Inter, Sommer pushes on Bayern, Spunta Toloi

The well placed stab in the back from Lukaku and a normal sense of disorientation because – useless to get around it – the Belgian was the prized piece of the summer, they must not make us forget the hay placed in the farmhouse by Inter with the first 4 purchases of different tenor. Davide Frattesi adds a turbine to the engine, Marcus Thuram shuffles the cards up front, Yann Bisseck is the conscious bet behind, plus Juan Cuadrado, gamble with experience on the wing. Of course, not all the boxes have been filled yet, indeed there is a chasm that surprises more than others: it’s not usual to leave for a tour on the other side of the world without either the first or second goalkeeper. Yann Sommer, designated heir to Onana, will try as much as possible to force the hand of the rigid Bayern, but in the meantime he’s going to Japan with his current team and not with his betrothed Inter. After him, he will join the more expensive 21-year-old Ukrainian Anatolij Trubin, who will replace the eternal Handanovic. In addition, the most cumbersome space must be filled, precisely that of the center forward called to make Romelu’s betrayal forget. Despite these holes here and there, the nerazzurri have begun a work of rejuvenation and sustainability: Frattesi and Thuram, in fact, lower the average age and help the accounts. Brozovic was the highest paid in the company, he “weighed” almost 14 million gross, while the blue, withdrawn for 33 (including Mulatteri), earns 2.8 net: with his 23 years he has an unexplored prairie ahead. Lilian’s son, on the other hand, was much closer to the Devil, but then he changed sides from Milan in one night: the purchase at 0 allowed a high salary, from 6 net, mitigated to 8 gross by the Growth Decree. To him the duties of Edin Dzeko, who in the hottest matches made the substitute Lukaku meditate revenge.

young and old

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Also in defence, then, a sliver of future: after years of honorable service D’Ambrosio said goodbye, and 20-year-old Yann-Aurel Bisseck was enlisted by paying a 7 million clause in 3 seasons to learn early behind the owners’ backs. The little German cannot be the only new face in the backlog because Skriniar’s heavy legacy will have to be taken up by a finished defender: it is a direct request from Inzaghi. For this reason, while talking to Atalanta about the (difficult) possibility of a loan from Demiral, Inter found an open door for Rafael Toloi: the 32-year-old blue has a contract expiring in 2024 and knows the tricks of the 3-man defense well. After the first chats, an offer will soon come to life with an offer. Within the Inzaghi system, then, a credible alternative to Dumfries had to be found after the departure of Bellanova. Also in this case the coach gave precise indications: the arrival of former enemy Juan Cuadrado will not please the Inter fans and will slow down the construction of a green team for a moment, but it guarantees experience. There will then be time to add a sixth midfielder, physically structured: San Siro will only ask him to do better than Gagliardini.

Swiss trust

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Unconvinced by Alvaro Morata (the 20 million requested by Atletico Madrid was too much) and in the process of reflecting on the maxi-investment for the talented Balogun (Arsenal should drop below 40), the thoughts of the managers obviously focused on the goalkeeper: the idea of ​​sending Sommer from Milan to the Rising Sun has faded, but not the conviction that he is the number 1 of Inter 2023-24. Barring twists and turns – and in the Inter market nothing should be surprised anymore – sooner or later the 34-year-old Swiss will be able to get what he wants from Bayern. Not now however, the time is not yet ripe and all the parties understood it clearly yesterday: the Nerazzurri and the Bavarian clubs met for more than an hour in search of a solution. On the one hand, Zhang’s club has a very firm agreement with the player and is looking to save a couple of million compared to the clause 6, but at the same time doesn’t want to undermine the old alliance with the Bavarians and therefore doesn’t force the hand. On the other hand, Tuchel’s Bayern are still not giving in, given the delay in Neuer’s recovery and the difficulty in buying another goalkeeper. Sommer, also on a Japanese tour, will in any case put pressure on the Bavarian management to be satisfied: moving from one team to another in the Rising Sun would not be a problem.