Two weeks ago, Luciano Spalletti explained that he did not share the season goal of qualifying for the Champions League, given that the transfer market was not consistent with their aims. Shared or not, the fact remains that Spalletti still managed to achieve it in a photo-finish with Lazio-Inter acting as the perfect metaphor for the whole season. However, as Corriere dello Sport explains, Inter are still forced to work hard to meet Financial Fair Play before they are able to enter the market of buying players.
Despite this, they’ve already closed three deals (Lautaro Martinez, Stefan de Vrij and Kwadwo Asamoah) but they’re not going to be announced until July to help comply with FFP. Now to satisfy UEFA, they must sell. To achieve this, Ausilio has two options: repeat last years method of selling young players to make 30+ million, while capitalising on some signings, using the Skriniar-Caprari formula. Or, immediately sell one big player worth 40+ million, with a small list, among which is Skriniar, for whom Inter have already rejected a big offer, as they want to give a signal of strength and continuity.