Clearer than that is impossible. On the day of the first official press conference (Marotta and Conte, 15.30 pm), Inter chooses the hard line with the so-called "market rebels", or Icardi and Nainggolan. “Both know they are not part of our technical plans – thundered the former CEO of Juventus. – They are excellent players but it is the team that wins the championships, not the individual”. Crystalline and more than legitimate concepts, except that the "repudiated" in question are valuable pieces of the squad, whose transfers, moreover, are essential to complete the entry market. Today, as previously written, there will be an opportunity to further explore the subject, but it is certain that the Nerazzurri season begins under the banner of confrontation, in perfect Inter style.
Marotta knows well that Icardi and Nainggolan are worth much less than a few months ago and yesterday's statements certainly didn't help raise their respective prices. Juventus and Juventus have been on the Argentine for some time recently also Napoli has made itself felt again, on the other hand it's flat calm on the Belgian and the only possible solution, at the moment, is Zhang's Chinese club, which could take on the 30 million of the operation to avoid a damaging capital loss. However, everything is subject to the will of the two and the risk of a wall against wall, in this sense, is quite strong: Inter, however, for its part, responds with a potential grandstand that would not really do anyone any good, players first and foremost .
We'll see what happens, certainly the story has an important weight for the other big names in the championship. Paratici, in the meeting with Wanda which took place in Ibiza, asked to hold on until the end of August: in fact, Juve must first sell Higuain and Mandzukic. A situation that Inter doesn't like, partly due to the risk of "blackmail" (on the last day, you know, the offers are lower), partly due to the obvious need to collect fresh money, under penalty of impossibility to close purchases already made (but still to be implemented) such as Dzeko and Lukaku. In all of this there would be Napoli, determined to (re)attempt the Icardi coup 3 years later, this time with a mega offer of 10 million per season, as well as with a permanent starting position in Ancelotti's chessboard.
However, Mauro continues to be reluctant about the Neapolitan destination: his desire is to stay as close as possible to the family who, as told in other episodes, will not move from Milan. At the moment, therefore, he is completely at a standstill, waiting for a piece to move the mountain. He could be Higuain, also publicly courted by Rome who, Petrachi dixit, defined him as the potential new Giallorossi Batistuta. If Pipita accepted the transfer, Dzeko would go to Inter, but above all Juve, in addition to having Zaniolo, could sink the blow on Icardi, for years in the mind of Paratici and Sarri himself. The Nerazzurri could then finally close the Lukaku affair, Conte's real obsession, in the hope that Manchester United will accept the formula of the onerous loan with an obligation to buy.
Lots of market intrigues which, at least for the moment, do not concern Milan. In fact, the Rossoneri, despite having already bought three players, are keeping away from auctions, except for the Veretout issue. The Frenchman, harshly contested by Fiorentina fans after Pradé's words ("he wants to leave" declared the viola ds), is at the center of a dispute between the Rossoneri and Roma, both determined to grab him. Maldini's offer (12 million plus Biglia) is interesting but is lower than that of the Giallorossi, also ahead of the player: we will know shortly, also because the Viola environment has become rather hostile towards the midfielder, determined to resolve the matter in the shortest possible time.
A bit like Juve for De Ligt: here in fact, despite the agreement already reached with the player, we are in a real stalemate, which Paratici wants to unblock as soon as possible also to avoid possible pitfalls from Barcelona. To raise the offer to Ajax, however, you first need to sell someone and the number one suspect is Cancelo, even if Manchester City continues to offer the unwelcome (for Juve of course) Danilo as a counterpart. Alternatively, the lancers would need to agree to include someone in the deal and here, the right name would seem to be that of Kean, especially since he too, just like De Ligt, is part of the Raiola stable.
Closing dedicated to Naples, determined to treat himself to that as soon as possible James Rodriguez who is already driving the fans crazy. The last clue of a negotiation now in port comes from the club's official social networks: the poster of the film "That train to Yuma", in fact, immediately makes us think of "El Bandido", the protagonist of the film, of course, but also the nickname of James . And De Laurentiis, as we know, is quite an expert when it comes to cinema…
