With halfway through the Serie A season, Inter Milan and AC Milan are still the most likely teams to win the title trophy this season. Inter Milan, in particular, showed excellent competitive form when they were not optimistic at the beginning of the season, and came to the top of the league and successfully occupied the top position. In addition, in the Champions League, Inzaghi Jr. and his players also successfully broke through from the group stage, although due to their strength, they have little hope of reaching the end of the Champions League, but being able to qualify for the knockout round, whether in the establishment of team confidence or in the team's economy, is a very good result.
From the perspective of the overall strength of the team, inter Milan still has a fairly good advantage in the scope of the Serie A. Their strength in the main squad and the depth of the team's overall squad are better than AC Milan, Napoli and other teams. So, in this winter transfer window, all Marotta needs to do is fine-tune and supplement some of the positions in the squad to make the squad more balanced. The first is in the position of the left wing-back. Objectively speaking, Perisic has played quite well in this position, the Croatia international is diligent on the field and has made a great contribution on both ends of the attack and defense. On offense, he can work well with his forward teammates and have a good cross; defensively, he is also very positive, the defense is in place, and it is difficult for the opponent to find a breakthrough from his side.
Inter's main problems in this position are two. First, Perisic's contract extension has not progressed. While his performance on the pitch is convincing enough and the 32-year-old isn't too old, Perisic doesn't plan to drastically lower his salary requirements. In Inter's view, although Perisic's form remains good, for such a player over thirty years old, the team still hopes that he can appropriately reduce the salary asking price. However, Perisic has not completely closed the door to renewing inter contracts. It is reported that Inter will start negotiations with Perisic to renew their contract after the winter break. The second is that the team lacks substitutes for this position. With veteran Kolarov in significant form and DiMarco limited in strength, Inter hope to sign a player of perisic's level in this position. If Perisic stays in the team, the two can rotate, and if Perisic transfers away, then the player can also play the main force. Inter are reported to be interested in Everton left-back Digne. The 28-year-old France international has been doing well this season. However, he is worth 35 million euros, which is somewhat difficult for Inter.
The second is in the centre-back position. Of the team's three main centre-backs, the most secure is Bastoni. The Italy international centre-back has completed a contract extension with the team and the chances of him leaving the squad are slim. Shkrinjaer has been linked to a number of teams in the Premier League. However, Inter are more determined to keep him. This season, Shkriniar has maintained a very good standard, making 17 appearances in the league, contributing 2 goals, and averaging 6.97 points per game, the highest rated player in the team's backline. Inter are ready to start negotiations to renew their contract with Škriniar, and they are sincere in their intention to offer him a five-year contract with an annual salary of 4.5 million euros. This is a very good condition for the 26-year-old Shkrinjar.
What makes Inter more difficult to deal with is Devry. As a former core player in the Inter backline, objectively speaking, Devry's state this season is not ideal. Judging from the performance on the field, compared with his peak state, Defrey has experienced a more obvious decline in physical confrontation ability and movement speed. Coupled with the fact that his contract will expire in a year and a half, it will be very difficult for Inter to successfully keep him in the event that the player has no intention of renewing his contract. According to the Turin Sport newspaper, Inter are interested in selling Devry at the end of the season to avoid an embarrassing situation in which players leave the team freely when their contracts expire. As a replacement for De Vry, Inter's favourite target is Germany international Günter. In the transfer market, Devry's value, although slightly declining, still reached 50 million euros.
In addition, their form has entered a trough with their city rival AC Milan, and the team is also trying to adjust to their form to regain competitiveness. However, the stability of the team lineup is not enough to make the whole team more worried, including Special Olympics, Casey and other key players have the possibility of leaving the team. Especially Casey, the absolute main force seems to have decided. According to ESPN transfer specialist Orre, Spurs are expected to offer AC Milan during the winter break for Casey. It is reported that Spurs have prepared a very generous treatment for Casey to persuade him to leave the team during the winter break. (The picture comes from the Internet, if there is infringement, please contact to delete)