Recently, Inter Milan's dynamics in the summer transfer market have attracted public attention. Under the management of new club Oaktree Capital, the Nerazzurri have maintained their main squad from last season, bringing in only three players: Zielinski, Taremi and Josep Martinez. However, Taremi's unexpected injury in training has disrupted the team's transfer plans, forcing Inter to reconsider strengthening their forward line and preparing for next season's multi-front campaign.
After Oaktree Capital replaced Suning Group as Inter's new owner, its primary goal was to maintain Inter's financial health, rather than holding it for the long term. Therefore, the transfer principles they have formulated for Inter Milan are: to keep the main framework stable, to buy people mainly from the income from sales, and to refuse to bring in elderly and high-paid players. Guided by such principles, Inter have made relatively few moves in the summer transfer window.
At the moment, Inter Milan actually invested around 63.5 million euros in the summer window, while the income from the sale of players was only 6.8 million euros. This means that if Inter want to bring in further reinforcements, they will have to sell players to get money. Currently, the players on the list available for sale include Arnautovic, Correa, Satriano and others.
Among those players, transfer talks are underway for Carboni and Agome, while Dumfries is increasingly likely to stay on his contract. In addition, Salcedo and Fontanarosa are worth less and will not make much money even if they are sold. Radu and Stankovic Jr. could be used as bargaining chips in player trades. In terms of strikers, Lautaro and Thuram Jr. are undoubtedly strong, and Taremi's performance in the warm-up game also conquered the team. However, Taremi's injury has left Inter's options limited up front. As a result, Inter are currently fully committed to finding a home for Correa and could potentially move Satriano to Brest for €7 million.
Arnautovic is a key figure in Inter's next transfer plans. Oaktree Capital believes he could be the team's fourth striker, while Inzaghi Jr. is hoping for a better attendance striker to replace Arnautovic. However, the Austria striker is unhappy with his current situation in the team, believing that Taremi has taken his place as a third striker, so his fate is unknown.
However, Taremi's sudden injury shattered Oaktree Capital's transfer plans. With Correa having to leave, Arnautovic's stay undecided, and Satriano's basic departure, the introduction of another striker has become a rigid need for Inter. The current top picks are Genoa's Iceland striker Gudmundsson and Italy international Retegui, while Juventus' Italy international Chiesa Jr. is also a potential option. There is also the possibility that Oaktree Capital will decide to keep Arnautovic or stop selling Satriano and let one of them play as the team's fourth striker. In addition, the 20-year-old Cammaert performed well during the training camp and did not rule out the possibility of staying in the team as a fifth striker.
Inter have made little moves in the summer transfer window, but they may need to speed up the pace of reinforcements following Taremi's injury. Gudmundsson, Retegui and Chiesa Junior are all likely to be Inter's 'X' transfer players in the summer window, and whoever comes will shape the team's start to next season.