There is a quiet confidence in Emilia. Romagna this afternoon. Bologna are on the cusp of securing Lasse Gunther, the Elversberg left back, for a fee...
There is a quiet confidence in Emilia. Romagna this afternoon. Bologna are on the cusp of securing Lasse Gunther, the Elversberg left back, for a fee believed to be in the region of three million euros. For a club that has prided itself on shrewd recruitment since Joey Saputo took the reins, this feels like business as usual. The deal is not quite over the line, but those at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara are confident they will have their man before the weekend is out.Yet the real story here is not the German defender himself. It is the second part of the equation. GoalZaza understands that Bologna have approached Inter Milan with a request for a loan. A young talent, a player the Nerazzurri rate highly but cannot currently guarantee minutes to, is the target. This is where the tactical flexibility of Vincenzo Italiano's project becomes intriguing. The club is not just buying for the first team; they are leveraging a cheap acquisition to open a door at one of Italy's elite clubs. Smart work, if they pull it off.What can we expect from Gunther He is not a headline name, not a player who will shift shirts in the club shop. But he is a footballer who knows his role. He can sit in a low block when required and has the engine to support transitional play on the overlap. For three million, in a market where left backs with any sort of pedigree go for treble that, this is the kind of low risk, medium reward move that keeps a mid table side ticking over. The question now is whether Inter will play ball and offer up a youngster who could be the real prize of this window for Bologna.
