Inter Milan has won the league title twice in four years, and the cost of building the championship division is only 250 million euros, doubling its value

With goals from Acerbi and Thuram Jr., Inter won 2-1 against AC Milan "away", completing a six-game winning streak in Milan derbies and winning the Serie A title five rounds ahead of schedule, following the 2020-2021 season for the second time in four years. This is also the 20th Serie A championship in the history of the Inter team, and the second star was embroidered on the shirt one step earlier than the opponent AC Milan! So, in order to build such a championship division, how much money has Inter invested in total, and how much does it cost to build a team?

Inter have a total of 25 first-team players this season, namely forwards Lautaroma Dinez, Thuram Jr., Sanchez and Arnautovic, midfielders Calhanoglu, Barella, Mkhitaryan, Asllani, Frattesi, Klaassen and Sensi, full-backs Dimarco, Dumfries, Augusto, Buchanan and Cuadrado, central defenders Acerbi, Bastoni, Pavard, Darmian, De Vrij and Bisek, goalkeepers Sommer, Odello and Di Gennarro. Among them, in the 2020-2021 season, there are only 7 players who have been in the team: Lautaro, Sanchez, Barella, Sensi, Darmian, Bastoni and De Vrij, and among these 7 people, only Lautaro, Barella and Bastoni are the absolute main force of the team, and it can be said that Inter Milan has rebuilt a championship team in almost 3 years.

Goalkeeper: The main goalkeeper Sommer, with a transfer fee of 6.8 million euros and a current value of 5 million euros, has made 40 appearances this season, conceded 22 goals and kept 23 clean sheets against opponents, which can be called Inter's wall of sighs. The second goalkeeper Odairo, who came on loan from Sampdoria without a mandatory buyout clause, made four appearances, conceded five goals and kept two clean sheets. Sanmen Di Gennarro, visa-free, currently worth 350,000 euros, low signing fees and wages, youth training places, zero appearances. In terms of goalkeepers, Inter Milan invested 6.8 million euros in transfers, and the total value is currently 5.35 million euros.

Centre-back: Bastoni, who joined from Atalanta for €31.1 million in August 2017 and is currently worth €70 million, has made 34 appearances and contributed one goal and three assists. Acerbi, who was loaned and bought from Lazio last season for a transfer fee of 4 million euros and is currently worth 4 million euros, has made 36 appearances this season, contributing 3 goals and 2 assists. Pavard, who moved from Bayern Munich for €30 million this season, is currently worth €50 million, making 28 appearances and providing three assists. Darmian, a former Manchester United player, transited through Parma for a transfer fee of 3.3 million euros, and is currently worth 4 million euros, making 40 appearances and contributing 2 goals and 1 assist. De Vrij, who arrived from Lazio on a free transfer in July 2018, is currently worth €8 million and has made 30 appearances and scored one goal. Bisek, who moved from Aarhus for €7 million this season, is currently worth €15 million and has scored two goals in 19 appearances. The six centre-backs spent a total of €75.4 million on transfers and are currently worth €151 million.

Fullback: Dimarco, an Inter academy product, transferred to Sion in July 2017 with an income of 3.9 million euros, bought back in 2018 for 5 million euros, training fees of 1.1 million euros, and is currently worth 50 million euros, 37 appearances this season, contributing 6 goals and 8 assists. Dumfries, who joined PSV Eindhoven for €14.2 million in August 2021, is currently worth €27 million and has made 33 appearances, contributing three goals and five assists. Augusto, on loan from Monza this season, has a mandatory buyout fee of 13 million euros and is currently worth 20 million euros, making 41 appearances and contributing 1 goal and 3 assists. Cuadrado, who joined on a free transfer this season, is currently worth 1.5 million euros, making nine appearances and contributing two assists. Buchanan, who joined for 7 million euros in the winter window, is currently worth 8 million euros and has made 5 appearances. Inter spent a total of €35.3 million on five full-backs, with a total current value of €106.5 million.

Midfielder: Barella, who joined Cagliari in September 2020 for €32.5 million and is currently worth €75 million, has made 43 appearances, contributing two goals and four assists. Calhanoglu, who arrived from Milan on a free transfer in July 2021, is currently worth 40 million euros and has contributed 13 goals and three assists in 37 appearances this season. Mkhitaryan, who joined on a free transfer last season, is currently worth 6 million euros, making 43 appearances, contributing 2 goals and 8 assists. Asllani, who moved from Empoli for €10 million last season, is currently worth €16 million and has made 27 appearances, contributing one goal and two assists. Frattesi, who was loaned and bought from Sassuolo this season for a total cost of 33 million euros, is currently worth 30 million euros, making 37 appearances and contributing 7 goals and 3 assists. Sensi, who joined from Sassuolo for €25 million in September 2020, is currently worth €4 million and has made four appearances. Klaassen, who joined from Ajax on a free transfer this season, is currently worth €5 million and has made 16 appearances. The seven midfielders cost Inter a total of 100.5 million euros in transfer fees, and are currently worth a total of 176 million euros.

Striker: Lautaro, who joined from Racing for €25 million in July 2018 and is currently worth €110 million, has contributed 26 goals and two assists in 40 appearances this season. Thuram Jr., who joined from Borussia Monchengladbach on a free basis this season, is currently worth 60 million euros, making 42 appearances and contributing 14 goals and 7 assists. Alexis Sanchez, who joined from Marseille on a free transfer this season, is currently worth 2.5 million euros, has made 29 appearances, contributing four goals and four assists. Arnautovic, who was loaned-to-buy from Bologna this season for a mandatory buyout fee of 8 million euros, is currently worth 5 million euros, making 30 appearances and contributing 4 goals and 3 assists. The four strikers spent a total of 33 million euros in transfer fees and are currently worth a total of 177.5 million euros.

The above 25 players have spent a total of 251 million euros on Inter Milan's transfer fees, and their current total value is 616 million euros, more than doubled. With their strategy in the transfer market and outstanding performance on the field, Inter not only won the Serie A title, but also achieved the miracle of 365 million euros in the appreciation of the club's player assets. Of course, the signing fees of the exempt players have not yet been calculated, with Calhanoglu and Thuram Jr. having a higher signing fee, followed by De Vrij and Mkhitaryan, while Di Gennaro, Cuadrado, Klaassen and Sanchez will not have a high signing fee, with a total price of no more than 30 million euros.

At present, Inter Milan is on a path of benign development, the team's record is excellent and stable, the value of players is appreciating, and the club's commercial operation has achieved obvious results.

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