Annual salary of 6 million euros! Inter get France international striker in 48 hours, Grand Paris, Milan are happy
In the early morning of June 24, Beijing time, the famous journalist Romano confirmed that the 25-year-old French international striker Thuram Jr. will join Inter freely. The latter reconnected with the player within 48 hours and offered a five-year contract with an annual salary of 6 million euros after tax, successfully bringing Thuram Jr. to the Meazza Stadium. Three equally interested clubs, including Grand Paris, AC Milan and RB Leipzig, were overjoyed. Prior to this, Thuram Jr. had been exposed to be infinitely close to AC Milan, but after it was reported that they were interested in Romelu Lukaku, Inter responded with murder.
Inter sent away 37-year-old veteran Dzeko this summer, with the arrival of Thuram Jr. filling the void left by the former. It should be noted that the annual salary of 6 million euros after tax for little Thuram is the annual salary of Dzeko before leaving (excluding bonuses). However, thanks to Italy's after-tax preferential policy, Inter spends only 8 million euros per year on the annual salary of Thuram Jr. (before tax). Sending away a 37-year-old veteran and signing a 25-year-old killer and saving some money, Inter CEO Marotta and sporting director Osilio once again showed their excellent work ability.
The 25-year-old previously played for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga, where he played in 32 games in all competitions last season, scoring 16 goals and seven assists, including 13 goals and six assists in 30 Bundesliga games. At 1.92 metres, Thuram Jr. has excellent speed and foot technique, as well as impressive ability to seize opportunities in front of goal and brilliant passes. It is worth mentioning that although he is often criticized for physical confrontation, at the end of last season, Thuram Jr. began to experiment more in the center position, and took on the responsibility of carrying the ball and scoring the ball with his back, and the effect was still surprising, thanks to solid foot skills, he not only stopped the ball steadily, but also was able to send accurate passes to teammates, and even had such a brilliant stroke as heel knocking.
The arrival of Thuram Jr. will make Inter more relaxed in Lukaku's loan extension negotiations, and if Chelsea insist on not cutting prices, Inter will even have the confidence to give up the Belgian centre-forward and use the savings on loan fees and wages to continue to look for suitable strikers in the transfer market.
The reason why Inter were able to get the transfer of Thuram Jr. within 48 hours was first of all more sincere. Their annual salary of 6 million euros after tax is higher than the 5-5.5 million euros offered by AC Milan, and in terms of tactical play, Inzaghi Jr.'s 3-5-2 formation is also more in line with the technical characteristics of the Frenchman, but he and Lautaro complement each other, and the power of the run-in is no less than the combination of Lautaro and Lukaku.
Secondly, Inter originally had a strong competitor, that is, Ligue 1 giants Paris. The latter is superior to Inter in terms of financial resources and overall competitiveness. However, the confusion in the management of Paris and the fact that the current situation of the manager has so far been undecided have made Thuram Jr. daunted, and he is reluctant to join a team with blank plans for the future, even though it means playing alongside national team captain Kylian Mbappe and higher salaries.