Inter President Steven Zhang is unlikely to give his approval for a loan move for Lazio defender Francesco Acerbi to be completed before the transfer window even if the wage bill is lightened with loan departures of young players.
This according to today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, who report that the Nerazzurri President will not green light the move for Acerbi even in the event that new clubs are found for midfielder Lucien Agoume and midfielder Eddie Salcedo on loan.
Zhang made what appeared to be an abrupt u-turn yesterday in deciding not to give the go-ahead on a move for Acerbi on loan, a deal which had looked like it would be very close to getting done.
The club directors have been left surprised by the President’s decision, but it appears to have come out of a prioritization of keeping the wage bill down, especially considering there have not been quite as many departures as expected at this point in the window.
It has been suggested that youngsters Agoume and Salcedo could depart in order to make room for Acerbi in the wage bill, but their net wages total €700,000 for the season, whereas the Lazio defender’s net wages are €2.1 million, so it still wouldn’t be enough.
