After Inter Milan's 2-1 win over AC Milan to win the Serie A title five rounds ahead of schedule, there was good news for Nerazzurri fans again. According to the national news network, Porto striker Taremi has secretly undergone a medical examination on the Inter side, and his brother has handled the transfer in Milan City on his behalf. We can believe that Taremi will soon become Inter's first signing in the transfer market this summer.
Since Zhang Kangyang became the president of Inter in October 2018, the team has performed well both in terms of competition and finance, but because the hole that Inter has dug for itself in the past ten years is too big, Inter can only tighten its belt to live today.
Thankfully, Zhang Kangyang has a discerning eye, and in December 2018 he invited former Juventus manager Marotta to join Inter Milan as the team's sporting director, in charge of player transfers.
In the past five seasons, Marotta has mainly used the strategy of "buy low and sell high, free loan" in view of Inter's financial situation, which not only reduced some of Inter's losses, but also gradually built a team that is enough to compete for the title in Serie A.
In the last two seasons, Marotta has successfully waived high-quality players such as Thuram Jr., Onana and Mkhitaryan for Inter, which has contributed to the team's Champions League final last season and Serie A title this season.
It is worth mentioning that Taremi also faced snapping up by AC Milan, Marseille and Lille before joining Inter, but in the end, the player was still impressed by Marotta's sincerity and was willing to join Inter without a visa this summer.
Taremi joined Portuguese Super League giants Porto in the summer window in 2020 for a fee of €4.73 million, and in almost four seasons with the team, the Iranian striker contributed 23 goals, 11 assists, 26 goals, 15 assists, 31 goals and 12 assists, and 8 goals and 5 assists.
Although Taremi's form has declined this season due to injury, the Inter management are still confident that the 31-year-old striker can play a very important role in Inzaghi's tactical system in the future.
Looking back at last summer, Inter Milan sent away Dzeko and Lukaku successively, although Thuram Jr. was then waived and given the No. 9 shirt, but the French striker could not play the role of fulcrum and bridgehead in the opponent's penalty area, which also made Inter very weak in the face of the opponent's dense defense, and it was also one of the important reasons why the Nerazzurri stopped in the round of 16 in the Champions League this season.
Taremi is clearly more of a serious centre-forward than Thuram Jr., who is 1.85 metres tall and weighs 83 kilograms. Taremi is not only physically strong, but also has good bounces, especially with his headers and his feet. What's more, Taremi can be used as a fulcrum to frustrate his teammates, but he can also pull the side to attract opponents to defence, which is the big tall player that Inter coach Inzaghi Jr. likes very much.
Truth be told, with Taremi's ability, it will be difficult for a team in the lower leagues like Porto to keep him, and the Iranian striker, who had the idea of switching to a team in the top five leagues last season, believes he can show himself on a bigger stage. Inter also sent an offer to Porto, but Porto thought it was too low and refused to let it go.
In the summer, when Taremi's contract with Porto expired, Marotta once again offered the player an olive branch, and after careful comparison and consideration, the Iranian striker agreed to join Inter Milan without a sign after leaving on a free transfer.
It is worth noting that Thuram has played 40 games for Inter in all competitions this season, scoring 13 goals and providing seven assists. However, after Taremi passed the medical examination and successfully joined Inter, Thuram Jr. has become a dispensable player due to technical limitations. Therefore, Inter Milan still hope to send the French striker early this summer to free up space and salary space for new signings.
From the perspective of the German transfer market, Thuram Jr. is worth 60 million euros, but according to Milan Sport, Inter will only consider releasing it if they receive an offer of 70 million to 80 million.