Inter Milan transfer market, defender hunt after De Winter to Milan and Leoni to Liverpool / Nkunku, lively trail

Inter could make a defensive move. The Nerazzurri club was unable to land Koni De Winter (who joined Milan from Genoa after the sale of Malick Thiaw for €42 million) and 18-year-old Italian talent Giovanni Leoni (who was close to joining Liverpool, who offered Parma €35 million), as they currently lack the funds to acquire him. But the money that would allow the Milanese club to return to the market could soon arrive. Let's take it one step at a time. The defense has five confirmed players: Acerbi and de Vrij, Darmian, Bastoni, and Carlos Augusto.

Inter Milan Transfer Market, Pavard-Galatasaray

Who's leaving? Palacios, after his loan at Monza, is being courted in Switzerland by Basel, and then there could be a major departure: German Yann Aurel Bisseck— Crystal Palace likes him but he's valued at €40 million, with offers of €35 million having been rejected— or 29-year-old Swiss Benjamin Pavard —courted by Galatasaray, who could make an offer between €15 and €20 million (the Turks seem much more determined than in the Calhanoglu deal that fell through a month ago, but they haven't yet made a move). The latter is currently the main suspect to leave Appiano Gentile.

Inter Transfer Market: Solet or Badé? Watch out for Chalobah.

In his place, Marotta and Ausilio have set their sights on Udinese's Oumar Solet (whom they're considering a loan move with an option to buy) and Sevilla's Loic Badé (who Bayer Leverkusen strongly favors and is valued at €30 million). However, be wary of the possibility of Chelsea's Trevoh Chalobah , an Englishman born in 1999. Rumors about Marc Guehi, however, have been unsubstantiated: the Crystal Palace center-back is one step away from Liverpool.

Inter transfer market, Nkunku and Lookman

Inter are sticking to their guns on Christopher Nkunku, the Belgian winger owned by Chelsea, whom the Blues have put on the market. Sky Sports Deutschland reports that there are also potential offers for the player to join Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig in Germany (though he would prefer a Champions League club). This situation will need to be monitored in the final hours of the transfer window, although Inter's priority is clearly to complete the deal with Atalanta for Ademola Lookman. As is well known, Atalanta rejected a €45 million offer (€42 million + €3 million in bonuses) and have yet to set a transfer price. Recent rumors suggest a mediation between the Nigerian winger's agents and an Orobic club, who could offer a possible departure of €55 million. This is too high for Inter's offers, but it's a potential basis for a new start after the prolonged standstill period of recent days.

Inter Milan Transfer Market: Asllani-Torino with Bologna on the lookout

Kristjan Asllani to Torino? The Albanian midfielder is valued at €18 million for a permanent transfer from Inter, while Torino would like to lower the fee and reach a loan agreement with an option to buy for the player (who is considered the ideal heir to Samuele Ricci, who joined AC Milan). Bologna is also interested in the former Empoli player , while foreign options are stalling because Asllani wants to stay in Italy.