Pedullà: "50 million is not enough for Palestra. Cocchi? He doesn't unlock the deal"

Atalanta is willing to let go of Marco Palestra. The player is open to a transfer to Inter. But there is still a central issue to resolve: the clear gap between the demand from the Bergamo club and the amount put on the table by the Nerazzurri from Milan. On one hand, Inter wants to speed things up to avoid losing the talented 2005-born player to the competition; on the other, the Dea is waiting for the requested amount which, according to journalist and market expert Alfredo Pedullà, is around 50 million plus 5-6 in bonuses.

“I never thought that including a counterpart like Cocchi would unlock the situation, I never believed in Inter’s optimism about a figure of 45 million plus possible bonuses. Right now, the word is that there are no updates, and there won’t be any until, maybe tomorrow, tonight, Inter shows up with the offer that Atalanta is currently asking for.

The news is that Atalanta has not moved from that request, which is not an official request with signs posted, but they have communicated it to Inter. For Atalanta, it’s 50 million plus 5-6 in bonuses, without technical counterparts. You have to start with 5 as the number. If something different happens, I’ll be ready to record it and ready to let you know, because the market can definitely change, but this is the trend simply because today Atalanta is not in a hurry.”

Atalanta would gladly give Palestra to Inter, Palestra would very gladly go to Inter, so if those were two questions, the answer would be a double yes, but those conditions are needed. Why isn’t Atalanta in a hurry? Because Palestra has returned from a very profitable loan, he was the full-back in the last Serie A season, it’s not that they want to fuel an auction, they want to think about an auction under the condition that someone actually shows up with that amount. So if tonight, tomorrow morning, this afternoon, the day after tomorrow evening Inter shows up with that amount, they’ll take home Palestra, who has said yes to Inter without rejecting other options. Probably Newcastle is not a destination he likes, but if other prestigious Premier League clubs arrive, I mentioned Manchester City some time ago, he would consider it. He knows he’s tuned in to Inter, but he’s waiting for Inter to make this effort.”