Inter Milan Sporting Director Pushed For Signing Of Canada FIFA World Cup Star As Long-Term Target

Inter Milan Sporting Director Piero Ausilio was a driving force in his team’s pursuit of Canadian international Tajon Buchanan.

This according to today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews. The newspaper report that Buchanan was a long-term target for Ausilio, who personally sealed the negotiations.

Buchanan is not yet an Inter player. But that should change in a couple days.

The 24-year-old should arrive for his medicals soon.

Inter will sign Buchanan for an initial fee of around €7 million. Then this could rise to around €10 million with the inclusion of all add-ons.

Inter will sign Buchanan on a permanent basis.

The Nerazzurri’s initial offer was for a paid loan deal that would contain a purchase option.

But Brugge preferred to just sell Buchanan outright.

And now the negotiations have basically concluded.

And as the Gazzetta reports, Ausilio was the main personally leading the negotiations with Brugge, as he was extremely keen to sign Buchanan.

The Inter executive, the newspaper reveals, has been a big admirer of the Canadian for some time.

Piero Ausilio The Driving Force In Inter Signing Tajon Buchanan

Ausilio had watched Buchanan’s displays for Canada at the World Cup in Qatar.

The Nerazzurri Sporting Director had been on a scouting mission at the tournament last winter. And Buchanan was one of the main players who had impressed him.

Ausilio had already been monitoring the Canadian’s displays for Brugge.

And based on what he’s seen from Buchanan, Ausilio has no doubts that Buchanan can become the ideal option for the right side of Inter’s 3-5-2 system.

Therefore, the executive has seen Buchanan as an important target for some time.

The timing of Inter’s move is the result of Juan Cuadrado missing significant time due to requiring surgery.

But the Nerazzurri had already approached Brugge for Buchanan in the past.

And, had they not signed him this month, they would have almost certainly done so in the future.

And it is Ausilio who has pushed for it all along, according to the Gazzetta.