Inter remains in command of the race to Stefan de Vrij. The Nerazzurri offer to the Dutch dedender is convincing as well as flattering: 4.5 million a year for 5 years excluded bonuses. Not the best, in economic terms, but the greediest if we base this aspect also on the stage that Suning group can offer compared to more distant entities like Zenit St. Petersburg.
The Russians have offered 6 million net a year for the next 4 seasons, but the Russian Premier Liga is not considered the ideal place for the ambitions of the strong central defender. The main pitfall for Sabatini and Ausilio could instead be Chelsea’s Antonio Conte.
According to what was verified by FcInterNews.it, in fact, the Blues manager gave a mandate to the Stamford Bridge market men to initiate contacts with the entourage of De Vrij, even though no formal offer has yet been made. Chelsea, who asked Lazio in the summer when the Italian manager was about to sit on the London bench, saw an offer of 25 million euros refused. At the time Claudio Lotito claimed double the amount to let him leave.
Now they could come back to press to snatch the player’s “yes”, but the 25-year-old’s biggest doubt is represented by the uncertain state of Conte staying in London at the end of this season.
