This is nonsense.
We did replace them, we just didn’t replace them with the same quality / finished article, because that would have cost almost as much as we sold them for. Which would be completely pointless. It’s genuinely bizarre how you can’t understand the strategy there. Give it 18...
Sadly, I think you are right. Although the statement won’t read like that. It will be ‘different direction’ and ‘Persue other opportunities’ etc.
As somebody who seems to hate any manager we ever have, who would you like to see replace De Zerbi?