Inter are preparing to fly to Japan for their friendly tour, but Simone Inzaghi is worried about the goalkeeping issue: the management cannot satisfy him.
For Inzaghi’s game, the goalkeeper is fundamental. And having lost both Onana and Handanovic, the coach is now anxious, as he cannot break in the defence, nor the build-up schemes from below, at the meeting. Inter could play the friendlies against Al-Nassr and PSG with a third goalkeeper: Di Gennaro.
Vincendo D’Angelo, journalist for La Gazzetta dello Sport, spoke to the microphones of calciomercato.it, broadcast on the Twitch TVPLAY channel, to talk about Inzaghi’s concern regarding the still tangled issue of the purchase of the two new goalkeepers.
“At Inter, the priority is definitely the goalkeeper,” D’Angelo began. “With just a few days to go before the tour in Japan, where they will face Al-Nassr and PSG, the Nerazzurri will play with three goalkeepers from the youth academy: Stankovic, Di Gennaro and Radu. But apart from Di Gennaro, who will play third, the others are already ready to go. Inter would then go on tour without goalkeepers, and Inzaghi is worried. “
“For Sommer, the aim is to close in the next forty-eight hours,” the sports journalist continued. “The other hot name is Trubin. But they are two foreigners who will need time to adapt. And Inzaghi knows that we need to accelerate to give the new goalkeepers as much time as possible to find the alchemy with the rest of the department.”
“For Morata there was a cognitive meeting at Inter’s headquarters,” the interviewee then said. “Atletico Madrid have a clause of 21 million to release Morata, but they are negotiating for a contract renewal, with a clause of around €12 million. “
Problems for Inter: “Inzaghi wants at least one of the two new goalkeepers for the tour “
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“Atletico, however, are playing their own game at the moment: they are in no hurry to make the renewal official, because there is no desire to sell Morata. On the Spaniard there are also the Arabs. But they are on everyone. Morata at the moment, however, does not want to consider the Saudi track. I think he wants to return to Italy: his wife is Italian, he has already been to Italy… He is not a 20-plus goal striker, but he is a striker who also helps a lot in the non-possession phase and who puts in heavy goals, guaranteeing a lot of experience and work for the team.
The journalist spoke of interest from Roma and AC Milan. But he did not bring up Juventus. “Certainly for Inter Morata has become a name after the Lukaku chaos. Without discounts, however, it is difficult for them to move forward. They are looking for a penalty area man profile to make up for Lukaku’s turnaround. But right now the primary need for Inzaghi’s team is goalkeepers. The alternative in attack remains Balogun but Arsenal’s demand is out of reach’.
“He would have been a more affordable priority for Inter: I’m talking about Mamardashvili. Now it seems he will go to Bayern. And this interests Inter anyway, as his arrival would free up Sommer immediately. Mamardashvili should then also become the post Neuer. “
