After winning the Serie A title five rounds in advance, Inter Milan players and fans held a grand celebration at Piazza Domo in Milan last night, although there were some "discordant" pictures in the process, which is likely to attract the responsibility of the Football Association, but compared with AC Milan and Juventus's previous madness, the Nera are very restrained.
After Inter Milan won the championship, the team management will soon enter a new state of work, according to the Italian media, Inter's goal next season is to defend the Serie A title and expand the Champions League round of 16 for the time being.
Before winning the championship, perhaps in order to stabilize the morale of the army, or indeed because there is money in the pocket temporarily, team director Marotta has publicly stated that Inter will not send star players this summer.
However, after winning the title, Marotta's words began to shift, saying: "We have to have a very creative transfer market. We don't have the desire to sell important players, but we've shown over the years that we have the courage to change. ”
As things stand, Inter are facing contract extensions for Lautaro, Barella and Dumfries, with negotiations going the most smoothly with Barella, with the Italian midfielder readily accepting Inter's €7 million contract after tax, which of course includes a variable bonus. And Lautaro, after months of entanglement, he should realize that he has no more suitable place to go except Inter, not to mention that 9 million euros also represents the full sincerity of Inter President Zhang Kangyang.
As for Dumfries, it seems that he is getting farther and farther away from Inter now, and the Italian media is generally not optimistic about the Dutchman staying in the team, he is just waiting for an offer from his favorite team. Inter's transfer department have also started to make contact with Atalanta defender Holm, who could replace Dumfries with the Sweden international.
But then again, Inter renewing the contracts of Barella and Lautaro does not mean that they will stay in the team until 2028 or 2029. According to Marotta's meaning, Inter Milan experienced 12 in and 12 out last summer, sending Onana, Brozovic and others, and the Nerazzurri can still win the championship this season, and before that, Inter also sent away Achraf, Idicar, Lukaku and other absolute main players, Inter Milan is now not only improving its financial situation, but also not falling behind at the competitive level.
Therefore, Inter Milan has no non-sale, and in the near future or even this summer, the Nerazzurri may still send some star players in order to bring in reinforcements, including Lautaro, Barella, Bastoni, Calhanoglu and even the Nerazzurri prince Dimarco.
Speaking ahead of the match against Torino, Marotta said: "It is normal that the team needs to be strengthened considering that there are many competitions ahead, but we have to deal with sustainability and we will show creativity in the market. ”
So many fans will definitely say, why did Marotta change his tune and backtrack? In fact, the reason is very simple, I don't care about the following points:
First, Marotta has tasted the sweetness of player transfers, and his "buy low and sell high" strategy has been a great success at Inter. In particular, Lukaku was sent to Chelsea for 113 million euros, Achraf was transferred to Paris for 71 million euros and Onana was sent to Manchester United for 50.2 million euros, etc., which deeply stimulated Inter Milan and intended to follow the example of Porto and Benfica in the Portuguese Super League to open "black stores".
Second, it is still a financial problem, Inter Milan's finances have begun to turn losses into profits in the first half of the year, making a small profit of 22.3 million euros, and it is expected that the whole year will also be profitable, but Zhang Kangyang will not invest all this money in the transfer market, in addition to the interest on the debt, there is more important is the construction of the new stadium. As a result, Marotta's transfer department can only find a way to raise funds for reinforcements on its own.
Third, some stars in the Inter team, especially the "old players", after the team won the championship, their desire to compete for honor is not as strong as before, Marotta needs to clean up the "inventory", the renewal of the contract, but the one who should be sent away must not be left.
In short, in order for Inter to maintain its combat effectiveness and maintain the competition for future honors, in the case of poor financial conditions, Marotta can only continue to implement the method of "buying low and selling high, visa-free and loan", and at the same time, in the case of obtaining an offer from a local tyrant, he will give himself a proper "bleed", and by the way, add some fresh blood to maintain stronger vitality.