Gudmundsson is also in demand in the Premier League but has given priority to Inter: La Gazzetta dello Sport reports
“Move forward calmly, but with an exchange of promises that lay important foundations for the success of the deal. Inter asked Albert Gudmundsson for time and the Icelandic committed to giving priority to the Italian champions. Also if in the background there are always the Premier League teams that have economic means and also ascendancy, if it is true that sooner or later the blond will want to emulate his great-grandfather of the same name, who also had a past at Arsenal.” This is how he opens the article in La Gazzetta dello Sport regarding Gudmundsson.
Inter have been monitoring him for months in light of the excellent season played so far with the Genoa shirt – 16 goals and 3 assists – by the 26-year-old Icelandic. “Inter cannot afford an auction and above all they have asked for time because everything is frozen (even the signature on the renewals of Barella, Inzaghi and Lautaro) until 20 May, the day of the expiry of the Oaktree loan and the refinancing which is involved president Steven Zhang is working, and because, as they cannot close the next transfer market in deficit, they will first have to raise cash to raise the 30 million requested by Genoa, who are now resigned to losing their leader in order to be able to finance the transfer market in turn entrance”, adds Rosea.
However, the Nerazzurri have a potential treasure that can be obtained from youngsters such as Valentin Carboni (valued at 30 million), Oristanio, now at Cagliari, Zanotti, now at San Gallo and the Primavera midfielder Akinsanmiro. “Gud remains the favorite for an attack that will lose Sanchez and perhaps also Arnautovic (without forgetting Correa, who will return to Milan if Marseille does not win the Europa League but who could fly to Arabia) but the Nerazzurri transfer men have a plan B ready which leads to George Ilenikhena, an 18-year-old French striker of Nigerian origins who is making himself noticed in Antwerp on the “new Osimhen”, but Inter remains vigilant“, the Gazzetta then comments.
