In world football this summer, the whereabouts of the young Italian international Barrera have become the cusp of the transfer market.
Recently, Roma sporting director Petrazzi officially announced that he would abandon the introduction of Barrera, which also means that the Cagliari midfielder only has one "follower" for Inter Milan.
With the reopening of negotiations between Marotta and Cagliari, Barrera's transfer work is drawing to a close.
It is understood that the transfer fee will be 45 million euros to break inter's all-time transfer record, which is the same as the cost of the Nerazzurri in 1999 when the "Nerazzurri" introduced Vieri.
At a young age, he can become the main force of the Italian national team, and who is this 22-year-old young player?
Will he, who is about to tie Inter's all-time transfer record, become the best solution for Inter midfielders?
Nicolo Barrera (Italy)
Nicolo Barrera was born on 7 February 1997 in Italy, a native of Cagliari.
He is 175cm tall and weighs 68kg, and plays as a B2B type midfielder (front waist + back).
In addition to excellent defensive ability, Barrera's shooting and dribbling level is also top-notch in the league.
Barrera debuted in Cagliari's youth system and began his 16-17 season in the first team, making 103 appearances for the team in three years, contributing seven goals and five assists.
He made 38 appearances for Cagliari this season, all of which were starters, scoring 1 goal and 3 assists.
It is worth mentioning that during the three years of cagliari, Barrera has received more than 10 yellow cards per year, 10, 15 and 10, and since his debut, the Italian teenager has received red cards every season and even eaten two this season.
It can be seen that Barrera may need to be strengthened in terms of emotional control.
Barrera has been in the spotlight in Italian football.
Since the U15 age group, Barrera has been a regular for Italy's youth teams at all levels, and has now made 55 cumulative appearances.
On October 10 last year, in Italy's 1-1 draw with Ukraine, Barrera made his debut in a blue-robed match.
Barrera, whose type is rare in football, is currently thriving in the Italian national team. It can be said that the 22-year-old youngster has basically sat in the starting position.
In the 2020 European Preliminary Round, in 3 of Italy's last four matches, Barrera has made his debut, supporting the "Blues" with Verratti and Zoginho.
Overall, he currently plays 7 times for the Italian national team and has scored 2 goals.
Compared to another Italy international, Sensi, whom Inter signed this summer, Barrera is a bit more advanced and will take on more offensive tasks. The former Sassuolo midfielder is the metronome of the team's offensive and defensive conversion, and the organizational responsibility is greater than the attack.
Following missing Uruguayan midfielder Torreira in the summer window last year, inter did not continue to swing with the midfielder of the same type.
According to the transfer market, Barrera is currently worth 36 million euros and has a 3-year contract with Cagliari.
In such a situation, if Inter really pulls out the 45 million euros that equal the team's all-time transfer record to buy it out, presumably the deal will not be a loss.
Prior to this, Inter had already brought Godin, Lazaro and Sensi under their command. After the successful introduction of Barrera, Inter has one more person on the list of reinforcements this summer - that is Manchester United centre-forward Romelu Lukaku.
Will Inter Milan, which has been operating in this summer's transfer window, continue to surprise the blue and black fans for the rest of the time?