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The helplessness of the small club! Bologna entered the Champions League for the first time to send away the coach + sell the contradiction

There are many small clubs in the big five leagues, they can't just spend money to sign stars like big clubs, and even have to "sell blood to survive" every summer window, and Serie A Bologna may be such a small club.

Bologna ranked fifth in Serie A with 68 points last season (2023-24), returning to the Champions League after 59 years, which is also the first time the team has qualified for the Champions League after the restructuring, but in order to survive better, the club had to send away the meritorious young coach Motta and sell the team's strongest contradiction (Zirkze + Calafiori).

Bologna had no choice but to send away the 41-year-old coach in the summer windowMottaThe decorated young coach who won the Champions League bid chose not to renew his contract and switched to Serie A giants Juventus to become the new coach of the Bianconeri.

Bologna sold their main striker in the summer windowZirkzeThe Netherlands national striker moved to Manchester United for 42.5 million euros, with Bologna receiving only half of the transfer fee due to the 50% two-share clause.

Bologna sold their main defender in the summer windowCalafioriThe Italy national defender moved to Arsenal for a transfer fee of 50 million euros, and Bologna could only receive half of the transfer fee due to the 50% two-transfer clause.

Bologna were going to play in the Champions League in the new season, but they were forced to send away coach Motta, sell the strongest contradictions Zirkze and Calafiori, and spend only 15 million euros in the transfer market to sign the Netherlands striker from ToulouseDaringa

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