A rather peculiar transfer window has officially come to an end for Inter. In fact, after several seasons with limited investments, this year the Nerazzurri have spent significant amounts, confirming all their starters except for Pavard, who was replaced by Akanji.
However, Inter’s summer was also marked by very complicated moments, with several transfer targets that seemed close but then slipped away. Below we list 5 names who did not join Inter in this summer window.
1) Above all, the headline can only go to Ademola Lookman. The Atalanta striker had a total agreement with Inter, but the Bergamo club never opened up to a deal. The Nigerian even clashed with his club, ending up out of the squad, but that was not enough to unlock his transfer.
2) Another target from Atalanta had animated Inter’s transfer market even before Lookman. This was Ederson, for whom the €60 million asking price from Atalanta, together with the lack of a major sale, never allowed the deal to take off.
3) Manu Koné became Inter’s alternative target when the Lookman deal seemed irreversibly stalled. The Nerazzurri seemed very close to closing the deal, with Roma willing to sell the Frenchman to finance their own market. However.
4) Giovanni Leoni seemed to be Inter’s main target to renew and rejuvenate their defense. After weeks of rumors, with the Nerazzurri hesitating in the face of Parma’s demands, the young 2006-born player moved to Liverpool.
5) Koni De Winter seemed to be the alternative to Leoni for the defensive signing. For the Dutchman, however, there was never a real push, which was only expected in the event of a sale of either Bisseck or Pavard. In the end, the player moved to Milan.
