And no, something isn’t working properly here. Because for Inter the Calhanoglu issue was born and died a month ago: Bayern’s request for information, no openness to a transfer and end of discussions. But no. Because they didn’t stop from Germany. And for his part, the Turkish midfielder actually opened the doors to the Germans, sitting at the table and listening. In short, the complete opposite of a flat no, with the work of his agent Gordon Stipic. And so a match that didn’t even seem like it was going to be played, in reality not only will be played, but also promises to be edgy and noisy.
two meetings
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All with a good dose of annoyance. Inter are annoyed, that’s the right adjective. The reason is simple: in Viale della Liberazione they have the reasonable certainty that Calhanoglu is in contact with Bayern. He who, however, privately, even in recent times has never questioned his stay at the Nerazzurri. But then the facts say otherwise. There would have been at least a couple of meetings between Stipic and the Bayern managers: the first in Turkey, the second in Germany where the European Championships are taking place. Two meetings cannot be casual. And this is where Inter’s irritation arises. It is still too early to make comparisons, but a year later the risk is of encountering a deja-vu of the Lukaku case: who can forget Romelu who, while reassuring the sporting director Ausilio by sending him videos of his training sessions from holidays, spoke with the Juventus and offered himself to Milan?
the situation
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A couple of points need to be clarified. That is, in the last few days neither the agent Stipic nor Bayern have officially contacted Inter. But in the world of the transfer market, secrets don’t last long and therefore the Nerazzurri managers didn’t take too long to understand. At this point the Nerazzurri club’s attitude is one of waiting. It cannot be otherwise. Yet today both president Beppe Marotta and sporting director Piero Ausilio will fly to Germany. But there are no meetings on the agenda, neither with Bayern nor with Calhanoglu or his entourage. After all, it’s not Inter that needs to come out into the open here to start a negotiation. Bayern will have to do it, in case. Or the same midfielder, who yesterday in the mixed zone after the match against Portugal dribbled past the journalists and the inevitable questions, but who sooner or later will have to make his position understood publicly. An element to take into consideration is the blood tie that the director has with Germany: he was born there – in Mannheim, where his brother Muhammed still manages a sports center -, there he began his football career at high levels.
the figure
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Inter doesn’t want soap operas, the resolution of the case in one sense or another will have to be rapid. Net of Calhanoglu’s talks with Bayern, a very high offer will be needed to take the Turk away from Milan. From Viale della Liberazione they have already fixed it. And that’s what they’ll tell Bayern if they show up: 70 million euros. It is a monstrous figure for a player who is turning 31. If anything, those 70 million will be the starting point of a conversation, but probably not the point of arrival. It goes without saying that a possible departure from Calhanoglu would totally change Inter’s transfer plans: the priority, at that point, would become finding a replacement for the Turk on the market, which is not an easy task. Hakan was the symbol, together with Lautaro, of the second star’s scudetto. The idol of the fans, with the catchphrase. And the heart of Inzaghi’s tactical project, moreover. But the market streets are unpredictable, as has been understood for some time: hot days are on the way, after all summer only started three days ago…
