The 30 million striker said to Inter that the Nerazzurri were brewing the next Fratte-style deal

Marotta has stated that he will leave the Nerazzurri when his contract with Inter expires in 2027.

It's not news, as he has said in previous interviews that the Nerazzurri will be the last club he will work for.

There is no shortage of precedents in history for such sports managers to enter the youth training of the Football Association or the Olympic Committee after they are too old to bear the high intensity of the club's work.

With Marotta's high morality and professionalism, there is reason to believe that before leaving, he will still stand up for Inter for the last shift.

Previously, the Italian media was hyping that Inter may change hands. But sources from all walks of life have proven that whether Inter's majority shareholder is Oaktree Capital, or Zhang Kangyang, or other institutions that have not yet surfaced, Marotta will be at the helm of Inter's Athletic side, because whoever is in charge of Inter Milan wants to see the Nerazzurri continue to be competitive.

Therefore, although the future of Inter is uncertain, it is still in accordance with the "Marotta Idea" step by step to lay out the subsequent reinforcements.

In the so-called "typical Marotta transaction", spending 85 million to buy Lukaku is a very small number and cannot be used as a representative.

The Italian media generally divided the transactions operated by Marotta into three categories.

One is visa-free, such as Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Onana, and the upcoming Zelinsky and Taremi.

One is to pick up or scratch lottery tickets at low prices, such as Acerbi, Damien, and the newly operated Bisek, Buchanan, etc.

There is also a third category, which is the so-called "high-price, low-pressure" trading. Transactions that seem to have a high price tag, but actually use various means to reduce cash flow pressure, such as Bastoni, Barrera, Frattesi, etc.

This is what Marotta often calls "the creativity of a manager".

The Nerazzurri's current financial difficulties are not only reflected in the difficulty of increasing revenue and cost compression, but also in the fact that cash flow is very tight.

After the epidemic, Inter Milan has been in deficit every year, and even if it reached the Champions League final last season, it was still in a state of loss. This season, it is expected that the full-year financial report will generate a deficit of about 40 million euros, and although it is good that the deficit is decreasing, it is also true that it has not been able to break even or even turn a profit.

Often, an economy is running a deficit and needs to be replenished with external funds, otherwise the cash on its books will simply dry up. During the Moratti period, the major shareholders invested 1.2 billion yuan in Inter Milan by injecting capital into the accounts, which supplemented the cash flow.

In 2023, Zhang Kangyang will put 51 million euros of the loan sharks borrowed from Oak into Inter to supplement cash flow.

It's just that he is trapped by various factors, and he can't do more.

In short, the tight cash flow has affected Inter's transfer strategy. Under these conditions, the prerequisite for the Nerazzurri to operate any reinforcements is not to put too much pressure on cash flow. Whether it is a voucher, a rent-to-own purchase, a long payment cycle, in short, without these conditions, it is difficult for Inter to complete the acquisition of Mr. N million.

This is the reason why the Nerazzurri were able to operate the Frattesi deal when they were looking for guns in the front line last summer, and they were able to run the Frattesi deal - some people complained that Inter Milan could bring in a 40 million Frattesi deal, why couldn't they spend 20 million to buy Morata?

The Tessie deal is rent-to-own, the rent is offset by Muratieri, and a large part of the follow-up costs are offset by the installment collection of 20 million transferred out of Pinamonti, which will not have much impact on Inter's cash flow.

And some transactions, which require Inter to raise real money, and the opponent's club is also very strict in the payment cycle, which is a big problem for Inter.

On the front page of this morning's Milan Sport: Gudmundsson said to Inter that the 30 million deal has the potential to move forward.

Previously, Inter's attitude towards Gudmundsson was only "interest". Now, Inter are starting to make moves.

Finding out the player's interest in joining is the first step.

Inter have received a very positive feedback and the Icelanders are very willing to join Inter.

And that's a good thing: from Taremi, to Zielinski, to Gudmunsson, the Nerazzurri's appeal to players has not been affected by the constant smearing of Inter's future in the Italian media, especially in the capital.

However, as mentioned earlier, the difficulty of Inter's operation of the Gudmunsson deal is not only the player's price tag of up to 30 million, but also the payment cycle, transaction method and cash flow pressure.

Inter Milan want to complete a deal similar to Frattesi's: bring players on a loan-to-own basis, with a long payment period, and at the same time, seek to use the players as a substitute.

If all these conditions are met, the possibility of a transaction moving forward is real.

According to Miti, the Genoese side talked about rent-to-own and long payment cycles, but was reluctant to accept vouchers because they also had financial difficulties. That's the biggest challenge.

Italian media believe that if Gudmunsson can join, Inter will have a "Champions League-level attacking line".

Next season, if Inter's four strikers are Argentina international Lautaro, France international Thuram, Champions League veteran Taremi and Iceland international Gudmundsson (9 goals in 36 appearances for Iceland), then they will be more confident to deal with a higher stage.

Although Gudmundsson has not played many games in Europe in his career, he has a good efficiency, and he played a total of 1,178 European games (Champions League + Europa League + Europa League) during his time in Eindhoven and AZ Alkmaar, scoring 8 goals.

Gudmundsson's ability to possess the ball, his long-range shots, his penetrations and his passing accuracy add some element to Inter. The willingness of players to join also gives Inter room to make a difference.

Let's see if Marotta and others can overcome the difficulties and help Inter Milan run another Frattesi-style "high price, low pressure" deal.