Inter identify new priority area after losing out on Djalo to Juventus – report

Juventus are reportedly within the ultimate phases of negotiating a deal for Lille defender Tiago Djalo, who had been set to affix Serie A leaders Inter on a free switch in the summertime. Latest experiences counsel the Nerazzurri is not going to put in a counter-offer to signal the 23-year-old this window. 

Calciomercato.com experiences that Inter’s present defensive set-up, which incorporates Benjamin Pavard, Francesco Acerbi and Alessandro Bastoni, plus Matteo Darmian, Stefan De Vrij and Yann Bisseck as back-ups, is prone to stay as it’s in the intervening time. 

Inter have already invested €10m this switch window within the arrival of Tajon Buchanan from Membership Brugge, which suggests they’re unlikely to place in a raised supply for Djalo at this stage. 

As an alternative, Inter’s precedence will reportedly be to determine another choice at wing-back. 

Though they’ve simply signed Buchanan, Inter will seemingly half methods with Juan Cuadrado, who will flip 36 in Might and whose one-year contract is ready to run out on the finish of the present marketing campaign. 

Denzel Dumfries is also transferring on in the summertime, as he’ll solely have one yr left on his contract after the 2023-24 season. Negotiations over a renewal with the Dutchman have offered difficulties and, with curiosity from overseas, Inter could possibly be tempted into promoting. 

Because of this, the Nerazzurri will look to determine one other choice to compete with Buchanan forward of the 2024-25 season, however are unlikely to make too many alterations to the squad this month.