Inter CEO Beppe Marotta has said that the financial situation stopped Inter from signing Gleison Bremer but Milan Skriniar could stay, according to a report in the Italian broadcast media today.
Speaking during an interview with DAZN, via FCInternews, Beppe Marotta shed some light on the situation surrounding the failed chase for Gleison Bremer from Torino.
Inter had an agreement on personal terms with the player for the best part of six months but they were not able to get the deal with Torino over the line and Juventus then signed him instead.
He blamed the fact it the move did not happen on Inter’s financial situation, saying: “The credit goes to Piero Ausilio who has been working on this track for months and I must say that Bremer is a great player.
“Evidently our constraints related to economic and financial balances did not allow us to reach a deal.
“We made our offer, then when other offers arrive, certainly higher from ours, it is right that the seller makes his choice. At the same time, the player has always shown himself to be very fair and a great professional.
“In any case, you have the obligation to try to take paths that may even lead to negative conclusions, it’s part of the game, you have to appreciate the perseverance with which we have pursued this.”
That deal falling through means that Inter are less willing to let Milan Skriniar leave the club and Beppe Marotta said this himself.
The fans have been very vocal about how they do not want to see the Slovakian player sold this summer.
“We had a meeting with the fans and we came out of it even stronger because we saw a great passion in these representatives. We noticed how they and tens of thousands of season ticket holders have this faith in our colours. This state of clarification, which is in no way a protest, is understandable.”
“On the one hand we have the obligation to make a competitive team, but on the other hand we also have the duty to look at an economic-financial balance.
“Skriniar is a very strong player, absolutely, he does not necessarily have to be put on the market, absolutely not. We have had contacts in the previous weeks, so a request, then everything will be evaluated.
“I repeat: these are the dynamics, the fans must be calm because the team will always be competitive, and it must be, in respect of the trust they have given us.
“I accepted the confrontation, I grasped this passion, an important part of the Nerazzurri fans that we also saw in the last home match against Sampdoria, the right union between team and fans.”
Another player that Inter missed out on last week was Paulo Dybala who had seemed destined to join for many months and then ended up signing for Roma as Inter did not have the space in the squad or the wage budget.
Beppe Marotta stressed again that Inter are happy with their attack even despite not getting Paulo Dybala.
“There has been a lot of talk about it, I can only say that he is a serious guy and a professional. We, and I’ve said this a lot, are fine with our attack that has great value.
“There was no room not because he was not good, but because there was no need: everything, as always, was exaggerated. There is almost a risk of making a bad impression, but it’s not like that because Inter, I repeat, have a very valuable offensive department and we hold on to it.”
Amore positive aspect of the transfer market for Inter was the return of Romelu Lukaku on a loan deal from Chelsea. Beppe Marotta was quick to thank his colleagues for helping to make the move happen.
“First of all I have to take this opportunity to thank my excellent colleagues Piero Ausilio and Dario Baccin. I have to say that this is one best parts of the much-reviled world of football: a player who has left you who then, almost suddenly, feels the need to return to his friends and wear that glorious jersey that led him to win a Scudetto.
“So we had the good fortune, those situations that lead to a coincidence of factors that made this return possible. It’s a really beautiful thing.
“I found him to be more of a leader this time, very motivated. Yesterday I saw a training session in which he was angry after losing a match, that means a great attachment to his work. I’m happy he’s part of our group.”
Speaking in a more general sense about what Inter can expect from the campaign, Beppe Marotta said: “I would say it’ll be an aggressive season, full of determination, ambition, courage, desire to win trophies.”
He was asked if Inter are the strongest team right now but he refused to commit to that without knowing how the transfer market will end.
“It’s difficult to say this, you think you have built a strong team but then you have to deal with the others. When the market is over we will be able to make assessments; I think that Inter must always play a leading role.”
