Problems are mounting for Inter Milan as president Giuseppe Marotta has a squad full of players uncertain about their future after failures in the transfer market have left the club in a hole.
In a summer where their rivals Juventus, Roma and Lazio have been very proactive, the blue-half of the San Siro has missed out on top targets like Gleison Bremer and Paulo Dybala.
They have managed to bring Romelu Lukaku back to the club on loan but terminating Alexis Sanchez’s contract is said to have cost the club 80 per cent of the Chilean’s final year in his deal.
The club are around £33.7million out of pocket and have been indecisive as to how they want to recoup that money.
Slovakian defender Milan Skriniar looked set to join PSG, but a dispute over the fee put the brakes on the deal.
The French giants valued him at £50m but Marotta held out for £58.7m. His stubbornness cost him the chance to solve the club’s financial issues and now Skriniar is not sure about his future.
The fact that Inter were clearly trying to sign Bremer as a possible replacement doesn’t help the club’s position with Skriniar either. He would like to go to PSG, but Marotta has his own agenda.
Denzel Dumfries is another player the club value but are evidently exploring how much they can get for him in today’s mark.
The Dutch full-back only joined Inter for around £12.5m last season but similarly to Achraf Hakimi, his value has rocketed after one great season.
Chelsea are sniffing around the 26-year-old who finds himself expendable given manager Simone Inzaghi’s fondness for 3-5-2. It’s understood he’s not happy being in limbo just like Skriniar.
Then there’s ex-Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko. The Bosnian left Roma last summer to lead the line for Inter and scored 13 goals in Serie A last term.
With the arrival of Lukaku, Dzeko will now play second fiddle to the man he was originally brought in to replace.
At 36, he doesn’t appear concerned with departing the San Siro in search of regular football. He’s happy cashing in the big salary that Marotta could do with recouping.