Italian journalist Alfredo Pedullà discussed Inter’s attempt to sign Parma forward Gervinho and their 2-2 draw against the Gialloblu yesterday in a report for Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport earlier today.

“The idea was to secure a new ‘weapon’ to break the games that were too blocked and therefore very complicated.

“Inter had offered Andrea Pinamonti, but there was little time and Parma preferred to maintain a position of absolute consistency, they wanted €7-8 million at least to deprive themselves of him and they resisted.”

He commented on how the Nerazzurri may look to sigh the former Arsenal and Roma forward in the January transfer window, as well as discussing their performance in the draw.

“We don’t know if Gervinho will be Conte’s target again in January, for sure everything will be a surprise.

“We know, instead, that Inter have prepared quite badly for the game to try and limit the Ivorian, with De Vrij center right in a three-man defense that seemed like an invitation to cut through them like butter.”

Finally, Pedullà noted how Gervinho must be specifically marked in order to avoid conceding. The player scored in both meetings against Inter last season.

“Unpardonable, we can say this without anyone taking offense. Gervinho must be marked with care, controlled to avoid giving him too much space, otherwise they are in trouble.”

Inter’s disappointing result against Parma means that they are now sixth in the table after six games, sitting five points behind rivals and league leaders AC Milan.

The Nerazzurri need to bounce back ahead of their next game against Spanish giants Real Madrid on Tuesday, a vital game if the team want to qualify for the next stage of the competition.

The next league game for Antonio Conte’s side is against Atalanta next weekend in Bergamo.