Inter will try to add a striker in the summer and are pursuing Luis Muriel. The Atalanta ace is putting together a career year and is considered perfect to fill out the front-line, especially for his effectiveness as a sub. Gazzetta dello Sport reports that it will take a €25/30M offer to sign him and that the two clubs have already begun discussing the deal.
While Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez have drawn a lot of interest, the Nerazzurri have no plans to sell their stars. Alexis Sanchez is under contract until 2023 and is likely to stay as well. Muriel would eventually eventually replace Andrea Pinamonti, who has provided a minimal contribution.
Inter want more depth to be more competitive in Champions League as they have suffered three straight eliminations in the group stage. The Colombian striker is seen as an ideal solution: despite not always being a starter, he has bagged 20 goals in the current campaign. He has tallied record numbers off the bench across Europe. Moreover, he would be able to partner any of the current forwards.
There are a pair of potential downsides to the transfer. Muriel is nearly 30 and, after underperforming in the past, he has fully flourished only under Gian Piero Gasperini and might not click with a new coach. The management has started to lay the groundwork early to beat out the competition and verify in if there are the right premises to pull off the move in the next window.