In and out: the season of Francesco Acerbi he has no peace. The Italian defender, who was formally available again for the victory over Empoli, trained separately yesterday and may not participate in the team’s trip to Prague.Inter. A constant for Simone Inzaghiwho will decide on the call-up of his loyalist for the Czech Republic at the end of this morning’s training, but for some time now he has had to deal with Acerbi’s absence.
The last match played in full by the former Lazio player dates back to 10 November, the home draw against Napoli. Then, two months balanced between the infirmary and the bench, but in fact never really available. He worked overtime Stefan De Vrijholding up well both from the point of view of performance and from that of continuity: the Dutchman had no empty passes and was always available. A presence, thanks to the dizzying pace at which the Nerazzurri play – and February will offer an even more demanding calendar – that certainly cannot be taken for granted.
This is why, having arrived about two weeks before the end of the transfer window, without Acerbi having given the necessary guarantees, in Viale della Liberazione they are ready to change their plans. From a market with zero movements – net of the explosion of the Frattesi case, which can currently be considered on standby – to the possible arrival of a central defender, anticipating what would have happened in the summer anyway.
The identikit is more or less simple: we need a ready player, who knows Serie A and can be used right away, without the long apprenticeship that the Argentine Palacios or even Bisseck before him is experiencing. Inter have long appreciated the profile of Jaka Bijol of Udinese, who could evaluate the sale for 20/25 million euros. It is more complicated to hypothesize offensives for Isak Hien, who Atalanta are unlikely to release as early as January, while in the past that of Takehiro Tomiyasu has been a name often linked to the Milanese club: not quite the same role, unless Bisseck moves permanently to the center.
Net of all the names (others may emerge, for example that of Ismajli from Empoli is also expendable), we also need to make room in the squad: at the moment the lists are blocked and there is no great desire to throw anyone out. Unless the market helps: the big suspect, more than Palacios himself who could leave on loan but for whom the initial plans were to wait until the summer, is Tajon Buchanan. The Canadian is out of Inzaghi’s rotations and Roma made a survey in recent days.