Present among the numerous guests at last night’s Gran Galà del Calcio, Piero Ausilio spoke about possible moves by Inter in the January transfer market. From the growth of Diouf to the possibility of bringing in a backup for Dumfries, here are the words of the Nerazzurri sporting director to the microphones of Sky Sport:

TRANSFER MARKET – “January transfer market? We are increasingly convinced that things should be done in the summer to also give the coach time to wait for the players, something that can’t happen in January because we play every three days. And we are seeing this with Diouf. Today, some people realize he is a good player, but he needed to learn the language, to get to know his teammates. At the moment, we don’t feel the need to operate in January, we think we have a complete and competitive team.”

LOOKMAN – “Looking for a player who can beat his man in January, someone like Lookman? No, I don’t think so. I don’t deny the interest in Lookman even if the timing was different compared to the media coverage there was. There was a thought. Then after the Club World Cup we realized it was complicated, difficult, and not even the best thing to change the system of play. Chivu also made his evaluations. And then there was the growth of Pio Esposito. In a 3-5-2, having 4 forwards like ours is more than enough for this season and if we continue with this system for the next ones as well. We are absolutely covered, there is no need for anything.”

VICE DUMFRIES – “A substitute for Dumfries in January? The problem is exactly what you say we need to look for. You talk about substitutes. We have a highly competitive team. Finding players who can get ahead of Dumfries, Barella, and others is difficult, we have brought in alternatives to the regular starters. We did a different kind of transfer market, except for Akanji we brought in all young players. We are absolutely convinced that this team is strong, we have improved in terms of alternatives. Up front we are more than covered. On the right there are Darmian, Luis Henrique, and now also Diouf. I’m sorry for you but I think we will stay like this.”

CHIVU – “I can say, without risking being contradicted, that I was one of the first to fall in love with him, because I had him as a player. I’ll tell you an anecdote: I was physically in Rome to pick up Chivu and bring him to Milan by plane, at the disposal of Dr. Moratti. So I have a very special relationship with him also because of this episode. Surely we are not surprised by everything this man is showing, as well as being a professional and a coach. The values he has were things we already knew and are not a surprise for us managers, absolutely.”