After last night’s 1-1 draw against Fiorentina, Inter will be able to take stock and rest for the next two weeks before a crucial Serie A clash at home to Roma. Still, we are no closer to understanding whether there will be any new faces in Luciano Spalletti’s squad come kick-off on the 21st of the month. Indeed, the Zhang family is listening carefully to the arguments put forward by both Piero Ausilio and Walter Sabatini.

Barcelona winger Gerard Deulofeu remains the most likely player to join, given that he would add depth to a position Inter are sorely lacking options in. He is also considered affordable, and will be available given that the Blaugrana are set to sign Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool this month.

His €20 million release clause in unaffordable for the Nerazzurri at the moment, so Sabatini and his colleagues will continue to push for an initial loan agreement. Ausilio hinted that a deal could be on the horizon: “We have not made an offer, but we are keeping an eye on his situation. But he is not the only one.”