Quiet weekend before the storm. Juventus, Inter and Milan are preparing the final details before attacking their respective goals, in the hope of further strengthening their squads. The bianconeri continue to probe the market for number 10s, with a marked preference for Germany. Draxler and Goetze remain the hot names on Marotta's notebook, despite all the difficulties involved. In fact, dealing with the Germans is not easy: Schalke and Bayern Munich have no economic problems and are not willing to make discounts of any kind. The wait for Draxler can be explained thus, with Juve already in agreement with the player (five-year contract worth 4 million per season) but not with the Gelsenkirchen club. Who is asking for 30 million rounds, compared to the 20 plus bonuses offered by the Lady. Wolsburg could fit into all of this, ready to put the requested amount on the plate for the sales of De Bruyne (close to Manchester United) and Perisic (we'll talk about it below). However, the preference expressed by Draxler for Juventus remains, which, at the moment, leaves Juventus quite calm. More difficult to get to Goetze and not only for the resistance of Bayern. In fact, the person concerned is not entirely convinced of the transfer, which is why Marotta, despite not having completely lost hope, has decided to switch to Draxler. The Bianconeri are also very active on the left-back front: in addition to Alex Sandro from Porto, Siqueira from Atletico Madrid is very popular.
Hours of waiting for Inter, ever closer to giving Stevan Jovetic. Manchester City have accepted the Nerazzurri's two-year loan offer (3 million) with an obligation to buy (12), which is why the white smoke is expected within a few hours. Mancini will thus be able to count on the first reinforcement in attack, while waiting to arrive at the second who, as everyone knows, should be Ivan Perisic. The work with Wolfsburg continues, albeit slowly: "blame" the rigidity of the Germans, stuck on the initial request for 18 million to be paid in a single tranche. Hence Inter's need to raise cash with Shaqiri, who is in turn very close to Schalke 04 for the sum of 14 million. The Felipe Melo track is also always hot, identified by Mancini as the ideal reinforcement for the midfield. The latest idea to get to the Brazilian concerns Nagatomo, offered to Galatasaray as a balance. “It would be a welcome destination for him – said his agent Pastorello. – At the moment no offers have arrived but the market is still long…”. Also to be recorded is a survey with Zenit for Criscito, a left-back who has always been appreciated by Mancini. The problem is that the player earns a lot (3 million plus bonuses) and is bound by a contract that expires in 2018.
Historic weekend for Milan: in fact, this could be the last weekend with only Berlusconi in charge. On Tuesday, Bee Taechaubol will land in Milan to meet the president: everything suggests that the signatures will arrive for the sale of the 48%. And so the month of August will become even hotter, with Galliani's final assaults on Ibrahimovic and Romagnoli. The Swede has been in the crosshairs for some time and the imminent purchase of Di Maria by PSG (65 million to Manchester United) will facilitate the operation. In any case, the Rossoneri fans will still have to be patient: until August 2, the day after the French Super Cup final, Ibra will remain a PSG player. Small steps also for Romagnoli, the other declared great objective of Via Aldo Rossi. "If he leaves Roma, he will only do it to come to Milan" Mihajlovic let it be known, suggesting that there is already an agreement with the defender, pace of the other interested clubs (Naples in the lead). It remains to be seen whether the Giallorossi will lower their demands but the possible signings of Salah, Adriano, Dzeko and Szczesny require cash. What Milan has put on the plate for Romagnoli.
