Ronny Deila fatalistic before the start of the Standard transfer window: “We have no money to spend, it must be said!”

The Rouches coach regained confidence following the friendly match at Juventus (1-1), during which Standard showed a good face. “We were welcomed like a Champions League team, we had a good game and that makes us want to do everything to reach Europe at the end of the season”.

This requires a victory this Friday… and a successful transfer window. But on this point, the T1 rouche was very, very clear: do not expect madness.

”A coach always has wishes. We follow players, with the aim of strengthening ourselves in the short and long term. But we also have to be honest: we don’t have the money to do anything special at the moment. It is important to say this, for the general public and our supporters. The club has 20 million debts and they have to pay them back before investing in players. It is our reality. We have to deal with it. I’m not sorry but everyone should understand it. Today, our job is to develop our talents in order for the team to play well. And once they are developed, the idea is to sell them to continue to allow the club to grow. We did not succeed in going through this process with Raskin and Amallah, it can happen. We must focus on others and train our talents rather than renting them elsewhere. We were one of the clubs with the lowest spending last summer and this will be the case once more this winter. For one player to arrive, another must leave. But given the situation, if I might choose, I would keep the team as such to have consistency.

This monologue has the merit of being clear: we will not see Standard spending a lot during the winter market.