Just as a check, who would you guys prefer - SMS or Barella? Assuming that SMS will cost a bit more.
Conte will not be satisfied with us only signing Barella. He probably wants a strong presence, possibly why we were linked to Partey.
It might not be easy but it would be great to sign both Barella & SMS. I would not be content with only Brozovic, Nainggolan & Barella/SMS. I think that we need 4 quality midfielders, with few more quality squad players. SMS is an all-round quality midfielder and he would be good for us with aerial duels as well.
Brozovic, Barella, SMS, Nainggolan, Gagliardini, ?? should be great.
+1. If we have that kind of money for Modric/Rakitic, better invest in SMS than paying 10m/year to a player just looking for a fat paycheck. I can only think of Gündoğan, but I expect him to extend his contract and stay at City. However, reports have been contradictory - depending on the source.
In Turkey they say it for sure: Elmas will go to Inter for 11 million euros
Eljif Elmas will be an Inter player. The news is reported by the Turkish magazine Boxer, according to which Fenerbahçe, through the mouth even of its president Ali Koc and coach Ersun Yanal, would have given immediate confirmation of the transfer to the Nerazzurri of the young Macedonian midfielder for the sum of 11 million euros , an offer that cannot be refused by the Istanbul club. Elmas, we read again, in the coming days will travel to Milan to undergo medical visits and sign the contract with Inter.
I think this might be a move to sweeten a deal for Lazio [SMS] or Fiorentina [Chiesa]. However, I`m not sure we would waste 1 NON-EU slot for this. In case we are about to keep him, hope he`s not the next
Emre Mor.
Some more details emerged on our midfield-signing (C) of French U17 team:
He can play both in front of the defense or a mezzala (attacking midfielder) and they call him the “new Pogba” in France, such a cumbersome comparison. In February 2018, he was named player of the month by Clairfontaine, the reward that recognizes not only accomplishment on the pitch but also behavior off of it as well as school commitment.
The next chapter for him is to go to a new country where he will start training camp with Inter first team and then Antonio Conte will decide whether Agoumé is staying with the senior team or it would be better off sending him to the Primavera.
There was a story suggesting that Conte has given the yes to sign Nicolo Barella at Inter but he wants a star player in that department as well and will not accept Barella is the only signing.
According to Sport Mediaset, per Conte’s request, Inter have returned strongly on Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. Juventus-Lazio negotiation is ongoing and there is even an agreement between the Old Lady and the player himself. Inter, however, seem determine to overtake the Bianconeri in this case. Word on the street is that there was contact between Inter and the player’s representatives in Madrid.
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