Revolution In Midfield With Schelotto, Kuz, Laxalt And Kovacic
Milan – Kuz, Galgo and a young midfielder waiting to be discovered. With the black smoke from the dream Paulinho, the last minute transfer market of Inter focuses all in the same department. Zdravko Kuzmanovic and Ezequiel Schelotto will be very useful right away to Andrea Stramaccioni while Mateo Kovacic and Diego Laxalt are two enormous talents.
Kuzmanovic The 25 year-old Serbian international comes from Stuttgart after two and a half seasons with Fiorentina. Kuzmanovic is a driver with a good outside shot and is an “animal” when it comes to running. He did not take it well when his move to Palermo collapsed and at Viola, he played from 2007 to 2009 with a few muscle problems but overall, he showed a lot of flexibility. Kuzmanovic is not a regista something that Cesare Prandelli experienced in a few training sessions at Fiorentina. In 2009, he left Italy when he realized that there was not enough space for him and there was also the eight million from Stuttgart, a clear capital gain since it took Fiorentina three million to sign him. And now in 2013, Inter are bringing him back to Italy for a measly 1.2 million euros. Yesterday, he signed a contract until 2017 and took a medical. Today, he should have the first training session with Inter alongside compatriot Dejan Stankovic. “His will of coming to Inter was decisive,” said agent Marko Naletilic yesterday in Inter headquarters
Schelotto Ezequiel Schelotto, 23 years old, is the right winger much wanted by Strama. It is no coincidence that in Argentina they call him “Galgo,” the greyhound: his runs are powerful, fast, and robust. He has the athletic ability from a distance runner who can cover the entire flank with great ease. The last season in Bergamo was probably his best in a 4-4-1-1 where he was always used as a right winger, a position where his abilities of going deep and crossing were best used. He is not a winger that goes into the box and shoots. Schelotto prefers to focus on beating the opponents using dribbling ability, physicality and athletic skills. In general, he is not very prolific in terms of scoring: at Atalanta only scored two goals in 53 matches. Overall cost is 3.8 million plus half of Marko Livaja and the player has signed a four-year deal. He too, will be at Pinetina today.
Photo finish for Laxalt The name of Diego Laxalt is new. In the footsteps of Recoba, the 19 year-old Uruguayan of Defensor and is liked a lot by Benfica, the player is currently playing for his national team in the Sub 20 tournament where he scored a goal in the victory over Brazil. Laxalt is a very dynamic left-footed midfielder and could be used as a regista with his good foot work and vision. Inter, for his card, have offered 2.75 million beating offer from Lazio which stops at 2.5. As confirmed by FIFA agent Vincenzo D’Ippolito, broker of the deal, the kid has said yes to Inter. Laxalt, however, is waiting for an Italian passport and Inter will make a request to Lega for all the documents to arrive within 10 days. Otherwise, he will be taken in June.