One of the departments where Inter needs to intervene with greater urgency is that of defense. The Nerazzurri generally have a squad with an average age which is quite advanced but especially among the defenders this aspect is even more evident. The 36-year-old Acerbi has been sidelined for a few games due to a muscle problem and his spot has been filled by the 32-year-old De Vrij. Both of them will also turn a year older in just two months as they were both born in February.
For this reason, for some time now, there has been talk in Inter’s camp of replacements in the defensive department to give Inzaghi some younger players, albeit less experienced, but with a longer career ahead of them. In this sense, the arrival of the young Palacios last summer is emblematic because he is considered a prospective talent on which the Nerazzurri’s coach is working extremely hard.
The names most frequently associated with Inter are those of Bijol from Udinese or Tah from Bayer Leverkusen, the German central defender who Inter will face this Tuesday evening in the Champions League. However, there are also dangerous competitors on his trail such as Barcelona and Juventus since his contract is expiring.
The Nerazzurri’s president, Beppe Marotta, is always very attentive to the free transfers and the profile of Tah is of great interest for the summer. Despite the fact that from February he will be able to sign a pre-contract with whoever he wants, the German has declared in these hours to Sky Sport DE that he is not intending to decide his future now and he will wait until next year.
This could mean that Tah prefers to finish the season at Leverkusen and then consider which team to choose for the continuation of his career. The free transfer move for the Inter’s defense is therefore blocked and it will be necessary to wait a few more months, according to these words of the German player.
