Inter is now just a step away from Branimir Mlacic, defender of Hajduk Split. Only the final details are missing before the definitive closure of a deal that should be around 5 million euros. It will be a permanent transfer, although the player will remain in Croatia until the end of the current season.
This choice will allow the young player to continue playing regularly in his home country’s league. The idea of bringing him directly into the Inter U23 did not convince either the boy or his father, who manages his interests. Now the finish line is in sight, according to Tuttosport.
But Mlacic is not the only Croatian name on Inter’s management radar. Leon Jakirovic, a seventeen-year-old from Dinamo Zagreb, has also attracted the attention of Ausilio and Baccin for over a year. The left-footer is compared in terms of characteristics to Bastoni and hopes for an immediate transfer to the Nerazzurri’s second team coached by Vecchi. In the first team, however, he would face six months on the bench or in the stands.
For Jakirovic, however, there is competition from some German clubs and Salzburg. Inter has already started contacts to test the waters with Dinamo Zagreb, which just a year ago had rejected a 1.5 million offer for the young defender. The negotiation is open and in the coming weeks it will become clear if there is room to conclude the deal.
