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BEWARE EARLY KICKOFF AT 12.30 CET!

 

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Obvious offside, not sure what the delay is...

 

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Not looking good so far. Looks like a bunch of geriatrics out there.

 

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Inzaghi needs to do some thinking at HT. This aint gonna fly.

 

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Awful performance from Dumfries. I doubt Bellanova could manage to do worse.

 

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Dzeko with two horrendous passes after coming on, ruining two good countering opportunities.

 

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Inter should just let Inzaghi's contract run out and spend the time looking for a proper replacement.

He must be one of the most one dimensional coaches I've ever seen.

Too bad that the idea to throw on D'Ambrosio to protect the 0-0 result didn't pan out.

 

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De Vrij is an odd case. I don't understand how a player can deteriorate this quickly, the guy just turned 31 and should still be at his peak.

 

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Napoli didn't need cash to burn to win this Scudetto and neither did Milan spend a lot to win in 21-22.

I think we will mainly need a Skriniar replacement, a Dumfries replacement, a Gagliardini cm backup replacement, a Gosens replacement if he is sold and a Correa replacement.

Guerrero or Bensabini for lwb (both free agents), recall Agoume or the Reggina dude Fabian as backup cm, Thuram (free agent), rwb with Dumfries sale money, so really just spend for a CB and Marotta may even find someone cheap or free. We don't need a 100mill mercato to improve this squad.

Just remember that a flop like Gabigol cost Inter more than JZ+Maicon+Cambiasso+Julio Cesar+Lucio combined, so with smart spending you can build well. Biggest example is the joke Chelsea are now, it's not just about burning cash.

Milan had a net spend of around 80-90 million according to transfermarkt.

Napoli was basically at break even with their transfers. That's with selling Koulibaly and Fabian Ruiz for a combined 60 million while buying Kim and Kvaradona for 30.

I doubt it's very simple to replicate Napoli's success in the transfer market. If it was everyone would do it. On top of that we reportedly have to profit 30 million in the transfer market and we have Skriniar leaving on a free transfer.

No one is claiming that it's impossible to improve the squad and have a successful season in 23/24. Miracles do happen. But it's delusional to deny that the odds are stacked against us with the current financial situation.

Going out there and bringing in the next "JZ+Maicon+Cambiasso+Julio Cesar+Lucio" for peanuts is easier said than done.

Edit: I also think that your estimates regarding transfers are a bit conservative.

De Vrij's contract is expiring I believe. So I assume that he's a goner unless he accepts a pay cut. And we're already short stacked in defense even with Skriniar and De Vrij in the squad.

Same with Dzeko, not sure if he's got another season at the highest level in him.

Lukaku is also not a certainty next season, if he doesn't vastly improve during the last few months of this season Inter shouldn't even pursue extending the loan IMHO.

 

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I think Thuram-Lautaro as starters with Lukaku and Dzeko as backups would be quite decent for 23-24. Though it would be nice to have a creative forward a la Sanchez or Dybala...

Milan spent 80mill in the summer before the Scudetto season? That's pretty surprising and I have my doubts over it.

In any case it's not just a matter of spending, Milan spent a lot in 2017 and achiever nothing. The mercato when they bought everyone and their mothers.

De Vrij if he moves on would be replaced by a cheap or free player like Smalling/Ndicka

I'm just going by what transfermarkt is saying, maybe you have a better source.

93 million in purchases and basically nothing in sales (5m). That's a net spend of around 88 million according to my calculations.

 

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12 players for 80/90 mill is not really big spending though. Inter paid most of that figure to buy Lukaku only in 2019. juve signed Higuain only for 96mill and Vlahovic for 70mill iirc.

Biggest Milan transfer in that list is 30mill then moderate figures like 15-14 mill and 5 players were on loan. And I believe they were signed in different windows too.

Compare that to their spending in summer 2017 window, this is nothing in comparison. I would hardly call the Milan team that won the Scudetto an expensive team.

Ok, but I'm not sure how any of that makes Inter's upcoming mercato any easier.

Logically speaking if the club is forced to make a profit of 30m in the transfer market chances are not very high that the club will manage to improve the squad.