Inter Milan were evident in their performances on all three fronts of the Champions League, Serie A and Coppa Italia last season, and although they unfortunately missed out on the Champions League, Inter have proven themselves with performances. After the end of the season, Inter players including Lautaro, Barrera, Bastoni, Di Marco and Onana have also attracted the attention of major giants, among which Onana, who has only been with Inter for one season, has successfully attracted the competition of Chelsea and Manchester United, the two giants of the Premier League, and Inter are also ready to sell Onana for a large transfer fee.
Onana was undoubtedly Inter's best signing last season, and the 27-year-old Cameroonian goalkeeper from Ajax's free transfer did not cost Inter a penny in the transfer fee, but managed to replace Handanovic as Inter's starting goalkeeper and kept eight clean sheets in the Champions League, the main contributor to Inter's Champions League final. Premier League siders Chelsea and Manchester United are looking to hand over their goals to the quick-reaction, accomplished goalkeeper.
Chelsea have sold substitute goalkeeper Mendy to the Saudi league and hope Onana and Kepa form Chelsea's double insurance in the goalkeeper position and are willing to use Romelu Lukaku, Chalobah and Cheek to offset part of Onana's transfer fee. Manchester United's main goalkeeper De Gea won last season's Premier League Golden Glove award, but the performance in front of goal is no longer the same as before, and Ten Hach also hopes to reunite with the former Ajax era of Ajax A's love Onana, but Manchester United may change hands at any time, so important player transfer transactions are in the intention stage.
Inter are also ready for both, although Inter in the midst of an economic crisis is reluctant to sell Onana, but after all, people are poor and short-minded, as long as there is money, everything is negotiable. If a club offers a high price of more than 70 million euros, it is equivalent to about 550 million yuan to take Onana. Since Onana joined on a free transfer, almost all of the sales proceeds can be regarded as the club's profit in the transfer market, which can not only greatly alleviate the financial crisis of the club, but also provide huge room for the team's subsequent transfers. But if the right offer is not received, for Inter, due to the team's outstanding performance in the Champions League last season, which received a large amount of bonuses, the team's financial crisis has been effectively alleviated, and it will not actively promote Onana.
In addition to Onana, Inter's other two goalkeepers are also likely to leave at the end of the season. Old captain Handanovic is 38 years old, he made several appearances last season to frighten Inter fans, his contract with Inter is about to expire, there are three options, one is to reduce his salary and extend his contract for another year to serve as the team's backup goalkeeper; The second is to choose to retire and join the Inter coaching staff or management, and the third is to join other teams to play for another season or two.
The 40-year-old third-goalkeeper Cordas came off the bench in Serie A to fulfill his dream of playing for Inter and is likely to retire at the end of the season when his contract expires. So for Inter, the current three goalkeepers Onana, Handanovic and Kordas will leave at least one or even all three at the end of the season, and Inter will once again usher in a huge change in the goalkeeper position. As for their replacements, especially Onana's successor, Inter already have alternative targets.
Inter's favourite was Empoli's 26-year-old Italian backup goalkeeper Vicario, who made 32 appearances for Empoli last season and is currently worth €16 million, which Inter have been watching for a long time. But Tottenham Hotspur suddenly came out and quickly persuaded Empoli to release him for 19 million euros, and the player has now traveled to London for a medical examination.
But apart from Vicario, Inter's other two alternative targets in the goalkeeper position are even stronger. One is Valencia's 22-year-old Georgian goalkeeper Mamardashvili, who, like Napoli's Kvaratshria, has also risen to prominence this season and quickly caught the attention of major European teams. In January 2022, Valencia signed Mamardashvili from Dinamo Tbilisi for 850,000 euros, and he is now worth 25 million euros. Mamardashvili is 199cm tall and weighs 88KG, but he is agile and can be called a moving Great Wall, with such a giant behind him, his teammates can be said to have a sense of security.
In addition to Mamardashvili, Inter's other alternative target is also from Eastern Europe, which is the 21-year-old Ukrainian national Trubin of Donetsk, who is 199 cm tall, weighs 86KG and is worth 22 million euros. Although only 21 years old, but Trubin has been the main goalkeeper of Shakhtar since the age of 18, especially in the group stage of the 2020-2021 Champions League, Shakhtar was in a group with Real Madrid, Inter and Borussia Mönchen, and finally Shakhtar killed Real Madrid and kept two clean sheets against Inter, making Real Madrid and Inter suffer, among which Trubin's magical play in front of goal simply made Real Madrid and Inter's strikers doubt life.
Mamardashvili and Trubin are very similar in height, weight, age, goalkeeping characteristics and value, and the two are also from Eastern Europe, one has a year and a half of La Liga experience, and the other is a regular in the Champions League. However, their characteristics are different from Onana's, and whether they adapt to Inter's tactics will require careful assessment by Inter's transfer team. Once Onana is transferred at a high price, Inter may be quick to sign one of them to avoid a long night. As for the replacement goalkeeper, Inter may choose to take a salary cut to renew Handanovic's contract or recall Stankovic Jr. on loan.
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