With the media excavation, Inter's large-scale contract renewal plan is gradually becoming clear, led by Lautaro, Dimarco and Barella's contract renewals are steadily advancing, it is reported that the former will get a total of 8 million after tax + 1 million bonuses to continue to lead the salary list, and Dimarco is also close to renewing his contract with 4 million euros after tax, but Marotta suffered a Waterloo on Dumfries.
The 27-year-old moved to Inter Milan from PSV Eindhoven in the summer of 2021, who saw him as a replacement for Achraf and paid a transfer fee of €14.25 million. Dumfries, who had been average in the first two seasons, was seen for sale last year and Inter were very interested in including him in a deal in exchange for Romelu Lukaku.
This season, Dumfries has improved by leaps and bounds in Inzaghi Jr.'s system, scoring 2 goals and 3 assists in 13 league games, contributing 0.8 tackles, 0.5 interceptions and 0.8 clearances per game on the defensive end, especially against AC Milan, the performance of exchanging Leao and Te'o has been supported by a large number of fans, and Inter Milan has also changed their attitude and is willing to give a new contract.
After getting Dimarco, Inter offered Dumfries an annual salary of 4 million euros after tax, but the latter believes that Lautaro's salary increase has further increased the salary cap, and hopes to get a new contract of 5 million euros after tax. Inter struggled to convince the players and could not meet the players' demands, so they had to give up.
According to the latest report from the famous Italian journalist Di Marzio, in order to deal with the potential departure of Dumfries, Inter Milan has selected Brugge winger Buchanan as a target, just waiting for Zhang Kangyang's approval.
The 24-year-old Buchanan came from the small Canadian club Mississauga F, moved to the MLS after moving to various teams, and seized the opportunity to land in Europe in 2022 to join Club Brugge. This season, the Canadian has scored two goals and two assists in 12 appearances in the league, and it is interesting to note that he can play both forward and defender, and his defensive ability is relatively good.
Inter have been following him for a year and now Dumfries' reluctance to renew his contract has given Marotta the decision to bring Buchanan to Meazza. The report also said that the Inter management plans to complete the deal with a loan + forced buyout, and through the negotiation advantage of the contract year, the asking price of 17 million euros for Brugge will be countered to 7 million to 8 million euros.