For Inter, the budget for the next market, in theory, should still be zero: the sale of a big name like Dumfries is needed.
Il Giorno journalist Mattia Todisco spoke about Inter at the microphones of TvPlay, focusing on the next, probable soccer market moves by the Nerazzurri management. For Todisco, Inter has not come out of the whirlpool of self-financing: it still needs to sell to buy. And a goalkeeper, a central defender and a forward are needed for next season. Maybe even a right flanker.
The journalist started by stating that the 60 million clause for Bento is worthless. “With that clause few clubs could enter negotiations and Inter would not be among them. At 15 million I think Inter could think about it. But as we well know there is a whole game of interlocking, starting from the assumption that if on May 21 Zhang still has Inter in his hands it is one thing, if not it is another.”
“If Zhang is still there, then one can imagine a market along the lines drawn,” Todisco continued. “For the goalkeeper issue, decisions have to be made at Inter and understand the budget, which in theory is zero. As in recent years, the market will be made with any disposals.”
The interviewee does not believe that Inter will want to redeem Audero. The sum gained from a disposal would have to be invested on other roles and thus would not remain that 6.5 million set. “As is often the case, perhaps an agreement could be found at a lower figure with Sampdoria after June 30. But it is still early to talk about it. Everything can change: if we think back to last year, Inter wanted to redeem Lukaku and get Thuram for zero. And then what it saved for Lukaku it did not invest in attack, but on Pavard. “
Inter with no budget: “Only zero purchases without the sale of Dumfries “
“The starter who is most at risk right now Dumfries, because he has the closest contractual deadline, in 2025,” the interviewee continued. “By the way, all those whose contracts expire in 2025 find themselves in a curious situation: the Club World Cup starts on June 15 and ends on July 13. So they would be expiring in the middle of the competition, and let’s say that makes us think that either we go toward a renewal or we go toward a transfer.”
In Dumfries’ case, according to Todisco, Inter had previously considered a transfer. And now the Dutchman wants 5.5 million to renew against an offer of 4.5 million. “And that is no small distance. However, the player has also realized that it is not so certain that he can find away from Milan another team with the same ambitions and chances to play at the top of Italy and the world. A deal could also come. “
“From that point of view, the next few games could also serve Inzaghi to evaluate Buchanan to see if he actually has the technical possibilities to take that position there.”
Then, to be able to monetize more, the club should sell the champions who have a very low budget cost. “So they are the players taken at zero parameters, as it can be Thuram as well, or those bought years ago and now worth five times as much. I’m thinking of Lautaro Martinez himself, who is a player who was not taken for zero but who nevertheless, by now, has been there for several years at Inter and is budgeted at a low figure.”
“If we don’t make it an economic issue and just make it a technical issue Gudmundsson is definitely a player who is very much liked,” the journalist then concluded. “There has been a lot of attention in recent years especially in creating an Italian hard core, but it is also true that you have already created it and even if you don’t get Raspadori right now the Italian block you already have it. “