According to Rome based newspaper Corriere dello Sport, the main objective for next season is to reinforce the midfield and the name of Nicolò Barella seems to be fading away.
Thursday’s contact with the president of Cagliari, Giulini, has confirmed that the distance regarding the evaluation of Barella, is huge and the topic has been touched only because the club from Sardinia is waiting for an offer, perhaps from the Premier League of €45-50 million.
Meanwhile Inter, who have not made an official offer, estimate his value at about €25-30 million. This amount will be put forward again after the end of the January transfer market, but the parties are far away and Barella is not a priority.
Toni Kroos remains, in terms of cost, the forbidden dream because he is the world class midfielder that the management would like, but he is in all likelihood unattainable. Milinkovic-Savic’s value is also considered too high and under certain conditions Marotta and Ausilio are not prepared to deal with Lotito. Modric, who despite having sworn loyalty to Real Madrid, is a very attractive option.
After he was proposed to Inter, there were no new contacts for Hector Herrera, a potential free transfer. Pay attention to Ndombelé, even though Lyon have high demands but Juventus are heavily linked to him already.
