Just to expand on this, after
@varmin question.
You'll see that Romano did have the news the night after the meeting that Gosens was our target, but he was too careful. He knew from weeks ago that Atalanta is not willing to let Gosens go, he believed that Newcastle was in pole position [and even said that the player had agreed iirc?] and talked about how complicated the deal could be for January.
Pedulla said 'we're going for him now'.
The next morning after I said that we should open up a Gosens thread was because we had just agreed with the player and Atalanta greenlighted winter negotiations, you see a spiral of Tweets from everyone that said that the deal is happening and that the clubs are discussing terms. Romano did not change his mind within 12 hours of tweeting, he just tweets an initial reaction when hearing something ("it's difficult", "first meetings", "it's complicated" and standard journalist language) and after getting confirmation from all parties, he tweeted that the deal is going to happen.
Romano basically said nothing about Inter's left back choices, at least for weeks. We weren't really chasing one until this break honestly, mostly just navigating the waters, enquiring about several players for a loan availability. Maybe we were also waiting for Zhang to come and the games before the break to end as they had planned this transfer meeting a while back.
So this is Romano, soon after the meeting:
Complicated. Atalanta does not want to sell in January. Inter will try. Depends on Atalanta.
In truth, we were going all in. He instantly became our primary target. Maybe Romano knew that, but his language does not reflect it.
This was just before midnight.
Then we have, some 12 hours ago:
Inter insist. Negotiation will take place soon. Gosens is priority.
What changed? Well, Gosens' agent probably told Romano that they've accepted Inter's offer and there's an offer from Inter to Atalanta that's being reviewed would be my guess. Does the language reflect that?
Then we have, within 2 hours:
Advanced talks. Immediately.
He also discusses Sensi here, so it's safe to say that this time he's advised his Inter sources as well, which explains why it took 2 hours between the two. He has confirmation that Inter is close with Atalanta on the transfer formula and he's also aware that Sensi is leaving, something that wasn't a certainty before the transfer meeting.
And now we have:
Inter closing [in] on Gosens. Final stages. Personal details to be discussed on Wednesday, but it was Wednesday already. Probably mixed it up there. But mentions the transfer details between the clubs.
Now onto Pedulla. The guy's a bit of an arse:
<<I see it's raining "Gosens confirmed" news. How come?>>
Timeline of Pedulla's reports:
https://twitter.com/AlfredoPedulla/status/1485737230715047938
Inter will go for Gosens, complex deal, with Newcastle also going for the player.
Similar narrative with Romano's first tweet, but 20 minutes earlier on Twitter.
Second tweet on the night:
https://twitter.com/AlfredoPedulla/status/1485744711453364225
Difficult for Inter, but not impossible. Discussions with Atalanta imminent to see if they can reach an agreement.
Not very optimistic talk but leaves a window to suggest that Inter's will is strong.
https://twitter.com/AlfredoPedulla/status/1485902079407316992
Posts a Gazzetta link talking about the Gosens transfer, quite early in the morning. Nothing new really apart from confirming that Atalanta is willing to talk.
Some hours later
https://twitter.com/AlfredoPedulla/status/1485932941976944640
"Gosens outworn by Inter rumours? It's normal, let's see what happens."
Then we have:
https://twitter.com/AlfredoPedulla/status/1485954228665393154
This comes after Romano confirming "advanced talks" with Gosens. Pedulla posts an article saying how Gosens doesn't want to move Newcastle, wasn't fond of it and with Inter calling he's happy and it's more than just an idea. Basically saying that the deal is getting close.
https://twitter.com/AlfredoPedulla/status/1485988921263767558
Pedulla reports details on the agreed salary and contract conditions (3.5 + year option). Says Inter will keep knocking Atalanta's door and finishes off by saying "all parties are on board", meaning that it's happening.
This was just before 4pm local time. Romano did not report anything about this and had a mixed tweet on personal terms. Either he meant that terms were already agreed that day or he left it blank just because he didn't have any details.
https://twitter.com/AlfredoPedulla/status/1486021059384070144
Pedulla reports the 22m figure that Romano also used several hours later and basically says it's an w/obligation kind of loan.
https://twitter.com/AlfredoPedulla/status/1486042264862445570
Posts an article on Gazzetta on Gosens, it's paywalled. This is still before Romano said anything else.
https://twitter.com/AlfredoPedulla/status/1486072524739911682
He comes back by saying that Atalanta accepted the offer at 22m + bonuses. Romano still has nothing. Also mentions Caicedo as our primary target for the backup ST role we want.
https://twitter.com/AlfredoPedulla/status/1486107740984557568
Pedulla lays out the plan.
Gosens and Caicedo now. Scamacca, Frattesi and probably Bremer in the summer.
This comes two minutes after Romano posted about Atalanta and Inter closing the deal and Romano first mentions Caicedo.
I think it's clear that both have the same contacts here or at least the same information. We can see that Romano has a pattern that wants 99% chances of success in deals, whereas Pedulla is also careful but I'd reckon he's more of a 90% kind of guy.
Then you have the likes of Schira and Palmieri who go for 5% cases as well as 95% cases.
Best Football Poster
Best Overall Poster
Which is a brilliant word for his role in this transfer news world.
