The season is officially over for Inter Milan, unfortunately with a loss in the Champions League final against Manchester City, but sports director Beppe Marotta doesn’t have time to mourn. Transfer window is the biggest part of his season, not the UEFA final. And this year, he will be busy as always. His team is in the financial turmoil and like the last two seasons, will have to sell at least one ‘star player’ in order to survive. For the last two seasons, Nerazurri were forced to sell players like Romelu Lukaku and Achraf Hakimi (in 2021), or just get rid of high-wage players (2022) and this time around, they need to do the same, but also buy some players. And Chelsea seems like an ideal partner, as four players are of interest between two clubs.Inter, summit with #Chelsea in the next days also to talk about #Lukaku (absolute willingness to keep him) and #Chalobah. There will be no discounts for #Onana: 60 mln or nothing. Blocked #Vicario, but you need that amount for Onana— Alfredo Pedullà (@AlfredoPedulla) June 12, 2023 Italian media are reporting that an executive summit between the clubs will soon happen in London. The initial reason is Andre Onana, but other transfers will be discussed too. Romelu Lukaku will travel back to Chelsea, but his return to Milan will also be on the cards, while Inter also ask for Kalidou Koulibaly and Trevoh Chalobah. But the biggest deal will be the Cameroonian keeper. Having arrived from Ajax as a free player just a year ago, he will be Inter’s ‘Golden nut’. The Italians are expecting that they will earn a healthy 60 million euros, if Chelsea accepts this offer, which will apparently be a ‘take it or leave it’ one. But, having to negotiate for potentially three Chelsea’s signings, it seems that Marotta will find a way to be flexible. Crushing end of Lukaku’s season: he missed everything!Inter already lined up Onana’s replacement – Empoli’s Guglielmo Vicario, but they face some departures which they need to address. Two key members in defense will be free agents this July: Stefan de Vrij and Milan Škriniar. The Dutchman is most likely to leave, while the Slovakian international has already agreed a rich deal with Paris Saint Germain. And since Chelsea are full of unwanted players, Inter will check out the availability of Koulibaly and Chalobah, initially as a loan deal. And off course, there is the Romelu Lukaku issue. The Belgian didn’t have a great loan season in Inter, and everything possible in the Champions League final, so Marotta doesn’t want to spend much cash on him. But if another loan deal could be arranged, then they would like to bring him back, especially since the first-team striker Edin Dzeko has a lucrative offer from Saudi Arabia. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7319447##
