Inter are reportedly monitoring the development of 19-year-old centre-back Nathan Zezé of Ligue 1 side Nantes as a potential alternative to versatile Arsenal defender Jakub Kiwior.
The Nerazzurri are focussed on bringing in a new centre-back to cover for the injured Tajon Buchanen, who suffered a break to his tibia, which is expected to keep him out of action for at least three to four months.
Though Buchanen is a wing-back or winger by trade, Carlos Augusto, who often filled in at centre-back in 2023-24, is expected to revert back to his natural position slightly further up the pitch in the Canadian’s absence.
Inter interest in Nantes defender Zezé
That means that a centre-back is the current priority for Inter, and though some reports suggest that the club are negotiating with former Spezia defender Kiwior, Calciomercato.com note that Zezé is also a player that interests the Nerazzurri.
Even though he made just 13 appearances in Ligue 1 last season, Zezé is considered to be one of the hottest prospects that France has to offer in terms of defenders.
Nantes are, of course, aware of their player’s potential, and therefore value him at a minimum price of €15m, according to Wednesday’s reports.
#Inter, il #Nantes spara alto per #Zeze. L'agente apre: "È uno dei migliori club al mondo" https://t.co/dKvtrpcIHR pic.twitter.com/NTGhsmD8f0
— calciomercato.com (@cmdotcom) July 24, 2024
Why can’t it be a teenager from their own ranks why is this continuing bringing in outsiders and instead of looking at their academy? This kid won’t last in serie a so why waste the money?
As per reports earlier, Inter did not signed italy u21 capitan & CB Pirola on permanent transfer from salerno for 5M. He went to Olympiacos. Now they are buying a foreigner. Serie A clubs mostly the bigger ones does not value Italian players. This is the reason of downfall of Azzurri.