Cristian Romero remains one of the main transfer targets for Inter according to Corriere dello Sport. The newspaper reports today the latest updates on the negotiations for the Argentine defender, with Marotta and Ausilio said to have reached an agreement with Tottenham on the basis of 40 million euros including bonuses for a permanent transfer.
However, there are still two issues to resolve: the first concerns the contractual agreement with the player, the second is the need to free up a spot in the squad through a sale. Ideally, Pavard would be sold, but this is not necessarily the first outgoing transfer to be finalized.
The Tottenham centre-back also has admirers at Arsenal and Atletico Madrid, but his preference would be to wear the Nerazzurri shirt. His entourage is working in this direction. The main issue concerns his salary: Romero currently earns 6 million euros net per season in London, with an additional 500,000 euros in bonuses, and does not want to go below this figure. To join Inter he would have to accept a small financial sacrifice, but the gap does not seem unbridgeable.
According to the newspaper, Chivu is particularly attracted to the Argentine after watching him at the World Cup. The defender would raise the level of the defensive department and give the whole team an extra edge. The idea of maintaining an increasingly high defensive line, pressing forward and even accepting the risk of sometimes having to chase opponents, fascinates the Nerazzurri coach.
For the deal to go through, space must naturally be made for the former Atalanta player. Pavard, despite a good pre-season and his intention to relaunch himself with the Nerazzurri shirt after an unlucky loan spell at Marseille, remains the main candidate to free up the necessary slot.
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