Tomas Palacios is about to become a new Inter player. The defender landed in Italy on Sunday and will complete the formalities early in the week. The Nerazzurri finalized the negotiation with Independiente Rivadavia and Club Talleres in the last couple of days. The former, where he’s currently on loan, will buy him out and sell him, Mediaset informs.
The prodigy will cost €6.5M plus about €5M potential add-ons. The agreement doesn’t include a future resale clause. He rejected offers from Germany, England, and Saudi Arabia once the Scudetto holders started pursuing him.
Inter zeroed in on Tomas Palacios after weighing Mario Hermoso, Ricardo Rodriguez, Renan, Nathan Zézé, and a few other youngsters following the Juan Cabal fiasco. They were looking for a left-footed specialist and didn’t have a large budget. Their ownership was against signing a veteran, even in a free transfer.
The newcomer will back up Alessandro Bastoni. He had the highest percentage of successful duels in Argentina and was also the center-back who completed the most dribbles. The 21-year-old has made 24 appearances in the pros and 3 with La Seleccion’s U-20 squad.
Our Take on Inter and Palacios
Their chase was hindered by the lack of resources. They were eventually able to land an interesting prospect, but it remains to be seen how long it’ll take him to be up to snuff for Simone Inzaghi, who’s not particularly trusting with raw players. It won’t be long before they start rotating consciously and thus need him.
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