“The real summer signing of Inter has turned out to be Ivan Perisic.” The Corriere della Sera tells us that: the Croatian was an indirect summer signing, as it seemed he was well on his way to Manchester United and yet here he is – for the best- still at Inter. “If there’s a player who is consistently excellent, it’s Perisic: he’s always been present in the first 11 games, always had an effect and has cannot be replaced – quotes the newspaper. – From his time with the Croatian side he has become a leader, as hinted by Luciano Spalletti: “Now in the team there is more than one leader”. One of them we can assume to be captain Mauro Icardi and the other veteran Borja Valero, is Perisic himself one too?
Four goals so far for Ivan, they come almost naturally, renowned for his ferocity like a Lion and judgement comparable to an Owl. Perisic always leaves his mark on the game in the end. The first three all came in the last five minutes against Fiorentina, SPAL and Crotone, while his wonder goal against Verona was a bit before. He his also one of the few who maintain belief in victory. Inter are still unbeaten but in four games (Roma, Bologna, Milan and Verona) in which they’ve been disadvantaged , he has always come up with the winning play. A remarkable achievement for the ones who last year would give up at the first sign of difficulty.”