The recent brilliant performances of Bryan Cristante haven’t gone unnoticed at Inter. The 22 year old Atalanta midfielder has been reinvented as a Trequartista by Gasperini after a career that up till now has seen him played mostly as a deep midfielder. It seems now though that the youngster has found his place in his new position and the Nerazzurri are keeping an eye on him with a view to making an offer for his services during the 2018 summer transfer window according to a report by FcInterNews.
Characteristically he is just the sort of player that Inter coach Luciano Spalletti likes. He is able to undertake the role of the trequartista as well as be able to cover both phases of play and be the link between the base of the midfield and the final third of the pitch. Cristante has already scored 5 times this season, 4 times in Serie A and once in the Europa League against Everton, and has shown great timing with his runs in to the box enabling him to be the extra man in attack as well as providing support for the striker and wide players.
The setback he suffered at AC Milan, where he played at youth level before finally breaking into the senior squad during the 2013/2014 season, has in some ways benefitted his development when playing for Palermo and Pescara on loan before joining Atalanta, who have an option to make the transfer permanent which they can activate in June 2018 ahead of looking for potential suitors.
Aside from Inter it is thought that Claudio Lotito’s Lazio are also interested in Cristante who see him as a perfect replacement for their young Serbian midfielder, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, should he leave the Italian capital in the summer. Simone Inzaghi could leave himself without a midfielder integral to his style of play at Lazio and the signing of the Atalanta midfielder would be a perfect fit.
However it’s not just Serie A clubs that have been looking at the player with Premier League strugglers West Ham thought to be in an advanced position and alongside Lazio look like more concrete potential buyers at this stage.