What do you do when you lose Romelu Lukaku and still have to save money? The answer, of course, it to scour the market for cheaper options – veteran players, free agents and other clubs’ unwanted men. Inter have done so by hiring Edin Dzeko from Roma, but they are still in desperate need of attacking talent. And their solution is to get Real Madrid’s Serbian striker Luka Jovic.Saturday, 19.00: (3.35) Lazio (3.50) Inter (2.25)The 23-year-old former Eintracht Frankfurt goalscorer is just one of Inter’s targets. Speaking to the Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Serie A champions’ CEO Beppe Marotta said that his club is in a healthy financial situation and that they’re looking to add two players to the squad: Jovic and also Nathan Nandez from Cagliari.The reigning champions have been scoring over three goals per match since the start of the 2021/22 season. Even though they are the most efficient team in the league, they want to add more strikers in order to make an impact in the Champions League.However, despite Marotta’s words, it’s looking unlikely that Inter can afford two new signings unless they find a way to get rid of their Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez. The former Manchester United, Arsenal and Barcelona star is earning $8 million per season and is offering next to zero value to his employers. Coach Simone Inzaghi is keeping him on the bench and is making perfectly clear that the 32-year-old South American future isn’t at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.🚨 #Inter is interested in signing Luka Jovic on loan from Real Madrid. [via @NicoSchira] pic.twitter.com/krHkUnrkMK— Inter Xtra (@Inter_Xtra) October 9, 2021 Inter are currently third in the Serie A standings. They are one of three unbeaten teams so far. If they can keep up the tempo set by Napoli and their rivals Milan until January, new signings would give them a fighting chance to retain the title despite all their financial problems.Prime Alexis Sanchez was a monster 😭 pic.twitter.com/YdGwIT2RxY— Collo (@itsyegon34) October 9, 2021 Besides Jovic and Nandez, there were also rumours that Nerazzurri would try to land Arsenal’s French striker Alexandre Lacazette, but Laca’s wage demands might be out of Inter’s reach at this point.
