According to TuttoMercatoWeb, Internazionale is prioritizing the pursuit of full-back Marco Palestra this summer and has already communicated with the player's representatives regarding this.
According to TuttoMercatoWeb, Internazionale's primary target is Marco Palestra. Although there are other transfer needs, Palestra, who returns to Atalanta after his loan spell, is at the top of Chivu's list. Chivu already discussed this deal on Thursday. The club's shareholders and management agree that the team wants to complete a major Italian player acquisition this summer, similar to the signing of Barella from Cagliari, a deal that later proved successful.
Social media posts featuring him with Pio Esposito, as well as the World Cup playoffs, have further raised the profile of this player's transfer prospects. After Internazionale's 3-0 victory over Cagliari on April 17, Thuram and Chivu also praised him at the San Siro. The 21-year-old Milan native is very interested, but negotiations are not simple: Atalanta is willing to negotiate but will not lower their price. Although there is no official price tag yet, the player's valuation is estimated to be between 40 and 50 million euros.
For Internazionale, this would be their most expensive signing since Achraf Hakimi, and another wide player of a similar type, costing over 40 million euros. Palestra can play as a modern winger and is not just a wing-back in a 3-5-2 formation. His versatility is valuable: he can replace Dumfries on the right, whose release clause expires during the World Cup, causing concern for the club; and on the left, he can give Dimarco a rest. To convince Atalanta, Internazionale will need to make a financially significant offer.