Inter owners Suning are closing in on a loan to continue funding the club, allowing them to begin targeting transfers for next season.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Nerazzurri will receive a €250 million loan from American funds Bain Capital or Oaktree Capital Management, securing their finances and allowing for moves in the transfer market.
Whilst coach Antonio Conte is not expecting huge deals, he is hoping to bring in additions to allow Inter to make an impact in the Champions League, with new full-backs high on the agenda.
Wing-backs Aleksandar Kolarov and Ashley Young are set to be released and Inter will look to replace them with Roma’s Alessandro Florenzi and Nicolas Tagliafico of Ajax, although Conte remains keen on Chelsea’s Emerson Palmieri.
The Nerazzurri are considering free agents Nikola Maksimovic or Jerome Boateng at centre-back, of Napoli and Bayern Munich respectively.
Elsewhere, there are two options for central midfield in Nahitan Nandez of Cagliari, or the preferred choice of Udinese captain Rodrigo De Paul, valued at €40m, particularly as Inter look to move Matias Vecino on.
Roma striker Edin Dzeko and Chelsea’s Olivier Giroud remain targets up front, but high wage demands could hamper deals for either. Alternatively, Inter will challenge for Atalanta’s Luis Muriel, although the €30m asking price could prove to be a stumbling block.
Inter may also look to secure their finances further by selling a big name player, with Stefan De Vrij potentially bringing in €40m, whilst Lautaro Martinez would demand €70m.
Alessandro Bastoni, Nicolo Barella and Romelu Lukaku are considered unsellable, whilst Marcelo Brozovic and Christian Eriksen are expected to be retained.
The Nerazzurri may look to sell Arturo Vidal and get his high wages off their books however, as they try to balance their finances in the summer.
