It has been confirmed that Inter will introduce Atalanta's German international Gessens for 22 million euros and a floating transfer fee. Inter are expected to schedule a meticulous medical examination by Gessens on Friday.
Inter Winter Window operates according to the "sell first and buy later" plan, and before the transfer window closes, it is expected to harvest 1-2 new signings.
An interesting phenomenon.
A few days ago, public opinion circles were worried that if Inter did not shoot in the winter window, the left-wing defenders would become a hidden danger.
After Inter is close to completing the Gessens deal, public opinion is worried that Gessens is a "no-ball flying wing", he and Dumfries, the two "no-ball flying wings" may not be able to form a perfect partner in theory, and the left-wing guard will become a hidden danger.
The truth is that Gessens is a top Wing in Serie A who has proven his talent over the years in the Apennines. Experts such as Bergomi and Capello all think that he is the perfect reinforcement, which means that there will be a way to solve the tactical problem.
Conversely, the Nerazzurri is not financially well-financed and has an extremely limited budget. If you change other teams like Inter, it is most likely to sign a cheap second-rate player to emergency and sew up. Switching to Inter, but becoming the introduction of intercontinental stars, fans still have to pick and choose, does not this show how much trust the public opinion has in the Inter transfer department!
Italian media commentator Aaltobecci pointed out that Inter's introduction of Gesens perfectly explained the dominant spirit of the team at the helm of Marotta: opportunism.
Comments pointed out: On the left wing, Inter have recently laid out a lot of targets, such as Costich, BenSebaini, etc., of which Gessens has always been a flying wing with a higher ranking of reinforcements.
Half a year ago, when Gessens made four appearances for Germany in the European Cup and scored a goal, Atalanta gave him a list price of more than 40 million euros, and Inter at that time did not have the conditions to sign him, and had to choose another opportunity.
"We always pay attention to the market", Marotta has repeatedly mentioned in the past six months: "If there is a chance, we will definitely try to catch it".
After the European Championship, the situation changed for Gessens.
The first is injuries.
This season, Gessens has been away from the field for nearly four months due to two hamstring injuries, and he has only made eight appearances in the Champions League this season, scoring 2 goals but with little exposure.
Then there is the contract period.
Gessens' contract expires in 2023, and based on Atlanta's salary structure and cost control, it is impossible to give him a huge salary increase (Gessens's current annual salary is less than 1 million), so it is difficult for both sides to renew the contract. Atalanta can only sell players to avoid losing money.
These two factors have reduced Gessens' value, or transfer price, a lot.
So Inter chose to take a shot at this time.
Of course, there are risks. However, the Italian media pointed out that Inter is not worried about Gessens's body, after all, the hamstring injury is different from the Achilles tendon, cruciate ligament, groin, which are difficult to heal and have great sequelae.
Inter are also not worried that Geersons will not be able to return before the end of February, because the introduction of him is ready for next season's signing.
The commentary pointed out that Inter originally planned to introduce Gesens at the end of the season to replace Perisic, whose contract extension situation is unknown, but because Marotta is worried about Gessens' performance after recovering from injury in the second half of the season, the price of reintroduction will be higher half a year later, so it is signed half a year in advance to reduce costs. In short, it is now the relative low point of The Gersons transfer price, and it is most appropriate to sell at this time.
This is Inter's approach and the core idea of Marotta's operations: opportunism.
It's easy to say.
If it is not through complex and meticulous daily work, establish a huge list of reinforcements; if there is no deep understanding of the game of the ball market, there is an accurate judgment on the development of the market; if there is no sincere unity of the coaching team and decision-making level, unity of will, collective wisdom and efforts, it is easy to use this kind of thinking to operate.
At Inter, Marotta has played brilliant deals with opportunism.
In the "second year of Kong", the coach asked Inter to bring in a right-winger and put forward the names of some of the most expensive Anglo-Spanish league players. Inter and a number of people spread the rumors.
When Marotta realized that he could bring in Hakimi at a price below the market valuation, he quickly struck out to sign him.
It's a deal that benefits Inter a lot. Not only because Hakimi was the hero of the championship, but also because the Nerazzurri also owed Real Madrid two installment payments, the sale of Hakimi to Paris at a higher price not only allowed Inter to obtain capital gains, but also solved the team's cash flow problems, which made the boss happy in one fell swoop.
Similarly, Inter hopes to bring in a deal that gessens can also achieve a "one-shot" effect.
Increase lineup thickness.
Adjusting the structure of the dressing room (the problem of the German gang has been introduced many times before).
Boost the morale of the team's generals and increase their confidence in winning the championship (Inzaghi Jr. deserves a "gift", and this signing will also touch the players before the arrival of the double-line battle).
Improve public opinion (half a year ago, everyone said that Inter was about to go bankrupt).
Pressure on Perisic (although Perisic intends to renew his contract, he is not willing to make half a concession at the economic level, and if Gessens joins, the situation will change dramatically).
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Of course, the most important thing is that if the Gessens trade is successful, Inter is expected to have more "opportunistic" deals in the future.