the goalkeeper
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Inter will buy a goalkeeper. Audero will not be redeemed: not because he was not appreciated, but because the Nerazzurri club has decided to invest in an even younger profile potentially capable of fighting for the starting shirt with Sommer. After all, it was the project that ended a year ago, when Ausilio chased the Ukrainian Trubin for a long time, thinking of teaming him up with the Swiss. Now in the front row of the Nerazzurri list is Bento, a Brazilian from Atletico Paranaense and also in the Seleçao. Inter are already in contact with the goalkeeper’s agents, approval is out of the question, but a significant financial effort is needed, if it is true that the valuation is around 20 million euros. The deal could soon be accelerated, the Inter managers want to understand the feasibility of the operation soon, a decisive summit will take place within the month of May. Sommer plus Bento, that’s the plan.
the outside
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Dumfries’ renewal is not unlocked, there are no positive signs, in truth Inter really doesn’t have any kind of signal regarding the 4 million euro renewal proposal submitted to the player last December. At this point we have reached the in or out situation, within 15 days Inter wants to understand how to move. But in the meantime it is right to think about alternatives. Kayode and Wan-Bissaka have already been talked about in recent weeks, but there is another name that Inter are monitoring remotely and that is Holm. The Swede is today on loan to Atalanta from Spezia: the Bergamo club has a right of redemption which however has not yet decided to exercise. It’s an open game. The Inter technical area likes the boy, he has been followed for a long time in the past. If Gasperini’s team were not to proceed with redemption, Inter would start in the front row, at the same time saying goodbye to Dumfries. The Dutchman dreams of the Premier League: he was in Manchester United’s plans at least until January, but then i Red Devils they no longer sent signals in this sense. It will be understood soon, very soon.
the attacker
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Marotta and Ausilio imagine the real coup will be in attack, even beyond that Taremi already hooked up and put under contract. The good name is Joshua Zirkzee, who has overtaken Gudmundsson in the club’s preferences. The project is in fact to give Inzaghi a super department, in the wake of what was the objective – then vanished – of a summer ago with Thuram together with Lautaro and Lukaku. The Dutchman is an ambitious coup, because the 60 million price tag might not even be enough, considering that Bayern has a 40% percentage of the capital gain that the transfer of the player, purchased from Bologna for 8 million, will generate. Significant economic resources are needed, Inter is working on exiting to try to build up a good treasure for the assault, given the company’s input of closing the transfer session in balance. And the competition is fierce: in Italy Milan takes care of it, Juve doesn’t lose sight of him, in England there is Arsenal who have followed him several times. But Inter is there.
the contracts
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Inzaghi’s first request in the transfer summit which will take place soon, perhaps as early as next week, will be the permanence of the big names, the core group of the squad. The managers’ intention goes in this direction, there are no exit talks or negotiations started, as happened a year ago for Onana and Brozovic. In theory, Thuram deserves a separate discussion, as he has a release clause of 85 million euros and has admirers around Europe, starting with PSG. But to date Inter have not seen any negative signs or desire to escape from the Frenchman. Permanence, in practice, translates (also) into renewals. That of the captain is, perhaps, the most strategic given Lautaro’s new status within the club: not only top scorer, but also spiritual leader. The new contract until 2029 with a salary of around nine million (above the average of this era among the Nerazzurri) is now close, the agreement has largely already been reached.
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the vice captain
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There are two major renewals to be put on paper at Inter: in addition to the captain, also the vice-captain. Not only Lautaro, but also Nicolò Barella. Zhang made it clear that the timescales will not be very short, but it is the substance that counts: the idea of everyone in Appiano, from the coach to the managers, is not to start the next season with the “cases” still open, so as to being able to concentrate only on the field. This premise valid for Taurus must also be extended for blue. Great progress was made on Barella during the club’s stay in Madrid, which was unfortunate on the pitch but brought good news off it: before the defeat against Atletico, sporting director Ausilio had also met Alessandro Beltrami, Nicolò’s agent, away from prying eyes. In that context, the agreement between the club and the midfielder was essentially reached: 7 million euros net salary between fixed base and easily achievable bonuses, plus others linked to team steps, until 2029. While waiting for the actual signature own, even in this case Inzaghi can rest assured: he will receive the desired gift.
