New attempt by Al-Hilal for Acerbi and de Vrij tried in recent days. The Saudi club, after completing the signing of Pablo Marì from Fiorentina, tried to bring one of the two Nerazzurri defenders to Arabia by offering compensation. However, the response from Milan was clear.
As revealed by Fabrizio Romano on YouTube, the Arab team had already tried to include one of the two center-backs in the Cancelo deal. “During the Cancelo deal, the operation was done, then Cancelo chose Barcelona,” explained the journalist. Even after the failure of that negotiation, Al-Hilal did not give up and tried again to ask for information about the defenders.
Inter was clear from the start: “Forget about Acerbi or de Vrij outside of the Cancelo deal”, the club let it be known. The Nerazzurri’s position was well defined: one of the two center-backs could have left the team only if the Portuguese full-back had arrived. Without that addition, no sale.
On the signings front, however, the track leading to Dodò is now closed. “It’s a track we can turn off,” confirmed Romano. Fiorentina was expecting a call from the Nerazzurri, who in the past had indeed made some inquiries when Paratici was not yet the sporting director of the Viola. However, Inter had only asked for information about a loan.
With the arrival of Paratici at the helm of the Viola’s technical area, the situation has changed. Fiorentina has no intention of letting the Brazilian full-back go on loan. For its part, Inter does not intend to make a significant investment to buy him outright. The player was considered more of an opportunity than a primary target, but now the matter can be considered closed.
