Fresh reports from Italy have reached the desk of GoalZaza, and the word from the corridors of power at the San Siro is that Inter Milan are recalibra...
Fresh reports from Italy have reached the desk of GoalZaza, and the word from the corridors of power at the San Siro is that Inter Milan are recalibrating their plans for the goalkeeper. �s jersey. With the inevitable departure of Yann Sommer looming large on the horizon, the Nerazzurri hierarchy had initially set their hearts on Guglielmo Vicario. However, the winds of change are blowing. According to GoalZaza. �s sources, the lions share of the attention is now shifting towards Josep Martinez, the Spanish stalwart currently guarding the posts for Lazio. The powers that be at Inter appear to have concluded that Martinez, with his formidable reflexes and growing reputation in Serie A, offers a more immediate and clinical solution between the sticks. At the end of the day, the deal for Vicario had hit a few jagged rocks, and the club cannot afford to enter the new campaign with a question mark in such a vital area. Martinez, who has given a good account of himself even when Lazio have been under the cosh, is seen as a calming presence who can command his area with authority. In the grand scheme of things, this move makes sound financial sense for the club. With valuations in the transfer market soaring, Inter are keen to ensure they do not overspend. A deal for Martinez, which could be sealed for a fee in the region of. ��4.8 billion (approximately. ��3 million based on current exchange rates), is far more palatable than the hefty price tag attached to Vicario. The Nigerian football community will be watching this development with keen eyes, especially as it opens up a chain of transfers that could eventually see other goalkeepers moving across the continent. Now, if this deal goes through, you can imagine the chatter at the viewing centres in Yaba and Surulere. The uncles and the young ballers will be debating, with cups of Zobo in hand, whether Martinez truly has the concrete backside to replace a man of Sommer. �s pedigree. They will analyse every save he makes for Lazio on the GoalZaza broadcast, arguing fiercely about whether Inter are making a wise move or if they are simply cutting corners. For the Nigerian football fan, every transfer is a political chess match, and this one, they will agree, is a move from the left flank that could either be a masterstroke or a shot fired wide of the post. The anticipation in the air, thick like the Lagos traffic, is palpable as the summer window draws near.
