Former Inter director Ernesto Paolillo has revealed who he would be willing to send to Fiorentina as part of a deal for Federico Chiesa.
Inter have long been linked with a move for the highly rated 22-year-old Italian national team player, who Fiorentina reportedly value at €70 million, a figure that Paolillo believes is correct for a player of Chiesa’s quality.
“Inter are ahead of Juventus? As a Nerazzurri fan, that can only make me happy,” Paolillo remarked in an interview with Italian news outlet FirenzeViola.it.
“Of course, I admit that €70 million is a high figure however it is perfectly suited to Chiesa. Italian talents like him can be counted on the fingers of one hand and it is right that he is valued as a rare commodity.
“If Federico were to come to Inter, Antonio Conte’s team would become a true Italian colony and this would give the squad an extra value.”
He then went on to discuss the players that he would be willing to exchange with Fiorentina to land Chiesa if he were still at Inter.
“The first two that come to my mind are Radja Nainggolan and Dalbert. Nainggolan will return to Milan after his loan at Cagliari and is destined to leave again because he is not part of Conte’s plans.
“Dalbert is already in Florence and I think he had a decent first half of the season. Of course the values of the two players alone will not equate to the value of Chiesa but they can certainly be an incentive to conclude the deal.”
Chiesa, who has a contract with Fiorentina through to the end of the 2021/22 season, has made 26 appearances across all competitions to date this season.
During his time on the park, Chiesa, who has also been strongly linked with Juventus and many Premier League clubs, has scored seven goals and provided a total of five assists for his teammates.
