Veteran defenders Stefan de Vrij and Francesco Acerbi are both set to stay at Inter Milan this summer transfer window.
This according to today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews.
Stefan de Vrij and Francesco Acerbi have been bedrocks of Inter Milan’s defense for some time.
De Vrij joined Inter in the summer of 2018 from Lazio. Meanwhile, Acerbi as been at the Nerazzurri since 2022, also arriving from the Biancocelesti.
There is no getting around the fact that both de Vrij and Acerbi are well on the wrong side of thirty, however.
De Vrij will turn 34 over the next season. Meanwhile, Acerbi will turn 38.
De Vrij & Acerbi To Stay At Inter Milan
According to the Gazzetta dello Sport, however, Inter have no plan to offload either de Vrij or Acerbi this summer.
It is undoubtedly true that one of Inter’s priorities this summer is to lower the average squad age.
And in multiple areas of the pitch, the Nerazzurri have done just that.
However, in defense Inter are sticking with de Vrij and Acerbi.
Both of the two ex-Lazio veterans see their contracts with Inter run out at the end of next June. And there would be little chance of either sticking out beyond then.
However, for now, Inter will keep the reliable veterans on.
I don’t mind they are staying as they don’t eat up the wages themselves, but the question is how long are they gonna rely on them? they do have the experience, not physical that is needed against much younger and explosive attackers. we keep adding midfielders and attackers every year as backups that have been proven useless, but our defenders stay the same
Acerbic, De Vrij and Darmian… It looks like the club management have not learned anything from the 5-0.
FML ..what a fucking shit show….benchods