Legendary former Inter goalkeeper Walter Zenga feels that overall the Nerazzurri have strengthened this summer although their summer window has not left them without some lingering doubts.

Speaking to Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport in an interview published in today’s print edition, Zenga gave his assessment of the Nerazzurri’s transfer window and identified the defense and the left flank as two areas of uncertainty.

Apart from the high-profile return of Romelu Lukaku on loan from Chelsea, Inter have spent the summer window making a number of targeted signings to reshape the squad in response to issues that arose last season.

The arrivals in midfield, on the flanks, and in goal have given the squad a new look, and Zenga feels that on the whole the net result of this will be a stronger team than the one from last season.

If he were to be in Nerazzurri coach Simone Inzaghi’s shoes, Zenga said that “I would be happy because Lukaku is back, a striker who shifts the balance of the team and will also ‘shift’ the way that Inter play.”

“Also because we’ve strengthened with two good players coming from opposite perspectives,” he added, “Asllani is the future, Mkhitaryan is moving towards the end of his career but is capable of giving the other midfielders some much-needed rest.”

Of the Nerazzurri’s failed pursuit of Paulo Dybala, Zenga stated that “I thought that Inter would sell Lautaro, sign Dybala, and then buy Bremer and maybe another midfielder using the fee.”

“But with Lukaku and Lautaro, it would have been difficult to also adding Dybala without changing the tactical system,” he continued, “he would only really be capable of playing as a second striker alongside one of the two.”

Despite his overall positive assessment of Inter’s transfer window Zenga has a few doubts, naming “One: Gosens is still an unknown and Perisic played fifty matches last season. Two: Dimarco is a wingback, not a central defender.”

“There are also the likes of Darmian and D’Ambrosio who can be adapted, but Simone Inzaghi only has three real central defenders,” he continued.

Regarding the possible departure of Milan Skriniar, Zenga said that “People fantasized about him playing alongside Bremer and Bastoni, but that’s simply not realistic.”

Of newly-arrived goalkeeper Andre Onana, the former Inter keeper said that “He has great reflexes and agility, but he hasn’t played much in the last two season, and only in matches where his team has dominated and he hasn’t faced much pressure.”

“The comparison with Maignan doesn’t hold up,” he continued, “the Milan player was a champion of France, Onana will have his place in the team, but it will be necessary to find the right way to blood him in.”

He argued that “For me Inter still have a starting keeper, and it’s Handanovic. Inzaghi has to be clear and decide which of the two is. Full stop. He can’t alternate them, think about Napoli last season, everyone was the loser there.”