Inter, Acerbi is there. But for Chalobah negotiations to the bitter end

Chalobah until Monday. Otherwise Unripewhy on Akanji difficulties persist. Inter wants but is not in a hurry. We are talking about the defender, of course. Marotta and Ausilio yesterday went ahead with the Lazio center. But the priority remains the 23-year-old from Chelsea: only if an opening does not materialize within five days of London, plan B would be triggered at the beginning of next week. But Zhang’s club remains confident, having already received the approval of the English defender .

The premise is a must: Inter want to take as much time as possible so as not to miss the last move of their market. That’s why the defender, whoever he is, will arrive after the match with Lazio and not before. Yesterday afternoon’s visit to Viale della Liberazione by Federico Pastorello, Acerbi’s agent, was not conclusive. The summit was very long, it lasted about two hours. It was in a profitable way of him. Inter have set up the operation. In fact, the arrival of Acerbi was (pre) packed. Not only did Lazio open to the loan, not only the defender said he was willing to give up the two monthly salaries that danced with the Lotito club, but from the biancocelesti Inter also collected the availability for a free loan, with the possibility to link a minimum compensation to be paid to Lazio based on the seasonal objectives achieved. At Inter, the player would only cost ten months’ salary between now and next June. At this point, it would only be necessary to push the button to close. But at the same time, Inter explained to Pastorello that the priorities are different. “They were honest in saying that there are other leads,” confirmed the same agent after the meeting.

Here London

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The favorite is Chalobah, who Inter have identified as a future player. Even yesterday the Nerazzurri managers addressed the issue with the English club. There are two kinds of problems to solve on Chalobah. The first is on the formula: precisely because Inter believes in the potential of the player, seeing in him not only a patch to fill the hole immediately but a possible future owner, there is the desire not to close a loan operation. dry, but that of obtaining the right of redemption. Second problem: Chelsea are asking for money for the loan, around three million euros. And there is no ownership ok for a costly operation. That’s why Inter don’t want to be in a hurry now: the idea is that the Blues can soften up as the days go by. Two footnotes: the first is that, as this market has amply demonstrated, relations are excellent between Inter and Chelsea. The second: Tuchel’s team has been negotiating for weeks now for Wesley Fofana, Leicester’s French defender. Only after the arrival of another central, the Blues could free Chalobah.

Here Dortmund

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Waiting, therefore. Moreover, the environmental one on Acerbi is not a factor that Inter can underestimate, net of Inzaghi’s approval of the player. And another pro-Chalobah sign should be read in the unclear situation around Akanji. If it is true that the Swiss has given his approval to Inter, in the last few hours a couple of proposals for the purchase of the player outright would have arrived on the desk of Borussua Dortmund. And if so, for the Nerazzurri, it would be an impossible game to play. That’s why the front row today belongs to Chalobah. To the delight of Lukaku, who strongly sponsored him: why not listen to Romelu?