Inter will be in a pickle in the opening round as two strikers, Mehdi Taremi and Marko Arnautovic, will likely be on the shelf due to thigh problems, another one, Joaquin Correa, is clearly on his way out and Lautaro Martinez, albeit he cut his vacations, will resume practicing only on Tuesday, La Gazzetta dello Sport informs.
Simone Inzaghi has been clamoring for a new forward throughout the summer but is unlikely to get his wish. They haven’t been able to get rid of their outcasts. Their top target Albert Gudmundsson is very close to joining Fiorentina.
The Inter coach has been testing Henrikh Mkhitaryan in a more advanced position ahead of the Genoa game. Piotr Zielinski suffered a muscular injury as well, but they also have Davide Frattesi to fill out their midfield. The Armenian might get the start if El Toro isn’t ready for full minutes.
The issues haven’t delayed the departure of Valentin Carboni. He’s already in Marseille to seal his loan move. He prolonged his contract until 2029 beforehand. The Nerazzurri will pocket €1M and maintain control over his future.
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That’s sometimes the issue of leaning excessively on older players, but it won’t be a headache for long as Martinez won’t need much time to get back into the thick of things. They could have just postponed Carboni’s exit to have more depth early on. Missing out on Gudmundsson after a year-long pursuit isn’t a good look even though the reasons are manifest and partially out of their hands.
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