Inter Milan takes action! Lukeman fills the final puzzle of the forward line, proving Oaks ambition and determination to change the formation!

Before the end of last season, media reports that Inter Milan's net recruitment expenditure during the summer window were about 60-70 million euros. With the amount of players sold, the total recruitment budget can reach 100 million euros. However, shortly after signing Boni, the media updated the amount, saying that Oaks have agreed to increase Inter's net recruitment expenditure to 100 million euros. If there are players for sale, the total budget can be higher!

After successively introducing Susic, Enrique, Boni and buying out Zalevsky, Inter Milan's recruitment expenditure this summer window has reached 67.5 million euros, and there is still about 33 million euros to Oak's net expenditure quota set by Oak. Whether it is the media or the fans, they are talking about where the money is invested? Who is the target?

Originally, everyone thought that the money would be spent on the defense line, and the biggest signing target was undoubtedly Leoni. The reason is relatively simple. According to the team's original lineup plan, the forward combination in the new season is basically determined to be Lautaro, Touram, Boni and Pio. In this case, it is impossible to spend 30 million euros to introduce new forwards. The same is true for the midfield. Susic was introduced without selling. The team already has as many as 7 midfielders, so the redundant staff should be cleared, and there is definitely no room for signings. Needless to say, the two wings are fully matched.

Therefore, the only need to sign a player is the defense line, especially the drag-back, the central defender is the team's team's team's team's team's team's eyes, but in this position, there are only two veterans Archerby and Devrey, totaling 70 years old. Once there is an injury or condition problem, it will have a great impact on the team's record, so there are great hidden dangers. The most important thing to do is to spend money on the blade. Introducing a successor to drag down the central defender is undoubtedly the choice that best meets the needs of Inter Milan's lineup.

In theory, there should be no big problem in introducing Leoni, who is worth 18 million euros with a budget of around 30 million euros. If it really doesn't work, add a little bonus clause or retain a certain secondary transfer share ratio, and the negotiation progress should be very fast. But the reality is that Parma insists on not letting go of the asking price of 40 million euros, which also made Inter realize that it is very difficult to introduce Leoni through negotiations in the short term. Of course, there are other central defenders such as Derwent, but the first choice is definitely Leoni, otherwise Derwent would have been introduced with a lower cost of 25 million euros. In such cases, the Inter Milan transfer market has not made much progress. However, an opportunity arose at this time. Because of the rumor of Cialhanolu's departure some time ago, Inter Milan determined the successor in advance, that is, Atlanta's midfielder Ederson. For this reason, he also communicated with Ederson about his personal treatment after signing the contract and inquired about Atlanta. However, because the possibility of Chacha's departure was getting lower and lower, Inter Milan did not officially start transfer negotiations. However, Inter Milan gained another gain during this period, which was to learn about Lukeman's sale list in Atlanta.

This just matches Inter Milan's other signing needs, that is, the midfielder or second striker position. Luo Ti reported four days ago that Zivo wanted to introduce a player who could increase dribbling, speed and assisting behind the striker. The rumored candidates at that time were Opunda and Nkunku, but the transfer fees of both of them were above 50 million euros, and their annual salary after tax basically started at 5 million euros. The economic cost was too high, and there were also questions about the adaptation of Serie A, so it would definitely be difficult to enter the Inter Milan roster. Compared with the above two, Lukeman became the perfect signing candidate.

First of all, the economic cost is lower. Although Lukeman is worth up to 60 million euros, he had an oral gentleman agreement with Atlanta when he was in the transfer farce last summer, that is, he could leave the team at a transfer fee of 40 million euros this summer. And since its contract is only two years away, if it does not leave this year, the contract price will be lower next summer, which also puts sales pressure on Atlanta. In addition, it is reported that Inter Milan has reached a five-year contract with Lukeman with an annual salary of 4 million euros. Since it meets the tax preferential policy requirements, the salary cost is only about 6 million euros, which is lower than Correa, who left the team and will not bring too much economic burden to the team.

