With the big five leagues' giants kicking off their pre-season preparations, the reigning kings of Serie A have cleverly arranged a friendly with Crotone, who have just been relegated from Serie A to Serie B. The match will be played at the end of the season.
In this match, newly joined midfielder and former AC Milan star Çalhanoglu hit the ground running, scoring two solo goals and contributing three assists, producing four goals on his own, helping Inter Milan to a 6:0 win.
It is worth mentioning that Inter Milan did not pay any transfer fee for bringing in Çalhanoglu, which is a very cost-effective signing for the team. Although the team sold right back Ashraf to Grand Paris, losing an excellent defender, but also gained more than 60 million pounds of transfer income.
The biggest concern for fans at the moment is the retention of Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro in the forward line. Lautaro has not yet reached a contract extension with Inter Milan, Arsenal has made a cash plus Bellerin offer. However, some media revealed that Lautaro is not interested in joining Arsenal, if he wants to leave the team, he will only consider Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, the three La Liga powerhouses.
As for Lukaku, according to Petula's official website, Chelsea were interested in turning to Lukaku due to Dortmund's insistence on a bid of no less than 175 million euros for Harland, and offered 130 million euros to Inter Milan while adding Werner to the deal to offset some of the cash. However, Chelsea have given up on this option, mainly because Inter Milan are unwilling to release Lukaku and Lukaku himself is unwilling to leave Inter Milan.
However, the situation seems to have taken a new turn.
According to the Corriere della Sera, Inter Milan have begun preparations for the possible departure of Romelu Lukaku this summer. 130 million euros is on offer, a figure that would be difficult for Inter to refuse.
For Lukaku, with the current situation of Inter Milan, the new season to defend the title of Serie A hope is slim, and the Champions League, last season's bottom of the group stage out, the new season is unlikely to achieve a breakthrough. And his old boss Chelsea, just won the Champions League last season, this summer also heavy reinforcements to strengthen the lineup, next season will also be a strong contender for the Premier League title. Joining Chelsea may not be worse than staying at Inter Milan.
The Evening Post points out that if Lukaku changes his mind and decides to join Chelsea, Inter Milan will use the 70 to 80 million euro transfer fee they receive for the introduction of two strikers, Raspadoli and Zapata, to keep the team's forward line strong.
Raspadoli in the last season on behalf of Sassuolo in the Serie A in 27 appearances, starting 13 times, scored 6 goals, scoring efficiency is not high, but wins in the young, this year is only 21 years old. His current price in the transfer market is only 15 million euros.
Zapata made 37 Serie A appearances for Atalanta last season, scoring 15 goals and adding 9 assists, which is a pretty impressive statistic. Tied with AC Milan's top scorer Ibe for goals scored, and only 2 goals less than Lautaro.
