The market for big returns. That of Pogba at Juventus, of course, but above all that of Lukaku at Inter, which has become something decidedly concrete from an impossible dream. The Belgian giant is monopolizing the front pages of sports newspapers, partly for its undeniable value (and therefore for the extent of the blow to the championship), and much for the methods of the operation, so advantageous as to make it even more tantalizing.
Inter-Lukaku, here we are: Inzaghi will have a super attack with Lautaro and Dybala
Yes, because thinking that Lukaku could return to Inter on loan, a year after being sold for 115 million, was a difficult exercise even for the most optimistic, however exactly this is happening, demonstrating that the will of the players, in football modern, it can work wonders. Todd Boehly, fresh owner of Chelsea, has taken note of it for several weeks, so much so that he agrees to sit down at a table from which he will be able to obtain "only" 10 million for the loan and the savings of a year's salary. Better than keeping an attacker reluctantly, the American billionaire must have thought, also because Big Rom and his lawyers have pushed hard, even going so far as to halve his salary. A matter of days, perhaps hours, after which Inter will be able to embrace the prodigal son again and, consequently, enjoy a super attack with Lautaro and, almost certainly, Dybala, with whom the negotiation proceeds quickly. Only at that point will Marotta, capable in the meantime of buying Asllani from Empoli (an expensive loan of 4 million with a redemption obligation set at 10) and Mkhitaryan on a free transfer, dive into the transfers, which will have to bring in cash at least 70 million .
Now Marotta has to give up: Skriniar to Psg and Dumfries to Chelsea the hot tracks
Skriniar seems to be the number one suspect, but PSG's first proposal of 50 million has been rejected: the Nerazzurri are asking for 80, with the awareness of being able to close halfway, perhaps with the inclusion of the inevitable bonuses. Then there is Dumfries, requested by Chelsea (but the operation, in this case, will be untied by Lukaku) and by Manchester United, which could bring in another 40-45 million: Inter's concrete interest in Bellanova from Cagliari (8 million) can also be explained in this way. The rest will be done by Pinamonti (but Monza considers the request of 20 too high) and the saving of some heavy engagements, such as Vidal, Vecino, Sanchez and perhaps Dzeko, who has entered Juventus' sights for the umpteenth time, always looking for a deputy Vlahovic, especially now that Morata has returned permanently to Atletico Madrid.
Juve: the market doesn't take off, but 20 million from Atalanta arrive for Demiral
The Juventus market has so far struggled to take off, but yesterday the official redemption of Demiral by Atalanta for 20 million arrived, money that could be used to close the first operations and appease Allegri, reported as disgruntled and embittered. The meeting with Campos, the new technical director of PSG, in Montecarlo has nothing to do with it, but it is clear that expectations for the July 4th rally are very different: Max, that day, would like to have Pogba (and almost certainly will be satisfied) and Di Maria (here instead there are more doubts), but also Kostic (Chiesa will only return in January), a striker and at least one defender. An uphill road, in short, because it is very difficult for Cherubini to close so many deals in a short time, moreover without sales to finance them. The timing of the transfer market, however, almost never goes hand in hand with the dates of the rallies: they know something about it at Milan as well, where work continues in a better climate than the black and whites, but only by virtue of a Scudetto that has just been won which makes everything more Sweet.
Milan: first the renewal of Maldini and Massara, then the market
So far, the arrival of RedBird has not brought acceleration to the market, on the contrary Maldini and Massara, at least formally, have yet to receive the assignment to continue their work. The names circulating are the usual: Botman for the defense (Newcastle offered more, but he continues to prefer the Rossoneri), Renato Sanches for the midfield (to date the closest), De Ketelaere, Lang and Zaniolo (on which there is also Juve) for the trocar, not counting the now taken Origi, arriving for medical examinations and signing. Surprises should not be excluded, but this should be the list, as confirmed indirectly by Pioli himself, author of an interview in which he said that "a defender, a midfielder, a 7 and a 10" will arrive.
Powder keg Naples: Osimhen, Koulibaly, Fabian Ruiz and Anguissa can leave
However, those who are worse off, at least in this summer dawn, are certainly Napoli, struggling with many cases. Mertens has already made his farewell official (Sarri's Lazio are looking for him), Osimhen and Koulibaly have left the doors open to possible departures, Fabian Ruiz is a separate player at home, Anguissa would like bonuses that the club, at the moment, does not want to give him . The situation is delicate, because it is one thing to separate from Insigne alone, another is to witness the self-destruction of an entire historical group: it does not necessarily end up like this, but to avoid it, diplomatic work will be needed not very similar to the character of De Laurentiis.