The second is that there is no adaptation to the problem. Since joining Atlanta in the summer of 2022, Lukeman has fully adapted to the rhythm and confrontation of Serie A, and his performance on the court is also very stable. He scored in double goals for three consecutive seasons, and scored 20 goals + 7 assists last season. The representative battle during this period was the Europa League final last summer. Facing the Bundesliga powerhouse, Lukeman scored a hat-trick and helped Atalanta win the championship 3-0 with his own strength. Moreover, Lukeman is strong and has little potential for injury. He only had three times in three seasons to rest due to injuries for two and a half months, which can ensure long-term battery life within the season.

Finally, there is a matching ability characteristics. Lukeman is 174 cm tall and weighs 71 kg. He is a right-footed player and can play in front midfielder, winger, forward and other positions on the court. The player is fast, has strong explosive power, has excellent running ability without the ball, has outstanding ability to hold the ball and get rid of it, is good at passing one-on-one, has fast adjustment speed and rhythm changes before shooting, and has high shooting accuracy. Comprehensively, he becomes an excellent goal-front finisher. Lukeman has a large range of activities, can cut in the wing, forward in the ribs, or even retreat to participate in the offensive organization. In Atlanta's original 3421 system, he is responsible for ambushing the forward and serving as the front midfielder. In addition, he performed very positively on the defensive end and had strong pressing and oppressing abilities.

Last season, Lukeman scored 82 shots in 31 games in Serie A, with 15 goals and 5 assists, with a positive rate of 43%, a shooting rate of 18.3%, and averaging 2 key passes per game and scoring 0.48 goals.. In comparison, Lautaro scored 12 goals and 3 assists in 31 Serie A games last season, with a positive rate of 34%, a rotation rate of 11.9%, and averaging 1.2 key passes and scored 0.39 goals per game; Turam scored 14 goals and 4 assists in 65 shots in 32 games, with a positive rate of 42%, a rotation rate of 21.5%, and averaging 1.25 key passes and scored 0.44 goals per game. It can be seen that Lukeman has the highest scoring efficiency, and the threatening ball data also proves that he is obviously more threatening on the offensive end.

, Lukeman is a very suitable reinforcement goal for Inter Milan's forward line in terms of economy, adaptability and ability characteristics, and is a powerful supplement to the internal speed, escape, outspread, and ending ability of Inter Milan. Moreover, according to the transfer strategy that Oak Capital once formulated to pursue youthfulness and high resale value, Lukeman, who is about to be over 28, is obviously not a suitable recruitment target. This also means that Oak Capital does not give up its pursuit of top mature players in addition to young high-spendant players. This kind of combat-ability signing is an operation that can effectively improve the strength of Inter Milan's lineup. It can also be seen that Oak Capital has clear goals and requirements for the team's performance next season, which will also bring certain pressure to the new coach Ziwo.

After Lukeman joined, Inter Milan had already 5 players on the front line. Pio, who had a low appearance pick, found it difficult to get enough time for the game under the 352 system and could not get good training and growth, which was contrary to the operation of letting him stay in the team. Therefore, if there is no forward leaving the team, the most likely thing Inter Milan is to change the lineup, change to the 3421 or 3412 or even 343 tactics, and line up more offensive players in the frontcourt. Lautaro and Pio are the center combination, and Toulam, Lukeman and Boni all have the ability to play as front midfielders or wingers, which solves the problem of the forwards having more people and few pits.

Without selling and the net investment has reached 70 million euros, Inter Milan is still willing to buy Lukeman with 40 million euros, demonstrating Oak Capital's determination to pursue better results. Moreover, after such a repurchase, Qiwo had to try to give him more playing time, which is obviously difficult when there are only two forwards in the 352 system, so changing the formation is imperative. It is estimated that the 352 formation will become an alternative for the team next season!

The most important thing is that the cost of Oak Capital's introduction of Lukeman did not occupy Leoni's original budget, which means that the team is still willing to pay Leoni a transfer fee of 30 million euros. Moreover, the transaction to introduce Leoni has made progress. Parma is interested in Sebastiano and is willing to add it to Leoni's transaction. The two sides have begun to contact, which will help reduce Leoni's cash cost and will have a significant boost to the transaction!

Now, are you looking forward to Inter Milan in the new season? Fozra Inter, keep winning!