Consciously, the leading people of Inter sacrificed Achraf Hakimi, aware that this is the only way they can keep Lautaro Martinez and the backbone of the championship winning team, and in the end they managed to sell the Moroccan defender for 83.5 million USD.According to reports from Italy, after equalizing Chelsea’s offer of 71 million USD, Paris Saint-Germain went a step further and offered extra 12.5 million USD, which in the end made crucial difference. Inter got what they wanted, just like Paris Saint-Germain, who found a quality solution on the right defensive side and thus continued the reconstruction of the team to the taste of Mauricio Pochettino.Chelsea’s Reece James becomes Pep’s most wanted targetNegotiations took a little longer, but PSG got what they wanted. Chelsea briefly looked like the first favorite for Hakimi’s signature, but even the London Blues, despite the possibilities, did not want to enter the ‘fight’ with the Parisians, who again used the power of money to attract another bombastic signing.It can be said that this is the third reinforcement since the end of the season. PSG has already made official the transfer of Georginio Wijnaldum, who arrived at Parc de Princes as a free agent after parting ways with Liverpool – Parisians offered the Dutch midfielder twice the salary Barcelona put on the table.In the meantime, the arrival of goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was agreed, also on a free transfer. The Italian keeper has already done his medicals in Rome and it was expected that the transfer would be made official much earlier – there is still nothing officially but there should be no doubt that Donnarumma will continue his career in the ranks of the Saints.##EDITORS_CHOICE##As for Hakimi, after the announcement of the deal, he will become Inter’s biggest selling in the history of of the club with 9 billion KSH, with bonuses added. This transfer will break the decade-long record held by Zlatan Ibrahimovic when he went to Barcelona 12 years ago – for then astronomical 69,500,000 euros!Hakimi will remain in the transfer history of PSG for at least some time as the third most expensive buy after the Neymar (265 million USD) and Kylian Mbappe (220 million USD). Hakimi will overtake Edinson Cavani and Angel di Maria, who were brought in for 77 million and 75 million USD, respectively.Sir Alex wanted to sign a young Zidane for Man UtdHakimi will earn 9.5 million USD a year at the new address, plus 2.3 million USD through bonuses – he had a salary of 6 million USD at Inter. Medicals are scheduled for the week ahead of us, when he will sign a contract until June 2026.A reminder, Inter had big problems during the season because of Hakimi. He was brought in for 47.7 million USD, but as Inter did not pay the first installment to Real Madrid until December last year, the Nerazzurri had to negotiate new conditions and deadlines, to which Blancos agreed. But, as time passed, it became increasingly difficult for Nerazzurri to cope with financial difficulties, delays in payments and other obligations, which is why it was decided that Hakimi would be sold after only a year at San Siro.
