In the summer of 2021, after the farewell of Antonio Conte, Simone Inzaghi had accepted the transfer “diet” imposed by the owners, forced to sell Lukaku, Hakimi and Politano. Now that he has brought Inter six trophies – and above all a scudetto which changes their status -, the coach can afford to send signals to the management, thanks to the fact that next season they will want to raise the bar further even if the calendar is announces hellishly. Apart from Mkhitaryan (in addition to the tactical importance, does he always play for that too?), all the big names in the squad between June and July will be busy between the European Championships or the America’s Cup and then, having somehow found space for holidays, they will go free-diving for another 12 months between the expanded Champions League and the new Club World Cup which from June 2025 will bring the Nerazzurri to the United States for a month, if the route is as hoped for in Viale della Liberazione.
All about the attack
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The premise to explain Inzaghi’s words on Saturday evening, after the defeat against Sassuolo: “We have already signed two top-level players (Taremi and Zielinski, ed.). The Iranian has international caliber and has scored many goals. We are happy, but we will have to increase the number of attackers. We will be a longer roster than this year. With Marotta, Ausilio and Baccin we are seeing other players. We will have to strengthen ourselves because the season will be long, we hope that there will be few injuries like this year where we were good in preparation”. Simone insists on attack because that is his real priority. Adding a fifth striker who does not alter the balance of the locker room , but which extends the rotations behind the untouchables Lautaro and Thuram. With the exit of Sanchez (expiring) and the arrival of Taremi – net of the developments linked to Arnautovic -, the offensive department for those who have to pay attention to the budget could. be in order. Maybe drawing on creativity, with the advancement of Zielinski himself or Mkhitaryan and the inclusion of another midfielder alongside Barella and Calhanoglu now instead… he goes on the attack extra tip, he is ready to give up other additions.
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Budget and defense
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He will reiterate this to Marotta, Ausilio and Baccin at the summit scheduled for the end of the month, as soon as the market men know exactly how much the sports budget for next season is. In fact, until May 20 everything (including the signatures on the renewals of Inzaghi himself, Barella and Lautaro) is frozen while waiting for president Zhang to define the club’s refinancing plan. Net of any unscheduled transfers at the moment, Simone feels relatively covered both on the wings (but if Dumfries leaves, a right winger must arrive) and in the midfield – with six level players for three shirts – and in defence. Despite two central defenders like Acerbi and De Vrij who will both be 70 years old next February, Inzaghi has total faith in the pair he has known well since his time at Lazio and knows that if necessary he will be able to adapt Bastoni, who has also grown significantly in his marking skills. The intervention in that department will take place in 2025.
