With the current summer transfer session drawing its last breath, Inter Milan are already laying plans for 2025.
Club president Beppe Marotta and Co. often work in advance to place themselves in pole position to sign their main targets.
For instance, the Nerazzurri directors laid the foundation for the arrivals of Mehdi Taremi and Piotr Zielinski long before the start of the summer transfer market.
The Italian champions have a knack for poaching some of the finest free agents on the market. They will be looking to do the same next summer.
As reported earlier, Inter are keeping tabs on Jonathan David who’s running on an expiring contract.
The 24-year-old has been plying his trade at Lille since 2020, cementing himself as one of the best strikers in Ligue 1.
According to Tuttosport via FcInterNews, the Canada international is a profile that would fit within Oaktree’s parameters.
Hence, the club owners would likely greenlight the operation.
Nevertheless, the Turin-based newspaper insists that signing a new striker won’t be the club’s main priority next season. After all, Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram remain relatively young.
On the other hand, the Nerazzurri must address their defensive department, particularly the central role.
Inter Milan Must Sign New Central Defender In Summer Of 2025
Simone Inzaghi is still relying on Francesco Acerbi and Stefan de Vrij who will be 37 and 33 respectively next season.
Therefore, the Italian champions will have to replace at least one of them with a younger profile.
Both veterans are currently running on expiring deals. Therefore, offloading one of them won’t be an issue from a contractual standpoint.
The source notes that Inzaghi would have liked to sign Alessandro Buongiorno for this role. However, Napoli came forward with a more enticing proposal and reached an agreement with Torino.
So it remains to be seen which players Marotta and Piero Ausilio will target for the central defender role.