players?
Likewise...not being able to sign a 1st choice player -- either they want to wait or their club is playing games -- means that as with Ancelotti, we move onto someone else.
It seems to be incompetent to not have at least one or two key deals lined up immediately after the season has finished.
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