The market makes everyone agree. In fact, the Serie A League, in addition to the dates for the championship and the Italian Cup (we'll talk about them shortly), has also decided on those for the next summer session of negotiations. The "dances" will last from 1 September to 5 October, with an important note: the clubs will be able to deposit any pre-contracts already in the months of July and August, to avoid unfair competition from Germany and France, the only ones, albeit for diametrically opposite reasons, who will have the summer free from national commitments . Needless to say, however, that these are above all formalities, given that the moves of our leaders have already begun some time ago. Inter, for example, is experiencing very hot days, as evidenced by the now imminent sale of Icardi to PSG.
The deal will become official by 31 May, the expiry date of the clause established a year ago, even if the Nerazzurri will meet the Parisians: in fact Leonardo will pay 50 million plus 8 in bonuses (from Viale Liberazione they let them know that they will be easily reachable). for a total of 58, 12 less than previously agreed. Not bad, why Marotta will still have a nice little treasure to spend, even before returning to the field. How everything remains to be deciphered, especially after Ausilio's words: a market point which, if possible, has added even more mystery to the Nerazzurri's moves.
“Werner and Cavani? The former has a clause but won't arrive, the latter, at the moment, is not a market opportunity – the sporting director announced -. Vidal? Our midfield is already strong and we want to improve it by developing talents like Sensi and Barella. Tonal? He has the qualities to play for Inter, but I don't know if it also has the right economic parameters. Nainggolan, on the other hand, will definitely come back to us, we'll evaluate what to do together with him and the coach". Truth or pretactic? We will only find out in some time, certainly a lot will depend on Lautaro Martinez, protagonist of a rather winky #ForzaInter on Instagram.
That Barcelona had convinced him with a mega pre-Covid offer is known history, as well as that today, in light of the economic crisis that has hit Spain, he can no longer pay the 110 million release clause. Marotta has never closed his doors, but he will certainly never accept the low offers that the Catalan newspapers "shoot", day in and day out, on their front pages. Great movements also at Juve, where the focus remains above all on the forwards and midfielders. For the number 9 shirt, waiting to understand what will become of Higuain, the number one candidate is always Milik, to which Napoli has set an ultimatum: renewal or immediate departure.
In fact, the contract expiring in 2021 is too big a sword of Damocles for De Laurentiis, who would be hurt more by a loss at no cost than a transfer to Juventus. But Sarri also has another former blue in mind: it is Jorginho, back in vogue after Arthur's refusal. Pjanic's move to the Blaugrana is still possible, in any case the Lady needs a substitute and the Italian-Brazilian, who has always been the Juventus coach's passion, could be the right profile. Alternatively, given the 50 million requested by Chelsea, Paredes' shares rise, especially since the PSG has always been a fan of Pjanic.
On the other hand, it is difficult to analyze the moves of Milan, grappling with a revolution of which, at the moment, only the outlines can be glimpsed. The only certain thing is that this week Ibrahimovic, if possible, has moved further away and not only in a metaphorical sense: the Swede, after injuring the soleus in his calf, decided to leave for Sweden, confirming that he is now projected towards a future far from Milan. After all, the project Rangnick expects young talent and perspective, like Eduardo Quaresma, defender of Sporting Lisbon, who however is about to be armored with a 45 million clause.
Returning to the opening theme, Italian football has finally managed to organize its restart. “The clubs unanimously voted for the 4 recoveries of the sixth day of return (Atalanta-Sassuolo, Hellas Verona-Cagliari, Inter-Sampdoria and Turin-Parma) on the weekend of 20/21 June and the programming of the eighth day return starting from Monday 22 June – reads the official press release from the Lega Calcio. – Furthermore, welcoming the wish of Minister Spadafora, the sporting activity of the 2019/2020 season will resume immediately with the Coppa Italia, whose final is scheduled for June 17th. The dates and times of the matches will be announced by Lega Serie A in the coming days".
In short, everything as anticipated on Thursday, even if the four semi-finalists of the Cup, frightened by the idea of competing for a trophy in three days, are pushing to bring forward the restart, currently scheduled for Saturday 13th. The will is to get a waiver to play already on the 10th or 11th, to then have a whole week to prepare for the final. We'll know more in the next few hours, but there are no more doubts: football is truly making a comeback and is ready (Covid permitting) to give us a truly exciting summer.
