Empoli’s Asllani & Bologna’s Schouten On Inter’s List Of Brozovic Backups, Italian Media Report
Empoli midfielder Kristjan Asllani is Inter’s main target to back up Marcelo Brozovic next season, while Bologna’s Jerdy Schouten is also a consideration.
This according to today’s print edition of Rome-based newspaper Corriere dello Sport, who report that the Nerazzurri have lined up Asllani as their preferred deputy for Brozovic.
Asllani’s form as a regular starter for Empoli since the January departure of Samuele Ricci has convinced the Nerazzurri that he is the right player to deputize for Brozovic from next season onwards.
A midfielder with the right characteristics to fill in for the Croat is a priority for the Nerazzurri this summer, and the 20-year-old already appears to be capable while also having substantial room to grow.
The Nerazzurri could offer Sebastiano Esposito as part of a deal for Asllani, given that the end of Andrea Pinamonti’s loan spell will mean that the Tuscans are looking for a striker.
Meanwhile, Schouten is also a player being looked at by the Nerazzurri, while a move for Spezia’s Giulio Maggiore is considered less likely given that he has not been playing as a regista in the mould of Brozovic.
