Inter Weighing Up a Couple of Moves on the Fringes

While other teams are already hustling for January reinforcements, Inter are sitting pretty and won’t significantly change their squad during the winter. They have some issues up front at the moment, as Ange-Yoan Bonny and Marcus Thuram picked up muscle problems, and Lautaro Martinez hasn’t recovered yet, but their injuries aren’t too severe.

According to Corriere dello Sport, the Nerazzurri will remain on the lookout for a possible fifth striker but aren’t close to any option at the moment. The most likely outcome is that they won’t add anybody.

Instead, Inter are reflecting on shoring up the defense and offloading a couple of players. John Stones has missed most matches so far. His health in the next couple of months will determine whether they’ll try to bring in another center-back.

Aleksandar Stankovic and Luis Henrique have struggled to find regular minutes so far. The former insisted on staying in Milan last summer. Despite his strong performances at Club Brugge, he has registered just over 103 minutes so far, assisting once. Instead, the Brazilian speedster is the third choice on both flanks and has been deployed six times thus far. The Nerazzurri spent €23M to sign him, but he’s never lacked suitors in England.

Our Take on Inter

Djed Spence has started contributing, and, if they can get something from Stones and Curtis Jones too, they’ll be in excellent shape. Adding depth is never a bad idea, but they have a ready-made solution in the back. It’s hard to keep Carlos Augusto and Federico Dimarco out of the XI, and, if having Alessandro Bastoni as the anchor of the defense worked against Como, it should do so in most matches.