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«We will never know how much Toro has been used, but if the end justifies the means, Inter were certainly right. Certainly it was the longest 24 hours of Belotti’s career, searched, deluded and then left alone just when it seemed that the Rooster could change air. Because the bomber was Inter’s plan B in case he did not arrive in Correa, a negotiation that was running aground with Lazio and had led the Marotta / Ausilio duo to look for the patron grenade Urbano Cairo, essentially finding an agreement for about 20 million , a hefty sum for a player who is out of contract. Instead, in the end the 27-year-old Argentine will find Simone Inzaghi after the push and pull with Lazio on the evaluation. The biancoceleste president wanted 35 million, also to guarantee himself a nice profit in an operation that provides – according to an old clause – that 20% of the proceeds go to Sevilla, but in the end he was satisfied with 31, to be paid at the time of compulsory redemption after the loan.
Correa by tomorrow will officially become a new shot by Inter, which will put the department in order after the farewell of Lukaku and the arrival of Dzeko. With the market having begun the countdown (closes on Tuesday), the chances of Belotti changing direction before the end of the contract are now reduced to a flicker. At least in Italy there are no more possibilities, the Premier clubs – Tottenham and Arsenal – remain interested, but they seem increasingly distant dots. Belotti will remain captain and driver of the Bull, but he actually smelled the possibility of going away while remaining a spectator of the lightning negotiation.
Inter got away before the striker could choose whether to improve his career or try yet another bet with the Cairo club. A story that will leave no visible aftermath, although the player has followed it with some interest. Now he will be even more concentrated for Taurus which in the event of important signals could also convince him to sign the rich renewal proposal put on the table: almost 4 million per season, including bonuses, until 2025, or 2026.
Milan will closely follow the evolution of the situation, but for now Juric and the fans can rest assured. The Croatian coach, who had asked for clarity on Belotti’s future “in order not to arrive at 25 August with everything still to be decided”, paradoxically risked having to set up the Bull almost from scratch starting today. It would have been the coup de grace for an increasingly disaffected square. –
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